Coffee Cup Timeline- A Period: Humbert
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Atualizado: 4 set 2018
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Created byAdi Gaba
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FIRST COFFEE CUP MADESydney R. Koons files a patent for a handle to attach to paper cupsWalter W. Cecil invents a paper cup with handlesMany inventors begin filing patents for lids used for coffee cupsWilliam F. Dart and his son William A. Dart ship their first batch of styrene cups to a paper distribution company in Jackson, MississippiCzech immigrant named Leslie Buck designs the iconic Anthora cup for Sherri Cup of ConnecticutNew York Times story declares the cup designed by Buck"the most successful cup in history."On Long Island, N.Y., convenience chain 7-Eleven becomes the first chain to offer fresh coffee in to-go cupsThe infamous hot-coffee lawsuit, Liebeck v. McDonald's, was decided by a jury. Albuquerque grandmother Stella Liebeck was in a parked car, trying to add cream and sugar to a coffee she'd just bought from a McDonald's drive-through, when the styrene foam cup spilled the hot liquid on her, giving her third-degree burns and sending her to the hospital for eight days of skin grafts. The jury awarded Liebeck $2.86 millionStarbucks choses paper cups over styrene
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