Reclosable cup lid
AssigneeGPCP IP Holdings LLC
InventorShawn A. Oakes
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Abstract
A reclosable cup lid that can include an upper surface having at least one recess formed therein, that is arcuate in shape. The reclosable cup lid can also include a tab configured to fit within the recess. The tab having an arcuate shape corresponding to the arcuate shape of the recess. The reclosable cup lid can also include an opening disposed within the recess to allow fluid flow therethrough. The tab can be adapted to move within the recess from a first position to a second position so that the opening is at least partially blocked when the tab is located in the first position and the opening is at least partially unobstructed when the tab is located in the second position.
Claims20
A reclosable cup lid, comprising:
- an upper surface having at least one recess formed therein, the at least one recess having curved ends and an arcuate shape;
- a tab configured to fit within the recess, the tab having curved ends and an arcuate shape corresponding to the arcuate shape and curved ends of the recess;
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- an opening disposed within the recess to allow fluid flow therethrough, wherein the tab and the recess have corresponding s-shaped profiles to provide a friction fit therebetween such that the tab is able to move within the recess from a first position to a second position so that the opening is at least partially blocked when the tab is located in the first position, and the opening is unobstructed when the tab is located in the second position.
A reclosable cup lid, comprising:
- an upper surface having a first recess formed therein, the first recess having curved ends and an arcuate shape;
- a tab configured to fit within the first recess, the tab having curved ends and an arcuate shape corresponding to the arcuate shape and curved ends of the first recess;
- a second recess formed within the upper surface that provides a space for a user's nose;
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- an opening disposed within the first recess to allow fluid flow therethrough, wherein the tab and the first recess have corresponding s-shaped profiles to provide a friction fit therebetween such that the tab is able to move within the first recess from a first position to a second position so that the opening is at least partially blocked when the tab is located in the first position, and the opening is unobstructed when the tab is located in the second position, and
- wherein the first recess comprises one or more protrusion formed on an inner sidewall thereof, the one or more protrusions adapted to engage the tab to provide an auditory response when the tab is moved to indicate a position of the tab relative to the opening.
A reclosable cup lid, comprising:
- an upper surface;
- a first recess formed within the upper surface, wherein the first recess has curved ends and an arcuate shape, a first radius of curvature, R1, and a second radius of curvature, R2, wherein a ratio of R1:R2 is about 1:1.1 to about 1:2.5;
- a tab configured to fit within the first recess, the tab having curved ends and an arcuate shape that correspond to the curved ends and arcuate shape of the first recess and further comprising a first radius of curvature, R3, and a second radius of curvature, R4, wherein a ratio of R3:R4 is about 1:1.1 to about 1:2.5;
- a second recess formed within the upper surface to provide a space for a user's nose;
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- an opening disposed within the first recess to allow fluid flow therethrough, wherein the tab and the first recess have corresponding s-shaped profiles to provide a friction fit therebetween such that the tab is able to move within the first recess from a first position to a second position so that the opening is at least partially blocked when the tab is located in the first position, and the opening is unobstructed when the tab is located in the second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.