Patent ID: 6877705
Filing Date: 2005-04-12
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
1. A coaster for stemware, comprising: a flexible and absorbent bottom portion; a flexible and absorbent top portion of substantially the same size and shape as the bottom portion; said top and bottom portions being joined together at outer marginal edges thereof to define a substantially flat coaster having a hollow cavity between the top and bottom portions; said top portion being provided with a plurality of shaped slots or cuts extending generally radially from adjacent a center of the top portion to adjacent an outer edge, the shaped cuts being generally wave shaped, with each wave-shaped cut starting near an edge of the coaster and continuing in an arc across the coaster so that a back side of the wave shape curves toward the center of the coaster with a crest of the wave near but spaced from the center of the coaster, and then curling around to finish near an edge of the coaster, with said plurality of cuts spaced substantially equidistantly around the coaster, and wherein each shaped cut starts next to the finish of a preceding adjacent cut; and a plurality of flays formed by said plurality of shaped cuts, leaving an opening in the center of the coaster through which a base of the stemware can be inserted into the hollow cavity, whereby the coaster is retained on the base.