Patent ID: 6276560
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: A47G,B65D

Abstract:
An improved automatically sealing cup that is selectively unsealable by a user comprising:a cup having a cup opening;a lid releasably mated to said cup so as to cover said cup opening;a lid port formed in said lid;a flexible tube coupled to said lid port so as to allow communication between the interior area of said cup and the exterior area of said cup, said interior area being in open communication with said exterior area in an unsealed configuration, said interior area being blocked from said exterior area in a sealed configuration;a compression member attached to a handle, said handle being pivotally attached to said lid and moveable between said sealed configuration and said unsealed configuration; said compression member pinching closed said flexible tube in said sealed configuration, said compression member being selectively removed from said flexible tube in said unsealed configuration; anda biasing member biasing said compression member to pinch closed said flexible tube in said sealed configuration.