IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,171,375
Granted Patent B2
US 12,171,375 · App. 18/220,598 · Granted Dec 24, 2024

Cup

Inventor: John P. Calderaio (Jupiter, FL)
Assignee: Calderco Holdings Group, LLC
A47J43/27A47G19/2205B65D25/24
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,171,375
App. No.
18/220,598
Granted
Dec 24, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A single serve beverage cup, including for a cocktail, is disclosed having a base, a bowl, a seal, a top cover and a bottom cover. The single-serve beverage cup includes a cavity for receiving a miniature liquor bottle for making a cocktail. There are disclosed various embodiments of the bottom cover.

Claims (28)

1. A beverage cup comprising a base, a bowl, and a bottom cover,

wherein said base comprises a bottom wall, a side wall and a top wall constructed and arranged to form an open bottom area in said base,

wherein said bowl comprises a bottom wall, a side wall and a top wall constructed and arranged to form an opening at said top wall and said bottom wall of said bowl substantially corresponds to said top wall of said base,

wherein at least a portion of said top wall of said base and at least a portion of said bottom wall of said bowl form a cavity adapted to receive a container,

wherein said bottom cover is located at the bottom wall of said base and adapted to enclose said container in said open bottom of said base; and

wherein said bottom cover further includes an opening therein for receiving said container through said opening of said bottom cover and for maintaining said container in said cavity of said cup.

2. The beverage cup according to claim 1 wherein said cup is made of plastic.

3. The beverage cup according to claim 2 wherein said plastic is polyethylene terephthalate.

4. The beverage cup according to claim 3 wherein said polyethylene terephthalate includes an oxygen inhibitor.

5. The beverage cup according to claim 1 wherein said opening in said bottom cover comprises a plurality of upright tabs and a plurality of resilient tabs.

6. The beverage cup according to claim 1 wherein said bottom cover further comprises a bottom wall having said opening, a side wall, upright tabs, and resilient tabs.

7. The beverage cup according to claim 6 wherein said upright tabs have a plurality of fingers.

8. The beverage cup according to claim 7 wherein there is an aperture between said upright tabs and said resilient tabs.

9. The beverage cup according to claim 8 wherein there are four resilient tabs and four upright tabs.

10. The beverage cup according to claim 9 wherein each of the four resilient tabs include seven fingers.

11. The beverage cup according to claim 1 wherein the bottom cover is attached to the bottom wall of the base by a tongue in groove mechanism or a friction fit mechanism.

12. The beverage cup according to claim 10 wherein the bottom cover is attached to the bottom wall of the base by a tongue in groove mechanism or a friction fit mechanism.

13. A beverage cup comprising a base, a bowl, and a bottom cover,

wherein said base comprises a bottom wall, a side wall and a top wall constructed and arranged to form an open bottom area in said base,

wherein said bowl comprises a bottom wall, a side wall and a top wall constructed and arranged to form an opening at said top wall and said bottom wall of said bowl substantially corresponds to said top wall of said base,

wherein at least a portion of said top wall of said base and at least a portion of said bottom wall of said bowl form a cavity adapted to receive a container,

wherein said bottom cover is located at the bottom wall of said base and adapted to enclose said container in said open bottom of said base, and

wherein said bottom cover further includes an opening therein having a plurality of upright tabs and a plurality of resilient tabs for maintaining said container in said cavity of said cup.

14. The beverage cup according to claim 13 wherein said cup is made of plastic.

15. The beverage cup according to claim 14 wherein said plastic is polyethylene terephthalate.

16. The beverage cup according to claim 13 wherein said bottom cover further comprises a bottom wall having said opening and a side wall.

17. The beverage cup according to claim 16 wherein said upright tabs have a plurality of fingers.

18. The beverage cup according to claim 13 wherein the bottom cover is attached to the bottom wall of the base by a tongue in groove mechanism or a friction fit mechanism.

Continuity (6)
Continuation 17201550 · Mar 15, 2021
Continuation 16372953 · Apr 2, 2019
Continuation In Part 15861481 · Jan 3, 2018
Provisional Application 62747503 · Oct 18, 2018
Provisional Application 62651508 · Apr 2, 2018
Related Publication 20230346168A1 · Nov 2, 2023
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