Reclosable container lid
View Patent ↗A reclosable lid 10 for a container holding a flowable substance has a first piece or cover 12 , and a movable second piece or disk 50 . The cover 10 has a top wall 14 , a side wall 16 and a mounting portion 22 for connecting the lid 10 on the container. The cover 12 has an opening 28 adapted to permit the flow of the substance through the lid 10 . The cover 12 further includes a slot 30 located in the top wall 14 . The disk 50 has at least one aperture 78 , a post 54 , and a projection 52 . The aperture 78 and the projection 52 are each cooperatively dimensioned with the opening 28 . The post 54 is adapted to be received by the slot 30 in the cover 12 . The disk 50 is movable between a first position wherein at least a portion of the projection 52 is received in the opening 28 in the first position, and a second position wherein the aperture 78 is aligned with the opening 28 in the second position. A support ledge 102 and a support edge 104 on an inner surface 100 of the cover 12 are adapted to provide rotatable support to the disk 50.
1. A lid for a container holding a flowable substance, the lid comprising:
a cover adapted to be attached to the container, the cover having a top wall, an opening, a slot and a recessed central portion, wherein the opening and the slot are positioned in the top wall, the cover further having a plurality of circumferentially spaced support members extending radially inward from a sidewall of the cover; and
a moveable element rotatably supported by the support members, the element having an aperture and an actuator accessible through the slot wherein the element is moveable by manipulation of the actuator between a first position wherein the aperture is misaligned with the opening, and a second position wherein the aperture is aligned with the opening.
2. The lid of claim 1 wherein the cover further has a mounting portion, the mounting portion adapted to be attached to the container.
3. The lid of claim 1 wherein the top wall is annular.
4. The lid of claim 1 wherein the element further has a projection wherein the projection is received in the opening when the element is in the first position.
5. The lid of claim 4 wherein the projection and the opening are cooperatively dimensioned such that the projection closes the opening in the first position.
6. The lid of claim 4 wherein the projection is a color perceptively different from a color of the cover to indicate a closed position.
7. The lid of claim 1 wherein the actuator is a post received by the slot.
8. The lid of claim 7 wherein a user moves the element between the first position and the second position by manipulating the post.
9. The lid of claim 1 wherein the element is a disk.
10. The lid of claim 1 wherein the element is a ring.
11. The lid of claim 1 wherein the element has a recessed portion corresponding to the recessed central portion.
12. The lid of claim 1 wherein the cover has a lip recessed portion, the opening positioned within the lip recessed portion.
13. The lid of claim 1 wherein the element has a drain hole.
14. The lid of claim 1 wherein the cover defines an interior region, the element positioned in the interior region.
15. The lid of claim 1 wherein the element has a second aperture, wherein the element is further moveable to a third position wherein the second aperture is aligned with the opening.
16. The lid of claim 15 wherein the element is moved from the first position to the second position in a first direction, and the element is moved from the first position to the third position in a second direction.
17. A lid for a container holding a flowable substance, the lid comprising:
a thermoformed cover adapted to be attached to the container, the cover having a top wall, an opening and a slot, wherein the opening and the slot are positioned in the top wall, the cover further having a support member and a recessed central portion, wherein the support member comprises a plurality of circumferentially spaced support members extending radially inward from a sidewall of the cover; and
a moveable element having an aperture and an actuator accessible through the slot, the element rotatably mounted on the support members, wherein the element is movable between a first position wherein the aperture is misaligned with the opening, and a second position wherein the aperture is aligned with the opening.
18. The lid of claim 17 wherein the moveable element is thermoformed.
19. The lid of claim 17 wherein the element has a projection wherein the projection is received by the opening when the element is in the first position.
20. The lid of claim 19 wherein the projection is a color perceptively different from a color of the cover to indicate a closed state in the first position.
21. The lid of claim 17 wherein the element has a recessed portion corresponding to the recessed central portion of the cover.
22. A lid for a container holding a flowable substance, the lid comprising:
a cover adapted to be attached to the container, the cover having a top wall, a side wall, an opening and a slot wherein both the opening and the slot are in the top wall, the cover further having a plurality of circumferentially spaced support members extending radially inward from the side wall, the cover further defining an interior region; and
a moveable element rotatably supported by the support members in the interior region of the cover, the element having a ring-shaped configuration, an aperture and an actuator accessible through the slot, wherein the element is moveable by manipulation of the actuator between a first position wherein the aperture is misaligned with the opening, and a second position wherein the aperture is aligned with the opening.
23. The lid of claim 22 wherein the element has a projection wherein the projection is received by the opening when the element is in the first position.
24. The lid of claim 23 wherein the projection is a color perceptively different from a color of the cover to indicate a closed state in the first position.
25. The lid of claim 22 wherein the element has a disk-shaped configuration.
26. The lid of claim 22 wherein one of the cover and the element is thermoformed.
27. A lid for a container holding a flowable substance, the lid comprising:
a cover adapted to be attached to the container, the cover having an opening, a slot and a recessed central portion, the cover further having a plurality of circumferentially spaced support members extending radially inward from a sidewall of the cover; and
a moveable element rotatably supported by the support members, the element having a projection, an aperture and an actuator accessible through the slot, wherein the element is moveable by manipulation of the actuator between a first position wherein the projection is received in the opening, and a second position wherein the aperture is aligned with the opening.
28. The lid of claim 27 wherein the projection and the opening are cooperatively dimensioned such that the projection closes the opening in the first position.
29. A lid for a container holding a flowable substance, the lid comprising:
a cover adapted to be attached to the container, the cover having an opening, a slot, a lip recessed portion, and a recessed central portion, wherein the opening is positioned within the lip recessed portion, the cover further having a plurality of circumferentially spaced support members extending radially inward from a sidewall of the cover; and
a moveable element rotatably supported by the support members, the element having an aperture and an actuator accessible through the slot, wherein the element is moveable by manipulation of the actuator between a first position wherein the aperture is misaligned with the opening, and a second position wherein the aperture is aligned with the opening.
30. A lid for a container holding a flowable substance, the lid comprising:
a thermoformed cover adapted to be attached to the container, the cover having opening and a slot, the cover further having a support member and a recessed central portion, wherein the support member comprises a plurality of circumferentially spaced support members extending radially inward from a sidewall of the cover; and
a moveable element having a projection, an aperture and an actuator accessible through the slot, the element rotatably mounted on the support members, wherein the element is movable between a first position wherein the projection is received by the opening, and a second position wherein the aperture is aligned with the opening.
31. A lid for a container holding a flowable substance, the lid comprising:
a cover adapted to be attached to the container, the cover having a top wall, a side wall, an opening and a slot wherein both the opening and the slot are in the top wall, the cover further defining an interior region; and
a moveable element rotatably supported in the interior region of the cover, the element having a projection, an aperture and an actuator accessible through the slot, wherein the element is inoveable by manipulation of the actuator between a first position wherein the projection is received by the opening, and a second position wherein the aperture is aligned with the opening.
32. A lid for a container holding a flowable substance, the lid comprising:
a cover adapted to be attached to the container, the cover having a top wall, an opening, a slot, and a plurality of circumferentially spaced support members extending radially inward from a sidewall of the cover, wherein the opening and the slot are positioned in the top wall; and,
a moveable element rotatably supported by the support members, the element having an aperture and an actuator accessible through the slot, wherein the element is moveable by manipulation of the actuator between a first position wherein the aperture is misaligned with the opening, and a second, position wherein the aperture is aligned with the opening.
33. A lid for a container holding a flowable substance, the lid comprising:
a cover adapted to be attached to the container, the cover having an opening, a slot, and a plurality of circumferentially spaced support members extending radially inward from a sidewall of the cover; and,
a moveable element rotatably supported by the support members, the element having a projection, an aperture and an actuator accessible through the slot, wherein the element is moveable by manipulation of the actuator between a first position wherein the projection is received in the opening, and a second position wherein the aperture is aligned with the opening.