Patent ID: 11939116
Assignee: RUUMI CUP CORPORATION
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  A | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. A lid assembly, comprising:
a lid configured to substantially cover an opening of a drink container, the lid comprising:
a sip hole;
a nose recess portion;
a first lid flat portion adjacent to the nose recess portion, the first lid flat portion comprising a first portion having a first vent hole; and
a lid recess portion adjacent to the nose recess portion comprising a first track on a side wall adjacent to the first lid flat portion; and

a slider adjacent to the nose recess portion configured to slide between an open position and a closed position, the slider comprising:
a central portion configured to fit the first lid recess portion, the central portion comprising a first tab on a side of the central portion to engage the first track; and
a first flexible winged extension extending from the central portion along a side of the nose recess portion, first flexible winged extension configured to slide over the first lid flat portion, wherein the first flexible winged extension comprises a first channel such that when the slider is in the open position, the first channel exposes the first vent hole to an outside of the drink container, and when the slider is in the closed position, the first flexible winged extension covers the first vent hole; and

wherein the lid further comprises:
a first lid step portion adjacent to the first lid flat portion that abuts an end of the first flexible winged extension when the slider is in the open position, wherein the slider can be removed from the first track by flexing the end of the first flexible winged extension over the first lid step portion.