US 2020/0260892 A1Published application

Spill-preventing holder for a disposable cup with a detachable lid

OwnerPeter J. Opheiminventor

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Abstract

A spill-preventing holder, for a disposable cup to which is temporarily attached a lid that has an orifice in its top surface, includes: (a) a container having an interior volume and an upper rim that provides access to this interior volume which is adapted to accommodate the cup and its attached lid so that the lid is located proximate to the container's upper rim, and (b) a locking ring adapted, when the cup with its attached lid is situated within the container's interior volume, to: (i) detachably attach to the container, (ii) contact and apply pressure to the lid so as temporarily secure it to the cup, and (iii) provide access to the region of the environment surrounding the lid's orifice so as to allow one's mouth to be placed on the orifice for drinking a beverage contained within the cup.

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Dependent claims

A spill-preventing holder for a beverage-containing, disposable cup 1 to which is attached a detachable lid that has a bottom rim and a top surface with an orifice that is adapted to allow one to drink from said disposable cup when said detachable lid is attached, said holder comprising:

a container having an interior volume and an upper rim that provides access to said interior volume,
wherein the interior volume of said container is adapted to accommodate said disposable cup in such a manner that, when said lid is temporarily attached to said disposable cup, said lid is proximate the upper rim of said container, and
a locking ring adapted to, when said disposable cup with a temporarily attached lid is situated within the interior volume of said container, detachably attach to said container so as to temporarily prevent said detachable lid from detaching from said disposable cup.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.