A protection apparatus is for use with a drink container. The drink container contains a beverage. The protection apparatus includes a coupling member, a transport apparatus coupled to the coupling member, and a drink cover configured to be removably maintained on the transport apparatus. When the drink cover is removed from the transport apparatus, the drink cover is configured to cover and be secured to the drink cup, thereby minimizing undesirable spiking of the beverage within the drink container.

A protection apparatus is for use with a drink container. The drink container contains a beverage. The protection apparatus includes a coupling member, a transport apparatus coupled to the coupling member, and a drink cover configured to be removably maintained on the transport apparatus. When the drink cover is removed from the transport apparatus, the drink cover is configured to cover and be secured to the drink cup, thereby minimizing undesirable spiking of the beverage within the drink container.

A beverage container closure or lid adapted for closing an open end of a beverage container. The lid is couplable to the beverage container and includes a selectively openable stopper that when closed, creates a fluid-tight seal between the beverage container and the environment. The stopper may be opened by pressing a button disposed on a side of the beverage container closure. The stopper is subsequently automatically closed when the button is released. Thus, the user may open and close the beverage container closure using a single hand without the need to remove the beverage container closure from the beverage container. The beverage container closure includes an actuating lever configured to press the button when a user applies a force to the lever. By utilizing the mechanical advantage provided by the lever, a user is able to selectively open and close the stopper using a relatively low amount of force.

A bottle enclosure for holding a longneck bottle having a top, neck, shoulder, and main body. The bottle enclosure can include an upper portion configured to fit around the neck, shoulder, and main body of the longneck bottle, a cap removably coupled to an upper end of the upper portion and configured to fit over the top of the longneck bottle, and a base portion removably coupled to a bottom end of the upper portion. An elastomeric component can be arranged on an interior surface of one or both of the upper portion or the base portion.

A cup having a cup opening surrounded by a rim, a bottom opposite the cup opening, a longitudinal axis extending from the cup opening to the bottom, an upper portion disposed closer to the rim than to the bottom and having an outer surface and an inner surface, the upper portion either having a constant diameter or the upper portion being frustoconical and tapering from an upper diameter to a lower diameter, an intermediate portion disposed between the upper portion and the base, the intermediate portion having an outer surface and an inner surface, the intermediate portion either having a constant diameter or the intermediate portion being frustoconical and tapering from an upper diameter to a lower diameter, each diameter of the upper portion being greater than each diameter of the intermediate portion, wherein a sequence of characters is provided on the outer surface of the upper portion projecting above other portions of the outer surface.

A set including self-adhesive mat and an object such a vessel, for example. The mat is formed at least partially from an elastically deformable material and on a bottom side has a smooth surface, and the object can be releasably fastened to a top side of the mat by a connection device. The connection device includes a receiving element and a connecting piece interacting therewith, which element and piece are in particular embodied such that they can be plugged into one another. To ensure a connection that is unable to be released by a small child, it is provided that the connection device is embodied to be lockable.

A holder for a squeeze pouch containing food or beverages, and for a drink box containing beverages, is described. The holder may have a one-piece construction, or the holder may include both a housing and a detachable top wall or lid. The top wall or lid of the holder includes a slot adapted to receive and secure the spout of a squeeze pouch. The housing protects the squeeze pouch or drink box from pressure that could cause food or beverages to exit the spout of the squeeze pouch. A cover may be used in conjunction with the holder.

An actively heated or cooled cup or mug has a body with a chamber that can receive and hold a beverage and a heating or cooling system disposed in a cavity below the chamber. The heating or cooling system has a heating or cooling element to actively heat or cool the chamber, power storage devices, and circuitry that controls the operation of the heating or cooling elements. A sensor can detect a presence of a liquid in the chamber, the circuitry configured to turn on power to the heating or cooling elements after said liquid is detected and further configured to automatically turn off power to the heating or cooling elements upon receiving a signal indicating that the liquid in the chamber has dropped below a predetermined liquid level or been depleted completely.

A venting device comprises an air channel and a rotary venting rod, wherein: the air channel comprises a first end facing an outer surface of the rotary venting rod and a second end away from the rotary venting rod; the outer surface of the rotary venting rod is provided with a recessed venting slot in fluid communication with ambient air, about which the rotary venting rod may be rotated about a rotation axis extending longitudinally thereof to provide a vented state and a sealed state. In the vented state, at least a portion of the venting slot of the rotary venting rod is in fluid communication with the air channel and thereby brings the air channel into fluid communication with ambient air via the venting slot. In the sealed state, the venting slot of the rotary venting rod is not in fluid communication with the air channel and the first end of the air channel is sealed by the outer surface of the rotating vent rod. The venting device of the present invention is easy to manufacture and assemble. The present invention also relates to a lid comprising the above-mentioned venting device and a container comprising the lid.

Processes and devices are for manufacturing edible and/or biodegradable articles. Examples of the edible and/or biodegradable articles that can be manufactured include kitchen utensils, tableware and/or household articles or utensils, such as, knives, forks, spoons, stirrers, chopsticks, skewers, rods, straws, popsicle sticks, cones, ice cream cornets, packaging and containers of all kinds with or without a lid such as cups, mugs, demitasses, plates, dessert bowls, trays, bowls, and salad bowls. The edible and/or biodegradable articles can also be used as sports equipment.