Drink container

• US 5,150,815 A
• Filed: 10/25/1991
• Issued: 09/29/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Genin Trudeau
• Original Assignee: Selandia Designs
• Inventors: Saklad, Betty E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Marcus, Stephen
• Assistant Examiner(s): STUCKER, NOVA E
• Application Number:
  US07/782,806
• Time in Patent Office: 340 Days
• Field of Search: 215/1 A, 215/229, 220/426, 220/428, 220/705, 220/708, 220/709
• US Class Current: 220/708
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 19/2227 with means for amusing or giving information to the user A47G23/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 19/2266 Means for facilitating drinking, e.g. for infants or invalids
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2203/00 Decoration means, markings, information elements, contents indicators see also B65D5/4212, B65D33/004
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2231/004 comprising rods or tubes provided with radial openings, ribs or the like, e.g. dip-tubes, spiral rods
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 47/2043 the separate element being formed by an overcap which constricts a spout, the spout being either pushed into alignment with, or pushed through, an opening in the overcap upon rotation of the latter
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 77/283 located initially inside the container, whereby the straw is revealed only upon opening the container, e.g. pop-up straws

Abstract

A drink container (10) has spaced apart transparent shells (20,24) with the intervening space (34) containing a liquid and floatable and sinkable objects (36). A cap (14) and cover (16) on the container open top are rotatable between a drinking position where a sipping straw (18) extends upwardly for use and a non-drinking position where the straw is moved within the cover (16) and pinched off to prevent leakage.

Claims

1. A handheld drink container, comprising:

an open-top, double-walled drink liquid holder including a space sealed between the walls;

a quantity of a liquid received within the holder sealed space;

at least one object received within the holder sealed space and liquid contained therein, said object being movable within said space and liquid upon movement of the container;

a cap removably secured to the holder open top;

a tube extending through an opening in the cap having a first portion extending into the drink liquid holder and a second portion extending generally upwardly and outwardly of the holder;

a sipping straw secured to the tube second portion and extending generally upwardly; and

a cover rotatably secured over the cap and including an upwardly facing opening therein which can be aligned with the sipping straw allowing it to extend upwardly therethrough on rotatable adjustment of the cover to a given angular position, and on the cover being rotated to other positions bending the sipping straw to a condition where liquid cannot leak out.

2. A handheld drink container as in claim 1, in which there are provided a plurality of objects, at least one of which floats.

3. A handheld drink container as in claim 1, in which the holder includes two walls maintained in separated relation by a spacer.

4. A handheld drink container as in claim 1, in which the cover opening is elongated and curved.

5. A handheld drink container as in claim 1, in which the outer top surface of the cap includes an upstanding ridge wall with flange and the cover includes an edge flange which snaps onto the cap flange.

6. A handheld drink container as in claim 1, the in which cap and cover are constructed of a rigid somewhat flexible synthetic plastic.