초록

A drinking cup having a spill proof lid and a container. The lid fits to the container. The container has a place to write information, such as a medication dosage. The container also scaled gradations to determine the volume of fluid in the container.

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1. A drinking container for use as a dosage dispenser, the drinking container comprising:a cylindrical body portion having an open top, closed bottom and side walls, the side walls including a panel capable of receiving writing thereon, the panel including a vertical border, the side walls including

1. A drinking container for use as a dosage dispenser, the drinking container comprising:a cylindrical body portion having an open top, closed bottom and side walls, the side walls including a panel capable of receiving writing thereon, the panel including a vertical border, the side walls including scaled indicia thereon, the scaled indicia adjacent the vertical border of the panel;a handle for attachment to the side walls of the body portion;a spill proof lid; andmeans for removably attaching the spill proof lid to the body portion. 2. The drinking container of claim 1 wherein the handle includes a pair of spaced apart removed ends and an elongated body portion therebetween, the removed ends attached to the side walls of the body so that the body portion is vertically aligned. 3. The drinking container of claim 1 wherein the scaled indicia is in ounces and/or milliliters. 4. The drinking container of claim 1 wherein means for removably attaching the spill proof lid includes threads on the lid and matching threads on the open top of the cylindrical body portion. 5. The drinking container of claim 1 wherein the cylindrical body is made of glass or plastic. 6. The drinking container of claim 1 wherein the cylindrical body includes a clear vertical window with the indicia including a multiplicity of horizontal lines across the window. 7. The drinking container of claim 6 further including a flared base. 8. The drinking container of claim 7 wherein the base is removable from the cylindrical body portion. 9. The drinking container of claim 1 wherein the cylindrical body is insulated. 10. The drinking container of claim 1 wherein the spill proof lid includes a top surface, the top surface having a drinking orifice and, spaced apart therefrom, a venting orifice. 11. The drinking container of claim 1 wherein the spill proof lid includes a drinking orifice and a valve adjacent the drinking orifice, the valve capable of for opening in response to suction at the drinking orifice. 12. The drinking container of claim 1 wherein the panel is found integral with the sidewalls and includes a roughened portion. 13. The drinking container of claim 1 wherein sidewalls include slots and the panel includes a removable member. 14. The drinking container of claim 1 wherein means for removably attaching the spill proof lid to the body portion includes inner walls on a lip of the lid dimensioned for snug, friction fit against outer walls of the open top of the cylindrical body portion.