Drinking glass with a modular stem

Abstract

A drinking glass has a cup and a base that are releasably coupled to a rod. A plurality of beads are placed on the rod and held between the cup and the base. The beads that are mounted on the rod may be different colors and shapes. By mixing the beads, different patterns are formed on the stem which may be purely ornamental or used for identification purposes.

1 . A drinking glass comprising:
 a cup;   a base;   an elongated rod having a first end coupled to the cup and a second end coupled to the base; and   a plurality of interchangeable ornamental beads that are substantially uniform in length and mounted around the elongated rod forming an identification pattern.   
   
   
       2 . The drinking glass of  claim 1  further comprising;
 a plurality of washers that are placed between the adjacent ornamental beads on the elongated rod.   
   
   
       3 . The drinking glass of  claim 2  wherein some of the plurality of washers have a torus shape. 
   
   
       4 . The drinking glass of  claim 1  wherein some of the plurality of ornamental beads are spherical in shape. 
   
   
       5 . The drinking glass of  claim 1  wherein some of the plurality of ornamental beads are spherical in shape. 
   
   
       6 . The drinking glass of  claim 1  wherein some of the plurality of ornamental beads are cylindrical in shape. 
   
   
       7 . The drinking glass of  claim 1  wherein some of the plurality of ornamental beads are cubic in shape. 
   
   
       8 . The drinking glass of  claim 1  wherein some of the plurality of ornamental beads have a conical surface. 
   
   
       9 . The drinking glass of  claim 1  wherein some of the plurality of ornamental beads have an elliptical surface. 
   
   
       10 . The drinking glass of  claim 1  wherein the plurality of ornamental beads comprises a first bead that is a first color and a second bead that is a second color. 
   
   
       11 . A drinking glass comprising:
 a cup;   a base;   an elongated rod having a first end coupled to the cup and a second end coupled to the base; and   a plurality of interchangeable ornamental beads that have center holes;   
     wherein the elongated rod passes through the center holes in the plurality of ornamental beads and form an identification pattern. 
   
   
       12 . The drinking glass of  claim 11  further comprising;
 a plurality of washers that are placed between the adjacent ornamental beads on the elongated rod.   
   
   
       13 . The drinking glass of  claim 12  wherein some of the plurality of washers have a torus shape. 
   
   
       14 . The drinking glass of  claim 11  wherein some of the plurality of ornamental beads are spherical in shape. 
   
   
       15 . The drinking glass of  claim 11  wherein some of the plurality of ornamental beads are spherical in shape. 
   
   
       16 . The drinking glass of  claim 11  wherein some of the plurality of ornamental beads are cylindrical in shape. 
   
   
       17 . The drinking glass of  claim 11  wherein some of the plurality of ornamental beads are cubic in shape. 
   
   
       18 . The drinking glass of  claim 11  wherein some of the plurality of ornamental beads have a conical surface. 
   
   
       19 . The drinking glass of  claim 11  wherein some of the plurality of ornamental beads have an elliptical surface. 
   
   
       20 . The drinking glass of  claim 11  wherein the plurality of ornamental beads comprises a first bead that is a first color and a second bead that is a second color.