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Leak-proof cup assembly with flow control element

US6050445A · kind A · utility

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48References
20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 6, 1998
Grant dateApr 18, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 6, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D51/165
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A drinking cup assembly including a cup having an open end; a cap adapted to enclose the open end, the cap including a drinking spout and an air vent and mating surfaces adjacent or incorporated into the drinking spout and the air vent; and a flow control valve including two stacks adapted to engage the mating surfaces, each of the two stacks having a concave valve face at a top portion thereof.

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