IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0670917
(2007-02-02)
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등록번호 |
US-7740147
(2010-07-12)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Pacific Market International, LLC
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대리인 / 주소 |
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
9 인용 특허 :
14 |
초록
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A cover assembly for a beverage container includes a ball and socket assembly having a ball member and a corresponding socket member. The socket member includes extendable arms that engage the ball member. The ball and socket assembly permits the cover to be polyaxially rotated with respect to the b
A cover assembly for a beverage container includes a ball and socket assembly having a ball member and a corresponding socket member. The socket member includes extendable arms that engage the ball member. The ball and socket assembly permits the cover to be polyaxially rotated with respect to the beverage container. The cover is rotatable from a closed position, where the cover is seated against the beverage container, to a variety of open positions, where the cover can be rotated out of view from a user drinking from the beverage container. The ball and socket assembly, in addition, may be configured to maintain the cover in a variety of open positions relative to the beverage container without auxiliary support or assistance.
대표청구항
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I claim: 1. A cover for a beverage container comprising: a cover body having a lower surface disposed from an upper surface and a rim defining a perimeter of at least a portion of the cover body with a contoured forward portion extending transversely to the lower surface at a forward portion of the
I claim: 1. A cover for a beverage container comprising: a cover body having a lower surface disposed from an upper surface and a rim defining a perimeter of at least a portion of the cover body with a contoured forward portion extending transversely to the lower surface at a forward portion of the cover body and having a contour, the cover body having a plug member, the cover body being movable between a closed position and an open position; a cap member having a first portion coupled to and located below a second portion, the first portion engageable with a receptacle of a beverage container, the second portion having a sidewall extending about a recessed drinking basin with a drinking opening extending through the cap member and sized and positioned to be sealed by the plug member when the cover body is in the closed position, the sidewall having a forward drinking portion adjacent to the drinking basin and extending upwardly above the drinking opening at which a user can drink fluid entering the drinking basin through the drink opening when the cover body is in the open position and upon tilting the beverage container forward, the sidewall having an upper lip surface portion extending at least partially about the sidewall with a contoured forward lip portion positioned below at least a portion of the forward drinking portion and with a contour corresponding to the contour of the contoured forward portion of the rim of the cover body, the contoured forward portion of the rim and the contoured forward lip portion being in juxtaposition with the contoured forward portion of the rim overlapping the forward drinking portion of the sidewall when the cover body is in the closed position, the cover body extending over the drinking basin and the plug member sealing the drinking opening when the cover body is in the closed position, the sidewall having a rearward sidewall portion defining a rearwardly and upwardly opening rear recess at a rearward portion of the cap member; and a rotational coupling mechanism interconnecting the cover body and the cap member for polyaxial rotation of the cap member relative to the cover body when the cover body is at least slightly spaced apart from the upper lip surface of the sidewall of the cap member, the rotational coupling mechanism including an upwardly extending ball member positioned in the rear recess of the cap member rearward of the sidewall of the cap member, and a socket member having a pair of arms with spaced apart end portions having opposing, arcuate surfaces rotationally receiving therebetween the ball member, the arms extending transversely to the lower surface of the cover body into the rear recess of the cap member. 2. The cover assembly of claim 1 wherein the cover body includes a protuberance extending from the lower surface of the cover and wherein the cap member includes a vent opening and the protuberance is sized to seal the vent opening when the cover body is in the closed position. 3. The cover assembly of claim 2 wherein the cover body and cap member are substantially circular in plan view. 4. The cover assembly of claim 1 wherein the contoured forward portion of the rim seats against the contoured forward lip portion when the cover body is in the closed position. 5. The cover assembly of claim 1 wherein the rearward sidewall portion of the cap member defining the rear recess has a lower wall portion and opposing side wall portions extending upward from the lower wall portion, the lower wall portion being positioned sufficiently below the ball member and the side wall portions being sufficiently spaced apart to each side of the ball member to permit rotation of the cover member upward from the closed position to a position with the cap member extending upwardly sufficient to allow the cover member to next be rotated downward to a position adjacent to and behind the beverage container with the cover member extending downward without interference by the lower wall portion or the side wall portions. 6. The cover assembly of claim 1 wherein the drinking basin includes an upper basin portion and a lower basin portion, the lower basin portion being deeper than the upper basin portion and sloping downward toward the drink opening. 7. The cover assembly of claim 6 wherein the upper basin portion is defined by an upper sidewall and the lower basin portion is defined by a lower sidewall, the lower sidewall being steeper than the upper sidewall. 8. The cover assembly of claim 1 wherein the arms are elastically separable to permit the cover body to be completely separated from the cap member. 9. The cover assembly of claim 1 wherein the contoured forward portion of the rim seats against the forward drinking portion of the sidewall when the cover body is in the closed position. 10. A cover for a beverage container comprising: a cover body having a lower surface disposed from an upper surface and a rim defining a perimeter of at least a portion of the cover body with a forward portion extending transversely to the lower surface at a forward portion of the cover body, the cover body being movable between a closed position and an open position; a cap member having a first portion coupled to and located below a second portion, the first portion engageable with a receptacle of a beverage container, the second portion having a sidewall extending about a recessed drinking basin with a drinking opening extending through the cap member, the sidewall having a forward drinking portion adjacent to the drinking basin and extending upwardly above the drinking opening at which a user can drink fluid entering the drinking basin through the drink opening when the cover body is in the open position and upon tilting the beverage container forward, the sidewall having an upper lip surface portion extending at least partially about the sidewall with a forward lip portion positioned below at least a portion of the forward drinking portion, the forward portion of the rim and the forward lip portion being in juxtaposition with the forward portion of the rim overlapping the forward drinking portion of the sidewall when the cover body is in the closed position, the cover body extending over the drinking basin when the cover body is in the closed position, the sidewall having a rearward sidewall portion defining a rearwardly and upwardly opening rear recess at a rearward portion of the cap member; and a rotational coupling mechanism interconnecting the cover body and the cap member for polyaxial rotation of the cap member relative to the cover body when the cover body is at least slightly spaced apart from the upper lip surface of the sidewall of the cap member, the rotational coupling mechanism including an upwardly extending ball member positioned in the rear recess of the cap member rearward of the sidewall of the cap member, and a socket member having a pair of arms with spaced apart end portions having opposing, arcuate surfaces rotationally receiving therebetween the ball member, the arms extending transversely to the lower surface of the cover body into the rear recess of the cap member. 11. The cover assembly of claim 10 wherein the forward portion of the rim seats against the forward lip portion when the cover body is in the closed position. 12. The cover assembly of claim 10 wherein the rearward sidewall portion of the cap member defining the rear recess has a lower wall portion and opposing side wall portions extending upward from the lower wall portion, the lower wall portion being positioned sufficiently below the ball member and the side wall portions being sufficiently spaced apart to each side of the ball member to permit rotation of the cover member upward from the closed position to a position with the cap member extending upwardly sufficient to allow the cover member to next be rotated downward to a position adjacent to and behind the beverage container with the cover member extending downward without interference by the lower wall portion or the side wall portions. 13. The cover assembly of claim 10 wherein the drinking basin includes an upper basin portion and a lower basin portion, the lower basin portion being deeper than the upper basin portion and sloping downward into toward the drink opening. 14. The cover assembly of claim 13 wherein the upper basin portion is defined by an upper sidewall and the lower basin portion is defined by a lower sidewall, the lower sidewall being steeper than the upper sidewall. 15. The cover assembly of claim 10 wherein the arms are elastically separable to permit the cover body to be completely separated from the cap member. 16. The cover assembly of claim 10 wherein the forward portion of the rim seats against the forward drinking portion of the sidewall when the cover body is in the closed position. 17. A cover for a beverage container comprising: a cover body having a lower surface disposed from an upper surface and a rim defining a perimeter of at least a portion of the cover body, the cover body being movable between a closed position and an open position; a cap member having a first portion coupled to and located below a second portion, the first portion engageable with a receptacle of a beverage container, the second portion having a sidewall extending about a recessed drinking basin with a drinking opening extending through the cap member, the sidewall having a forward drinking portion adjacent to the drinking basin and extending upwardly above the drinking opening at which a user can drink fluid entering the drinking basin through the drink opening when the cover body is in the open position and upon tilting the beverage container forward, the sidewall having an upper lip surface portion extending at least partially about the sidewall with a forward lip portion, the forward portion of the rim and the forward lip portion being in juxtaposition when the cover body is in the closed position, the cover body extending over the drinking basin when the cover body is in the closed position, the sidewall having a rearward sidewall portion defining a rearwardly and upwardly opening rear recess at a rearward portion of the cap member; and a rotational coupling mechanism interconnecting the cover body and the cap member for polyaxial rotation of the cap member relative to the cover body when the cover body is at least slightly spaced apart from the upper lip surface of the sidewall of the cap member, the rotational coupling mechanism including an upwardly extending ball member positioned in the rear recess of the cap member rearward of the sidewall of the cap member, and a socket member having a pair of arms with spaced apart end portions having opposing, arcuate surfaces rotationally receiving therebetween the ball member, the arms extending transversely to the lower surface of the cover body into the rear recess of the cap member. 18. The cover assembly of claim 17 wherein the rearward sidewall portion of the cap member defining the rear recess has a lower wall portion and opposing side wall portions extending upward from the lower wall portion, the lower wall portion being positioned sufficiently below the ball member and the side wall portions being sufficiently spaced apart to each side of the ball member to permit rotation of the cover member upward from the closed position to a position with the cap member extending upwardly sufficient to allow the cover member to next be rotated downward to a position adjacent to and behind the beverage container with the cover member extending downward without interference by the lower wall portion or the side wall portions. 19. The cover assembly of claim 17 wherein the drinking basin includes an upper basin portion and a lower basin portion, the lower basin portion being deeper than the upper basin portion and sloping downward toward the drink opening. 20. The cover assembly of claim 19 wherein the upper basin portion is defined by an upper sidewall and the lower basin portion is defined by a lower sidewall, the lower sidewall being steeper than the upper sidewall.
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