Title:
RECLOSABLE CONTAINER LID
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2003/013969
Kind Code:
A2
Abstract:
A reclosable lid 10 for a container holding a flowable substance has a first piece or cover 12, and a movable second piece or disk 50. The cover 10 has a top wall 14, a side wall 16 and a mounting portion 22 for connecting the lid 10 on the container. The cover 12 has an opening 28 adapted to permit the flow of the substance through the lid 10. The cover 12 further includes a slot 30 located in the top wall 14. The disk 50 has at least one aperture 78, a post 54, and a projection 52. The aperture 78 and the projection 52 are each cooperatively dimensioned with the opening 28. The post 54 is adapted to be received by the slot 30 in the cover 12. The disk 50 is movable between a first position wherein at least a portion of the projection 52 is received in the opening 28 in the first position, and a second position wherein the aperture 78 is aligned with the opening 28 in the second position. A support ledge 102 and a support edge 104 on an inner surface 100 of the cover 12 are adapted to provide rotatable support to the disk 50.
Inventors:
SMITH STEPHEN ALAN
HUSTON DAWN ELLEN
WIEDMEYER WARREN GILES
SULLIVAN STEPHEN WILLIAM
CHIN RICH MATTHEW
AHMED MOHAMMED MAQSOOD
GITSCHLAG JOHN STEWART
LANGELAN DAVID RAYMOND
CHAUHAN RAJENDRA RANJITBHAI
HURST WILLIAM EDWARD
JOINES JAMES TAM JR
SMITH KEVIN RAY
ANHALT MARK GERALD
RUTTER BRYCE G
BONE BRIAN C
DOTY HEATH A
HUSTON DAWN ELLEN
WIEDMEYER WARREN GILES
SULLIVAN STEPHEN WILLIAM
CHIN RICH MATTHEW
AHMED MOHAMMED MAQSOOD
GITSCHLAG JOHN STEWART
LANGELAN DAVID RAYMOND
CHAUHAN RAJENDRA RANJITBHAI
HURST WILLIAM EDWARD
JOINES JAMES TAM JR
SMITH KEVIN RAY
ANHALT MARK GERALD
RUTTER BRYCE G
BONE BRIAN C
DOTY HEATH A
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/023352
Publication Date:
February 20, 2003
Filing Date:
July 24, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SOLO CUP CO (US)
International Classes:
B65D47/26; B65D55/02; (IPC1-7): B65D47/26
Foreign References:
| US6216904B1 | 2001-04-17 | |||
| GB1576126A | 1980-10-01 | |||
| US4790444A | 1988-12-13 | |||
| US6095033A | 2000-08-01 | |||
| EP0160372A1 | 1985-11-06 | |||
| DE1816709A1 | 1970-02-19 | |||
| GB2091232A | 1982-07-28 | |||
| GB2182027A | 1987-05-07 |
Other References:
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1998, no. 10, 31 August 1998 (1998-08-31) -& JP 10 129706 A (ZOJIRUSHI CORP), 19 May 1998 (1998-05-19)
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Morneault, Monique A. (311 South Wacker Drive - 530, Chicago IL, US)
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