Plug for beverage lids

a beverage lid and plug technology, applied in the field of beverage lid plugs, can solve the problems of consumers a great deal of discomfort and aggravation

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-09-01
DELEY ROBERT D
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This situation causes consumers a great deal of discomfort and aggravation.

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[0014]FIG. 1 shows a bottom view of one embodiment of an apparatus suitable for blocking (e.g., sealing) an opening in a lid of a beverage container. FIG. 2 shows a side view of apparatus 100. In one embodiment, apparatus 100 includes base 110. Base 110 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 is an elliptical piece of material. In other embodiments, base 110 may be any shape (e.g., rectangular, including a square, circular, triangular, etc.).

[0015] Base 110, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, has a longitudinal length, L, approximately equivalent to a diameter of a lid of a transportable beverage container. Where a lid is attached to a lip of a beverage container and a top surface of the lid defines a top surface of a collective cup (container and lid), base 110 may have a length greater than or less than a diameter of a lid. Where a lid fits within a superior radius of a container, for example, base 110 may have a diameter less than a diameter of a lid. Representat...

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Abstract

An apparatus to seal an opening in a lid of a beverage lid. The apparatus may be for a single use or a plurality of uses. In addition, the apparatus may take the form of a key fob.

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FIELD [0001] Beverage Lid Plugs Background [0002] Beverages, particularly transportable and / or disposable hot beverages (e.g., coffee, tea, hot chocolate, etc.), are generally packaged in cups having a detachable lid (e.g., a plastic lid). The cups generally come in a variety of sizes (small (eight to 10 ounces (oz.)), medium (12 oz.) and large (16 oz. or greater). Thus, lids also come in a variety of sizes and each lid has its own shape and sized opening from which a person may consume the beverage. [0003] Typically, a transportable and / or disposable beverage container is a paper or foamed polymer cup having a generally conical shape. Rigid or hard polymer materials are also used as transportable beverage containers that are generally intended to be reusable. A typical lid is generally a hard plastic material having a base including a radius suitable to surround and fit snugly on a lip of the container. Alternatively, particularly in the case of rigid polymer material beverage cont...

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IPC IPC(8): A44B15/00A47G19/22B65D47/12
CPCA44B15/005B65D47/127B65D47/121
InventorDELEY, ROBERT D.
OwnerDELEY ROBERT D