| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 220711000 | Removable closure having specific drinking means | 78 |
| 20090057324 | CUP LID - A cup lid includes a lid body bored with an insert hole, a slide slot and a liquid outlet. A control member and a slide plate are mutually engaged on the lid body. The control member has a fitting block to be inserted through the insert hole and a pull grip having its underside fixed with a projecting grain to be engaged in the slide slot of the lid body. The slide plate has a cover plate to be covered on the liquid outlet of the lid body. A combining block fitted with the control member has its lower sidewall oppositely and reversely bored with two arcuate grooves. A swing rod pivotally assembled at the underside of the lid body is provided with a fitting member to be engaged with the arcuate grooves and a stop member for blocking up the underside of the liquid outlet of the lid body. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20120267384 | GUIDE - A guide for an insertable top lid for a drinking cup is provided. The guide includes a tongue extending from an insertable top lid for display and a slot in a lid. The tongue and the slot are complementary, ensuring a desired orientation of the top lid. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20080264959 | Cup and Lid Twister - A liquid holding device includes a flexible cup having external threads and a flexible lid having internal threads for engaging the external threads of the flexible cup. The flexible lid includes an upward projecting member, and the flexible lid includes a depression. The flexible lid includes an aperture, and the aperture and the depression cooperate to allow the user to drink the liquid. The flexible lid includes slits to allow a straw to be placed through the flexible lid, and the flexible lid includes a peripheral lip for the internal threads. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090065518 | Dripless lid for beverage container - A disposable lid for mounting upon the substantially circular lip of a personal beverage container and a method for making the same, the lid having an annular mounting portion comprising means for anchoring upon the circular cup lip; a top plate portion coupled to the annular mounting portion; a drink-through opening within the top plate portion and adjacent to an outer portion thereof adjacent to the annular mounting portion and enabling drinking from the cup without removal of the lid and permitting the lips of a user drinking from the cup to substantially encompass the drink-through opening, the drink-through opening further including a liquid permeable membrane formed of a first plurality of perforations; and a vent opening within the top plate portion spaced away from the drink-through opening, the vent opening further including an air permeable membrane formed of a second plurality of perforations. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20110073607 | DISPOSABLE SINGLE USE BEVERAGE PACKAGE - A disposable single use beverage package is disclosed. The package may include an impermeable barrier surrounding a permeable single walled basket. The permeable basket may include a frame and a filter. The permeable basket may also include a lid. The permeable basket may be provided preloaded with beverage grounds or may be loaded with beverage grounds during use. The beverage packet may be manufactured of materials that are biodegradable, compostable, or otherwise environmentally friendly. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20080314914 | Beverage Cup or Lid with Combined Built-In Drinking Straw and Blow Toy - A cup or lid with a combined built-in drinking straw and blow toy that allows a person to either suck in liquid from a container through the straw or else blow into the straw to cause an object located on the cup or lid which is to be promoted or advertised to spin or otherwise move, and where the cup or lid can be used as a toy, a drinking apparatus, a promotional item, or an item of memorabilia. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090294459 | COFFEE CUP LID - A lid for a cup for reducing or preventing spills. The lid includes a top wall for covering the cup and a rim for securing the lid to the cup and providing a seal around the lip of the cup. A spout in the lid enables drinking without removal of the lid. Generally, the spout is raised above the top wall of the lid, and includes at least one sunken portion with a hole in a side of the sunken portion such that a beverage in the cup can enter the sunken portion through the hole. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100096395 | Degradable Beverage Container Lid - The present application is directed to a beverage container lid comprising a polymeric material and a pro-degradant additive in an amount from about 0.5% to about 5.0% by weight of the lid. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20120168451 | DRINKING CUP THAT ROTATABLY ATTACHES TO A PLASTIC BOTTLE FOR CLOSURE AND PROTECTION - A drinking cup with a tubular protrusion molded to the bottom and having an internal thread that allows it to be rotatably attached to and detached from a bottle with a small cylindrical neck. The internal thread cooperates with an external thread that is molded on the small cylindrical neck of the bottle so that the drinking cup can function as a cap to close and seal the bottle when it is inverted and placed over the neck of the bottle. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20110121008 | ACCESSORY FOR DRINKING VESSEL - An accessory for a drinking vessel is disclosed as including a body ( | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110266294 | DISPOSABLE BEVERAGE LID - Embodiments of the invention are directed to disposable beverage lids which may be used in conjunction with beverage containers. In one embodiment, a disposable beverage lid is generally circular and configured to removeably couple to a beverage container. The lid may include an elevated rim in-set and about the periphery thereof with a dome within a recess defined by the elevated rim. A plurality of apertures may be located within a channel defined by an inner wall of the elevated rim and an outer periphery of the dome. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110309093 | CUP LID WITH INTEGRATED CONTAINER - Cup lid with integrated container(s) that couples with the top of a cup. The cup and cup lid form at least two containment volumes, Embodiments enable easy containment, inclusion of fresh food, transportation and access of solid or liquid in the container and cup without disengagement of the cup lid from the cup. Coupling elements that couple the cup lid to the cup, or that couple containers to the lid cavity may be non-permanent, semi-permanent or permanent. Simplifies eating and drinking from one container and cup in a theater or stadium having seats for example that provide one cup-holder per seat. Provides one free hand to hold a child's hand for safety while in stadiums and amusement parks. | 12-22-2011 |
| 220712000 | With tear-out portion | 6 |
| 20110290814 | LID FOR A BEVERAGE CONTAINER - Lid for a beverage container. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are lids used with a beverage container including: a top surface, a bottom surface and a side wall; an aperture through the top surface that enables drinking of a beverage in the beverage container; an annular lip that is configured to mate with the beverage container; a compartment within the lid, the compartment defined by a top wall, a first side wall, a second side wall and a hatch; and a pull tab attached to the hatch such that when the pull tab is pulled away from lid a product is dispensed from the compartment. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20090266828 | Hot cup lid - A hot cup lid providing alternating modes of access to the contents of a cup, the lid including an enlarged drinking opening selectively closed by a tear flap, and a smaller sipping opening diametrically aligned with the drinking opening and adjacent the periphery of the lid, the tear flap including a sealing lug thereon engageable within and closing the sipping opening upon pivotal movement of the flap to open the drinking opening. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20110049171 | Cup Lid - Disclosed is a cup lid like which would be snapped on to enclose a conventional soda, coffee, or other kind of conventional cup. The lid has one or more rupturable lines formed in it. The lines, when ruptured, create one or more hinged flaps. The flaps enable the lid to be substantially opened up so that solid items can be inserted into the cup and contained. This enables the cup, after primary use, to be used as a trash receptacle. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20090308882 | Straw-Receptive Drink-Through Cup Lid - A beverage cup lid is disclosed. Such a lid may include a central cover portion and a raised spout portion extending from the central cover portion. The raised spout portion may define a drinking opening therethrough. The drinking opening may have a circular perimeter. The raised spout portion may be adapted to allow liquid to flow through the drinking opening in response to a sucking force applied to the raised spout portion, and to receive a drinking straw through the drinking opening. The raised spout portion may define a plurality of flaps disposed about the perimeter of the drinking opening. The flaps may be defined between respective pairs of slots that extend from the perimeter of the drinking opening. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20080217346 | FILLED POLYSTYRENE TEAR BACK CONTAINER LIDS - The invention relates to tear-back thermoformed high impact polystyrene lids having from at least 10% to about 15% of filler and the specified configuration of the tear-back portion. In particular, the tear back lid comprises a tear back portion defined by two sets of tear back indentations and a left and a right notch cut into a skirt defined by the outer diameter of the lid. The combination of the filler amount and tear-back configuration allows an improved tearability for the filled polystyrene lids. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20110095039 | Multi-user Lid for Beverage Containers - A drinking cup lid has at least two drinking regions, including a first drinking region defining a first opening and a second drinking region defining a second opening. The lid can form part of a beverage container that also has a cup defining a volume that can hold a single liquid, the cup having an opening defined by a rim. The lid can include a lip that mates with the cup rim. The multiple openings can be used for accommodating multiple drinking straws or for drinking directly from the beverage container. At least one drinking region or opening can include a distinguishing marker. | 04-28-2011 |
| 220713000 | Having aperture | 35 |
| 20080217347 | Beverage container protective cover - The present invention provides a protective beverage cover for use in combination with a beverage can having a rim wall, a top wall, an unpunctured score-line defining an opening, a recessed base surrounding the unpunctured score-line, an annular groove formed by the junction of the rim wall and the top wall, and a ring pull tab. The protective cover comprises an overhanging lip which extends downward into the groove to allow rotation of the cover along the top wall and which permits covering of the area of the top wall which directly or indirectly engages a consumer's mouth during drinking of the beverage contents. A protrusion is formed by the upward extension of a central portion of the overhanging lip allows for rotation of the cover. A depression countered to sealably rest inside the recessed base surrounding the opening. The protective cover permits a second beverage container to be stacked on top of the first container by not interfering with the rim wall and by utilizing the annular groove. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20100072214 | SIPPER CAP FOR USE WITH MULTIPLE SIZED RECEPTACLE NECKS - There is disclosed herein a sipper cap for attachment to a plurality of receptacles having necks of varying sizes, wherein the sipper cap comprises a mouthpiece including at least one opening to allow a fluid to pass therethrough from a receptacle into a user's mouth; a collar attached to said mouthpiece and at least one plug configured to be received within a receptacle neck, wherein the plug includes at least one seal to seal a receptacle neck to prevent leaks. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20130082067 | BEVERAGE CUP PROTECTOR LID APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM - The present invention comprises an improved beverage lid design capable of stretching over a glass within a one inch diameter of its original position. The lids will be fabricated of materials having both elastic and plastic properties. The lid will be used to cover alcohol beverages served by any establishment that sells opened alcohol beverages to the public. The lid will have certain sayings on the top of the lid that will make the predator aware that the potential victim is aware of the problem of “date rape”; the lid itself will cover the alcoholic/nonalcoholic beverage and will prevent someone from casually slipping a roofie (date rape drug) or any other type of drug into their glass. The cover will also protect against spillage as patrons both female and male walk around a bar or night club with their drink in hand. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20090266829 | Disposable foam enhancing espresso drink lid - Applicant provides a disposable foam enhancing espresso drink lid which enhances the coffee and espresso drinking experience, and includes a curved dome having a drinking hole with a top and bottom in a top surface and a curved face, wherein said curved dome is formed out of said lid, a lip depression at the bottom of said curved face, wherein said lip depression is formed out of said lid, a nose depression separated from said lip depression by a support structure, wherein said nose depression and said support structure are formed out of said lid, a smell slit provided in said support structure, a rim encircling said curved dome, lip depression, nose depression, and support structure. In use a drinker's lips curve around said dome curved face and into said lip depression, and drinker's nose extends into said nose depression with nostrils in proximity to said smell slit. The lid may be formed from a contiguous plasticized material. The lid can include an annular mounting portion beneath and connected to said rim for sealingly engaging the lid of the beverage container having a circular edge with a bead thereon. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20110284564 | DISPOSABLE CUP LID - A disposable cup lid of the present invention includes an engaging portion, a hump portion, a lid surface, and a connection opening. The engaging portion is used for engaging with a cup. At least part of the hump portion is formed annularly inside of the engaging portion. The lid surface is connected to the hump portion. The connection opening is defined on the lid surface, and said connection opening is used to communicate with an interior of the cup. The hump portion is adjacent to the hump portion. A top of the hump portion is higher than the connection opening, and a vertical distance from the top of the hump portion to the connection opening is between 4 to 30 millimeters. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20120097690 | Cup lid - The cup lid has a cup body, an annular mount, a sip-through opening and a sealing member. The cup body has an outer rim and a top surface. The annular mount is formed on and extends from the outer rim of the cup body. The sip-through opening is formed through the top surface of the cup body and has an inner wall and an outlet. The inner wall has a distal portion. The outlet is formed on the distal portion and sloping upwardly and outwardly. The sealing member is removably formed within the sip-through opening. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20110215108 | Baby 2 Go Pre-Filled Disposable Sippy Cup - Baby 2 Go Pref-filled Disposable Sippy Cup is a new beverage product container available for small children. It is a pre-filled disposable style sippy cup that comes pre-filled with water and other beverages. Not just for water, this unique design can be used for beverages such as different milks, juices, etc., and beverage powders that can be mixed with liquid to make a drink the child will enjoy (ex. chocolate powder so the parent need only add milk or water). The cup is designed to be a temporary replacement for the permanent sippy cup found in the home, which may have been left or lost, or which has become empty or unsanitary during travel. It is designed to be available to children similarly the same way adult bottled beverages are available to adults. The intent is that it will be available in convenience stores, fast food restaurants, grocery stores, restaurants or any other location where it would be appropriate and/or convenient for a child's beverage to be available for purchase and immediate consumption by the child. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20090188930 | Drink it up cup for toddler - A drinking vessel that provides a reward to the child when the drinking vessel is emptied. A generally cylindrical drinking vessel being entirely clear or having a clear section and a picture at the bottom of the cylinder. An insert that floats on the liquid displaying a picture located on the outer surface of the insert corresponds to the picture on the vessel and lowers with the liquid as it is consumed causing the pictures to mesh into an end result. Such insert can contain a hole in the middle for a straw. Both vessel and insert can contain the means for guiding the insert to mesh with the picture. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20080237247 | SINGLE-USE LEAK/SPILL PREVENTION CONTAINER LID AND DISPOSABLE CONTAINER - There is described a disposable or single-use container lid which has an annular rim for frictionally engaging a rolled rim of a container, such as a paper cup, a central region and an annular shock-absorbing structure disposed between the annular rim and the central region. The annular shock-absorbing structure comprises an outside channel having a non-flat configuration and being formed around the central region, with the outside channel providing a predetermined amount of extension and contraction at the location of the channel to absorb forces or stress applied to the lid and/or container and facilitate retention of the lid on the container when forces from dropping, tipping, falling or squeezing are applied thereto. In a further example, there is also described a disposable anti-spill drinking lid for a disposable paper container. The lid comprises an annular engagement rim for frictionally engaging the rolled rim of the container, and an integral drinking spout extending from the top surface of the lid and positioned to allow drinking therethrough by tipping of the container toward a user. The lid may be formed of a plastic material having tensile strength and ductility characteristics such that the integral spout can deflect from its extended position and thereafter substantially returns to its original position. Further structures, such as an annular rim which facilitates frictionally engaging the rolled rim of the container may be provided. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090050641 | Cup lid with an anti-splash ergonomic shape - A cup lid for covering a disposable beverage cup has an outer peripheral wall and concentric therewith, an inner peripheral wall. The outer and inner peripheral walls are spaced apart and are mutually joined by a top rim having an aperture through which liquids in the beverage cup may be disbursed when the top rim is held between the lips. A well is defined by the inner peripheral wall and a panel where the panel is contiguous with the inner peripheral wall. The top rim and horizontal panel are spaced apart by approximately one inch thereby establishing an adequate space for a person's nose within the well when the beverage cup is raised for draining liquid therein. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090283536 | Drinking Apparatus - A drinking apparatus from which a beverage may be consumed and an expandable device for preventing the beverage from being dispensed from the drinking apparatus to a consumer after a selectable amount of time has elapsed or has substantially elapsed. The expandable device includes a soluble composition and an expandable portion. The expandable portion protrudes from the expandable device to substantially block the dispensation of the beverage from the drinking apparatus upon the partial or full dissolution of the soluble composition by a solvent. By making the beverage available to the consumer for only a limited amount of time, the drinking apparatus reduces the possibility that the consumer, and in particular, a young child, a toddler, or an infant, will drink a spoiled beverage. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20110139800 | Pulp Molded Biodegradable Remove-ably Connectable Lid - By creating a slurry of biodegradable material, forming it in a mold under a vacuum, a channel may be created in the lid which can be release-ably connected to a traditional rolled lip coffee cup, among other common liquid holding vessels but be made out of biodegradable material. The resulting lid may be elastic enough such that the lid will give to allow a complementary cup to fit into the channel to create a seal between the cup and the lids. It also will be firm enough to withstand the weight and pressure of the liquid inside the container and from pressure from consumers while using the container. The lid also may be sufficiently heat resistant to withstand desired temperatures and liquid exposure for a time long enough for a consumer to enjoy the contents of the container but also be biodegradable. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20090294461 | BEVERAGE CONTAINER FOR SEALED BEVERAGE AND SPOUT PLUG THEREFOR - A beverage container ( | 12-03-2009 |
| 20080272134 | BUTTON ACTUATED SPILL-PROOF LID FOR TRAVEL MUG - A lid assembly for a travel mug, comprising a top shell portion having a top drink aperture and top drink passage extending downwardly therefrom; a bottom member engaged with a bottom portion of the top shell portion, the bottom member having a wall that receives the top drink passage on a top end, and having a bottom drink aperture through a bottom end; a valve member having a portion that normally closes the bottom drink aperture; and an actuator assembly comprising a camming member that biases the valve member away from the bottom drink aperture to open the bottom drink aperture. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20090026218 | Lid of beverage container - A lid of a beverage container includes a lid body and a cover. The lid body includes a first engaging portion and an opening shaped and sized to receive a straw. The cover includes a second engaging portion adapted to be slidably engaged with the first engaging portion of the lid body. The cover is adapted to flip between an open position and a closed position while the second engaging portion is slidably moved along the first engaging portion. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20080283537 | SPILL-RESISTANT CUPS WITH ACTIVE INGREDIENT DELIVERY SYSTEMS - Spill-resistant cups for consuming beverages with delivery systems for simultaneously dispensing one or more agents which can reduce the rate of beverage-induced tooth decay and/or enamel erosion are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the spill-resistant cup can include a hollow cup body defining a beverage holding chamber. The spill-resistant cup also includes a lid assembly with a drinking spout having one or more spaced-apart drinking holes. The drinking spout is configured to be engaged by a consumer's mouth. The lid assembly can positively engage the cup body to enclose the beverage holding chamber. The spill-resistant cup can also include an agent delivery system for controlled delivery of the active ingredient to the consumer's mouth. Further, the spill-resistant cup can include a flow control element configured to limit a flow rate of the beverage from the beverage holding chamber to the drinking holes disposed in the drinking spout. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20090250479 | METHOD & DEVICE FOR ENHANCING AROMA FROM BEVERAGE CUP - An aroma enhancing method and device for use when drinking from a beverage cup has a receptacle member with a porous surface for holding a sample of fresh beverage material therein, and a mounting member for mounting on or near the rim of the beverage cup in proximity to the user's nose to smell the aroma of the fresh beverage material when sipping a liquid beverage from the cup. A first embodiment is formed as a two-part lid for a cup with outer and inner receptacle covers that nest together. A second embodiment is formed as a plastic top with a receptacle pocket and a hinged cover member that can be swung to cover the pocket. A third embodiment is formed as a clip-on container attachment with a spring clasp for mounting on the rim of a mug. Providing the aroma of the fresh grounds or tea leaves provides the beverage drinker with a richer flavorful experience. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090045206 | DISPOSABLE NON-SPILLABLE CHILDS DISPENSING CUP - A disposable sealed drink container suitable for use by a child to imbibe liquids and possessing a shape and size adapted for use in conventional drink dispensing machines including aluminum can vending machines and plastic bottle vending machines. The container includes a sealed impermeable vessel to suitable for containing a beverage, an extended spout designed to resist leakage when tipped and allow fluid to flow when suction is applied, and a protective cap. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090294460 | COFFEE CUP LID - A lid for a cup for reducing or preventing spills. The lid includes a top wall for covering the cup and a rim for securing the lid to the cup and providing a seal around the lip of the cup. A spout in the lid enables drinking without removal of the lid. Generally, the spout is raised above the top wall of the lid, and includes at least one sunken portion with a hole in a side of the sunken portion such that a beverage in the cup can enter the sunken portion through the hole. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100252563 | ADVANCED TRANSITIONAL CUP - An advanced transitional cup (ATC) for training developing children and developmentally-challenged individuals to drink from a cup. The ATC includes a lid with a small fluid aperture and an electric air valve. A microcontroller located in the base of the ATC converts a user-defined “flow rate” into a PWM voltage signal that successively opens and closes the air valve. A higher flow rate results in a PWM signal that opens the air valve for longer spans of time and closes the air valve for shorter spans of time as compared to a lower flow rate, thereby allowing more air to enter the ATC and fluid to be expressed from the fluid aperture more readily. A touch sensor on the sidewall of the ATC prevents the air valve from being opened, and thus fluid from exiting the fluid aperture, unless a drinker is touching the touch sensor, thereby preventing accidental spills. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20090032543 | Drinking cup cover - A drinking cup cover includes a cover body and a closure member. The cover body has a cover wall with top and bottom surfaces, a peripheral portion, and a beverage hole formed through the top and bottom surfaces of the cover wall adjacent to the peripheral portion. The cover wall further has a hole-defining periphery that defines the beverage hole. The closure member includes a tab part, a depressible part, and an engaging part. The tab part is connected to the hole-defining periphery such that the closure member is movable relative to the cover body between a sipping position and a non-sipping position. The depressible part protrudes upwardly from the tab part and is operable to move the tab part downwardly from the non-sipping position to the sipping position. The engaging part is formed on one end of the depressible part opposite to tab part to engage the hole-defining periphery. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20110062171 | BEVERAGE CONTAINER - An illustrative beverage container having a handle defining multiple gripping portions is disclosed. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110114655 | DISPOSABLE DRINK CUP LID - An embodiment is a drink cup lid to improve a coffee, espresso, and espresso-containing beverage drinker's enjoyment when drinking from a portable, disposable, and/or “to-go” cup (e.g., formed from a paper product, plastic, foam, and/or a combination thereof) including a plasticized lid to mitigate spillage and/or splash. More specifically, the drink cup lid may substantially provide an olfactory and tactile drinking experience from a spill-resistant portable, disposable, and/or “to-go” cup akin to drinking from a glass, cup, and/or mug. In short, the drink cup lid of an embodiment may improve the taste of the beverage contained in the drink cup. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110174830 | DRINKING CUP - A drinking cup includes a cup body, a drinking portion, and a cup lid. When the drinking portion and the cup lid are locked with each other in a sealed state, the liquid in the cup body cannot flow out, and when the locking between the drinking portion and the cup lid is released in a drinkable state, a gap is formed therebetween for passing through the liquid, so that the user can drink at any position of the drinking portion without completely separating the cup lid from the drinking portion. Furthermore, since the user can not directly contact the gap during drinking, a better hygiene can be achieved due to the reduction of bacteria proliferation. Besides, a sealed portion on the cup lid and a rejection portion on the drinking portion are further provided for tightly fitting with each other in the sealed state, thereby preventing from leakage. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110068113 | Sanitary Cup Lids - A disposable cup lid including a cover portion for protecting a drinking surface of the lid from contamination and a base portion for covering a container. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20120305581 | CUPS FOR SPILLPROOF CONTAINER ASSEMBLIES - A spillproof container assembly includes a container body and a lid body that is adapted to be fastened onto the container body by screwing. Both the container body and the lid body are advantageously provided with outwardly extending wing portions for enhancing the grippability of and properly orienting the container assembly for small children. The outwardly extending wing portions of the container body are aligned with the outwardly extending wing portions of the lid body. The lid body is provided with an acoustic waveguide, and sound generating structure is provided in communication with the acoustic waveguide for creating an audible feedback when the lid body has been tightened onto the container body to a predetermined relative position and tightness. The acoustic waveguide further functions as a viewing port that provides a visual feedback so that a user can visually verify the position of the lid body with respect to the container body. In addition, the wing portions of the lid body are designed to slightly interfere with and cam over respective upper platforms on the wing portions of the container body so that a user will be provided with a tactical feedback as a lid body is approaching an optimal amount of tightness with respect to the container body. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120205390 | Container lid for beverage preparation and related methods - Apparatus and methods for the controlled preparation of a beverage from one or more beverage bags within a variety of containers and the quick and sanitary storage of the bag or bags once the beverage preparation has been completed. The apparatus may include a drinking aperture, an even retention structure profile, and a bag retention aperture that is openable such that at least a portion of the bag may be drawn within and thereby retained in a position elevated above the beverage so that the beverage can be consumed even with the apparatus in place on the container and the bag or bags retained within the apparatus. The apparatus also may include a depressed wall section sized and shaped such that, when a bag is secured by the bag retention aperture, the bag is prevented from blocking a drinking aperture even when the container is rotated for drinking. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120152968 | CUP LID FOR BEVERAGES WITH FOAM - A lid for a beverage cup includes an annular mounting portion to removably, sealingly, engage the open lip of a round beverage cup; a raised annular ridge inset from the mounting portion extending from a first end to a second end; a central portion spanning the annulus and including an aroma aperture at the center; a dispensing portion spanning between the annular ridge first end and second end including a front flat portion, a sloped dispensing aperture surface, and a dispensing aperture disposed on the sloped surface, the dispensing aperture comprising a triangle with rounded corners having a base proximate and parallel to the intersection edge and an apex proximate the upper edge; and, the raised annular ridge and dispensing portion defining a continuous containment surrounding the central portion. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20100051630 | Children's disposable drinking cap - A disposable cap is removably attachable to a prefabricated conventional beverage container. One embodiment of the cap can be fabricated from various materials. Male or female threads (connection means) can be used to connect the cap to the desired liquid beverage container—standard or non standard. A check valve within the cap allows liquid to communicate with a mouth piece defined within the cap, which also can be made from various materials. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20120312827 | Drinking Cup Lid Having a Sealing Plug Attached With Two Arms - A unitary splash-proof beverage lid for engagement with a cup rim having a well with a drinking hole, a plug, optionally with a drinking hole, whereby said plug is rotatably connected by a pair of support arms to the lid in a friction fit relationship. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20090039094 | INVENTIONS RELATING TO DRINKING VESSELS | 02-12-2009 |
| 20110036851 | CONTAINER CLOSURE - A closure for a container having a top opening bounded by a rim, includes a generally bowl-shaped body with interior and exterior surfaces and a hole formed on one side of the body. Extending about the body is a connecting section including a skirt and this connecting section seals the body to the container. The interior surface defines an interior space into which the container opens during use of the closure. The body is selectively deformable, upon manual manipulation, between an open configuration wherein fluid can pass through the hole and a closed configuration wherein one of the interior surface and the exterior surface of the body is sealed against the hole. In another embodiment, the closure is formed with a protuberance that projects upwardly from the top surface of the closure. A folding lip is arranged on the front of this protuberance and has a sealable hole formed therein | 02-17-2011 |
| 20120298679 | CUP ASSEMBLY - A cup is provided having a lid with a spout defined by walls tapered towards a distal end of the spout. The lid has handles extending therefrom that are preferably formed of a first and second material having different Shore A hardnesses to define a rigid portion and a gripping portion. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20110266295 | SIPPY CUP LID FOR A BEVERAGE CAN - A removable sippy cup lid configured to be placed securely onto an opened beverage can. The removable sippy cup lid includes a drinking spout shaped to correspond to the cavity opening in the beverage can lid. Furthermore, the sippy cup lid includes a groove about its edge sized to receive and snap over a circular outer rim of the beverage can lid to form a seal. The groove includes an arc shaped channel cross section that bends inward leaving an opening at a distal end, where the opening covers the beverage can rim. A width of the opening is less than a thickness of the beverage can rim in a resting position. The groove is made out of flexible material such that the width of the opening widens to the thickness of the beverage can rim as pressure is applied to the sippy cup lid to snap over the rim. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20130020338 | DRINK CUP LID - A lid is configured to mate with a brim of a cup to form a liquid container. The lid is formed to include a liquid-discharge outlet so that consumers can drink liquid stored in the cup while the lid is mounted on the brim of the cup. | 01-24-2013 |
| 220714000 | With valve means | 25 |
| 20090194548 | Valve Device for a Drinking Container and a Method for Using the Valve Device - A method and device for controlling the flow of liquid from drinking containers, wherein a membrane is movably connected to a valve to form a valve, controlled by negative pressure, for liquid from a drinking container, the force resulting from the pressure difference (P | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090314789 | Mouth piece assembly - A mouth piece assembly includes a mouth piece unit having a pivot which is pivotably connected to a first connector so that the mouth piece unit is pivotable about an axis of the pivot relative to the first connector. The first connector is pivotably inserted into a second connector so that the first connector is pivotable about an axis of the second connector. The two respective axes are perpendicular to each other. A locking key is connected to the second connector and engaged with the first connector inserted into the second connector. The mouth piece unit can be pivoted in two different directions and the volume of liquid sucked from the container is not changed. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100200602 | TRAVEL MUG - The present invention provides a travel mug that is easy to clean and allows a user to drink from any side of the mug. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20090212061 | Hygiene-maintaining device of an underpressure-activated valve for a drinking receptacle - A hygiene-maintaining device of an underpressure-activated valve ( | 08-27-2009 |
| 20100147862 | READILY CLEANABLE SPILL-RESISTANT DRINKING VESSEL AND VALVE - A no-spill drinking vessel includes a cup, lid, spout and valve assembly. The valve assembly includes: a liquid-out valve with hinged flap, air vent check valve, air and liquid inlets, air and liquid outlets, and a mechanism for retention to the lid. The valve assembly is constructed from one or two inexpensive molded elastomeric components. In usage mode these components cleave sealingly together by the resilient returning forces they exert on each other's complementary interlocked geometries. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20110056968 | SIPPY CUP ASSEMBLY - A sippy cup assembly including a valve insert having a sheath and a stabilizing core is disclosed. The sippy cup assembly generally includes a container, a lid releasably coupled to and enclosing the container, and an annular seal for preventing liquid from leaking out of the container. The valve insert maintains form while permitting repeated removal and insertion, in addition to washing and long-term use, by providing that the stabilizing core has a rigidity greater than that of the sheath formed over the stabilizing core. The valve insert may be installed in the lid to correspond with a spout and air exchange aperture to permit egress of liquid and ingress of air upon application of suction by a user. When no suction is applied to the spout, the valve insert prevents leakage of liquid from the container. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110079601 | Fluid dispensing valve - A fluid dispensing valve is described which includes a valve housing having a wall which defines an internal cavity, and wherein a passageway is formed through the wall of the valve housing; and a valve control element having a continuous and deformable sidewall is coaxially and rotatably received within the internal cavity of the valve housing, and wherein at least a portion of the sidewall of the valve control element deforms when a vacuum is created in the internal cavity of the valve housing so as facilitate the controllable delivery of a source of fluid into the valve housing. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20120037651 | SEALED CONTAINER WITH INTEGRAL BUTTON AND ORIFICE SEAL - A cover assembly is capable of attaching to a container and has a dispensing orifice and a substantially perpendicular button opening on a side with a button. A single piece valve beam formed of a deflectable material has the actuator button located on one end and a fulcrum located on another end opposite the actuator button. An inner region of the cover has a retention surface opposite the button accommodating the fulcrum. The single piece valve beam is held inside the inner region of the cover between the button opening and the retention surface by deflection of the beam and rotation about the fulcrum such that the sealing surface moves away from the dispensing orifice when the actuator button is pressed. The deflectable material of the single piece valve beam acts as a spring that exerts force on the sealing surface and exerts force on the actuator against the button opening. The single piece valve beam can be configured to move away from the dispensing orifice when the button is pressed. An integral arm can be alternately cantilevered off of the single piece valve beam so the arm rotates in a same direction as the single piece valve beam rotates at the fulcrum. The arm can be alternatively cantilevered from a stem location so the arm rotates in a direction opposite a direction to which the single piece valve beam rotates at the fulcrum. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120305582 | SPILLPROOF CONTAINER ASSEMBLIES - A spillproof container assembly includes a container body and a lid body that is adapted to be fastened onto the container body by screwing. Both the container body and the lid body are advantageously provided with outwardly extending wing portions for enhancing the grippability of and properly orienting the container assembly for small children. The outwardly extending wing portions of the container body are aligned with the outwardly extending wing portions of the lid body. The lid body is provided with an acoustic waveguide, and sound generating structure is provided in communication with the acoustic waveguide for creating an audible feedback when the lid body has been tightened onto the container body to a predetermined relative position and tightness. The acoustic waveguide further functions as a viewing port that provides a visual feedback so that a user can visually verify the position of the lid body with respect to the container body. In addition, the wing portions of the lid body are designed to slightly interfere with and cam over respective upper platforms on the wing portions of the container body so that a user will be provided with a tactical feedback as a lid body is approaching an optimal amount of tightness with respect to the container body. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20100059535 | Liquid dispensing cover for container - A liquid dispensing cover for a container has a dispensing recess extending into a cover top thereof. The dispensing recess is resiliently openable and closable to enable placement of cover into a closed configuration, in which the dispensing recess is closed, and an open configuration in which the dispensing recess is open to allow flow of liquid through the dispensing recess for drinking. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20110155750 | Fluid container & support bracket therefor - A fluid container is disclosed for retaining and dispensing a fluid into the mouth of an individual. The fluid container comprises a deformable body and defining an exterior surface and an interior chamber. An output end has an output orifice for positioning the fluid exterior to the interior chamber. A valve engages the output orifice for controlling the fluid flowing through the output orifice. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20120175378 | No-Spill Drinking Cup Apparatus - An improved no-spill cup construction and valve assembly which provides an extremely secure seal against accidental liquid flow from the cup spout. The act of sucking at the cup spout creates negative pressure or a partial vacuum against a valve near the spout, causing the valve to open. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20100270322 | FLOW CONTROL ELEMENT FOR USE WITH LEAK-PROOF CUP ASSEMBLIES - There is provided a flow control element for use with a drinking cup cap having a first mating member in fluid communication with a spout aperture. The flow control element has a first stack and a first valve. The first stack has an upper portion that can be positioned to be removably sealed in or with the cap. The first valve is defined in a sidewall of the first stack and is configured to provide selective fluid communication with the spout aperture. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20090020544 | Spill-Proof Cup Assembly - A spill-proof cup assembly is disclosed as including a cup with an open end, a cover for covering the open end of the cup to define a cavity for containing a liquid, the cover having a drinking spout, a vent, and support columns leading from the drinking spout towards the cavity, and a flow control mechanism engageable with the cover, and the flow control mechanism includes a first valve membrane and a second valve membrane, in which the first valve member includes an edge which is movable, when the flow control mechanism is engaged with the cover, between a first position in which the edge is in abutment with an interior surface of the cover to prevent fluid communication through the vent into the cavity, and a second position in which the edge of the first valve member is out of abutment with the interior surface of the cover to allow fluid communication through the vent into the cavity, and the second valve membrane is movable between a first position in which a generally convex surface of the second valve membrane is in abutment with a sleeve of the flow control mechanism to prevent fluid communication through the drinking spout from the cavity, and a second position in which the generally convex surface of the second valve membrane is out of abutment with the sleeve of the flow control mechanism to allow fluid communication through the drinking spout from the cavity, and the second valve membrane includes a generally concave surface engaged with the support columns of the cover for movement between the first and second positions. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20110036852 | NO-SPILL DRINKING CUP APPARATUS - An improved no-spill cup construction and valve assembly which provides an extremely secure seal against accidental liquid flow from the cup spout. An initially blocked opening in a flexible material moves up along a protruding member until the opening is unblocked, so as to allow fluid flow. | 02-17-2011 |
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| 20130037558 | ONE-PIECE LOCK-BACK LID - A drink-through plastic lid is injection molded in one piece to define a rim structure which snaps onto the rim of a cup and an asymmetric crown having a drink-through opening formed at the high point of an outer deck. An integral hinged flap with a C-shaped seal lip on the inside surface can lock by means of said lip into the drink-through opening when in one condition. The flexible outer edges of the flap latch into a lock-back recess which interrupts an intermediate inner deck formed between the outer crown deck and the floor of a well in the interior area of the lid. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130062358 | SEAL MECHANISM FOR BEVERAGE CONTAINER - A lid assembly for a beverage container having a lid housing, a seal assembly and a trigger member. The seal assembly has one or more drink seals that engage a corresponding one or more drink apertures to close the drink apertures. The seal assembly is rotatedly connected to the lid housing and movable between a use position and a cleaning position to allow the seal assembly to be rotated away from a drink surface of the lid housing so that the drink aperture is open for cleaning. The trigger member is connected to the lid housing and is capable of engaging the seal assembly in the use position, but it cannot engage the seal assembly in the cleaning position. Additionally, the seal assembly may have a vent seal for closing a vent aperture. The trigger member is connected to the seal assembly such that the vent aperture is opened during a first portion of the operation of the trigger, and the drink apertures are opened during a second portion of the operation of the trigger so that the vent aperture is opened before the drink apertures. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130112699 | LID FOR A CONTAINER WITH A SLIDER - The present invention relates to a lid for a container holding a flowable substance which comprises a mounting portion to be attached to the container and an opening to remove the flowable substance from the container, whereas the opening is opened and closed by means of a slider which is connected to the lid and rotates around a vertical axis. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20120228315 | DRINK CONTAINERS - Drink containers with mouthpiece assemblies having a dispensing configuration and a stowed configuration. A mouthpiece assembly defines a liquid passage through which drink liquid may be dispensed when the mouthpiece assembly is in the dispensing configuration and includes means for selectively restricting the flow of drink liquid through the liquid passage when the mouthpiece assembly is in the stowed configuration. In some examples, the means for selectively restricting the flow of drink liquid include a tube that at least partially defines the liquid passage and which includes a crimping region. The crimping region may be constructed of a resiliently and reversibly deformable material that is adapted to restrict the flow of drink liquid through the liquid passage when the mouthpiece assembly is in the stowed configuration. In some embodiments, the mouthpiece assembly includes a means for automatically releasing the mouthpiece assembly from its stowed configuration to a dispensing configuration. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20110297689 | CLOSURE FOR CONTAINER - The present invention is a closure for a container that includes a cover plate and a sip hole configured within the cover plate and adapted on a dispensing opening configured in the top end portion of the container. The closure further includes a reclosable lid that is hinged to the cover plate for enabling a pivotal motion of the reclosable lid. A second embodiment of the invention includes a closure with a back surface that accommodates a variety of container top and container top edge dimensions that are utilized to hold a variety of beverages, with a raised perimeter, a releasable tab, a top surface, a pair of raised notches and a pair of two receiving notches. The second embodiment also includes a dispersing aperture and an aperture filling protrusion disposed on the top surface. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110290815 | DEVICE FOR SEALING A CONTAINER - A device for sealing a plurality of different sized containers, the device including a plurality of different sized rims, each of the different sized rims being for engaging with a respective different sized container, to seal the container. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120024871 | Cup Lid Having A Perimeter Portion Adapted To Cause Liquid To Drain Toward A Central Portion Of The Lid - A lid for a drinking cup may include a rim portion and a raised cover portion. The rim portion may be adapted to matingly engage an upper peripheral edge of the drinking cup so as to selectively maintain the lid in a covering relationship on the cup. The raised cover portion may extend from the rim portion, and have a perimeter adapted to impede spillage of liquid over a peripheral edge of the lid. Liquid spilled or released on the cover portion or perimeter portion may drain away from the periphery of the cover portion and into the drinking opening or a recess in the cover portion that is adapted to receive a reclosable tab. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20090250480 | Travel container having drinking orifice and vent aperture - An insulated container is provided with a lid having a push-button trigger mechanism that operates both a shutter for a drinking orifice and a vent seal for a vent opening. The trigger has an actuation stroke. The vent seal is initially actuated during a first portion of the actuation stroke of the trigger to transition the vent seal from the closed position to the open position, and the shutter is initially actuated during a second portion of the actuation stroke of the trigger to transition the shutter from the closed position to the open position. Further, the shutter remains in the closed position during the initiation of the first portion of the actuation stroke of the trigger. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20110309095 | TRAVEL CONTAINER HAVING DRINKING ORIFICE AND VENT APERTURE - An insulated container is provided with a lid having a push-button trigger mechanism that operates both a shutter for a drinking orifice and a vent seal for a vent opening. The trigger has an actuation stroke. The vent seal is initially actuated during a first portion of the actuation stroke of the trigger to transition the vent seal from the closed position to the open position, and the shutter is initially actuated during a second portion of the actuation stroke of the trigger to transition the shutter from the closed position to the open position. Further, the shutter remains in the closed position during the initiation of the first portion of the actuation stroke of the trigger. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110309094 | CLOSURE FOR A BEVERAGE CONTAINER - A closure for a beverage container is disclosed. Said closure comprises an inserted element ( | 12-22-2011 |
