Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7516869 | Beverage container with an opening tab and a self-deploying straw A straw is held within a beverage container in a manner providing for the upper end of the straw to be deployed upward, through an opening provided within the top of the container when an opening tab in the top of the container is pivoted downward. An upper end of t... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7513388 | Retractable straw device A device (10) for a drinks container (11), the device comprising a straw (16) and means for actuating the straw (16) between a retracted state, in which the straw (16) is housed, in use, substantially within the container (11 | 04/07/2009 |
| 7392916 | Retractable straw for drinking containers A cap assembly for use in conjunction with a container having a base portion and a top portion. The base portion has a neck and a lip. The neck and lip are dimensioned to be attached to the container. The base portion has a straw hole and an air hole. The top portio... | 07/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7290679 | Foldable air insulating sleeve A foldable air insulating sleeve for insulating beverage and food containers is herein provided. More particularly, the foldable air insulating sleeve secures a cup in a manner that leaves a pocket of air surrounding the cup. This provides for improved temperature r... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7275652 | Cup lid apparatus A cup lid for use with a drinking cup containing a liquid, the drinking cup having a base and a sidewall extending upwardly from the base, the sidewall including an inner surface, a top end, and a rim extending along the circumference of the top end. The cup lid com... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7204385 | Vented drinking vessel in the style of a racecar fueling tank A vented drinking vessel in the style of a racecar fueling tank of the types used at pit stops during NASCAR® races. The vented drinking vessel includes a vent tube or solid handle that looks similar to the vent tube of a racecar fueling tank. The vented container ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7147126 | Cup assembly A cup for reducing or eliminating spillage or shake-out is provided. The cup has a cap and a spill and shake-out inhibiting element. The spill and shake-out inhibiting element is a dispensing tunnel, which provides for the formation of a pressure differential betwee... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7097065 | Beverage container with straw A straw adapter 2 is removably disposed in the opening of a beverage container 1, and a straw 22 is attached to the straw adapter 2. A straw cap 12 is mounted on the straw adapter 2, for covering the straw attached to the st... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7025232 | Liquid-candy dispensing sprayer and container assembly A liquid-candy dispenser having a container and an extendable and rotatable dispensing nozzle sprayer that is adapted to be moved in multi-directions for fun and to permit better dispensing of the candy in children's mouths. The extendable and rotatable dispensing n... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7007502 | In-car hydration systems Systems and methods for a liquid delivery system for a race vehicle to provide the driver of the race vehicle with readily available cool fluids are disclosed. One embodiment is directed to an insulated bag mounted in the race vehicle having a collapsible fluid blad... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6929135 | Stopper and straw within a bottle preventing leakage and providing for drinking a beverage A bottle holding a beverage includes a straw and stopper combination that is moved into a deployed position within the neck of the bottle after the cap of the bottle is removed. In this position, an air path through the stopper provides for air flow into the bottle ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6929191 | Straw Disclosed is a straw for giving a new sucking feeling to users by squirting fluid liquid-phase beverages, such as milk, juice, coffee, carbon beverage, and so on, to the whole inside of the user's mouth when the user sucks up the liquid-phase beverages. The straw co... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6915961 | Spill proof straw There is provided a drinking straw assembly. The assembly has a first straw portion and a housing that can be removably secured to the first straw portion. The housing has a housing cavity, and a valve that can be removably connected to the housing cavity. The valve... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6840397 | Container with straw or utensil Containers for beverages, e.g. cans for soft drinks are provided with a tubular lever arranged on the top part of the can. The lever (L) is mounted with possibility to pivot and once pivoted to pierce by its one extremity (17) the can's top and to perforate i... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6783024 | Spout assembly for thin-film liquid container The present invention relates to a spout assembly for thin-film containers having an upper side end, a lower side end, a right side end, a left side end and a rounded corner side end comprising a fixing support fixed to the rounded corner side end, a spout portion e... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6579141 | Novelty attachment for a drinks receptacle This invention relates to drinks receptacles and novelty attachments for drinks receptacles, particularly suitable for containing drinks for children. According to one embodiment of the invention there is provided a novelty attachment 60 for a drinking ve... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6491184 | Container equipped with a device for automatically extracting a straw and method for automatically extracting a straw A container having an interior, a device for opening the container, the device for opening having an orifice, a straw arranged in the interior of the container, the straw having a first end, a device and method for automatically extracting the straw from ... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6443324 | Beverage container with self-contained straw A tab top beverage can has a compressible drinking straw held between the can bottom and an upwardly extending detachable closed cavity formed in the can top. Detachment of the cavity by a pivoting tab top uncovers a straw access orifice through which the... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6394302 | Drinking cup with straw lid A lid for a drinking cup having a bottom and a sidewall extending generally upwardly from the bottom, the sidewall including an upper edge and an inner surface. The lid comprises a base, a mouthpiece which extends generally upwardly from the base and whic... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6375032 | Device for taking out a straw for a beverage can By lifting the other end of a grip, one end of the grip presses down a can lid portion, and a can opening is formed in a can upper wall while a score line delimiting the can lid portion is torn. The can lid portion is moved into the beverage can, an edge ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6296140 | Container equipped with a device for automatically extracting a straw A container having an interior, a device for opening the container, the device for opening having an orifice, a straw arranged in the interior of the container, the straw having a first end, and a device for automatically extracting the straw from the int... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6296141 | Splash-proof lid The splash-proof lid uses a capillary tube which is attached to the bottom of the lid and forms an angle of 60°. The arc capillary tube has two openings at each end which are in fluid communication with the drinking hole in the lid. The air hole is posit... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6293394 | Pouch-shaped form of packaging A packaging pouch (10) with an integral drinking straw or pouring spout (38,42) and an easy-to-open protective region providing access to the drinking straw or pouring spout, features a first compartment (32) to accommodate the contents e.g. a drink and--... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6276559 | Liquid container with pump and heat sealing system A liquid container with a pump system and a heat-sealing system is provided; the container comprises a heat-retaining vessel, an upper drinking chamber, a pump device and a liquid dispensing tube for transferring the liquid from the vessel to the upper dr... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6227403 | Beverage container A beverage container is disclosed. The disclosed beverage container comprises a container provided with a receiving space for containing a beverage; a submerged straw submerged within the container, and provided with a blocking member of a thin foil; a fl... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6206278 | Fluid dispensing spout for beverage containers The present invention includes a conduit assembly having a fitment adapted to be sealingly coupled to a container, a closure mechanism, and a conduit operably coupled to the closure mechanism. The fitment includes a fitment passage and the closure mechani... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6142335 | Drinking cup lid with integral straw A lid for a drinking cup having a bottom and a sidewall extending generally upwardly from the bottom, the sidewall including an upper edge and an inner surface, the lid comprising a base, a rim which depends from the periphery of the base and which includ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6076729 | Fluid dispensing spout for beverage containers The present invention includes a conduit assembly having a fitment adapted to be sealingly coupled to a container, a closure mechanism, and a conduit operably coupled to the closure mechanism. The fitment includes a fitment passage and the closure mechani... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6050444 | Consumable beverage dispenser with one-way valve A consumable beverage dispenser is provided having a collapsible beverage container, a valve assembly, and a flexible tube or straw. The collapsible beverage container has at least one opening and the valve assembly is secured to the container at the open... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5848721 | Dual straw/prize dispensing device for beverage container A beverage container has a straw-dispensing mechanism that is disposed within the container to bring a straw or prize delivery device into alignment with the orifice in the top of the container. When the orifice is opened, the straw or prize delivery devi... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5823422 | Beverage dispenser with pop-up drinking straw A beverage dispenser including a container having a tubular sleeve permanently secured therein. The upper end of the sleeve is provided with a peripheral collar which is secured to the top wall of the container. The lower end of the sleeve is positioned a... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5819979 | 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... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5819972 | Container for beverages, preserved foods and the like The container comprises at its mouth a device combined with the internal side of the lid (T) and the opening (3) of the latter, in order to form the emergence, with respect to the mouth of the container (1), of a tubular body (C) which extends as a contin... | 10/13/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5598945 | Non vented spill-proof lid A spill-proof lid for use with a container for liquids includes a liquid chamber that has an outlet opening above and inlet opening below the plane of the lid. The chamber is constructed so that, as it extends from inlet to outlet, it travels from the out... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5579948 | Beverage container with extendable drinking straw A beverage container with a rotatable dome 4 and an extendable drinking upper straw 3. The container comprises an open ended body 1 closed by a removable cap 2, upper straw means 3 linearly movably fitted on the cap, a dome 4 rotatably fitted on the cap 2... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5520304 | 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... | 05/28/1996 |
| 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 |
