CA2683105A1 - A beverage lid designed to assemble and seal on various beverage containers - Google Patents

A beverage lid designed to assemble and seal on various beverage containers Download PDF

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CA2683105A1
CA2683105A1 CA 2683105 CA2683105A CA2683105A1 CA 2683105 A1 CA2683105 A1 CA 2683105A1 CA 2683105 CA2683105 CA 2683105 CA 2683105 A CA2683105 A CA 2683105A CA 2683105 A1 CA2683105 A1 CA 2683105A1
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    • 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
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    • 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
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Abstract

A reusable, flexible beverage lid designed to fit various beverage containers includes a drink through cover portion having a generally circular periphery and a flexible sidewall with a profile enabling sealing against varying dimensioned beverage containers.
The shape of the sidewall profile allows the lid to reliably seal and be easily assembled against various beverage containers and is generally consistent circumferentially.
The lid design is such that it can be scaled radially to fit a further amount of beverage containers.

Description

Fees On filing an application under subsection 27(2) of the Act. (a) small entity fee of $200.
Cover Sheet This is a provisional utility patent application.

Inventor Name: Chris A.G. Leach of Vizun (sole proprietorship) Citizenship: Canadian Address: 18 Kenaston Gardens, Unit 206, north york, Canada, M2K3C7 Title of Invention A beverage lid designed to assemble and seal on various beverage containers.
Description This patent application is for a beverage lid (Figure A) which can be assembled and sealed to various sizes of beverage containers to prevent spilling the container's contents. The beverage may be drunk through the opening in the lid. The lid material is flexible to allow stretching and compression of the interfacing walls with a general profile to assemble and seal with various beverage containers. The wall profile of the lid (Figure B, 1 &2) is designed to ensure sealing over various paper cups and ceramic mugs. These walls (1 &2) deform against various inner diameters, outer diameters, container rim thicknesses, container rim profiles, and rolled paper cup rims to ensure sealing. The wall profiles may be configured differently to achieve a similar function (Figure C, 1&2). The inner wall (2) may have a baffle (9) which prevents the liquid contents of the beverage container from flooding or splashing on the sealing surfaces.
This baffle provides a secondary feature to improve sealing performance. The outer wall (1) may have a protruding ergonomic feature (10) to allow the user to stretch the flexible outer wall (1) over the outer diameter of the beverage container.
The lid has two protruding tabs (Figure D, 3&4) which allow attachment of customized cosmetic bands or rings (7) to the lid for the purpose of advertising or communicating a personal message. The lid has a recessed surface (5) to accommodate attachment of another customizable component (8) to seat flush with the uppermost surface of the lid (6). This component could also be for the purpose of advertising or communicating a personal message. These various features, 1 through 10, in whole or in part are within the scope of this patent application.

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Claims (4)

1. A reusable, flexible beverage lid comprising: a cover portion having a generally circular periphery comprising a drink opening adjacent to the periphery; and a general pooling feature to capture and allow drainage of any fluids not drank by the user, general vent holes to allow steam to escape and drainage from the pool feature; and a flexible outer sidewall which is homogeneously integrated with the cover portion and generally consistent circumferentially, wherein Its profile enables easy assembly and sealing against varying dimensioned beverage containers, against the generally consistent outer rim surface of various sizes of beverage containers, consisting of: a surface area sufficient to comfortably and confidently push the lid onto beverage containers; a sidewall cross section which translates the vertical force into horizontal deflection and tensile stress into a sealing radial force without excessively collapsing vertically before establishing a seal; at least one rib which is longitudinally offset from the underside of the lid allowing further flexibility as the offset increases. The generally circular cross section of the rib allows for easy assembly and resistance to unseating of the lid during or after assembly due to tensile stress within the stretched profile of the lid; a sidewall with an outer profile which has a relief feature accommodating collapse of the outer wall which allows further flexibility of the inner sealing rib within acceptable assembly efforts, a guide feature enabling centering during assembly and an inherently obvious feature for the user to grasp during assembly; a rim seat where the lid sits onto the rim of the beverage container, an inner wall which provides circumferential and radial stiffness when the outer sidewall is being stretched during assembly consisting of: an inner seating feature that enables centering during assembly and an additional sealing surface; an inner baffle that minimizes beverage splash against the sealing surfaces. This lid can be scaled radially to allow further versatility
2. A lid of claim 1 which has retention features for a circumferential band wrapping around the purely cylindrical portion of the cover portion.
3 A lid of claim 1 which has a sufficient depression on the top face of the cover to allow for flush assembly of a separate personalized flat piece.
4. A reusable flexible elastomer lid of claim 1, 2, or 3.
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