Drinking vessel with bottom ring

Abstract

A drinking vessel comprises a drinking vessel body having a base end and a drinking end oppositely disposed to the base end, the drinking end including an open orifice for drinking contents of the drinking vessel, the base end including a base element configured to attach a bottom ring.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A drinking vessel comprising:
 a drinking vessel body having a base end and a drinking end, the drinking end including an open orifice through which a user of the drinking vessel can drink contents of the drinking vessel, the base end including a base element configured to attach a bottom ring.   
     
     
         2 . A drinking vessel according to  claim 1 , wherein the base element is configured to attach the bottom ring via screw-on attachment. 
     
     
         3 . A drinking vessel according to  claim 1 , wherein the base element is configured to attach the bottom ring via press-on attachment. 
     
     
         4 . A drinking vessel according to  claim 1 , wherein the base end includes a cropped overhang configured to accommodate the bottom ring when the bottom ring is attached to the base element. 
     
     
         5 . A drinking vessel according to  claim 1 , further comprising the bottom ring attached to the base element. 
     
     
         6 . A drinking vessel according to  claim 5 , wherein the base element is threaded on an outer surface and wherein the bottom ring is threaded on an inner surface. 
     
     
         7 . A drinking vessel according to  claim 5 , wherein the base element is threaded on an outer surface and wherein the bottom ring hides the base element threads. 
     
     
         8 . A drinking vessel according to  claim 5 , wherein the bottom ring is made of metal. 
     
     
         9 . A drinking vessel according to  claim 5 , wherein the bottom ring adds stability to the drinking vessel. 
     
     
         10 . A drinking vessel according to  claim 5 , wherein the bottom ring includes an embellishment. 
     
     
         11 . A drinking vessel according to  claim 1 , wherein the drinking vessel body is a two-piece drinking vessel body having a first portion including the base end and a second portion including the open orifice. 
     
     
         12 . A drinking vessel according to  claim 11 , wherein:
 the first portion includes an attachment element at an attachment end oppositely disposed to the base end; and   the second portion includes an attachment region oppositely disposed to the drinking end, the attachment region configured to fixably attach to the attachment element at the attachment end of the first portion to form the drinking vessel.   
     
     
         13 . A drinking vessel according to  claim 11 , wherein the open orifice at the drinking end of the second portion is configured to fixably attach to the base element at the base end of the first portion when the first and second portions are in a pod configuration. 
     
     
         14 . A drinking vessel according to  claim 13 , further comprising at least one seal disposed between the open orifice and the base element in the pod configuration. 
     
     
         15 . A drinking vessel according to  claim 1 , wherein the drinking vessel is a stemware drinking vessel having a foot including the base end, a bowl including the open orifice, and a stem between the foot and the bowl. 
     
     
         16 . A drinking vessel according to  claim 15 , wherein the bowl is configured to have a shape associated with a specific type of drink. 
     
     
         17 . A drinking vessel according to  claim 1 , wherein the drinking end is configured to attach a top ring. 
     
     
         18 . A drinking vessel according to  claim 17 , further comprising the top ring attached to the drinking end. 
     
     
         19 . A drinking vessel according to  claim 18 , wherein the drinking end is threaded on an inner surface and wherein the top ring is threaded on an outer surface. 
     
     
         20 . A drinking vessel according to  claim 18 , wherein the top ring includes an embellishment.