Novelty game drinking glass
OwnerMichael C. Wilsoninventor
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Abstract
A novelty game drinking glass for containing beverages as well as entertaining, amusing and interesting the user. The glass itself has a transparent partition positioned upwardly from the bottom end to form a bottom recess portion at the bottom end. A novelty game is positioned into this bottom recess so as to be visible by a user through the transparent partition and the novelty game is restrainably positioned on the bottom by a recess closure which also provide a liquid-tight seal to the bottom recess portion.
Claims12
A novelty game drinking glass device for containing beverages as well as entertaining, amusing and interesting a user, said device comprising:
- drink receptacle means having integrally formed and substantially transparent partition means,
- said partition means being positioned upwardly from the bottom end of said drink receptacle means to form a bottom recess portion at said bottom end,
- said partition means segregating said contained beverage from said bottom recess portion,
- novelty game means positioned within said bottom recess portion and positioned so as to be visible by said user through said substantially transparent partition means,
- said novelty game means restrainably positioned within said recess portion of said drink receptacle means by recess closure means,
- said recess closure means additionally providing a liquid impervious seal to said bottom recess portion so as to preclude the undesirable leakage of liquids into said bottom recess portion when said drinking glass device is washed;
- said novelty game means comprising ball placement game means including
- moveable ball means within said recess portion,
- ball field means positioned substantially on top of said recess closure means which support said moveable ball means,
- said ball field means comprising a transparent elevated sculptured element having planar surface portions on which said ball may move and crevice portions into which said ball may fall as a result of movement imparted to the ball by the user, at least one indicia associated with said sculptured element, said indicia further being associated with a planar surface portion, or with a crevice portion which the user may desire or not desire said ball to be deposited therein,
- said indicia being embodied by graphic card means having means cooperating with said sculptured element for alignment of said indicia with said planar surface portions and said crevices of said sculptured element and positioned under said sculptured element,
- all of said indicia on said graphic card means being wholly visible through said sculptured element and in turn said substantially transparent partition means.
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