Patent ID: 7210596

Claim:
A drinking cup that teaches a child how to drink from a cup without undue spilling comprising: an elongated, generally cylindrical housing for holding a liquid, said housing having an inside surface, an outside surface, and a bottom; an elongated, generally cylindrical insert with an inner surface and an outer surface, said insert fitting within said housing and having means for providing a substantially annular space between said outer surface of said insert and said inside surface and for providing a space between said insert and said bottom of said housing, said space receiving any liquid flowing between the inner surface of said insert and said outer surface of said insert; and a cap removably mounted to said housing, said cap having a wall with a center and a periphery, said center being higher than said periphery and a plurality of openings formed within the lower part of said wall adjacent said periphery and substantial equally spaced around said periphery, said openings being in fluid communication with said substantially annular space formed between said insert and said housing.