BEVERAGE VESSEL WITH IDENTIFICATION MEMBERS

Abstract

A beverage vessel with identification members wherein a user thereof can employ the identification members to create a personal identification code that is operable to indicate a user of the beverage vessel. The present invention includes a vessel body having a bottom and wall contiguously formed defining the shape thereof and creating an interior volume operable to retain and store a liquid. The wall of the vessel body has an exterior surface having present thereon a plurality of identification members. The identification members include an internal area wherein the internal area has indicia imprinted thereon. The identification members have operably coupled thereto cover members. The cover members are movable between a first position and a second position. In the second position of the cover member the internal area of the identification member is exposed. The identification members are provided in a plurality of rows and columns.

Claims

1. A beverage vessel configured to facilitate establishment of a personal identification code operable to identify a user of the beverage vessel wherein the beverage vessel comprises: a vessel body, said vessel body having a bottom and a wall contiguously formed creating an interior volume suitable to receive and store a liquid therein, said vessel body having an opening distal to said bottom providing access to the interior volume, said wall having an exterior surface; a plurality of identification members, said plurality of identification members being formed on the exterior surface of said wall, said plurality of identification members having an internal area, said internal area of said plurality of identification members having indicia imprinted thereon; and a plurality of cover members, said cover members being adjacent said plurality of identification members, said cover members having a first position and a second position.

2. The beverage vessel configured to facilitate establishment of the personal identification code operable to identify the user of the beverage vessel as recited in claim 1, wherein in said first position said cover members are operable to provide coverage of the internal area of the identification members.

3. The beverage vessel configured to facilitate establishment of the personal identification code operable to identify the user of the beverage vessel as recited in claim 2, wherein in said second position said cover members are operable to provide exposure of the internal area of the identification members.

4. The beverage vessel configured to facilitate establishment of the personal identification code operable to identify the user of the beverage vessel as recited in claim 3, wherein the cover members are mateably shaped to the identification members.

5. The beverage vessel configured to facilitate establishment of the personal identification code operable to identify the user of the beverage vessel as recited in claim 4, wherein the indicia is selected from a group of one of the following: numbers, letters, symbols or colored shapes.

6. The beverage vessel configured to facilitate establishment of the personal identification code operable to identify the user of the beverage vessel as recited in claim 5, wherein the plurality of identification members are arranged in a pattern of rows and columns.

7. The beverage vessel configured to facilitate establishment of the personal identification code operable to identify the user of the beverage vessel as recited in claim 6, wherein the cover members are manufactured from a flexible plastic.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] A more complete understanding of the present invention may be had by reference to the following Detailed Description and appended claims when taken in conjunction with the accompanying Drawings wherein:

[0016] FIG. 1 is a front view of the present invention; and

[0017] FIG. 2 is a front view of the present invention having a portion of the identification members in their second position; and

[0018] FIG. 3 is a front view of the present invention having the identification members in their second position.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] Referring now to the drawings submitted herewith, wherein various elements depicted therein are not necessarily drawn to scale and wherein through the views and figures like elements are referenced with identical reference numerals, there is illustrated a beverage vessel with identification members 100 constructed according to the principles of the present invention.

[0020] An embodiment of the present invention is discussed herein with reference to the figures submitted herewith. Those skilled in the art will understand that the detailed description herein with respect to these figures is for explanatory purposes and that it is contemplated within the scope of the present invention that alternative embodiments are plausible. By way of example but not by way of limitation, those having skill in the art in light of the present teachings of the present invention will recognize a plurality of alternate and suitable approaches dependent upon the needs of the particular application to implement the functionality of any given detail described herein, beyond that of the particular implementation choices in the embodiment described herein. Various modifications and embodiments are within the scope of the present invention.

[0021] It is to be further understood that the present invention is not limited to the particular methodology, materials, uses and applications described herein, as these may vary. Furthermore, it is also to be understood that the terminology used herein is used for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It must be noted that as used herein and in the claims, the singular forms a, an and the include the plural reference unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Thus, for example, a reference to an element is a reference to one or more elements and includes equivalents thereof known to those skilled in the art. All conjunctions used are to be understood in the most inclusive sense possible. Thus, the word or should be understood as having the definition of a logical or rather than that of a logical exclusive or unless the context clearly necessitates otherwise. Structures described herein are to be understood also to refer to functional equivalents of such structures. Language that may be construed to express approximation should be so understood unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

[0022] References to one embodiment, an embodiment, exemplary embodiments, and the like may indicate that the embodiment(s) of the invention so described may include a particular feature, structure or characteristic, but not every embodiment necessarily includes the particular feature, structure or characteristic.

[0023] Now referring to the drawings submitted herewith, the beverage vessel with identification members 100 includes a vessel body 10. The vessel body 10 includes a wall 11 and bottom 12 forming the shape the shape thereof wherein the body has an interior volume with an opening 13 providing access thereto. It should be understood within the scope of the present invention that the vessel body 10 could be provided in many sizes and shapes and that the vessel body 10 illustrated herein is exemplary only and does not provide any limitation thereto. It is contemplated within the scope of the present invention that the vessel body 10 is manufactured from a suitable durable material such as but not limited to plastic.

[0024] Formed into the exterior surface 16 of the wall 11 are a plurality of identification members 20. The identification members 20 are formed into the exterior surface 16 utilizing suitable durable techniques. The identification members 20 are generally rectangular in shape having a pointed end 22. It should be understood within the scope of the present invention that the identification members 20 could be provided in alternate shapes and sizes. The identification members 20 include an internal area 21 wherein the indicia 25 is imprinted thereon. The indicia 25 is utilized in combination with indicia 25 on alternate identification members 20 to create a unique personal identification code so as to establish a user of the vessel body 10. The identification members 20 are provided in a plurality of rows and columns in order to provide a multitude of combinations for creation of a personal identification code. It is contemplated within the scope of the present invention that the vessel body 10 will have at least two rows of identification members 20 wherein each row would have at least two columns. While an orientation of rows and columns of the identification members 20 are provided in a preferred embodiment of the beverage vessel with identification members 100, it is contemplated within the scope of the present invention that the identification members 20 could be arranged in alternate patterns.

[0025] The identification members 20 have a cover member 30 operably coupled thereto. The cover member 30 is releasably secured to the identification member 20 and functions to provide coverage of the internal area 21. The cover member 30 is manufactured from a suitable flexible material such as but not limited to plastic. The cover member 30 has a first position and a second position. In the first position the cover member 30 is completely superposed the internal area 21 so as to conceal the indicia 25 imprinted thereon. In the second position, the cover member 30 is either removed from the identification member 20 or peeled back (as illustrated herein) so as to reveal the internal area 21 and as such the indicia 25. The user of the beverage vessel with identification members 100 utilizes the cover member 30 placing a desired pattern and/or quantity of cover members 30 in a second position so as to create a personal identification code for the purpose of identifying the user of the beverage vessel with identification members 100. It is contemplated within the scope of the present invention that the indicia 25 could be provided in a multitude of numbers, letters, symbols or colored shapes.

[0026] In the preceding detailed description, reference has been made to the accompanying drawings that form a part hereof, and in which are shown by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments, and certain variants thereof, have been described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. It is to be understood that other suitable embodiments may be utilized and that logical changes may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. The description may omit certain information known to those skilled in the art. The preceding description is, therefore, not intended to be limited to the specific forms set forth herein, but on the contrary, it is intended to cover such alternatives, modifications, and equivalents, as can be reasonably included within the spirit and scope of the invention.