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US 5,845,777 AGranted
Water glass reminder
OwnerBoman K. Najmiinventor
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Abstract
A water glass reminder for counting the number of glasses of water consumed each day consisting of a clear plastic ten ounce glass with a rotatable disc or ring for indexing from one number to the other as water is consumed.
Claims4
A water glass reminder for counting the number of glasses of water consumed each day comprising:
- a clear plastic glass for holding a glass of water or other liquid, said glass having an outer bottom surface and a circular base formed on said bottom surface, said said circular base having an outside surface, an inside surface and a bottom edge, images of numbers printed on the outside surface corresponding to the number of glasses of water consumed, an upper ridge and a lower ridge formed on said inside surface, and a detent formed on said outside surface of said bottom edge, and
- an opaque plastic ring having an inner surface, an outer surface, a top edge and a bottom edge, a circular ridge formed on said inner surface, and a window formed therein for selectively displaying each appropriate image, said bottom edge having notches formed for each of said images of numbers, said plastic ring being rotatably assembled over said circular base and removably held in place by said circular ridges formed on said circular base and said plastic ring.
A water glass reminder for counting the number of glasses of water consumed each day comprising:
- clear plastic means for holding a glass of water or other liquid,
- indicating means for counting the number of glasses of water consumed daily, said indicating means consisting of a circular base formed on said clear plastic means, said circular base having an outside surface, an inside surface and a bottom edge, images of numbers printed on the outside surface circumference corresponding to the number of glasses consumed, an upper ridge and a lower ridge formed on said inside surface, and a detent formed on said outside surface of said bottom edge, and
- selecting means for counting the appropriate number of glasses of water consumed, said selecting means consisting of a rotatable, opaque, plastic ring having an inner surface, an outer surface, a top edge and a bottom edge, a circular ridge formed on said inner surface, said bottom edge having notches formed for each of said images of numbers, and having a window formed therein for selectively displaying each appropriate image,
- said selecting means being rotatably assembled over said indicating means and removably held in place by said circular ridges formed on said indicating means and said selecting means.
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A water glass reminder for counting the number of glasses of water consumed each day comprising:
- clear plastic means for holding a glass of water or other liquid, said clear plastic means being inserted into a top portion having a graduated lip and a bottom surface silk screened with opaque ink leaving a small, round area clear for providing a clear window, said bottom surface having a plurality of grooves formed therein and a shaft formed at the center, and
- said selecting means consisting of an opaque, plastic disc having images of numbers one through eight printed on a top surface, a hole-bearing formed thereon for rotatably engaging said shaft, and a pair of detents for engaging said grooves as said disc is rotated one position for each glass of liquid consumed.
A water glass reminder for counting the number of glasses of water consumed each day comprising:
- clear plastic means for holding a glass of water or other liquid, said clear plastic means consisting of a liquid portion and a bottom portion, said bottom portion having a bottom surface silk screened with opaque ink leaving a small, round area clear for providing a window, said bottom surface having a plurality of grooves therein and a shaft formed at the center thereof, and
- said selecting means consisting of an opaque, plastic disc having images of numbers one through eight printed on a top surface, a hole-bearing formed thereon for rotatably engaging said shaft, thereby forming a vertical axis for rotating said disc, and a pair of detents for engaging said grooves as said disc is rotated one position for each glass of water consumed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.