Abstract: A lid assembly for a beverage container is provided. The lid assembly has a lid base, a mouthpiece and a lid dome. The mouthpiece is connected to the lid base and has an extended annular member with a first end and a drink aperture extending through a center of the annular member. The lid dome is pivotally connected to the lid base and pivots between an open position and a closed position. The lid dome has a protrusion that extends from an inner surface of the lid dome, and a seal surface that operates to seal against the first end of the annular member of the mouthpiece to close the drink aperture when the lid dome is in the closed position. The protrusion is generally seated within the drink aperture when the lid dome is in the closed position.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 21, 2020
Date of Patent:
April 18, 2023
Assignee:
Leapfrog Product Development LLC
Inventors:
Steven N. Pinelli, Richard E. Ellison, Jingyan Wang, Glen C. Gilmore, III, Micaela K. McCabe, Kurtis M. Sward
Abstract: A lid assembly for a beverage container is provided. The lid assembly has a lid base, a mouthpiece and a lid dome. The mouthpiece is connected to the lid base and has a first end having a generally flat surface that is provided at an angle to the top surface of the lid base, a second end adapted to receive a straw, and a drink aperture therethrough. The lid dome is pivotally connected to the lid base and pivots between an open position and a closed position. The lid dome has a protrusion that extends from an inner surface of the lid dome. The protrusion has a seal surface at an angle to the top wall to seal against the first end of the mouthpiece to close the drink aperture when the lid dome is in the closed position.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 21, 2020
Date of Patent:
November 29, 2022
Assignee:
Leapfrog Product Development LLC
Inventors:
Steven N. Pinelli, Jingyan Wang, Glen C. Gilmore, III, Brian M. Clemens, Micaela K. McCabe, Richard E. Ellison, Kurtis M. Sward