Water draining coaster

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a water draining coaster showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a cross-section view thereof taken along line 2--2 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the drain plate portion, the opposite side being a mirror image except for a one half of an inch diameter by sixteenth of an inch deep centered indentation;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the sponge portion, the opposite side being a mirror image;

FIG. 5 is a top plan of the base portion;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an alternate embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of the drain plate portion, the opposite side being a mirror image except for a one half of an inch square by sixteenth of an inch deep centered indentation;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of the sponge portion, the opposite side being a mirror image;

FIG. 10 is a top plan of the base portion of FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 7.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D256757 September 9, 1980 Stahel, II
D355100 February 7, 1995 Goodman et al.
D375659 November 19, 1996 Lipic
2989205 June 1961 Yaws
4858873 August 22, 1989 Wilmoth
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Patent History
Patent number: D408227
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 6, 1997
Date of Patent: Apr 20, 1999
Assignee: Clyde O. Swann, Jr. (Danville, VA)
Inventor: Clyde O. Swann, Jr. (Danville, VA)
Primary Examiner: Terry A. Wallace
Application Number: 0/67,671
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/7624
International Classification: 0706;