Patent ID: 8118182

Claim:
An ergonomic beverage container to promote proper lip closure and sucking during the oral development of a child, said container comprising: a) a cup body having an sidewall terminating at an upper end, an end wall extending inwardly from said upper end of said sidewall terminating in a circular mouth, said circular mouth having a vertically disposed edge extending downwardly from an upper surface of said end wall; b) a snap-on cap to secure onto said cup body; c) a child proof means to secure said cap to said cup; d) said cap having an arcuate upper surface terminating in an outermost edge, said cap having a planar lower surface inwardly extending from said outermost edge and terminating in a downwardly extending cylindrical wall, said cylindrical wall being disposed radially inwardly from said outermost edge; e) said means further comprises a sealing protrusion disposed on said vertically disposed edge below said upper surface of said end wall; f) said means further comprises a sealing groove in said vertical wall; and g) said sealing protrusion snaps into said sealing groove to form a hermetic seal to prevent fluid secured therein from leaking from the bonded area between the cup and the cap positioning said planar lower surface of said cap over said end wall.