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US 5,687,497 AGranted
Fluid vessel amusement
OwnerSteven Jerome Mooreinventor
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Abstract
A heat-activated amusement display disposed within the walls of a cup or other vessel.
Claims7
A vessel for receiving and dispensing fluids comprising:
- an outer vessel shell for grasping said vessel;
- an inner vessel shell;
- and means connecting the outer vessel shell to the inner vessel shell, such that the outer vessel shell and the inner vessel shell together define an open container, said open container defining an open space, said open space being open to ambient air;
- said outer vessel shell and said inner vessel shell forming a cavity between them, said cavity containing:
- a display shell for displaying motion to a person viewing said vessel;
- a motion device disposed within said display shell;
- and a means for moving said motion device coupled with said motion device, said means capable of activating said motion device to motion in response to the addition of fluids into said open space.
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A vessel for receiving and dispensing first fluids comprising:
- an outer vessel shell for grasping said vessel;
- an inner vessel shell;
- and means connecting the outer vessel shell to the inner vessel shell, such that the outer vessel shell and the inner vessel shell together define an open container, said open container defining an open space, said open space being open to ambient air;
- said outer vessel shell and said inner vessel shell forming a cavity between them, said cavity containing:
- a display shell for displaying motion to a person viewing said vessel;
- a fluid-containing cell, containing second fluid, disposed within said display shell;
- a motion device cell disposed within said display shell;
- a connecting means for connecting said fluid-containing cell to said motion device cell;
- and a motion device disposed within said motion device cell, said motion device capable of being activated to motion by said second fluid upon the addition of said first fluid into said open space.
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A fluid-filled vessel comprising:
- an outer vessel shell for grasping said vessel;
- an inner vessel shell;
- and means connecting the outer vessel shell to the inner vessel shell, such that the outer vessel shell and the inner vessel shell together define an open container, said open container defining an open space, said open space being open to ambient air, said open space containing fluid;
- said outer vessel shell and said inner vessel shell forming a cavity between them, said cavity containing:
- a display shell for displaying motion to a person viewing said vessel;
- a motion device disposed within said display shell;
- and a means for moving said motion device coupled with said motion device, said means capable of activating said motion device to motion in response to the presence of said fluid in said open space.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.