Dual chamber drinking cup

Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a dual chamber drinking cup showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view; and,

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view thereof in stacked position.

The broken line showing of a lid in FIGS. 1 & 2 and support feet in FIGS. 1, 2, 4, and the second cup in FIG. 5, are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D409442
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 19, 1998
Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
Assignees: Pescor Plastics, Inc. (Fort Worth, TX), The Southland Corporation (Dallas, TX)
Inventors: Timothy S. Kilpatrick (Fort Worth, TX), Alan Beach (Carrollton, TX)
Primary Examiner: M. N. Pandozzi
Law Firm: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
Application Number: 0/83,898
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/7513; D7/509
International Classification: 0701;