Drinking cup

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a drinking cup showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevation view thereof, with the broad side oriented toward the viewer, the opposite side being identical;

FIG. 3 is a side elevation view thereof, with the narrow side oriented toward the viewer, the opposite side being identical;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view thereof taken along line 66 in FIG. 3;

FIG. 7. is a perspective view of another embodiment of my design as shown in FIG. 1 with an added translucent portion below the inner rim connecting the side walls with one or more insubstantial dimples on the bottom thereof;

FIG. 8 is a side elevation view thereof, with the broad side oriented toward the viewer, all other side views being identical;

FIG. 9 is a side elevation view thereof, with the narrow side oriented toward the viewer, the opposite side being identical;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 12 is a sectional view thereof taken along line 1212 in FIG. 10.

The design is characterized by having three more or less upright walls with an ovoid inner chamber suspended by walls over a hollow bottom. Visibility of the interior walls may be reduced in subdued lighting depending on the amount of colorant used, but would be visible under bright overhead lighting.

Claims

I claim the ornamental design for a drinking cup, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
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D99531 May 1936 Sterling
D222375 October 1971 Bencik
3781164 December 1973 McCaffery
4410085 October 18, 1983 Beneziat et al.
D400398 November 3, 1998 McNaughton
6179153 January 30, 2001 Huang
D471404 March 11, 2003 Gady
D488741 April 20, 2004 Moya
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D539091 March 27, 2007 Mansfield
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Patent History
Patent number: D556511
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 1, 2006
Date of Patent: Dec 4, 2007
Inventor: Bryan D. Mansfield (Bredenton, FL)
Primary Examiner: Philip S. Hyder
Assistant Examiner: Cynthia Underwood
Attorney: Mark Douma
Application Number: 29/250,854
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/523; D7/509