Beverage container with recessed top and method for using same

US9598211B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MIDEAS, LLC · US

Inventors

• James Christopoulos · Tustin, US
• Martin Todd Belle · Tustin, US
• David Huang · Westborough, US
• Fernando Pardo · Moorpark, US
• Adil Ali · Newbury Park, US
• Matthew D. Hern · Boston, US
• Etienne Iliffe-Moon · Los Angeles, US
• Praveen Varma Penmetsa · Long Beach, US
• Matthew O'Brien · Hermosa Beach, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 12, 2016
• Grant date: Mar 21, 2017
• Expiry date: May 12, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65D2517/0046
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A beverage container that includes a main body portion having an open top and a closed bottom, an interior, a circular rim and a first set of threads on an inside surface thereof that are positioned adjacent the rim at a first height. The rim includes a downwardly depending portion that extends below the first set of threads. The container also includes a removable cover with a bottom, a generally cylindrical side wall, an annular flange extending outwardly from the generally cylindrical side wall and an annular collar. The collar, the annular flange and the side wall define a first channel that receives the rim, and the bottom and the generally cylindrical side wall cooperate to define a cover cavity. The side wall includes a second set of threads on an outside surface thereof that are matingly engaged with the first set of threads.