Patent ID: 8672169
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
1. A novelty item comprising: a drinking cup having an open top at one end, a flat base at the opposite end, and a cylindrical sidewall connecting the top and the base, the sidewall having a concave, groove formed about its perimeter between the top and the base; and a jewelry item comprising an elastic loop of unstretched length less than the perimeter of the sidewall so that the elastic loop can be stretched to fit over the sidewall of the cup and fit within the groove to retain the jewelry item on the exterior of the sidewall and restrain it against motion toward the top or base of the cup, the jewelry item further comprising a series of decorative items, each having a hole adapted to receive the elastic loop, with the loop passing through the holes on each item so that the decorative items are arrayed along the length of the loop; whereby the jewelry item may be supported on the cup, in the groove, or may be removed from the cup and supported about a user's appendage as a bracelet, necklace, anklet, or the like.