Receptacles – Container attachment or adjunct – Drinking device
Patent
1998-11-27
2000-01-04
Cronin, Stephen K.
Receptacles
Container attachment or adjunct
Drinking device
220254, 220715, 222506, 222557, D7511, A47G 1922
Patent
active
06010029&
ABSTRACT:
A lid assembly includes a lid body having a periphery containing a liquid discharge slot and an air vent arranged diametrically opposite to each other, and a center containing a passage located between the liquid discharge slot and the air vent, a rotary cap rotatably mounted on the top of the lid body and including a drive post extending downward from the bottom thereof, and extending through the passage, a control device mounted on the bottom of the lid body and secured to the drive post to rotate therewith. In such a manner, the control device can be rotated by the drive post to move between a first position where the liquid discharge slot and the air vent are closed by the control device, and a second position where the liquid discharge slot and the air vent are detached from and opened by the control device.
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