Cup collar
OwnerNuman Zeidaninventor
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Abstract
A cup collar includes an extension having a rim at one end and a securing ring at a second end attached to the lip of a cup or other beverage container to allow milk or cream, an additional flavoring, sugar or sweetener, or any other additive to be added to a beverage such as coffee without having to pour out and waste the coffee or other beverage to make room for the additive. The cup collar preferably further includes a skirt having a gasket that engages and locks with a sealing ring on the exterior of the cup proximate the lip of the cup to provide a compression seal between the securing ring and the lip of the cup as well as a seal between the gasket and sealing ring to prevent leakage. The cup collar attachment avoids wasting coffee or other beverage and conserves water.
Claims6
A cup collar for attachment to a beverage cup, the beverage cup comprising an open top having a lip, a closed bottom, and a continuous wall extending from the bottom to the lip of the cup, comprising:
- a cup extension having a first open end and a second open end and a continuous wall disposed between the first and second ends;
- a rim attached to or integral with the first end of the cup extension;
- and
- a securing ring attached to or integral with the second end of the cup extension;
- wherein the securing ring is configured to attach to an exterior surface of the lip of the cup.
A cup collar for attachment to a beverage cup having a lip, comprising:
- a cup extension having a first end and a second end;
- a rim attached to or integral with the first end of the cup extension;
- a securing ring attached to or integral with the second end of the cup extension;
- wherein the securing ring is configured to attach to the lip of the cup;
- a skirt attached to or formed integral with the securing ring;
- a gasket disposed in the skirt;
- and
- a sealing ring attached to or formed integral with the cup on an exterior surface of the cup proximate to the lip of the cup;
- wherein the sealing ring engages and locks with the gasket when the cup collar is attached to the cup to produce a compression seal between the securing ring and the lip of the cup as well as a seal between the gasket and the sealing ring to prevent leakage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.