Closure and lid and method of forming closure and lid
AssigneeYETI Coolers, LLC
InventorsRoy Joseph Seiders, John Alan Tolman, Steve Charles Nichols
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Abstract
An example lid assembly may include a lid and a slider. The lid may further include a guide channel configured to receive the slider, and the channel may limit the lateral movement of the slider. The guide channel may further include a pair of air vents. The slider may be configured to slide along the lid, from a closed position where the slider covers the opening and to an opened position in which the slider uncovers the opening such that the contents of the container may be released. The slider may be configured to lock into place in both the closed position and the opened position.
Claims17
A lid assembly comprising:
- a lid having an opening for receiving liquid from a container;
- and
- a slider,
- wherein the lid further comprises a guide channel configured to receive the slider,
- wherein the channel limits lateral movement of the slider,
- wherein the guide channel further comprises a pair of air vents,
- wherein the slider is configured to slide along the lid,
- wherein the slider is configured to move between a closed position where the slider covers the opening and an opened position wherein the slider uncovers the opening such that the contents of the container can be released,
- wherein the slider further comprises a pair of channels configured to align with the pair of air vents when the slider is in the opened position, and
- wherein the slider is configured to lock into place in both the closed position and the opened position.
A system comprising:
- a container,
- wherein the container comprises an opening, and
- wherein the container is configured to hold a liquid;
- and
- a lid assembly configured to removably engage the container and comprising a lid and a slider,
- wherein the lid comprises a guide channel configured to receive the slider,
- wherein the channel limits lateral movement of the slider, and
- wherein the guide channel further comprises a pair of air vents,
- wherein the slider is configured to slide along the lid,
- wherein the slider is configured to move between a closed position where the slider covers the opening and an opened position wherein the slider uncovers the opening such that the contents of the container can be released,
- wherein the slider further comprises a pair of channels configured to align with the pair of air vents when the slider is in the opened position, and
- wherein the slider is configured to lock into place in both the closed position and the opened position.
A method of forming a lid assembly comprising:
- forming a lid having an opening for receiving liquid from a container,
- wherein the lid comprises a guide channel configured to receive the slider and wherein the channel limits lateral movement of the slider, and
- wherein the guide channel further comprises a pair of air vents;
- and
- forming a slider;
- wherein the slider is configured to slide along the lid,
- wherein the slider is configured to move between a closed position where the slider covers the opening and an opened position wherein the slider uncovers the opening such that the contents of the container can be released,
- wherein the slider further comprises a pair of channels configured to align with the pair of air vents when the slider is in the opened position, and
- wherein the slider is configured to lock into place in both the closed position and the opened position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.