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US 7,080,916 B1Granted
Special effects drinking lid and straw
AssigneeJim McCafferty Productions, Inc.
InventorsRichard Gregory Ferrin, Pascual Jose Lionel Wawoe
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Abstract
The present invention is for special effects drinking lid and straw, which can be used with various drinking containers. The specially designed container lid has special effects mechanisms that can illuminate the container lid, the container itself, the straw as well as figures, objects and designs connected to the lid and/or straw. Different special effects mechanisms can be used to produce light, sound, create movement in a moveable object, and/or produce a distinctive aroma or odor from a drinking container lid.
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A special effects drinking lid and straw comprising:
- a container lid having a top, a bottom, an exterior side wall, and a straw hole;
- said straw hole forms an interior side wall in said container lid;
- a straw having a body, which is at least semi-transparent;
- said straw can be inserted into and removed from said straw hole of said container lid;
- a circuit board and a power source, mounted within said container lid;
- activating means for triggering a special effects mechanisms;
- said activating means comprises a photo cell having a small plate which is fastened to said interior side wall of said straw hole in said container lid;
- said circuit board, said power source, said special effects mechanisms, and said activating means are electronically connected to each other;
- said special effects mechanisms are attached to said container lid;
- wherein a liquid flows through a passageway of said straw, said photo cell will sense a change in luminosity of said straw thereby generating an electrical pulse in said photo cell, said electrical pulse is then sent from said photo cell to said circuit board, which in turn triggers said special effects mechanisms.
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A special effects drinking lid and straw comprising:
- a container lid having a top, a bottom, an exterior side wall, and a straw hole;
- said straw hole forms an interior side wall in said container lid;
- a straw having a body, which is at least semi-transparent;
- said straw can be inserted into and removed from said straw hole of said container lid;
- a circuit board and a power source, mounted within said container lid;
- activating means for triggering a special effects mechanisms;
- said activating means comprises an emitter light fastened to said interior side wall of said straw hole and a photo cell detector having a small plate which is also fastened to said interior side wall of said straw hole, and said photo cell detector is positioned across from said emitter light;
- said circuit board, said power source, said special effects mechanisms, and said activating means are electronically connected to each other;
- said special effects mechanisms are attached to said container lid;
- wherein a liquid flows through a passageway of said straw, a beam of light that is sent from said emitter light to said photo cell detector is disrupted causing a change in luminosity of said straw thereby generating an electrical pulse in said photo cell detector, said electrical pulse is then sent from said photo cell detector to said circuit board, which in turn triggers said special effects mechanisms.
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A special effects drinking lid and straw comprising:
- a container lid having a top, a bottom, an exterior side wall, and a straw hole;
- said straw hole forms an interior side wall in said container lid;
- a straw;
- said straw can be inserted into and removed from said straw hole of said container lid;
- a circuit board and a power supply mounted within said container lid;
- at least one activating means for triggering an illuminating mechanism;
- said circuit board, said power source, said illuminating mechanism, and said activating means are electronically connected to each other;
- said illuminating mechanism is connected to said container lid;
- said illuminating mechanism comprises at least one drinking container light angled downwardly from said container lid into a drinking container to illuminate said drinking container,
- wherein said activating means is triggered, an electrical pulse is sent from said activating means to said circuit board, which in turn triggers said illuminating mechanism;
- wherein said illuminating mechanism is triggered said drinking container lights will internally illuminates said drinking container and said liquid contents from within;
- wherein said liquid contents contain bubbles a further enhancing illuminating effect will occur in said drinking container.
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A special effects drinking lid and straw comprising:
- a container lid having a top, a bottom, an exterior side wall, and a straw hole;
- said straw hole forms an interior side wall in said container lid;
- a straw;
- said straw can be inserted into and removed from said straw hole of said container lid;
- a circuit board and a power supply mounted within said container lid;
- at least one activating means for triggering an illuminating mechanism;
- said circuit board, said power source, said illuminating mechanism, and said activating means are electronically connected to each other;
- said illuminating mechanism is connected to said container lid;
- said illuminating mechanism comprises at least one straw light positioned around said straw hole of said container lid to illuminate said straw,
- wherein said activating means is triggered, an electrical pulse is sent from said activating means to said circuit board, which in turn triggers said illuminating mechanism;
- wherein said illuminating mechanism is triggered said straw lights will internally and externally illuminated said straw.
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A special effects drinking lid and straw comprising:
- a container lid having a top, a bottom, an exterior side wall, and a straw hole;
- said straw hole forms an interior side wall in said container lid;
- a straw;
- said straw can be inserted into and removed from said straw hole of said container lid;
- an attaching means for connecting said container lid to a drinking container;
- a circuit board and a power supply mounted within said container lid;
- at least one activating means for triggering an illuminating mechanism;
- said circuit board, said power source, said illuminating mechanism, and said activating means are electronically connected to each other;
- said illuminating mechanism is connected to said container lid;
- said illuminating mechanism comprises at least one container lid light positioned in said container lid to illuminate said container lid;
- wherein said activating means is triggered, an electrical pulse is sent from said activating means to said circuit board, which in turn triggers said illuminating mechanism;
- wherein said illuminating mechanism is triggered said container lid lights will internally and externally illuminate said container lid.
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A special effects drinking lid and straw comprising:
- a container lid having a top, a bottom, an exterior side wall, and a straw hole, said straw hole forms an interior side wall;
- a straw having a body, which has a thick straw wall and a passageway for a liquid;
- said body of said straw wall contains at least one recess;
- said recess is positioned at a location across from said straw hole;
- said straw can be inserted into and removed from said straw hole of said container lid;
- a circuit board and a power source, mounted within said container lid;
- at least one activating mechanism for triggering an illuminating means;
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- said circuit board, said power supply, said activating mechanism, and said illuminating means are electronically connected to each other;
- said illuminating means are attached to said container lid.
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A special effects drinking lid and straw comprising:
- a container lid having a top, a bottom, an exterior side wall, and a straw hole;
- said straw hole forms an interior side wall in said container lid;
- a straw;
- said straw can be inserted into and removed from said straw hole of said container lid;
- an attaching means for connecting said container lid to a drinking container;
- an electrical circuit assembly positioned within said container lid;
- said electrical circuit assembly is connected to at least one activating mechanism for triggering at least one special effect;
- said activating mechanism is connected to said special effects;
- said special effects are connected to said container lid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.