Interactive cup assembly
View Patent ↗A cup assembly is provided. The cup assembly is interactive by providing stimuli when the cup body is pressed by a user. The cup can provide sound emitted from an electronics module in a bottom cap. The cup body can use conductive ink to create a circuit for actuation of the sound.
1. A bottle assembly comprising:
a cup having a body with an outer surface and defining a volume, the outer surface having at least two lines of conductive ink thereon, the at least two lines defining graphics; and
a bottom portion connected to the body and housing an electronics module connected to the at least two lines, wherein the electronics module emits a stimuli when the at least two lines are simultaneously contacted by a user.
2. The bottle assembly of claim 1 , wherein the bottom portion is removably connected to the body.
3. The bottle assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a lid removably connected to the body.
4. The bottle assembly of claim 3 , further comprising a valve connected to the lid for selectively isolating the volume.
5. The bottle assembly of claim 1 , wherein the stimuli is sound.
6. The bottle assembly of claim 5 , wherein the sound is speech.
7. The bottle assembly of claim 2 , wherein the body has a bottom wall, wherein a portion of the at least two lines are formed in a circular pattern along the bottom wall, and wherein the bottom portion has electrical contacts that contact the circular pattern.
8. The bottle assembly of claim 1 , wherein the bottom portion is removably connected to the body via a bayonet connection.
9. The bottle assembly of claim 3 , wherein the lid is connected to the body via threads.
10. The bottle assembly of claim 4 , wherein the lid has a spout.
11. A bottle assembly comprising:
a cup having a body with an outer surface and defining a volume, the outer surface having at least two lines of conductive ink thereon, the at least two lines defining graphics; and
a bottom portion connected to the body and housing an electronics module connected to the at least two lines, wherein the electronics module emits a sound when the at least two lines are simultaneously contacted by a user, and wherein the bottom portion is removably connected to the body.
12. The bottle assembly of claim 11 , further comprising a lid removably connected to the body.
13. The bottle assembly of claim 11 , further comprising a valve connected to the lid for selectively isolating the volume.
14. The bottle assembly of claim 11 , wherein the sound is speech.
15. The bottle assembly of claim 11 , wherein the body has a bottom wall, wherein a portion of the at least two lines are formed in a circular pattern along the bottom wall, and wherein the bottom portion has electrical contacts that contact the circular pattern.
16. The bottle assembly of claim 11 , wherein the bottom portion is removably connected to the body via a bayonet connection.
17. The bottle assembly of claim 12 , wherein the lid is connected to the body via threads.
18. The bottle assembly of claim 13 , wherein the lid has a spout.
19. A method of providing stimuli for a child to drink from a bottle assembly, the method comprising:
providing a cup having graphics made from at least two lines of conductive ink that define an open circuit;
closing the circuit by a child's hand when holding the bottle assembly; and
emitting the stimuli in response to the closed circuit.
20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising recording speech and emitting the speech as the stimuli.