Patent ID: 7789263

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: (a) a no-spill drinking apparatus; (b) said no-spill drinking apparatus comprising a cap, said cap further comprising a spout; (c) said cap comprising a valve, said valve comprising a flexible material, said flexible material comprising an opening therein; (d) said apparatus comprising a blocking element below said flexible material; (e) wherein said opening of said flexible material rests against said blocking element when the user is not drinking from said spout; (f) wherein said flexible material rises off of said blocking element, unblocking said opening, when the user sucks through said spout to drink from said spout; (g) said cap comprising a hole for air, such that when the user sucks through said spout, liquid passes through said opening and out of said spout, and air passes through said hole for air and into said apparatus; (h) and wherein said apparatus comprises a barrier above said flexible material which blocks said flexible material from moving beyond a maximum distance after said flexible material rises off of said blocking element.