Patent ID: 6140932
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
A fluid drinking vessel, including means for providing audio and visual remembrances of a previous event, comprising:pre-recorded signal generating means which upon activation, outputs a predetermined audio message, said signal generating means including an integrated circuit chip for storing electronic data and outputting electrical signals corresponding to said data, a power supply, and an audio sound generator responsive to said electrical signals and operative to generate said audio message;housing means forming a chamber containing said signal generating means, said housing means being generally cylindrical and having an annular opening formed therein at least partially circumscribing said chamber and forming a sound communicating passageway between said chamber and the ambient environment outside said housing means, said housing means further including sound deflecting means for directing the audio output from said sound generator through said annular opening; andmeans forming a cup adapted to contain a drinkable liquid, said cup forming means being associated with said housing means such that said chamber is disposed adjacent and beneath the bottom of said cup, said cup forming means having an exterior surface upon which pictorial subject matter corresponding to said audio message is affixed.