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US 12,012,264 B2Granted
Water bottle
AssigneeDick's Sporting Goods, Inc.
InventorsCraig Francis Hofmann, Anthony Joseph Koch, Chinawut Paul Paesang, Casper Adam Crouse, IV
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Abstract
A water bottle is disclosed. The water bottle has a reservoir that defines a space for holding a liquid, wherein the reservoir comprises an open top and a closed bottom. The water bottle also has a lid that is configured to engage with the reservoir over the open top. The water bottle also has a straw, and a pivotable mouthpiece that is attached to the lid and that comprises a fluid conduit that is fluidly connected to the straw.
Claims20
A water bottle comprising:
- a reservoir that defines a space for holding a liquid, wherein the reservoir comprises an open top and a closed bottom;
- a lid that engages with the reservoir over the open top;
- a straw;
- and
- a pivotable mouthpiece that is attached to the lid and that comprises a fluid conduit that is fluidly connected to the straw,
- wherein:
- the lid comprises an upper lid portion having an upper seal and a lower lid portion having a lower seal connected by a hinge,
- the upper lid portion may rotate away from the lower lid portion via the hinge, and
- when the upper lid portion and the lower lid portion are engaged, a substantially liquid impermeable interface is formed between the upper seal of the upper lid portion and the lower seal of the lower lid portion.
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A water bottle comprising:
- a reservoir that defines a space for holding a liquid, wherein the reservoir comprises an open top and a closed bottom;
- a lid that is configured to engage with the reservoir over the open top, wherein the lid comprises:
- an upper lid portion having an upper seal,
- a lower lid portion having a lower seal and that is configured to partially connect to the upper lid portion by a hinge,
- wherein when the upper lid portion and the lower lid portion are engaged, the upper seal and the lower seal form a substantially liquid impermeable interface between the upper lid portion and the lower lid portion,
- a straw;
- and
- a pivotable mouthpiece that is attached to the upper lid portion and that comprises a fluid conduit that is fluidly connected to the straw.
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A water bottle comprising:
- a reservoir that defines a space for holding a liquid, wherein the reservoir comprises an open top and closed bottom;
- a straw;
- and
- a lid that engages with the reservoir over the open top, the lid comprising an upper lid portion and a lower lid portion that are axially aligned, wherein:
- the lower lid portion comprises a first opening, and a straw engagement member that extends at least partially into the first opening and which comprises a second opening configured to engage with the straw to position the straw to extend at least partially into the reservoir, and
- the upper lid portion comprises a pivotable mouthpiece that comprises a fluid conduit that is fluidly connected to the straw via the second opening of the straw engagement member.
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A water bottle comprising:
- a reservoir that defines a space for holding a liquid, wherein the reservoir comprises an open top and closed bottom;
- a straw;
- a lid that engages with the reservoir over the open top, the lid comprising an upper lid portion and a lower lid portion, wherein:
- the lower lid portion comprises a first opening, and a straw engagement member that extends at least partially into the first opening and which comprises a second opening configured to engage with the straw to position the straw to extend at least partially into the reservoir,
- the upper lid portion comprises a pivotable mouthpiece that comprises a fluid conduit that is fluidly connected to the straw via the second opening of the straw engagement member;
- and
- an actuator on the upper lid portion that will prevent the upper lid portion from moving with respect to the lower lid portion, and when pressed will disengage the upper lid portion from the lower lid portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.