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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2001
Stephen Alan Smith, Naperville, IL (US);
Dawn Ellen Huston, Lindenhurst, IL (US);
Warren Giles Wiedmeyer, Trevor, WI (US);
Stephen William Sullivan, Round Lake Beach, IL (US);
Rich Matthew Chin, Lincolnwood, IL (US);
Mohammed Maqsood Ahmed, Niles, IL (US);
John Stewart Gitschlag, Chicago, IL (US);
David Raymond Langelan, Oak Park, IL (US);
Rajendra Ranjitbhai Chauhan, Skoki, IL (US);
William Edward Hurst, Lisle, IL (US);
James Tam Joines, Jr., Gurnee, IL (US);
Kevin Ray Smith, Round Lake Beach, IL (US);
Mark Gerald Anhalt, Franklin, WI (US);
Bryce G. Rutter, St. Louis, MO (US);
Brian C. Bone, St. Louis, MO (US);
Heath A. Doty, Richmond Heights, MO (US);
Solo Cup Company, Highland Park, IL (US);
Abstract
A reclosable lid for a container holding a flowable substance has a first piece or cover , and a movable second piece or disk . The cover has a top wall , a side wall and a mounting portion for connecting the lid on the container. The cover has an opening adapted to permit the flow of the substance through the lid . The cover further includes a slot located in the top wall . The disk has at least one aperture , a post , and a projection . The aperture and the projection are each cooperatively dimensioned with the opening . The post is adapted to be received by the slot in the cover . The disk is movable between a first position wherein at least a portion of the projection is received in the opening in the first position, and a second position wherein the aperture is aligned with the opening in the second position. A support ledge and a support edge on an inner surface of the cover are adapted to provide rotatable support to the disk