Patent ID: 7147126
Filing Date: 2006-12-12
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
1. A valve for a cup having a cap and an inner volume, the valve comprising: a passageway having first and second ends, said first end being open and in fluid communication with the inner volume of the cup, said second end being open and in fluid communication with atmosphere, wherein said passageway has a cross-sectional area that is small enough to substantially prevent air from flowing past fluid in said passageway when the cup is tilted or inverted, wherein said passageway is disposed in a first planar section having a first longitudinal axis, wherein the cap is disposed in a second planar section having a second longitudinal axis, wherein said first and second longitudinal axes are substantially parallel, wherein said passageway is at least partially formed from a first channel and a second channel that are sealingly connectable, wherein said first and second channels have substantially the same path and form lower and upper portions of said passageway, wherein said first channel is formed on a disc and said second channel is formed on the cap, wherein said disc is removably connectable to the cap, wherein said disc has a surface, and wherein said first channel has sealing beads disposed along said path of said first channel that extend beyond said surface.