Straw receptacle lid

A lids for a child's drinking cup has a projection extending integrally from an underside of the lid, the projection defining, in an upper surface of the lid body, a straw receptacle. The projection defines a plurality of break lines, such as slits, terminating at break line ends and defining s...

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Main Authors POWERS THOMAS J, HIDALGO CRAIG A, BREWIN JOSEPH F, HESSION JOHN A, SINTON ALEXANDER J
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 20.02.2007
Subjects
ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR
COFFEE MILLS
CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS
CONVEYING
DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES
FURNITURE
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
HUMAN NECESSITIES
PACKAGES
PACKAGING ELEMENTS
PACKING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
SPICE MILLS
STORING
SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A lids for a child's drinking cup has a projection extending integrally from an underside of the lid, the projection defining, in an upper surface of the lid body, a straw receptacle. The projection defines a plurality of break lines, such as slits, terminating at break line ends and defining separable segments of the projection. The break line ends are spaced from the base of the projection in a region of the straw receptacle having a cross-section approximately equal in extent to a cross-section of a corresponding drinking straw, such that inserting the straw into the straw receptacle and through the projection forces the projection segments apart, the segment bases engaging an outer surface of the inserted straw to inhibit leakage. Some of the projections include molded stiffening ribs.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20030457254