Drinking vessel sanitary device
a technology for drinking vessels and sanitary devices, applied in drinking vessels, domestic applications, coverings/external coatings, etc., can solve the problems of insufficient measures, still present contamination possibility, and often not sufficiently carried out measures, and achieves the effect of reducing the risk of contamination
Inactive Publication Date: 2009-06-25
BUZGAU AURELIA +2
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The present invention provides a sanitary shield for drinking vessels that prevents the mouth of an individual from coming into contact with any part of the vessel's exterior surface during normal drinking activity. The shield is made of a flexible material that sticks to the vessel and is designed to cover the rim of the vessel, a portion of the interior, and a portion of the exterior. This invention helps to maintain the sanitary quality of the drinking experience.
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Unfortunately, the mandated measures are frequently not sufficiently carried out, and even in those instances in which the most rigorous procedures are followed, the possibility of contamination still exists.
Although known devices afford some degree of protection, they nonetheless present some drawbacks as well.
For example, many known devices are reusable, and are themselves subject to recontamination in handling.
Further, known devices are inadequate to shield the entire potential contact surface of a drinking vessel.
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[0024]While this invention is susceptible of embodiment in many different forms, there is shown in the drawings, and will herein be described in detail, exemplary embodiments, with the understanding that the present disclosure is to be considered as illustrative of the principles of the invention and not intended to limit the invention to the exemplary embodiments shown and described.
[0025]FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of a sanitary shield 10 mounted in place on a drinking vessel 12, in accordance with the principles of the present invention. The sanitary shield 10 covers the areas of the drinking vessel 12 likely to come into potential contact with the mouth of a user of the drinking vessel 12, covering areas of the exterior 14, rim 16, and interior 18 of the drinking vessel 12. Although the drinking vessel 12 is illustrated as a drinking glass in the form of a tumbler, it is to be understood that the term as used herein encompasses any drinking vessel made from any materia...
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A sanitary shield is provided for use with drinking vessels having a rim configured for contact with the mouth of an individual drinking from the vessel, with the rim located between the interior of the vessel and the exterior of the vessel. The shield includes a disposable, flexible member having a size and shape adapted and constructed to cover the rim of the vessel, a portion of the interior of the vessel, and a portion of the exterior of the vessel. The flexible member is fabricated from a material that is self-adherent to the vessel. The shield prevents the mouth of an individual drinking from the vessel from coming into contact with any portion of the exterior surface of the vessel during normal drinking activity.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]NoneSTATEMENT AS TO RIGHTS TO INVENTIONS MADE UNDER FEDERALLY-SPONSORED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT[0002]NoneFIELD OF THE INVENTION[0003]The present invention relates generally to sanitary devices for drinking vessels, and specifically to flexible shields for use with drinking glasses.DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART[0004]Drinking vessels can be traced back in history to the crude leather tankards of the Neolithic age. Glass was developed in Mesopotamia around 2500 B.C., and the Egyptians were making glass bowls and vessels around 1500 BC. During the Roman Empire craftsmen working as non-citizens developed many new techniques for the creation of glass. Through conquest and trade, the use of glass objects and the techniques used for producing them were spread as far as Scandinavia, the British Isles and China.[0005]Around 1688, a process for casting glass was developed, which led to its becoming a much more commonly used material. The invention of ...
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IPC IPC(8): B65D25/34
CPCA47G19/2216
Inventor BUZGAU, AURELIAKANDU, JAMESKANDU, JENNA
Owner BUZGAU AURELIA