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US 11,832,744 B1Granted
Drinking cup with ice retainer
OwnerGregory Capizziinventor
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Abstract
A drinking cup assembly includes a drinking cup configured to retain a liquid within an interior of the drinking cup, and a retainer configured to retain ice within the interior of the drinking cup while permitting the liquid to flow from the interior of the drinking cup. The drinking cup comprises a grip portion, wherein the grip portion comprises a retainer attachment section. The retainer comprises a cup attachment section, wherein the retainer attachment section disposed within the cup attachment section.
Claims17
A drinking cup assembly, comprising:
- a drinking cup having a rim and an interior, wherein the drinking up is configured to retain a liquid within the interior;
- and
- a first foldable retainer configured to retain ice within the interior of the drinking cup while permitting the liquid to flow from the interior of the drinking cup through the first foldable retainer,
- wherein the first foldable retainer comprises a first end and a second end opposite the first end,
- wherein the first end is joined to an interior surface of the drinking cup,
- wherein the second end is foldable between a first position where the second end is above the rim of the drinking cup, and
- a second position where the second end is below the rim and within the interior of the drinking cup, and where the second end is configured to retain the ice within the interior of the drinking cup,
- wherein the first foldable retainer comprises at least one opening configured to
- permit the liquid to flow through the opening, and
- retain the ice in the interior of the drinking cup.
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A drinking cup assembly, comprising:
- a drinking cup having a rim and an interior, wherein the drinking up is configured to retain a liquid within the interior;
- and
- a first foldable retainer configured to retain ice within the interior of the drinking cup while permitting the liquid to flow from the interior of the drinking cup,
- wherein the first foldable retainer comprises a first cup attachment section and a first ice retaining section opposite the first cup attachment section and extending from the first cup attachment section,
- wherein the first cup attachment section is welded or adhered to an interior surface of the drinking cup,
- wherein the first ice retaining section comprises an opening,
- wherein the opening is configured to permit the liquid to flow through the opening, and configured to retain the ice in the interior of the drinking cup,
- wherein the first ice retaining section extends from the first cup attachment section along a same direction as the first cup attachment section, and
- wherein the first ice retaining section is foldable between:
- a first position in which the first ice retaining section contacts the interior surface of the drinking cup without contacting the first cup attachment section, and is above the rim, and
- a second position in which the first ice retaining section is out of contact with the interior surface of the drinking cup and is disposed within the interior of the cup to thereby permit the liquid in the cup to flow through the opening while retaining the ice within the interior of the drinking cup.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.