IP Library Granted Patent US 10,843,861
Granted Patent B2
US 10,843,861 · App. 16/244,316 · Granted Nov 24, 2020

Drink cup having automatic retractable straw

Inventor: Kuan-Hsiang Wang (Tainan, TW)
Assignee: Yuan Min Aluminum Co., Ltd.
B65D77/283A47G19/2266B65D47/061B65D47/089B65D77/28B65D2547/066
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Patent No.
US 10,843,861
App. No.
16/244,316
Granted
Nov 24, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A drink cup having an automatic retractable straw is disclosed herein. It comprises a main body having an outer cup, an inner cup having a guide inclined surface at a bottom thereof, and a vacuum insulation layer between the outer cup and the inner cup; a lid covered on the main body and having an opening at one side thereof for corresponding to an upper end of the guide inclined surface, a containing groove adjacent to the opening on a top surface thereof, and a flip cover pivotally disposed on the containing groove and having a convex part corresponding to the opening; and a straw accommodated in the inner cup and having a connecting member formed with a first perforation at one end thereof for connecting to an upper end of the straw and a second perforation corresponding to the bonding part of the lid at the other end thereof.

Claims (9)

1. A drink cup having an automatic retractable straw, comprising:

a main body having an outer cup, an inner cup connected to the outer cup and a vacuum insulation layer between the outer cup and the inner cup for blocking the heat conduction from the inner cup, wherein the inner cup has a guide inclined surface at a bottom thereof;

a lid covered on a top of the main body and having an opening at one side thereof for corresponding to an upper end of the guide inclined surface of the inner cup, a containing groove adjacent to the opening on a top surface thereof and being provided with a concave slot, and a flip cover pivotally disposed on the containing groove and being provided with a protrusion part for correspondingly engaging with the concave slot, wherein the flip cover has a convex part corresponding to the opening and a bonding part at a bottom of the convex part; and

a straw accommodated in the inner cup of the main body and having a connecting member, wherein the connecting member is provided with a first perforation at one end thereof for connecting to an upper end of the straw and a second perforation corresponding to the bonding part of the lid at the other end thereof for connecting the bonding part of the flip cover for positioning.

2. The drink cup having an automatic retractable straw as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an outer edge of the convex part is provided with a sealing ring.

3. A drink cup having an automatic retractable straw, comprising:

a main body having an outer cup, an inner cup connected to the outer cup and a vacuum insulation layer between the outer cup and the inner cup for blocking the heat conduction from the inner cup, wherein the inner cup has a guide inclined surface at a bottom thereof;

a lid covered on a top of the main body and having an opening at one side thereof for corresponding to an upper end of the guide inclined surface of the inner cup, a containing groove adjacent to the opening on a top surface thereof, and a flip cover pivotally disposed on the containing groove, wherein the flip cover has a convex part corresponding to the opening and a bonding part at a bottom of the convex part, the convex part having an outer edge and a sealing ring disposed thereon; and

a straw accommodated in the inner cup of the main body and having a connecting member, wherein the connecting member is provided with a first perforation at one end thereof for connecting to an upper end of the straw and a second perforation corresponding to the bonding part of the lid at the other end thereof for connecting the bonding part of the flip cover for positioning.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 14, 2021
From: YUAN MIN ALUMINUM CO., LTD.
To: YUAN MIN METAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058920/0518 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2019
From: WANG, KUAN-HSIANG
To: YUAN MIN ALUMINUM CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 047951/0872 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 107200822 A · Jan 17, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190218011A1 · Jul 18, 2019