Patent ID: 6305571
Filing Date: 2001-10-23
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A splashless lid device for dispensing fluid contained in a drinking container, the container including a lip portion which defines an opening into the container, said lid device comprising:a mounting portion configured to sealingly engage the lip portion of the container for removable mounting thereto; anda top cover coupled to the mounting portion and extending substantially laterally across the container opening when the mounting portion is sealingly engaged with the container lip portion, said top cover including a top wall and a bottom wall cooperating to define an interior cavity therebetween, said top wall having a drinking port in flow communication with said interior cavity, and said bottom wall having an annular first wall portion depending downwardly from said top wall and having a baffle opening extending into said interior cavity proximate the drinking port such that an axis of said baffle opening is substantially skewed relative to an axis of said drinking port, the downwardly depending baffle portion being adapted to reduce splash of fluid flow therethrough such that during fluid dispensing from the container, said fluid must pass through the baffle opening and into said interior cavity prior to passing through said drinking port.