Multiple compartment mug with lid

Abstract

A travel cup includes a cup base or body portion divided in volume by at least one partition, an inner cup lid having openings placed vertically there through, the inner cup lid removably attached to the top inside rim of the cup base or body, an outer cup lid having openings placed vertically there through, the outer cup lid removably seated within the vertically extending body of the inner cup lid, and a friction plug connector to connect the outer lid in seated position against the inner lid such that the outer lid may be rotated against friction of the lid interface, the friction induced by the friction plug connector.

1 . A travel cup comprising:
 a cup base having an inner volume divided by at least one partition;   a cup lid comprising an inner lid having at least first and second openings providing access to the volume, the inner cup lid removably attached to a top inside rim of the cup base and an outer lid having openings providing access to the inner lid, the outer lid seated and aligned with the inner lid;   wherein either the first or second opening is selected by rotating the outer lid against the inner lid, thereby selectively changing location of through openings to the volume from the outer lid.   
     
     
         2 . The travel cup of  claim 1 , wherein a friction plug connector connects the outer lid in seated position against the inner lid. 
     
     
         3 . The travel cup of  claim 1 , wherein the cup base and the inner and outer lids are fabricated of any one of a food grade plastic material and a food grade metallic material. 
     
     
         4 . The travel cup of  claim 1 , wherein the cup base and the inner and outer lids are fabricated from a combination of plastic and metallic materials. 
     
     
         5 . The travel cup of  claim 1 , wherein the inner lid has at least two drink openings and at least two straw openings wherein one drink opening, and one straw opening provide access to one liquid compartment created by partitioning. 
     
     
         6 . The travel cup of  claim 5 , wherein the outer lid has one drink opening and one straw opening, the drink opening is alignable to individual ones of the at least two drink openings on the inner lid, and the straw opening is alignable to individual ones of the at least two straw openings on the inner lid. 
     
     
         7 . The travel cup of  claim 1 , wherein the inner cup lid is threaded into the top inside rim of the cup base. 
     
     
         8 . The travel cup of  claim 1 , wherein the partitioning within the cup base creates two or more compartments each having substantially equal volume, each able to contain a liquid. 
     
     
         9 . The travel cup of  claim 1  further including an inward chamfer formed around a top of the outer lid for user comfort when drinking from the travel cup. 
     
     
         10 . The travel cup of  claim 2 , wherein the friction plug connector is adjustable to produce more or less friction against the inner and outer lids. 
     
     
         11 . The travel cup of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one partition has at least two outside edges that conform to the inside wall of the cup base creating isolated watertight compartments able to contain liquids. 
     
     
         12 . The travel cup of  claim 2 , wherein the friction produced by the friction plug connector prevents liquid from leaking through the lid interface.