Drinking container lid with soft spout

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8657148
APP PUB NO 20100127006A1
SERIAL NO

12596353

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A container including a main body and a removable lid. The main body defines an interior cavity accessible through an opening at an upper end of the main body, and the main body has a rim about the opening. The removable lid secures to the rim of the main body to enclose the interior cavity. The removable lid includes an upper portion having a convex surface and comprises a soft, flexible material. The removable lid also includes a spout integrally molded with the upper portion and extending from the upper portion at an off-center location. The spout is shaped and sized to be received inside a child's mouth. The spout includes a wall and a flexible membrane supported by the wall. The membrane has a convex surface facing a distal end of the spout and forming a cavity within the distal end of the spout, and a valve configured to provide fluid communication between the interior cavity and the child's mouth when sufficient pressure is applied to the distal end of the spout.

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LEARNING CURVE BRANDS INC2021 9TH STREET SE DYERSVILLE IA 52040

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Britto, James J Westport, US 35 846
Krammes, John Chelmsford, US 3 59

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