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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7997442 | 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 porti... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7546933 | Travel container having drinking orifice and vent aperture seals 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 actuated during a first portion of the ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7416093 | Container with controlled-opening lid A container having a controlled-opening lid includes a container body with an open end providing access to an interior space configured and dimensioned for receiving user-supplied contents, and a lid member configured and dimensioned to cover the open end of the con... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7413096 | Beverage container having a squeeze-actuated self-sealing valve A beverage container includes a squeeze-actuated self-sealing valve. An actuation mechanism is disposed between inner and outer walls of the cup portion. The actuation mechanism is acted upon by squeezing the beverage container. The actuation mechanism moves a slidi... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7328816 | Beverage dispenser A food and beverage dispenser with a dispenser lid and a dispenser body. The dispenser body has four walls and a bottom. The dispenser lid seats on the dispenser body. The dispenser lid is secured to the body by cooperation of the lid with the body. Rotation of the ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7267245 | Bite valve A bite valve manufactured from a soft and flexible material includes a joining section, a liquid outlet section, and at least a pair of columns at an inner wall approaching the liquid outlet section to retain the bite valve and to prevent an inner channel of the bit... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7246715 | Reclosable container lid A reclosable lid 310 for a container holding a flowable substance has a cover 312 and a rotatable element 50 rotatably supported by the cover 312. The cover 312 has an opening 28 and a slot 30 located in a top wall | 07/24/2007 |
| 7225938 | Dual chamber nursing bottle A dual chamber nursing bottle includes a first chamber, a second chamber, a closure which defines the second chamber, and a valve member which communicates between the first and second chambers to control the flow of fluid from the first chamber to the second chambe... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7195137 | Self return teeter tauter lid A self-return teeter tauter lid assembly (10) includes a cap (12), a release lever (14) and a spring (16) operatively coupled thereto. The cap (12) has a self-gripping handle (18), a top face (20), a sip and vent port... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7159732 | Reclosable container lid A reclosable lid 10 for a container holding a flowable substance has a first piece or cover 12, and a movable second piece or disk 50. The cover 10 has a top wall 14, a side wall 16 and a mounting portion 22 for conne... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156251 | Reclosable container lid A reclosable lid 10 for a container holding a flowable substance has a first piece or cover 12, and a movable second piece or disk 50. The cover 10 has a top wall 14, a side wall 16 and a mounting portion 22 for conne... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7073678 | Travel beverage container A beverage container has a thermally insulated base defining a reservoir and a cover assembly removably mountable on the base for closing the reservoir. The cover assembly includes a cap defining a recess open to ambient and defines a baffled passage between the rec... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7011227 | Container cap with finger-openable, reclosable closure A removable and reusable cap for a container is provided. The cap has a platform portion and peripherally associated upstanding and downwardly extending portions, and a depression is defined across the platform portion. In the depression, a dispensing aperture and p... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6978910 | Anti-spill device for cup and lid An anti-spill device used in conjunction with a disposable cup and lid combination for preventing spillage through a sip hole in the lid is disclosed. The anti-spill device includes a cup gripping member that forms two arcuate-shaped flexible arms for securing the c... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6923337 | Drinking container A drinking valve assembly includes an inner member with an aperture and an outer member with a movable drinking spout extending from an upper surface of the outer member. The inner member and the outer member of the drinking valve assembly form a channel extending f... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6763964 | One hand openable lid for beverage container A leak proof lid for a beverage container has a rocker arm which may be moved between open and closed positions by one hand. The lid is provided with drinking and venting apertures and respective basins within the lid. The rocker arm includes venting and drinking se... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6742681 | Structure of a water outlet valve for water bag mouthpieces A water outlet valve structure for a water bag mouthpiece, which includes a mouthpiece, a threaded base disposed on one end of said mouthpiece, a blocking member disposed at one end of said threaded base, and a sleeve base disposed at one end of said blocking member... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6732875 | Reclosable container lid A reclosable lid 10 for a container holding a flowable substance has a first piece or cover 12, and a movable second piece or disk 50. The cover 10 has a top wall 14, a side wall 16 and a mounting portion 22 for conne... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732876 | Automatically sealing lid assembly An automatically sealing lid assembly (10) includes a cap portion (12) selectively coupled to a cup (16) so as to cover a mouth (14) of the cup (16). The cap portion (12) has a sip hole (34) and a vent hole (36... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6702138 | Insulated beverage container and lid assembly An insulated beverage container (100) has a tumbler (110), a handle assembly (120) including a collar (122) attached to the top of the tumbler, and a valved lid assembly (200). The tumbler has multiple wall construction, wherein the inner two walls (114, ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6557717 | Non-spill beverage container A container that is adapted for holding a quantity of a beverage therein. The container has an open upper end and a closed lower end. A cover member is adapted for removably coupling with the open upper end of the container. The cover member includes a pl... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6550493 | Vacuum demand valve A vacuum demand value (10) is capable of delivering a flowable material. The valve (10) has a housing (11) having a proximal end (14), a distal end (16), an intermediate segment (18) therebetween defining a passageway (24) wherein the flowable substance c... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6471085 | Temperature cup The present invention is directed to a container having a main chamber in fluid communication with a temperature-moderating chamber. Preferably, a valve, actuated by a spring-biased button preferably positioned on a handle of the container, opens and clos... | 10/29/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6352166 | Self-closing lid apparatus A lid for a container having an opening is configured to close the opening. The lid includes a base adapted to fit the container opening and an actuator configured to engage the base. The base includes a deformable portion which, when deformed, will pass ... | 03/05/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6276560 | Automatically sealing cup An improved automatically sealing cup (100) ("cup device") includes a compression member (152), a one-way air valve (144), and releasable handle (104). A lid (106) is releasably mated to a cup (118) in order to cover a cup opening (120) of the cup (118). ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6260727 | Disposable cup lid having fold back retainer A disposable cup lid for placement onto a drinking cup is provided, having a tear tab which is generally aligned with the orientation of the extruded plastic sheet material from which the cup lid is made. There is a first, generally centrally located regi... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6216903 | Bi-directional operating closure for a liquid container A bi-directional closure to dispense liquid through the open mouth of a container having a projecting handle. The closure includes a closing member fitting into the container open mouth to seal the mouth and the closing member has a pair of spaced outlet ... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6098834 | Cap for beverage container A drinking receptacle cover comprising a slant cover plate having a top surface and a bottom surface and covering a heat insulating cup at the open top; a rim surrounding the cover plate; a valve assembly having a valve element for opening and closing a s... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6079589 | Drinking receptacle covers A drinking receptacle cover to be removably applied to an opening of a receptacle main body. This cover has on its top plate a drinking spout which can be shut off and a negative pressure relief valve. The spout contains a drinking spout main body which p... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6062419 | Spill-protecting drinking vessel top A spill-protecting top on a drinking vessel with an opening at a suction spout for drinking fluid, with which a fluid passage between the opening and the drinking vessel is blocked by a closure body of a valve, which is pressed by a spring element against... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6010029 | Container lid assembly A lid assembly includes a lid body having a periphery containing a liquid discharge slot and an air vent arranged diametrically opposite to each other, and a center containing a passage located between the liquid discharge slot and the air vent, a rotary ... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6003711 | Drink through cap for drinking cup or mug A drink through cap that removably attaches to a drinking cup or mug. The cap has a plate-like body with a drink through hole. A raised edge extends upwardly from the periphery of the body. A disk-shaped insert is rotatably supported on the body and has a... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5964379 | Beverage container for hot liquids with separate consuming cooling reservoir A beverage container for hot liquids which has a vessel with a completely enclosed, thermally insulated, internal chamber within which is to be placed a quantity of consumable hot liquid. A cap is removably mounted on the vessel which is to completely clo... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5961004 | Beverage container for hot liquids with separate consuming cooling reservoir A beverage container for hot liquids which has a vessel with a completely enclosed, thermally insulated, internal chamber within which is to be placed a quantity of consumable hot liquid. A cap is removably mounted on the vessel which is to completely clo... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5875941 | Cap assembly for a container A cap assembly includes a valve seat member having a tubular outer wall adapted to be mounted on an open top end of a container, and an inner tube disposed in the outer wall and having an axis parallel to an axis of the outer wall. The inner tube has a bo... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5810185 | Reclosable bottle closure for carbonated beverages and the like Prior art bottle closures having a stationary closure member applicable to the top of a bottle and a closure member that is movable relative to the stationary closure member are improved by incorporation, between said closure members, of mutually cooperat... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5739758 | Sound generating drinking container A drinking container includes a fluid-tight container having a continuous sidewall connecting an open top and a closed bottom, and a handle secured to the sidewall and extending substantially the length thereof. A rigid lid has a lid body configured and d... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5711452 | Valve controlled receptacle cover A cover 10 for a drink receptacle 12 wherein the cover 10 is provided with a pair of valve members 55 for simultaneously controlling the flow of fluid through a fluid supply chamber 26 and a vent chamber 27 by means of an actuator element 50 which is moun... | 01/27/1998 |
