US20120168440A1 - Sippy cup with snack receptacle in lid - Google Patents
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- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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- B65D47/06—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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- B65D2231/02—Precut holes or weakened zones
- B65D2231/022—Precut holes or weakened zones for permitting the insertion of a tubular contents-removing device, e.g. a drinking straw
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Abstract
The invention is a sippy lid for a beverage cup for a toddler which cup lid has a drinking orifice and a downwardly placed hollow. The downwardly placed hollow has a hinged cover. The cup lid is removably affixed to a beverage cup. In operation the downwardly placed hollow contains a snack such as a cereal. The snack can be accessed when hinged cover is open. Beverage cup can receive a beverage such as milk. The beverage is drunk through drinking orifice. The drinking orifice is a sippy tongue or a straw. The hinged cover may attached directly to the lid. Alternatively, the cover may be a cap with an attached frame. The cap is attached with a hinge to the frame. The cap with attached frame is removably affixed to the lid.
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- The invention is concerned with providing food and beverages to toddlers. Toddlers are no longer totally nursed or spoon fed; they are learning to eat and drink on their own. At this stage they commonly use high chairs and other special equipment that is designed for toddlers. A well-known and commonly used article for these young children is called “sippy cups.” A sippy cup has a cover upper surface with a protruding thin tongue with holes that a young child or toddler uses to drink. The sippy cup provides a bridge from breast or bottle to regular drinking from cups. The present invention is concerned with modified sippy cups wherein the sippy cup lids or covers have a receptacle for food so that the infant can both drink and snack from the same combination food/drink container.
- The present invention combines known elements from three different arts. First, is the “sippy cup” with the protruding drinking spout. There are many such examples in the patent and commercial art. U.S. Pat. No. 7,185,784 to Connors et. al. and Design Pat. No. D559,622 to Carreno are but two recent examples. Second, is U.S. Pat. No. 3,915,296 to Spence which describes the use of a lid with a hollow to receive a liquid or solid. A third art is U.S. Pat. No. 6,079,586 to Hanneman which describes a lid with a sippy spout and a hinged lid to access the food from a second chamber created by a cup divided into a liquid side and a dry food side. U.S. Pat. No. 7,063,299 to Westerhof et. al. teaches a lid with an inner cup for cereal and an outer cup for milk. This invention did not teach a sippy spout. These patents are all concerned with the use of liquids and solid within a single container. However, these do not address the use of a sippy spout with a lid with a hollow which hollow has a cover or cap. The present inventive lid is useful for toddlers learning to eat and drink.
- The invention is a sippy lid for a beverage cup for a toddler which cup lid has a drinking orifice and a downwardly placed hollow. The downwardly placed hollow has a hinged cover. The cup lid is removably affixed to a beverage cup. In operation the downwardly placed hollow contains a snack such as a cereal. The snack can be accessed when hinged cover is open. Beverage cup can receive a beverage such as milk. The beverage is drunk through drinking orifice. The drinking orifice is a sippy tongue or a straw. The hinged cover may attached directly to the lid. Alternatively, the cover may be a cap with an attached frame. The cap is attached with a hinge to the frame. The cap with attached frame is removably affixed to the lid.
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FIG. 1 shows the sippy lid with a hollow containing cereal such as Cheerios®.FIG. 2 shows inventive cup lid ofFIG. 1 with cup lid cover closed.FIG. 3 shows second embodiment of sippy lid with a hollow.FIG. 4 shows second embodiment of sippy lid with hollow with food access capFIG. 5 shows third embodiment with an alternative drinking orifice.FIG. 6 shows fourth embodiment of sippy lid with a hollow. -
FIG. 1 A shows thesippy lid 101 with a hollow, containing cereal such as Cheerios®.FIG. 1 B shows a cut through section ofFIG. 1 A.FIG. 1 A shows theinventive cup lid 101.Inventive cup lid 101 has arim 103. Sippy spout (tongue) 125 is shown protruding from lidupper surface 131. Alongrim 103 isfinger access depression 111. Rim 103affixes lid 101 tocontainer 109. Withinrim 103 is a hollow 105. InFIG. 1 A, hollow 105 is shown filled with a snack such as Cheerios ®107.Cover 113 has aborder 115 andhinges 117. Rim 103 is removably affixed to top ofcontainer 109. Note,container 109 has awaist 119 to aid thetoddler handling container 109 with inventivesippy cup lid 101. -
FIG. 1 B shows a cut through ofinventive cup lid 101.Inventive cup lid 101 has arim 103. Alongrim 103 isfinger access 111. Rim 103 affixes thelid 101 tocontainer 109. Withinrim 103 is a hollow 105.Bottom 121 andsides 129 of hollow 105 are shown in outline. Cover 113 has aborder 115.Sippy spout 125, a drinking orifice, is shown in outline.Rim 103 is removably affixed to top 116 ofcontainer 109. Notecontainer 109 has awaist 119 to aid thetoddler handling container 109 withinventive cup lid 101. Two way arrow C shows cover 113 closed (in solid) and open (in outline). -
FIG. 2 shows inventive cup lid ofFIG. 1 withcup lid 101cover 113 closed.Inventive cup lid 101 has arim 103. Alongrim 103 isfinger access 111.Rim 103 affixes thelid 101 tocontainer 109. Cover 113 has aborder 115.Sippy spout 125 is shown protruding from lidupper surface 131.Rim 103 is removably affixed to top 118 ofcontainer 109. Notecontainer 109 has awaist 119 to aid thetoddler handling container 109 withinventive cup lid 101. -
FIG. 3 A shows second embodiment ofsippy lid 201 with a hollow 205.FIG. 3 B shows a cut through section ofFIG. 3A .FIG. 3 A shows a second embodiment ofsippy lid 201. Secondinventive lid 201 has arim 203.Sippy tongue 225, a drinking orifice, is shown protruding from lidupper surface 231.Rim 203 affixes thelid 201 tocontainer 109. Withinrim 203 is a hollow 205.Food access cap 213 has aframe 215 and livinghinge 217.Frame 215 withfood access cap 213 are removably affixed to lidupper surface 231 and hollow 205.Food access cap 213 has anopening tab 219 to aid the user to open food access cap.Food access cap 213 is shown open inFIGS. 3 A and 3 B. -
FIG. 4 A shows the second embodiment ofsippy lid 201 with a hollow 205 withfood access cap 213 open allowing access to snack food in hollow 205.FIG. 4 B shows the second embodiment ofsippy lid 201 withfood access cap 213 closed.Sippy tongue 225 is shown.Rim 203 affixes thelid 201 tocontainer 109. Withinrim 203 is a hollow 205.Food access cap 213 has aframe 215 and livinghinge 217.Frame 215 withfood access cap 213 are removably affixed to top of hollow 205. Lidupper surface 131 hasfood access cap 213.Food access cap 213 has anopening tab 219 to aid the user to openfood access cap 213, shown open inFIG. 4 A . -
FIG. 5 A shows a third embodiment with an alternative drinking orifice.FIG. 5 B shows a cut through section ofFIG. 5 A. Thirdembodiment cup lid 501 has arim 103.Straw 525, an alternative drinking orifice, is shown protruding from lid upper surface131. -
FIG. 5 A shows thesippy lid 501 with a hollow with cereal such asCheerios® 131. Alongrim 103 isfinger access depression 111.Rim 103 affixes thelid 501 tocontainer 109. Withinrim 103 is a hollow 105. InFIG. 5 A, hollow 105 is shown filled with a snack such asCheerios ® 107. Cover 113 has aborder 115 and hinges 117.Rim 103 is removably affixed to top ofcontainer 109. Notecontainer 109 has awaist 119 to aid thetoddler handling container 109 with inventivesippy cup lid 101. -
FIG. 5 B shows a section through third embodiment ofcup lid 501.Cup lid 501 has arim 103.Rim 103 affixes thelid 501 tocontainer 109. Withinrim 103 is a hollow 105.Bottom 121 andsides 129 of hollow 105 are shown in outline. Cover 113 has aborder 115.Straw 525, a drinking orifice, is shown in outline and extends as astraw 527 intocontainer 109.Rim 103 is removably affixed to top 118 ofcontainer 109. Notecontainer 109 has awaist 119 to aid thetoddler handling container 109 withinventive cup lid 501. Two way arrow C shows cover 113 closed (in solid) and open (in outline). -
FIG. 6 A shows fourth embodiment ofsippy lid 601 with a hollow 605.FIG. 6 B shows a cut through section ofFIG. 6 A. Secondinventive lid 601 has arim 203.Straw 625, an alternative drinking orifice, is shown protruding from lidupper surface 231 and extends as astraw 627 intocontainer 109.Rim 203 affixes the lid 610 tocontainer 109. Withinrim 203 is a hollow 605.Food access cap 213 has aframe 215 and livinghinge 217.Frame 215 withfood access cap 213 are removable affixed to lidupper surface 231 and hollow 605.Food access cap 213 has anopening tab 219 to aid the user to open food access cap.Food access cap 213 is shown open inFIGS. 6 A and 6 B.
Claims (5)
1) A sippy lid for a beverage cup for a toddler comprising:
a cup lid with a drinking orifice;
said cup lid has a downwardly placed hollow;
said downwardly placed hollow has a hinged cover;
said cup lid is removably affixed to a beverage cup;
wherein in operation said downwardly placed hollow contains a snack such as a cereal;
said snack can be accessed when said hinged cover is open;
and said beverage cup can receive a beverage such as milk;
said beverage is drunk through said drinking orifice.
2) A sippy lid for a beverage cup for a toddler as in claim 1 ) wherein said drinking orifice is a sippy tongue spout.
3) A sippy lid for a beverage cup for a toddler as in claim 1 ) wherein said drinking orifice is a straw.
4) A sippy lid for a beverage cup for a toddler as in claim 1 ) wherein said hinged cover is attached to said lid.
5) A sippy lid for a beverage cup for a toddler as in claim 1 ) wherein said cover is a cap with an attached frame;
said cap is attached with a hinge to said frame;
said cap with attached frame is removably affixed to said lid.
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