Single-serve beverage cup

• US 10,638,862 B2
• Filed: 01/03/2018
• Issued: 05/05/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Calderco Holdings Group, LLC
• Original Assignee: Calderco Holdings Group, LLC
• Inventors: Calderaio, John P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Thomas, Kareen K
• Application Number:
  US15/861,481
• Publication Number:
  US 20180184824A1
• Time in Patent Office: 853 Days
• Field of Search: 220 2386, 220 2383, 220 2387, 220 2388, 220568
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 19/2205 Drinking glasses or vessels A47G19/23 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 1/265 Drinking cups B65D81/3865 takes precedence, holders for plastic cups A47G23/0208
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 77/0493 and retained at a distance of the inner side-wall of the outer container, e.g. within a bottle neck

Abstract

A single serve beverage cup, including for wine, is disclosed having a base, a bowl, a seal and a cover. The container may also include an outer package and an inner package. There is also disclosed a single serve beverage cup having a cavity for receiving a miniature liquor bottle for making a cocktail.

Claims

1. A single-serve beverage cup for a cocktail comprising a base, a bowl, a seal and a cover,

wherein said base extends with curvature downwardly from said bowl and comprises a bottom wall, a side wall and a top wall constructed and arranged to form an open bottom area in said base and the diameter of said base decreases from said bottom wall of said base to said top wall of said base,

wherein said bowl comprises a bottom wall, a side wall and a top wall constructed and arranged to form an opening at said top wall for receiving a beverage comprising a cocktail mix and said bottom wall of said bowl substantially corresponds to said top wall of said base and the diameter of said bowl increases from the bottom of said bowl to said top wall of said bowl,

wherein at least a portion of said top wall of said base and at least a portion of said bottom wall of said bowl form a cavity adapted to receive a miniature liquor bottle in said base said miniature liquor bottle having liquor therein,

wherein the diameter of the bottom wall of said base is less than the diameter of said top wall of said bowl, and

wherein said seal and cover are constructed and arranged to close said opening of said bowl and retain said beverage in said cup and are adapted to be opened to expose said beverage for mixing liquor from said liquor bottle with said beverage to create said cocktail.

2. The single-serve beverage cup according to claim 1 wherein said cup is made of plastic.

3. The single-serve beverage cup according to claim 2 wherein said plastic is polyethylene terephthalate.

4. The single-serve beverage cup according to claim 3 wherein said polyethylene terephthalate includes an oxygen inhibitor.

5. The single-serve beverage cup according to claim 4 wherein said seal and cover are attached to said cup by induction sealing.

6. The single-serve beverage cup according to claim 1 wherein said seal and cover are attached to said cup by induction sealing.

7. The single-serve beverage cup according to claim 5 wherein said cup includes a first outer packaging and a second inner packaging.

8. The single-serve beverage cup according to claim 1 including a cover at the bottom wall of said base adapted to close said open bottom area of said base and adapted to enclose said miniature liquor bottle in said open bottom are of said base.

9. The single-serve beverage cup according to claim 5 wherein the cover is further attached to said cup by screw threads.

10. The single-serve beverage cup according to claim 2 wherein said cup includes an outer packaging shrink wrapped onto the cup.