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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:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2011
Applicants:
Russell Sinacori, Charlotte, NC (US);
Douglas Ramsey, Rochester, NY (US);
Inventors:
Russell Sinacori, Charlotte, NC (US);
Douglas Ramsey, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 43/26 (2006.01); B65D 47/26 (2006.01); B65D 47/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 47/286 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00046 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lid assembly includes a lid, which defines openings and a guide channel, and a body slidably engaging the lid and defining protrusions that correspond with the openings. A resiliently deformable member of the body is guided within the guide channel of the lid. The body is movable between a first position in which the openings and protrusions are aligned to block fluid flow and a second position in which the openings and protrusions are misaligned to allow fluid flow through the lid. The body is biased in the direction of the first position by the resiliently deformable member.