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US 10,654,627 B2Granted
Spill-proof lid for container
AssigneeGoSili, Inc.
InventorsAnastacia Feeley, Giuliana Schwab
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a lid that has a design that is configured to enable drinking from any point along the perimeter of the lid while at the same time preventing liquid to escape from the lid when a user is not drinking (i.e., spill proof). The lid has a plurality of slits around at least a portion of the lid.
Claims9
A container lid configured to engage with a container,
- the lid comprising:
- a top planar surface;
- a lip positioned around the circumference of the top planar surface;
- a cylindrical mounting base extending from an outer edge of the top planar surface, wherein the cylindrical mounting base includes a cylindrical wall, wherein the cylindrical wall is substantially perpendicular to the top planar surface, wherein an outer surface of the cylindrical wall is configured to engage with a portion of an inner surface of an opening of the container, wherein the top planar surface and the cylindrical mounting base form an interior cavity of the lid;
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- a plurality of slits extending through the thickness of the lip, wherein a first end of the slit is located on an outer surface of the lip, wherein a second end of the slit is located on an inner surface of the lip, wherein the slit is in fluid communication with the interior cavity,
- wherein, absent negative pressure applied to the slits, the slits remain closed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.