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US 12,741,792 B2Granted
Drinking assembly and related methods
AssigneeTakeya USA Corporation
InventorJohn M. Lown
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Abstract
A drink assembly including a vessel having an open top and a bottom and a lid assembly removably connected to the vessel. The lid assembly includes a lid body and a mouthpiece extending upwardly from the lid body. The mouthpiece includes a mouthpiece body having an upper end that is sized for use without requiring, or with only minimal, puckering of the lips. The upper end includes a first rim portion including simple curvature and a second rim portion opposite the first rim portion and including a contour defined by a compound curve. The mouthpiece further including a through hole extending through the mouthpiece body and fluidly coupled to the vessel.
Claims30
A drink assembly comprising:
- a vessel having an interior, an open top, and a bottom;
- and
- a lid assembly removably connected to the vessel, the lid assembly comprising:
- a lid body;
- and
- a mouthpiece extending upwardly from the lid body, the mouthpiece comprising:
- a mouthpiece body having an asymmetric rim defining an outer contour at an upper end and a base at a lower end, the asymmetric rim comprising:
- a first rim portion located on a first side of a tapered line passing through two tapered ends of the mouthpiece body and a second rim portion located on a second side of the tapered line;
- the first rim portion having a curved contour of a convex rim shape, relative to the tapered line, defined by a radius of curvature;
- and
- the second rim portion having a curved contour defined by a compound curve comprising two or more arcs of different radii, wherein said curved contour, relative to the tapered line, comprises a pair of convex portions and a concave portion located between the pair of convex portions;
- a through hole extending through the mouthpiece body and in fluid communication with the interior of the vessel;
- wherein the pair of convex portions account for a majority of an arc length of the second rim portion between the two tapered ends;
- and
- wherein the two tapered ends are each formed as a connection point between the first rim portion and the second rim portion and the two tapered ends define a maximum width of the mouthpiece at the upper end of the mouthpiece.
12 more elements
A lid assembly configured to be removably connected to a handheld drinking vessel, the lid assembly comprising:
- a lid body;
- and
- a mouthpiece extending upwardly from the lid body, the mouthpiece comprising:
- a mouthpiece body having an asymmetric rim defining an outer contour at an upper end and a base at a lower end, the asymmetric rim comprising:
- a first rim portion located on a first side of a tapered line passing through two tapered ends of the mouthpiece body and a second rim portion located on a second side of the tapered line;
- the first rim portion having a curved contour defined by a radius of curvature;
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- the second rim portion having a curved contour defined by a compound curve comprising three or more arcs of different radii;
- a through hole extending through the mouthpiece body and in fluid communication with the interior of the vessel;
- wherein, relative to the tapered line, the base of the mouthpiece comprises a pair of convex portions that accounts for a majority of an arc length of the base below the second rim portion;
- and
- wherein the two tapered ends are each formed as a connection point between the first rim portion and the second rim portion and the two tapered ends define a maximum width of the mouthpiece at the upper end of the mouthpiece.
9 more elements
A lid assembly configured to be removably connected to a handheld drinking vessel, the lid assembly comprising:
- a lid body comprising:
- an open bottom configured to connect to the drinking vessel;
- a top end comprising a top wall;
- and
- a main opening configured to accommodate liquid passing therethrough;
- and
- a mouthpiece extending upwardly from the top wall of the lid body, the mouthpiece comprising:
- a mouthpiece body having an asymmetric rim defining an outer contour at an upper end and a base at a lower end, the asymmetric rim comprising:
- a first rim portion located on a first side of a tapered line passing through two tapered ends of the mouthpiece body and a second rim portion located on a second side of the tapered line;
- the first rim portion having a curved contour defined by a radius of curvature;
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- the second rim portion having a curved contour defined by at least one radius of curvature;
- a through hole extending through the mouthpiece body and in fluid communication with the main opening;
- wherein the base of the mouthpiece comprises, relative to the tapered line, a pair of convex portions with a concave portion located between the pair of convex portions and wherein the pair of convex portions accounts for a majority of an arc length of the base below the second rim portion;
- and
- wherein the two tapered ends at the upper end are each formed as a connection point between the first rim portion and the second rim portion and the two tapered ends define a maximum width of the mouthpiece at the upper end of the mouthpiece.
13 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.