CPC A47G 19/2272 (2013.01) [A47G 19/2266 (2013.01); A47G 21/18 (2013.01); B65D 47/065 (2013.01); B65D 47/2031 (2013.01); B65D 51/242 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A drink container, comprising:
a liquid container having a neck with an opening and having an internal compartment sized to hold a volume of potable drink liquid; and
a cap assembly removably coupled to the liquid container, the cap assembly comprising:
a base removably coupled to the neck of the liquid container and including a through-passage extending through the base;
a first catch structure coupled to the base;
a mouthpiece assembly defining a liquid passage through which drink liquid from the liquid container may selectively flow, the mouthpiece assembly being configured to be selectively positioned between a dispensing configuration, in which the liquid passage permits drink liquid to flow from the internal compartment into at least the liquid passage, and a stowed configuration, in which drink liquid is restricted from being dispensed from the liquid container through the liquid passage, wherein the mouthpiece assembly is biased to the dispensing configuration and wherein the mouthpiece assembly comprises:
a rigid collar member that is pivotally coupled to a portion of the cap assembly;
a mouthpiece portion extending from the rigid collar member and including an outlet, wherein the rigid collar member extends around at least a portion of the mouthpiece portion; and
a second catch structure adapted to be selectively engaged with the first catch structure to retain the mouthpiece assembly in the stowed configuration; and
a user release mechanism adapted to automatically disengage the first and second catch structures upon actuation of the user release mechanism and thereby release the mouthpiece assembly to move via its bias from the stowed configuration to the dispensing configuration, wherein the user release mechanism comprises a displacement mechanism with a user engagement pad, wherein the displacement mechanism is configured to displace the first catch structure to selectively disengage the first and the second catch structures, and wherein the user release mechanism is biased to urge the displacement mechanism away from a position where the displacement mechanism disengages the first and second catch structures.
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