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US 6,305,033 B1Granted
Hand-held cuspidor with replaceable cup
OwnerBassem B. Azzaminventor
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Abstract
The hand-held cuspidor with replaceable cup has a base which receives a replaceable cup. A holder engages on the base and retains the cup in the base. The holder has a handle for manual carrying. A pivoted cover swings from a closed position over the holder to an open position where the replaceable cup is available for expectoration.
Claims8
A hand-held cuspidor comprising:
- a housing, said housing being comprised of a holder and a base, said holder and said base being detachably secured together, said holder having a top edge, said base being for receiving a disposable cup with the top of the cup being below said top edge of said holder, a handle on said housing, said handle being sized to be grasped by the user to carry said hand-held cuspidor, a stop flange within said holder to engage over the top of the cup to releaseably retain a disposable cup within said base, said housing being sized to be held in the hand so that it can be carried along with the user so that, when there is a disposable cup within said housing, the user can expectorate therein;
- a movable cover pivoted on said housing, said cover having a closed position and an open position and, when it is in said closed position, said cover closes said housing to prevent access to the interior thereof and, when in said open position, permits the user to expectorate into a disposable cup within said housing.
A hand-held cuspidor comprising:
- a housing, said housing having an open interior to receive and releasably retain a throw-away cup, said housing being formed of a base and a holder, said base having an open interior to receive the throw-away cup and said holder having a stop flange in the interior thereof positioned to overlie the top of a throw-away cup in said base to retain the cup within said housing, said holder being open interiorly of said stop flange, said base being releaseably attached to said holder for removable replacement of the throw-away cup therein;
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- a cover pivotally mounted on said holder for movement between a first, closed position wherein said cover lies on said holder to close the cup and a second, open position, said second, open position being sufficiently open so that the replaceable cup is accessible for expectoration, said cover being manually operable by the person holding said hand-held cuspidor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.