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US 4,285,490 AGranted
Apparatus for partially pre-making a solid-liquid beverage
OwnerMichael W. Hanleyinventor
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Abstract
A freezable, edible substance is placed in a forming cup mounted by the base upon a lid. A serving cup is invertedly mounted over the first cup and closed by the lid after which the substance is solidified. When final preparation of the beverage is desired, the two cups are inverted and the first cup and lid are removed, leaving a frozen mound in said serving cup into which a drinkable liquid is poured around the solid substance.
Claims5
Apparatus for making a solid-liquid beverage, comprising:
- a first cup suitable for being filled with a freezable, edible substance;
- said first cup having a base at one end and being open at the opposite end;
- a cup lid mounted with the base of said first cup;
- and,
- a second cup having a base for mounting over the open end of said first cup and an open end for engaging said lid when said first cup and said second cup are assembled together.
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Apparatus for making a solid-liquid beverage, comprising:
- a first frusto-conical cup suitable for being filled with an edible substance with an open end which is the larger end and a base end which is the smaller end;
- a cup lid with an exterior side, an interior side and a closing rim;
- said first cup base end mounted with said cup lid interior side;
- a second frusto-conical cup with an open end which is the larger end and a base end which is the smaller end;
- said base end of said second cup fitting over said open end of said first cup;
- and
- said larger end of said second cup adapted to be closed by said closing rim of said lid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.