US 11,937,716 B2
Sippy cup having a spoutless training lid assembly
Kaitlin N. Vang, Ham Lake, MN (US); Sarah N. Platner, St. Anthony, MN (US); I-Heng Pan, Taipei (TW); and Yisheng Lin, Guang Dong (CN)
Assigned to Target Brands, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed by Target Brands, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed on Jul. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/371,649.
Prior Publication US 2023/0012382 A1, Jan. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. A47G 19/22 (2006.01); B65D 43/02 (2006.01); B65D 47/04 (2006.01); B65D 47/32 (2006.01)
CPC A47G 19/2272 (2013.01) [B65D 43/0231 (2013.01); B65D 47/043 (2013.01); B65D 47/32 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00046 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sippy cup having a spoutless training lid assembly, the spoutless training lid assembly comprising:
a collar configured to be coupled to a vessel and having an outer wall, an inner wall, an upper portion configured to be located outside of the vessel and including an upper peripheral rim and a lower portion configured to be located inside of the vessel and including a lower peripheral edge, wherein the collar includes a peripheral shelf located about the inner wall; and
a valve inserted into the collar and including a flexible gasket over-molded to a rigid baffle to form a single, separable component, wherein the gasket extends from a plate of the baffle and terminates at an outer peripheral edge that sealably engages with the upper peripheral rim of the collar, and wherein the baffle is secured to the peripheral shelf of the collar and portions of a perimeter edge of the plate of the baffle abut the inner wall of the collar.