Patent Publication Number: US-2018028005-A1

Title: Cup

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     This invention relates to a cup, in particular to a cup with lid defined a rolling ball in order to obtain more fun while using. 
     2. Description of the Prior Art 
     Commonly, a cup filled with water or beverage doesn&#39;t have any special function or any fun while using. A design or a pattern is usually used to be on the surface of the cup to have different visual experiences. However, a variety of the cup shapes, the designs or the patterns on the surface of the cup can&#39;t bring the customer&#39;s interesting anymore in those modern days. Besides, the design or the pattern is printed in a few of colors and lines, so the image is very boring and stiff which means it can&#39;t effectively attract the customers&#39; eyeballs. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The objective of a cup in present invention is to provide fun while using by having a lid. The cup in the present invention comprises a cup and a lid on top of the cup, in characterized that a ball is placed on an annular groove in arc shape defined on top of the lid and a buffering edge is located at upper portion of a positioning member above the lid which means the buffering edge can block the ball on annular groove in order to prevent the ball from dropping out of the lid. 
     The cup in the present invention, wherein, plural positioning protrusions located at the bottom of the positioning member are plugged into a first hole defined on middle of the lid and engaged at bottom of the lid and a straw is inserted into a second hole set on middle of the positioning member and protruded inside of the cup. 
     The advantage of the cup in the present invention is that the ball on the top of the lid can randomly roll so as to have more fun and to draw customers&#39; attention in order to increase odds of purchase. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
       This invention will be better understood by referring to the accompanying drawings, wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is an exploded perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 3  is a cross-sectional view of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and 
         FIG. 4  is a schematic view of an exemplary embodiment showing the present invention in condition of use. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     An exemplary embodiment of a cup in the present invention, referring to  FIGS. 1-3 , comprises a cup  1  and a lid  2  having an annular groove  20  in arc shape defined on top of the lid  2 ; a first hole  21  in stair-stepped shape set on middle of the lid  2  and an anti-leaking ring  22  installed inside of the lid  2 . A ball  3  is placed on the annular groove  20  of the lid  2 . A positioning member  4  placed above the lid  2  has plural positioning protrusions  40  at bottom of the positioning member  4 , a second hole  41  on middle of the positioning member  4  and a buffering edge  42  in arc shape designed at upper portion of the positioning member  4 . A straw  5  is inserted through the second hole  41  of the positioning member  4  and protruded inside of the cup  1 . 
     While assembling, referring to  FIG. 1-3 , the anti-leaking ring  22  is installed inside of the lid  2  and the ball  3  is placed on the annular groove  20  of the lid  2  firstly. The positioning protrusions  40  are plugged through the first hole  21  of the lid  2  so that the positioning protrusions  40  can be engaged at the bottom of the lid  2  in order to fix the positioning member  4  above the lid  2 . The ball  3  can be blocked and positioned by the buffering edge  42  of the positioning member  4  so as to prevent the ball  3  from dropping out of the annular groove  20  of the lid  2 . The straw  5  is inserted through the second hole  41  of the positioning member  4  underneath the lid  2  and then the straw  5  is pulled upwardly so that one end of the straw  5  can be protruded from top of the positioning member  4 . At last, the lid  2  is secured on top of the cup  1  so that the other end of the straw  5  can be placed inside of the cup  1 . 
     While using, referring to  FIG. 4 , a user can shake the cup  1  randomly while drinking beverage or water inside of the cup  1  by using the straw  5  so that the ball  3  on the lid  2  can be freely rolled or spun along the annular groove  20  of the lid  2 . Therefore, the cup  1  can have more fun while using and draw customers&#39; attention in order to increase odds of purchase. 
     While the preferred embodiments of the invention have been described above, it will be recognized and understood that various modifications may be made therein and that the claims are intended to cover all such modifications that may fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.