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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2003
Harold J. Goeking, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Rebecca E. Whitmore, Chilton, WI (US);
William Schultz, Atlanta, GA (US);
Janica S. Behnke, Appleton, WI (US);
Harold J. Goeking, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Rebecca E. Whitmore, Chilton, WI (US);
William Schultz, Atlanta, GA (US);
Janica S. Behnke, Appleton, WI (US);
Fort James Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A disposable drinking device comprising a cup is disclosed. The cup defines a cup cavity and comprises a cup opening communicated with the cup cavity and a cup brim annularly associated with the cup opening. The cup brim comprises a brim curl having a lip configuration and a flare configuration. When the brim curl is in the lip configuration, the brim curl arcuately and concavely extends away from the cup opening to form a brim lip. When the brim curl is in the flare configuration, the brim curl arcuately and convexly extends away from the cup opening to form a brim flare. The described configuration results in the cup brim being destroyed when the lid is removed from the cup, making subsequent re-capping impossible.