Receptacles – Container attachment or adjunct – Drinking device
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-14
2011-06-14
Stashick, Anthony (Department: 3781)
Receptacles
Container attachment or adjunct
Drinking device
C220S717000, C220S713000, C220S711000, C220S254100, C215S387000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07959029
ABSTRACT:
A splash and spill resistant insulating lid for beverage containers comprising an insulated splash and spill barrier integrated into a cup lid combination. This is achieved by creating a barrier and/or labyrinth flow path, which buffers and deflects sloshing liquid. Accidental/incidental release of liquid is minimized and/or prevented while allowing the normal flow of liquid for drinking. These features of the SSRIL further create an insulating barrier to keep a cup's fluid hotter or cooler for a longer period of time, enhanced by using an appropriate insulating material combined with finite number of transfer holes that are of a specific shape and/or specific location and/or specific orientation to promote the formation of a surface tension film of fluid across the transfer holes, creating additional barriers against the escape and exchange of both fluid and vapor outside the cup.
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Bagwell Clifford W.
Edwards Robert L.
Hook David B.
Walworth Van T.
Whitaker Craig
Aslan Guild, LLC
Edwards Brett
Harness Dickey & Pierce PLC
Stashick Anthony
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