BEVERAGE DRINKING SYSTEM

Abstract

A beverage drinking system having a container with a bottom wall and a sidewall that form a hollow chamber. A lid is formed and adapted to selectively cover the opening to the hollow chamber. The lid has an indicator assembly. The indicator has an elongated arcuate slot in a top wall of the lid and a marking member frictionally and slidably received within the slot. A pocket, for holding supplies, is attached to the container.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/523,827 filed Jun. 23, 2017.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is directed to a beverage drinking system and more particularly a beverage drinking system that tracks activity and stores accessories.

Beverage containers are well-known in the art. With activities such as exercise, weight loss, and breast feeding, water intake is important. Also, when drinking alcohol, tracking consumption can be important. For example, for breast feeding there exist many challenges, both physical and mental.

A new mother needs to be cognizant of water volume intake, breast side usage, nipple shields, creams, drops, pastes, pacifiers, and many other accessories in preparation for and while breast feeding. Anxiety over milk production is one of the biggest concerns for all breast feeding mothers.

One of the keys to producing an adequate milk supply is constant hydration. Typically, one has a dedicated water bottle that is carried every day and night.

While hydrating throughout the day, one frequently uses a variety of accessories that are scattered throughout a home. This can be frustrating if one sits down to feed only to realize a needed item has been left in another room.

In addition, when it comes to monitoring and rotating current breast side indicators during feeding, it can be difficult to switch bra clips or wrist bands. Often one forgets to switch the indicator leading to confusion and frustration at the next feeding. Accordingly, there is a need in the art for a system that addresses these deficiencies.

An objective of the present invention is to provide a beverage drinking system having a simple and easy to use indicator assembly.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide a pocket for use with a beverage drinking system to hold needed supplies.

These and other objectives will be apparent to those skilled in the art based upon the following written description, drawings, and claims.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A beverage drinking system includes a container having a bottom wall and a side wall that form a hollow chamber with an opening at the top. A lid is adapted to selectively cover the opening of the hollow chamber. The lid has an indicator assembly that in one example includes an elongated slot and a marking member that is slidably and frictionally received within the slot. The lid also has markings associated with the slot.

Attached to the container is a pocket or pouch for holding supplies related to the drinking beverage system. Preferably, the pocket is made of an elastic and resilient material and has an elongated slot positioned to receive and retain a projection that extends outwardly from an outer surface of the sidewall.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a beverage drinking system;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of a beverage drinking system;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a pocket for a beverage drinking system; and

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a beverage drinking system.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Referring to the Figures, a beverage drinking system 10 includes a cup or container 12 having a bottom wall 14 and a sidewall 16 that form a hollow chamber 18. Preferably the bottom wall 14 and sidewall 16 are made of a material and thickness that maintains the temperature of a beverage in the chamber 18 while preventing condensation buildup on the outside of the cup 12.

The outer surface of the sidewall 16 of the cup 12 has a plurality of vertically spaced markings 20 that preferably have height from the bottom wall 14 equal to the volume within the chamber 18 at the designated marking 20. Also, attached to and extending outwardly from the sidewall 16 is a handle 22.

A top edge 24 of the cup 12 has a ridge and/or threads 26 configured to receive a lid 28 to cover the chamber 18. The lid 28 is of any size, shape, or structure and preferably has an outer edge 30 that is configured to snap fit over the ridge 26 of the cup 12. Alternatively, the inner surface of edge 30 has threads that are threadably received by threads on ridge 26.

Extending outwardly from a portion of edge 30 is a tab 32 used to remove the lid 28. Further, a top wall 34 of the lid 28 has a first opening 36 sized to receive a straw and a second opening 38 to facilitate flow.

The top wall 34 also has an indicator assembly 40. The indicator assembly is of any size, shape, and structure. In one example, the indicator assembly 40 has a slot or groove 42 having a marking member 44 slidably and frictionally received within the slot. Associated with the slot 42 are markings or indicia 46 that indicate a quantity consumed, left or right, or any other information desired.

Attached to the cup 12 is a pocket or pouch 48. The pocket or pouch 48 is of any size, shape and structure. In one example, the pocket 48 has an elongated strap 50 that is configured to connect at its ends in any conventional way. Between the ends of the strap 50 the strap 50 terminates into a downwardly extending first or back wall 52 having outer edges 54 connected to and extending outwardly from edges 54 is a second or outer wall 56 that forms a hollow compartment 58 with an open top 60. Alternatively, the pocket or pouch 48 is made of a resilient material such as silicon or the like. Extending generally horizontally along wall 52 is an elongated slot 62 that is positioned to frictionally or elastically receive and retain a projection 64 of slightly greater size that extends outwardly from a sidewall 16 of the container 12.

In operation the pocket 48 is attached to the cup 12 by wrapping the strap 50 around the cup 12 and connecting the ends so that the back wall 56 of the pocket 48 engages the outer surface of the cup 12 and the pocket 48 is tightly secured to the cup 12. The hollow compartment 58 is filled with desired items.

The hollow chamber 18 of the cup 12 is filled with a desired beverage and the lid 28 is attached to the cup 12. Finally, the indicator assembly 40 is set by manually moving marking member 44 within slot 42 to align with a desired marking 46.

Accordingly, a beverage drinking system has been disclosed that at the very least meets all the stated objectives.

From the above discussion and accompanying figures and claims it will be appreciated that the beverage drinking system 10 offers many advantages over the prior art. It will be appreciated further by those skilled in the art that other various modifications could be made to the device without parting from the spirit and scope of this invention. All such modifications and changes fall within the scope of the claims and are intended to be covered thereby. It should be understood that the examples and embodiments described herein are for illustrative purposes only and that various modifications or changes in the light thereof will be suggested to persons skilled in the art and are to be included in the spirit and purview of this application.

Claims

1. A beverage drinking system comprising:

a container having a bottom wall and a sidewall that form a hollow chamber;

a lid adapted to cover the hollow chamber;

wherein the lid has an indicator assembly.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the indicator assembly includes a slot in a top wall of the lid and a marking member slidably and frictionally received within the slot.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the indicator assembly includes markings associated with the slot.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the bottom and sidewall are made of a material adapted to maintain a temperature of a beverage in the hollow chamber while preventing condensation buildup on the outside of the cup.

5. The system of claim 1 further comprising a pocket attached to the container.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein the pocket includes a back wall having an elongated slot that receives and retains a projection that extends outwardly.