US20180028004A1

US20180028004A1 - Travel beverage container systems

Info

Publication number: US20180028004A1
Application number: US15/220,297
Authority: US
Inventors: Jonathan Richard Larson
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2016-07-26
Filing date: 2016-07-26
Publication date: 2018-02-01
Also published as: CA2937192A1

Abstract

A travel beverage container system which includes a portable drinking container with a 3D molded angry face shot of a person, animal or fictional character. The device is designed to draw emotional response from a user while providing a stable ergonomic beverage container.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The following includes information that may be useful in understanding the present invention(s). It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art, or material, to the presently described or claimed inventions, or that any publication or document that is specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates generally to the field of beverage containers and more specifically relates to a travel beverage container system.

2. Description of Related Art

Travel mugs generally employ thermal insulation properties for transporting hot or cold liquids. Similar to a vacuum flask, a travel mug is usually well-insulated and completely enclosed to prevent spillage or leaking, but will generally have an opening in the cover through which the contents can be consumed during transportation without spillage. Usually stainless steel will be used for the inner wall while outer wall can be stainless steel, plastic, or even embedded with other materials.
Several attempts have been made to solve the above-mentioned problems such as those found in U.S. Pub. No. 2004/0157527 to Ruupak Omar; 2015/0360816 to Ching-Tien Chen and U.S. Pat. No. 6,601,703 to John Scott Jones; U.S. Pat. No. 7,866,073 to Richard L. Dunlap; and U.S. Pat. No. 7,900,384 to Gary W. Schnuckle. This art is representative of beverage containers. However, none of the above inventions and patents, taken either singly or in combination, is seen to describe the invention as claimed.
Preferably, a beverage container should provide an efficient container for liquids and, yet would operate reliably and be manufactured at a modest expense. Thus, a need exists for a reliable travel beverage container system to avoid the above-mentioned problems.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known beverage container art, the present invention provides a novel travel beverage container system. The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail is to provide a travel beverage container system.
A travel beverage container system comprising: a beverage container assembly having a beverage container having an inner volume, an outer surface comprising a protruding outer surface forming a 3D facial impression and a gripping member, and a lid. The travel beverage container system comprises the beverage container assembly. The beverage container assembly comprises the beverage container. The beverage container comprises the inner volume, the outer surface, and the lid. The beverage container comprises a cylindrical profile. The inner volume of the beverage container is able to contain a hot liquid. The inner volume of the beverage container is thermally lined to restrict heat transfer and keep the hot liquid hot. The top end of the inner volume comprises threading for attaching the lid to the beverage container.
The outer surface comprises the protruding outer surface forming a 3D facial impression, and the gripping member. The lid closes and contains a top end of the inner volume and contents of the inner volume. The lid comprises an opening such that a user may consume the contents of the beverage container. The gripping member allows a user grip and transport the beverage container and contents of the beverage container. The gripping member comprises a handle. The outer surface forming a 3D facial impression comprises an angry face. The outer surface forming a 3D facial impression comprises an angry face of a person. The outer surface forming a 3D facial impression acts as a location for a user to grip the beverage container.
The protruding outer surface forming a 3D facial impression allows the user to better grip the beverage container. The protruding outer surface forming a 3D facial impression provides added weight for increased stability of the beverage container. The travel beverage container system is useful for providing a user with a portable drinking container with a novel 3-D molded face for entertainment. The protruding outer surface forming a 3D facial impression creates an emotional response from the user. The travel beverage container system further provides a visual means to readily recognize ownership of the beverage container.
The present invention holds significant improvements and serves as a travel beverage container system. For purposes of summarizing the invention, certain aspects, advantages, and novel features of the invention have been described herein. It is to be understood that not necessarily all such advantages may be achieved in accordance with any one particular embodiment of the invention. Thus, the invention may be embodied or carried out in a manner that achieves or optimizes one advantage or group of advantages as taught herein without necessarily achieving other advantages as may be taught or suggested herein. The features of the invention which are believed to be novel are particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the concluding portion of the specification. These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following drawings and detailed description.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The figures which accompany the written portion of this specification illustrate embodiments and method(s) of use for the present invention, travel beverage container systems, constructed and operative according to the teachings of the present invention.

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view illustrating a travel beverage container system during an ‘in-use’ condition according to one embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating the travel beverage container system comprising a travel beverage container assembly having a beverage container according to another embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a top view illustrating aspects of the travel beverage container assemblies of FIGS. 1-2.

FIG. 4 is a combined view illustrating embodiments of the travel beverage container assemblies of FIGS. 1-3.

The various embodiments of the present invention will hereinafter be described in conjunction with the appended drawings, wherein like designations denote like elements.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

As discussed above, embodiments of the present invention relate to a beverage container and more particularly to a travel beverage container system as used to improve portable drinking containers.
Generally speaking, travel beverage container system is a portable drinking container with a 3D molded angry face shot of a person, animal or fictional character.
Referring to the drawings by numerals of reference there is shown in FIGS. 1-4, a travel beverage container system 100 comprising beverage container assembly 110 having beverage container 120 having inner volume 124 and outer surface 128, protruding outer surface forming a 3D facial impression 160, gripping member 168, and lid 176, shown in FIG. 1 as in-use condition 150. Travel beverage container system 100 comprises beverage container assembly 110. Beverage container assembly 110 comprises beverage container 120. Beverage container 120 comprises inner volume 124, outer surface 128, and lid 176.
Outer surface 128 comprises protruding outer surface forming a 3D facial impression 160, and gripping member 168. Lid 176 closes and contains, seals, or otherwise encloses a top end of inner volume 124 and any contents of inner volume 124. Gripping member 168 allows user 140 to grip and transport beverage container 120 and contents of beverage container 120. Protruding outer surface forming a 3D facial impression 160 allows user 140 to better grip beverage container 120. Protruding outer surface forming a 3D facial impression 160 provides added weight for increased stability of beverage container 120. Travel beverage container system 100 is useful for providing user 140 with a portable drinking container with a novel 3-D molded face for entertainment. Travel beverage container system 100 further provides a visual means to readily recognize ownership of beverage container 120.
Inner volume 124 of beverage container 120 is able to contain a hot liquid. Inner volume 124 of beverage container 120 is thermally lined to restrict heat transfer and keep hot liquid hot. Inner volume 124 of beverage container 120 is able to contain a cold liquid. Inner volume 124 of beverage container 120 is thermally lined to restrict heat transfer and keep cold liquid cold. Lid 176 comprises an opening 178 such that a user 140 may consume contents of beverage container 120. Protruding outer surface forming a 3D facial impression 160 creates an emotional response from user 140. Gripping member 168 comprises handle 170. Gripping member 168 comprises textured grip 172. Top end of inner volume 124 comprises threading for attaching lid 176 to beverage container 120.
Beverage container 120 comprises a cylindrical profile. Outer surface 128 forming a 3D facial impression 160 acts as a location for user 140 to grip beverage container 120. Outer surface forming a 3D facial impression 160 comprises an angry face. Outer surface forming a 3D facial impression 160 comprises an angry face of a person. Outer surface forming a 3D facial impression 160 comprises an angry face of an animal. Outer surface forming a 3D facial impression 160 comprises an angry face of a fictional character.
Travel beverage container system 100 may be manufactured and provided for sale in a wide variety of sizes and shapes for a wide assortment of applications. Upon reading this specification, it should be appreciated that, under appropriate circumstances, considering such issues as design preference, user preferences, marketing preferences, cost, structural requirements, available materials, technological advances, etc., other kit contents or arrangements such as, for example, including more or less components, customized parts, different protrusion combinations, parts may be sold separately, etc., may be sufficient.
It should be noted that the steps described in the method of use can be carried out in many different orders according to user preference. The use of “step of” should not be interpreted as “step for”, in the claims herein and is not intended to invoke the provisions of 35 U.S.C. § 112(f). Upon reading this specification, it should be appreciated that, under appropriate circumstances, considering such issues as design preference, user preferences, marketing preferences, cost, structural requirements, available materials, technological advances, etc., other methods of use arrangements such as, for example, different orders within above-mentioned list, elimination or addition of certain steps, including or excluding certain maintenance steps, etc., may be sufficient.
The embodiments of the invention described herein are exemplary and numerous modifications, variations and rearrangements can be readily envisioned to achieve substantially equivalent results, all of which are intended to be embraced within the spirit and scope of the invention. Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientist, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application.

Claims

What is claimed is new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent is set forth in the appended claims:

1. A travel beverage container system comprising:

a beverage container having

an inner volume, and

an outer surface including a protruding outer surface forming a 3D facial impression;

a gripping member; and

a lid;

wherein said lid closes and contains a top end of said inner volume and contents of said inner volume;

wherein said gripping member is configured to allow a user grip and transport said beverage container and contents of said beverage container;

wherein said protruding outer surface forming the 3D facial impression allows said user to better grip said beverage container;

wherein said protruding outer surface forming the 3D facial impression provides added weight for increased stability of said beverage container;

wherein said travel beverage container system is useful for providing said user with a portable drinking container with a novel 3-D molded face for entertainment; and

wherein said travel beverage container system further provides a visual means to readily recognize ownership of said beverage container.

2. The travel beverage container system of claim 1, wherein said inner volume of said beverage container is configured to contain a hot liquid.

3. The travel beverage container system of claim 2, wherein said inner volume of said beverage container is thermally lined, and further configured to restrict heat transfer and keep said hot liquid hot.

4. The travel beverage container system of claim 1, wherein said inner volume of said beverage container is configured to contain a cold liquid

5. The travel beverage container system of claim 4, wherein said inner volume of said beverage container is thermally lined, and further configured to restrict heat transfer and keep said cold liquid cold.

6. The travel beverage container system of claim 1, wherein said lid includes an opening, the opening configured such that said user may consume said contents of said beverage container.

7. The travel beverage container system of claim 1, wherein said protruding outer surface forming the 3D facial impression creates an emotional response from said user.

8. The travel beverage container system of claim 1, wherein said gripping member includes a handle.

9. The travel beverage container system of claim 1, wherein said gripping member includes a textured grip.

10. The travel beverage container system of claim 1, wherein said top end of said inner volume includes threading that is configured to attach said lid to said beverage container.

11. The travel beverage container system of claim 1, wherein said beverage container includes a cylindrical profile.

12. The travel beverage container system of claim 1, wherein said outer surface forming the 3D facial impression is configured to act as a location for said user to grip said beverage container.

13. The travel beverage container system of claim 1, wherein said outer surface forming the 3D facial impression includes an angry face.

14. The travel beverage container system of claim 1, wherein said outer surface forming the 3D facial impression includes an angry face of a person.

15. The travel beverage container system of claim 1, wherein said outer surface forming the 3D facial impression includes an angry face of an animal.

16. The travel beverage container system of claim 1, wherein said outer surface forming the 3D facial impression includes an angry face of a fictional character.

17. A travel beverage container system comprising:

a beverage container having

an inner volume, and

an outer surface having a protruding outer surface forming a 3D facial impression;

a gripping member; and

a lid;

wherein said beverage container has a cylindrical profile;

wherein said inner volume of said beverage container is configured to contain hot liquids;

wherein said inner volume of said beverage container is thermally lined, and further configured to restrict heat transfer and keep said hot liquid hot;

wherein said top end of said inner volume includes threading configured to attach said lid to said beverage container;

wherein said outer surface includes said protruding outer surface forming the 3D facial impression, and further includes said gripping member;

wherein said lid closes and encloses said top end of said inner volume and any contents of said inner volume;

wherein said lid includes an opening, the opening configured such that said user may consume said contents of said beverage container;

wherein said gripping member is configured to allow said user to grip and transport said beverage container and any contents of said beverage container;

wherein said gripping member includes a handle;

wherein said outer surface forming the 3D facial impression includes an angry face of a person;

wherein said outer surface forming the 3D facial impression is configured to act as a location for said user to grip said beverage container;

wherein said protruding outer surface forming the 3D facial impression is configure to allow said user to better grip said beverage container; and

wherein said protruding outer surface forming the 3D facial impression is configured to provide added weight for increased stability of said beverage container.