Patent · US Expired

Beverage container cap with stirrer

US5586676A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 20, 1995
Grant dateDec 24, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 20, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47G21/145
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A drinking container cap is provided having an exterior surface, and an interior surface, with the interior surface having a stirrer depending downwardly therefrom. Preferably the interior surface has formed thereon a stirrer receptacle, with the stirrer receptacle itself being generally cylindrical. The stirrer mechanically engages with the stirrer receptacle, and is detachable therefrom. The stirrer receptacle has an inner and an outer surface, with an indentation in its inner surface. The stirrer has a shank end and a terminal end, with the shank end having a bulged area which engages with the indentation, and the terminal end having a bowl portion. In the preferred embodiment of the invention the stirrer receptacle has two notches formed therein, and the stirrer has two projections extending outwardly from the shank end, with the notches being on opposite sides of the stirrer receptacle and the projections being on opposite sides of the stirrer.

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