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US 9,380,898 B2Granted
Lid having collapsible straw for bottle
AssigneeCool Gear International, LLC
InventorJohn D. Mason
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Abstract
A lid connected to a container or body portion of a bottle includes: a base defining a channel; a cover in communication with a top of the channel; a lid-latch configured to releasably engage the cover and hold the cover proximate the top of the channel; and a tube defining a conduit housed in the channel and coupled to the base. At least a portion of the tube is resiliently collapsible so as to bias the cover away from the top of the channel.
Claims22
A lid comprising:
- a base defining a channel;
- a cover in communication with a top of the channel;
- a lid-latch configured to releasably engage the cover and hold the cover proximate the top of the channel;
- a tube defining a conduit housed in the channel and coupled to the base, at least a portion of the tube being resiliently collapsible so as to bias the cover away from the top of the channel;
- and
- a nipple coupled to the tube, the nipple configured to restrictively allow fluid flow through the conduit,
- wherein when the cover is moved from an open position to a closed position in which the cover engages the lid-latch, the nipple moves in a perpendicular direction relative to the lid, thereby collapsing inner walls of the tube to prevent fluid flow.
4 more elements
A bottle comprising:
- a lid comprising:
- a base defining a channel;
- a cover in communication with a top of the channel;
- a lid-latch configured to releasably engage the cover and hold the cover proximate the top of the channel;
- a tube defining a conduit housed in the channel and coupled to the base, at least a portion of the tube being resiliently collapsible so as to bias the cover away from the top of the channel;
- and
- a nipple coupled to the tube, the nipple configured to restrictively allow fluid flow through the conduit,
- wherein when the cover is moved from an open position to a closed position in which the cover engages the lid-latch, the nipple moves in a perpendicular direction relative to the lid, thereby collapsing inner walls of the tube to prevent fluid flow;
- and
- a body portion coupled to the base, the body portion configured to hold a volume of liquid.
7 more elements
A lid comprising:
- a base defining a channel;
- a cover in communication with a top of the channel;
- a lid-latch configured to releasably engage the cover and hold the cover proximate the top of the channel;
- a tube defining a conduit housed in the channel and coupled to the base, the tube being arranged so as to bias the cover away from the top of the channel;
- and
- a nipple coupled to the tube, the nipple configured to restrictively allow fluid flow through the conduit,
- wherein when the cover is moved from an open position to a closed position in which the cover engages the lid-latch, the nipple moves in a perpendicular direction relative to the lid, and
- the nipple is coupled to a proximal end of the tube, and the nipple, when moved toward a distal end of the tube, causes a middle portion of the tube to resiliently collapse so as to prevent fluid flow.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.