Plural chamber drinking cup
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First Claim
1. A drinking cup comprising:
- an inner chamber disposed within an outer chamber and comprising an inner chamber volume defined by an inner chamber bottom and an inner chamber side wall terminating at an inner chamber rim;
an outer chamber comprising an outer chamber bottom, an outer chamber inner side wall terminating at said inner chamber rim, and an outer chamber outer side wall terminating at an outer chamber rim; and
a lower chamber having a lower chamber volume formed by said inner chamber bottom, said inner chamber side wall, and said outer chamber inner side wall;
wherein said lower chamber volume is equal to said inner chamber volume or greater than and up to twice said inner chamber volume; and
wherein said inner chamber is capable of nesting within an inner chamber of a second said cup when said cups are stacked.
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Abstract
The invention provides a drink mixing cup for fluids comprising an outer chamber having an outer rim disposed at its top and a chamber disposed inside the outer chamber having an inner rim disposed below the outer rim by an amount selected to optimize mixing fluids poured from said chambers when drunk by humans. The design allows for nesting of cups and thermal insulation of the inner chamber. An advantageous method of delivering mixed drinks to patrons can be obtained using one or more cups having an outer chamber and an inner chamber and having a space below the inner chamber disposed inside said outer chamber and a tray having mandrels having a shape corresponding to the space below the inner chamber, whereby the cups can be mounted on the mandrels and prevented from sliding off the tray when tipped.
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12 Claims
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1. A drinking cup comprising:
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an inner chamber disposed within an outer chamber and comprising an inner chamber volume defined by an inner chamber bottom and an inner chamber side wall terminating at an inner chamber rim; an outer chamber comprising an outer chamber bottom, an outer chamber inner side wall terminating at said inner chamber rim, and an outer chamber outer side wall terminating at an outer chamber rim; and a lower chamber having a lower chamber volume formed by said inner chamber bottom, said inner chamber side wall, and said outer chamber inner side wall; wherein said lower chamber volume is equal to said inner chamber volume or greater than and up to twice said inner chamber volume; and wherein said inner chamber is capable of nesting within an inner chamber of a second said cup when said cups are stacked. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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Current AssigneeHurricane Shooters LLC
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Original AssigneeHurricane Shooters LLC
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InventorsMansfield, Bryan D., Lambert, Ricky R.
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Primary Examiner(s)Stashick; Anthony D
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Assistant Examiner(s)Grosso; Harry A
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Application NumberUS11/294,640Publication NumberTime in Patent Office1,240 DaysField of Search220/501, 220/505, 220/506, 206/515, 215/6US Class Current220/506CPC Class CodesA47G 19/2205 Drinking glasses or vessels...A47G 2019/122 for holding and dispensing ...A47G 23/0208 for drinking-glasses, plast...B65D 1/265 Drinking cups B65D81/3865 t...B65D 81/32 for packaging two or more d...
