Adjustable drinking cups
OwnerMatthew Coharainventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an adjustable drinking cup that limits the risk of aspiration by retaining a neutral neck position or by permitting a patient to tuck their chin while drinking. The adjustable drinking cup has a continuous wall formed by an exterior and interior surface that extends between a top and bottom end. The continuous wall forms a top and bottom opening. A plunger is received within the bottom opening. During use the patient fills the adjustable drinking cup with a liquid and after a predetermined amount of liquid is consumed the plunger is pressed upwards to raise the liquid to a predetermined position near the top opening. This is repeated each time a predetermined amount of liquid is consumed.
Claims14
An adjustable drinking cup comprising:
- a continuous wall, formed by an exterior surface and an interior surface, that extends from a top end to a bottom end that forms a top opening and a bottom opening;
- the exterior surface extends upwardly and outwardly from the bottom end to the top end;
- the interior surface having a first parallel portion and a second sloped portion;
- a ring positioned along a first end of the second sloped portion;
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- a plunger received within the bottom opening.
A method of using an adjustable drinking cup, comprising:
- providing a plunger and a continuous wall that forms a top opening and a bottom opening;
- wherein the continuous wall has an interior surface having a first parallel portion and second sloped portion, and a ring positioned along the second sloped portion;
- inserting the plunger within the bottom opening to form an interior of the adjustable drinking cup;
- filling the interior with a liquid;
- drinking a first predetermined amount of the liquid from the top opening;
- pressing the plunger and the liquid upwardly a first predetermined distance from a bottom end of the continuous wall through the interior towards a top end thereby raising the liquid to a first position;
- drinking a second predetermined amount of the liquid from the top opening;
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- pressing the plunger and the liquid upwardly a second predetermined distance from the bottom end of the continuous wall through the interior towards the top end thereby raising the liquid to a second position.
An adjustable drinking cup comprising:
- a continuous wall, formed by an exterior surface and an interior surface, that extends from a top end to a bottom end that forms a top opening and a bottom opening;
- the interior surface having a first parallel portion and a second sloped portion;
- a plunger received within the bottom opening;
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- wherein the top end extends outwardly in relation to and beyond the bottom end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.