Child's cup

Abstract

A drinking cup is provided comprising a housing formed of an external shell defined by a base and side walls upwardly extending therefrom and terminating at a sipping edge. The cup further comprises an inside liner received within the external shell and spaced therefrom so as to form a reservoir therebetween. The inside liner defines a drinking well fitted at a bottom portion thereof with a port, wherein the port is in fluid communication with the reservoir and is configured to allow liquid bleeding from the reservoir to the drinking well.

1 . A drinking cup, comprising;
 a housing formed of an external shell defined by a base and side walls upwardly extending therefrom and terminating at a sipping edge; and   an inside liner received within the external shell and spaced therefrom so as to form a reservoir between the external shell and the inside liner, said inside liner defining a drinking well fitted at a bottom portion thereof with a port, wherein the port is in fluid communication with the reservoir and is configured to allow liquid bleeding from said reservoir to the drinking well.   
     
     
         2 . The drinking cup in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the inside liner is configured with one or more ports having a controllable opening size. 
     
     
         3 . The drinking cup in accordance with  claim 2 , wherein the inside liner is fitted with a restricting wall configured to cover at least a portion of the port opening. 
     
     
         4 . The drinking cup in accordance with  claim 3 , wherein the restricting wall is fitted on the base and the restricting wall is configured to be moved with respect to the port such as to cover and seal at least a portion of the port opening. 
     
     
         5 . The drinking cup in accordance with  claim 4 , wherein the base is movably attached to the side walls of the cup and is configured to be moved with respect thereto such as to controllably position the restricting wall over at least a portion of the port opening. 
     
     
         6 . The drinking cup in accordance with  claim 4 , wherein the inside liner is provided with two ports, each having a different size of the opening and wherein the base is fitted with a restricting wall adapted to coextend and sealably cover one opening at a time. 
     
     
         7 . The drinking cup in accordance with  claim 4 , wherein the opening of the port has a polygonal shape, and the shape is such that at least two of the edges of the opening are not parallel. 
     
     
         8 . The drinking cup in accordance with  claim 4 , wherein the opening of the port has an oval shape. 
     
     
         9 . The drinking cup in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the base is configured with a central well which coextends with the drinking well defined by the inside liner and serves for holding liquid for consuming from the drinking well. 
     
     
         10 . The drinking cup according to  claim 1 , wherein the external shell and the inside liner are integrated. 
     
     
         11 . The drinking cup according to  claim 1 , wherein the external shell and the inside liner are sealingly articulated to one another. 
     
     
         12 . The drinking cup according to  claim 1 , wherein the base is integrated with the external shell. 
     
     
         13 . The drinking cup according to  claim 1 , wherein a gripping arrangement is provided. 
     
     
         14 . The drinking cup according to  claim 1 , wherein the base is sealingly attachable to the external shell. 
     
     
         15 . The drinking cup according to  claim 1 , wherein the gripping arrangement is integral with the base.