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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2016
Applicant:
Handi-craft Company, St. Louis, MO (US);
Inventors:
Xiangwen Zhang, Ellisville, MO (US);
Douglas Hanneken, St. Louis, MO (US);
Bernard J. Kemper, Bonne Terre, MO (US);
Assignee:
HANDI-CRAFT COMPANY, St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47G 19/22 (2006.01); A61J 9/04 (2006.01); B65D 47/20 (2006.01); B65D 47/32 (2006.01); B65D 51/16 (2006.01); A61J 11/00 (2006.01); A47G 21/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47G 19/2272 (2013.01); A61J 9/04 (2013.01); B65D 47/2031 (2013.01); B65D 47/32 (2013.01); B65D 51/165 (2013.01); A47G 21/18 (2013.01); A61J 11/0065 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00046 (2013.01);
Abstract
A valve assembly for a leak resistant drinking cup includes a tubular plug having an outer wall, an inner wall, and a web extending between and connecting the outer and inner walls. The web has at least one slit disposed intermediate the inner and outer walls. The valve assembly is configurable between a sealed position wherein liquid is inhibited from passing through the slit and an unsealed position wherein liquid can pass through the slit.