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CA2520462A1
CA2520462A1 CA002520462A CA2520462A CA2520462A1 CA 2520462 A1 CA2520462 A1 CA 2520462A1 CA 002520462 A CA002520462 A CA 002520462A CA 2520462 A CA2520462 A CA 2520462A CA 2520462 A1 CA2520462 A1 CA 2520462A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G19/00—Table service
    • A47G19/22—Drinking vessels or saucers used for table service
    • A47G19/2205—Drinking glasses or vessels
    • A47G19/2266—Means for facilitating drinking, e.g. for infants or invalids
    • A47G19/2272—Means for facilitating drinking, e.g. for infants or invalids from drinking glasses or cups comprising lids or covers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/06—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/20—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge
    • B65D47/2018—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge comprising a valve or like element which is opened or closed by deformation of the container or closure
    • B65D47/2031—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge comprising a valve or like element which is opened or closed by deformation of the container or closure the element being formed by a slit, narrow opening or constrictable spout, the size of the outlet passage being able to be varied by increasing or decreasing the pressure
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/16—Closures not otherwise provided for with means for venting air or gas
    • B65D51/1633—Closures not otherwise provided for with means for venting air or gas whereby venting occurs by automatic opening of the closure, container or other element
    • B65D51/1644—Closures not otherwise provided for with means for venting air or gas whereby venting occurs by automatic opening of the closure, container or other element the element being a valve
    • B65D51/165—Closures not otherwise provided for with means for venting air or gas whereby venting occurs by automatic opening of the closure, container or other element the element being a valve formed by a slit or narrow opening
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2251/00—Details relating to container closures
    • B65D2251/02—Grip means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2251/00—Details relating to container closures
    • B65D2251/06—Special configurations; Closures simulating or provided with another item, e.g. puppet, animal, vehicle, building
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2543/00—Lids or covers essentially for box-like containers
    • B65D2543/00009—Details of lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D2543/00018—Overall construction of the lid
    • B65D2543/00046—Drinking-through lids

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Abstract

A cup (100) is provided in figure 1 having a lid (200) with a spout (300) defined by walls tapered towards a distal end of the spout. The lid has handles (400) extending therefrom that are preferably formed of a first and second material having different Shore A hardnesses to define a rigid portion and a gripping portion.

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1. A lid for a cup comprising:
a lid body removably securable to said cup; and a spout having an orifice, a front wall and a rear wall, said spout being secured to said lid body, wherein said front and rear walls are convex defining a substantially ellipsoidal shape, wherein said front wall has a first radius of curvature, wherein said rear wall has a second radius of curvature, and wherein said first and second radii of curvature are substantially equal.
2. The lid of claim 1, wherein said first and second radii of curvature are between about 3.0 inches to about 7.0 inches.
3. The lid of claim 2, wherein said first and second radii of curvature are about 5.0 inches.
4. The lid of claim 1, wherein said spout has a distal end and a proximal end, wherein said distal end has a distal width of between about 0.5 inches to about 0.9 inches and a distal depth of between about 0.1 inches to about 0.25 inches, and wherein said proximal end has a proximal width of between about 0.8 inches to about 1.2 inches and a proximal depth of between about 0.25 inches to about 0.75 inches.
5. The lid of claim 4, wherein said distal width is about 0.69 inches and said distal depth is about 0.20 inches, and wherein said proximal width is about 0.97 inches and said proximal depth is about 0.56 inches.
6. The lid of claim 1, wherein said spout has first and second side walls, wherein said first side wall is inwardly tapered toward said distal end at a first taper angle of between about 5~ to about 18~, and wherein said second side wall is inwardly tapered toward said distal end at a second taper angle of between about 5~ to about 18~.
7. The lid of claim 6, wherein said first taper angle is about 12~ and said second taper angle is about 12~.
8. The lid of claim 1, wherein said front wall is inwardly tapered toward said distal end at a third taper angle of between about 5~ to about 15~, and wherein said rear wall is inwardly tapered toward said distal end at a fourth taper angle of between about 5~ to about 15~.
9. The lid of claim 8, wherein said third taper angle is about 13.5~
and said fourth taper angle is about 13.5~.
10. The lid of claim 1, wherein said spout has a top wall with an upwardly convex shape, and wherein said top wall has a third radius of curvature between about 0.25 inches to about 0.5 inches.
11. The lid of claim 10, wherein said third radius of curvature is about 0.38 inches.
12. The lid of claim 1, wherein said spout has a height between about 0.8 inches to about 1.8 inches.
13. The lid of claim 12, wherein said height is about 1.20 inches.
14. A lid for a cup comprising:

a lid body removably securable to said cup; and a spout having distal and proximal ends and an orifice, said spout being secured to said lid body, wherein said spout has a distal cross-sectional area A1 at said distal end, wherein said spout has a proximal cross-sectional area A2 at said proximal end, wherein said spout has a height h, and wherein said spout has a rate of change of cross-sectional area equal to (A2-A1)/h of between about 0.1 to about 1Ø
15. The lid of claim 14, wherein said rate of change of cross-sectional area is about 0.27.
16. The lid of claim 14, wherein said spout further comprises a front wall and a rear wall, and wherein said front and rear walls are convex.
17. The lid of claim 16, wherein said front wall has a first radius of curvature, wherein said rear wall has a second radius of curvature, and wherein said first and second radii of curvature are substantially equal.
18. The lid of claim 17, wherein said first and second radii of curvature are between about 3.0 to about 7Ø
19. The lid of claim 18, wherein said first and second radii of curvature are about 5.0 inches.
20. The fid of claim 14, wherein said distal end has a distal width of between about 0.5 inches to about 0.9 inches and a distal depth of between about 0.1 inches to about 0.25 inches, and wherein said proximal end has a proximal width of between about 0.8 inches to about 1.2 inches and a proximal depth of between about 0.25 inches to about 0.75 inches.
21. The lid of claim 20, wherein said distal width is about 0.69 inches and said distal depth is about 0.20 inches, and wherein said proximal width is about 0.97 inches and said proximal depth is about 0.56 inches.
22. The lid of claim 14, wherein said spout further comprises first and second side walls, wherein said first side wall is inwardly tapered toward said distal end at a first taper angle of between about 5~ to about 18~, and wherein said second side wall is inwardly tapered toward said distal end at a second taper angle of between about 5~ to about 18~.
23. The lid of claim 22, wherein said first taper angle is about 12~
and said second taper angle is about 12~.
24. The lid of claim 14, wherein said spout further comprises front and rear walls, wherein said front wall is inwardly tapered toward said distal end at a third taper angle of between about 5~ to about 15~, and wherein said rear wall is inwardly tapered toward said distal end at a fourth taper angle of between about 5~ to about 15~.
25. The lid of claim 24, wherein said third taper angle is about 13.5~
and said fourth taper angle is about 13.5~.
26. The lid of claim 14, wherein said spout has a top wall with an upwardly convex shape, and wherein said top wall has a third radius of curvature between about 0.25 inches to about 0.5 inches.
27. The lid of claim 26, wherein said third radius of curvature is about 0.38 inches.
28. The lid of claim 24, wherein said spout has a height between about 0.8 inches to about 1.8 inches.
29. The lid of claim 28, wherein said height is about 1.20 inches.
30. A cup assembly comprising:
a cup defining an inner volume;
a lid threadingly securable to said cup; and a spout having distal and proximal ends, an orifice, top, front and rear walls, and first and second side walls, said spout being secured to said lid, said orifice being disposed through said top wall and in fluid communication with said inner volume when said lid is secured to said cup, wherein said front wall has an outwardly convex shape and is inwardly tapered toward said distal end, wherein said rear wall is inwardly tapered toward said distal end, wherein said first side wall is inwardly tapered toward said distal end at a first taper angle, wherein said second side wall is inwardly tapered toward said distal end at a second taper angle, and wherein said first taper angle substantially equals said second taper angle.
31. The cup assembly of claim 30, wherein said top wall has an upwardly arcuate shape.
32. The cup assembly of claim 30, wherein said rear wall is at least partially outwardly convex.
33. The cup assembly of claim 30, wherein said spout further comprises chamfered edges disposed between said top wall, said front wall, said rear wall, said first side wall and said second side wall.
34. The cup assembly of claim 30, wherein said lid has an upwardly dome-like shape.
35. The cup assembly of claim 30, wherein said distal end has a distal width of about 0.69 inches and a distal depth of about 0.20 inches, and wherein said proximal end has a proximal width of about 0.97 inches and a proximal depth of about 0.56 inches.
36. The cup assembly of claim 30, wherein said height is about 1.20 inches.
37. The cup assembly of claim 30, wherein said lid has a vent hole formed therein, said vent hole being in fluid communication with said inner volume.
38. The cup assembly of claim 37, further comprising a flow control valve in fluid communication with said orifice and said inner volume, wherein said valve limits flow from said inner volume through said orifice.
39. The cup assembly of claim 38, wherein said lid has a lower surface with a first mating member and a second mating member, said first mating member being disposed under said spout and placing said valve in fluid communication with said orifice, and said second mating member being disposed under said vent hole and placing said valve in fluid communication with said vent hole.
40. A cup assembly comprising:
a cup defining an inner volume;
a lid removably securable to said cup; and a spout having distal and proximal ends, an orifice, a front wall and a rear wall, said spout being secured to said lid and said orifice being in fluid communication with said inner volume, wherein said front wall is inwardly tapered toward said distal end at a first taper angle of between about 5~ to about 15~, and wherein said rear wall is inwardly tapered toward said distal end at a second taper angle of between about 5~ to about 15~.
41. The cup assembly of claim 40, wherein said first taper angle is about 13.5~ and said second taper angle is about 13.5~.
42. The cup assembly of claim 40, wherein said spout further comprises first and second side walls, wherein said first side wall is inwardly tapered toward said distal end at a third taper angle of between about 5~ to about 18~, and wherein said second side wall is inwardly tapered toward said distal end at a fourth taper angle of between about 5~ to about 18~.
43. The cup assembly of claim 42, wherein said third taper angle is about 12~ and said fourth taper angle is about 12~.
44. The cup assembly of claim 40, wherein said distal end has a distal width of between about 0.5 inches to about 0.9 inches and a distal depth of between about 0.1 inches to about 0.25 inches, and wherein said proximal end has a proximal width of between about 0.8 inches to about 1.2 inches and a proximal depth of between about 0.25 inches to about 0.75 inches.
45. The cup assembly of claim 44, wherein said distal width is about 0.69 inches and said distal depth is about 0.20 inches, and wherein said proximal width is about 0.97 inches and said proximal depth is about 0.56 inches.
46. The cup assembly of claim 40, wherein said spout has a top wall with an upwardly convex shape, and wherein said top wall has a first radius of curvature between about 0.25 inches to about 0.5 inches.
47. The cup assembly of claim 46, wherein said first radius of curvature is about 0.38 inches.
48. The cup assembly of claim 40, wherein said spout has a height between about 0.8 inches to about 1.8 inches.
49. The cup assembly of claim 48, wherein said height is about 1.20 inches.
50. The cup assembly of claim 40, wherein said front and rear walls are convex.
51. The cup assembly of claim 50, wherein said front wall has a second radius of curvature, wherein said rear wall has a third radius of curvature, and wherein said second and third radii of curvature are substantially equal.
52. The cup assembly of claim 51, wherein said second and third radii of curvature are between about 3.0 inches to about 7.0 inches.
53. The cup assembly of claim 52, wherein said second and third radii of curvature are about 5.0 inches.
54. The cup assembly of claim 40, further comprising a flow control valve in fluid communication with said orifice and said inner volume, wherein said valve limits flow from said inner volume through said orifice.
55. The cup assembly of claim 40, further comprising at least one handle.
56. The cup assembly of claim 55, wherein said handle has a rigid portion and a gripping portion, said rigid portion being formed from a first material, said gripping portion being formed from a second material, and said first and second materials being integrally molded, and wherein said first material has a higher Shore A hardness than said second material.
57. A cup assembly comprising:
a cup defining an inner volume;
a lid removably securable to said cup; and a spout having an orifice and distal and proximal ends, said spout being secured to said lid and said orifice being in fluid communication with said inner volume, wherein said spout has a distal depth d1 at said distal end and a proximal depth d2 at said proximal end, wherein said spout has a height h, and wherein said spout has a rate of change of depth equal to (d2-d1)/h of between about 0.1 to about 0.7.
58. The cup assembly of claim 57, wherein said rate of change of depth is about 0.30.
59. The cup assembly of claim 57, wherein said spout has a distal width w1 at said distal end and a proximal width w2 at said proximal end, and wherein said spout has a rate of change of width equal to (w2-w1)/h of between about 0.1 to about 0.6.
60. The cup assembly of claim 59, wherein said rate of change of width is about 0.23.
61. The cup assembly of claim 57, wherein said spout further comprises front and rear walls, wherein said front wall is inwardly tapered toward said distal end at a first taper angle of between about 5~ to about 15~, and wherein said rear wall is inwardly tapered toward said distal end at a second taper angle of between about 5~ to about 15~.
62. The cup assembly of claim 61, wherein said first taper angle is about 13.5~ and said second taper angle is about 13.5~.
63. The cup assembly of claim 57, wherein said spout further comprises first and second side walls, wherein said first side wall is inwardly tapered toward said distal end at a third taper angle of between about 5~ to about 18~, and wherein said second side wall is inwardly tapered toward said distal end at a fourth taper angle of between about 5~ to about 18~.
64. The cup assembly of claim 63, wherein said third taper angle is about 12~ and said fourth taper angle is about 12~.
65. The cup assembly of claim 57, wherein said distal depth d1 is between about 0.1 inches to about 0.25 inches and said proximal depth d2 is between about 0.25 inches to about 0.75 inches.
66. The cup assembly of claim 65, wherein said distal depth d1 is about 0.20 inches, and wherein said proximal depth d2 is about 0.56 inches.
67. The cup assembly of claim 59, wherein said distal width w1 is between about 0.5 inches to about 0.9 inches and said proximal width w2 is between about 0.8 inches to about 1.2 inches.
68. The cup assembly of claim 67, wherein said distal width w1 is about 0.69 inches, and wherein said proximal width w2 is about 0.97 inches.
69. The cup assembly of claim 57, wherein said spout has a top wall with an upwardly convex shape, and wherein said top wall has a first radius of curvature between about 0.25 inches to about 0.5 inches.
70. The cup assembly of claim 69, wherein said first radius of curvature is about 0.38 inches.
71. The cup assembly of claim 57, wherein said spout has a height between about 0.8 inches to about 1.8 inches.
72. The cup assembly of claim 71, wherein said height is about 1.20 inches.
73. The cup assembly of claim 61, wherein said front and rear walls are convex defining a substantially ellipsoidal shape.
74. The cup assembly of claim 73, wherein said front wall has a second radius of curvature, wherein said rear wall has a third radius of curvature, and wherein said second and third radii of curvature are substantially equal.
75. The cup assembly of claim 74, wherein said second and third radii of curvature are between about 3.0 inches to about 7.0 inches.
76. The cup assembly of claim 75, wherein said second and third radii of curvature are about 5.0 inches.
77. The cup assembly of claim 57, further comprising a flow control valve in fluid communication with said orifice and said inner volume, wherein said valve limits flow from said inner volume through said orifice.
78. The cup assembly of claim 57, further comprising at least one handle.
79. The cup assembly of claim 78, wherein said handle has a rigid portion and a gripping portion, said rigid portion being formed from a first material, said gripping portion being formed from a second material, and said first and second materials being integrally molded, and wherein said first material has a higher Shore A hardness than said second material.
80. A cup assembly comprising:
a cup defining an inner volume;
a lid removably securable to said cup; and a spout having an orifice and distal and proximal ends, said spout being secured to said lid and said orifice being in fluid communication with said inner volume, wherein said spout has a distal width w1 at said distal end and a proximal width w2 at said proximal end, wherein said spout has a height h, and wherein said spout has a rate of change of width equal to (w2-w1)/h of between about 0.1 to about 0.6.
81. The cup assembly of claim 80, wherein said rate of change of width is about 0.23.
82. The cup assembly of claim 80, wherein said spout further comprises front and rear walls, wherein said front wall is inwardly tapered toward said distal end at a first taper angle of between about 5~ to about 15~, and wherein said rear wall is inwardly tapered toward said distal end at a second taper angle of between about 5~ to about 15~.
83. The cup assembly of claim 82, wherein said first taper angle is about 13.5~ and said second taper angle is about 13.5~.
84. The cup assembly of claim 80, wherein said spout further comprises first and second side walls, wherein said first side wall is inwardly tapered toward said distal end at a third taper angle of between about 5~ to about 18~, and wherein said second side wall is inwardly tapered toward said distal end at a fourth taper angle of between about 5~ to about 18~.
85. The cup assembly of claim 84, wherein said third taper angle is about 12~ and said fourth taper angle is about 12~.
86. The cup assembly of claim 80, wherein said distal width w1 is between about 0.5 inches to about 0.9 inches and said proximal width w2 is between about 0.8 inches to about 1.2 inches.
87. The cup assembly of claim 86, wherein said distal width w1 is about 0.69 inches, and wherein said proximal width w2 is about 0.97 inches.
88. The cup assembly of claim 80, wherein said spout has a top wall with an upwardly convex shape, and wherein said top wall has a first radius of curvature between about 0.25 inches to about 0.5 inches.
89. The cup assembly of claim 88, wherein said first radius of curvature is about 0.38 inches.
90. The cup assembly of claim 80, wherein said spout has a height between about 0.8 inches to about 1.8 inches.
91. The cup assembly of claim 90, wherein said height is about 1.20 inches.
92. The cup assembly of claim 82, wherein said front and rear walls are convex defining a substantially ellipsoidal shape.
93. The cup assembly of claim 92, wherein said front wall has a second radius of curvature, wherein said rear wall has a third radius of curvature, and wherein said second and third radii of curvature are substantially equal.
94. The cup assembly of claim 93, wherein said second and third radii of curvature are between about 3.0 inches to about 7.0 inches.
95. The cup assembly of claim 94, wherein said second and third radii of curvature are about 5.0 inches.
96. The cup assembly of claim 80, further comprising a flow control valve in fluid communication with said orifice and said inner volume, wherein said valve limits flow from said inner volume through said orifice.
97. The cup assembly of claim 80, further comprising at least one handle.
98. The cup assembly of claim 97, wherein said handle has a rigid portion and a gripping portion, said rigid portion being formed from a first material, said gripping portion being formed from a second material, and said first and second materials being integrally molded, and wherein said first material has a higher Shore A hardness than said second material.
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