Patent ID: 6732876
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
An automatically sealing lid assembly for automatically sealing an opening of a drink container, the assembly comprising:a cap portion selectively coupled to the drink container so as to cover the opening of the drink container, said cap portion having a sip hole and a vent hole integrally formed therein; a disk portion rotatably coupled to said cap portion and moveable between a sealed configuration and an unsealed configuration, said disk portion having a first flange with a sip plug extending therefrom and a second flange with a vent plug extending therefrom, said sip plug sealing said sip hole in said sealed configuration, said vent plug sealing said vent hole in said sealed configuration; a biasing member assembly operatively coupled to said cap portion and said disk portion, said biasing member urging said disk portion to said sealed configuration; and a knob operatively coupled to said disk portion actuation of which disposes said disk portion to said unsealed configuration.