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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2008
Craig Whitaker, Fairfield, OH (US);
Van T. Walworth, Lebanon, TN (US);
David B. Hook, Franklin, TN (US);
Robert L. Edwards, Mesa, AZ (US);
Clifford W. Bagwell, Springville, AL (US);
Craig Whitaker, Fairfield, OH (US);
Van T. Walworth, Lebanon, TN (US);
David B. Hook, Franklin, TN (US);
Robert L. Edwards, Mesa, AZ (US);
Clifford W. Bagwell, Springville, AL (US);
Aslan Guild, LLC, Brentwood, TN (US);
Abstract
A splash and spill resistant insulating lid for beverage containers comprising an insulated splash and spill barrier integrated into a cup lid combination. This is achieved by creating a barrier and/or labyrinth flow path, which buffers and deflects sloshing liquid. Accidental/incidental release of liquid is minimized and/or prevented while allowing the normal flow of liquid for drinking. These features of the SSRIL further create an insulating barrier to keep a cup's fluid hotter or cooler for a longer period of time, enhanced by using an appropriate insulating material combined with finite number of transfer holes that are of a specific shape and/or specific location and/or specific orientation to promote the formation of a surface tension film of fluid across the transfer holes, creating additional barriers against the escape and exchange of both fluid and vapor outside the cup.