Patent ID: 6732882
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
A no-spill cover assembly for automatically sealing a beverage within a cup, the no-spill cover assembly comprising:a lid assembly releasably mated to the cup so as to cover an opening of the cup, said lid assembly having an outlet channel and an inlet channel integrally formed therein; and a one-piece valve assembly releasably engaged to said lid assembly, said one-piece valve assembly having an outlet valve portion integrally formed therein and intended to selectively permit a first flow through said outlet channel, said one-piece valve assembly having an inlet valve portion integrally formed therein and intended to selectively permit a second flow through said inlet channel; wherein said inlet valve portion includes an inlet base having an inlet stem portion with a resilient inlet flange extending therefrom, said resilient inlet flange intended to selectively engage an inlet valve seat integrally formed as part of said lid assembly within said inlet channel, said inlet stem portion being substantially narrower than said inlet channel for facilitating said first flow through said inlet channel; wherein said inlet channel defines an intermediate inlet chamber between an interior of the cup and an exterior of the cup, said intermediate inlet chamber for allowing the beverage to leak therein without spilling into said exterior of the cup; wherein said outlet valve portion of said one-piece valve assembly has an outlet recess for allowing said first flow to pass therethrough; wherein said inlet valve portion of said one-piece valve assembly has an inlet recess for allowing said second flow to pass therethrough.