Resealable drinking cup cap

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a resealable drinking cup cap, showing the new design, with the cap's spout in the upright open position, the phantom lines indicating a cup vessel with which the cap forms a drinking cup;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is an alternative perspective view of the resealable drinking cup cap of FIG. 1, with the cap's spout in the horizontal closed position, the phantom lines indicating a cup vessel with which the cap forms a drinking cup;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view of the cap in closed position;

FIG. 9 is a rear elevational view of the cap in closed position;

FIG. 10 is a right side elevational view of the cap in closed position, the left side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view of the cap in closed position; and,

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken line showing of lower cup portion in FIGS. 1 and 7 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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  • Pending Design Application, Richard D. Green and Richard C. G. Dark, Design for Drinking Cup.
Patent History
Patent number: D345673
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 18, 1992
Date of Patent: Apr 5, 1994
Inventor: Richard C. G. Dark (Rancho Cucamonga, CA)
Primary Examiner: Nelson C. Holtje
Assistant Examiner: M. N. Padozzi
Attorney: Ronald M. Goldman
Application Number: 7/854,442
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/73921; D/7392; D/7510