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US 12,552,586 B2Granted
Lid assembly having a seal mechanism for a container
AssigneeLeapfrog Product Development LLC
InventorsJaswanth Chowdary Gonuguntla, Steven N. Pinelli
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Abstract
A lid assembly for a container. The lid assembly has a lid body, a flap, a seal and a button. The lid body has a lid opening. The flap is pivotally connected to the lid body and pivots away between an open position and a closed position. In the closed position the flap closes the lid opening. In the open position the lid opening is open and a cavity of the container is accessible therethrough. The seal is connected to one of the lid body or the flap to seal the opening when the flap is in the closed position. The button is pivotally connected to the lid body and pivots between an actuated and an unactuated position. When the button is moved to the actuated position the flap moves to the open position.
Claims18
A lid assembly for a container, comprising:
- a lid body having a first end and a second end, a lid opening extending through the lid body adjacent the second end of the lid body, and a vent opening;
- a flap pivotally connected to the lid body, the flap pivoting between an open position and a closed position, wherein the flap closes the lid opening in the lid body when the flap is in the closed position, and wherein when the flap is in the open position the lid opening in the lid body is open and a cavity of the container is accessible therethrough;
- a seal connected to the flap to seal the opening when the flap is in the closed position;
- a linearly moveable latch moving from a first position to a second position, the latch having a cam surface and an engaging member, the engaging member adapted to secure the flap in the closed position when the latch is in the first position, and the engaging member adapted to release the flap to the open position when the latch is in the second position;
- a button pivotally connected to the lid body adjacent the first end of the lid body, the button pivoting between an actuated position and an unactuated position, the button having an extension that engages the cam surface to move the latch from the first position to the second position when the button is moved to the actuated position, the button further having a vent plunger;
- a vent seal within the vent opening, the vent plunger engaging the vent seal to open the vent opening when the button is moved to the actuated position.
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A lid assembly for a container, comprising:
- a lid body having a first end and a second end, a lid opening extending through the lid body adjacent the second end of the lid body;
- a flap pivotally connected to the lid body, the flap pivoting between an open position and a closed position, wherein the flap closes the lid opening in the lid body when the flap is in the closed position, and wherein when the flap is in the open position the lid opening in the lid body is open and a cavity of the container is accessible therethrough;
- a seal connected to one of the lid body and the flap to seal the opening when the flap is in the closed position;
- a latch moveable about the lid assembly from a first position to a second position, the latch adapted to secure the flap in the closed position when the latch is in the first position, and the latch adapted to release the flap to the open position when the latch is in the second position, wherein the latch has an engaging member, the engaging member adapted to secure the flap in the closed position when the latch is in the first position, and the engaging member adapted to release the flap to the open position when the latch is in the second position;
- and,
- a button pivotally connected to the lid body adjacent the first end of the lid body, the button pivoting between an actuated position and an unactuated position, the button operably moving the latch from the first position to the second position when the button is moved to the actuated position.
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A lid assembly for a container, comprising:
- a lid body having a first end and a second end, a lid opening extending through the lid body adjacent the second end of the lid body;
- a flap pivotally connected to the lid body adjacent the second end of the lid body, the flap pivoting away from the lid body between an open position and a closed position, wherein the flap closes the lid opening in the lid body when the flap is in the closed position, and wherein when the flap is in the open position the lid opening in the lid body is open and a cavity of the container is accessible therethrough;
- a seal connected to one of the lid body and the flap to seal the opening when the flap is in the closed position;
- a button pivotally connected to the lid body adjacent the first end of the lid body, the button pivoting between an actuated position and an unactuated position, the button operably moving the flap from the closed position to the open position when the button is moved to the actuated position;
- a first bias member to bias the flap to the open position;
- and,
- a second bias member to bias the button to the unactuated position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.