A NEW OR. IMPROVED COLLAPSIBLE DRINKING CUP OR VESSEL AND CASE
Year: 1885

page_text: I ENOCH JAMES TREVITT trading as Nicholls and Trevitt of No 34 Spencer
Street Birmingham in the County of Warwick Manufacturing Jeweller and
Silversmith do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "A NEW OR.
IMPROVED COLLAPSIBLE DRINKING CUP OR VESSEL AND CASE" to be as follows:-
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The said invention consists of a new or improved collapsible drinking cup or
vessel constructed substantially as herein after described the cup or vessel when in
its collapsed state occupying little room and capable of being carried in a case and
worn on the person.
The collapsed drinking cup or vessel is contained by preference in a case similar
to that of a hunting watch the said case being connected by its loop or pendant to
a chain and worn in the pocket of the person.
The new or improved collapsible drinking cup or vessel is composed of a series
of five or other number of slightly conical rings and a slightly conical shallow cup.
The said cup and rings are of progressively increasing diameter the top ring being
of largest diameter and the shallow cup which constitutes the closed bottom of the
drinking vessel being of smallest diameter. The lower edge of each ring has a
diameter slightly less than that of the top edge of the ring next below it so that
when the two edges come together a close junction of the parts is effected. The
result of this arrangement is that when the several conical rings and bottom are
placed concentrically one within the other and the conical bottom is pushed
outwards or from the top ring the several rings slide one within the other and
the top edge of each ring binds upon the bottom edge of the ring next above it.
A conical drinking cup or vessel is thus produced having a figure somewhat
resembling an ordinary tumbler. The upper edge of the top ring of the series is
provided with a rim or flange.
In order to collapse the drinking vessel it is only necessary to press the bottom
of the cup towards the top ring when the several rings slide out of one another
and arrange themselves concentrically within the largest ring. The drinking cup
in its collapsed state is flat or has the depth of one of the rings and can be
contained in a case of the kind hereinbefore described and be worn on the person.
Dated this eighth day of December 100K

page_text: A New or Improved Collapsible Drinking Cup or Vessel
and Case.
I ENOCH JAMES TREVITT trading as Nicholls and Trevitt of No 34 Spencer
Street Birmingham in the County of Warwick Manufacturing Jeweler and
Silversmith do hereby declare the nature of my invention for A NEW OR
IMPROVED COLLAPSIBLE DRINKING CUP OR VESSEL AND CASE and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:-
The said invention consists of a new or improved collapsible drinking cup or
vessel constructed substantially as hereinafter described, the cup or vessel when in
its collapsed state occupying little room and capable of being carried in a case and
worn on the person.
The collapsed drinking cup or vessel is contained by preference in a case similar
to that of a hunting watch, the said case being connected by its loop or pendant to
a chain and worn in the pocket of the person.
The new or improved collapsible drinking cup or vessel is composed of a series
of five or other number of slightly conical rings and a slightly conical shallow cup.
The said cup and rings are of progressively increasing diameter the top ring being
of largest diameter and the shallow-cup which constitutes the closed bottom of the
drinking vessel being of smallest diameter. The lower edge of each ring has a
diameter slightly less than that of the top edge of the ring next below it so that
when the two edges come together a close junction of the parts is effected. The
result of this arrangement is that when the several conical rings and bottom are
placed concentrically one within the other and the conical bottom is pushed
outwards or from the top ring, the several rings slide one within the other, and
the top edge of each ring binds upon the bottom edge of the ring next above it.
A conical drinking cup or vessel is thus produced having a figure somewhat
resembling an ordinary tumbler. The upper edge of the top ring of the series is
provided with a rim or flange.
In order to collapse the drinking vessel it is only necessary to press the bottom.
of the cup towards the top ring when the several rings slide out of one another
and arrange themselves concentrically within the largest ring. The drinking cup
in its collapsed state is flat or has the depth of one of the rings and can be
contained in a case of the kind hereinbefore described and be worn on the person.
I will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying drawings the
manner in which my. invention is constructed and used.
Figure 1 represents the cup collapsed and placed in its case.
Figure 2 represents the cup opened ready for use.
Figure 3 represents the case closed with the cup inside it.
Figure 4 represents the empty watch case open.
Figure 5 represents the collapsible cup in section.
Figure 6-represents the cup collapsed into the open watch case.
The case d is made in a similar manner to a hunting watch, the collapsible cup
is composed or made out of a series of slightly conical rings b. I sometimes make

page_text: the collapsible cup to terminate as illustrated at c figure 5, in other cases I prefer
to make and form an extended bottom as illustrated at d figure 2; when made as
illustrated at & figure 2 the collapsible cup if put to rest on a table or other surface
would not be so liable to tilt over as when made in the manner represented at c
figure 6.
I am aware that collapsible cups have been made similar in appearance to
figure 6-my invention does not consist in the mere making of a collapsible cup-
what constitutes my invention is the utilization of a watch case in which to
contain a collapsible cup-and what I shall consider to be an infringement of my
rights will be the using or wearing of a watch case within which is contained a
collapsible cup.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is.
The combination of a collapsible drinking cup with a watch case; the cup being
so made that it can be expanded and used for drinking purposes and when not in
use, collapsed inside a watch case, the watch case closing over and containing the
drinking cup.