Drink Cup Cap
Assignee73 Innovations, LLC
InventorsJason Robinson, Todd Robinson
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Abstract
A lid for a drinking container in the structure of a baseball cap is disclosed. The baseball cap lid includes the normal features of a baseball cap and also includes an annular mounting portion for engaging the rim or lip of a cup, a preformed opening in one of the panels of the lid configured for receiving a straw for drinking liquid from the container, a flap and cover for covering the preformed hole, and stretchable portion on or near the annular mounting portion of the lid for securing the lid to the rim or lip of the cup.
Claims19
A cap for a drinking container, the cap comprising:
- a cover having a crown;
- a visor or bill extending from a lower portion of the cover;
- an annular opening formed by a lower portion of the cover, wherein the annular opening is configured to receive a rim or a lip of the drinking container.
An apparatus comprising:
- a cover portion in a substantially hemi-spherical configuration with a hollow core, wherein the cover portion comprises a plurality of panels forming an exterior and an interior surface of the apparatus, wherein the plurality of panels are joined at a point at the top of the cover portion and extend down to a lower edge forming an annular opening, the annular opening having a configuration for receiving a portion of a drinking container;
- a visor or a bill affixed to the cover portion and extending at the lower edge;
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- a preformed opening positioned at one or more of the plurality of panels and formed through the cover portion, wherein the preformed opening is configured for receiving a tube or straw.
A method for using a cap as a lid for a drinking container, the method comprising:
- affixing the cap to the drinking container, wherein the cap comprises a cover portion in a substantially hemi-spherical configuration with a hollow core, wherein the cover portion comprises a plurality of panels forming an exterior and an interior surface of the cap, wherein the plurality of panels are joined at a point at the top of the cover portion and extend down to a lower edge forming an annular opening, the annular opening having a configuration for receiving a portion of the drinking container, and a visor or a bill affixed to the cover portion and extending at the lower edge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.