US 11,684,187 B2
Drink containers
Jeff Davies, Windsor, CA (US); and Derek Gavin Sullivan, Austin, TX (US)
Assigned to CAMELBAK PRODUCTS, LLC, Petaluma, CA (US)
Filed by CAMELBAK PRODUCTS, LLC, Petaluma, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/209,916.
Application 17/209,916 is a continuation of application No. 16/719,213, filed on Dec. 18, 2019, granted, now 10,993,563.
Application 16/719,213 is a continuation of application No. 16/237,470, filed on Dec. 31, 2018, granted, now 10,542,833.
Application 16/237,470 is a continuation of application No. 15/817,013, filed on Nov. 17, 2017, granted, now 10,165,879, issued on Jan. 1, 2019.
Application 15/817,013 is a continuation of application No. 15/398,569, filed on Jan. 4, 2017, granted, now 9,820,595, issued on Nov. 21, 2017.
Application 15/398,569 is a continuation of application No. 13/479,962, filed on May 24, 2012, granted, now 9,782,028, issued on Oct. 10, 2017.
Application 13/479,962 is a continuation of application No. 12/357,114, filed on Jan. 21, 2009, granted, now 8,191,727, issued on Jun. 5, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2021/0204731 A1, Jul. 8, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A47G 19/22 (2006.01); A47G 21/18 (2006.01); B65D 47/06 (2006.01); B65D 47/20 (2006.01); B65D 51/24 (2006.01)
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
OG exemplary drawing
 
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.