Cup lid game

Claim 2

A combination game and drinking vessel lid comprising: A vessel closure member comprising a base having a retainer associated therewith for removably attaching said base to a drinking vessel, and an opening, which is configured to receive a drinking straw, defined through said base; and A game assembly affixed to, and supported by said base, said game assembly including a transparent cover disposed in spaced apart relationship with said base so as to define a playing region there between, a spherical playing piece retained in said playing region, a roller coaster track disposed in the playing region, said track configured to permit a playing piece to roll there along, and including a first end and second end, said first end disposed at a higher elevation relative to the base than the second end, a conduit in mechanical communication with the first end and the second end of the roller coaster track, said conduit configured to permit passage of the playing piece there through, and a shooter associated with the conduit for propelling the playing piece through the conduit from the first end of the roller coaster track to the second end thereof.

Claim 3

A lid as in claim 1, wherein at least a portion of said roller coaster track is a spiral track which is disposed about a central, cylindrical passageway, which passageway is configured to receive a drinking straw therein, said passageway being disposed in communication with the opening defined through the base.

Claim 4

A combination game and drinking vessel lid comprising: a vessel closure member comprising a base having a retainer associated therewith for removably attaching said base to a drinking vessel and an opening, which is configured to receive a drinking straw, defined through said base; and a game assembly affixed to, and supported by said base, said game assembly including a transparent cover disposed in spaced apart relationship with said base so as to define a playing region there between; a generally spherical playing piece retained in said playing region; a cylindrical coupler affixed to, and supported by the base, said coupler including a flexible portion and having a passageway configured to receive a drinking straw deemed there through, said passageway in communication with the opening in said base; a playing board disposed in said playing region and supported by the cylindrical coupler so that movement of the coupler through the flexible portion moves the playing board causing the playing piece to move there across.

Claim 5

A combination game and drinking vessel lid comprising: a vessel closure member comprising a base having a retainer associated therewith for removably attaching said base to a drinking vessel and an opening, which is configured to receive a drinking straw, defined through said base; and a game assembly affixed to, and supported by said base, said game assembly including a transparent cover disposed in spaced apart relationship with said base so as to define a playing region there between; a generally spherical playing piece retained in said playing region; a cylindrical coupler affixed to, and supported by the base, said coupler including a flexible portion and having a passageway configured to receive a drinking straw deemed there through, said passageway in communication with the opening in said base; a playing board disposed in said playing region and supported by the cylindrical coupler so that movement of the coupler through the flexible portion moves the playing board causing the playing piece to move there across.

Claim 6

A combination basketball game and drinking vessel lid comprising: a base member having a rim which defines a perimeter thereof and which projects from said base and is configured to engage a drinking vessel so as to retain said base member thereunto, said base member including an opening configured to receive a drinking straw and a socket configured to receive and retain a member therein: a transparent cover disposed in spaced-apart relationship with the base member so as to define a playing region therebetween; a playing surface supported by the base member, within the playing region, in a spaced-apart relationship therewith so as to define a space therebetween; a target assembly supported on the playing surface, said target assembly including a dual-sided backboard disposed so as to divide the playing region into a first and a second volume, said backboard having a first basketball goal supported on a first side thereof in said first volume and a second basketball goal supported on a second side thereof in said second volume; a first, spherical playing piece disposed in said first volume; a second, spherical playing piece disposed in said second volume; a shooting assembly comprised of a first and a second resilient beam which are joined at a central fixture which includes a member which is retained in the socket defined in the base member, said shooting assembly being disposed so that said first and second resilient beams are supported in the space defined between said base member and playing surface, each of said resilient beams including a shooting wedge defined thereupon, the shooting wedge of the first resilient beam being disposed so as to project through a first opening defined through said playing surface in said first volume, and the shooting wedge of the second resilient beam being disposed so as to project through a second opening defined through said playing surface in said second volume.

Claim 7

A combination basketball game and drinking vessel lid comprising: a base member having a rim which defines a perimeter thereof and which projects from said base and is configured to engage a drinking vessel so as to retain said base member thereunto, said base member including an opening configured to receive a drinking straw and a socket configured to receive and retain a member therein: a transparent cover disposed in spaced-apart relationship with the base member so as to define a playing region therebetween; a playing surface supported by the base member, within the playing region, in a spaced-apart relationship therewith so as to define a space therebetween; a target assembly supported on the playing surface, said target assembly including a dual-sided backboard disposed so as to divide the playing region into a first and a second volume, said backboard having a first basketball goal supported on a first side thereof in said first volume and a second basketball goal supported on a second side thereof in said second volume; a first, spherical playing piece disposed in said first volume; a second, spherical playing piece disposed in said second volume; a shooting assembly comprised of a first and a second resilient beam which are joined at a central fixture which includes a member which is retained in the socket defined in the base member, said shooting assembly being disposed so that said first and second resilient beams are supported in the space defined between said base member and playing surface, each of said resilient beams including a shooting wedge defined thereupon, the shooting wedge of the first resilient beam being disposed so as to project through a first opening defined through said playing surface in said first volume, and the shooting wedge of the second resilient beam being disposed so as to project through a second opening defined through said playing surface in said second volume.