Protective Glassware Covering

Abstract

A selectively usable and removable covering for an open-topped beverage container obstructs the ingress of one or more undesired foreign objects into the container and protects the beverage. Kits may include one or more beverage containers and weighted coverings. The coverings or the weights may be decorated and may serve as drink identifiers.

1 . A selectively usable and removable covering for an open-topped beverage container to obstruct the ingress of one or more undesired foreign objects into the container, the covering comprising:
 a drape-able material to selectively drape over the opening of the container and having a perimeter; and   at least one weight on the perimeter.   
   
   
       2 . The covering a  claim 1 , wherein the material comprises fabric. 
   
   
       3 . The covering of  claim 2 , wherein the fabric is gas-permeable to allow a beverage in the container to breathe. 
   
   
       4 . The covering of  claim 1 , wherein the material is gas-permeable to allow a beverage in the container to breathe. 
   
   
       5 . The covering of  claim 1 , wherein the covering comprises a decorative design. 
   
   
       6 . The covering of  claim 1 , wherein the weight comprises a decoration. 
   
   
       7 . The covering of  claim 1 , wherein the weight comprises a container identifier when covering a container. 
   
   
       8 . The covering of  claim 1 , wherein the perimeter comprises a curved shape. 
   
   
       9 . The covering of  claim 1 , wherein one or more weight is disposed substantially continuously along the perimeter. 
   
   
       10 . The covering of  claim 1 , wherein the perimeter comprises at least one corner. 
   
   
       11 . The covering of  claim 10 , wherein at least one weight is disposed on at least one corner. 
   
   
       12 . The covering of  claim 1 , wherein the perimeter comprises a hem. 
   
   
       13 . The covering of  claim 1  wherein the perimeter is at least partially surged. 
   
   
       14 . A kit for open-topped beverage containers, the kit comprising:
 one or more open-topped containers, and   one or more selectively usable and removable coverings for an open-topped beverage container to obstruct the ingress of one or more undesired foreign objects into the container, the covering further comprising: a drape-able material to selectively drape over the opening of the container and having a perimeter; and one or more weights on the perimeter.   
   
   
       15 . The kit of  claim 14 , wherein one or more of the open-topped containers comprise stemware. 
   
   
       16 . The kit of  claim 14 , wherein at least one of the weights comprise a container identifier. 
   
   
       17 . The kit of  claim 14 , wherein at least one of the coverings comprises more than one weight on the perimeter and wherein at least one of the weights serves as a container identifier. 
   
   
       18 . The kit of  claim 14 , comprising a plurality of loose weights selectively attachable to the perimeter of a plurality of coverings so that the weights and the coverings may be mixed and matched. 
   
   
       19 . A selectively usable and removable covering for an item of stemware to obstruct the ingress of one or more undesired foreign objects into the stemware, the covering comprising:
 a drape-able and gas-permeable surged fabric to selectively drape over the opening of the container and having a tri-cornered perimeter; and   a decorative stemware-identifier weight on each corner of the perimeter.