Mouth Contoured Drinking Vessel

Abstract

A solution that makes it easier to drink from a cup by contouring the brim to interface with the drinker's mouth. Drinking vessels are improved by depressing the brim to channel the drink to the drinker's mouth.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A vessel for drinking, comprising:
 a drinking vessel and a depressed brim,   said depressed brim located on an outer edge of said drinking vessel; and,   said depressed brim contoured to a mouth of a drinker.   
     
     
         2 . The vessel for drinking as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the drinking vessel is a coffee cup. 
     
     
         3 . The vessel for drinking as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the drinking vessel is a tumbler. 
     
     
         4 . The vessel for drinking as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the drinking vessel is a martini glass. 
     
     
         5 . The vessel for drinking as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the drinking vessel is a goblet. 
     
     
         6 . The vessel for drinking as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the drinking vessel is a wine chalice. 
     
     
         7 . The vessel for drinking as recited in  claim 7  where the depressed brim is located less than one hundred forty five degrees around the circumference of the brim from a handle. 
     
     
         8 . The vessel for drinking as recited in  claim 7  where the depressed brim is located approximately 90 degrees around the circumference of the brim from a handle. 
     
     
         9 . The vessel for drinking as recited in  claim 8  where the vessel has more than one handle. 
     
     
         10 . A method of drinking, via a drinking vessel with one or more depressions in the brim of the drinking vessel, comprising:
 placing a mouth on at least depression in the brim of a drinking vessel,   using said depression to channel the drink to said mouth.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10  further comprising:
 placing a second mouth on at least one additional depression in the brim of a drinking vessel, 
 using said additional depression to channel the drink to said second mouth. 
 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11  further comprising:
 using channel markers associated with one or more depressions to select the depression associated with one or more drinkers. 
 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11  further comprising:
 using channel markers associated with one or more depressions to identify the depression associated with one or more drinkers.