Universal container for beverages

• US 20100300913A1
• Filed: 05/27/2009
• Published: 12/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Medea Inc.
• Original Assignee: Medea Inc.
• Inventors: Goldburt, Tim
• Application Number:
  US12/454,862
• Publication Number:
  US 20100300913A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/459.1
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2201/00 Means or constructions for testing or controlling the contents
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2203/12 Audible, olfactory or visual signalling means B65D51/248, B65D55/028, B65D79/02 and B65D81/24 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 23/12 Means for the attachment of smaller articles
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 25/20 External fittings of containers made by folding or erecting blanks made of paper B65D5/44
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 81/36 adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents

Abstract

A container for beverages has a hollow container body, an electronic display provided on said hollow container body and displaying information which is visible from outside, and a user-operated control for controlling the information displayed on said electronic display by a user.

Claims

1. A container for beverages, comprising a hollow container body;

an electronic or electrical device provided on said hollow container body; and

user-operated means for controlling the device by a user.

2. A container for beverages as defined in claim 1, wherein said device is an electronic display displaying information, and wherein said means for controlling include an alpha-numerical keyboard.

3. A container for beverages as defined in claim 1;

and further comprising a battery for providing a battery operated power operation of said electronic display.

4. A container for beverages as defined in claim 1;

and further comprising a microprocessor for operating said electronic display.

5. A container for beverages as defined in claim 2;

and further comprising input means connectable to an outside devices.

6. A container for beverages as defined in claim 5, wherein said input means for connecting said electronic display to outside devices is configured as a USB cable input connectable to a computer to change digital content.

7. A container for beverages as defined in claim 1;

and further comprising means operatable by a user for inputting a user'"'"'s opinion about a content displayed on said electronic display,.

8. A container as defined in claim 2;

and further comprising a user-operated control means for switching viewing between several options.

9. A container for beverages as defined in claim 8, wherein said control means for switching is configured to switch viewing modes between the modes:

menu, photos, video.

10. A container for beverages as defined in claim 2, wherein said electronic display is LED display screen.

11. A container as defined in claim 2;

and further comprising a plurality of buttons operating for changing a position and movement of a courser on said electronic display.

12. A container as defined in claim 2;

and further comprising a plurality of buttons allowing to scroll up and down when changing an alpha numerical content of the electronic display.

13. A container as defined in claim 1, wherein said hollow container body part has at least one cavity, said device being accommodated in said cavity and retained in the latter.

14. A container as defined in claim 13;

and further comprising means for closing said cavity and covering said device from outside.

15. A container as defined in claim 13, wherein said cavity is provided in one of outside walls, or in an area surrounding said hollow body part, or in an area that surrounds a neck of said hollow body part.

16. A container as defined in claim 13, wherein said device is configured as a ring-shaped device that surrounds a neck.

17. A container as defined in claim 13, wherein said device is configured as a device producing messages selected from the group consisting of a visual message, an audio message, a decorative message, and a combination thereof.

18. A container as defined in claim 1, wherein said device has light generating means and also sensing means selected from the group consisting of a contact sensor, a movement sensor, and both operative for activating said light generating means for producing light in response to an action selected from the group consisting of a contact, a movement, and both in a vicinity of said device.

19. A container as defined in claim 18, wherein said light. generating means and said sensing means are configured so that depending on whether there is contact or a movement in the vicinity of the container, said light generating means emit different lights.

20. A container as defined in claim 18;

and further comprising control means for controlling operation of said light generating means and said sensing means.

21. A container as defined in claim 18;

and further comprising a power source including solar panel means.

22. A container as defined in claim 18, wherein said device further has flash memory for loading text and image data.

23. A container as defined in claim 1, and further comprising a beverage accommodated in said container part, said beverage including a radiation-sensitive additive which has an original color and under the action of radiation, changes its original color to a different color, said device being configured to generate a radiation which acts on said additive and thereby changes the original color of the additive and therefore of the beverage to a different color.

24. A container as defined in claim 23, wherein said additive is a luminescent producing additive, said device being configured as a device which generates a radiation causing luminescing of said additive.

25. A container as defined in claim 23, further comprising an element associated with said container and carrying an image which is originally invisible, and under the action of radiation by said device becomes visible.