HUMAN-LIP SHAPED OPENING IN LID FOR A LIQUID CONTAINER

Abstract

The present invention discloses a lid mounted on a liquid container. The lid has a human-lip shaped opening allowing for the dispensing of the liquid from the liquid container. The human-lip shaped opening includes an upper border and a lower border. The upper border is at a predetermined angle towards the lower border. The upper border is flat in the middle and curved at the edges. The human-lip shaped opening prevents puckering and provides a better surface for placement and support of human lips while drinking.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention generally relates to a lid for a liquid container, and generally relates to a lid having a human-lip shaped opening for allowing dispensing of liquid from the liquid container.

2. Description of the Related Art

Recent studies have shown that drinking from the commercially available water bottle on a daily basis may result in the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, or deterioration of skin around the lips and mouth. This is due to the breakdown of collagen and elastin caused by the repetitive puckering of lips while drinking. These fine lines around lips are also known as “water lips” or “smoker lines”. Consumers drink plenty of bottled water in an attempt to stay healthy, vibrant, and young. What many do not realize is the potentially negative effects that the bottled water design can have on the lips and skin around their mouth. Research has indicated that any activity which causes the mouth to pucker can lead to the production of lines and wrinkles around the mouth.

Various water bottle lids with a round opening are pervasive in the industry. Most of these openings allow for sucking of a liquid from the container. However, most of the dispensing means in such lids cannot prevent puckering of the lips during dispensing of the liquid. Therefore, there is a need for a lid that prevents puckering of lips and reverses the formation of fine lines and wrinkles.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An object of the present invention is to mount a lid on the neck of a liquid container which provides a human-lip shaped opening that prevents puckering and provides a better surface for placement and support of human lips while drinking.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an air opening for the release of air while drinking so as to maintain a smooth and constant flow of liquid while drinking.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a small lid mounted on the large lid to cover both the human-lip shaped opening and the air opening.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a portable drinking apparatus having a liquid container, a large lid having a human-lip shaped opening for preventing puckering of mouth and an air opening for allowing release of air while drinking for maintaining a smooth and constant flow of liquid.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a portable drinking apparatus having a small lid mounted on a large lid for covering both human-lip shaped opening and the air opening.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of a lid in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 illustrates a side view of a lid in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 illustrates a perspective view of a portable drinking apparatus in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 illustrates a side view of the portable drinking apparatus in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 illustrates a side view of the large lid in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 6 illustrates a side view of the small lid in accordance with another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION

While this technology is illustrated and described in a preferred embodiment, the lid for preventing puckering of mouth may be produced in many different configurations, forms and materials. There is depicted in the drawings, and will herein be described in detail, as a preferred embodiment of the invention, with the understanding that the present disclosure is to be considered as an exemplification of the principles of the invention and the associated functional specifications for its construction and is not intended to limit the invention to the embodiment illustrated. Those skilled in the art will envision many other possible variations within the scope of the technology described herein.

Reference will now be made in detail to several embodiments of the invention which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever feasible and convenient, the same reference numerals are used in the figures and the description to refer to the same or like parts. The drawings are in a simplified form and not to precise scale. For purposes of convenience and clarity only, directional terms, such as top, bottom, left, right, up, down, over, above, below, beneath, rear, and front may be used with respect to the accompanying drawings. These and similar directional terms should not be strictly construed to limit the scope of the invention. In addition, words such as attached, affixed, coupled, connected and similar terms with their inflectional morphemes are used interchangeably, unless the difference is noted or made otherwise clear from the context. These words and expressions do not necessarily signify direct connections, but include connections through mediate components and devices.

FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of a lid 100. The lid 100 comprising a mount structure 102 and a human-lip shaped opening 104. It is to be noted that mount structure 102 may be produced in different shapes, sizes and colors without deviating from the scope of the present invention. In a preferred embodiment the mount structure 102 is of a shape of a circle. The human-lip shaped opening 104 having an upper border 106 and a lower border 108. The upper border 106 is at a predetermined angle towards the lower border 108. The upper border 106 is flat in the middle and curved at the edges. The human-lips shape opening 104 is raised from the base 112 to the outer rim 114 of the mount structure 102.

In another embodiment of the present invention as shown in FIG. 1, the lid 100 further includes an air opening 110 to allow release of air while drinking. The air opening 110 maintains a smooth and constant flow of the liquid while drinking.

In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the human-lip shaped opening 104 is mounted as a chord on the circle shaped mount structure 102.

FIG. 2 illustrates a side view of a lid 100. The lid 100 further includes a small lid 202 mounted on the mount structure 102 to cover both the human-lip shaped opening 104 and the air opening 110. The small lid 202 is mounted on the mount structure 102 with a breakable seal. The breakable seal is shown in FIG. 4 of the present invention.

FIG. 3 illustrates a perspective view of a portable drinking apparatus 300. The portable drinking apparatus 300 includes a liquid container 302 and a large lid 304. The liquid container 302 stores the liquid. In an embodiment of the present invention the liquid container 302 includes an open end 306 and a close end 308. Examples of liquid include but not limited to water, aerated drinks and juices. The large lid 304 is mounted on the open end 306. The open end 306 may also be termed as the neck of the liquid container 302. The large lid 304 includes a human-lip shaped opening 104 for allowing dispensing of the liquid from the liquid container 302. The human-lip shaped opening 104 is explained in detailed in the FIG. 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 4 illustrates a side view of the portable drinking apparatus 300. The portable drinking apparatus 300 further includes a small lid 402 mounted on the large lid 304 with a breakable seal 404. The large lid 304 is secured to the open end 306 of the liquid container 302.

FIG. 5 illustrates a side view of the large lid 304. The large lid 304 includes one or more threads 502 to secure the small lid (not shown in FIG. 5) and a first ridge 504 to secure the breakable seal (not shown in FIG. 5).

FIG. 6 illustrates a side view of the small lid 402. The small lid 402 includes one or more second ridges 602 on the outer rim for proper holding while twisting. The breakable seal 404 breaks after opening. The breakable seal 404 maintains the quality of the liquid.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the breakable seal may be rotated to 180 degree. The small lid has a diameter of about 51.95 mm. The width of small lid is about 9 mm. The width of human-lips shape opening from the middle is 11 mm. The length of the human-lip shaped opening is about 29 mm. The air opening has a diameter of 4 mm. The large lid has a diameter of about 57 mm. The human-lip shaped opening is raised to a height of 5 mm from the base of mount structure. The distance between the raised human-lip shaped opening and air opening is of about 49 mm. The length of the upper border is 28 mm. The close end and open end of the liquid container has a width of 63 mm and 59 mm, respectively. The height of the liquid container is 219 mm.

The present invention offers various advantages. The present invention provides a human-lip shaped opening for allowing dispensing of liquid such as water, juice and aerated drinks. The present invention prevents the puckering of lips which may help in reducing fine lines around the mouth. Further, the present invention will be preferred in any professional setting because of its spill proof design due to the human-lip shaped opening in the lid.

The foregoing discussion discloses and describes merely exemplary embodiments of the technology described herein. One skilled in the art will readily recognize from such discussion and from the accompanying drawings that various changes, modifications and variations can be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A lid mounted on a liquid container, said lid comprising:

a mount structure mounted on the neck of said liquid container,

a human-lip shaped opening mounted on said mount structure, said human-lip shaped opening to allow dispensing of liquid from said liquid container, said human-lips shape opening having an upper border and a lower border, said upper border is flat in the middle and curved at the edges, said upper border to be at a predetermined angle with said lower border.

2. The lid according to claim 1 further comprising an air opening for release of air while drinking, said air opening to maintain smooth and constant flow of the liquid while drinking.

3. The lid according to claim 2 further comprising a small lid mounted on said mount structure to cover both said human-lip shaped opening and said air opening, said small lid to be mounted on mount structure through a breakable seal.

4. A portable drinking apparatus for a user, said portable drinking apparatus comprising:

a liquid container having a open end and a close end, said liquid container to store a liquid; and

a large lid mounted on the open end of said liquid container; said large lid having a human-lip shaped opening for allowing dispensing of the liquid from said liquid container, said human-lip shaped opening preventing the puckering of lips of said user while drinking.

5. The portable drinking apparatus according to claim 4, wherein large lid further comprising an air opening for allowing release of air while drinking, said air opening to maintain a smooth and constant flow of the liquid while drinking.

6. The portable drinking apparatus according to claim 5 further comprising a small lid mounted on said large lid to cover both said human-lip shaped opening and said air opening.

7. The portable drinking apparatus according to claim 4 further comprising a breakable seal to inter-connect said small lid with said large lid.

8. The portable drinking apparatus according to claim 4 wherein said human-lip shaped opening having an upper border and a lower border, said upper border to be at predetermined angle towards the lower border.

9. The portable drinking apparatus according to claim 8 wherein said upper border is flat in the middle and curved at the edges.