Patent ID: 8469227
Filing Date: 2013-06-25
Classification: A47G,B65D

Abstract:
1. A device for use with a cup and lid, said cup containing liquid contents, said device comprising: a component creating a physical barrier, said physical barrier dividing the interior space enclosed by said cup and said lid into an upper compartment and a lower compartment, said upper compartment confined between said barrier and said lid above; and said lower compartment below said barrier; an opening in said physical barrier for the transfer of liquid contents from said lower compartment past said physical barrier into said upper compartment when said cup is in a tipped orientation, said physical barrier and said opening so constructed to prevent the backflow of contents from said upper compartment back into said lower compartment when said cup is in its upright orientation or in its sipping orientation; wherein said opening is raised with respect to said physical barrier forming a raised region, and wherein said opening has a gate that remains closed when said cup is in its sipping or upright orientation, but opens when said cup is in its tipped orientation; wherein said gate flexes to accommodate transfer of liquid contents when said cup is in its tipped orientation; and, and wherein said physical barrier also includes a perimeter wall forming a basin in said upper compartment around said raised region.