Patent ID: 9708107
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: A45F,A47G,B65D

Claim:
1. A drink bottle comprising: a container; a lid connected to the container, the lid including: an open-top channel defined in the lid by an interior sidewall; a spout disposed within the channel, wherein the spout is movable between a stowed configuration and a dispensing configuration, the spout defining a passageway in fluid communication with an interior of the container when disposed in the dispensing configuration; and wherein the spout includes a projection that extends outward from the spout in a direction transverse to a longitudinal axis of the spout, and frictionally engages the sidewall throughout movement of the spout between the stowed configuration and the dispensing configuration so that a rate of movement of the spout between the stowed configuration and the dispensing configuration is controlled, and a collar connected about the spout such that the projection extends through an opening defined in the collar.