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US 10,246,228 B2Granted
Liquid dispensing container with multi-position valve and straw
AssigneeRunway Blue, LLC
InventorsDavid O. Meyers, Nathan K. Hirst
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Abstract
A liquid dispensing container may include a body, lid, valve assembly, and straw. The valve assembly may be movable between a first position to allow contents to be discharged by inverting and/or squeezing the container, and a second position to allow the contents to be discharged by sucking and/or squeezing through a straw.
Claims20
A liquid dispensing container comprising:
- a body comprising a reservoir configured to hold a liquid;
- a lid attached to the body;
- and
- a valve assembly comprising a conduit, the conduit movable relative to the lid between a closed position, a first open position and a second open position;
- wherein:
- when the conduit is in the closed position, the valve assembly inhibits fluid flow through the conduit;
- when the conduit is in the first open position, a first passageway for the liquid extends from the reservoir through a first opening in the conduit;
- and
- when the conduit is in the second open position, a second passageway for the liquid extends from the reservoir through a second opening in the conduit.
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A liquid dispensing container comprising:
- a body comprising a reservoir configured to hold a fluid;
- a lid attached to the body;
- and
- a valve assembly movable between a closed position, a first open position and a second open position;
- wherein:
- when the valve assembly is in the closed position, the valve assembly inhibits fluid from being discharged from the reservoir of the body;
- when the valve assembly is in the first open position, a first passageway for the fluid extends from the reservoir and allows the fluid to be discharged from the reservoir of the body by inverting and/or squeezing the container without the fluid passing through a straw;
- when the valve assembly is in the second open position, a second passageway for the fluid extends from the reservoir and allows the fluid to be discharged from the reservoir of the body by sucking and/or squeezing through the straw;
- and
- the first passageway and the second passageway share a common outlet that is included in both the first passageway and the second passageway.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.