Cup adhesion device for fluid containment bottle

Abstract

A cup adhesion device is described as an inexpensive cup with compressible interior tabs, having the ability to slip around the bottom of a storage bottle and be held tightly by compressive forces as the tabs are flexed. Nonpreferred embodiments have the tabs replaced with small compressible invaginations into the cup's sidewall, or are two part designs that require a prior art cup to be clipped to the adhesion device as it is gripping the bottom of the bottle. All embodiments allow for the later removal of the cup to allow it to be used as a fluid containment medium for some of the contents of the bottle. This allows for a hygienic transfer of fluid to an individual or small animal without the recipient drinking directly from the bottle, and either the convenient storage of the cup back around the bottom of the bottle for later additional use, or the disposal of the used cup if no longer required.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]This application relates to the field of fluid containment, and in more particular to the design of a binding device that can be temporarily adhered with a non-screwing motion to the bottom end of a storage bottle of potable fluids, such as water. The preferred embodiment of the instant invention is a single part design for an inexpensive plastic cup with compressible interior tabs, having the ability to slip around the bottom of a storage bottle and be held tightly by compressive forces as the tabs are flexed. This allows for the later removal of the cup to allow it to be used as a fluid containment medium for some of the contents of the bottle. This also allows for a hygienic transfer of fluid to an individual or small animal without the recipient drinking directly from the bottle, and either the convenient storage of the cup back around the bottom of the bottle for later additional use, or the disposal of the used cup if no longer required.DESCRIPTION ...

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Benefits of technology

[0005]The use of described prior art fluid-containment bottles, such as thermos bottles, is hindered by the use of an expensive threaded-lip cup and matching storage bottle. These prior art cup is too expensive to discard, and if shared, despite immediate washing, carries the possibility of introducing germs or microbes from one drinker to another. By design and intent, the instant invention can be disposed of after use by one individual. Another benefit of the instant invention is that a plurality of them allows a plurality of drinkers to safely nourish from the same contained source. Another benefit of the instant invention is that it allow the tabbed cup to be attached securely to a variety of pre-formed bottles of a smaller diameter, such as are found in supermarkets to contain distilled water or other prepared fluids such as fruit juices.

[0006]It is therefore accordingly an object of the present invention to provide a hygienic cup for a prior art fluid-containing bottle whereby the manufacturing process is so simplified the cup is economically disposable after use.

[0009]It is also accordingly an object of the present invention to provide a hygienic cup whereby access to the capped spigot-end of a compatible storage bottle is always accessible without removal of the cup.

Problems solved by technology

The use of described prior art fluid-containment bottles, such as thermos bottles, is hindered by the use of an expensive threaded-lip cup and matching storage bottle.

These prior art cup is too expensive to discard, and if shared, despite immediate washing, carries the possibility of introducing germs or microbes from one drinker to another.

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