Container with promotional base

• US 7,322,466 B2
• Filed: 10/22/2004
• Issued: 01/29/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Armando Diaz Alonso
• Original Assignee: Armando Diaz Alonso
• Inventors: Alonso, Armando Diaz
• Primary Examiner(s): FIDEI, DAVID
• Application Number:
  US10/971,595
• Publication Number:
  US 20050194269A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,194 Days
• Field of Search: 206/217, 206/457, 403/06, 403/24, 215/6
• US Class Current: 206/217
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 19/2227 with means for amusing or giving information to the user A47G23/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 19/2255 Details related to the connection between the liquid containing part and the supporting part

Abstract

The present application refers to a container comprising a cup, a joint and a base, wherein the latter defines a cavity where a lid is coupled to form a cavity, allowing the placement of an object that may be a decorative figure, a toy or a promotional means. In another embodiment, the base of the container is shaped to represent an object.

Claims

1. A container with a promotional base for promoting or advertising an object comprising an upper part (2) formed from an enlarged hollow body having a geometrical shape selected from the class consisting of a guadrangle, oval, triangle or circle which defines a cavity in which a beverage is to be containerized with said upper part having one open end which is wider than the enlarged hollow body for drinking said beverage from said container and a closed opposite end, a lower part (4) defining the base of the container and including an enlarged hollow cavity (6) with opposite open ends one of which is of a predetermined female geometry, a joint (3) having a male portion extending from the closed opposite end of the upper part of the container with a geometry substantially matching said predetermined female geometry for coupling the male portion into the base of the container wherein said enlarged hollow cavity (6) in said base includes one or more decorative objects selected from the class consisting of toys, games, balls, sport goods or advertising media with said decorative object(s) being confined within the cavity of said base of the container and a removable lid forming a removable bottom for removably closing the opposite open end of the cavity of said base to provide access thereto for inserting or removing one or more of said decorative objects.

2. A container with a promotional base according to claim 1, wherein the joint (3) is a pressure coupling.

3. A container with a promotional base according to claim 2, wherein the pressure coupling comprises a male part (11), including a section with certain height (10) and a female part (8) with a section substantially longer than the male part (11), so that the male part may be introduced into the section of the female part (8) to establish a firm coupling.

4. A container with a promotional base according to claim 1, wherein one or more of said decorative object contains a source of light.

5. A container with a promotional base according to claim 1, wherein the lid itself contains decorations.

6. A container with a promotional base according to claim 1, wherein the cavity in the base of the container has an inner wall with said one or more of said decorative objects located adjacent the inner wall.

7. A container with a promotional base according to claim 1 that is integral.

8. A container with a promotional base according to claim 1, wherein the lid is fixed to the base of the container through pressure.

9. A container with a promotional base according to claim 1 that is transparent or colored.

10. A container with a promotional base according to claim 1 made of plastic.