Patent Publication Number: US-2018028003-A1

Title: Drinking container

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to a drinking container and more particularly to a drinking container with a handle. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Drinking containers have been used for a number of years. Two persistent problems have been maintaining either a hot or cold temperature within the drinking container and having a handle which is easy to manipulate the drinking container. 
     SUMMARY 
     A drinking container may include a base section; and a handle section connected to the base section. 
     The base section may define a first cavity and a second cavity, and the second cavity may be connected to the first cavity by a shoulder of the base section. 
     The base section may be a truncated cone. 
     The handle section may include a first thumb rest. 
     The handle section may include a second thumb rest substantially perpendicular to the first thumb rest. 
     The handle section may include a third thumb rest substantially perpendicular to the first thumb rest. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The invention may be understood by reference to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which, like reference numerals identify like elements, and in which: 
         FIG. 1  illustrates a side view of the drinking container of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2  illustrates a back view of the drinking container of the present invention; 
         FIG. 3  illustrates a front view of the drinking container of the present invention; 
         FIG. 4  illustrates a bottom view of the drinking container of the present invention; 
         FIG. 5  illustrates a top view of the drinking container of the present invention; 
         FIG. 6  illustrates a side view of the drinking container of the present invention; 
         FIGS. 7-13  illustrates cross-sectional views of the drinking container of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       FIG. 1  illustrates a drinking container  100  of the present invention which may include a base section  102  and a handle section  104  which may be connected to the base section  102 . The base section  102  may include an upper base section  116  and a lower base section  118  which may be connected to the upper base section  116 . The base section  102  may shaped as a truncated cone having a substantial circular cross-section. Other cross-sections may include oval cross-section, rectangular cross-section circle cross-section, triangle cross-section, square cross-section, rectangle cross-section, hexagon cross-section, pentagon cross-section, and octagon cross-section or other shaped cross-sections. The upper base section  116  may have a different cross-section than the lower base section  118 ; for example, the upper base section  116  may have a rectangular cross-section while the lower base section  118  may have a circular cross-section. The upper base section  116  may have the same cross-section as the lower base section  118 . The base section  102  may include an outward inclined sidewall  106  which may extend from the top of the base section  102  to the bottom of the base section  102  and which may angle from the horizontal in ranges from 75° to 90°, and the base section  102  including the sidewall  106  may define a multitude of cavities, and more particularly a first cavity  108  (an upper cavity) which may be formed in the upper base section  116 , a second cavity  110  (a lower cavity) which may be formed in the lower base section  118  and a third cavity  112  (support cavity) which may be formed in the lower base section  118 . The first cavity  108  may connect to the second cavity  110  with a shoulder  114  formed in the interior of the sidewall  106 . The sidewall  106  defining the first cavity  108  may have a thickness less than the sidewall  106  defining the second cavity  110 . The third cavity  102  may be defined by a support cylinder which may extend around the perimeter of the lower base section  118  formed from the sidewall  106  in order to provide a support for the drinking container  100 . 
     The handle section  104  may be substantially C (reversed) shaped and may include a top handle member  120  which may be substantially vertical and connects to the base section  102 , a bottom handle member  124  which may be substantially vertical and connects to the base section  102  and a substantially vertical handle member  122  to connect the top handle member  120  with the bottom handle member  124 . The substantially vertical member  122  may be tapered such that the top of the vertical member  122  has a smaller peripheral diameter than the bottom of the vertical member  122  and may be configured to engage the larger hand and arm muscles for ease of gripping, lifting and tilting the drinking container  100 . 
     The top handle member  120  may include a first thumb rest  130  which may include a top, flat, horizontal surface, may include a second thumb rest  132  which may include a side, flat, vertical surface which may be substantially perpendicular to the first thumb rest  130  nine may include a third thumb rest  134  which may include a side, flat vertical surface which may be opposed to the second thumb rest  131  and which may be substantially perpendicular to the first thumb rest  130 . The first thumb rest  130  may engage a thumb of the user to support the drinking container  100 ; the second thumb rest  132  may be used to engage the thumb of the user to support the drinking container  100  and the third thumb rest  134  may be used to engage the thumb of the user to support the drinking container  100 . The substantial vertical handle member  122  and the bottom handle member  124  may form a concave surface  136  to support an index finger of the user. 
     The first thumb rest  130  and the concave surface  136  may be substantially perpendicular (90°) to the second thumb rest  132  and the third thumb rest  134 . 
       FIG. 2  illustrates a drinking container  100  of the present invention which may include a base section  102  and a handle section  104  which may be connected to the base section  102 . The base section  102  may include an upper base section  116  and a lower base section  118  which may be connected to the upper base section  116 . The base section  102  may shaped as a truncated cone having a substantial circular cross-section. Other cross-sections may include oval cross-section, rectangular cross-section circle cross-section, triangle cross-section, square cross-section, rectangle cross-section, hexagon cross-section, pentagon cross-section, and octagon cross-section or other shaped cross-sections. The upper base section  116  may have a different cross-section than the lower base section  118 ; for example, the upper base section  116  may have a rectangular cross-section while the lower base section  118  may have a circular cross-section. The upper base section  116  may have the same cross-section as the lower base section  118 . The base section  102  may include an outward inclined sidewall  106  which may extend from the top of the base section  102  to the bottom of the base section  102  and which may angle from the horizontal in ranges from 75° to 90°, and the base section  102  including the sidewall  106  may define a multitude of cavities, and more particularly a first cavity  108  (an upper cavity) which may be formed in the upper base section  116 , a second cavity  110  (a lower cavity) which may be formed in the lower base section  118  and a third cavity  112  (support cavity) which may be formed in the lower base section  118 . The first cavity  108  may connect to the second cavity  110  with a shoulder  114  formed in the interior of the sidewall  106 . The sidewall  106  defining the first cavity  108  may have a thickness less than the sidewall  106  defining the second cavity  110 . The third cavity  102  may be defined by a support cylinder which may extend around the perimeter of the lower base section  118  formed from the sidewall  106  in order to provide a support for the drinking container  100 . 
     The handle section  104  may be substantially C (reversed) shaped and may include a top handle member  120  which may be substantially vertical and connects to the base section  102 , a bottom handle member  124  which may be substantially vertical and connects to the base section  102  and a substantially vertical handle member  122  to connect the top handle member  120  with the bottom handle member  124 . The substantially vertical member  122  may be tapered such that the top of the vertical member  122  has a smaller peripheral diameter than the bottom of the vertical member  122  and may be configured to engage the larger hand and arm muscles for ease of gripping, lifting and tilting the drinking container  100 . 
     The top handle member  120  may include a first thumb rest  130  which may include a top, flat, horizontal surface, may include a second thumb rest  132  which may include a side, flat, vertical surface which may be substantially perpendicular to the first thumb rest  130  nine may include a third thumb rest  134  which may include a side, flat vertical surface which may be opposed to the second thumb rest  131  and which may be substantially perpendicular to the first thumb rest  130 . The first thumb rest  130  may engage a thumb of the user to support the drinking container  100 ; the second thumb rest  132  may be used to engage the thumb of the user to support the drinking container  100  and the third thumb rest  134  may be used to engage the thumb of the user to support the drinking container  100 . The substantial vertical handle member  122  and the bottom handle member  124  may form a concave surface  136  to support an index finger of the user. 
     The first thumb rest  130  and the concave surface  136  may be substantially perpendicular (90°) to the second thumb rest  132  and the third thumb rest  134 . 
       FIG. 3  illustrates a drinking container  100  of the present invention which may include a base section  102  and a handle section  104  which may be connected to the base section  102 . The base section  102  may include an upper base section  116  and a lower base section  118  which may be connected to the upper base section  116 . The base section  102  may shaped as a truncated cone having a substantial circular cross-section. Other cross-sections may include oval cross-section, rectangular cross-section circle cross-section, triangle cross-section, square cross-section, rectangle cross-section, hexagon cross-section, pentagon cross-section, and octagon cross-section or other shaped cross-sections. The upper base section  116  may have a different cross-section than the lower base section  118 ; for example, the upper base section  116  may have a rectangular cross-section while the lower base section  118  may have a circular cross-section. The upper base section  116  may have the same cross-section as the lower base section  118 . The base section  102  may include an outward inclined sidewall  106  which may extend from the top of the base section  102  to the bottom of the base section  102  and which may angle from the horizontal in ranges from 75° to 90°, and the base section  102  including the sidewall  106  may define a multitude of cavities, and more particularly a first cavity  108  (an upper cavity) which may be formed in the upper base section  116 , a second cavity  110  (a lower cavity) which may be formed in the lower base section  118  and a third cavity  112  (support cavity) which may be formed in the lower base section  118 . The first cavity  108  may connect to the second cavity  110  with a shoulder  114  formed in the interior of the sidewall  106 . The sidewall  106  defining the first cavity  108  may have a thickness less than the sidewall  106  defining the second cavity  110 . The third cavity  102  may be defined by a support cylinder which may extend around the perimeter of the lower base section  118  formed from the sidewall  106  in order to provide a support for the drinking container  100 . 
     The handle section  104  may be substantially C (reversed) shaped and may include a top handle member  120  which may be substantially vertical and connects to the base section  102 , a bottom handle member  124  which may be substantially vertical and connects to the base section  102  and a substantially vertical handle member  122  to connect the top handle member  120  with the bottom handle member  124 . The substantially vertical member  122  may be tapered such that the top of the vertical member  122  has a smaller peripheral diameter than the bottom of the vertical member  122  and may be configured to engage the larger hand and arm muscles for ease of gripping, lifting and tilting the drinking container  100 . 
     The top handle member  120  may include a first thumb rest  130  which may include a top, flat, horizontal surface, may include a second thumb rest  132  which may include a side, flat, vertical surface which may be substantially perpendicular to the first thumb rest  130  nine may include a third thumb rest  134  which may include a side, flat vertical surface which may be opposed to the second thumb rest  131  and which may be substantially perpendicular to the first thumb rest  130 . The first thumb rest  130  may engage a thumb of the user to support the drinking container  100 ; the second thumb rest  132  may be used to engage the thumb of the user to support the drinking container  100  and the third thumb rest  134  may be used to engage the thumb of the user to support the drinking container  100 . The substantial vertical handle member  122  and the bottom handle member  124  may form a concave surface  136  to support an index finger of the user. 
     The first thumb rest  130  and the concave surface  136  may be substantially perpendicular (90°) to the second thumb rest  132  and the third thumb rest  134 . 
       FIG. 4  illustrates a bottom view of the drinking container  100  of the present invention which may include the base section  102 , the handle section  104  the third cavity  112 , the first cavity  108 , the second cavity  110  the first thumb rest  130 , the second thumb rest  132  and the third thumb rest  134 . 
       FIG. 5  illustrates a top view of the drinking container  110  and illustrates the base section  102  and the handle section  104 . 
       FIG. 6  illustrates a side view of the drinking container  100  of the present invention and illustrates A-A section cut, B-B section cut, C-C section cut, D-D section cut, E-E section cut, F-F section cut. 
       FIG. 7  illustrates a cross-sectional view along A-A section cut. 
       FIG. 8  illustrates a cross-sectional view along B-B section cut. 
       FIG. 9  illustrates a cross-sectional view along the C-C section cut. 
       FIG. 10  illustrates a cross-sectional view along the D-D section cut. 
       FIG. 11  illustrates a cross-sectional view along the E-E section cut. 
       FIG. 12  illustrates a cross-sectional view along the F-F section cut. 
     While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof have been shown by way of example in the drawings and are herein described in detail. It should be understood, however, that the description herein of specific embodiments is not intended to limit the invention to the particular forms disclosed.