Medicine cup apparatus with ring attachment
View Patent ↗A medicine cup apparatus that includes a cup having a side wall, bottom panel, open top, and an interior for holding a selected medicine. A ring is affixed to the cup that can fit around a user's finger, allowing the user to more easily hold the medicine cup and administer medicine orally. The ring is affixed to the cup bottom panel permanently or removably.
1. A medicine cup apparatus comprising:
a) a cup having a cup sidewall, bottom panel, interior for holding medicine to be administered and volume measurement marks of between about 0 and 15 milliliters;
b) a ring attachment comprising a ring with a ring opening that is sized and shaped to accommodate a user's finger;
c) a base that includes a disk, wherein one side of the disk is attached to the ring and the other side of the disk is connectable to the bottom panel of the cup; and
d) wherein the ring attachment is textured to allow for a better grip of said ring.
2. The medicine cup of claim 1 wherein the ring attachment facilitates oral administration of medicine when a user places his or her finger into the ring opening.
3. A medicine cup apparatus comprising:
a) a cup having a cup sidewall, bottom panel, interior for holding medicine to be administered and volume measurement marks of between about 0 and 15 milliliters;
b) a ring attachment comprising a ring with a ring opening that is sized and shaped to accommodate a user's finger;
c) a base that includes a disk, wherein one side of the disk is attached to the ring and the other side of the disk is connectable to the bottom panel of the cup;
d) wherein the base is removably connected to the bottom of the medicine cup; and
e) wherein the ring attachment is designed to be collapsible.
4. The medicine cup of claim 3 wherein the ring attachment facilitates oral administration of medicine when a user places his or her finger into the ring opening.
5. A medicine cup apparatus comprising:
a) a cup having a cup sidewall, bottom panel, interior for holding medicine to be administered and volume measurement marks of between about 0 and 15 milliliters;
b) a ring attachment comprising a ring with a ring opening that is sized and shaped to accommodate a user's finger;
c) a base that includes a disk, wherein one side of the disk is attached to the ring and the other side of the disk is connectable to the bottom panel of the cup; and
d) wherein a part of the ring attachment lights up.
6. The medicine cup of claim 5 wherein the ring attachment facilitates oral administration of medicine when a user places his or her finger into the ring opening.
7. A medicine cup apparatus comprising:
a) a cup having a cup sidewall, bottom panel, interior for holding medicine to be administered and volume measurement marks of between about 0 and 15 milliliters;
b) a ring attachment comprising a ring with a ring opening that is sized and shaped to accommodate a user's finger;
c) a base that includes a disk, wherein one side of the disk is attached to the ring and the other side of the disk is connectable to the bottom panel of the cup;
d) a cover for the medicine cup; and
e) wherein the base is removably connected to the bottom of the medicine cup.
8. A medicine cup apparatus comprising:
a) a cup having a cup sidewall, bottom panel, interior for holding medicine to be administered and volume measurement marks of between about 0 and 15 milliliters;
b) a ring attachment comprising a ring with a ring opening that is sized and shaped to accommodate a user's finger;
c) a base that includes a disk, wherein one side of the disk is attached to the ring and the other side of the disk is connectable to the bottom panel of the cup; and
d) a stand connected to the ring opposite the cup bottom panel that has a lower surface that enables the cup to rest in an upright position on an underlying support surface.
9. The medicine cup of claim 8 wherein the ring attachment facilitates oral administration of medicine when a user places his or her finger into the ring opening.
10. A medicine cup apparatus comprising:
a) a medicine cup with gradations for measuring and dispensing fluid medicine;
b) said cup having a volume of between about 1 and 15 milliliters, a cup side wall, a cup bottom panel and an interior; and
c) a ring attached to the cup bottom panel, the ring being sized and shaped to accommodate a user's finger, wherein the ring facilitates oral administration of a selected medicine contained in said cup interior; and
d) wherein the ring is textured to allow for a better grip of said ring.
11. A medicine cup apparatus comprising:
a) a medicine cup with gradations for measuring and dispensing fluid medicine;
b) said cup having a volume of between about 1 and 15 milliliters, a cup side wall, a cup bottom panel and an interior; and
c) a ring attached to the cup bottom panel, the ring being sized and shaped to accommodate a user's finger, wherein the ring facilitates oral administration of a selected medicine contained in said cup interior;
d) wherein the ring is removably connected to the bottom of the medicine cup; and
e) wherein the ring is collapsible.
12. A medicine cup apparatus comprising:
a) a medicine cup with gradations for measuring and dispensing fluid medicine;
b) said cup having a volume of between about 1 and 15 milliliters, a cup side wall, a cup bottom panel and an interior; and
c) a ring attached to the cup bottom panel, the ring being sized and shaped to accommodate a user's finger, wherein the ring facilitates oral administration of a selected medicine contained in said cup interior;
d) a cover for the medicine cup; and
e) wherein the ring is permanently connected to the bottom of the medicine cup.
13. A medicine cup apparatus comprising:
a) a medicine cup with gradations for measuring and dispensing fluid medicine;
b) said cup having a volume of between about 1 and 15 milliliters, a cup side wall, a cup bottom panel and an interior; and
c) a ring attached to the cup bottom panel, the ring being sized and shaped to accommodate a user's finger, wherein the ring facilitates oral administration of a selected medicine contained in said cup interior;
d) a cover for the medicine cup; and
e) wherein the ring is removably connected to the bottom of the medicine cup.
14. A medicine cup apparatus comprising:
a) a medicine cup with gradations for measuring and dispensing fluid medicine;
b) said cup having a volume of between about 1 and 15 milliliters, a cup side wall, a cup bottom panel and an interior;
c) a ring attached to the cup bottom panel, the ring being sized and shaped to accommodate a user's finger, wherein the ring facilitates oral administration of a selected medicine contained in said cup interior; and
d) a stand that the ring can rest on and remain in an upright standing position.