Cup collar

a technology of cup collar and lid, which is applied in the field of water conservation, can solve the problems of increasing the chance of the lid being dislodged, increasing the risk of hot coffee or tea spilling onto the customer's hand, so as to reduce the unnecessary amount of wasted beverage and prevent leakage. , the effect of saving water

a technology of cup collar and lid, which is applied in the field of water conservation, can solve the problems of increasing the chance of the lid being dislodged, increasing the risk of hot coffee or tea spilling onto the customer's hand, so as to reduce the unnecessary amount of wasted beverage and prevent leakage. , the effect of saving water

US20170360226A1Inactive Publication Date: 2017-12-21ZEIDAN NUMAN
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[0015]FIG. 1 is an exploded view of the cup collar in accordance with a preferred example of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows the cup collar 10 to provide enough room to add milk or cream, or any other additive, to the beverage contained in a conventional paper cup or other beverage container 24. The cup collar 10 comprises a cup extension 11 having a conventional rim 26 mounted to or formed integrally with the cup extension at a first end of the cup extension and a securing ring 14 mounted to or formed integrally with the cup extension at a second end of the cup extension and configured to attach to and seal with a conventional lip 20 of the cup 24.

[0016]Preferably, a skirt 12 is attached to or formed integrally with the securing ring 14. A gasket 18 is disposed within the skirt 12. The skirt 12 is relieved at 16 and the gasket is split to facilitate attachment of the cup collar 10 to the cup 24.

[0017]Also, a sealing ring 22 is preferably provided on the cup 24. The sealing ring...

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Abstract

A cup collar for a cup or other beverage container to allow milk or cream, an additional flavoring, sugar or sweetener, or any other additive to be added to a beverage such as coffee or tea without having to pour out and waste the coffee or tea or other beverage to make room for the additive. The cup collar avoids wasting coffee or tea or other beverage and conserves water.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15 / 203,640 filed on Jul. 6, 2016, entitled CUP COLLAR, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated herein in its entirety by this reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to the field of conserving natural resources. Generally, the present invention relates to conserving water, and, more particularly, conserving water used in beverages such as coffee, tea, or the like.2. Description of the Prior Art[0003]Currently, in the case of a typical paper cup which is in use at coffee and tea shops, customers pour out coffee or tea into a garbage can to make room for milk, cream, or any other additive, such as flavoring, and condiments, such as sugar or sweetener. This is a waste of coffee or tea and money, but, more fundamentally, is a waste of water used to make the coffee or tea. With the use of a typical pape...

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21 Dec 2017
Publication
US20170360226A1
IPC
A47G19/22; B65D43/02; B65D51/24; B65D53/02
CPC
A47G19/2227; A47G19/2272; B65D53/02; B65D43/02; B65D51/245; B65D41/26; B65D43/0222; B65D2543/00055
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ZEIDAN, NUMAN