Cup adhesion device for fluid containment bottle

Abstract

A cup adhesion device is described as an inexpensive cup with compressible interior tabs, having the ability to slip around the bottom of a storage bottle and be held tightly by compressive forces as the tabs are flexed. Nonpreferred embodiments have the tabs replaced with small compressible invaginations into the cup's sidewall, or are two part designs that require a prior art cup to be clipped to the adhesion device as it is gripping the bottom of the bottle. All embodiments allow for the later removal of the cup to allow it to be used as a fluid containment medium for some of the contents of the bottle. This allows for a hygienic transfer of fluid to an individual or small animal without the recipient drinking directly from the bottle, and either the convenient storage of the cup back around the bottom of the bottle for later additional use, or the disposal of the used cup if no longer required.

1 . A hygienic cup for the imbibing of fluids,
 said cup with a minimum of one tab extending from the lip of said cup,   said tab formed of the same composition of matter as said cup,   said tab of a shorter length than the length of the side wall of said cup.   
   
   
       2 . The hygienic cup of  claim 1 ,
 with a plurality of compressible tabs of similar configuration as said tab extending from said lip of said cup.   
   
   
       3 . The hygienic cup of  claim 1 ,
 with said tab radiating into the three-dimensional space not falling within the confines of the interior of said cup.   
   
   
       4 . The hygienic cup of  claim 1 ,
 with said tab radiating into the three-dimensional space falling within the confines of the interior of said cup.   
   
   
       5 . The hygienic cup of  claim 4 ,
 said tab of a greater length than width,   said tab having a curved section,   with said tab bent at the connection point with said lip such that said tab extends down into the confines of said cup following a roughly parallel direction as said side wall of said cup,   with said curved section of said tab arcing away from said side wall of said cup.   
   
   
       6 . The hygienic cup of  claim 5 ,
 with said curved section of said tab following a roughly straight path along said side wall of said cup when sufficient exterior force is pressed against said curved section to deform said curved section away from said force.   
   
   
       7 . The hygienic cup of  claim 6 ,
 together with a prior art bottle,   said bottle of a lesser diameter than the diameter of said lip of said cup,   where said bottle is the source of said sufficient exterior force by the process whereby the bottom end of said bottle is pushed directly down into said cup,   with the ongoing result that said cup is adhered around said bottom of said bottle by the return force of said deformed tabs pressing back against said exterior force generated by the presence of said bottle.   
   
   
       8 . The hygienic cup of  claim 1 ,
 with said composition of matter of said cup having a uniform chemical identity.   
   
   
       9 . The hygienic cup of  claim 8 ,
 where said composition of matter is thermoplastic.   
   
   
       10 . The hygienic cup of  claim 1 ,
 with said tab formed of a different composition of matter as said cup,   with said tab tightly bonded to said cup.   
   
   
       11 . The hygienic cup of  claim 10 ,
 where said different composition of matter is a soft compressible hydrocarbon in the grade of plastics termed Styrofoam.   
   
   
       12 . An adhesion device for a prior art fluid containment bottle,
 said device having one contiguous length closing back on itself such that there is a hollow space surrounded by said one contiguous length,   said hollow space of a greater diameter than the diameter of said fluid containment bottle,   said device having a minimum of one clasping clip placed outside said hollow space contained within said contiguous length,   said clasping clip dimensionally stable, such that when bent the portion of said clip that undergoes said bending will exert pressure to return to its original shape,   with the inner lining of said greater diameter of said device having a plurality of flexible bristles extending into said hollow space, such that said bristles are deformed and bent away from the surface of said fluid containment bottle when said contiguous length of said device is placed around said fluid containment bottle, and whereby the return pressure of said deformed bristles provides the adhesive properties of said adhesion device.   
   
   
       13 . The adhesion device of  claim 12 ,
 together with a prior art cup,   where the lip of said cup is inserted within said clasping clip,   with the interior of said cup both wide and deep enough to contain the bottom of said fluid containment bottle when a portion of said bottle is inside said hollow space of said adhesion device.   
   
   
       14 . The adhesion device of  claim 12 ,
 where said bristles are longer than wide,   where the cross dimensional shape of said bristles is circular.   
   
   
       15 . The adhesion device of  claim 12 ,
 where said bristles are longer than wide,   where the cross dimensional shape of said bristles is not circular.   
   
   
       16 . The adhesion device of  claim 12 ,
 together with a second clip placed 180 degrees away from said clasping clip such that said second clip is as far as possible from said clasping clip.   
   
   
       17 . An adhesion device for a prior art fluid containment bottle,
 said device having a contiguous length failing to close back on itself such that there is a hollow space surrounded by said one contiguous length, and a separated section of said contiguous length whereby said contiguous length has two noncontiguous ends in close proximity to each other,   said device having a minimum of one clasping clip placed outside said hollow space contained within said contiguous length,   said clip dimensionally stable, such that when bent the portion of said clip that undergoes said bending will exert pressure to return to its original shape,   said hollow space of a smaller diameter than the diameter of said fluid containment bottle when said bottle is not filling said hollow space,   with said contiguous length dimensionally stable, such that the inner lining of said greater diameter of said device can be deformed and bent away from the surface of said fluid containment bottle when said contiguous length of said device is placed around said fluid containment bottle, and whereby the return pressure of said inner lining provides the adhesive properties of said adhesion device.   
   
   
       18 . The adhesion device of  claim 17 ,
 with a minimum of one flexible bristle extending outwards from said contiguous length such that said bristle is not within said hollow space,   where said bristle is longer than wide,   where the cross dimensional shape of said flexible bristle is circular.   
   
   
       19 . The adhesion device of  claim 18 ,
 where the cross dimensional shape of said flexible bristle is not circular.   
   
   
       20 . The adhesion device of  claim 17 ,
 together with a prior art cup,   where the lip of said prior art cup is inserted within said clasping clip,   with the interior of said prior art cup both wide and deep enough to contain the bottom of said fluid containment bottle when a portion of said prior art bottle is inside said hollow space of said adhesion device.