Patent Application
20180343511
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The disclosure and prior art relates to radio devices and more particularly pertains to a new radio device combining a radio with a beverage container.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a container that selectively contains a beverage. The container is comprised of a thermally insulating material to inhibit heat exchange between the beverage and ambient air. A lid is removably coupled to the container and the lid retains the beverage within the container. A radio unit is coupled to the lid and the radio unit is configured to be in electrical communication with an extrinsic communication network. Thus, the radio unit emits audio received from a selected radio station.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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The outer wall 18 has a distal edge 20 with respect to the bottom wall 16 to define an opening 22 into the container 12 to pour and receive the beverage. The container 12 is elongated between the bottom wall 16 and the distal edge 20 and the container 12 is comprised of a thermally insulating material to inhibit heat exchange between the beverage and ambient air. The outer wall 18 has an inset portion 24 extending downwardly from the distal edge 20 and the inset portion 24 has a bounding edge 26. The outer wall 18 has threads 28 extending around the inset portion 24 and the threads 28 are spaced from the distal edge 20.
A lid 30 is removably coupled to the container 12 to retain the beverage within the container 12. The lid 30 has an upper wall 32 and a perimeter wall 34 extending downwardly therefrom and the perimeter wall 34 is continuous such that the lid 30 has a cylindrical shape. The perimeter wall 34 has an inwardly facing surface 36 and the inwardly facing surface 36 threadably engages the threads 28 of the container 12. The lid 30 is retained on the container 12 having the perimeter wall 34 abutting the bounding edge 26 of the inset portion 24. The upper wall 32 has a chamber 35 extending upwardly therefrom and the chamber 35 has a distal surface 38 with respect to the upper wall 32.
The distal surface 38 has a plurality of apertures 40 each extending into an interior of the chamber 35.
A radio unit 42 is coupled to the lid 30 and the radio unit 42 is in electrical communication with an extrinsic communication network 44. In this way the radio emits audio received from a selected radio station. The radio unit 42 comprises a receiver 44 that is coupled to the lid 30. The receiver 44 is in wireless electrical communication with the extrinsic communication network 45 thereby facilitating the receiver 44 to receive a signal from the selected radio station. The receiver 44 may be a radio frequency receiver 44 and the extrinsic communication network 45 may be a broadcast FM and AM signal from radio stations.
A speaker 46 is positioned within the chamber 35 to emit audible sound outwardly through the plurality of apertures 40. The speaker 46 is electrically coupled to the receiver 44 to convert the signal into the audible sound. The speaker 46 may be an electronic speaker 46 or the like. A display 48 is coupled to the perimeter wall 34 such that the display 48 is visible. The display 48 is electrically coupled to the receiver 44 and the display 48 displays indicia corresponding to the selected radio station. The display 48 may be an LCD display or the like.
A plurality of buttons 50 is provided and each of the buttons 50 is coupled to the perimeter wall 34 to be manipulated. Each of the buttons 50 is electrically coupled to the receiver 44 such that the plurality of buttons 50 controls operational parameters of the receiver 44. The plurality of buttons 50 may include a scan button, a power button, an AM button, a FM button and a volume button. A headphone jack 52 is coupled to the perimeter wall 34 and the headphone jack 52 is selectively placed in selective electrical communication with a pair of headphones. The headphone jack 52 is electrically coupled to the receiver 44 to send the signal from the receiver 44 to the headphones. The headphone jack 52 may be a′/4 inch stereo jack or the like.
A power supply 54 is removably coupled to the lid 30 and the power supply 54 is electrically coupled to the receiver 44. The power supply 54 comprises at least one battery 56. A battery cover 58 is removably coupled to the perimeter wall 34 of the container 12. The at least one battery 56 is positioned beneath the battery cover 58. A ring 60 is pivotally coupled the upper wall 32 of the lid 30. The ring 60 is selectively gripped to carry the container 12 when the lid 30 is positioned on the container 12.
In use, the lid 30 is removed from the container 12 to selectively fill the container 12 with the beverage and to pour the beverage from the container 12. The buttons 50 on the lid 30 are selectively manipulated to control the operational parameters of the receiver 44. Thus, the receiver 44 is placed in wireless electrical communication with a selected radio station. In this way the speaker 46 emits the audible sounds from the radio station outwardly through the apertures 40 in the lid 30. The radio unit 42 facilitates the selected radio station to be listened to in conjunction with the container 12. In this way the radio station may be enjoyed on a work site, during 60 outdoor activities and any other occasion.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded.
A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
