Patent ID: 6502712
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
A drinking vessel, comprising:a main body defining a center axis; and an inner element positioned in the main body defining two open top compartments connected by at least one aperture, said compartments including a radially outer drinking compartment configured to provide a liquid for a user when the main body is brought into a drinking position, and a radially inner aroma compartment adapted for receiving liquid to enable the user to sense an aroma of the liquid when the main body is brought into the drinking position, said inner element having a user-distal end and a user-proximal end, wherein the inner element has a concave configuration to direct liquid toward a center of the aroma compartment and includes at the user-proximal end a wall which extends upwards, when the main body is in drinking position so as to retain liquid in the aroma compartment and to allow aroma of the liquid to reach the user's nose.