CH Cup (Cold and Hot Drink)

Abstract

The present invention relates to a disposable liquid container including an open mouth drinking member, bottom member, side wall member, means for indicating temperature and a lid member. The disposable liquid container provides the advantage of indicating the temperature of beverage inside the container.

Claims

1. A disposable liquid container, comprising: a) an open mouth drinking member at a top of the container; b) a bottom member; c) a side wall member; and d) a lid member, wherein the side wall member contains a vertically extending thermally conductive section, said section having no contact to the bottom member or to the top of the container, and a thermal indicator locating on the thermally conductive section.

2. A disposable liquid container according the claim 1, wherein the container is conical in shape.

3. (canceled)

4. A disposable liquid container according the claim 1, wherein the bottom member is made of heat insulating material.

5. A disposable liquid container according the claim 1, wherein diameter of the bottom member is lesser than the diameter of the open mouth drinking member.

6. A disposable liquid container according the claim 1, wherein the side wall member is made of heat insulating material.

7. (canceled)

8. A disposable liquid container according the claim 1, wherein the heat conducting section is nontoxic.

9. (canceled)

10. A disposable liquid container according the claim 1, wherein the thermal indicator is of thermo-chromic material.

11. A disposable liquid container according the claim 1, wherein the lid member is made of heat insulating material.

12. A disposable liquid container according the claim 11, wherein the lid member comprises of an opening for drinking beverage from the container.

13. A disposable liquid container according the claim 1, wherein the members of the container are made of nontoxic material.

14. The disposable liquid container of claim 10, wherein thermo-chromic material is selected from the group of thermo-chromic pigments, temperature sensitive glass, thermo-chromic films and combination thereof.

15. A disposable liquid container having a bottom, a wall and a lid, and being made of insulating disposable material, wherein the wall contains a thermosensitive vertical strip having a length smaller than height of the wall, and a thermal indicator attached on the thermosensitive strip.

16. The disposable liquid container of claim 15, wherein the thermal indicator is made of thermo-chromic material and it indicates a temperature range or a degree of hotness of liquid inside the container.

17. The disposable liquid container of claim 16, wherein the thermal indicator is a thermo-chromic film.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0027] The invention will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

[0028] FIG. 1 shows the side view of the disposable liquid container in an embodiment of the invention;

[0029] FIG. 2 shows the side view of the disposable liquid container with lid in an embodiment of the invention;

[0030] FIG. 3 shows the top view of the lid in an embodiment of the invention; and

[0031] FIG. 4 shows the side view of the lid in an embodiment of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0032] In the following detailed description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof, and in which is shown by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention, and it is to be understood that the embodiments may be combined, or that other embodiments may be utilized and that structural and logical changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

[0033] Referring now to the drawings wherein like reference characters designate identical or corresponding parts throughout the figures, and in particular FIGS. 1, 2, 3 and 4 show embodiment of different components of the disposable liquid container.

[0034] FIG. 1 shows the side view of disposable liquid container including an open mouth drinking vessel 01, a bottom member 03, side wall member 02 and means for indicating temperature 04. Further side wall member 02 comprises a thermally conductive section 07.

[0035] FIG. 2 shows the side view of disposable liquid container including a lid member 05, the bottom member 03 and the side wall member 02.

[0036] FIG. 3 shows the top view of the lid member 05 including an opening for drinking beverage 06 from the container.

[0037] FIG. 4 shows the side view of the lid member 05.

[0038] In general present invention provides a temperature-indicating container that is safe to use with hot liquids, sufficiently accurate in measuring the temperature of the liquid inside the container and is easy and inexpensive to produce, making it possible for this container to be disposable. This is achieved by placing a thermal indicator in the side wall or bottom of the container, either in thermal contact with a liquid or in thermal contact with a thermally conducting part of the side wall or bottom. The thermal indicator, such as a thermometer, may be placed in the opening of the thermally insulated part of the side wall, so that it is visible from outside the container.

[0039] In general the present invention provides the disposable liquid container including the open mouth drinking member 01, the bottom member 03, the side wall member 02 and means for indicating temperature 04.

[0040] In an embodiment the present invention provides the disposable liquid container including the open mouth drinking member 01, the bottom member 03, the side wall member 02 and the means for indicating temperature 04. Further in this embodiment of the present invention the side wall member 02 includes a thermally conductive section 07 and the means for indicating temperature 04 is located on thermally conductive section 07 of the side wall member.

[0041] In another embodiment the present invention provides the disposable liquid container including the open mouth drinking member 01, the bottom member 03, the side wall member 02, the lid member 05 and the means for indicating temperature 04. Further in this embodiment of the present invention the lid member 05 includes an opening 06 for drinking beverage from the disposable liquid container.

[0042] In another embodiment the present invention provides the disposable liquid container including the open mouth drinking member 01, the bottom member 03, the side wall member 02 and the lid member 05. In this embodiment of the present invention the members of the container are made of heat insulating materials.

[0043] In another embodiment the present invention provides the disposable liquid container including the open mouth drinking member 01, the bottom member 03, the side wall member 02, the lid member 05 and the mean for indicating temperature 04. In this embodiment of the present invention the mean for indicating temperature 04 is made of thermo-chromic material and located on the thermally conductive section 07 of the side wall member 02.

[0044] In one of the most proffered embodiment the present invention provides a conical disposable liquid container including the open mouth drinking member 01, the bottom member 03. The side wall member 02, the mean for indicating temperature and the lid member 05. In this particular embodiment of the present invention the side wall member 02 further includes the thermally conductive section 07 for attaching the means for indicating temperature 04. In this particular embodiment of the present invention the lid member includes the opening 06 for drinking beverage from the disposable liquid container. In this particular embodiment of the present invention diameter of the bottom member 03 is lesser than the diameter of the open mouth drinking member 01. In this particular embodiment of the present invention the members of the disposable liquid container are made of heat insulating material selected from the group of plastic, paper, polymers or combination thereof. Further in this particular embodiment of the present invention the means for indicating temperature 04 is thermo-chromic material and selected from the group of thermo-chromic pigments, temperature sensitive glass, thermo-chromic films and combination thereof.

[0045] In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention the height of the disposable liquid container is 4.0″, diameter of the bottom member 03 is 2.0″, diameter of the open mouth drinking member 01 is 3.5″ and the means for indicating temperature 04 is made of thermo-chromic pigments.

[0046] In another exemplary embodiment of the present invention the height of the disposable liquid container is 5.0″, diameter of the bottom member 03 is 2.0″, diameter of the open mouth drinking member 01 is 3.5″ and the means for indicating temperature 04 is made of temperature sensitive glass.

[0047] In another exemplary embodiment of the present invention the height of the disposable liquid container is 6.0″, diameter of the bottom member 03 is 2.0″, diameter of the open mouth drinking member 01 is 3.5″ and the means for indicating temperature 04 is made of thermo-chromic film.

[0048] It is to be understood that the above description is intended to be illustrative, and not restrictive. For example, the above-discussed embodiments may be used in combination with each other. Many other embodiments will be apparent to those of skill in the art upon reviewing the above description.

[0049] While the present invention has been described with reference to particular embodiments, it should be understood that the embodiments are illustrative and that the scope of the invention is not limited to these embodiments. Many variations, modifications, additions and improvements to the embodiments described above are possible. It is contemplated that these variations, modifications, additions and improvements fall within the scope of the invention.