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Dual Drinking Cup

a drinking cup and dual technology, applied in the field of drinking cups, can solve the problems of inconvenient passing of bulky, cold, usually wet drink containers back and forth between individuals, disadvantages of needing to pass such devices from person to person, and inconvenient disclosure of attachment means, etc., and achieve the effect of convenient reversibility

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-09-17
SHALMONI ADAM
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Benefits of technology

Enables convenient and sanitary sharing of large drinks by allowing easy attachment and detachment of cups with minimal effort, reducing the risk of spills and addressing sanitary concerns, while minimizing the need for additional handling or separate straws.

Problems solved by technology

Even if that hesitation is not present, it is inconvenient to pass a bulky, cold, and usually wet drink container back and forth between the individuals.
The need to pass such a device from person to person remains a disadvantage.
Such an attached cup could be used to share the contents of the can or bottle, but the disclosed means for attachment are inconvenient when dealing with a large, wet, and not necessarily rigid cup full of liquid.

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[0019]The present invention provides a first or inner cup, and a second or outer cup nested around the bottom of the first cup. The cups are fastened to one another by an easily reversible means of attachment. The means of attachment comprises mutually interlocking structures on the opposing surfaces of the nested cups.

[0020]The reversible means of attachment may comprise two or more lugs formed on the outer cup, the lugs being engageable with two or more channels formed on the inner cup. The structures may be reversed, in that the lugs can be formed on the inner cup and the channels formed on the outer cup. The channels optionally include detent means for reversibly detaining the lugs, which are formed at the ends of the channels.

[0021]The reversible means of attachment may, alternatively, comprise two or more male threads formed on one cup, the threads being engageable with two or more female threads formed on the other cup. Here also, the roles of the inner and outer cup can be i...

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Abstract

The invention provides a reversibly-attached and easily-separated set of nested cups. The outer cup can quickly and easily be detached from the inner cup, and the two cups used to share a single drink. When not in use, the outer cup remains securely attached, and provides a degree of insulation for the contents of the inner cup.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14 / 162,760 filed on Jan. 24, 2014.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to drinking cups and, more particularly, to a cup assembly formed by the reversible nesting of two drinking cups.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]It has become a common practice to offer for sale very large soft drink portions, with 32-ounce and even 40-ounce cups being made available to consumers at fast-food restaurants. Souvenir cups of such sizes are commonly sold, or included with a drink purchase, at theme parks, amusement parks, and other tourist destinations. Many consumers have no intention of drinking such a large portion, but purchase it with the intent of sharing the drink with a partner. Some consumers, however, hesitate to share a cup or a straw, or even use a separate straw in a single drink, out of sanitary concerns. Even if that hesitation is not present, it is inconvenient to pass ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A47G19/23
CPCA47G19/23A47G19/2288B65D1/265B65D21/0233
Inventor SHALMONI, ADAM
Owner SHALMONI ADAM