PROTECTIVE COVER FOR BEVERAGE

COUVERCLE PROTECTEUR A BOISSON

English Abstract

A beverage cover for temporarily covering a beverage glass, and having,
a flexible synthetic panel , and, a semi-rigid frame surrounding and bonded to
the
panel, with an opening in said frame .

Claims

WHAT IS CLAIMED IS
1 A beverage cover for temporarily covering a beverage glass, and
comprising;
a flexible synthetic panel ,
a semi-rigid frame surrounding and bonded to the panel; and,
an opening defined by said frame .
2 A beverage cover as claimed in claim 1 wherein said flexible panel is of
transparent material.
3. A beverage cover as claimed in claim 1 wherein said panel is formed of self
adhesive material whereby, when said panel is pressed onto the rim of the
glass, it will
adhere thereto
4 A beverage cover as claimed in claim 1 wherein said panel is formed with an
adhesive
5. A beverage cover as claimed in claim 1 wherein said frame comprises
a panel of paper card stock, and two spaced apart openings formed therein
6. A beverage cover as claimed in claim 5 wherein the paper card stock panel
is folded double and defines upper and under layers of generally rectangular
shape
with upper and lower openings registering with one another

7. A beverage cover as claimed in claim 6 wherein said openings are oversized
relative to the diameter of the rim of a typical beverage container .
8. A beverage cover as claimed in claim 7 wherein said two layers of said
frame
sandwich the synthetic material panel between them.
9. A beverage cover as claimed in claim 5 including and adhesive on one side
of said panel and a removable cover layer applied to said one side of said
panel.
10. A beverage cover as claimed in claim 6 including printed material printed
on
said upper layer of said frame.
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Description

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a temporary cover for a beverage, typically a cold
beverage
contained in a glass.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A customer enjoying a beverage in a restaurant or club for example may often
leave the
beverage glass unattended standing on a table or bar while his attention taken
up in a
conversation. During this time another person may accidentally, or in some
cases,
maliciously, deposit something else in the glass. Not infrequently, such a
person may
deposit a noxious substance in the glass with the intention that it will be
consumed by
the customer when he once again picks up his glass. Frequently, such a
substance
simply cannot be detected at all and then the customer may unknowingly consume
a
beverage complete with the noxious substance. For these reasons, it is not
unusual for
customers to carry these glasses wherever they go, possibly covering the glass
with
their hand. This precaution, however, is not practical in may cases. For
example, if the
customer has to visit a washroom the glass must be left behind while dancing,
playing
darts or pool, the glass must be placed elsewhere. For all of these reasons it
is
desirable to provide for some form of a cover which can be temporarily applied
to a
glass. When the customer returns to collect the glass again, if the cover is
moved the
customer will know that someone has tampered with the beverage. The existence
of the
cover may be enough to deter malicious activities.
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BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention provides a beverage cover for covering a beverage, having a
panel being
made of flexible synthetic material and being releasably attachable to the rim
of a glass
and a semi-rigid frame around the panel adapted to extend beyond the rim of
the glass.
Preferably the panel of synthetic material will be transparent.
Preferably the transparent panel of synthetic material will have adhesive
means by
which it may be temporarily bonded to the rim of the glass.
Preferably the adhesive means will be inherent in the manufacture of the panel
itself,
and will not require the addition of any further adhesive layers.
Preferably the semi-rigid frame will be formed of a single panel of card
stock, having
two openings formed in it, and folded double, on opposite sides of the
synthetic panel ,
so that the two openings register with one another, and with the synthetic
panel
sandwiched between the two folded over portions of card stock.
The various features of novelty which characterize the invention are pointed
out with
more particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this
disclosure. For a
better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and specific
objects
attained by its use, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings and
descriptive matter in which there are illustrated and described preferred
embodiments
of the invention.
IN THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 is a perspective illustration of a beverage glass, with a beverage
cover
illustrating the invention positioned on the rim of the glass;
Figure 2 is a cut away perspective illustration of the beverage cover; and
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Figure 3 is a section along 3-3 of Fig 2, showing an alternate embodiment in
phantom.
DESCRIPTION OF A SPECIFIC EMBODIMENT
The beverage cover (10) will be seen to comprise a flexible synthetic panel
(12) and a
border or frame (14). Preferably the flexible panel (12) is of transparent
material.
Preferably it will be of the type which is self adhesive when simply pressed
onto the rim
of the glass. Alternatively, some form of adhesive may be applied to it during
manufacturing if desired.
The border or frame (14) is formed of semi rigid material. Typically it will
be paper card
stock of any suitable type. Preferably the paper card stock will be a single
rectangular
panel of card, folded double as at fold line (16) and defining generally
rectangular upper
and lower portions (16a) and (16b) formed with upper and lower openings (18).
Preferably the openings are somewhat oversized relative to the diameter of the
rim of a
typical beverage container or glass. The two portions (16a) and (16b) of the
border (14)
sandwich the synthetic material (12) between them. Any suitable bonding medium
, or
even heat sealing, will secure the panel (12) to the two portions (16a) and
(16b), and in
turn securing the two portions to one another, to form a multilayer frame .
In this way, the relatively soft flexible synthetic material can be easily
handled.
The entire beverage cover can be placed into position over the top of a
beverage
container or glass. Finger pressure will then be applied to the panel (12)
around the
rim of the glass causing a temporary bond. In this way the customer can place
the
glass down while attending to some other activity or function. Upon his
return, he can
simply remove the beverage cover and continue to the enjoy the beverage.
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Possible modifications include the use of a panel (12) of modified material
using the so
called "peel and stick" principal. The panel (12) would have a suitable
adhesive layer of
a type well known and there would be a cover layer shown in phantom as (20),
Fig 3,
applied to one side of the panel , covering the adhesive. When it is intended
for use,
the cover layer (20) would simply be peeled off and discarded and the panel
could then
be applied to the top of the beverage container.
It is not necessary that the border (14) shall be rectangular or square.
Clearly it could
be of other shapes and might, for example, have a finger tab on one side (not
shown)
by which it might easily be handled.
Any suitable printing, or directions, or warnings, or advertising (22) might
be printed on
the upper portion or layer (16a) if desired.
The foregoing is a description of a preferred embodiment of the invention
which is given
here by way of example only. The invention is not to be taken as limited to
any of the
specific features as described, but comprehends all such variations thereof as
come
within the scope of the appended claims.
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Representative Drawing