US 12,215,912 B2
Container lid
Joseph E. Gormley, Mercer Island, WA (US); Zander J. Hall-Spicuzza, Mountlake Terrace, WA (US); and Caleb R. Mattox, Issaquah, WA (US)
Assigned to Starbucks Corporation, Seattle, WA (US)
Filed by Starbucks Corporation, Seattle, WA (US)
Filed on Nov. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/054,861.
Prior Publication US 2024/0159442 A1, May 16, 2024
Int. Cl. F25C 5/20 (2018.01); B65D 43/16 (2006.01); B65D 43/20 (2006.01)
CPC F25C 5/24 (2018.01) [B65D 43/163 (2013.01); B65D 43/20 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dispensing system comprising:
a duct having an inlet and an outlet;
a source container coupled to the inlet of the duct;
a dispensing container comprising an enclosure and an opening adjacent the outlet of the duct, wherein the outlet of the duct is in communication with the opening of the dispensing container; and
a container lid comprising an opening adjacent the outlet of the duct, wherein outlet of the duct and the opening of the dispensing container are in communication with the opening of the container lid,
wherein the container lid is movably coupled to the dispensing container and disposable between an open position and a closed position, wherein in the open position the container lid is not disposed over at least a portion of the opening of the dispensing container and wherein in the closed position the container lid is disposed over the opening of the dispensing container, and
wherein the duct is in communication with the dispensing container when the container lid is in the open position and when the container lid is disposed in the closed position.