Configurable container
OwnerDouglas Edmond Hugginsinventor
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Abstract
A container includes a cup having a sidewall that expands to an upper end that defines an upper opening of the cup. A lid is attached to the cup by a hinge. The lid has a sidewall that reduces to an upper end. An upper opening of the lid is smaller than the upper opening of the cup. The container has a narrow-mouth configuration in which the lid covers the upper opening of the lid and the upper opening of the lid defines the sole entry and exit point for contents to and from the container. The container has a wide-mouth configuration in which the upper opening of the cup is uncovered. The lid is moved about the hinge to achieve the narrow-mouth and wide-mouth configurations.
Claims12
A container comprising:
- a cup having at least one sidewall that expands from a lower end thereof to an upper end thereof, and a lower base sealed to the sidewall proximal the lower end, the upper end of the sidewall defining an upper opening of the cup;
- a lid attached to the cup, the lid having at least one sidewall that reduces from a lower end thereof to an upper end thereof, the lower end of the sidewall of the lid defining a lower opening of the lid and the upper end of the sidewall of the lid defining an upper opening of the lid, the upper opening of the lid being smaller than the upper opening of the cup, and
- a hinge attaching the lid to the cup such that the lid is movable relative to the cup from a first position in which the lid covers the upper opening of the cup and at least one second position in which the upper opening of the cup is uncovered,
- wherein, in the first position of the lid, the container has a narrow-mouth configuration in which the lid covers the upper opening of the lid and the upper opening of the lid defines the sole entry and exit point for contents to and from the container, and
- wherein, in the second position of the lid, the container has a wide-mouth configuration in which the upper opening of the cup is uncovered.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.