Lid for a container
AssigneeRunway Blue, LLC
InventorsSteven M. Sorensen, David O. Meyers
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Abstract
A lid may be sized and configured to be attached to a container, and the lid may include an activator, a fluid-flow member, and a connecting member. The activator, the fluid-flow member and the connecting member may be pivotally connected. The activator, the fluid-flow member, and the connecting member may be movable between open and closed positions. When the activator, the fluid-flow member, and the connecting member are in the closed position, fluid may be prevented from exiting the container. When the activator, the fluid-flow member, and the connecting member are in the open position, fluid may exit the container through a fluid passageway.
Claims22
A lid sized and configured to be attached to a container, the container sized and configured to be filled with one or more fluids, the lid comprising:
- a body;
- an activator pivotally coupled to the body of the lid;
- a fluid-flow member pivotally coupled to the body of the lid;
- and
- a connecting member pivotally coupled to the fluid-flow member and the activator;
- wherein the activator, the connecting member, and the fluid-flow member are interconnected such that movement of the activator moves the connecting member and the fluid-flow member;
- wherein the activator, the connecting member, and the fluid-flow member are each movable between a first position and a second position;
- wherein when the activator, the connecting member, and the fluid-flow member are in the first position, fluid is prevented from exiting the container through the fluid-flow member;
- and
- wherein when the activator, the connecting member, and the fluid-flow member are in the second position, the fluid may exit the container through the fluid-flow member.
A lid sized and configured to be attached to a container, the container sized and configured to be filled with one or more fluids, the lid comprising:
- a body,
- an activator connected to the body, the activator movable between an open position and a closed position;
- a fluid-flow member connected to the body;
- a connecting member connected to the activator and the fluid-flow member;
- and
- a fluid pathway that allows fluid to flow from the container;
- wherein movement of the activator from the closed position to the open position moves the fluid-flow member from a closed position to an open position;
- wherein movement of the activator from the open position to the closed position moves the fluid-flow member from the open position to the closed position;
- wherein fluid flow through the fluid pathway is prevented when the fluid-flow member is in the closed position;
- and
- wherein fluid flow through the fluid pathway is permitted when the fluid-flow member is in the open position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.