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US 12,103,740 B2Granted
Drinking vessel with hygienic straw
AssigneeBase Brands, LLC
InventorsJamison Corey Harris, Patrick Spivey, Kenneth Kreafle
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Abstract
Described herein are embodiments of systems and apparatuses that include a drinking vessel with a hygienic straw. In an embodiment, the apparatus includes a container and a lid, where the lid is configured to engage an opening of a container to retain the liquid within the container. The lid may further include a drinking straw for use in extracting liquid from the container. The straw may be attached to the lid so that it can be covered, uncovered, and/or otherwise accessed without the need to physically touch the straw itself.
Claims23
An apparatus, comprising:
- a container for retaining liquids;
- a lid configured to attach to the container;
- the lid including a straw wherein the straw includes an elastomeric portion that enables the straw to assume a first position when no force is placed on the straw and to assume a second position when a force is placed on the straw;
- the lid further including a straw cover having a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the straw cover is rotatably mounted to the lid such that the straw cover rotates between an open position and a closed position, and wherein the straw cover further includes a portion through which the straw passes from its top surface to its bottom surface such that the straw passes outside the straw cover and such that said portion exerts the force on the straw when the cover rotates between is open and closed position thereby causing the straw to move between its first and second position;
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- the lid and straw cover further configured to enable the straw to move between its first and second position without a user physically contacting the straw.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.