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US 9,027,774 B2Granted
Drinking cup lid
AssigneeEcotop, LLC
InventorDouglas Palmer
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Abstract
A drinking cup lid is disclosed. The drinking cup lid includes a body with a deck and an annular wall that depends downwards. The annular wall is adapted to insert into a drinking cup. A first gasket and a second gasket extend outward from the annular wall and are configured for sealing engagement with the drinking cup. A closure is pivotally attached to the annular wall and configured and arranged to pivot between a closed position, sealing the drinking cup closed, and an open position, opening the drinking cup.
Claims18
A drinking cup lid, comprising:
- a body having a deck with an annular wall depending downwardly therefrom adapted to insert into a ceramic or glass drinking cup having an irregular inner diameter (ID), the annular wall having an outer diameter (OD) sized significantly smaller than the inner diameter (ID) of the drinking cup creating a large variable gap (G) therebetween;
- an oversized first gasket extending outwardly from the annular wall for sealing engagement with the drinking cup, the first gasket having an outer diameter which is substantially larger than the inner diameter of the drinking cup, the first gasket removable from the annular wall;
- an oversized second gasket extending outwardly from the annular wall for sealing engagement with the drinking cup, the second gasket having an outer diameter which is substantially larger than the inner diameter of the drinking cup, the second gasket removable from the annular wall;
- a closure pivotally attached to the annular wall and configured and arranged to pivot between a closed position, sealing the generic drinking cup closed, and an open position, opening the drinking cup;
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- a third gasket connected to the closure and tethered to the second gasket;
- wherein said smaller outer diameter (OD) of said annular wall and said oversized first and second gaskets accommodate the varying dimensions and irregularities of the variable gap (G), yet support the drinking cup lid securely within the variably sized drinking cups without being easily dislodged therefrom.
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A drinking cup lid, comprising:
- a body having a deck with an annular wall depending downwardly therefrom adapted to insert into a drinking cup;
- a first gasket extending outwardly from the annular wall for sealing engagement with the drinking cup;
- a second gasket extending outwardly from the annular wall for sealing engagement with the drinking cup;
- a closure pivotally attached to the annular wall and configured and arranged to pivot between a closed position, sealing the drinking cup closed, and an open position, opening the drinking cup;
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- a third gasket connected to the closure and tethered to the second gasket.
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A drinking cup lid, comprising:
- a body having a deck with an annular wall depending downwardly therefrom adapted to insert into a drinking cup;
- a first gasket extending outwardly from the annular wall for sealing engagement with the drinking cup;
- a second gasket extending outwardly from the annular wall for sealing engagement with the drinking cup, the second gasket further extending inwardly from an innermost surface of the annular wall, the second gasket removably attached to the annular wall;
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- a closure pivotally attached to the annular wall and configured and arranged to pivot between a closed position, sealing the drinking cup closed, and an open position, opening the drinking cup.
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A drinking cup lid, comprising:
- a body having a deck with an annular wall depending downwardly therefrom adapted to insert into a drinking cup, the annular wall comprising a plurality of retaining elements depending therefrom;
- a first gasket extending outwardly from the annular wall for sealing engagement with the drinking cup;
- a second gasket extending outwardly from the annular wall for sealing engagement with the drinking cup, the second gasket comprising a plurality of slots configured and arranged to attach to the plurality of retaining elements, the second gasket extending around each retaining element, directionally outwardly from the annular wall and directionally inwardly from an innermost surface of the annular wall, the second gasket removably attached to the annular wall;
- a closure pivotally attached to the annular wall and configured and arranged to pivot between a closed position, sealing the drinking cup closed, and an open position, opening the drinking cup.
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