Beverage container and closure
OwnerCraig McSavaneyinventor
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Abstract
A resilient unitary beverage container comprises a body portion, a ring portion, and a lid portion. In one embodiment, the body portion comprises a fluid reception cavity and has a first thickness. The ring portion is integrated to the body portion and comprises a second thickness. The lid portion comprises a spout and an opening, with the lid portion having a third thickness and also being integrated to the ring portion.
Claims14
A beverage container comprising, a resilient body portion defining a fluid reception cavity, the body portion having a first thickness;
- a unitary and continuous resilient ring portion integrated with the body portion and having an outer surface, the ring portion having a second thickness;
- a resilient lid portion having a third thickness and being integrated with the ring portion, said lid portion comprising at least two side surfaces, a generally elongated top surface, and a pair of opposing top surface ends, the top surface comprising a slit having a depth equal to the third thickness extending between the pair of opposing top surface ends and forming a first opening;
- and a resilient spout being integrated with the lid portion and extending radially from one of the pair of opposing top surface ends of said lid portion and forming a second opening;
- the slit of the lid portion extending from one of the pair of opposing top surface ends to the spout end along the top surface.
A beverage container closure assembly comprising, an attachment mechanism portion adapted to attach to a fluid reception cavity, the attachment mechanism having a first thickness;
- a unitary and continuous resilient ring portion with an outer surface and integrated with the attachment mechanism, the ring portion having a second thickness;
- a resilient lid portion having a third thickness and being integrated with the ring portion, said lid portion comprising at least two side surfaces, a generally elongated top surface, and a pair of opposing top surface ends, the top surface comprising a slit having a depth equal to the third thickness extending between the pair of opposing top surface ends and forming a first opening, and a resilient spout being integrated with the lid portion and extending radially from one of the pair of opposing top surface ends of said lid portion and forming a second opening;
- the slit of the lid portion extending from one of the pair of opposing top surface ends to the spout end along the top surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.