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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7431175 | Drinking cup lid for assisting in ingestion of medication An improved drinking cup lid for assisting in the ingestion of medication and other materials in the form of pills, tablets or capsules, which is used in combination with a cup holding liquid to be taken with the medication or pills/tablets, contains a spout with a ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7320410 | Removable cap assembly A removable cap assembly includes a cap having a curved side wall having an inner surface and an outer surface. A top portion extends from the curved side wall, a boss extending perpendicularly from the top portion. The boss has a bottom and a top, a first circumfer... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7314136 | Interleavable fluid beverage container A fluid container having a generally tetrahedral shape configured for interleaved packaging, and having a conduit with a seal at one end. The container is formed from either a rigid material, such as a blow-molded polymer, or a semi-rigid material, including pliant ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7299939 | Removable cap assembly A removable cap assembly employs a cap with a curved side wall having an inner surface and an outer surface. A top portion extends from the curved side wall. A boss extends perpendicularly from the top portion. The boss further has a bottom and a top with a circumfe... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7225937 | Package system A package system which combines an article and a container in an integrated package with the article secured in nested relationship within a recess of the container. The recess has sufficient depth such that portions of the side walls of the container extend outward... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7219811 | Baby feeding bottle with draw tube A baby feeding bottle includes a dispenser body having an upper opening and a hollow interior. A flexible fluid container is supported by the dispenser body. An elongated flow tube has a first end disposed adjacent to the upper opening of the dispenser body and a se... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7210602 | Cap arrangement for a bottle A multifunctional bottle cap is disclosed, which includes a cap body having a lower portion with internal threads for connecting to a neck of a bottle, and an upper portion having an upwardly protruding nozzle with an outlet opening at an edge portion of the nozzle;... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7188743 | Aerating glass & method An apparatus for the aeration of a fluid prior to its consumption includes a container that is adapted to house a quantity of the fluid. A bottom end of a conduit that is open at both ends is attached to the container and is disposed in the fluid. A second opposite ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7021490 | Drink container with molded straw and method of manufacture A combination drinking container and straw and method of manufacture. The container has at least one straw retaining member molded into either the outer or inner surface of the container wall, or a portion of the wall may be shaped to include a constricted stem. A m... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6997702 | Lighter A lighter includes a body for containing fuel, a tube extending from the body for transmitting the fuel and a nozzle attached to the tube for spraying the fuel. In an idle mode, the tube can be wound around the body. In a working mode, the tube is unwound from the b... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994275 | Portable pressurized canister for inflating tires A pressurized canister includes an outlet member on a top of the canister and a cap assembly is mounted to the canister. A rotatable member is threadedly connected to a threaded neck on the cap assembly and includes an extension which is able to engage with the outl... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6945425 | Internal to external self-bouyant straw system An internal to external self-buoyant straw system for the safe and sanitary removal of contents from aluminum can lift tab containers. The system includes a top straw component (14) cylindrical and hollow in fabrication which vertically slides within close to... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6851565 | Nipple adapter for a standard narrow-mouthed beverage bottle An annular adapter adapts a standard beverage bottle, such as a plastic water bottle, to accommodate the internal threads of a baby's annular nipple cap, which has a nipple inserted therein. Inside the annular adapter is a seal, such as a disc-shaped annular ledge e... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6745915 | Drinking vessel having a mouthpiece with a flexible portion A drinking vessel includes a cover and a mouthpiece, the mouthpiece having at least a flexible portion which in its unflexed state engages a plug extending up through the mouthpiece. When the flexible portion is flexed, for example by suction or pressing or biting w... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6503222 | Oral dosage dispenser The present invention provides an apparatus for facilitating the oral delivery of an active agent to a patient in need of treatment therewith, which apparatus comprises an active agent mixing chamber, a mixture delivery tube, and at least one liquid deliv... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6457596 | Ergodynamic bottle top An ergodynamic bottle top (10) has a push button bottle top post (14A) having a push button bottle top doughnut (14B). The push button bottle top doughnut (14B) is slidably positioned therearound. The ergodynamic bottle top (10) further has a handle (12) ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6375092 | Weighted drinking apparatus A drinking apparatus which generally includes a drinking straw with a weight thereon for anchoring the drinking straw against the buoyancy of a carbonated beverage.... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6273282 | Grippable container An ergonomically friendly container having hot-fill capabilities is disclosed. The container has a dome with grip surfaces that undergo controlled deformation for accommodating a portion of the volumetric shrinkage due to hot filling, capping and cooling.... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6264057 | Drink instrument with internal straw A drink instrument in the form of a beverage container has a prepackaged internal straw inserted into the interior thereof during a package process. The internal straw is automatically drawn from the interior of the container when the top is opened to acc... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6241127 | Sanitary drink bottle dispensing systems Drink bottles are provided having improve sanitation. In accordance with the preferred feature of the invention, a barrier is disposed around the spout of a squeezable drink bottle so as to inhibit contact between the end of the spout from which liquid is... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6112926 | Non-closable threaded drink-through spout cap for common beverage bottles A non-closable device with no movable parts which fits on to twist top beverage bottles reducing the size of the opening and flow of liquid from the bottle. The piece in itself consists entirely of molded plastic. Threading on the interior of the base cyl... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6056149 | Beverage container with self-contained drinking straw A beverage container has a straw-dispensing mechanism that is disposed within the container and is responsive to appropriate manipulation of the container to bring the straw into alignment with the orifice in the top end of the container. In one embodimen... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6000573 | Beverage container with self-contained drinking straw A beverage container has a straw-dispensing mechanism that is disposed within the container to bring the straw into alignment with the orifice in the top of the container. When the orifice is opened, the straw elevates through the orifice to become access... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5971222 | Sanitary drink bottle dispensing systems Drink bottles are provided having improve sanitation. In accordance with the preferred feature of the invention, a barrier is disposed around the spout of a squeezable drink bottle so as to inhibit contact between the end of the spout from which liquid is... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5884793 | Cap assembly for a bottle A cap assembly for a bottle includes a cap member mounted to the bottle and having a top with an opening defined therein. A wall member and a flexible connecting member respectively extend from a periphery defining the opening, the flexible connecting mem... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5873478 | Spill-proof cap for beverage containers A spill-proof cap or lid for a standard beverage container, such as a soft drink, water and other liquid bottle, includes a housing which is configured to fit over the container opening. The housing includes top and bottom, each of which includes a recess... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5845808 | Disposable sterilized fluid container A fluid container molded from a plastic material according to the present invention is embodied in a disposable, single-use, sterilized fluid container for beverages or fluids parentally or controllably taken by human beings. The fluid container may be ma... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5709478 | Drinking device for divers A drinking device for divers includes a bag and a housing for receiving and for protecting the bag. A cylindrical member is engaged through the bag and the housing and includes an outer thread. A nut is engaged with the cylindrical member for securing the... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5687872 | Liquid container including at least one integral straw A liquid container including at least one integral straw is disclosed. The liquid container includes a hollow container having a top, a bottom, and a side wall with the walls forming an interior space for containing a liquid. The first aperture is formed ... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5597089 | Beverage container A beverage container 10 suitable for liquids includes a vessel 12 which defines a filling orifice proximate a first end thereof. A drinking straw 14 is integral with, and external of, the vessel 12 so that the straw 14 and the vessel 12 form a one-piece a... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5582315 | Pour spout closure with handle A threaded closure for large-mouth containers has a handle which swings up or down on a horizontal pivot, and closes a vent hole when in the downward position. A pour spout rotates on an inclined off-vertical axis, to store the pour spout closely alongsid... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5518142 | Beverage container with extendable drinking straw A beverage container is equipped with a rotatable cover and an automatically extendable drinking straw. The container includes an open ended body closed by a removable cap, a straw unit inserted through a conduit on the cap, a cover member rotatably fitte... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5513762 | Drinking container with retractable drinking straw A drinking container such as a water bottle with a pair of telescoping straws, one of which is attached to a lid for the container and the other of which is threaded on a nut mounted on the lid for longitudinally sliding the second straw in the first stra... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5437389 | Beverage container A unitary beverage container includes a main body defining a container volume. A flexible straw is fluidly connected at a proximal end with the volume adjacent the bottom of the main body. The flexible straw also includes a distal end in the form of a hol... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5431297 | Pop-up straw for beverage containers A pop-up straw device for containers such as cans and bottles having necks narrower than the body of the bottle. When the device is employed in a can, a vertical guide assembly aligns a telescoping straw assembly with a beverage container's mouth. The tel... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5381910 | Synthetic resin bottle-shaped container A biaxially oriented blow-molded bottle-shaped container made of synthetic resin comprises a rectangular tubular body provided with a generally central circumferential groove having upper and lower sidewalls. The sidewalls are inclined at an oblique angle... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5353955 | Beverage container Unitary beverage containers include a main body defining a container volume. A flexible conduit or straw is fluidly connected at a proximal end with the volume adjacent the bottom or top of the main body. The conduit or straw also includes a distal end wh... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353983 | Beverage container A drinking tube extends through a receptacle having a top, a bottom, and at least one side. The upper portion of the tube is located outside the receptacle, within a recessed portion of the receptacle, and the end of the tube is sealed by a seal, such as ... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5295609 | Container with integral straw A flexible plastic bottle or container includes a body portion having a peripheral side wall having a cross section with a regular polygon shape, a bottom wall and a top wall; a fill opening in the top wall; a closure removably securable over the fill ope... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5282541 | Cap locking device for a water bottle A cap locking device for a water bottle comprising a bottle cap threadably closing an inner bottle, a push button and a nipple pusher, the bottle cap shaped like a shell head having a diametric opening, a tubular post in the opening for a nipple fixed on ... | 02/01/1994 |
