US20170311742A1 - Drinking apparatus system and method - Google Patents
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- FIG. 1 is an environmental perspective view of a drinking apparatus being used by a drinker
- FIG. 2 is a front perspective view thereof
- FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof
- FIG. 4 is a front view thereof
- FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof
- FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof
- FIG. 7 is a top view thereof.
- FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof
- the present disclosure relates to a drinking apparatus 100 that is configured to hold fluids and allow a user 101 to drink such fluids therefrom.
- any suitable fluid drinkable by a user 101 is applicable in the present disclosure.
- fluids such as water, fruit juice, milk, wine, or the like, can be drunk by a user 101 with the drinking apparatus 100 .
- carbonated fluids such as sparkling wine, champagne, tonic water, soda pop, ginger ale, or the like can be drunk by a user 101 with the drinking apparatus 100 .
- the drinking apparatus can comprise a bowl 120 , a bend 140 and a stem 160 , which define a cavity 180 therein.
- the bowl 120 comprises a first end 122 that comprises a bowl opening 124 defined at least in part by a rim 130 .
- the bowl opening 124 provides an opening at the first end 122 to the cavity 180 within the bowl 120 , bend 140 and stem 160 .
- the bowl 120 can comprise a top portion 126 and a bottom portion 128 with the top portion 126 extending from the first end 122 to the bottom portion 128 , with the bottom portion extending to the bend 140 , and the bend 140 extending to the stem 160 .
- At least a portion of the bowl 120 can have circular radial symmetry and/or axial symmetry about an axis Y (see FIGS. 4 and 6-8 ) with the radius about axis Y changing along a length of the bowl 120 . For example, as illustrated in FIGS.
- the rim 130 at the first end 122 can define a first diameter d 1 , with the diameter of the bowl 120 expanding as the top portion 126 extends toward the bottom portion 128 to a second diameter d 2 .
- the diameter of bowl 120 tapers from the second diameter d 2 to a third diameter d 3 that is smaller than the first and second diameters d 1 , d 2 .
- the bend 140 can similarly comprise curved radial symmetry and/or curved axial symmetry with the diameter of the bend 140 being equal to the third diameter d 3 along at least a portion of the bend 140 .
- the bend 140 can extend to the stem 160 , with the stem 160 extending linearly along axis Q ( FIG. 6 ) and having a diameter equal to the third diameter d 3 along the length of the stem 160 .
- the stem 160 extends to a second end 162 having a rim 166 that at least in part defines a drinking port 164 .
- axis Q of the stem 160 intersects axis Y of the bowl 120 at an angle of 73 degrees.
- axis Q of the stem 160 intersects axis Y of the bowl 120 at an angle of less than 90 degrees and greater than 45 degrees.
- the distance from respective faces of the first and second end 122 , 162 to the intersection of the Y and Q axes can be equal.
- the drinking apparatus 100 comprises a single plane of symmetry XY that is coincident with axes Y and Q.
- a method of using the drinking apparatus 100 to drink fluid can include introducing fluid into the cavity 180 of the drinking apparatus 100 (e.g., via the bowl opening 124 or drinking port 164 ) and a user 101 drinking the fluid from the drinking port 164 at the second end 162 .
- drinking fluid disposed within the cavity 180 via the drinking port 164 can include tilting or rotating the drinking apparatus upward about the lips or mouth of a user such that fluid within the cavity 180 pours out of the drinking port 164 .
- drinking fluid from the cavity 180 of the drinking apparatus 100 can include holding the drinking apparatus 100 with plane XY perpendicular to the ground (i.e., coincident with the local force of gravity) such that fluid is held within the cavity 180 and does not pour out of one or both of the bowl opening 124 or drinking port 164 .
- Drinking the fluid by the user 101 can including rotating the drinking apparatus within the plane XY such that fluid exits the drinking port 164 and into the mouth of the user 101 .
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- This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 29/531,088 filed Jun. 23, 2015, now U.S. Pat. No. X,YYY,ZZZ, which application is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety and for all purposes.
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FIG. 1 is an environmental perspective view of a drinking apparatus being used by a drinker; -
FIG. 2 is a front perspective view thereof -
FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof; -
FIG. 4 is a front view thereof -
FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof; -
FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof -
FIG. 7 is a top view thereof; and, -
FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof - It should be noted that the figures are not drawn to scale and that elements of similar structures or functions are generally represented by like reference numerals for illustrative purposes throughout the figures. It also should be noted that the figures are only intended to facilitate the description of the preferred embodiments. The figures do not illustrate every aspect of the described embodiments and do not limit the scope of the present disclosure.
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FIG. 1 , the present disclosure relates to adrinking apparatus 100 that is configured to hold fluids and allow auser 101 to drink such fluids therefrom. Given that the present disclosure relates to drinking fluids from adrinking apparatus 100 by auser 101, any suitable fluid drinkable by auser 101 is applicable in the present disclosure. For example, fluids such as water, fruit juice, milk, wine, or the like, can be drunk by auser 101 with thedrinking apparatus 100. In further examples, carbonated fluids such as sparkling wine, champagne, tonic water, soda pop, ginger ale, or the like can be drunk by auser 101 with thedrinking apparatus 100. - As illustrated in
FIG. 1 , thedrinking apparatus 100 can be transparent. Accordingly, thedrinking apparatus 100 can comprise various suitable transparent materials including glass, plastic, and the like. - Turning to
FIGS. 2-8 , the drinking apparatus can comprise abowl 120, abend 140 and astem 160, which define acavity 180 therein. Thebowl 120 comprises afirst end 122 that comprises abowl opening 124 defined at least in part by arim 130. Thebowl opening 124 provides an opening at thefirst end 122 to thecavity 180 within thebowl 120,bend 140 and stem 160. - The
bowl 120 can comprise atop portion 126 and abottom portion 128 with thetop portion 126 extending from thefirst end 122 to thebottom portion 128, with the bottom portion extending to thebend 140, and thebend 140 extending to thestem 160. At least a portion of thebowl 120 can have circular radial symmetry and/or axial symmetry about an axis Y (seeFIGS. 4 and 6-8 ) with the radius about axis Y changing along a length of thebowl 120. For example, as illustrated inFIGS. 3 and 5 , therim 130 at thefirst end 122 can define a first diameter d1, with the diameter of thebowl 120 expanding as thetop portion 126 extends toward thebottom portion 128 to a second diameter d2. The diameter ofbowl 120 tapers from the second diameter d2 to a third diameter d3 that is smaller than the first and second diameters d1, d2. - The
bend 140 can similarly comprise curved radial symmetry and/or curved axial symmetry with the diameter of thebend 140 being equal to the third diameter d3 along at least a portion of thebend 140. Thebend 140 can extend to thestem 160, with thestem 160 extending linearly along axis Q (FIG. 6 ) and having a diameter equal to the third diameter d3 along the length of thestem 160. Thestem 160 extends to asecond end 162 having arim 166 that at least in part defines adrinking port 164. - As illustrated in
FIG. 6 , axis Q of thestem 160 intersects axis Y of thebowl 120 at an angle of 73 degrees. In other words, axis Q of thestem 160 intersects axis Y of thebowl 120 at an angle of less than 90 degrees and greater than 45 degrees. As shown inFIG. 6 , the distance from respective faces of the first andsecond end FIGS. 4, 7 and 8 , thedrinking apparatus 100 comprises a single plane of symmetry XY that is coincident with axes Y and Q. - As illustrated in
FIG. 1 , a method of using thedrinking apparatus 100 to drink fluid can include introducing fluid into thecavity 180 of the drinking apparatus 100 (e.g., via the bowl opening 124 or drinking port 164) and auser 101 drinking the fluid from thedrinking port 164 at thesecond end 162. As can be seen inFIG. 1 , drinking fluid disposed within thecavity 180 via thedrinking port 164 can include tilting or rotating the drinking apparatus upward about the lips or mouth of a user such that fluid within thecavity 180 pours out of thedrinking port 164. - Additionally, as shown in
FIG. 1 , drinking fluid from thecavity 180 of thedrinking apparatus 100 can include holding thedrinking apparatus 100 with plane XY perpendicular to the ground (i.e., coincident with the local force of gravity) such that fluid is held within thecavity 180 and does not pour out of one or both of the bowl opening 124 ordrinking port 164. Drinking the fluid by theuser 101 can including rotating the drinking apparatus within the plane XY such that fluid exits thedrinking port 164 and into the mouth of theuser 101. - The described embodiments are susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, and specific examples thereof have been shown by way of example in the drawings and are herein described in detail. It should be understood, however, that the described embodiments are not to be limited to the particular forms or methods disclosed, but to the contrary, the present disclosure is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives.
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