US20110114652A1

US20110114652A1 - Wine glass with an extended rim

Info

Publication number: US20110114652A1
Application number: US12/620,505
Authority: US
Inventors: John M. Lown
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Takeya USA Corp
Priority date: 2009-11-17
Filing date: 2009-11-17
Publication date: 2011-05-19

Abstract

A wine drinking glass including a bowl body defining a receptacle area for containing wine therein having an opening at a first end, the bowl body having an inner surface and an outer surface; and an extended rim formed on the perimeter of the opening, having a geometric cross-section that creates an internal facing portion of the extended rim with a convex shape.

Description

BACKGROUND

1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a drinking glass for containing liquid, and more particularly to a wine glass having a rim that prohibits the dripping of wine from the rim after drinking from the wine glass.
2. Related Art
One may find numerous innovations for wine glasses that enhance or heighten the wine drinking experience. However, none of these innovations are directed to a wine drinking glass that includes a rim of the wine glass that prohibits wine from dripping along the outside of the glass in the manner of the present invention.

SUMMARY

In one aspect, a wine drinking glass is provided which includes a bowl body defining a receptacle area for containing wine therein. The bowl body as includes an opening at a first end, and has an inner surface and an outer surface. An extended rim is formed on the perimeter of the opening. The extended rim has a geometric cross-section that creates an internal facing portion of the extended rim with a convex shape.
This brief summary has been provided so that the nature of this disclosure may be understood quickly. A more complete understanding of the disclosure can be obtained by reference to the following detailed description of the various embodiments thereof in connection with the attached drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The foregoing features and other features of the present disclosure will now be described with reference to the drawings of an illustrated embodiment. In the drawings, the same components have the same reference numerals. The illustrated embodiment is intended to illustrate, but not to limit the disclosure. The drawings include the following Figures:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a wine drinking glass in accordance with an embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a side view of the wine glass of FIG. 1 and

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 2 in accordance with an embodiment; and

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the extended rim in accordance with an embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a wine drinking glass 100 (hereinafter (“wine glass 100”) in accordance with an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a side view of the wine glass 100 and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 2 in accordance with an embodiment.
Referring now to FIGS. 1-3, the wine glass 100 includes a bowl body 102 having an outer surface 104, and an inner surface 106. The bowl body 102 defines an opening 108. An extended rim 110 is formed on the perimeter of the opening 108 to provide a physical obstacle to the wine from dripping out of the opening 108. This barrier prevents the wine from traversing down the outer surface 104 of the wine glass 100 once a drink has been taken from the wine glass 100.
The extended rim 110 of the bowl body 102 may be formed as a barrier having a geometric cross-section that includes a circular cross section or other geometric shapes such as oval, elliptical and half shapes thereof. As shown in FIG. 4, extended rim 110 includes an internal facing portion 112 that faces into opening 108 and an external facing portion 114 that faces external to the opening 108. The internal facing portion 112 provides a convex surface that mates to the end of the inner surface 106 of the bowl body 102 at a point below the extended rim 110. The external facing portion may also provide a convex surface that mates to the outer surface 104 at a point below the extended rim 110.
Operationally, when a person tilts the wine drinking glass 100 beyond vertical to take a drink of a liquid from within the glass, the liquid can be made to pour over the extended rim 110. Usually this occurs when the person's lips are pursed onto the edge of the wine glass opening so that the liquid can enter the person's mouth and the person can “drink” the liquid. However, as the person tilts the wine glass 100 back towards a vertical orientation, the concavity of the internal facing portion 112 creates a barrier that causes the liquid to move away from the edge of the opening 108 back into the wine glass 100.
In one embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1-3, the wine glass 100 may include an ornamental feature 120 that creates a lip portion 122 that circumvents the outer surface 104. The lip portion 122 is the termination of an upper portion 124 of wine glass 100 as it merges into a lower portion 126 of wine glass 100. The lip portion 122 is created at the merger of the two portions since the upper portion 122 has a different thickness than the lower portion 126. The merger of the upper and lower portions of the wine glass may occur at substantially the center of the wine glass but may also be positioned at any location along the outer surface 104. As the lip portion 122 circumvents the wine glass 100, the lip portion 122 may form a serpentine shape.
In some embodiments, the wine glass 100 may be made of glass. In other embodiments, the wine glass 100 may be made of an acrylic glass, preferably an acrylic glass that may withstand exposure to high temperatures.
Although the present disclosure has been described with reference to specific embodiments, these embodiments are illustrative only and not limiting. Many other applications and embodiments of the present disclosure will be apparent in light of this disclosure and the following claims.

Claims

1. A wine drinking glass comprising:

a bowl body defining a receptacle area for containing wine therein having an opening at a first end, the bowl body having an inner surface and an outer surface; and

an extended rim formed on the perimeter of the opening, the extended rim having a geometric cross-section that creates an internal facing portion of the extended rim with a convex shape.

2. The wine drinking glass of claim 1, wherein a lip portion is formed on the outer surface between an upper portion and a lower portion of the bowl body.

3. The wine drinking glass of claim 1, wherein an external facing portion of the extended rim comprises a convex shape.

4. The wine drinking glass of claim 1, wherein the bowl body comprises an acrylic glass material.

5. The wine drinking glass of claim 1 wherein the geometric cross-section comprises an oval, a circle, an ellipse and half shapes thereof.

6. A wine drinking glass comprising:

an extended rim formed on the perimeter of the opening, the extended rim having a geometric cross-section that creates an internal facing portion of the extended rim with a convex shape, wherein an external facing portion of the extended rim comprises a convex shape, wherein the wine drinking glass comprises an acrylic glass material, wherein the geometric cross-section comprises an oval, a circle, an ellipse and half shapes thereof, and wherein a lip portion is formed on the outer surface between an upper portion and a lower portion of the bowl body.