Covers for drinking containers

Abstract

A cover for an open top of a drinking vessel, such as a drinking glass, cup or bottle has a cover member and a securing member configured for positioning over the open top. In one of the embodiments, the cover member has a disk-shaped portion and a tubular downwardly extending flange, which fits over the glass rim. The securing member tightens about the flange to retain the cover member in place. In other embodiments, the cover can be formed as a clutch bag closure member, or as a minor compact. The bottle neck cover is configured as pair of spaced-apart cylindrical sleeves connected by a flexible middle portion. The exterior surface of the cover can be embellished with decorative elements.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A selectively removable cover assembly for covering an open top of a drinking vessel, the cover assembly comprising:
 a non-collapsible cover member having a disk-shaped portion and a circumferential flange extending downwardly from the disk-shaped portion, the flange being configured to frictionally engage an upper rim of the drinking vessel when the cover assembly is positioned on the drinking vessel; and   a securing member operationally connectable to the cover member, the securing member being configured to engage and tighten the flange of the cover member over the upper rim of the drinking vessel.   
     
     
         2 . The cover assembly of  claim 1 , the disk-shaped portion being configured to rest on a lip of the drinking vessel when the cover assembly is positioned on the drinking vessel. 
     
     
         3 . The cover assembly of  claim 1 , said cover member having an exterior surface and wherein a pull knob is secured to the exterior surface. 
     
     
         4 . The cover assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the cover member is detachably secured to the securing member. 
     
     
         5 . The cover assembly of  claim 1 , said securing member being provided with a tightening means. 
     
     
         6 . The cover assembly of  claim 5 , wherein said tightening means comprising a buckle member. 
     
     
         7 . The cover assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising a carrying bag for holding the cover member and the securing member therein. 
     
     
         8 . The cover assembly of  claim 1 , said cover member and the securing member being each embellished with a decorative element. 
     
     
         9 . A selectively removable cover assembly for covering an open top of a drinking vessel, the cover assembly comprising:
 a flexible cover member configured to frictionally engage an upper rim of the drinking vessel and extend over a body of the drinking vessel when the cover assembly is positioned on the drinking vessel; and   a rigid securing member operationally engaged with the cover member, the securing member being configured to extend across the open top of the drinking vessel and extend downwardly along sides of the drinking vessel.   
     
     
         10 . The cover assembly of  claim 9 , wherein the securing member has an inverted U-shaped configuration. 
     
     
         11 . The cover assembly of  claim 9 , wherein the securing member has a clutch bag closure configuration. 
     
     
         12 . The cover assembly of  claim 9 , wherein said cover member has an open bottom and a closed top. 
     
     
         13 . The cover assembly of  claim 9 , wherein the cover member is securely attached to the securing member. 
     
     
         14 . The cover assembly of  claim 9 , wherein the securing member is provided with a pull knob. 
     
     
         15 . A selectively removable cover assembly for covering an open top of a drinking vessel, the cover assembly comprising:
 a non-collapsible cover member configured to rest on a lip of the drinking vessel when the cover assembly is positioned on the drinking vessel; and   a non-collapsible securing member pivotally engaged with the cover member, said securing member being configured to frictionally engage an upper rim of the drinking vessel when the cover assembly is positioned on the drinking vessel, said cover member being movable between a closed position, covering the open top of the drinking vessel, and an open position, uncovering the open top of the drinking vessel.   
     
     
         16 . The cover assembly of  claim 14 , wherein the cover member has an inner surface, an outer surface, and a truncated middle portion extending between the inner surface and the outer surface. 
     
     
         17 . The cover assembly of  claim 15 , wherein said inner surface has a reflective aspect. 
     
     
         18 . The cover assembly of  claim 15 , wherein the securing member has an annular lip and a transversely outwardly extending peripheral flange, and wherein the inner surface of the cover member rests on the peripheral flange when the cover member is in the closed position. 
     
     
         19 . The cover assembly of  claim 18 , wherein the annular lip is configured to frictionally engage an upper rim of the drinking vessel. 
     
     
         20 . The cover assembly of  claim 15 , wherein the outer surface is embellished with a decorative element. 
     
     
         21 . The cover assembly of  claim 15 , wherein the outer surface carries a pull knob. 
     
     
         22 . A selectively removable cover for covering an open top of a bottle, the cover comprising a cylindrical hollow upper sleeve, a cylindrical hollow lower sleeve and a middle portion extending between the upper sleeve and the lower sleeve, said cover being configured to frictionally engage a bottle neck. 
     
     
         23 . The cover of  claim 22 , said upper sleeve has a closed top member configured to rest on a rim of the bottle neck when the cover is mounted over the open top of the bottle. 
     
     
         24 . The cover of  claim 23 , wherein said closed top member has a planar configuration. 
     
     
         25 . The cover of  claim 23 , said closed top member carrying a pull knob on an exterior surface thereof. 
     
     
         26 . The cover of  claim 22 , said upper sleeve and said lower sleeve each having a rigid aspect. 
     
     
         27 . The cover of  claim 22 , wherein said middle portion is formed as a flexible tubular body having an interior opening sized at least slightly greater than an outer diameter of the bottle neck.