Dry Cup

Abstract

This invention is comprised of geometric features that are added to the bottom side of a common ceramic coffee cup or mug, and can be used on any drinking vessel. It is designed to allow the vessel to dry completely during the typical wash and dry cycle of a common dishwasher. The current art has a concave bottom which retains water and debris even after the wash and dry cycle is over, and then spills that water and debris when it is pulled out of the dishwasher and set right side up. My invention has a convex bottom that does not retain water or debris, and has legs around the bottom edge to hold the vessel upright, not letting the radius of the convex feature at the bottom to touch the flat surface the vessel will sit on when in normal use.

Claims

1. A series of features that when added together to the bottom of any drinking vessel or similar item will prevent liquid or debris from collecting on the bottom side of said vessel when washed in a common dishwasher or similar device. These features collectively will allow the vessel to be removed completely dry from the dishwasher after the normal dry cycle. (a) A convex bottom to allow liquid and debris to roll off and not accumulate while being washed and or rinsed in a common dishwasher, thereby allowing the vessel to fully dry during the normal dry cycle of a dishwasher. (b) A series of legs or feet that extend from the lower perimeter of the vessel which will stabilize the vessel when in normal use. These same legs or feet prevent most of the bottom of the vessel from contacting the flat surface the vessel is to be normally placed on, and creating an open-air gap to slow the thermal transfer of the substance inside the vessel to the surface it sits on.

Description

DRAWING DESCRIPTION (LINE DRAWING)

[0007] View—1 is an overall representation of a typical mug with my design. It is depicted in a simulated translucent form to help visualize the design.

[0008] View—2 is a side view of the mug showing the convex bottom and legs, and how the legs would typically be arranged around the perimeter of the bottom of the mug.

[0009] View—3 is a view of the mug with the handle pointing directly at the viewer. This view is a 90-degree counterclockwise rotation of View—3.

[0010] View—4 is a magnified view of the circled portion of View—3.

[0011] View—5 is a cross-section of View—3, where the section is taken from the center of the handle through the entire mug. This section clearly shows the convex shape at the bottom of the mug.

SUPPLEMENTAL DRAWING

[0012] This solid model drawing is submitted to give the patent examiner a more realistic view of some of the details, which include the convex bottom and the legs.