Cup lid with reclosable cap

Inactive Publication Date: 2018-05-10
LBP MANUFACTURING INC
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This patent describes a lid assembly for a cup that includes a cover and a cap. The cover attaches to the cup and has a drink opening for easy sipping. The interior of the cover has a tapered shape to prevent fluid from leaking out of the cup. The cap is attached to the cover and has a flap that can be opened and closed to secure the cup. The flap has a plug that can be used to seal the cup. This design ensures that the lid is secure and easy to use, and can prevent fluid from leaking out of the cup.

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Users may find this printed text difficult to read for various reasons.
As a result, the text may not be readily discernable in certain light or at certain viewing angles.
Further, the arm or sealing mechanisms may lie over the text, thereby obscuring, hiding, or otherwise making the text difficult to read.

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[0025]This application describes various examples of a lid assembly for a drinking cup. The lid assembly is arranged to form a securable attachment to the opening of the cup, such that the lid remains in place on the cup when the cup is tipped to dispense fluids. The lid assembly may form a tight seal that inhibits fluid from within the cup from leaking from any undesirable locations, namely, from any locations other than through the drink opening.

[0026]The lid assembly generally comprises a cover component and a cap component that are separably attachable to one another. The cover component generally covers the top of a cup, and includes a drink opening through which a user may drink or otherwise pour out the cup's contents. The cap component attaches to the cover component and allows the drink opening to be closed or sealed. More specifically, the cap component includes a flap and a plug that is pivotable between open and closed positions so that the drink opening can be closed an...

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A cup lid assembly includes a cover and a cap. The cover includes an annular mounting portion that secures the cover to the cup rim, an outer annular side wall, an annular upper ridge, an annular inner sidewall, and an interior portion. The annular upper ridge has a drink opening, and the annular inner sidewall slopes downward and inward from the annular upper ridge toward the interior portion. The cap is removably attachable to the cover and includes a main body arranged to be positioned over the interior portion of the cover and a hinged flap extending from the main body. The hinged flap includes a plug adapted to seal the drink opening. The annular inner sidewall has printed text provided on the sloped surface of the annular inner sidewall opposite the drink opening.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the priority benefit of U.S. provisional application No. 62 / 419,306, filed Nov. 8, 2016, titled “Cup Lid With Reclosable Cap,” the contents of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND[0002]Cup lids can be used to seal the top opening of a beverage container. For example, vendors often provide disposable cup lids with cups or other containers that contain drinks such as coffee, tea, soda, etc. Such cup lids include an annular mounting portion that allows the lid to attach and / or seal with the cup. The lids have an opening or spout that allows users to drink or otherwise pour fluid from the cup or container while the lid is in place.[0003]Some cup lids have an integrated closure member that facilitates closing or covering of the opening or spout. The closure members can help inhibit spillage or undesired leaking through the opening when the opening is not in use. For example, some lids have an arm with a tab...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D43/16B65D43/02B65D51/18A47G19/22
CPCB65D43/16B65D43/0204B65D51/18A47G19/2272B65D2543/00046B65D2251/0028B65D2251/0081B65D2251/009B65D2251/0021B65D43/0212B65D2203/02B65D2543/00092B65D2543/00268B65D2543/00296B65D2543/00509B65D2543/00537B65D2543/00555B65D2543/00731B65D2543/00796
InventorSMITH, STEPHEN A.KOENNECKE, WESTON
OwnerLBP MANUFACTURING INC