Spill resistant disposable paper drinking cup
OwnerWilliam C. La Feverinventor
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Abstract
A disposable paper drinking cup that flares outwardly downwardly, so as to form a wide, non-tipping base for standing upon, and an opening upon its narrow upper end for dispensing a beverage therefrom, a reclosable tab on the upper end for the opening, and a pair of handles along a side of the cup for holding in a hand.
Claims5
A spill resistant, invertable, disposable paper drinking cup, comprising in combination, a side wall rolled around a small sized end wall at one end thereof, and a spaced apart larger sized open end at the other end thereof, an opening formed in said end wall, reusable tab means for covering said opening, sealing means for initially sealing said tab means over said opening in a leak proof manner, means for retaining said tab means in a closed condition over said opening after being unsealed, cover means for closing said open end, and additional sealing means for sealing said cover means to said open end in a leak proof manner, whereby said cup can be used with the open end upward prior to unsealing of the tab whereby said end walls forms the bottom of the cup, and said cup can also be used in an inverted manner by sealing of said cover means to the open end and unsealing said tab means to utilize said opening for access to the cup, whereby said cover means forms the bottom of the cup and the cup has an outward flare in a downward direction for greater stability.
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