Patent ID: 8931397
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A support for a container for receiving beverages from a spout in a machine for production of beverages, the support comprising: a first resting surface; a second resting surface which is hingedly attached to the first resting surface for positioning the first resting surface and the second resting surface at different heights, the second resting surface being on top of the first resting surface in a first position where the second resting surface covers the first resting surface for providing a first distance between the spout and the second resting surface to accommodate a first cup between the second resting surface and the spout; and a tray for collection of residual liquids received from said first and second resting surfaces, wherein the second resting surface is rotatable about an axis of a hinge away from the first resting surface to second position to expose the first resting surface for providing a second distance between the spout and the first resting surface to accommodate a second cup between the first resting surface and the spout, and wherein the second cup is taller than the first cup, and wherein the first resting surface includes drainage channels having walls separated by a floor which is raised above a bottom of the tray, the walls of the drainage channels being raised above the floor for drainage of the residual liquids from the floor through ends of the drainage channels into the bottom of the tray which is below the drainage channels.