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US3085710A
US3085710A US157381A US15738161A US3085710A US 3085710 A US3085710 A US 3085710A US 157381 A US157381 A US 157381A US 15738161 A US15738161 A US 15738161A US 3085710 A US3085710 A US 3085710A
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  • This invention generally relates to improvements in drinking containers, and particularly to attachments for conventional drinking containers, such as tumblers or drinking-glasses, or infants nursing-bottles which will render them capable of being used in a controlled manner by or for infants, children, ill patients or passengers on trains and airplanes so as to enable such persons to drink liquid out of the containers without spilling the contents of the containers.
  • FIG. 1 is a front elevational view showing an attachment embodying my invention mounted on a conventional drinking-glass;
  • FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof
  • FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof looking from the right in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 4 is a fragmentary sectional View taken substantially on line -4-4 of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 5 is a fragmentary side elevational view, with portions broken away and shown in section, of a modified form of the attachment operatively mounted on a conventional infants nursing-bottle, and
  • FIG. 6 is a top perspective view thereof.
  • FIGS. 1-4 there is illustrated an attachment for a conventional drinking-glass which incorproates my invention
  • FIGS. 5 and 6 there is illustrated an attachment for a conventional infants nursing-bottle which incorporates my invention.
  • Both embodiments of the invention are predicated on my basic inventive concept of providing an attachment for a drinking container which will enable drinking in a controlled manner by infants, ill patients and others.
  • the FIGS. 14 embodiment is particularly well suited for use by ill patients and passengers in airplanes or trains, where inadvertent tipping of drinking containers and the consequential spilling of the liquid contents thereof is a commonly encountered experience and problem.
  • the FIGS. 5 and 6 embodiment is particularly well suited for use by infants and is useful as a training device in weaning infants away from nursing-bottles having conventional nipples.
  • FIGS. 1-4 there is illustrated an attachment generally designated by reference character A that is operatively associated with a tumbler or drinking-glass designated by reference character G, which may be of any suitable known construction.
  • the glass G is of atent 3,085,710 Patented Apr. 16, 1963 open circular end GO terminating in a circular upper edge GE.
  • the glass G may be made of glass or an equivalent material, such as any of the suitable known plastics, and in normal usage it lends itself to use for drinking liquids in a conventional Way, but it is susceptible to being inadvertently tipped or knocked over during such usage with the result that its liquid contents are accidentally spilled.
  • the attachment A is designed to eliminate such accidental spilling and it comprises a unitary member constructed preferably of any suitable known plastic material which functions when operatively associated with glass G normally to prevent egress of liquid regardless of the position of the assembled attachment-glass unless it is intentionally desired to permit liquid to flow out of the glass, and if so, the attachment enables this to be done in a controlled manner.
  • the attachment A comprises essentially a circular flat diaphragm 2 which when normally in use, as illustrated in FIGS. 1, 3 and 4, is disposed in a generally horizontal plane, and has structure formed integrally with it below and above it.
  • a mounting flange 4 which is constructed so as to be pliable, and therefore, capable of being stretched and mounted over the upper end GO of glass G and closely embrace the upper end in what is essentially liquid sealing contact for all practical purposes.
  • the diaphragm 2 when the attachment A is operatively mounted on the glass G, the diaphragm 2 is spaced vertically above the upper edge GE of the glass G for a purpose to be hereinafter discussed, and this distance is schematically designated as the distance between the opposed arrow heads a.
  • a curved inclined wall portion 6 Above the diaphragm 2 along an arcuate peripheral portion thereof, which may be arbitrarily considered the front of the attachment, is formed a curved inclined wall portion 6 that has its upper edge curved gently which forms a pouring-spout-like formation; the central portion of wall portion 6, which will hereinafter be referred to as a spout, inclines radially outwardly to form a liquid flow channel for the spout.
  • an upstanding wall portion 8 of relatively limited upward and arcuate extent.
  • the upper edge of the upstanding portion 8 is curved so as to blend into the upper surface of the diaphragm 2 at opposite sides of the attachment in the vicinity of where the upper edge of the spout 6 curves downwardly and blends into the same side portions of the diaphragm top surface (see FIGS. 3 and 4).
  • the diaphragm 2 is pierced by a generally T-shaped slit comprising an elongated straight slit 10 and an intersecting cross slit 12 which may have its ends arcuately bent, as can be seen in FIG. 2.
  • Slit formation '10, 12 extends completely through the diaphragm 2 and comprises a flow control means for liquid in glass G.
  • the attachment A When operatively mounted on the glass G, the attachment A functions in the following manner:
  • the diaphragm 2 is dimensioned and constructed so as to be flexible but normally to have the slit formation 10, 12 closed and therefore, for all practical purposes, the attachment in this condition constitutes a closure for glass G which is sealed in a substantially liquid-tight manner. Therefore, if the glass G is filled with liquid and the attachment A is operatively mounted on it, tipping or inversion of the glass will not result in spilling the liquid. If it is intentionally desired to permit liquid to flow out of the glass,
  • Such flow may be effected by manually spreading the slit formation 10, 12 to force the sides of the slits to separate sufficiently to form a temporary opening which allows liquid to flow through the spread slit formation, and if this is done while the assembled glass and attachment are tipped so that the spout 6 is inclined from its normal position shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, counterclockwise approximately ninety degrees, and held to the lips of the drinker, liquid will flow out of the glass G through the temporarily open slit formation '10, 12 onto the inner surface of spout 6 through the flow channel formed therein and into the lips of the drinker.
  • Spreading of the slit formation 10, 12 may be effected by pressing downwardly on the diaphragm adjacent the slit formation.
  • the wall portion 8 is located so as to be conveniently depressed by a finger, even of the same hand of the user that is grasping the glass.
  • the diaphragm is spaced upwardly from the upper glass edge GE, as pointed out above.
  • spacing may be effected by manual manipulation of the attachment relative to the glass, or be positively effected by providing spacing lugs 14, arcuately spaced around the inner side of mounting flange 4 at points spaced below diaphragm 2.
  • the lugs 14 function as limit stops by engaging glass upper edge GE to positively provide space for flexing of the diaphragm.
  • FIGS. l-4 form of the invention admirably lends itself to utilization by ill patients who must drink while in a reclining or semi-reclining position, as well as passengers on airplanes or trains who are subjected to jostling and to having their glasses inadvertently tipped.
  • FIGS. 5 and 6 there is illustrated an attachment A which embodies the invention and is constructed and operates substantially in the same manner as attachment A, with the exception that it is dimensioned and formed to fit the threaded neck N of a conventional infants nursing-bottle B, and therefore, functionally corresponding portions of attachment A to those of attachment A are designated by the same reference numerals with a prime added.
  • the inner surface of the mounting flange 4' has a screw thread groove formation 16 formed therein which accommodates and cooperates with the threads T on the neck N so as to both mount the attachment A on the bottle B and space the diaphragm 2' above the upper edge NE of the bottle a distance designated schematically by opposed arrows a.
  • the spacing of the diaphragm 2 above the upper edge of the bottle neck NE is to allow clearance for downward deflection of the diaphragm to permit opening of the slit formation 10, 12' when it is desired to allow a flow of liquid from within the bottle B through the temporarily open slit formation and onto the flow channel of spout 6'.
  • the assembled bottle B-attachment A functions in substantially the same manner as the assembled glass G-attachment A, and in this regard, manual distortion of the upstanding portion 8 functions to facilitate opening of the slit formation 10, 12. It will be appreciated that in use the assembled bottle B-attacliment A will normally be held by a mother or other adult attendant for an infant, and that the assembly constitutes an effective training device for weaning infants away from nipple-equipped nursing-bottles. This is to be distinguished from usage of the FIGS.
  • An attachment for a liquid container adapted to enable drinking therefrom by infants and ill patients in a controlled manner
  • a transverse flexible diaphragm comprising: a transverse flexible diaphragm; means for mounting the attachment on the open end of a container with said diaphragm in position to normally close the container; an upstanding lip surrounding a side portion of said diaphragm; and a slit in said diaphragm extending substantially diametrically across said diaphragm and having a first end adjacent said lip and a second end spaced therefrom a distance sufficient to alow the entrance of air into said container above the liquid level therein when said container is in a tilted drinking position, whereby said diaphragm prevents flow of liquid out of the container when said slit is closed but allows such flow when said slit is open.
  • said mounting means comprises a resilient depending flange arranged to frictionally engage the container to mount the attachment thereon.
  • said mounting means comprises a threaded portion arranged to permit mounting of the attachment on the neck of an infants nursing-bottle, said threaded portion terminating short of said diaphragm whereby space is provided between said diaphragm and the free edge of the container to allow flexing of the diaphragm.

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April 1963 F. A. M ILROY ATTACHMENT FOR DRINKING CONTAINER Filed Dec. 6, 1961 j INVENTOR. BY W %ZZ%0 United States This invention generally relates to improvements in drinking containers, and particularly to attachments for conventional drinking containers, such as tumblers or drinking-glasses, or infants nursing-bottles which will render them capable of being used in a controlled manner by or for infants, children, ill patients or passengers on trains and airplanes so as to enable such persons to drink liquid out of the containers without spilling the contents of the containers.
It is an object of the invention to provide an attachment for a drinking container which is particularly designed for use by or for infants, children, ill patients or passengers in dining-cars or on airplanes, Where drinking containers are subject to inadvertent tipping, which will pre vent spilling of the liquid contents thereof regardless of its position unless it is intentionally desired that liquid flow out of the container.
It is another object of the invention to provide such an attachment which is designed for use with conventional tumblers and drinking-glasses.
It is still another object of the invention to provide such an attachment which is specifically adapted to be used in association with a conventional infants nursingbottle.
ther objects and further details of that which I believe to be novel and my invention will be clear from the following description and claims taken with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a front elevational view showing an attachment embodying my invention mounted on a conventional drinking-glass;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof looking from the right in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a fragmentary sectional View taken substantially on line -4-4 of FIG. 2;
FIG. 5 is a fragmentary side elevational view, with portions broken away and shown in section, of a modified form of the attachment operatively mounted on a conventional infants nursing-bottle, and
FIG. 6 is a top perspective view thereof.
In the drawings, I have illustrated two embodiments of my invention. In FIGS. 1-4 there is illustrated an attachment for a conventional drinking-glass which incorproates my invention, and in FIGS. 5 and 6 there is illustrated an attachment for a conventional infants nursing-bottle which incorporates my invention. Both embodiments of the invention are predicated on my basic inventive concept of providing an attachment for a drinking container which will enable drinking in a controlled manner by infants, ill patients and others. The FIGS. 14 embodiment is particularly well suited for use by ill patients and passengers in airplanes or trains, where inadvertent tipping of drinking containers and the consequential spilling of the liquid contents thereof is a commonly encountered experience and problem. The FIGS. 5 and 6 embodiment is particularly well suited for use by infants and is useful as a training device in weaning infants away from nursing-bottles having conventional nipples.
In FIGS. 1-4 there is illustrated an attachment generally designated by reference character A that is operatively associated with a tumbler or drinking-glass designated by reference character G, which may be of any suitable known construction. As illustrated, the glass G is of atent 3,085,710 Patented Apr. 16, 1963 open circular end GO terminating in a circular upper edge GE. The glass G may be made of glass or an equivalent material, such as any of the suitable known plastics, and in normal usage it lends itself to use for drinking liquids in a conventional Way, but it is susceptible to being inadvertently tipped or knocked over during such usage with the result that its liquid contents are accidentally spilled.
The attachment A is designed to eliminate such accidental spilling and it comprises a unitary member constructed preferably of any suitable known plastic material which functions when operatively associated with glass G normally to prevent egress of liquid regardless of the position of the assembled attachment-glass unless it is intentionally desired to permit liquid to flow out of the glass, and if so, the attachment enables this to be done in a controlled manner.
The attachment A comprises essentially a circular flat diaphragm 2 which when normally in use, as illustrated in FIGS. 1, 3 and 4, is disposed in a generally horizontal plane, and has structure formed integrally with it below and above it. Below diaphragm 2 depends a mounting flange 4 which is constructed so as to be pliable, and therefore, capable of being stretched and mounted over the upper end GO of glass G and closely embrace the upper end in what is essentially liquid sealing contact for all practical purposes. It will be observed in FIGS, 1, 3 and 4 that when the attachment A is operatively mounted on the glass G, the diaphragm 2 is spaced vertically above the upper edge GE of the glass G for a purpose to be hereinafter discussed, and this distance is schematically designated as the distance between the opposed arrow heads a. Above the diaphragm 2 along an arcuate peripheral portion thereof, which may be arbitrarily considered the front of the attachment, is formed a curved inclined wall portion 6 that has its upper edge curved gently which forms a pouring-spout-like formation; the central portion of wall portion 6, which will hereinafter be referred to as a spout, inclines radially outwardly to form a liquid flow channel for the spout. On an upper peripheral portion of diaphragm 2 opposite to spout 6, which may be considered the rear of the attachment, is formed an upstanding wall portion 8 of relatively limited upward and arcuate extent. The upper edge of the upstanding portion 8 is curved so as to blend into the upper surface of the diaphragm 2 at opposite sides of the attachment in the vicinity of where the upper edge of the spout 6 curves downwardly and blends into the same side portions of the diaphragm top surface (see FIGS. 3 and 4).
The diaphragm 2 is pierced by a generally T-shaped slit comprising an elongated straight slit 10 and an intersecting cross slit 12 which may have its ends arcuately bent, as can be seen in FIG. 2. Slit formation '10, 12 extends completely through the diaphragm 2 and comprises a flow control means for liquid in glass G.
When operatively mounted on the glass G, the attachment A functions in the following manner: The mounting flange 4, which is pliable, surrounds the upper end GO of the glass G and effects a liquid seal. The diaphragm 2 is dimensioned and constructed so as to be flexible but normally to have the slit formation 10, 12 closed and therefore, for all practical purposes, the attachment in this condition constitutes a closure for glass G which is sealed in a substantially liquid-tight manner. Therefore, if the glass G is filled with liquid and the attachment A is operatively mounted on it, tipping or inversion of the glass will not result in spilling the liquid. If it is intentionally desired to permit liquid to flow out of the glass,
such flow may be effected by manually spreading the slit formation 10, 12 to force the sides of the slits to separate sufficiently to form a temporary opening which allows liquid to flow through the spread slit formation, and if this is done while the assembled glass and attachment are tipped so that the spout 6 is inclined from its normal position shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, counterclockwise approximately ninety degrees, and held to the lips of the drinker, liquid will flow out of the glass G through the temporarily open slit formation '10, 12 onto the inner surface of spout 6 through the flow channel formed therein and into the lips of the drinker. Spreading of the slit formation 10, 12 may be effected by pressing downwardly on the diaphragm adjacent the slit formation. However, spreading may be facilitated by manually deforming the wall portion 8, as by pressing it radially inwardly and downwardly, which consequently results in downward deflection of the diaphragm 2 and ultimately the spreading apart of the slit sides and the opening of the slit formation 10, 12. The wall portion 8 is located so as to be conveniently depressed by a finger, even of the same hand of the user that is grasping the glass. To permit clearance for diaphragm deflection, the diaphragm is spaced upwardly from the upper glass edge GE, as pointed out above. Such spacing may be effected by manual manipulation of the attachment relative to the glass, or be positively effected by providing spacing lugs 14, arcuately spaced around the inner side of mounting flange 4 at points spaced below diaphragm 2. The lugs 14 function as limit stops by engaging glass upper edge GE to positively provide space for flexing of the diaphragm.
It will, therefore, be apparent that in order to allow liquid to flow out of the glass G when the attachment A is mounted thereon, it is essential that the slit formation be intentionally opened by certain definite manual manipulation. Therefore, it will be appreciated that the FIGS. l-4 form of the invention admirably lends itself to utilization by ill patients who must drink while in a reclining or semi-reclining position, as well as passengers on airplanes or trains who are subjected to jostling and to having their glasses inadvertently tipped.
In FIGS. 5 and 6 there is illustrated an attachment A which embodies the invention and is constructed and operates substantially in the same manner as attachment A, with the exception that it is dimensioned and formed to fit the threaded neck N of a conventional infants nursing-bottle B, and therefore, functionally corresponding portions of attachment A to those of attachment A are designated by the same reference numerals with a prime added.
To facilitate mounting of the attachment A on the threaded neck N, the inner surface of the mounting flange 4' has a screw thread groove formation 16 formed therein which accommodates and cooperates with the threads T on the neck N so as to both mount the attachment A on the bottle B and space the diaphragm 2' above the upper edge NE of the bottle a distance designated schematically by opposed arrows a. The spacing of the diaphragm 2 above the upper edge of the bottle neck NE is to allow clearance for downward deflection of the diaphragm to permit opening of the slit formation 10, 12' when it is desired to allow a flow of liquid from within the bottle B through the temporarily open slit formation and onto the flow channel of spout 6'. It is not necessary to incorporate spacing lugs, corresponding to the lugs 14 of the attachment A, as the spacing effect may be achieved automatically in attachment A by terminating the screw thread groove formation 16 in mounting flange 4 short of the diaphragm 2' of the attachment A. The assembled bottle B-attachment A functions in substantially the same manner as the assembled glass G-attachment A, and in this regard, manual distortion of the upstanding portion 8 functions to facilitate opening of the slit formation 10, 12. It will be appreciated that in use the assembled bottle B-attacliment A will normally be held by a mother or other adult attendant for an infant, and that the assembly constitutes an effective training device for weaning infants away from nipple-equipped nursing-bottles. This is to be distinguished from usage of the FIGS. l-4 embodiment wherein it is normally contemplated that the person drinking out of the glass G will be able to utilize the assembly alone; however, in extreme cases, it will be understood that an attendant for a very ill person or small child may utilize this embodiment and thereby assist the drinker.
As will be evident from the foregoing description, certain aspects of my invention are not limited to the particular details of construction of the examples illustrated, and I contemplate that various and other modifications and applications will occur to those skilled in the art. It is, therefore, my intention that the appended claims shall cover such modifications and applications as do not depart from the true spirit and scope of my invention.
Having thus set forth the nature of my invention, I claim:
1. An attachment for a liquid container adapted to enable drinking therefrom by infants and ill patients in a controlled manner comprising: a transverse flexible diaphragm; means for mounting the attachment on the open end of a container with said diaphragm in position to normally close the container; an upstanding lip surrounding a side portion of said diaphragm; and a slit in said diaphragm extending substantially diametrically across said diaphragm and having a first end adjacent said lip and a second end spaced therefrom a distance sufficient to alow the entrance of air into said container above the liquid level therein when said container is in a tilted drinking position, whereby said diaphragm prevents flow of liquid out of the container when said slit is closed but allows such flow when said slit is open.
2. An attachment as defined in claim 1 wherein said slit is substantially T-shaped and includes a transversely extending portion perpendicular thereto at said first end.
3. An attachment as defined in claim 2 wherein means is provided in the form of a bendable upstanding portion adjacent the second end of said slit to facilitate manual opening of said slit.
4. An attachment as defined in claim 3 wherein means is provided for spacing said diaphragm from the free edge of the container to provide room for the flexing of the diaphragm that accompanies opening and closing of said slit.
5. An attachment as defined in claim 4 wherein said mounting means comprises a resilient depending flange arranged to frictionally engage the container to mount the attachment thereon.
6. An attachment as defined in claim 1 wherein said mounting means comprises a threaded portion arranged to permit mounting of the attachment on the neck of an infants nursing-bottle, said threaded portion terminating short of said diaphragm whereby space is provided between said diaphragm and the free edge of the container to allow flexing of the diaphragm.
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1. AN ATTACHMENT FOR A LIQUID CONTAINER ADAPTED TO ENABLE DRINKING THEREFROM BY INFANTS AND ILL PATIENTS IN A CONTROLLED MANNER COMPRISING: A TRANSVERSE FLEXIBLE DIAPHRAGM; MEANS FOR MOUNTING THE ATTACHMENT ON THE OPEN END OF A CONTAINER WITH SAID DIAPHRAGM IN POSITION TO NORMALLY CLOSE THE CONTAINER; AN UPSTANDING LIP SURROUNDING A SIDE PORTION OF SAID DIAPHRAGM; AND A SLIT IN SAID DIAPHRAGM EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY DIAMETRICALLY ACROSS SAID DIAPHRAGM AND HAVING A FIRST END ADJACENT SAID LIP AND A SECOND END SPACED THEREFROM A DISTANCE SUFFICIENT TO ALLOW THE ENTRANCE OF AIR INTO SAID CONTAINER ABOVE THE LIQUID LEVEL THEREIN WHEN SAID CONTAINER IS IN A TILTED DRINKING POSITION, WHEREBY SAID DIAPHRAGM PREVENTS FLOW OF LIQUID OUT OF THE CONTAINER WHEN SAID SLIT IS CLOSED BUT ALLOWS SUCH FLOW WHEN SAID SLIT IS OPEN.
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