Patent ID: 9192257
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
1. A washable and re-useable cup for a person, comprising: a cup having a side wall, a bottom, and a neck extending upward from said side wall ending at a rim, wherein said neck and said side wall define a shoulder portion at a top of said side wall such that the shoulder portion extends radially outward beyond said neck; with retaining structure on said neck at said rim protruding radially out from said neck and extending around the periphery of said neck, wherein said retaining structure on said neck includes at least one male thread spiraling around said neck with an outer ridge that projects radially out beyond said neck defining a diameter of said male thread; a lid having a top, a side wall descending from said top and dimensioned to fit onto the neck of said cup, including retaining structure on an inner side of the side wall of said lid to fit over and engage the retaining structure on the neck of the cup for releasably holding the lid onto the neck of the cup, and a drink opening on the lid at or near a rim of the lid to permit the person to sip liquid from said cup; and a retaining strap affixed at one end to said lid for securing the lid to the cup so that the lid and cup remain connected to one another during washing and storage; including an elongated flexible band having a first end connected to said lid and a second end, with a ring being formed at said second end, the ring having an inner dimension that matches the diameter of the neck but is less than the diameter of said male thread, such that said ring is configured so that it can be rotated over the male thread on said neck to said shoulder and can be removed from said neck only by rotating it off but will remain on said neck during normal use and during washing and storage.