US 6,981,962 B1
Liquid dispensing device
Boyd J. Lenkersdorf, 4005 Gem Lake Dr., West Palm Beach, Fla. 33406 (US)
Filed on Dec. 09, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/731,835.
Int. Cl. A61J 7/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 604—78 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A liquid dispensing device for the un-commingled simultaneous oral administration of a liquid medicine and a liquid beverage comprising:
a liquid containing cup having an open upper end thereof;
a lid sealably connectable onto the open upper end of said cup;
said cup also including an elongated cylindrical medicine cavity having an open lower end thereof and a narrowing discharge tip in proximity to the open upper end of said cup;
said cavity formed into an outer perimeter surface of, said cup for concealing said cavity;
a medicine plunger slidably engageable for longitudinal movement within said cavity for discharging liquid medicine from said discharge tip responsive to movement of said plunger into said cavity, a lower distal end of said plunger always remaining above a bottom of said cup wherein the cup is always supportable atop a horizontal surface;
said lid having a tapered upwardly extending drinking spout having a first drinking port in fluid communication only with the interior of said cup and a second port spaced adjacent to said first port in fluid communication only with said cavity wherein liquid beverage in said cup may be dispensed from said first port by gravity feed by tipping said device to elevate liquid beverage in said cup above said first drinking port and liquid medicine in said medicine cavity may be independently dispensed from said second port by moving said plunger into said cavity the liquid beverage and the liquid medicine being un-commingled prior to being dispensed from respective said ports.