Lid seal mechanism
AssigneeLeapfrog Product Development LLC
InventorsSteven N. Pinelli, Micaela K. McCabe
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Abstract
A lid seal mechanism for sealing a drink opening in a lid of a beverage container. The lid seal mechanism has a slider, a plunger and a plunger seal. The slider body slides between a closed position and an open position, and pivots to a cleaning position. The slider body is connected to the lid in each of the closed, open, and cleaning positions. The slider has a body with a front and a rear. The plunger is pivotally connected to the front of the slider. The plunger seal is connected to the plunger. The plunger seal seals the drink opening in the lid when the slider is in the closed position, and the plunger seal opens the drink opening when the slider is in the open position to allow a user to drink contents from the beverage container.
Claims20
A lid seal mechanism for sealing a drink opening in a lid of a beverage container, comprising:
- a slider having a body with a front and a rear, a front flange extending outwardly adjacent a front of the body, and a rear flange extending outwardly adjacent a rear of the body;
- a plunger pivotally connected to the front of the slider with a plunger pin;
- a plunger seal connected to a first end of the plunger, wherein the plunger pivots between a first position and a second position, in the first position the plunger is away from the drink opening, and in the second position the plunger is aligned with the drink opening such that the plunger seal can seal the drink opening;
- and,
- wherein the lid has a cavity with a first end and a second end, wherein the drink opening is in the cavity toward a first end thereof, wherein the cavity has tracks that receive the front flange and rear flange of the slider body to allow the slider to slide within the tracks between a closed position and an open position, and to a cleaning position, wherein the plunger is in the first position when the slider body is in the open position, and wherein the plunger is in the second position when the slider body is in the closed position.
A lid seal mechanism for sealing a drink opening in a lid of a beverage container, comprising:
- a slider on a top surface of the lid, the slider body having a body with a front and a rear, a front flange extending outwardly adjacent a front of the body, and a rear flange extending outwardly adjacent a rear of the body;
- a plunger pivotally connected to the front of the slider with a plunger pin;
- and,
- a plunger seal connected to a first end of the plunger, wherein the plunger slides with the slider and pivots between a first position and a second position, in the first position the plunger is away from the drink opening to allow a user to drink contents from the beverage container, and in the second position the plunger is aligned with the drink opening such that the plunger seal seals the drink opening.
A lid seal mechanism for sealing a drink opening in a lid of a beverage container, comprising:
- a slider having a body with a front and a rear, the slider body sliding between a closed position and an open position, and pivoting to a cleaning position, the slider being connected to the lid in each of the closed position, open position, and cleaning position;
- a plunger connected to the front of the slider;
- a plunger seal connected to the plunger, the plunger seal sealing the drink opening in the lid when the slider is in the closed position, and the plunger seal opening the drink opening when the slider is in the open position;
- and,
- wherein the plunger and the plunger seal are above a top surface of the lid in a state in which the slider is in the cleaning position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.