Container lid
AssigneePacific Market International, LLC
InventorsMatthew Dolph, Ryan M. Smith
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Abstract
A container lid includes a base defining (1) a base receiver centrally disposed in the base, and (2) a drinking opening off-center in the base. A cover, defining a straw opening, includes a catch rotatably disposed in the receiver. A gasket defines a slit aligned with the straw opening for receiving a straw. The cover is rotatably positionable in a first position where the slit is aligned with the drinking opening. The cover is rotatably positionable in a second position where the slit is mis-aligned with the drinking opening.
Claims17
A container lid comprising:
- a base defining (1) a base receiver centrally disposed in the base, and (2) a drinking opening off-center in the base;
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- a cover defining a straw opening, wherein the cover comprises:
- a catch rotatably disposed in the receiver;
- and
- a gasket defining a slit aligned with the straw opening for receiving a straw,
- wherein the cover is rotatably positionable in a first position where the slit is aligned with the drinking opening,
- wherein the cover is rotatably positionable in a second position where the slit is mis-aligned with the drinking opening,
- wherein the gasket comprises a head, a tail, and a base connecting the head and the tail, wherein the head defines the slit,
- wherein the head and the tail are substantially coplanar and disposed in a first plane and wherein the base is disposed in a second plane non-coplanar to the first plane, and
- wherein the gasket further defines an anchor and wherein the cover defines an anchor receiver for receiving the anchor, and wherein the anchor, anchor receiver, and the base receiver are aligned.
A method of using a container lid comprising a base defining a drinking opening and a cover rotatably secured to the base, wherein the cover comprises a straw opening defined by a gasket,
- wherein the gasket comprises a head, a tail, and a base connecting the head and the tail, wherein the head defines the slit,
- wherein the head and the tail are substantially coplanar and disposed in a first plane and wherein the base is disposed in a second plane non-coplanar to the first plane, and
- wherein the gasket further defines an anchor and wherein the cover defines an anchor receiver for receiving the anchor, and wherein the anchor, anchor receiver, and the base receiver are aligned, the method comprising:
- disposing the cover in a first rotated position, wherein when in the first rotated position, the straw opening is aligned with the drinking opening;
- disposing the cover in a second rotated position, wherein when in the second rotated position, the drinking opening is exposed;
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- disposing the cover in a third rotated position, wherein when in the third rotated position, the seal is aligned with the drinking opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.