Patent ID: 11932447
Assignee: MUNCHKIN, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  A | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. A soft top insert, comprising:
a spout comprising:
a lower end having a first external circumference;
a top portion having a second external circumference; and
a middle portion having an external circumference that is smaller than the first external circumference of the lower end and the second external circumference of the top portion,
wherein at least the middle portion is composed of a first material having a first durometer to prevent the spout from being torn from the bite of a child user; and

a base of a lid which is adapted to be sealingly attachable to a container, and comprising an upper end, a lower base end, a ventilation shaft on the upper end, wherein the base and spout lower end comprise a second material that connects with the first material in the middle portion of the spout, and which second material has a second durometer less than the first durometer of the first material,
wherein the middle portion of the spout is a separate structure than and is attached to the lower end of the spout at a point of attachment, wherein the point of attachment forms a circumferential external bump which projects outwardly from an external surface of the middle portion, and further forms a circular internal channel.