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Food dispenser for use with beverage containerRelated Patent Categories: Special Receptacle Or Package, Combined Or Convertible, Packaged Assemblage Or KitFood dispenser for use with beverage container description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070108071, Food dispenser for use with beverage container. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
[0001] This invention relates to a culinary device, particularly a device for serving small quantities of food and drink. BACKGROUND [0002] Indulging in small quantities of food and drink between larger meals is a habit enjoyed by most contemporary societies. The physical as well as mental benefits of intermittent nourishment appear to be a basic activity of human culture. Both the east and the west have elevated this practice to a level that even evokes a degree of pageantry. [0003] Children in particular use snacks to recharge between meals. The favored snacking combination is that of cookies and milk. Negotiating cookies and a cup of milk often while in motion is simply too many activities for a small person to manage. Unless a child sits calmly at a table while enjoying such a snack, cookie crumbs and milk droplets often become strewn over a wide area including floors and furnishings. [0004] Small children are not the only culprits of post-snacking mayhem. The proverbial combination of beer, potato chips, and football enjoyed by larger persons usually results in proportionately sized clutter and disarray. Such inconveniences can be alleviated by providing a device to sufficiently package and contain snack combinations of cookies and milk or potato chips and beer, while not impeding access nor obstructing their enjoyment. [0005] It is an objective of the present invention to provide a device for containing both a beverage and a snack-sized meal. [0006] It is an objective of the present invention to provide a device for containing and neatly transporting the elements of a snack. [0007] It is an objective of the present invention to provide a device for keeping a beverage and snack food within a small, secure container that is nevertheless easily accessible to the user. [0008] The above objectives are met by the food dispenser for use with beverage container, herein called the Cookie Cup.TM., a combined beverage cup and food dispenser. The cup/dispenser combination can be of unitary construction. Alternatively, the dispenser can be attachable to and be removable from a standard size beverage cup or beer mug. SUMMARY [0009] A combination beverage cup and food dispenser is disclosed. The combined food dispenser/beverage container may be of unitary construction or the food dispenser may be optionally detachable from the beverage cup. [0010] The beverage cup comprises a substantially cylindrical portion, an open upper end and a closed lower end. The dispenser comprises a substantially cylindrical portion having a length, a notch coextensive with the length, an open upper end, and a closed lower end. Means for attachment of the cylindrical portion of the dispenser to the cylindrical portion of the beverage cup are provided. [0011] The embodiment for the detachable food dispenser comprises a substantially cylindrical portion having a length, a notch coextensive with the length, an open upper end, and a closed lower end. The width of the notch can be varied to accommodate a wide range of foodstuff shapes and sizes. Means are provided for attachment of the cylindrical portion of the dispenser to the beverage container. Means are also provided for attachment of the open upper end of the dispenser to the beverage container. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS [0012] The term Cookie Cup.TM., as used herein, denotes a food dispenser for use with a beverage container. DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES [0013] FIG. 1: Unitary embodiment of Cookie Cup.TM. [0014] FIG. 2 (a): Top view of unitary embodiment [0015] FIG. 2 (b): Side view of unitary embodiment [0016] FIG. 2 (c): Bottom view of unitary embodiment [0017] FIG. 3: Embodiment of Cookie Cup.TM. having a removable dispenser [0018] FIG. 4 (a): Top view of removable embodiment [0019] FIG. 4 (b): Side view of removable embodiment DESCRIPTION OF NUMERALS USED IN THE FIGURES Continue reading about Food dispenser for use with beverage container... 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