Patent ID: 6732878
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
A venting lid apparatus for a fluid container, comprising:a cap including a cover portion and an insert member depending from said cover portion, said insert member including a plurality of circumferentially spaced vent holes; a cap receiving element being associated with the fluid container, said cap receiving element defining an aperture into which said cap insert member is located; wherein said cap receiving element defines an air manifold including a first surface and a second surface radially outward of said first surface, wherein said first surface defines a plurality of first openings, and radially outwardly angled surfaces at opposite sides of each of said plurality of first openings, said plurality of first openings being in air flow communication with and aligned with said vent holes when said cap receiving element and said cap are in interfitting engagement, said second surface defining at least one second opening being in air flow communication with and offset from said plurality of first openings.