Patent ID: 6427880
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
A plug for a drinking container, comprising:a liquid passage having a liquid inlet at the bottom of the liquid passage and a liquid outlet connecting to a front end of the liquid inlet; a guide cylinder installed on an upper wall of the liquid inlet in a hanging condition; a valve guide of a valve body is inserted into the guide cylinder for opening and closing the liquid inlet; a spring provided between the upper wall of the liquid inlet and a receiving seat on the upper part of the valve guide, for sealing the liquid inlet with the valve body by constantly pulling up the valve guide; a lever capable of swinging centered on a pivot for abutting on an upper end of the valve guide, wherein the front end of the lever protrudes from a notched portion of the rear part of the plug main body, and the liquid inlet is opened by moving the lever downwards to lower the valve body; a pair of fixing arms installed on an edge of the lever, each of the fixing arms having an insertion hole for the pivot; and a pair of boss members, abutting sidewalls when moving the lever in the direction opposite to operation so that the gap between the fixing arms is widened, and separating the insertion holes from the pivot.