Drinking vessel with dry ice filter

Abstract

A drinking vessel configured to enclose an amount of dry ice produces smoke while chilling a beverage. The drinking vessel may comprise a watertight container for holding the beverage and a filter to enclose the dry ice within a section of the watertight container. The filter will typically be permeable such that the beverage may contact the dry ice within the section of the watertight container but also flow out of the section so that the beverage may be consumed. The filter may be attached to an interior of the watertight container to enclose the dry ice. The interior wall(s) of the watertight container may have one or more mounts to engage and secure the filter to to the watertight container. The filter prevents dry ice particles from escaping thus allowing a user to drink directly from the drinking vessel even as smoke is generated by the dry ice.

1 . A drinking vessel from which one or more liquids may be directly consumed comprising:
 a vessel configured to hold the one or more liquids therein, the vessel comprising an upper section and a lower section;   an opening in the vessel through which the one or more liquids may enter and exit the vessel;   a rim surrounding the opening, the rim configured to engage a user's lips to allow the user to consume the one or more liquids;   one or more mounts at an interior wall of the vessel, the one or more mounts located between the upper section and the lower section of the vessel and remote from the opening in the vessel; and   a filter configured to enclose the lower section of the vessel by engaging the one or more mounts, the filter comprising one or more permeable areas configured to:
 facilitate a flow of the one or more liquids and one or more gasses from the lower section to at least the upper section; and 
 prevent one or more non-liquid particles from escaping the lower section. 
   
     
     
         2 . The drinking vessel of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more mounts protrude outward from the interior wall of the vessel. 
     
     
         3 . The drinking vessel of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more mounts are recesses in the interior wall of the vessel. 
     
     
         4 . The drinking vessel of  claim 1 , wherein the filter comprises one or more threads configured to secure the filter to the vessel when the one or more threads are rotated onto the one or more mounts. 
     
     
         5 . The drinking vessel of  claim 1 , wherein the filter comprises one or more outwardly extending tabs at a top surface of the filter. 
     
     
         6 . The drinking vessel of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the one or more permeable areas comprise a permeable material selected from the group consisting of paper, textile, sponge, and perforated materials. 
     
     
         7 . The drinking vessel of  claim 1  further comprising a base and a stem, wherein the stem extends upward from the base and the stem supports the vessel at an elevated position above the base. 
     
     
         8 . A smoke generating drinking vessel configured to chill a beverage with dry ice comprising:
 a watertight compartment configured to hold the beverage therein, the watertight compartment having an upper section and a lower section;   an opening in the watertight compartment through which the beverage may enter and exit the watertight compartment;   a filter configured to enclose the lower section of the watertight compartment to prevent one or more dry ice particles from escaping the lower section, wherein the filter comprises one or more permeable areas to facilitate a flow of the beverage from the lower section to at least the upper section while preventing the one or more dry ice particles from escaping the lower section.   
     
     
         9 . The drinking vessel of  claim 8  further comprising a rim around the opening of the watertight compartment, the rim configured to engage a user's lips to allow the user to consume the beverage. 
     
     
         10 . The drinking vessel of  claim 8  further comprising one or more mounts at an interior surface of the watertight compartment, the one or more mounts located between the lower section and upper section of the watertight compartment, wherein the filter is configured to engage the one or more mounts to enclose the lower section. 
     
     
         11 . The drinking vessel of  claim 8 , wherein the filter has a exterior peripheral shape and size corresponding to that of the interior peripheral shape and size of the watertight compartment. 
     
     
         12 . The drinking vessel of  claim 8 , wherein the filter is formed from a flexible material. 
     
     
         13 . The drinking vessel of  claim 8 , wherein the one or more permeable areas comprise one or more permeable structures and the filter comprises one or more support members configured to secure the one or more permeable structures to the filter. 
     
     
         14 . The drinking vessel of  claim 8 , wherein the fluid capacity of the watertight vessel is less than or equal to  16  ounces to allow a user to manipulate, hold, and drink directly from the watertight drinking vessel. 
     
     
         15 . A method of chilling a beverage and generating smoke from the beverage with a drinking vessel comprising:
 placing an amount of dry ice into a waterproof compartment of the drinking vessel;   enclosing the amount of dry ice within a section of the waterproof container by attaching a permeable filter to one or more interior walls of the waterproof compartment;   generating smoke from the dry ice by moving a beverage into the waterproof compartment of the drinking vessel, wherein the smoke is generated and the beverage is chilled as the beverage comes into contact with the dry ice via the permeable filter; and   preventing one or more particles of dry ice from escaping the section of the waterproof container with the permeable filter to prevent the one or more dry ice particles from coming into contact with a user.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein attaching the permeable filter to the one or more interior walls of the waterproof compartment comprises twisting the filter to engage one or more threads of the filter onto one or more mounts at the one or more interior walls of the waterproof container. 
     
     
         17 . he method of  claim 16  further comprising engaging one or more tabs of the permeable filter to twist the filter. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein attaching the permeable filter to the one or more interior walls of the waterproof compartment comprises bending the filter to engage one or more mounts at the one or more interior walls of the waterproof container. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 15  further comprising installing a permeable structure into a body of the filter. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 15  further comprising consuming at least a portion of the beverage as the smoke is generated by drinking from the waterproof container.