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US 2017/0283134 A1Published application
Liquid dispensing container with multi-position valve and straw
AssigneeRunway Blue, LLC
InventorsDAVID O. MEYERS, NATHAN K. HIRST
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Abstract
A liquid dispensing container may include a body, lid, valve assembly, and straw. The valve assembly may be movable between a first position to allow contents to be discharged by inverting and/or squeezing the container, and a second position to allow the contents to be discharged by sucking and/or squeezing through a straw.
Claims20
A liquid dispensing container comprising:
- a body;
- a lid attached to the body;
- a valve assembly movable between a closed position, a first open position and a second open position, the valve assembly comprising:
- a nozzle, the nozzle movable within an opening in the lid, the nozzle movable relative to the lid between the closed position, the first open position and the second open position;
- a conduit coupled to the nozzle, the conduit including a first opening that allows fluid flow into an interior portion of the conduit and a second opening that allows fluid flow into the interior portion of the conduit;
- a straw connector coupled to the lid;
- a straw cap at least partially disposed within the straw connector;
- and
- a straw coupled to the straw connector;
- wherein when the valve assembly is in the closed position, the valve assembly prevents fluid flow through the nozzle;
- wherein when the valve assembly is in the first open position, a first fluid passageway allows fluid to flow through the first opening in the conduit and the nozzle;
- and
- wherein when the valve assembly is in the second open position, a second fluid passageway allows fluid to flow through the straw, the straw cap, the second opening in the conduit and the nozzle.
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A liquid dispensing container comprising:
- a body;
- a lid attached to the body;
- a valve assembly movable between a closed position, a first open position and a second open position;
- wherein when the valve assembly is in the closed position, the valve assembly prevents fluid from being discharged from the body;
- wherein when the valve assembly is in the first open position, a first fluid passageway allows a fluid to be discharged from the body by inverting and/or squeezing the container;
- and
- wherein when the valve assembly is in the second open position, a second fluid passageway allows the fluid to be discharged from the body by sucking and/or squeezing through a straw.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.