Single serve beverage cup
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.
1. A single-serve beverage cup for a drink comprising a base, a bowl, a seal, a top cover 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 and the diameter of said base decreases from said bottom wall of said base to said top wall of 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 for receiving a mix and said bottom wall of said bowl substantially corresponds to said top wall of said base and the diameter of said bowl increases from the bottom of said bowl to said top wall of said bowl,
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 bottle having a beverage in said bottle,
wherein the diameter of the bottom wall of said base is less than the diameter of said top wall of said bowl,
wherein said seal and top cover are constructed and arranged to close said opening of said bowl and retain said mix in said cup and are adapted to be opened to expose said mix for mixing said beverage from said bottle with said mix to create a drink,
wherein said bottom cover is located at the bottom wall of said base and is adapted to close said open bottom area of said base and adapted to enclose said bottle in said open bottom of said base; and
wherein said bottom cover further includes an opening therein for receiving said bottle through said opening of said bottom cover and for maintaining said bottle in said cavity of said cup.
2. The single-serve beverage cup according to claim 1 wherein said cup is made of plastic.
3. The single-serve beverage cup according to claim 2 wherein said plastic is polyethylene terephthalate.
4. The single-serve beverage cup according to claim 3 wherein said polyethylene terephthalate includes an oxygen inhibitor.
5. The single-serve 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 single-serve beverage cup according to claim 1 wherein said mix is a cocktail mix.
7. The single-serve beverage cup according to claim 6 wherein said mix is liquid or a powder.
8. The single-serve beverage cup according to claim 1 wherein said beverage is liquor and said drink is a cocktail.
9. The single-serve 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.
10. The single-serve beverage cup according to claim 9 wherein said upright tabs have a plurality of fingers.
11. The single-serve beverage cup according to claim 10 wherein there is an aperture between said upright tabs and said resilient tabs.
12. The single-serve beverage cup according to claim 4 wherein said seal and cover are attached to said cup by induction sealing.
13. The single-serve beverage cup according to claim 1 wherein said seal and cover are attached to said cup by induction sealing.
14. The single-serve beverage cup according to claim 1 wherein said cup includes a first outer packaging and a second inner packaging.
15. The single-serve beverage cup according to claim 1 wherein the top cover is further attached to said cup by screw threads.
16. The single-serve beverage cup according to claim 1 wherein said cup includes an outer packaging shrink wrapped onto the cup.
17. A single-serve beverage cup for a drink comprising a base, a bowl, a seal, a top cover 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 for receiving a mix 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 bottle having a beverage in said bottle,
wherein said seal and top cover are constructed and arranged to close said opening of said bowl and retain said mix in said cup and are adapted to be opened to expose said mix for mixing said beverage from said bottle with said mix to create a drink,
wherein said bottom cover is located at the bottom wall of said base and is adapted to close said open bottom area of said base and adapted to enclose said bottle in said open bottom of said base; and
wherein said bottom cover further includes an opening therein for receiving said bottle through said opening of said bottom cover and for maintaining said bottle in said cavity of said cup.
18. The single-serve beverage cup according to claim 17 wherein said cup is made of plastic.
19. The single-serve beverage cup according to claim 17 wherein said opening in said bottom cover comprises a plurality of upright tabs and a plurality of resilient tabs.
20. The single-serve beverage cup according to claim 17 wherein said mix is a cocktail mix.
21. The single-serve beverage cup according to claim 18 wherein said plastic is polyethylene terephthalate.
22. The single-serve beverage cup according to claim 21 wherein said polyethylene terephthalate includes an oxygen inhibitor.
23. The single-serve beverage cup according to claim 20 wherein said mix is liquid or a powder.
24. The single-serve beverage cup according to claim 17 wherein said beverage is liquor and said drink is a cocktail.
25. The single-serve beverage cup according to claim 17 wherein said bottom cover further comprises a bottom wall having said opening, a side wall, upright tabs, and resilient tabs.
26. The single-serve beverage cup according to claim 25 wherein said upright tabs have a plurality of fingers.
27. The single-serve beverage cup according to claim 22 wherein said seal and cover are attached to said cup by induction sealing.
28. The single-serve beverage cup according to claim 17 wherein said seal and cover are attached to said cup by induction sealing.
29. The single-serve beverage cup according to claim 17 wherein said cup includes a first outer packaging and a second inner packaging.
30. The single-serve beverage cup according to claim 17 wherein the top cover is further attached to said cup by screw threads.
31. The single-serve beverage cup according to claim 17 wherein said cup includes an outer packaging shrink wrapped onto the cup.