It started with a cut-up traffic cone.
Austin spent years working bars and restaurants. He watched his glasses chip, stick, and shatter every shift — and saw the same thing happen in every kitchen he visited.
After dozens of prototypes — the first literally cut from a traffic cone — Austin patented the design (US 9,585,505 B2). Today PintCones are made in the USA from food-safe BPA/BPS/phthalate-free material, sold to home kitchens and hospitality operators alike.
It's still a small operation. The point isn't to disrupt anything — it's to fix one annoying, expensive, surprisingly common problem with one well-made part.