Tip-Resistant Cup with Handle
OwnerLily Ann Born, Joseph Borninventors
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Abstract
A tip-resistant cup with handle having at least three external extended legs that prevent tip-overs. The external legs extend down to the surface the cup being placed on to provide support from three different directions. In addition, any of the legs can be used has a handle. Cups of the present invention can be stacked like other cups by simply rotating the position of the legs. The cup of the present invention can also have a curved lip to further prevent spilling when the user is drinking.
Claims18
A tip-proof coffee cup comprising:
- a cup body having a lower part, an upper part and a bottom, the upper part being of greater diameter than the lower part;
- a plurality of external legs extending outward and downward from the upper part of said cup body, the legs extending downward to a point below the bottom of said cup body.
A tip-proof coffee cup comprising:
- a cup body having a lower part, an upper part and a bottom, the upper part being of greater diameter than the lower part;
- three external legs extending outward and downward from a region near the upper part of said cup body, the legs extending downward to a point equal to or below the bottom of the cup body;
- wherein said cup body has a drinking lip, and each of the legs curves downward away from the upper part of said cup body such that its distil end encounters a resting surface at approximately right angles and its proximal end merges into said cup body at an acute angle below said drinking lip;
- and wherein a region of said cup body approaching said drinking lip curves inward so that the drinking lip has a diameter smaller than the upper part of said cup body yet larger than the lower part of said cup body.
A cup adapted to hold liquids comprising a cup body with at least three equally-spaced legs protruding outward and downward from said cup body to a point below said cup body, whereby said cup body is resistant to tipping over.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.