Closed cup provided with a lip capable of being taken in the mouth by a user and combined cupboard for its handling
OwnerCorinne Estibalinventor
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Abstract
A cup is provided with a flexible lip containing a duct having an end provided with a flexible valve which is opened by pinching the lip; the duct communicates with a receptacle containing the beverage and the wall of the receptacle is made from a flexible material so as to expand when a liquid is injected into the receptacle and to exert on the liquid a pressure tending to expel the liquid from the receptacle; a cover is provided for storing the cup and includes a filling and washing area.
Claims21
A storage compartment for cups of the type having a mouthpiece and a receptacle with said mouthpiece being attachable to said receptacle for use, said mouthpiece including a closed enclosure including a lip and a base provided with a first passage means extending from said base to said lip, said lip being made of a flexible material, said receptacle including a cover having a non-return valve for filling said receptacle, said receptacle having a wall expandable under pressure of a fluid received into said receptacle,
- said storage compartment having a filling area including at least one water tank and at least one track for the filling of a said cup and a device cooperating with said non-return valve for feeding liquid into said receptacle;
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- a washing area for at least one mouthpiece including means for washing the interior of a said mouthpiece and means for washing the exterior of a said mouthpiece.
A cup provided with a flexible lip capable of being taken in the mouth by a user, said lip including an outlet and a duct having a first end connected to said outlet and a second end remote from said first end, said cup including a receptacle adapted to contain a liquid, said receptacle including a wall of flexible material so as to expand when a liquid is injected into said receptacle and to exert on the liquid a pressure tending to expel the liquid from the receptacle, said duct having at said first end a flexible valve that is moved from a closed condition to an open position by pinching said lip, said wall having an accordion-pleated shape, said lip including a mouthpiece having a rigid base, said receptacle being refillable and attachable to said base of said mouthpiece during use, said mouthpiece comprising an enclosure including said rigid base, said enclosure having grasping means for a user and first passage means for conveying the liquid from the receptacle into said mouthpiece, a first means for securing said receptacle to said mouthpiece, said lip being integral with said base;
- said receptacle comprising a closed structure including a cover having a second passage means for conveying the liquid from said receptacle to said first passage means, a second means for cooperating with said first means of said mouthpiece to secure said receptacle to said mouthpiece, said cover including a non-return valve for feeding the liquid into said receptacle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.