Disposable beverage container
OwnerGeorge Mitriinventor
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Abstract
A frusto-conical beverage container, equipped with a lid, is provided with an annular shield or guard that surrounds the mouth of the cup and the lid positioned thereon. When a plurality of such containers are carried in a sack or tray, the guard prevents dislodgment of the lids and leakage of the contents of the cups which typically results from such dislodgment. The upper edge of the guard coaxially surrounds the cup mouth and the lid in spaced separation therefrom, while the lower edge of the guard resides in contact with the wall of the cup. The guard may be formed as a unitary structure with the cup or as a separate sleeve removable therefrom. The guard may be formed with a breakaway section to allow the consumer's lips access to the rim of the mouth of the cup.
Claims9
In a disposable beverage container formed with a cup having an annular wall that forms an annular rim at its upper edge defining an open mouth and a lid releasably secured to externally encompass and grip said annular rim across said open mouth, the improvement comprising:
- an annular collar which in its position of ultimate deployment of use is secured to said annular wall of said cup and extends upwardly and outwardly from said annular wall of said cup from beneath said annular rim to form an upper edge which surrounds said annular rim in substantially longitudinal alignment therewith and transversely spaced separation therefrom so as to define an upwardly opening gutter between said annular wall and said collar to thereby serve as a protective shield about said rim.
An improved, disposable beverage container comprising a concave cup having an annular wall that forms an annular rim defining an open mouth at its upper edge, a lid which extends transversely across said mouth to externally encompass and grip said rim in releasable sealing engagement therewith, and an annular concentric guard which in ultimate position of deployment for use extends upwardly and outwardly from said wall of said cup from beneath said rim to define an upper edge which coaxially surrounds said mouth and resides in substantially longitudinal alignment therewith and in transversely spaced separation therefrom so as to define an upwardly opening gutter between said annular wall and said guard.
A beverage container with a rim guard comprising a concave cup having a frusto-conical wall, a circular annular rim defining an open mouth at the upper extremity of said wall, and a circular base having a diameter smaller than that of said mouth at the lower extremity of said wall, a transverse circular lid releasably securable to said rim across said mouth to externally externally encompass and grip said mouth, and an annular guard which in its position of ultimate deployment for use extends upwardly and outwardly from said wall from beneath said annular rim to define an upper edge which is coaxial relative to said lid and which resides in substantially longitudinal alignment therewith and in transversely spaced separation therefrom to define an upwardly opening gutter between said annular wall and said guard.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.