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US 11,633,056 B2Granted
Non-spill drinking container assembly
AssigneeMunchkin, Inc.
InventorsSteven Bryan Dunn, Mark A. Hatherill, Kevin Douglas Johnson, Matthew Joseph Saxton
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Abstract
A non-spill drinking container assembly having a container with an open upper portion and closed lower portion. A collar may be removably attached to the upper portion of the container and may have an upper surface with a contour. A seal may be removably attached to the collar and cover the contour of the upper surface of the collar.
Claims18
A drinking container assembly, comprising:
- a container having an upper portion and a lower portion;
- a collar removably attached to the upper portion of the container;
- a seal removably attached to the collar that covers a contour of an upper surface of the collar;
- and
- an upwardly facing projection having a concentric shoulder and disposed in a bottom surface of the collar that mates with a downwardly facing complementary recess disposed in a lower surface of the seal, wherein a concentric flange extends inwardly at the recess to seal and lock with the concentric shoulder to attach the seal to the collar.
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A drinking container assembly, comprising:
- a container body having an open upper portion and a closed lower portion;
- a collar removably attached to the container comprising:
- an upper surface having a substantially frustoconical shape;
- a bottom surface;
- a rim disposed at a peripheral edge of the upper surface;
- and
- at least one row of apertures in fluid communication with the inside of the container;
- a seal removably attached to the collar;
- and
- an upwardly facing projection having a concentric shoulder and disposed in a bottom surface of the collar that mates with a downwardly facing complementary recess disposed in a lower surface of the seal, wherein a concentric flange extends inwardly at the recess to seal and lock with the concentric shoulder to attach the seal to the collar;
- wherein the seal has a bottom portion which covers and has a shape that is substantially similar to the upper surface of the collar.
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A drinking container assembly, comprising:
- a container having an upper portion and a lower portion;
- a collar removably attached to the upper portion of the container comprising:
- an upper surface having a frustoconical contour;
- a bottom surface;
- a rim disposed on a peripheral edge of the upper surface;
- a seal that attaches to the upper surface of the collar;
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- an upwardly facing projection having a concentric shoulder and disposed in a bottom surface of the collar that mates with a downwardly facing complementary recess disposed in a lower surface of the seal, wherein a concentric flange extends inwardly at the recess to seal and lock with the concentric shoulder to attach the seal to the collar;
- wherein the seal has a bottom portion which covers and has a shape that substantially mirrors the upper surface of the collar.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.