Dual use beverage cup

Abstract

A stackable beverage cups and, in particular to a dual use stackable beverage cup that can be used both as a standard size cup and as a smaller shot size cup.

1 . A reversible beverage cup comprising a larger cup having a base and a side portion which meet at an edge, and a smaller cup having an opening, wherein the smaller cup is contained within the larger cup,  wherein the base of the larger cup and the opening of the smaller cup are substantially circular, have different diameters and meet at a common edge and wherein the beverage cup is capable of being nested with another reversible beverage cup. 
     
     
         2 . The beverage cup of  claim 1 , wherein the cup is disposable. 
     
     
         3 . The beverage cup of  claim 1 , wherein the cup is made of a plastic selected from the group consisting of polypropylene, polystyrene and polyethylene terephthalate. 
     
     
         4 . The beverage cup of  claim 1 , wherein the amount of beverage that can be contained in the larger cup is selected from the group consisting of 8 ounces, 10 ounces, 12 ounces, 14 ounces 16 ounces and 18 ounces. 
     
     
         5 . The beverage cup of  claim 1 , wherein the amount of beverage that can be contained in the larger cup is 16 ounces. 
     
     
         6 . The beverage cup of  claim 1 , wherein the base of the smaller cup is slightly offset from the center of the larger cup. 
     
     
         7 . The beverage cup of  claim 1 , wherein the opening area of the smaller cup occupies approximately ¾ of the surface area of the base of the larger cup. 
     
     
         8 . The beverage cup of  claim 1 , wherein the cup is made of a plastic selected from the group consisting of polypropylene; polyethylene terephthalate; high density polyethylene; low density polyethylene; polystyrene; acrylic polycarbonate; polyactic acid; and polyvinyl chloride. 
     
     
         9 . The beverage cup of  claim 1 , wherein the amount of beverage that can be contained in the smaller cup is selected from the group consisting of 1 ounce, 1.5 ounces, 2 ounces, and 2.5 ounces. 
     
     
         10 . The beverage cup of  claim 5 , wherein the amount of beverage that can be contained in the smaller cup is 2 ounces. 
     
     
         11 . The beverage cup of  claim 5 , wherein the amount of beverage that can be contained in the smaller cup is 1.5 ounces. 
     
     
         12 . The beverage cup of  claim 1 , wherein the amount of beverage that can be contained in the larger cup is 18 ounces wherein the amount of beverage that can be contained in the smaller cup is 2.5 ounces. 
     
     
         13 . The beverage cup of  claim 1 , wherein the amount of beverage that can be contained in the larger cup is 8 ounces wherein the amount of beverage that can be contained in the smaller cup is 1 ounce. 
     
     
         14 . The beverage cup of  claim 1 , wherein the common edge of the base of the larger cup and the opening of the smaller cup is approximately 3/38 of 1 inch long. 
     
     
         15 . The beverage cup of  claim 1 , wherein the surface area of the top of the smaller cup occupies from about 3/5 to about 7/10 of the surface area of the base of the larger cup 
     
     
         16 . A reversible beverage cup comprising a larger cup having a substantially circular base and a side portion which meet at an edge, and a smaller cup having a substantially circular opening, wherein the smaller cup is contained within the larger cup and wherein the base of the larger cup and the opening of the smaller cup have different diameters and meet at a common edge and the opening area of the smaller cup occupies from about ⅗ to about 7/10 of the surface area of the base of the larger cup and wherein the beverage cup is capable of being nested with another reversible beverage cup. 
     
     
         18 . The beverage cup of  claim 16 , wherein the cup is disposable. 
     
     
         19 . The beverage cup of  claim 16 , wherein the amount of beverage that can be contained in the larger cup is 16 ounces and the amount of beverage that can be contained in the smaller cup is 1.5 ounces. 
     
     
         20 . The beverage cup of  claim 16 , wherein the base of the smaller cup is slightly offset from the center of the larger cup.