EP0196198A1 - Récipient pour boire - Google Patents

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EP0196198A1
EP0196198A1 EP86302060A EP86302060A EP0196198A1 EP 0196198 A1 EP0196198 A1 EP 0196198A1 EP 86302060 A EP86302060 A EP 86302060A EP 86302060 A EP86302060 A EP 86302060A EP 0196198 A1 EP0196198 A1 EP 0196198A1
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container
closure member
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drinking vessel
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Laura Kirke
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    • 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
    • B65D47/26—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts
    • B65D47/261—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts having a rotational or helicoidal movement
    • B65D47/265—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts having a rotational or helicoidal movement between planar parts
    • 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

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  • This invention relates to drinking vessels, particularly (but not exclusively) to drinking vessels for infants.
  • UK Patent Publication No.2110072 proposes an infant's drinking cup that is "self-righting". However, even such a construction is unlikely to be wholly satisfactory where, as is often the case, portability of the drinking vessel with its liquid contents is necessary.
  • the present invention in one aspect provides a drinking vessel comprising: a liquid container (e.g. an infant's or child's drinking cup) having a removable closure member (e.g. a lid) provided with a drinking spout or mouthpiece, the closure member being positionable on the mouth of the container such as in use selectively to seal off or to permit flow of the container's liquid contents through the mouthpiece or spout.
  • a liquid container e.g. an infant's or child's drinking cup
  • a removable closure member e.g. a lid
  • the closure member being positionable on the mouth of the container such as in use selectively to seal off or to permit flow of the container's liquid contents through the mouthpiece or spout.
  • the closure member is selectively rotatable between a first position in which it permits liquid within the container to be withdrawn therefrom via the spout and a second position in which it prevents egress of said liquid through said spout.
  • the vessel comprises an apertured member disposed between the closure member and the container's mouth, the aperture of said apertured member being substantially in effective registry with the closure member's spout in said first position but in said second position being out of such registry, the two said members being then in substantially sealing surfacial contact with one another.
  • the apertured member is a push-fit within the mouth of the vessel.
  • closure member overlies the apertured member and is screw-threaded to the vessel's exterior.
  • the apertured member is provided with an upstanding wall and the closure member is disposed within this wall and is screw-threaded thereto.
  • the screw-threaded attachment may be by means of a single turn thread (or equivalent single continuous rib or groove in a plane oblique to the axis) enabling the closure member to be snap-fitted axially onto the container or the apertured member.
  • the infant's drinking cup 10 of Fig 1 comprises a generally cylindrical, substantially rigid container 12 moulded of plastics material, and provided with a pair of diametrically opposite handles (not shown).
  • a disk-like, somewhat more flexible member 14, moulded of plastics material has a diameter approximating to the outer diameter of the container 12 and is integrally provided with a depending cylindrical wall 16 of lesser diameter but which is a close fit with the inside cylindrical surface 18 of container 12 at the container's mouth 20.
  • a main closure member 22, of similar rigidity to container 12, is moulded of plastics material to provide an integral spout-like mouthpiece or drinking "tube" 24.
  • the mouthpiece 24 has one or more conduits 26 therein for the passage therethrough of liquid withdrawn from the container.
  • the closure member 22 is provided with a vent hole or orifice 28 at a location diametrically opposite the mouthpiece 24.
  • the closure member 22 is provided at its periphery with a depending cylindrical wall 30 that is internally screw-threaded at 33 for threaded connection with external threads 11 provided on the container 12.
  • the member 14 is provided with an aperture 34 at a radial location substantially the same as the base of the mouthpiece 24 or, if the latter is solid, the radial location of the lower ends of the conduits 26.
  • the aperture 34 is of at least the diameter of an adult's finger whereby removal of the member 14 is facilitated when the container 12 is to be filled.
  • the arrangement is such that in one position of the closure member 22 relative to the member 14, the aperture 34 communicates with the conduits 26 (such that liquid within the container 12 can be withdrawn therefrom via aperture 34 and the mouthpiece), and such that in another position of the closure member 22 relative to the member 14, the aperture 34 is sealed by the closure member 22 (the latter's planar underside surface 25 being in tight surfacial abutment of the upper planar surface 35 of the member 14 due to the relative flexibility of the latter). It will be appreciated that such sealing action between the surfaces 25,35 is enhanced by appropriate use of the screw-threaded fastening 11,33 between the container 12 and the closure member 22 whereby the latter two items are axially drawn together to effect sealing and are axially moved apart to permit egress of the contained liquid via the mouthpiece.
  • detent means may be provided to retain the members 14 and 22 in each of said relative positions (a) to prevent accidental sealing off of liquid flow when drinking by the infant is desired and (b) to prevent accidental spillage of the beverage when the sealed container is being carried about,e.g. by the infant's parent.
  • the member 14 may be provided with a radially extending "tag" that is to be fitted within a recess therefor provided in the upper edge of the cup so as to fix the position of the aperture 34 with respect to the container 12 and thus ensure that the aperture 34 is out of alignment with the mouthpiece 24 (or the latter's conduits 26) when the closure member 22 is screwed down.
  • a radially extending "tag" that is to be fitted within a recess therefor provided in the upper edge of the cup so as to fix the position of the aperture 34 with respect to the container 12 and thus ensure that the aperture 34 is out of alignment with the mouthpiece 24 (or the latter's conduits 26) when the closure member 22 is screwed down.
  • the member 14 is also provided with an internally screw-threaded upstanding wall 36 and the closure member 22 is provided with a co-operating, externally screw-threaded periphery 38 in place of the depending wall 30 internally screw-threaded at 33.
  • the infant's drinking cup 110 of Figs 3-6 comprises a generally cylindrical, substantially rigid container 112 moulded of plastics material (e.g. acrylic), and provided with a pair of diametrically opposite handles 113.
  • a disk-like, somewhat more flexible member 114 moulded of plastics material (e.g. acrylic), has a diameter approximating to the outer diameter of the container 112 and is integrally provided with a depending cylindrical wall 116 of lesser diameter but which is a close fit with the inside cylindrical surface 118 of container 112 at the container's mouth 120.
  • a main closure member 122 is moulded of plastics material (e.g. acrylic) to provide an integral spout-like mouthpiece or drinking "tube" 124.
  • the mouthpiece 124 has one or more conduits 126 therein for the passage therethrough of liquid withdrawn from the container.
  • the closure member 122 is provided with a vent hole or orifice 128 at a location diametrically opposite the mouthpiece 124.
  • the closure member 122 is provided at its periphery with a depending cylindrical wall 130 that is internally screw-threaded at 133 for threaded connection with external threads 111 provided on the container 112.
  • the member 114 is provided with an aperture 134 at a radial location substantially the same as the base of the mouthpiece 124 for substantially effective "registry" with the lower ends of the conduits 126.
  • the aperture 134 is of at least the diameter of an adult's finger whereby removal of the member 114 is facilitated when the container 112 is to be filled.
  • the member 114 is also provided with a vent hole 129 for registry with the vent hole 128 of closure member 122.
  • the arrangement is such that in one position of the closure member 122 relative to the member 114, the vent holes 128,129 are in registry and the aperture 134 communicates with the conduits 126 (such that liquid within the container 112 can be withdrawn therefrom via aperture 134 and the mouthpiece), and such that in another position of the closure member 122 relative to the member 114, the vent hole 129 and the aperture 134 are sealed by the closure member 122 (the latter's planar underside surface 125 being in tight surfacial abutment of the upper planar surface 135 of the member 114 due to the relative flexibility of the latter).
  • the member 114 is provided with a radially extending "tag" 115 that is fitted within a recess 117 therefor provided in the upper edge 120 of the cup 112 so as to fix the position of the aperture 134 with respect to the container 112 and thus ensure that the aperture 134 is out of alignment with the mouthpiece 114 (or the latter's conduits 126) when the closure member 122 is screwed down.
  • detent means 150 are provided to retain the members 114 and 122 in one of said relative positions to prevent accidental sealing off of liquid flow when drinking by the infant is desired.
  • the detent means comprise a pair of closely adjacent, outwardly directed ribs or "pips" 152 on the top outer surface of the container or cup 112, and also an inwardly and downwardly directed lug 154 on the interior of the lid or closure member 122.
  • the disposition of these elements 152,154 is such that the lug 154 can snap past one of the ribs 152 and rest captive in the space 153 between them upon an appropriate turning force applied by an adult, but is highly resistant to such operation by a child.
  • the disposition of the elements 152,154 is such that they interengage (with the lug 154 "captive" in the narrow space 153 between the two ribs 152) when the closure member 122 is in said one position relative to the member 114, i.e. when the aperture 134 communicates with the conduits 126 such that liquid within the container 112 can be withdrawn therefrom via aperture 134 and the mouthpiece.
  • such detent means can also be provided (at an angularly spaced position) to prevent accidental spillage of the beverage when the sealed container is being carried about,e.g. by the infant's parent.
  • This can, for example, be perhaps achieved by providing a further pair of said closely adjacent ribs or "pips” such as 152 at 90 degrees to the ribs or "pips" 152 of the detent means 150..
  • the cup 210 has its container 212 of somewhat kidney-shaped cross-section at least adjacent the container's mouth, i.e. the container has a subsantially cylindrical wall but provided with an indent at least adjacent the top of the container's wall.
  • the container can be molded with a cross-section in the form of a "fat" crescent (e.g. by providing an elliptical indent or "cut-out" in the otherwise circular perimeter).
  • the indent can be of part-annular shape.
  • the cylindrical wall portion of container 212 should in any event extend about its vertical axis for at least 185°, preferably for approximately 300°, and the indent should extend from, say, 5° to 175° - preferably 60° - about this axis.
  • the infant's drinking cup 210 has a closure member 222 which, in contrast, extends fully through 360°. It is provided with a spout or mouthpiece 224 having holes 226 therethrough.
  • the closure member 222 can be push fit or be snap fit or be screw fit connectable on to the mouth of container 212.
  • Detent means 250 are provided between the overlapping vertical walls of the closure member 222 and the top of container 212

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GB8507178 1985-03-20
GB858507178A GB8507178D0 (en) 1985-03-20 1985-03-20 Drinking vessel
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GB858510681A GB8510681D0 (en) 1985-03-20 1985-04-26 Drinking vessel

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EP0265125A1 (fr) * 1986-10-08 1988-04-27 Jackel International Limited Récipient pour boire
US4925052A (en) * 1987-03-06 1990-05-15 Malcolm Betka Infant's mug
WO1990013509A1 (fr) * 1989-04-28 1990-11-15 Everitt Christopher James Wild Recipient
EP0530562A1 (fr) * 1991-09-02 1993-03-10 Buck Werke GmbH & Co Dispositif de sécurité pour couvercles de réceptacles
FR2781766A1 (fr) * 1998-07-29 2000-02-04 Thierry Mugler Parfums Sa Recipient verseur pour produits liquides
JP2009511098A (ja) * 2005-10-08 2009-03-19 マパ・ゲゼルシャフト・ミット・ベシュレンタク・ハフツング・グミ−・ウント・プラスティクウェルケ 育児食用こぼれ防止機能付哺乳瓶
WO2019201691A1 (fr) * 2018-04-16 2019-10-24 Esbit Compagnie Gmbh Dispositif de fermeture conçu pour un contenant de boisson

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GB2110072A (en) * 1981-11-18 1983-06-15 Kiddie Products Inc Self-righting cup
EP0160372A1 (fr) * 1984-03-13 1985-11-06 Jill Lesley Dent Récipient pour boire

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US3104039A (en) * 1960-04-12 1963-09-17 Continental Can Co Plastic captive seal closure and spout
FR1604497A (fr) * 1968-12-30 1971-11-08
FR2344465A1 (fr) * 1976-03-16 1977-10-14 Robinson & Sons Ltd Couvercle distributeur
US4190173A (en) * 1978-02-14 1980-02-26 Flambeau Products Corporation Beverage container
GB2110072A (en) * 1981-11-18 1983-06-15 Kiddie Products Inc Self-righting cup
EP0160372A1 (fr) * 1984-03-13 1985-11-06 Jill Lesley Dent Récipient pour boire

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EP0265125A1 (fr) * 1986-10-08 1988-04-27 Jackel International Limited Récipient pour boire
US4925052A (en) * 1987-03-06 1990-05-15 Malcolm Betka Infant's mug
WO1990007291A1 (fr) * 1987-03-06 1990-07-12 Malcolm Betka Ameliorations relatives a des recipients de boissons
WO1990013509A1 (fr) * 1989-04-28 1990-11-15 Everitt Christopher James Wild Recipient
US5292021A (en) * 1989-04-28 1994-03-08 Lyon Christopher J Holder for liquid containing package
EP0530562A1 (fr) * 1991-09-02 1993-03-10 Buck Werke GmbH & Co Dispositif de sécurité pour couvercles de réceptacles
FR2781766A1 (fr) * 1998-07-29 2000-02-04 Thierry Mugler Parfums Sa Recipient verseur pour produits liquides
JP2009511098A (ja) * 2005-10-08 2009-03-19 マパ・ゲゼルシャフト・ミット・ベシュレンタク・ハフツング・グミ−・ウント・プラスティクウェルケ 育児食用こぼれ防止機能付哺乳瓶
WO2019201691A1 (fr) * 2018-04-16 2019-10-24 Esbit Compagnie Gmbh Dispositif de fermeture conçu pour un contenant de boisson
US11246434B2 (en) 2018-04-16 2022-02-15 Esbit Compagnie Gmbh Closing device for a beverage container

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