Coated cup and method of coating the same

Claim 1

A PLURALITY OF COATED CUPS EACH CUP COMPRISING A FRUSTO CONICAL SHAPED CUP HAVING A SIDE WALL AND A BOTTOM EACH HAVING AN INNER SURFACE, A CONTINUOUS UNINTERRUPTED COATING ADHERING DIRECTLY TO SUBSTANTIALLY THE ENTIRE INNER SURFACE OF THE SIDE WALL AND THE INNER SURFACE OF THE BOTTOM OF THE CUP AND EVER EXPOSED TO THE INTERIOR SPACE OF THE CUP, SAID COATING BEING A SUBSTANCE DISSOLVABLE IN EITHER HOT OR COLD LIQUID TO PRODUCE A LIQUID FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, SAID PLURALITY OF CUPS BEING ARRANGED IN STACKED NESTED RELATION TO ONE ANOTHER SO THAT THE SIDE WALL OF EACH CUP PROTECTS THE COATED INNER SURFACE OF THE SIDE WALL OF THE ADJACENT CUP IN WHICH SAID EACH CUP IS NESTED AGAINST THE ENTRANCE OF MOISTURE AND OTHER EXTRANEOUS MATTER, SAID SUBSTANCE OF THE COATING BEING A DRY EFFERVESCENT POWDER, THE COATING TERMINATING SHORT OF THE UPPER EDGE OF THE CUP TO PROVIDE AN UNCOATED AREA, A RING OF PARAFFIN COVERING SAID UNCOATED AREA SO THAT THE OUTER SURFACE OF THE SIDE WALL OF EACH CUP ENGAGES THE PARAFFIN RING OF THE ADJACENT CUP IN WHICH SAID EACH CUP IS NESTED TO EFFECT A MOISTURE TIGHT SEAL THEREBETWEEN TO PROTECT THE EFFERVESCENT POWDER FROM DETERIORATING.