1.ApplicationNumber: US-33062453-A
1.PublishNumber: US-2720766-A
2.Date Publish: 19551018
3.Inventor: HELBURN BETSY

4.Inventor Harmonized: BETSY HELBURN()

5.Country: US
6.Claims:

7.Description:
(en)Oct. 18, 1955 Filed Jan. 12, 1955 B. HELBURN COMBINED NAPKIN AND COASTER I 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR.
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Oct. 18, 1955 B. HELBURN 2,720,766
COMBINED NAPKIN AND COASTER Filed Jan. 12, 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN V EN TOR.
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W ATTORNEY United States Patent COMBINED NAPKIN AND COASTER Betsy Helburn, New York, N. Y.
Application January 12, 1953, Serial No. 330,624
2 Claims. (CI. 65-53) This invention relates to improvements in a combined napkin and coaster for holding beverage glasses, bottles and the like.
The conventional coaster for holding beverage glasses and the like is usually made relatively flat, thin and smooth so that it is readily slidable on its supporting surface with the result that it often becomes hidden under a plate, dish or other article on the table or the like, and is also prone to fall off of the supporting table.
It is a primary object of the present invention to attach the coaster to a paper napkin thereby avoiding the above objectionable features and insuring that the coaster is always available for use.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a combined napkin and coaster which is extremely effective in preventing the moisture from beverage glasses, bottles and the like from dropping on to the surface of a table and the like.
Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this kind in which the napkin is readily separated from the coaster for use in the usual manner.
Still another object of the invention is to provide a device of this kind which may readily be constructed by machine or hand from several pieces of material and which may be readily and symmetrically folded for transportation and storage in a flat or collapsed condition.
A further object is to provide a combined napkin and coaster of simple and inexpensive construction so that the article may be thrown away after a single use.
For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.
In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:
Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a combined napkin and coaster embodying one form of the invention.
Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the plane of the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of one corner of the device.
Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but showing a modified form of the invention.
Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view taken on the plane of the line 55 of Fig. 4.
Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. l but showing a further modification of the invention.
Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional view taken on the plane of the line 77 of Fig. 6.
Fig. 8 is a fragmentary perspective view of one corner of the device of Fig. 6.
Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. l but showing still another modified form of the invention.
Fig. 10 is a vertical sectional view on the plane of the line 1010 of Fig. 9.
The napkin 10 selected to illustrate the first embodiment of the invention shown in Figs. 1 to 3, inclusive,
2,720,766 Patented Oct. 18, 1955 is formed from a single square sheet having transverse fold lines 11 and 12. The sheet is preferably made from flexible material, such as soft paper, which may be of the fiber stock now commonly used for napkins for wiping the mouth, lips, and hands, or it may be of smooth tissue commonly used for removing from the skin cosmetics, such as cold cream and the like. If a thicker wiping napkin is desired, a multi-ply sheet of paper is used.
A coaster 13 is mounted on the surface of the napkin adjacent its corner 14. The coaster is shown of triangular shape to conform to the shape of the corner, and is made of heavy paper or light cardboard. It may be formed of a number of superposed sheets, or of waterproof material such as wax paper, cellophane or the like. Certain types of blotting paper are quite effective for the purpose as the natural absorptive qualities thereof are of assistance in performing the function of the coaster. The coaster is secured to the surface of the napkin by a coating 15 of adhesive, but it may be secured in any suitable and convenient manner. The surface area of the coaster is sufficient to provide a solid support for the bottom end of a beverage glass or bottle or the like.
The article may be folded along the lines 11 and 12 and when the corner 14 of the napkin is folded or doubled, the coaster 13 will be folded or doubled simultaneously therewith so that a symmetrically folded article is produced, for transportation and storage.
The combined napkin and coaster when spread out may be placed on the table or other support and a glass placed on the coaster 13. When it is desired to use the napkin to wipe the mouth, lips and hands or for any other purpose, it may be separated from the coaster by tearing along the upstanding edge 16 of the coaster. The napkin and coaster are made of such inexpensive material that they may both be thrown away after the first use.
In the modification of the invention shown in Figs. 4 and 5, inclusive, the body of the napkin 10' is formed with a line of perforations 17 along the inner edge of the coaster 13' to facilitate tearing the napkins otf of the coaster. In all other respects, this modification is similar to the form of the invention of Fig. 1 and similar reference numerals are used to indicate similar parts.
Figs. 6 to 8, inclusive, illustrate another modification of the invention in which the coaster 13" is circular in shape and the body of the napkin 10" is formed with perforations 17" around the coaster 13" to facilitate tearing the napkin off of the coaster. In all other respects, the modification shown herein is similar to the form of Fig. 1, and similar reference numerals are used to indicate similar parts.
In the modified form of the invention shown in Figs. 9 and 10, the coaster 13" is circular in shape and is integrally formed with an outwardly extending peripheral flange 18. The material of the coaster being more or less flexible and resilient, the flange 18 will tend to conform itself to the circumference of the glass and will apply pressure over a considerable area thus tending to hold the glass on the coaster. A line of perforations 17" is formed in the body of the napkin 10" around the coaster to facilitate tearing the napkin oif of the coaster.
In all other respects, the form shown in Figs. 9 and 10, inclusive, is the same as that shown in Fig. 1 and similar reference numerals are used to indicate similar parts.
While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.
Having thus described my invention, what I claim as 3 V V 7 new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is: V
1. A square-shaped paper napkin having intersecting crease lines, a raised circular-shaped cardboard coaster secured .tothe surface of one corner thereof, and an upstanding integral flange on the'periphery of the coaster, said coaster being confined within the outline of the nap- A square-shaped papernapkin having intersecting crease lines, a raised circular-shaped cardboard coaster secured to thesurface of one corner thereof, and an integral fiange'on the periphery of the coaster, said coaster being confined within an outline of an area defined by adjacent crease lines, the body of said napkin having perforations around the coaster for separating the coaster from the-body of the napkin.
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