DRINKING CUP
A drinking cup includes a cup body, a drinking portion, and a cup lid. When the drinking portion and the cup lid are locked with each other in a sealed state, the liquid in the cup body cannot flow out, and when the locking between the drinking portion and the cup lid is released in a drinkable state, a gap is formed therebetween for passing through the liquid, so that the user can drink at any position of the drinking portion without completely separating the cup lid from the drinking portion. Furthermore, since the user can not directly contact the gap during drinking, a better hygiene can be achieved due to the reduction of bacteria proliferation. Besides, a sealed portion on the cup lid and a rejection portion on the drinking portion are further provided for tightly fitting with each other in the sealed state, thereby preventing from leakage.
The present invention is related to a drinking cup structure, and more particularly to a drinking cup with a cup lid.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONMoreover,
The primary object of the present invention is to solve the inconveniences of the conventional drinking cup which should rotate the cup lid to be completely unfastened for drinking and should be fastened tightly for sealing.
Another object of the present invention is to solve the inconveniences of the drinking cup with the double-layer opening lid which provides single drinking aperture only and may have the leakage problem easily.
For achieving the objects above, the present invention provides a drinking cup including a cup body, a drinking portion connected with the cup body, and a cup lid connected with the drinking portion. The cup body provides an accommodating space for holding a liquid. The drinking portion is a hollow structure with a rejecting portion and a first fastening portion respectively extended and protruded on the inner surface thereof, wherein the first fastening portion further has plural indentations for passing through the liquid. The cup lid has a sealed portion corresponding to the rejecting portion, and a second fastening portion for cooperating with the first fastening portion. When the second fastening portion and the first fastening portion are locked with each other, the liquid in the cup body cannot be leaked out by tightly coupling the sealed portion and the rejecting portion, and when the second fastening portion is not locked with the first fastening portion, the sealed portion is separated from the rejecting portion for allowing the liquid passing through the indentations, thereby achieving a drinkable state.
Accordingly, through tightly coupling the sealed portion and the rejecting portion, the liquid will not be leaked out, and for drinking, it only needs to separate the sealed portion from the rejection portion without completely taking the cup lid away from the cup body. Besides, since the first fastening portion provides plural indentations for passing through the liquid, the user does not need to drink with the single drinking opening as shown in the prior art.
The foregoing aspects and many of the attendant advantages of this invention will be more readily appreciated as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description, when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
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In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the cup body 10, the drinking portion 20 and the cup lid 30 are all implemented to have a circular shape. Please refer to
Besides, the cup lid 30 has plural rotary recesses 33 mounted thereon for the user to hold and rotate the cup lid 30, so that the user can fasten or separate the first fastening portion 22 and the second fastening portion 32 via rotating the rotary recesses 33. In addition, in the sealed state, because the sealed portion 31 can be a soft pad made of rubber materials, the sealed portion 31 and the rejecting portion 21 can be tightly contacted with each other without a seam therebetween, thereby preventing the liquid from flowing through between the sealed portion 31 and the rejecting portion 21.
In a conclusion, when the present invention is in the sealed state, the sealed portion 31 and the rejecting portion 21 are tightly contacted with each other to prevent leakage, and when in the drinkable state, by rotation, the first fastening portion 22 and the second fastening portion 32 are unlocked for providing a gap between the sealed portion 31 and the rejecting portion 21, so as to allow the liquid in the cup body 10 flowing out through the indentations 221 on the first fastening portion 22, thereby there is no need for the user to completely separate the cup lid 30 from the cup body 10, and the indentations 221 is plural, the user does not need to drink with the single drinking opening as the conventional drinking cup does.
It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
Claims
1. A drinking cup, comprising:
- a cup body, including an accommodating space for holding a liquid;
- a drinking portion, which is connected with the cup body and formed to be a hollow structure, including a rejecting portion and a first fastening portion respectively extended and protruded on the inner surface thereof, wherein the first fastening portion includes plural indentations for passing through the liquid; and
- a cup lid, connected with the drinking portion, including a sealed portion corresponding to the rejecting portion, and a second fastening portion for cooperating with the first fastening portion,
- wherein when the second fastening portion and the first fastening portion are locked with each other, the sealed portion and the rejecting portion are tightly coupled together, thereby achieving a sealed state; when the second fastening portion is not locked with the first fastening portion, the sealed portion is separated from the rejecting portion for allowing the liquid passing through the indentations, thereby achieving a drinkable state.
2. The drinking cup as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first fastening portion and the second fastening portion respectively include threads correspondingly on the surfaces thereof for screwing with each other.
3. The drinking cup as claimed in claim 2, wherein the cup lid further includes plural rotary recesses mounted thereon for the user to hold and rotate.
4. The drinking cup as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sealed portion is a soft pad for tightly contacting with the rejecting portion.
Type: Application
Filed: Jan 21, 2010
Publication Date: Jul 21, 2011
Inventor: Yi-Chia LIAO (Shih Tan Hsiang)
Application Number: 12/690,941