Patent ID: 8344902
Filing Date: 2013-01-01
Classification: A47G,G09F

Abstract:
1. A cup assembly with circuit actuating capability, comprising: a cup body having a bottom recess that is defined by a recess-defining wall and that has an open end, said recess-defining wall being provided with a threaded structure; a module support having a base part that covers said open end of said bottom recess, and a threaded confining part that is connected to said base part, that is received in said bottom recess, that defines an accommodating space, and that engages threadedly with said threaded structure so as to permit said module support to be detachably secured to and embedded in said cup body; and a signal producing module mounted on said base part, received in said accommodating space, and including a signal producing member that is adapted to generate a signal upon actuation, and a first switch situated at the bottom of said base part that is coupled to said signal producing member and that is operable to enable and disable said signal producing member; wherein said base part has an outer surface formed with a plurality of pads protruding outwardly therefrom, said pads having end faces, respectively, that are substantially coplanar, said first switch including a pressable button extending outwardly through said base part of said module support and having a free end with an end face, said end face of said free end of said pressable button being flush with said end faces of said pads when said pressable button is pressed, thereby disabling said signal producing member, and being disposed below said end faces of said pads when said pressable button is released from being pressed, thereby enabling said signal producing member.