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Granted Patent B2
US 9,833,090 · App. 15/530,361 · Granted Dec 5, 2017

Coffee cup lid

Inventors: Gary Ross (Oxnard, CA); Griffin Ross (Oxnard, CA)
Assignee: HIGHWAVE
A47G19/2272B65D43/0204B65D43/14B65D47/32B65D51/18B65D2251/009B65D2251/0015B65D2251/0081B65D2543/00046
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Patent No.
US 9,833,090
App. No.
15/530,361
Granted
Dec 5, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A flexible coffee lid having memory having memory is disclosed. The d coffee lid comprises a circumferential cap structure, which in turn comprises aid circumferential cap structure comprises a a vent hole positioned on a platform for supporting the vent hole, a b) a drink hole, the drink hole positioned 180 degrees from the vent hole, the drink hole positioned on a platform for supporting the drink hole; c) a diaphragm centrally located on the upper platform; and a rotatable flexible sealing closure element that has the ability to seal both the vent hole and the drink hole, said rotatable flexible. The lid also has a diaphragm.

Claims (32)

1. A flexible coffee lid comprised of a material having memory, said coffee lid comprising:

a) a circumferential cap structure, said circumferential cap structure comprising:

I) a circumferential curtain, said circumferential curtain comprising:

i) an exterior extended circumferential wide rim that has the ability to be stretched over and cover a top section of a coffee cup; and

ii) a circumferential bottom edge which is fittable over said coffee cup, said circumferential bottom edge positioned at a bottom of the exterior extended circumferential wide rim;

b) an upper platform, said upper platform comprising:

i) a semi-circumferential vent platform positioned on a semi-circular rim;

ii) a vent hole positioned on said semi-circumferential vent platform;

iii) a drink hole, said drink hole positioned 180 degrees from said vent hole, said drink hole positioned on said upper platform for supporting said drink hole;

iv) a diaphragm centrally located on said upper platform; and

v) a rotatable flexible sealing closure element that has the ability to seal both the vent hole and the drink hole, said rotatable flexible, comprised of:

vi) a centralized plug on an underside of the rotatable flexible sealing closure element which fits into a well positioned in a top of said diaphragm;

vii) a flexible first arm, said flexible first area comprising:

A) a first end; and

B) a second end, said second end having a drink hole plug on said underside;

viii) a flexible second arm said flexible second arm comprising:

A) a first end; and

B) a second end said second end having a vent hole plug on said underside.

2. The flexible coffee lid of claim 1 , further comprising a universal inner groove within which a rim of a coffee cup is fitted, near the top of the inside of said circumferential wide rim.

3. The flexible coffee lid of claim 2 , further comprising

a) a first interior circumferential lip within said circumferential curtain, said first interior circumferential lip positioned above said universal inner groove; and

b) a second interior circumferential lip within said circumferential curtain, said second interior circumferential lip positioned below said universal inner groove.

4. The flexible coffee lid of claim 2 , wherein a cross section of said universal inner groove is rectangular.

5. The flexible coffee lid of claim 4 , wherein cross section of said universal inner groove is square.

6. The flexible coffee lid of claim 1 , wherein said platform for supporting said drink hole comprises:

a) a rim;

b) a semi-circumferential lip support, upon which said rim resides.

7. The flexible coffee lid of claim 6 , wherein said semi-circumferential lip support further comprises a rounded indentation positioned below said drink hole, said rounded indentation conforming to a lip of an average person.

8. The flexible coffee lid of claim 1 , wherein said coffee lid is made out of silicone.

9. The flexible coffee lid of claim 1 , further comprising:

a) a first depression for storing the drink hole plug, said first depression positioned 90 degrees from said drink hole; and

b) a second depression for storing the vent hole plug, said second depression positioned 90 degrees from said vent hole plug.

Continuity (2)
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