Kiddush cup assembly

Abstract

A Kiddush bottle-cup assembly is disclosed which comprises: (a) a bottle for containing a Kiddush fluid;(b) a cover comprising a cup therein, the cup having a drinking lip, the cover being removably attached to the bottle, the cup having a second volume between 80 ml-250 ml, wherein the first volume is greater than the second volume and less than two and a half times the second volume; and(c) at least one tampering reporting mechanism.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A Kiddush bottle-cup assembly comprising:
 (a) a bottle for containing a Kiddush fluid, the bottle having a first volume and an opening at an upper end;   (b) a cover comprising a cup therein, said cup having a drinking lip, said cover being removably attached to said bottle for covering said opening, said cup having a second volume between 80 ml-250 ml, wherein said first volume is greater than said second volume and less than two and a half times said second volume; and   (c) at least one tampering reporting mechanism for disqualifying the Kiddush bottle-cup assembly when tampered.   
     
     
         2 . The Kiddush cup assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said cover and said cup are formed as a single article, whereby said cover serves also as said cup. 
     
     
         3 . The Kiddush cup assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said cup is fixedly attached to an inner surface of said cover. 
     
     
         4 . The Kiddush cup assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said cup is permanently attached to said cover. 
     
     
         5 . The Kiddush cup assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said bottle contains at least 90 ml of Kiddush fluid. 
     
     
         6 . The Kiddush cup assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said bottle contains no more than 300 ml of Kiddush fluid. 
     
     
         7 . The Kiddush cup assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said bottle and said cover are so designed such that when said cover is removed from said bottle, said lip remains undamaged. 
     
     
         8 . The Kiddush cup assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said bottle and said cover are removably attached through a threaded connection. 
     
     
         9 . The Kiddush cup assembly of  claim 8 , wherein said cover comprises an internal threading and said upper end of said bottle comprises a compatible outer threading. 
     
     
         10 . The Kiddush cup assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said cover comprises an external threading below said lip and said upper end of said bottle comprises a compatible inner threading. 
     
     
         11 . The Kiddush cup assembly according to  claim 1 , further comprising a packaging mechanism used to pack said bottle and said cover, wherein said at least one tampering mechanism forms a part of said packaging mechanism. 
     
     
         12 . The Kiddush cup assembly of  claim 11 , wherein said at least one tampering mechanism comprises a first tampering mechanism associated with said cover and a second tampering mechanism associated with said bottle. 
     
     
         13 . The Kiddush cup assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein said at least one tampering reporting mechanism comprises a tamper-evident seal that is visibly disrupted to report tampering. 
     
     
         14 . The Kiddush cup assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said cup is reusable after opening of the bottle. 
     
     
         15 . The Kiddush cup assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein said first volume is less than 1.8 times said second volume. 
     
     
         16 . A Kiddush bottle-cup assembly comprising:
 (a) a bottle comprising a Kiddush fluid, the bottle having a first volume and an opening at an upper end;   (b) a cover being removably attached to said bottle for covering said opening;   (c) a Kiddush cup having a second volume between 80 ml-250 ml and a drinking lip, wherein said first volume is greater than said second volume and less than double said second volume; wherein said cup is detatchably attached to said cover; and   (d) at least one tampering reporting mechanism for disqualifying the Kiddush bottle-cup assembly when tampered   wherein said Kiddush cup and said cover are so designed such that when said cover is removed from said bottle, said lip remains undamaged.   
     
     
         17 . The Kiddush cup assembly of  claim 16 , wherein said Kiddush cup comprises at least one protrusion on an inner surface thereof for attaching to grooves on an outer surface of said cover. 
     
     
         18 . The Kiddush cup assembly of  claim 16 , wherein said Kiddush cup comprises at least one protrusion on an inner surface thereof for resting on a neck of said Kiddush bottle and/or said cover. 
     
     
         19 . The Kiddush cup assembly of  claim 16 , further comprising a lining which reinforces attachment of said Kiddush up to said cover, wherein said cover comprises said tampering reporting mechanism. 
     
     
         20 . The Kiddush bottle-cup assembly of  claim 16 , wherein a circumference of said drinking lip is larger than an outline of a cross section of said bottle and being structurally compatible for further securing said Kiddush cup onto said bottle.