Patent ID: 9334090
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: B65D

Claim Text:
1. A liquid dispensing lid, comprising: a lid body having an upper and lower surface, and a peripheral edge, and wherein the lid body is sized so as to releasably cooperate with a fluid dispensing vessel having an internal cavity, and wherein the lid body further defines a drinking aperture and a vent aperture, and wherein the drinking aperture and vent aperture each extend through the lid body and further communicate with the internal cavity of the fluid dispensing vessel, and wherein an elastomeric value member further has a vent aperture sealing member; an elongated, fluid dispensing member moveably mounted on the upper surface of the lid body; and the elastomeric valve member is releasably borne by the elongated fluid dispensing member, and wherein the valve member has a drinking aperture sealing member, and a biasing member which biasingly couples the fluid dispensing member to the lid body, and wherein the elongated, fluid dispensing member is moveable along a predetermined path of travel between a first and second position, and wherein, when the elastomeric valve member is located in the first position, the drinking aperture sealing member and vent aperture sealing member are each located in a substantially occluding position relative to the drinking aperture, and vent aperture, respectively, so as to prevent a release of a fluid which is contained within the internal cavity of the fluid dispensing vessel, and wherein when force is applied to the elongated fluid dispensing member so as to move the elongated fluid dispensing member along the path of travel to the second position, the elongated fluid dispensing member simultaneously carries each of the drinking and vent sealing members to a non-occluding position relative to each of the drinking and vent apertures so as to facilitate a release of a fluid which is contained within the internal cavity of the fluid dispensing vessel, and wherein the movement of the elongated fluid dispensing member along the path of travel is effective in resiliently elongating the biasing member, and wherein upon release of the force applied to the elongated fluid dispensing member the elongated biasing member biasingly returns the elongated fluid dispensing member along the path of travel, to the first position, and which impedes the dispensing of the fluid from the fluid dispensing vessel.