Cup collar

Abstract

A cup collar for a cup or other beverage container to allow milk or cream, an additional flavoring, sugar or sweetener, or any other additive to be added to a beverage such as coffee or tea without having to pour out and waste the coffee or tea or other beverage to make room for the additive. The cup collar avoids wasting coffee or tea or other beverage and conserves water.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cup collar for a beverage cup having a lip, comprising:
 a portion of the cup proximate an opening at the lip of the cup provided on the interior with one or more graduated markings, wherein the graduated markings indicate one or more levels to which to fill the cup with a beverage to accommodate the addition of an additive to the beverage contained in the cup.   
     
     
         2 . The cup collar of  claim 1  wherein the one or more graduated markings comprise three spaced circumferential lines on the inner circumference of the portion of the cup. 
     
     
         3 . The cup collar of  claim 2 , further comprising alphanumeric characters, wherein the alphanumeric characters label the circumferential lines to indicate a level to which the cup is to be filled. 
     
     
         4 . The cup collar of  claim 3  wherein the alphanumeric characters comprise one of “X”, “L”, or “3” to provide an indication to allow for addition of a large amount of milk or cream or other additive, one of “L”, “M”, or “2” to provide an indication to accommodate a moderate amount of additive, and one of “A”, “S”, or “1” to provide an indication to make room for a small amount of additive. 
     
     
         5 . The cup collar of  claim 1 , further comprising a lid adapted to be attached to the lip of the beverage cup wherein the lid comprises advertising imprinted on or affixed to the lid.