초록 ▼

An improved lid for covering containers, such as tumblers or the like, has a mouthpiece with at least a portion of the mouthpiece shaped to fit within the lips of a person drinking from the container. The mouthpiece has a valve at its base, operated by the drinker\s lips, by the application of press

An improved lid for covering containers, such as tumblers or the like, has a mouthpiece with at least a portion of the mouthpiece shaped to fit within the lips of a person drinking from the container. The mouthpiece has a valve at its base, operated by the drinker\s lips, by the application of pressure on opposite sides of resilient walled containers, or by pressure on a portion of the lid. The mouthpiece, with valve on the lid, prevents spilling of the liquid, if the container is accidentally dropped, precludes spilling of the liquid during the time the drinker is engaged in drinking the liquid from the container, even when the drinking is done under adverse conditions, and provides facilitated means for adding condiments to a hot beverage for consumption by a user. Features are further provided for more effectively securing the valve to preclude inadvertent spilling from “wave action”of the liquid within the container. Means are further provided to enable the user to sense the temperature of the liquid immediately before liquid is released from the container, as well as to permit facilitated stacking of the lids while providing an alternative number of valving locations.

대표청구항 ▼

An improved lid for drinking containers, said lid comprising: a substantially disc-like main body portion for covering the open end of a drinking container having a beverage contained therewithin; attachment means for attaching said disc-like main body portion to said open end of the drinking contai

An improved lid for drinking containers, said lid comprising: a substantially disc-like main body portion for covering the open end of a drinking container having a beverage contained therewithin; attachment means for attaching said disc-like main body portion to said open end of the drinking container; a substantially continuous integrated double-walled mouthpiece means including a substantially vertical first wall portion which emanates upwardly from and peripherally about said disc-like main body portion and a substantially vertical second wall portion which returns downwardly to a position proximate said attachment means; said double-walled mouthpiece means being positioned separate from and juxtaposed to said attachment means at a position radially inward thereof; said double-walled mouthpiece means having the substantially vertical first and second wall portions continuously joined at their tops to form a thin insertable protrusion member capable of fitting between the substantially closed lips of a user to permit comfortable and efficient sampling of beverage temperature by said user\s lips; said double-walled mouthpiece means forming a substantially U-shaped cavity portion therein into which said beverage may flow against both said first and second wall portions, both said wall portions being formed of a relatively thin material to allow said sampling of the beverage temperature by said user\s lips; one or more valve means located in said disc-like main body portion proximate to the radially inner side of the base of said mouthpiece means for alternative release and containment of the beverage located within the container; said valve means having a closed position and an open position to accommodate said alternative containment and release of said beverage respectively whereby said beverage in said container is kept from spilling while enabling the user to alternatively release liquid from the container for said user\s consumption.