Disposable Identification Bands for Disposable and Nondisposable Drinking Cups, Glasses, Bottles and Cans

Abstract

The apparatus of the invention allows an identification of one's own disposable or non-disposable drinking cup, glass, bottle or can from that of another through the use of elastic identification bands all of substantially the same length, width and stretchability but with each having markedly different appearances one from another as to at least one of coloring, shading, patterning and design presentation.

We claim: 
     
         1 . Drink identification apparatus comprising:
 a container;   a plurality of at least 8 elastic identification bands within said container and removable therefrom; and   with all of said bands being of substantially the same length, width and stretchability, and with each of said bands having markedly different appearance as to at least one of coloring, shading, patterning and design presentation.   
     
     
         2 . The drink identification of  claim 1 , wherein each of said elastic identification bands are of the same cross-sectional shape and thickness. 
     
     
         3 . The drink identification apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said elastic identification bands are enclosed within a first packaging included within said container, with said container also including at least a second packaging enclosing a plurality of nestably received drinking cups. 
     
     
         4 . The drink identification apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein said elastic identification bands and said nestably received drinking cups within said container total 10 to 50 in number. 
     
     
         5 . The drink identification apparatus of  claim 4  wherein said nestably received drinking cups are of a volume to receive 6 to 24 ounces of liquid therein. 
     
     
         6 . The drink identification apparatus of  claim 4  wherein each of said elastic identification bands is of an unstretched length less than a cross-section of said drinking cups, and of a stretchability characteristic for enlarged placement about each of said drinking cups when one of said bands and one of said cups are both removed from said container.