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A drinking cup usable by persons having limited physical faculties includes a vessel portion having one or more walls and being closed at a bottom end to define a bottom surface, the vessel portion being configured to retain a liquid; a drinking portion having one or more walls and an open top end f

A drinking cup usable by persons having limited physical faculties includes a vessel portion having one or more walls and being closed at a bottom end to define a bottom surface, the vessel portion being configured to retain a liquid; a drinking portion having one or more walls and an open top end from which the liquid located in the vessel portion can be removed, the open top end defining a rim; and a flexible member connecting the vessel portion and the drinking portion. The flexible member facilitates movement of the drinking portion relative to the vessel portion.

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1. An articulated drinking cup, comprising: a vessel portion comprising one or more walls and being closed at a bottom end to define a bottom surface, said vessel portion being configured to retain a liquid;a drinking portion comprising one or more walls and having an open top end from which said li

1. An articulated drinking cup, comprising: a vessel portion comprising one or more walls and being closed at a bottom end to define a bottom surface, said vessel portion being configured to retain a liquid;a drinking portion comprising one or more walls and having an open top end from which said liquid located in said vessel portion can be removed, said open top end defining a rim comprising a drinking edge, portions located at opposing ends of said drinking edge that extend out of a plane coincident with said drinking edge, and a cutout located opposite said drinking edge; anda member connecting said vessel portion and said drinking portion in an articulated manner to allow said vessel portion and said drinking portion to move relative to one another;wherein the moving of said vessel portion relative to said drinking portion facilitates drinking from said articulated drinking cup by a user having limited physical capacities. 2. The articulated drinking cup of claim 1, wherein said member connecting said vessel portion and said drinking portion in an articulated manner is an arrangement of pleated material. 3. The articulated drinking cup of claim 1, further comprising a textured surface on said vessel portion to facilitate gripping by said user. 4. The articulated drinking cup of claim 1, wherein said member connecting said vessel portion and said drinking portion in an articulated manner is an elastomeric material. 5. The articulated drinking cup of claim 4, wherein said elastomeric material is ribbed.