Patent · US Expired

Splash-proof lid for a cup

US6702145B2 · kind B2 · utility

52Cited by
20References
19Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 25, 2001
Grant dateMar 9, 2004
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 16, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D2543/00046
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A splash-proof lid for a drinking cup has a splash guard in the form of a semi-permeable membrane positioned between the liquid contents of the cup and a discharge opening of the lid. The splash guard inhibits the liquid from splashing out of the discharge opening, while permitting the liquid to flow therethrough to the discharge opening.

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