Container with controlled-opening lid
AssigneePunch Products USA, Inc.
InventorsYvonne Song Lin, Douglas Bruce Winner
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Abstract
A container having a controlled-opening lid includes a container body with an open end providing access to an interior space configured and dimensioned for receiving user-supplied contents, and a lid member configured and dimensioned to cover the open end of the container body when in a first position and permit access to the interior space when in a second position. A hinge is configured to move the lid member from the first position to the second position, the hinge including at least one damping mechanism for damping a biasing force provided by the hinge when the lid member moves from the first position to the second position. The container may be a beverage container or a physician's desk container for storing medical implements.
Claims27
A container with controlled-opening lid comprising:
- a container body having an interior space configured and dimensioned for receiving user-supplied contents;
- a lid assembly configured and dimensioned for attachment to the container body, the lid assembly including:
- an aperture for providing access to the interior of the container body;
- a cover member configured and dimensioned to cover the aperture when in a first position and permit access to the aperture when in a second position;
- a hinge comprising a first biasing member operative to move the cover member from the first position to the second position, the hinge including a damping mechanism for damping a biasing force provided by the first biasing member when the cover member moves from the first position to the second position;
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- an activator configured and dimensioned to activate the hinge for moving the cover from the first position to the second position in response to user input, comprising a second biasing member operative to return the activator to an initial position after the user input, the second biasing member operating independently of the first biasing member.
A container with controlled-opening lid comprising:
- a container body having an open end providing access to an interior space configured and dimensioned for receiving user-supplied contents;
- a lid assembly configured and dimensioned to cover the open end of the container body when in a first closed state and permit access to the interior space when in a second open state, the lid assembly including;
- a first lid member configured and dimensioned for attachment to the open end of the container body, the first lid member having a first aperture for providing access to the interior of the container body,
- a cover configured and dimensioned to cover the first aperture when in a first position and permit access to the first aperture when in a second position,
- a hinge comprising a biasing member operative to provide a biasing force to move the cover relative to the first lid member from the first position to the second position, the hinge including a damping mechanism for damping the biasing force provided by the biasing member as the cover moves from the first position to the second position;
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- an activator operatively disposed within the lid assembly and having an end accessible to a user through a second aperture in the lid assembly, the activator configured and dimensioned to activate the hinge for moving the cover from the first position to the second position in response to user input,
- wherein the activator is formed integrally with the first lid member.
A beverage container with controlled-opening lid comprising:
- a container body formed of an insulating material and having an open end providing access to an interior space configured and dimensioned for receiving user-supplied contents;
- a first lid member configured and dimensioned for attachment to the container body, the first lid member including at least one aperture for providing access to the interior of the container body;
- a second lid member having at least one aperture, a bottom portion of the second lid member configured and dimensioned for attachment to the first lid member;
- a cover member pivotably connected to the second lid member, the cover member configured and dimensioned to cover the aperture of the second lid member when in a first position and permit access to the aperture of the second lid member when in a second position;
- a hinge comprising a biasing member operative to provide a rotational biasing force to move the cover member relative to the second lid member from the first position to the second position, the hinge including at least one damping mechanism for damping a the biasing force provided by the biasing member when the cover member moves from the first position to the second position;
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- an activator operatively disposed on the second lid member, the activator configured and dimensioned to activate the hinge for moving the cover member from the first position to the second position in response to user input, the activator comprising a biasing member operative to provide a translational biasing force to return the activator to an initial position after the user input.
The beverage container of clam 17, wherein the second lid member has a second aperture, the activator accessible to a user through the second aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.