Patent ID: 8967412
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
1. A drinking cup, comprising: a lid having a receiving portion, wherein the receiving portion has a projection receiving surface and a flow control engagement surface that extends from the projection receiving surface; a flow control element having an attachment portion that has a longitudinal axis that extends in a longitudinal direction, wherein the attachment portion has a projection and a lid engagement surface that extends from the projection, wherein the flow control element has a base and wherein the lid engagement surface is between the projection and the base in the longitudinal direction, wherein the flow control element is configured for releasable attachment with the lid, wherein when the flow control element and the lid are attached the flow control engagement surface engages the lid engagement surface, and wherein when the flow control element and the lid are attached the projection engages the projection receiving surface; and a valve carried by the flow control element; wherein the projection is located radially outward from the lid engagement surface and is located on a terminal end of the flow control element that directly faces the lid, wherein the valve is located within a footprint of the perimeter of the projection, wherein the receiving portion is located radially outward from the projection.