In various embodiments, the present invention is directed to a drinking glass or cup that eliminated or substantially reduces contact between the user's lower lip and the rim of the glass or cup, thereby preventing or reducing lipstick marks and improving hygiene. In one or more embodiments, the drinking glass or cup of the present invention comprises a recessed or cutout portion sized to allow a lower lip of the user to enter the container when drinking.

A personalized drinking cup assembly comprises a lid which includes a mouthpiece, and includes a fingerprint reader located thereon to enable the user to access and use the mouthpiece to drink from the cup. In some embodiments the cap comprises a top portion and a side wall extending perpendicularly therefrom, and the fingerprint reader is located on the side wall. In some embodiments, the cap further comprises a handle, on which the fingerprint reader is located. In use, the user utilizes the fingerprint reader in order to access the mouthpiece for drinking from the cup. Once the fingerprint reader is read and the user is identified as the owner or authorized user of the cup, the mouthpiece will be opened for consumption thereby.

A drinking cup filter assembly for inhibiting a user's mouth from contacting a drinking cup includes a shield that has a first portion being spaced from a second portion to define a cup space between the first and second portions. The shield can be suspended on a lip of a drinking cup having the lip being positioned in the cup space. The first portion and the second portion inhibit a user's lips from contacting the drinking cup when the user drinks. The first portion has a plurality of fluid inlets and a fluid outlet to pass a beverage in the drinking cup through the fluid inlets and the fluid outlet. In this way the user can drink the beverage. A filter is removably positioned within the first portion of the shield to filter the beverage.

Provided are protector articles, comprising: a plurality of sheets overlaid one to the next, the plurality of sheets comprising a bottommost sheet, a sheet comprising a comfort face and a barrier face, the comfort face comprising a biodegradable spunlace nonwoven material, the barrier face comprising a water-resistant biodegradable material, and at least one of the plurality of sheets being releasable (e.g., releasably attached) to the article. The articles can be used in bedding, apparel, and furniture.

A personalized drinking cup assembly comprises a lid which includes a mouthpiece, and includes a fingerprint reader located thereon to enable the user to access and use the mouthpiece to drink from the cup. In some embodiments the cap comprises a top portion and a side wall extending perpendicularly therefrom, and the fingerprint reader is located on the side wall. In some embodiments, the cap further comprises a handle, on which the fingerprint reader is located. In use, the user utilizes the fingerprint reader in order to access the mouthpiece for drinking from the cup. Once the fingerprint reader is read and the user is identified as the owner or authorized user of the cup, the mouthpiece will be opened for consumption thereby.

The present invention relates to a detachable straw, and more particularly, to a detachable straw formed by simply assembling and disassembling two members having the same shape using a magnetic force.

A cover for a food item includes a sidewall and a top. The cover is made of a plastic material that is at least one of rigid, transparent, fire retardant, and dishwasher safe. The top is integrally coupled to the sidewall and together with the sidewall forms an interior space to enclose the food item located therein. The top comprises an upper surface having a feature configured to secure a candle to the top. The feature is at least one of a recess and a protrusion. The cover is configured to protect the food item from airborne contamination released by a person while blowing out the candle.

The invention discloses a kind of easy to remove the bottom clean wash gargle cup, including the cup body and the bottom of the cup, cup body is described and the bottom through the threaded connection, referred to the outer edge of the bowl with the handle, the outer side of the lower end of the handle and cup body, the fixed connection, on the handle of the end face set have blind holes, blind holes used to place the toothbrush, described in the blind holes on the side of the set has a slot, blind hole bottom set has a through hole, toothbrush can through the through hole, the residual stains on described handle tilt Settings, referred to the side of the blind hole for the hollow structure, good ventilation of hollow structure, and the bottom of the blind hole is not easy to breed bacteria. The body and bottom of the cup can be unscrewed at any time to facilitate cleaning. In addition, the handle can not only be used as a normal handle, but also can be used to place a toothbrush.

A system for hygienic bedding is described. The system may include a removable top cover sheet that attaches to a duvet cover on a bed with a set of snaps or other fasteners. The removable top cover sheet can be waterproof and protect an underlying bedding system from dirt, moisture, or other unwanted elements. Further, a duvet cover is described having a versatile and easily accessible “U”-shaped zipper track that is generally centrally located on a top side or a bottom side of duvet cover. An interior duvet insert can be positioned inside of the duvet cover in such a way whereby a user can unzip the “U”-shaped zipper track via an attached zipper in order to easily insert the duvet insert and tie or otherwise attach the corners of the duvet insert to each interior corner of the duvet cover having the “U”-shaped zipper track.

An easy-to-clean straw including an outer tube wall, an uneven inner tube wall and a channel enclosed by the uneven inner tube wall; where the uneven inner tube wall has a plurality of protrusions thereon to enable a user to press and roll the outer tube wall to rub the uneven inner tube wall with the plurality of protrusions, thereby effectively removing remnants left on the uneven inner tube wall.