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US 6,607,092 B2Granted
Cup assembly with retaining mechanism
AssigneePlaytex Products, Inc.
InventorsFrancis X Manganiello, Ross Steven Randolph
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Abstract
A drinking cup assembly having a cup having an open end, a cap adapted to enclose the open end, the cap having a drinking spout and an air vent and a pair of mating surfaces that align with the drinking spout and the air vent, and a removable flow control valve adapted to engage the mating surfaces. The cap has a retaining mechanism that in conjunction with one mating surface secures in place the flow control element when not in use.
Claims19
A drinking cup assembly comprising:
- a cup having an open end;
- a cap for enclosing the open end, the cap having a drinking spout, the cap having a bottom surface with a pair of sleeves extending therefrom, one of the pair of sleeves being aligned with the drinking spout;
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- a removable flow control valve having two valve portions, each valve portion being engagable with a different one of the pair of sleeves, wherein the positioning of the valve portion aligned with the spout is selectively further away from the level of liquid in the cup than the other valve portion aligned with the other of the pair of sleeves, thereby minimizing the amount of residual liquid in the cup.
1 more element
A drinking assembly comprising:
- a container for holding a liquid having an open end;
- a cap being removably positioned on the open end, the cap having a bottom surface with a valve sleeve extending therefrom;
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- a flow control element having a first valve portion,
- the improvement comprising:
- a mechanism formed on the bottom surface of the cap, wherein the mechanism cooperates with the valve sleeve to retain the flow control element during non-use.
3 more elements
A drinking assembly comprising:
- a container for holding a liquid having an open end;
- a cap being removably positioned on the open end, the cap having a bottom surface with a pair of valve sleeves extending therefrom;
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- a flow control element having a first valve portion and a second valve portion,
- the improvement comprising:
- a mechanism formed on the bottom surface of the cap, wherein the mechanism cooperates with one of said pair of valve sleeves to retain the flow control element during non-use.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.