Patent ID: 6901976
Filing Date: 2005-06-07
Classification: A61J

Abstract:
1. In combination: a beverage container including a side wall having an upper rim, a top attached to said upper rim, and a bottom, said top, said side wall and said bottom defining a beverage container interior, and said top defining an opening disposed inwardly of said rim and communicating with said beverage container interior; and a device for receiving saliva expectorated by a tobacco chewing individual and directing the saliva into the beverage container interior, said device including an open topped receptacle having an outlet and a connector releasably connecting said receptacle to said beverage container with said outlet in liquid flow communication with the opening defined by the top of said beverage container whereby saliva expectorated onto said receptacle will drain under the influence of gravity into said beverage container interior and additionally including a drain conduit attached to said receptacle and extending downwardly therefrom, said drain conduit extending into said beverage container interior and defining a liquid flow passageway in liquid flow communication with the outlet of said receptacle.