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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 1995
Filed:
Apr. 21, 1993
Jonathan H Mueller, Hermitage, TN (US);
Aladdin Synergetics, Inc., Nashville, TN (US);
Abstract
For a sturdy, reusable insulated cold beverage container, a closure including a lid and a stopper. The lid has two holes through it--a large drinking hole preferably with an ice guard secured in it and a smaller straw hole for receiving a drinking straw therein. The stopper has first and second end portions and a hinge formed between them and is formed as a separate piece from the lid. The first and second portions can be snap secured to the lid and over the drinking and straw holes, respectively, to individually seal the holes and thereby prevent the liquid contents of the container from spilling out the holes. The snap securing structures advantageously provide the only attachments of the stopper to the lid. With one end portion secured to and over its respective hole, the other end portion can be unsecured from its hole pivoted about the hinge and removably snap-fit secured to the top of the one end portion, out of the way of the open hole, and subsequently unsnapped, pivoted back to its hole and secured over it. A ledge structure of the lid supports the hinge during this pivoting step.