Seating System Shaped Like a Beverage Container

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention include seating systems shaped to look like various types of beverage containers, such as for promotional, advertising, sponsorship, spectator viewing, broadcasting, announcing, novelty, or other purposes. Among other things, the seating system includes a body portion and two end portions, where the body portion is typically decorated to look like a specific beverage container and the end portions are configured to look like the top and bottom portions, respectively, of that specific beverage container.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A beverage-shaped seating system having an outer portion shaped like a beverage container and an interior having a number of seats. 
     
     
         2 . A beverage-shaped seating system according to  claim 1 , comprising:
 a body section including the seats;   a top end section; and   a bottom end section.   
     
     
         3 . A beverage-shaped seating system according to  claim 2 , wherein the top end section and/or the bottom end section are removable/exchangeable such that the body section can be used with a variety of top end sections and bottom end sections. 
     
     
         4 . A beverage-shaped seating system according to  claim 2 , wherein the body section is modular. 
     
     
         5 . A beverage-shaped seating system according to  claim 2 , wherein the top and bottom end sections are configured to look like the top and bottom sections of a can. 
     
     
         6 . A beverage-shaped seating system according to  claim 2 , wherein the top and bottom end sections are configured to look like the top and bottom sections of a bottle. 
     
     
         7 . A beverage-shaped seating system according to  claim 2 , wherein the body section is substantially cylindrical. 
     
     
         8 . A beverage-shaped seating system according to  claim 2 , wherein the body section is substantially square. 
     
     
         9 . A reusable body section for a beverage-shaped seating system, the reusable body section attachable to removable top and bottom end sections and including seating. 
     
     
         10 . A portable seating system comprising a trailer or vehicle including a beverage-shaped seating system having an outer portion shaped like a beverage container and an interior having a number of seats. 
     
     
         11 . A portable seating system according to  claim 10 , wherein the beverage-shaped seating system comprises:
 a body section including the seats;   a top end section; and   a bottom end section.   
     
     
         12 . A portable seating system according to  claim 11 , wherein the top end section and/or the bottom end section are removable/exchangeable such that the body section can be used with a variety of top end sections and bottom end sections. 
     
     
         13 . A portable seating system according to  claim 11 , wherein the body section is modular. 
     
     
         14 . A portable seating system according to  claim 11 , wherein the top and bottom end sections are configured to look like the top and bottom sections of a can. 
     
     
         15 . A portable seating system according to  claim 11 , wherein the top and bottom end sections are configured to look like the top and bottom sections of a bottle. 
     
     
         16 . A portable seating system according to  claim 11 , wherein the body section is substantially cylindrical. 
     
     
         17 . A portable seating system according to  claim 11 , wherein the body section is substantially square.