Granted Patent B2

US 12,473,124 · App. 18/101,385 · Granted Nov 18, 2025

Inventors: Jonathan Eickhoff (Evansville, IN); Braxton J. Bragg (Evansville, IN); Jeffrey A. Mann (Evansville, IN)

Assignee: Berry Global, Inc.

B65D43/0212A47G19/2272B65D47/0833B65D2543/00046B65D2543/00092B65D2543/00712

Abstract

Claims (30)

1 . A drink cup lid comprising

a ring-shaped brim mount adapted to mate with a brim of a drink cup,

a central closure surrounded by the brim mount and formed to include an upstanding drink spout having a top wall formed to include a liquid-discharge outlet and a side wall arranged to extend downwardly from the top wall toward an interior region surrounded by the ring-shaped brim mount, and

an outlet closure coupled to the top wall of the upstanding drink spout for movement about a horizontally extending pivot axis between a closed position closing the liquid-discharge outlet formed in the top wall of the upstanding drink spout and an opened position away from the liquid-discharge outlet,

wherein the ring-shaped brim mount includes an inner side wall coupled to an outer edge of the central closure, a top wall coupled to an upper end of the inner side wall, and an outer side wall coupled to an outer edge of the top wall of the ring-shaped brim mount such that the outer side wall is spaced apart radially from the inner side wall,

wherein the inner side wall is formed to include a series of indents spaced circumferentially apart from one another about a central axis of the drink cup lid,

wherein each of the indents includes a curved sidewall and a bottom wall that extends perpendicular to the curved sidewall,

wherein the central closure further includes a closure basin spaced apart from the top wall of the ring-shaped brim mount by a first distance, and wherein the bottom wall of each indent is spaced apart from the top wall of the ring-shaped brim mount by a second distance less than the first distance, and

wherein the closure basin includes a lower top wall spaced apart from the top wall of the ring-shaped brim mount by the first distance and a plateau coupled to the lower top wall and having a plateau top wall that is spaced apart vertically from the top wall of the ring-shaped brim mount by a third distance that is less than the first distance and the second distance.

2 . The drink cup lid of claim 1 , wherein the series of indents are each formed at least partially into the top wall of the ring-shaped brim mount.

3 . The drink cup lid of claim 2 , wherein the top wall has a first radial width at each of the indents and the top wall has a second radial width, greater than the first radial width, circumferentially between each of the indents.

4 . The drink cup lid of claim 3 , wherein each of the indents is at least partially defined by the curved sidewall to provide the top wall with a third radial width, greater than the first radial width and less than the second radial width, at a location circumferentially between the first radial width and the second radial width.

5 . The drink cup lid of claim 1 , wherein the curved sidewall is concave relative to the central axis of the drink cup lid.

6 . The drink cup lid of claim 5 , wherein the curved sidewall of each indent has a center located radially between the inner side wall of the ring-shaped brim mount and the central axis of the drink cup lid.

7 . The drink cup lid of claim 1 , wherein the series of indents are arranged symmetrically about a first plane extending through the central axis and the outlet closure and the series of indents are arranged unsymmetrically about a second plane extending perpendicular to the first plane.

8 . A drink cup lid comprising

a brim mount adapted to mate with a brim of a drink cup,

a central closure surrounded by the brim mount and formed to include a liquid-discharge outlet, and

an outlet closure coupled to the central closure for movement about a horizontally extending pivot axis between a closed position closing the liquid-discharge outlet and an opened position away from the liquid-discharge outlet,

wherein the brim mount includes an inner side wall coupled to an outer edge of the central closure, a top wall coupled to an upper end of the inner side wall, and an outer side wall coupled to an outer edge of the top wall such that the outer side wall is spaced apart radially from inner side wall, and

wherein the inner side wall is formed to include a series of indents spaced circumferentially apart from one another about a central axis of the drink cup lid and configured to engage the brim of the drink cup when the drink cup lid is mounted on the drink cup,

wherein each of the indents includes a curved sidewall and a bottom wall that extends perpendicular to the curved sidewall,

wherein the central closure includes a closure basin spaced apart from the top wall of the brim mount by a first distance, and wherein the bottom wall of each indent is spaced apart from the top wall of the brim mount by a second distance less than the first distance, and

wherein the closure basin includes a lower top wall spaced apart from the top wall of the brim mount by the first distance and a plateau coupled to the lower top wall and having a plateau top wall that is spaced apart vertically from the top wall of the brim mount by a third distance that is less than the first distance and the second distance.

9 . The drink cup lid of claim 8 , wherein the series of indents are each formed at least partially into the top wall of the brim mount.

10 . The drink cup lid of claim 9 , wherein the top wall has a first radial width at each of the indents and the top wall has a second radial width, greater than the first radial width, circumferentially between each of the indents.

11 . The drink cup lid of claim 10 , wherein the top wall has a third radial width, greater than the first radial width and less than the second radial width, at a location circumferentially between the first radial width and the second radial width.

12 . The drink cup lid of claim 8 , wherein the curved sidewall is concave relative to the central axis of the drink cup lid.

13 . The drink cup lid of claim 12 , wherein the curved sidewall of each indent has a center located radially between the inner side wall of the brim mount and the central axis of the drink cup lid.

14 . The drink cup lid of claim 8 , wherein the series of indents are arranged symmetrically about a first plane extending through the central axis and the outlet closure and the series of indents are arranged unsymmetrically about a second plane extending perpendicular to the first plane.

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