Beverage container for holding a remote computing device

Abstract

The disclosure includes a beverage container system that includes a container having a bottom end, an open top, a sidewall extending between the bottom end and the open top, and an inner portion arranged and configured to receive a beverage. The system may also include a cavity extending through the sidewall and into the inner portion of the container. The cavity may be arranged and configured to receive a remote computing device, such as a smartphone.

The following is claimed: 
     
         1 . A beverage container system, comprising:
 a container having a bottom end, an open top, a sidewall extending between the bottom end and the open top, and an inner portion arranged and configured to receive a beverage; and   a cavity extending through the sidewall and into the inner portion of the container, wherein the cavity is arranged and configured to receive a remote computing device.   
     
     
         2 . The beverage container system of  claim 1 , wherein the cavity comprises a plurality of inner walls that define a cavity internal portion, the plurality of inner walls comprising:
 a top wall located adjacent the open top;   a bottom wall located adjacent the bottom end, wherein the bottom wall faces the top wall and is substantially parallel to the top wall;   an end wall that extends from the top wall to the bottom wall, wherein the end wall is substantially perpendicular to both the top wall and the bottom wall;   a first sidewall located adjacent the end wall, wherein the first sidewall extends from the top wall to the bottom wall, and wherein the first sidewall is substantially parallel to the end wall; and   a second sidewall located adjacent the end wall, wherein the second sidewall faces the first sidewall, and wherein the second sidewall extends from the top wall to the bottom wall, and wherein the second sidewall is substantially parallel to the end wall and the first sidewall.   
     
     
         3 . The beverage container system of  claim 2 , wherein the cavity extends through a middle portion of the container such that the cavity divides the inner portion of the container into substantially equal halves. 
     
     
         4 . The beverage container system of  claim 3 , wherein the end wall extends from a first end of the top wall to a first end of the bottom wall, wherein a first end of the end wall is located adjacent the first end of the top wall and a second end of the end wall is located adjacent the first end of the bottom wall. 
     
     
         5 . The beverage container system of  claim 4 , wherein the first end of the end wall physically contacts the first end of the top wall, and wherein the second end of the end wall does not physically contact the first end of the bottom wall. 
     
     
         6 . The beverage container system of  claim 5 , further comprising a gap between the second end of the end wall and the first end of the bottom wall arranged and configured to drain condensation. 
     
     
         7 . The beverage container system of  claim 6 , wherein at least one of the first sidewall and the second sidewall defines grooves arranged and configured to drain condensation to the gap between the first end of the bottom wall and the second end of the end wall. 
     
     
         8 . The beverage container system of  claim 2 , wherein the first end of the top wall is vertically located lower than a second end of the top wall, and
 wherein the first end of the bottom wall is vertically located lower than a second end of the bottom wall.   
     
     
         9 . The beverage container system of  claim 8 , wherein the first end of the end wall is located closer to the sidewall of the container than the second end of the end wall. 
     
     
         10 . The beverage container system of  claim 9 , wherein the remote computing device comprises a top surface and a bottom surface that faces opposite the top surface, and wherein the cavity internal portion is arranged and configured such that when the remote computing device is received within the cavity internal portion, the top surface and the bottom surface of the remote computing device are not parallel with respect to the bottom end of the container. 
     
     
         11 . The beverage container system of  claim 10 , wherein the remote computing device defines an external surface area,
 wherein when the cavity internal portion fully receives the remote computing device, a first portion of the external surface area is located within the cavity internal portion and a second portion of the external surface area is not located within the cavity internal portion, and   wherein the first portion of the external surface area is greater than the second portion of the external surface area.   wherein when the cavity internal portion fully receives the remote computing device, the second portion of the external surface area defines a triangle-like shape.   
     
     
         12 . The beverage container system of  claim 2 , further comprising a first material that covers at least a portion of the plurality of inner walls. 
     
     
         13 . The beverage container system of  claim 12 , further comprising a second material that covers at least a portion of the first material, wherein the second material is arranged and configured to protect the remote computing device. 
     
     
         14 . The beverage container system of  claim 1 , further comprising a fastener coupled to the sidewall of the container, wherein the fastener is arranged and configured to securely retain the remote computing device within the cavity internal portion. 
     
     
         15 . The beverage container system of  claim 14 , wherein the fastener is located closer to the open top than the bottom end of the container. 
     
     
         16 . The beverage container system of  claim 15 , wherein the fastener comprises a strap having a first end piece and a second end piece located opposite the first end piece. 
     
     
         17 . The beverage container system of  claim 16 , wherein both the first end piece and the second end piece are coupled to the sidewall via a friction fit. 
     
     
         18 . The beverage container system of  claim 17 , wherein both the first end piece and the second end piece are arranged and configured to rotate with respect to the sidewall. 
     
     
         19 . The beverage container system of  claim 18 , wherein the fastener is constructed of at least one of plastic and rubber. 
     
     
         20 . The beverage container system of  claim 1 , wherein the open top of the container comprises a first thread arranged and configured to couple to a second thread of a beverage container top.