Ronald R Bell

US Patent:

20150289692, Oct 15, 2015

Filed:

Apr 9, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/248756

Inventors:

- North Venice FL, US
Ronald Wayne Bell - North Venice FL, US

Assignee:

Tervis Tumbler Company - North Venice FL

International Classification:

A47G 19/22
B29C 65/02
B29C 65/16

Abstract:

An insulated stemmed drinking vessel, e.g., a wine glass, and method of making the same is disclosed. The vessel includes a hollow bowl shaped member and a base member. The bowl shaped member has a sidewall having a thin upper rim. The bowl shaped member is disposed within a stemmed base member. The stemmed base member has an arcuate sidewall terminating in an upper edge which is welded to a peripheral portion of the hollow bowl shaped member substantially below the upper rim of the bowl shaped member to create a double walled insulating air space therebetween. A vibration dampening member may be disposed in that insulating air space. The dampening member may be decorative. The base member may be hollow and may also include a decorative member therein.