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Beverage container lid

US8272532B2 · kind B2 · utility

114Cited by

24References

19Claims

0Family size

Assignee

HELEN OF TROY LIMITED · BB

Inventors

Peter Michaelian · New York, US
Eric Freitag · New York, US
Erica Eden · New York, US
Dean DiPietro · Brooklyn, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 21, 2007
Grant date	Sep 25, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 25, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T137/86984
WIPO fieldFurniture, games
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A beverage container lid for a container base having a reservoir, the lid comprising a shell removably mountable on the base comprising a first drink passage that extends through the shell and communicates with ambient and a cartridge removably engageable to the shell. A second drink passage is in communication with the first drink passage and is formed between an outer surface of the cartridge and inner surface of the shell. The cartridge comprises a valve that is moveable between an open condition and closed condition to control communication between the reservoir and second drink passage.

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