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US 12,263,998 B2Granted
Sealing mechanism for a beverage container
AssigneeRunway Blue, LLC
InventorPaul James Faerber
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Abstract
Some embodiments described herein are directed to a beverage container including a drinking opening, a closure, and a seal. The closure is configured to selectively close the drinking opening. The seal is coupled to the closure and configured to seal the drinking opening when the closure closes the drinking opening. The closure includes a shaft extending down from an interior of the closure. The seal covers the shaft, and a slit extends through a portion of the seal covering the shaft.
Claims24
A beverage container comprising:
- a drinking opening;
- a closure configured to selectively close the drinking opening, and
- a seal coupled to the closure and configured to seal the drinking opening when the closure closes the drinking opening,
- wherein the closure comprises a shaft extending down from an interior of the closure,
- wherein the seal covers the shaft, and
- wherein a slit extends through a portion of the seal covering the shaft.
3 more elements
A seal for a beverage container, the seal comprising:
- a seal body;
- and
- a flap coupled to the seal body,
- wherein a lower surface of the flap is configured to seal a drinking opening of a beverage container,
- wherein a lower surface of the seal body and an upper surface of the flap define a gap therebetween, and
- wherein the gap is configured to be in fluid communication with an interior volume of the beverage container when the lower surface of the flap seals against the drinking opening of the beverage container.
3 more elements
A beverage container comprising:
- a drinking opening;
- a closure configured to selectively close the drinking opening, the closure comprising a shaft extending down from an interior of the closure;
- and
- a seal coupled to the closure, the seal comprising:
- a seal body;
- a portion coupled to the seal body and covering the shaft;
- a slit extending through the portion of the seal covering the shaft;
- and
- a flap coupled to the seal body,
- wherein a lower surface of the flap is configured to seal the drinking opening of the beverage container when the closure closes the drinking opening,
- wherein a lower surface of the seal body and an upper surface of the flap define a gap therebetween, and
- wherein the gap is configured to be in fluid communication with an interior volume of the beverage container when the lower surface of the flap seals against the drinking opening of the beverage container.
9 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.