Patent ID: 6273333
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
A combination coaster and cup holder, comprising:a planar panel, said panel being formed from thin, flexible material and having an upper surface and a lower surface;said panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge and a second side edge;a slit, said slit extending from the upper surface to the lower surface, being disposed between the top edge and the bottom edge, and extending from a point spaced inwardly from the first side edge to a point spaced inwardly from the second side edge;said slit having an upper edge, a lower edge, a first end and a second end;said slit having a length equal to one half of a circumference of a tapered cup for which the cup holder is intended, said circumference being measured at a point between an upper rim of the cup and a base of the cup; andwhereby, when the combination coaster and cup holder is placed beneath the cup it will serve as a coaster and when the combination coaster and cup holder is folded along the slit and the upper edge is separated from the lower edge and the cup is introduced between the upper edge and the lower edge from the upper surface, the panel will form a cup holder disposed about the circumference of the cup, said cup holder fitting frictionally about the cup between the rim and the base and adapting automatically to the taper of the cup.