US 12,263,998 B2
Sealing mechanism for a beverage container
Paul James Faerber, Orem, UT (US)
Assigned to Runway Blue, LLC, Lehi, UT (US)
Filed by Runway Blue, LLC, Lehi, UT (US)
Filed on Jun. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/338,849.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/367,175, filed on Jun. 28, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0415965 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. B65D 47/32 (2006.01); B65D 41/16 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 47/32 (2013.01) [B65D 41/165 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
24. A beverage container comprising:
a drinking opening;
a closure configured to selectively close the drinking opening, the closure comprising a shaft extending down from an interior of the closure; and
a seal coupled to the closure, the seal comprising:
a seal body;
a portion coupled to the seal body and covering the shaft;
a slit extending through the portion of the seal covering the shaft; and
a flap coupled to the seal body,
wherein a lower surface of the flap is configured to seal the drinking opening of the beverage container when the closure closes the drinking opening,
wherein a lower surface of the seal body and an upper surface of the flap define a gap therebetween, and
wherein the gap is configured to be in fluid communication with an interior volume of the beverage container when the lower surface of the flap seals against the drinking opening of the beverage container.