Patents by Inventor Lawanda F. Shrum

Lawanda F. Shrum has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4911315
    Abstract: A beverage container and dispensing cap is set forth including an elongate polymeric container for receiving a lid thereon. The lid includes an integral straw formed with an accordion hinge spaced above an upper surface of the lid with a cap removable therefrom. The cap is positionable upon a rigid boss formed integrally and orthogonally relative to an upper surface of the lid. The boss includes deformable arcuate serrations for enhancing frictional engagement with the cap and the boss. The cap is positioned on the boss for use of the integral straw by an individual and allowing securement of the cap on the boss avoiding loss and abuse of the cap when removed from the straw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1990
    Inventor: Lawanda F. Shrum