초록 ▼

The present invention discloses a beverage cup that comprises a cup body, and a lid. The lid comprises a hinged plug insert, which covers the drinking port in the lid, a window and a counter means. The counter means comprises a disc that protrudes through the outer circumference of the lid in such

The present invention discloses a beverage cup that comprises a cup body, and a lid. The lid comprises a hinged plug insert, which covers the drinking port in the lid, a window and a counter means. The counter means comprises a disc that protrudes through the outer circumference of the lid in such a way that the user can rotate the disc. The disc is printed with symbols or numbers, one of which is visible at a time through the window in the lid. Different symbols or numbers on the disc are visible through the window as the disc is rotated.

대표청구항 ▼

What is claimed is: 1. A beverage cup comprising: a. a generally cylindrical body, the body comprising a top side, a base, an exterior surface and an interior surface, the top side comprising an opening and a rim, the rim comprising threads and being capable of receiving a lid, the base of the cup

What is claimed is: 1. A beverage cup comprising: a. a generally cylindrical body, the body comprising a top side, a base, an exterior surface and an interior surface, the top side comprising an opening and a rim, the rim comprising threads and being capable of receiving a lid, the base of the cup body comprising a molded stability rim; b. a lid, the lid comprising an outer side, an inner side, a raised outer circumference and a housing, the inner side being threaded and capable of firmly engaging the top side of the cup body, the raised outer circumference being raised above the level of the outer side of the lid in a non-contiguous fashion, the raised outer circumference comprising a gap, the raised outer circumference further comprising a horizontal slit that opens into the housing, the outer side of the lid comprising a window, the outer side of the lid further comprising a relieved area, the relieved area comprising a first end, a second end and two sides, the first end terminating in the gap of the raised circumference, the second end comprising a drinking port opposite to the position of the gap in the raised outer circumference, the drinking port comprising an opening from the inner side to the outer side of the lid of a size and shape appropriate for the passage of a beverage, each side of the relieved area comprising a press-fit hinge relief groove, the two grooves being opposite each other; c. a counter means capable of fitting within the lid's housing, the counter means comprising a disc, a retaining means and a click-in-place means, the disc comprising a serrated outer circumference and a center, the disc being capable of fitting into the housing located between the outer side and inner side of the lid with a portion of the outer circumference of the disc protruding through the horizontal slit, the disc further comprising a plurality of printed numbers or symbols printed between the outer circumference and the center in a location where one number or symbol at a time is visible through the window in the outer side of the lid and the other numbers or symbols can be moved into the window by the user as the disc is rotated where it projects through the protrusion, the disc's center comprising a hole, the retaining means comprising a molded male projection fixedly attached to the housing, the projection being capable of extending through the hole in the center of the disc in such a way that the disc can spin freely around the retaining means, the counter means further comprises a click-in-place means capable of preventing the disc from moving without directional pressure on its outer perimeter, the click-in-place means comprising a vertical arm fixedly attached to the housing, the vertical arm being placed in such a way that it protrudes into the serrations of the discs outer perimeter; and d. a hinged plug insert being capable of fully nesting in the relieved area of the outer side of the lid in both an open or closed position, the hinged plug insert comprising an interior end, a center, an exterior end, a top side and a bottom side, the interior end comprising a press-fit hinge and a rounded edge, the press-fit hinge comprising two projections sized to firmly snap into the press-fit hinge relief grooves, the press-fit hinge terminating in the rounded edge allowing the hinged plug insert to rotate axially about the exterior of the lid, the bottom side comprising a rubberized drinking port plug near the exterior end, the drinking port plug being shaped and located in such a way that it mates firmly with the drinking port, the drinking port plug being capable preventing a beverage from passing through the drinking port when mated with the drinking port, the exterior end comprising an arched section and an opening/closing flange, the arched section being shaped to lock onto the raised circumference of the lid and matching the specific arc degree of the gap of the raised circumference, the exterior end terminating in the opening/closing flange. 2. A beverage cup according to claim 1, wherein a handle means is fixedly attached to the exterior surface of the cup body. 3. A beverage cup according to claim 1, wherein the window in the lid comprises a transparent cover. 4. A beverage cup according to claim 1, wherein all or parts of the cup are manufactured from metal. 5. A beverage cup according to claim 1, wherein all or parts of the cup are manufactured from injection-molded plastic. 6. A beverage cup according to claim 1, wherein the body is thermally insulated. 7. A beverage cup according to claim 1, wherein the disc of the counter means comprises a plurality of indentations on one side, the placement and number of the indentations corresponding to the symbols or numbers on the opposite side of the disc, and the vertical arm of the click-in-place means is placed in such a way that it is capable of protruding into the indentations on the disc, holding the disc in place unless firm pressure is applied to rotate the disc. 8. A beverage cup according to claim 1, wherein the counter means comprises two discs capable of interfacing as two gears, the first disc comprising a serrated outer perimeter and a center, the second disc comprising a serrated outer perimeter a center, an top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface comprising a plurality of printed numbers or symbols printed in a circle, the centers of the first and second discs comprising holes, the counter means further comprising two retaining pins, each capable of being inserted through the center hole of a disc, the counter means further comprising a click-in-place means.