Patent ID: 6050433
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A pivoting closure cap for closing a container having a top edge and an interior, the cap comprising:a base portion configured to fit onto the top edge of a container;a body portion attached to the base portion, the body portion including an accessing means therethrough, the accessing means including a drinking straw inserted into a channel within the accessing means; anda generally hemispherical top portion including a first quadrant and a second quadrant;where the first quadrant is fixedly attached to the base portion and where the second quadrant is pivotally attached to the base portion allowing the second quadrant to pivot over the first quadrant from an open position allowing external access through the accessing means into the interior of a container through the straw, to a closed position causing the straw to fold over toward the base portion preventing external access into the interior of a container through the straw, and the second quadrant has an edge which is adjacent the body portion when the second quadrant is in the closed position; andwhere the second quadrant further includes an inner recess adjacent the edge of the second quadrant which allows residual liquid in the straw to escape from the straw when folded and from the closure cap when the second quadrant is in the closed position.