Drinking cup with game piece

Abstract

A disposable cup for use in a promotional campaign has a sidewall having a longitudinal seam extending from an open end to an opposing closed end. The sidewall also has an inner surface and an outer surface. An indicia corresponds to a promotional event. The cup has a tab that at least partially conceals the indicia. The tab is associated with the longitudinal seam.

1 . A disposable cup for use in a promotional campaign, the disposable cup comprising: 
 a sidewall having a longitudinal seam, an inner surface, and an outer surface, the longitudinal seam extending from an open end to an opposing closed end;    an indicia corresponding to a promotional event; and    a tab associated with the sidewall, the tab at least partially concealing the indicia.    
     
     
         2 . The disposable cup of  claim 1  wherein the sidewall is formed from a paper blank having a first edge and a second edge, the second edge overlapping the first edge and sealed with a portion of the sidewall to form the longitudinal seam.  
     
     
         3 . The disposable cup of  claim 2  wherein the tab is integral with the second edge.  
     
     
         4 . The disposable cup of  claim 3  wherein the indicia is located on a first surface of the tab, the first surface of the tab facing inwardly towards the outer surface of the sidewall.  
     
     
         5 . The disposable cup of  claim 4  wherein the first surface of the tab is temporarily adhered to the sidewall.  
     
     
         6 . The disposable cup of  claim 5  wherein the tab is separable from the disposable cup along a perforated edge.  
     
     
         7 . The disposable cup of  claim 2  wherein a portion of the tab is located within the longitudinal seam.  
     
     
         8 . The disposable cup of  claim 7  wherein the portion of the tab located within the longitudinal seam is sealed between the second edge of the paper blank and the portion of the sidewall.  
     
     
         9 . The disposable cup of  claim 1  wherein the tab has a plurality of selectively separable layers.  
     
     
         10 . The disposable cup of  claim 9  wherein the plurality of selectively separable layers comprises a first layer and a second layer overlaying the first layer, the indicia located between the first and second layers.  
     
     
         11 . The disposable cup of  claim 10  wherein the indicia is located on the first layer.  
     
     
         12 . The disposable cup of  claim 11  wherein the indicia is located on the second layer.  
     
     
         13 . The disposable cup of  claim 1  wherein the sidewall comprises: 
 a bottom blank having a center panel and a skirt extending outwardly therefrom, the center panel having an upper surface and an opposing lower surface;    a sidewall blank having opposing first and second edges, opposing proximal and distal ends and opposing inner and outer surfaces, the sidewall blank transversely disposed to the center panel and wrapped about the skirt such that the second edge overlaps the first edge, the distal end of the sidewall blank having a bent lip wherein the skirt is received between the bent lip and a portion of the sidewall blank, the proximal end having a rolled rim defining an opening to the containment space;    a seam formed between the overlapping first edge and second edge; and    a bottom seal formed between the bent lip and the skirt wherein the inner surface of the sidewall blank and the upper surface of the bottom blank substantially define a containment space.    
     
     
         14 . The disposable cup of  claim 13  wherein the indicia is located on the sidewall blank, the tab overlaying at least a portion of the indicia.  
     
     
         15 . The disposable cup of  claim 13  wherein the indicia corresponding to a promotional event is located on a first surface of the tab facing inwardly towards the sidewall blank.  
     
     
         16 . The disposable cup of  claim 15  wherein tab is attached to the cup in such a way as to require physical deformation of at least a portion of the tab in order to reveal the indicia concealed by the tab.  
     
     
         17 . The disposable cup of  claim 13  wherein the tab is integral with the sidewall blank.  
     
     
         18 . The disposable cup of  claim 17  wherein the tab projects outwardly from the second longitudinal edge of the sidewall blank.  
     
     
         19 . The disposable cup of  claim 13  wherein a portion of the tab is located within the longitudinal seam.  
     
     
         20 . A promotional game utilizing a disposable cup produced from a paper product, the disposable cup having a sidewall, an open end, and a closed end, the sidewall having a seam extending from the closed end upwardly to the open end, the promotional game comprising: 
 a first indicia corresponding to a promotional event; and    a first tab associated with a portion of the sidewallof the disposable cup, the first tab concealing at least a portion of the first indicia.    
     
     
         21 . The promotional game of  claim 20  wherein the first tab is integral with the sidewall.  
     
     
         22 . The promotional game of  claim 20  wherein the first tab includes a tamper evident feature.  
     
     
         23 . The promotional game of  claim 20  wherein at least a portion of the tab must be displaced to reveal the at least a portion of the first indicia.  
     
     
         24 . The promotional game of  claim 20  wherein the first tab is adhered to a portion of the sidewall.  
     
     
         25 . The promotional game of  claim 20  wherein the first tab includes a first layer and a second layer overlaying the first layer and selectively separable therefrom, the first indicia at least partially concealed between the first and second layers.  
     
     
         26 . The promotional game of  claim 20  wherein the indicia is located on an exterior surface of the sidewall of the disposable cup.  
     
     
         27 . The promotional game of  claim 20  wherein the first indicia is located on a first surface of the tab, the first surface facing an exterior surface of the sidewall.  
     
     
         28 . The promotional game of  claim 20  further comprising a second tab.  
     
     
         29 . The promotional game of  claim 28  further comprising a second indicia at least partially concealed by the second tab.  
     
     
         30 . A disposable cup comprising: 
 a sidewall having an open end, a closed end, an inner surface, an outer surface, and a seam extending from the closed end to the open end;    a first tab extending outwardly from the seam, the first tab having a tamper evident feature;    a second tab extending outwardly from the seam, the second tab having a tamper evident feature;    a first indicia corresponding to the first tab; and    a second indicia corresponding to the second tab.    
     
     
         31 . A cup comprising: 
 a body having a sidewall having an extension tab, the tab being associated with indicia in the form of a game.    
     
     
         32 . A cup comprising: 
 a body having a sidewall having a first end connected to a second end along a longitudinal seam;    a plurality of tabs extending proximate the seam; and    indicia positioned on one of the underside surface of each tab and a portion of the exterior surface of the sidewall that generally lies beneath the plurality of tabs, wherein the indicia is in the form of a promotional event.