Patent ID: 6557717
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
A non-spill beverage container that requires a user to select when, or when not to drink their beverage, comprising, in combination:a container adapted for holding a quantity of a beverage therein, the container having an open upper end and a closed lower end, the open upper end having external threads thereon; a cover member adapted for removably coupling with the open upper end of the container, the cover member including a planar circular plate, the cover member including a lower peripheral flange extending downwardly from the circular plate, the lower peripheral flange being internally threaded for engaging the external threads of the open upper end of the container, the cover member including an upper peripheral flange extending upwardly from the circular plate, the circular plate having an internal chamber, the circular plate having an aperture therethrough and through the internal chamber, the cover member including a slide plate disposed within the internal chamber for selectively closing the aperture, the cover member having an inverted L-shaped handle secured to the lower peripheral flange, the handle having an upper horizontal segment and a lower vertical segment; and a closing assembly adapted for maintaining the slide plate in a closed orientation over the aperture of the cover member, the closing assembly including a release button extending outwardly of the upper horizontal segment of the handle of the cover member, the release button having a plunger shaft extending downwardly therefrom interiorly of the lower vertical segment of the handle, the plunger shaft having a spring disposed on a lower end thereof biasing the plunger shaft and the release button upwardly, the closing assembly including an inner gear track and an outer gear track, the inner gear track being disposed horizontally within the internal chamber and coupled with the slide plate, the outer gear track being coupled with the plunger shaft, the closing assembly including a drive shaft extending between the inner and outer gear tracks, the drive shaft having an inner end and an outer end, the inner and outer ends each having a gear secured thereto for engaging the inner and outer gear tracks.