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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2003
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, Skokie, 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);
Richard Michael Sandusky, Palatine, IL (US);
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, Skokie, 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);
Richard Michael Sandusky, Palatine, IL (US);
Solo Cup Operating Corporation, Highland Park, IL (US);
Abstract
A reclosable lidfor a container holding a flowable substance has a coverand a rotatable elementrotatably supported by the cover. The coverhas an openingand a slotlocated in a top wallof the cover. The coveralso has a tabextending outward from a portion of the cover. The rotatable elementhas at least one apertureand an actuatorthat is accessible through the slot. The elementis moveable by manipulation of the actuatorbetween a first position wherein the apertureis misaligned with the opening, and a second position wherein the apertureis aligned with the opening. The coverhas at least one support memberextending radially inward from an inner surfaceof the cover, wherein the support memberrotatably supports the element