Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
220713000 | Having aperture | 69 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
20090039094 | INVENTIONS RELATING TO DRINKING VESSELS | 02-12-2009 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
20090294461 | BEVERAGE CONTAINER FOR SEALED BEVERAGE AND SPOUT PLUG THEREFOR - A beverage container ( | 12-03-2009 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
20110062171 | BEVERAGE CONTAINER - An illustrative beverage container having a handle defining multiple gripping portions is disclosed. | 03-17-2011 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
20130200088 | Anti-Spill Disposable Drink-Through Cup Lid - This invention relates to anti-spill disposable and reusable drink-through lids for hot and cold disposable and reusable beverage cups. The present invention is directed to drink-through lids which may be placed over and attached to disposable and reusable beverage cups and which provides a drink-through opening near the perimeter of the lid's top surface for easy drinking. The drink-though lid can accommodate a consumer's lips or a beverage disposable or reusable straw. When used with a straw, the lid and straw combination creates a spill-proof seal. | 08-08-2013 |
20130277379 | 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. | 10-24-2013 |
20130277380 | DRINK CUP LID - A lid is configured to mate with a brim of a cup to provide a container. The lid includes an outlet through which a consumer can sip a beverage stored in the cup while the lid is mounted on the brim of the cup. | 10-24-2013 |
20140042177 | LID AND VAPOR DIRECTING BAFFLE FOR BEVERAGE CONTAINER - A drink-through lid for a beverage container. The lid provides a drink outlet that allows liquid to fill a drink well base, from which a consumer may sip a beverage similar to using a cup or mug. The base is sized and shaped to sealingly engage the opening of the beverage container. A hollow raised lip portion is provided, and it has an exterior portion extending upwardly from the base. An outer lip portion is provided, with interior portion sloping downwardly and inwardly. A drink well base may have a sloped floor extending upwardly from a peripheral side along the lower end portions. At least one drink outlet is provided. | 02-13-2014 |
20140042178 | Lid For Beverage Container - A lid for a beverage container is described. The lid has a basin that is designed to enhance the user's olfactory experience when drinking a beverage from the container and lid. As the user tilts the container and lid to take a drink, the beverage pours through an opening on the basin valley and flows across a sipping surface area to the user's mouth, thus allowing the beverage to aerate, evaporate, and cool. The basin is sized and dimensioned to channel and concentrate the vapor rising from the beverage towards the user's nose as the user sips the beverage. The basin and the opening are sized and dimensioned to provide a comfortable and secure feeling when drinking hot beverages. In this manner, the lid enhances the drinker's olfactory experience and provides better controllability of the flow of a hot beverage to prevent burn injuries. | 02-13-2014 |
20140048549 | Reclosable Container - A container ( | 02-20-2014 |
20140054306 | PAPER-BASED CONTAINER LIDS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - A paper-based container lid comprises a top wall, a side wall connecting to the top wall, and a sealing channel formed on the side wall for sealingly engaging a rim of the container and securing the lid to the container, wherein the top wall and the side wall are preferably formed from separate blanks. | 02-27-2014 |
20140061213 | Beverage Aeration and Debris Covering - Disclosed is a beverage covering screen that facilitates aeration of a beverage within a container while shielding the beverage from contaminants such as airborne insects and falling debris. The covering comprises a shoulder portion that is adapted to rest against the rim of a glass or similar container, a lower skirt portion that extends below the shoulder portion, and a central screen portion that covers the open area of the glass inside of the glass rim. The assembly rests on an open glass rim or is secured to a specifically designed glass container having complimentary threads for removable securement thereto. In an exemplary embodiment, a section of the screen includes a removable or flip-top lid for access to the glass contents without removing the screen from the rim of the beverage glass. | 03-06-2014 |
20140069946 | Cup With Repositionable Insert - An infant cup includes a container, a lid removably coupled to the container and having an opening, and an insert removably coupled to the lid. The insert is capable of providing various types of fluid flow outlets that control the amount of fluid that flow out of the infant cup. At least two types of outlets are disposed on the insert. Furthermore, the insert is capable of being repositioned with respect to the lid so the desired outlet is used on the infant cup. Each outlet may be designed to be used by children of certain ages, allowing continuing use of the infant cup as the child grows. Finally, the container of the cup may include an insulation layer and the lid may include a cover to sealingly engage the outlet on the insert. | 03-13-2014 |
20140103053 | DRINK LID WITH STRAW ACCESS - A drink lid with a straw access opening is disclosed. The drink lid may define a top panel being larger than a top opening of a drinking cap (e.g., beverage container). Additionally, a side skirt may be formed about an outer periphery of the top panel to hold the drink lid on the drink container even in the presence of slight wind or breeze. Moreover, an upper surface of the top panel may have printed indicia for the purposes of displaying advertising, informational content, etc. | 04-17-2014 |
20140110418 | 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. | 04-24-2014 |
20140117030 | Beverage Container Lid - A beverage container lid includes an interior cover, an exterior cover, and a hinge connecting the interior cover to the exterior cover. The beverage container is versatile in that it may be adapted for use with a beverage container containing a cold beverage, a hot beverage, or a foamy or creamy beverage. The beverage container lid preferably includes a spout, straw perforations, an elevated portion, a reservoir bottom, a well portion, and a pair of retaining walls preventing direct flow of beverage from a pair of openings in the interior cover to the spout. Methods of use and methods of making a the beverage container lid are also described. | 05-01-2014 |
20140144923 | PAPER-BASED CONTAINER LIDS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - A paper-based container lid comprises a top wall, a side wall connecting to the top wall, and a sealing channel formed on the side wall for sealingly engaging a rim of the container and securing the lid to the container, wherein the top wall and the side wall are preferably formed from separate blanks. | 05-29-2014 |
20140263378 | DRINK CUP LID - A liquid container includes a cup having a brim forming an opening into an interior region of the cup. The container also includes a lid configured to mount on the brim of the cup to close the opening. | 09-18-2014 |
20140284344 | DRINK CUP LID - A drink cup lid includes a liquid-discharge outlet through which a consumer can drink a liquid stored in a cup while the lid is mounted on the cup. The drink cup lid also includes a closure for the liquid-discharge outlet. | 09-25-2014 |
20140291338 | Drinking-Cup Lid with Drinking Aperture - According to the invention, a drinking-cup lid with at least one drinking aperture ( | 10-02-2014 |
20140299614 | SPLASH AND SPILL RESISTANT LID - A lid for a drinking cup enables drinking while inhibiting splashing and spilling. The lid features a dispensing well formed in a drinking spout. The dispensing well includes a plurality of openings in a sidewall proximate a spout front wall. All direct liquid paths out of the cup are substantially blocked. A plurality of baffles around the openings direct beverage flow in a plurality of channels before the beverage reaches the dispensing well. Beverage splashes larger than the channels are deflected or broken up, before passing through. The placement of the openings directs splashed liquid away from the user. A plurality of vent holes is provided to allow air to enter the cup as beverage is consumed. Vent holes located near the dispensing well can be blocked during drinking when the cup is full and the beverage is hot, but unblocked as the beverage cools and is consumed. | 10-09-2014 |
20150090730 | Hot Beverage Container Lid Construction and Packaging Method - An insert construction or formation is attachable to a basic lid construction for outfitting a hot beverage or liquid container assembly for enabling a user to enhance heat transfer from a relatively hot assembly-contained beverage or liquid prior to consumption. The insert construction or formation provides a damming structure located in adjacency to the primary liquid outlet of the basic lid construction for selectively transferring liquid intermediate a liquid-containing compartment and at least one beverage-cooling channel made part of the damming structure. Each beverage-cooling channel or formation directs liquid therethrough and transfers heat therefrom before the liquid exits the primary liquid outlet. The primary dam structure or insert construction thereby enables the user to redirect liquid movement via the basic lid construction for delaying liquid delivery via the primary beverage outlet and transferring heat therefrom prior to liquid consumption. Certain packaging methodology of the complex lid construction is further contemplated. | 04-02-2015 |
20150108149 | Cup and Lid for Persons with Drink Difficulties - A cup for persons with tremors, or other difficulty holding the cup steady, has a lid with an opening from which to drink, to prevent spilling or splashing. The lid is removably attached by a strap or band to the neck or rim of the associated cup. The cup, lid, and strap are all formed of a durable, food-grade plastic material. The strap has a ring that fits over the neck of the cup and can be rotated on and off. This arrangement allows the cup and lid to remain attached through a wash cycle and during storage. | 04-23-2015 |
20150144646 | HOT BEVERAGE CONTAINER LID-INSERT CONSTRUCTIONS - A hot beverage lid construction is used in combination with a hot beverage container for enhancing the safety of the outfitted beverage container and for selectively cooling the beverage prior to consumption and preventing spillage. The lid construction includes an inner container wall-engaging, lid-to-wall locking structure. The lid construction is outfitted upon a beverage container such that the inner container wall-engaging, lid-to-wall locking structure engages and effectively locks the lid construction to inner container wall surfacing of the beverage container. The lid construction, being outfitted upon the beverage container, defines a lower beverage-receiving compartment and at least one upper beverage flow channel. Each beverage flow channel effectively functions to receive heat from channel-received beverage before the channel-received beverage exits the primary beverage outlet. A bypass element is selectively removable from a lower-inner material layer of the lid construction so as to enable the user to bypass flow channel functionality. | 05-28-2015 |
20150314931 | 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. | 11-05-2015 |
20150359362 | CONTAINER CAP WITH TOY DECORATION - The present invention is provided an interesting container cap with toy decoration that not only can prevent the beverage from out of the cup, but also can catch anyone's eyes with effects of entertainment and decoration, the technical scheme of the present invention is a container cap with toy decoration comprises a cap matched with a container; a concave part positioned at a circle center of the cap; a seat corresponding to the concave part; and a toy disposed on a surface of the seat and connected therewith; the seat is provided with a plurality of convex blocks arranged on outside while the concave part is provided with a vertical slot and a horizontal slot, which are arranged in the wall of concave part corresponding to the convex blocks and connected with each other; the seat is fixed in the concave part by inserting and moving the convex blocks from the vertical slot into the horizontal slot and vice versa. | 12-17-2015 |
20150359365 | Universal Lid for Drinking Cups - A lid for drinking cups includes: a unitary body including a spout and a hood formed of silicone, the hood including a cylindrical portion configured to completely surround and cover the top rim on a variety of different size drinking cups preventing liquids from spilling out, wherein the hood includes a plurality of circumferentially disposed grips in the form of ridges and valleys. | 12-17-2015 |
20160015199 | Beverage Lid Cover for Enhancing Aroma - A lid for a beverage cup includes a mouth opening, an aroma opening, and a concentrator member. The mouth opening is positioned closer to a rim of the lid than the aroma opening. An area of the aroma opening is greater than an area of the mouth opening. The concentrator member surrounds the aroma opening and extends from a plane formed by the aroma opening to a height above the aroma opening. A cross sectional area of the concentrator decreases in a direction from a base to an upper end of the concentrator, creating a concentration of beverage aromas in the space surrounding a user's nose. The concentrator channels a concentrated amount of aroma to the nose, providing an enhanced drinking and tasting experience. | 01-21-2016 |
20160058223 | Container Lid Assembly and Insert Constructions - A beverage container lid assembly and insert enable a user to selectively control contained beverage movements when outfitted upon a beverage container. The lid assemblies include a primary lid form having a primary beverage outlet and a circular transverse cross-section and a secondary lid attachment cooperably engaged with the primary lid form for providing certain beverage flow diversion structure. The secondary lid attachment is rotatable relative to the primary lid form about a lid axis of rotation. The lid assembly may be attached to a beverage container such that the user may manually rotate the secondary lid attachment relative to the primary lid form for manually and selectively positioning the beverage flow diversion structure relative to the primary beverage outlet. The container insert includes a container-engaging first portion and a beverage-damping second portion. The second portion extends inwardly relative to the first portion for deflecting upwardly directed beverage. | 03-03-2016 |
20160073808 | Beverage Cup Protector Lid Apparatus, Method and System - The present invention comprises an improved beverage lid design capable of stretching over a container, such as a beer glass or wine glass. The lids will be fabricated of materials having polymeric elastomeric 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 printed on the top of the lid that will make a potential predator aware that the potential victim is aware of the problem of “date rape”; the lid itself will cover the 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. | 03-17-2016 |
20160114947 | CUP LID WITH INTEGRATED CONTAINER - A cup lid with an integrated container that can be coupled to a beverage cup has a continuous outer coupling ring which circumscribes a footprint of the lid, and a drink-hole planar surface above the coupling ring and within the lid footprint. An annular surface above the coupling ring, within and non-concentric with the lid footprint, is connected to the drink-hole planar surface. A food container has a container inner wall extending downward from the annular surface, and a bottom connected to the container inner wall and coplanar with or below the coupling ring. A drink hole for drinking a liquid in the cup extends through the drink-hole surface at a position outside of the annular surface, and a cover is removably attached to the annular surface and encloses the food container. | 04-28-2016 |
20160128502 | BEVERAGE LID THAT ATTACHES TO FOOD CONTAINER - A container lid is disclosed that accepts a snap-on container. The lid includes a continuous outer coupling trough for attachment to the open top of a beverage container where the trough circumscribes a footprint of the container lid. A straw-hole planar surface is disposed within the footprint, the straw-hole planar surface is adjacent to the outer coupling trough and a hole for drinking a liquid in the container extends through the straw-hole planar surface. A riser wall extends away from the straw-hole planar surface and defines a first planar surface above the straw-hole planar surface. A sip hole extends through the first planar surface. A food container coupling wall connects to the first planar surface and extends from the first planar surface to a position lower than the first planar surface and a food container coupling bottom connected to the food container coupling wall. | 05-12-2016 |
20160135627 | Container Lid Construction for Preventing Leakage - A container lid construction minimizes liquid leakage from a seamed liquid container when outfitted thereupon. The container lid construction provides a rim-engaging construction, which when outfitted upon an upper container rim of the seamed liquid container forms a liquid leakage channel at the site of a stepped seam section of the seamed liquid container. The rim-engaging construction defines at least one air pocket construction in adjacency to the liquid leakage channel for enhancing pressure equalization within and without the seamed liquid container when the container lid construction is outfitted thereupon. The rim-engaging construction further includes at least two step-engaging sections that flank each air pocket construction for forming spaced liquid plugs within the liquid leakage channel. Together, the step-engaging sections, air pocket construction(s), and liquid plugs minimize liquid leakage. | 05-19-2016 |
20160145010 | LID WITH SANITARY PROVISIONS - A lid that, in order to keep the sip hole area sanitary when the lid is removed from the cup and is placed top-side down on a potentially contaminated surface, has raised locations on the top surface that lift the sip hole area at a distance from the potentially contaminated surface when the lid is placed on a surface. | 05-26-2016 |
20160145011 | Container Lid Construction and Associated Methods - A resilient lid insert or membrane construction is outfitted upon a lidded beverage container for enabling the user to transfer heat from a relatively hot assembly-contained beverage prior to consumption. The insert or membrane construction may include a resilient material and may optionally provide a beverage-damming structure. The membrane construction defines beverage-containing and beverage-cooling compartments. The membrane construction may include at least one aperture for letting matter intermediate the beverage-containing and beverage-cooling compartments. The beverage-cooling compartment receives heat from the beverage received therein and thereby enables the beverage to cool before being outlet via a primary outlet. The resilient membrane construction may be biasable intermediate a relaxed and an actuated configuration. The actuated configuration of the lid construction enables a relatively more compact lid construction stacking arrangement, which stacking arrangement may spring into a decompressed state when released therefrom. | 05-26-2016 |
20160159531 | Beverage can sealer with a drink spout and beverage holder - Beverage can sealer with a drink spout and beverage can holder seals an opened beverage can by compressing its rim with a horizontal ledge projecting from the inner wall of the sealer while the sealer is anchored to the beverage can holder by spiral threads. The drink spout is resealable and allows consumption of beverage during physical activities. | 06-09-2016 |
20160198875 | TWO-PIECE SPLASH AND SPILL RESISTANT LID ASSEMBLY AND METHOD THEREFOR | 07-14-2016 |
20160198876 | LID FEATURING IMPROVED SPLASH AND SPILL RESISTANCE AND EASE OF FLOW | 07-14-2016 |