Patent ID: 8403168

Claim:
A bottle assembly comprising: a cap having a top wall, a circumferential sidewall, and a first connecting structure, said top wall having an area and a perimeter surrounding said area and a center axis extending between a first point that is opposite to a second point on said perimeter, said circumferential sidewall surrounding said top wall, said first connecting structure being disposed on said circumferential sidewall; a cup having an inner volume and a second connecting structure, said first and second connecting structures connecting said cap with said cup; and a valve having a single dispensing passageway with first and second ends, said first end being open and in fluid communication with said inner volume of said cup, said second end being open and in fluid communication with atmosphere, said single dispensing passageway being disposed entirely on a portion of said area of said top wall extending between one half of said perimeter and said center axis of said area of said top wall, wherein said top wall has a portion that is recessed with respect to said circumferential sidewall to form a lip, wherein said lip has an opening therethrough that is in fluid communication with said first and second ends of said passageway, and wherein said passageway has a cross-sectional area that is small enough to substantially prevent air from flowing past fluid in said passageway when said cup is tilted or inverted.