EP1627586B1 - Cup with a valve for drinking juice - Google Patents

Cup with a valve for drinking juice Download PDF

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Publication number: EP1627586B1
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: valve; tubular; outlet; inlet; connector bar
Prior art date: 2004-08-19
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EP05107240A

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Ramiro Pillado

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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
- A47G19/00—Table service
- A47G19/22—Drinking vessels or saucers used for table service
- A47G19/2205—Drinking glasses or vessels
- A47G19/2266—Means for facilitating drinking, e.g. for infants or invalids
- A47G19/2272—Means for facilitating drinking, e.g. for infants or invalids from drinking glasses or cups comprising lids or covers

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This invention relates to closed drinking vessels, preferably in the shape of a cup with a screw-on lid having a fluid dispensing valve that prevents fluids from flowing out unless properly used.
Drinking cups for young children have been in the market for many years, and are well known in the art.
a variety of cups with valves are currently available commercially, providing a solution to the problem of children spilling their drink by dropping the cup, turning it upside down or shaking it.
These valves work only by allowing the liquid to flow out when the cup is squeezed or when a person drinks by sucking from the spout.
the cups may have one or two valves, one for allowing the liquids to flow out of the cup, and another one for allowing air to flow in. As liquid is sucked from the vessel creating a low-pressure condition within the vessel, this low-pressure condition draws external air through the second passageway to maintain a pressure equilibrium.
Valves such as those proposed in U.S. Pat. numbers 5,079,013 , 6,250,503 and 6,321,931 contain enclosed parts or angles difficult to reach which make the cleaning process much more complicated. In addition the number of parts involved makes such valves difficult to manufacture, requiring a lot of manipulation to be assembled.
the present invention relates to a drinking container with a valve preferably in the shape of a cup having a hollow inner body for containing liquid with an open end, a cap which encloses the open end and a one piece valve made of an elastomeric material, preferably but not limited to silicone rubber.
the outer surface of the cap has a drinking spout and an air vent.
the inner surface of the cap has a tubular outlet passage extending below the spout and a tubular inlet passage extending below the air vent.
the valve has two different means to attach itself to the tubular passages.
the tubular passage below the spout is sealed by the valve and will only open and allow the liquid to flow out when a person sucks from the spout creating a low-pressure condition.
the valve has a small slit for drawing external air in order to maintain pressure equilibrium.
FIG.1 and FIG.2 show a drinking vessel 20 comprising a cup 28, a cap 22 and a flow control valve 30.
the cup 28 has a hollow inner body for containing liquids with an open upper end 60 and an external thread 62 formed circumferentially therearound.
the cap 22 (see FIGS.3, 4 and 5 ) has an outer surface 36, and an inner surface 38. On the outer surface 36, the cap 22 has a spout 24 with an aperture 68 and an air vent 26. On the inner surface 38, the cap 22 has a tubular outlet passage 32 with two recesses 40, which are connected to the spout 24, and a tubular inlet passage 34, which is connected to the air vent 26.
the cap 22 has a cylindrical neck 64 with internal threads 66 formed circumferentially therearound.
the internal thread 66 engages the external thread 62 for screwing the cap 22 on to the cups upper end 60, thereby sealingly closing the drinking vessel, except for the aperture 68 on the spout 24 and the air vent 26.
the flow control valve 30 (see FIGS.5 to 7 ) is made of a single piece of elastomeric material, preferably silicone rubber, but other elastomers such as natural rubber or PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) are also preferred.
the outlet valve 42 has a paraboloid configuration comprising a reinforcing ring 69 with a narrow partition wall 71 transversal to the axis of the connector bar 46.
the outlet valve 42 being held in place by two jutting out walls 56 that are part of the connector bar 46.
the two jutting out walls 56 provide more rigidity to the outlet valve 42, but allows for two flexible side parts 48, which act as flexible membranes.
the reinforcing ring 69 and the partition wall 71 are provided to avoid deformation of the two flexible side parts 48; therefore allowing for a longer period of use.
the inlet valve 44 has a tubular edge 50 sitting on two wing-like projections 70 holding the membrane 54 with a slit 52 in the middle.
the tubular edge 50 is integral with the connector bar 46 and the two wing-like projections 70.
wing-like projections 70 are provided for safety reasons (i.e., for an infant not to swallow it) and not for functional ones.
the outlet valve 42 fits into the tubular outlet passage 32 that is connected to the spout 24, and is held in place by pressure as the connector bar 46 fits into the pair of recesses 40.
the inlet valve 44 fits by friction around the tubular inlet passage 34 by means of the tubular edge 50.
the liquid inside the cup 28 will only flow out if a person inverts the cups 28 position, therefore moving the liquid towards the cap, and sucks at the spout 24 creating a lower external pressure than the pressure inside the drinking vessel 20.
This difference in pressure bends the two flexible side parts 48 of the outlet valve 42 towards the spout 24, therefore allowing the liquid to flow through the tubular outlet passage 32 and finally flow out of the drinking vessel 20 though the aperture 68.
this difference in pressure forces air in through the slit 52 of the inlet valve 44.
the two flexible side parts 48 return to their original position stopping the liquid from flowing out. Due to the type of material used in the manufacture of the flow control valve 30, as soon as the suction force that keeps the flexible side parts 48 opened or bent ceases, the pressure of the two flexible sides 48 contacting the inner wall of the outlet passage 32 closes the outlet passage 32.
the slit 52 also closes, and acts as a non-return valve, so that the liquid inside the vessel 20 is thereby prevented from flowing out through the air vent 26.
outlet valve and outlet passage having an oval shape; the outlet valve having one flexible side acting as a membrane, etc.

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EP05107240A 2004-08-19 2005-08-05 Cup with a valve for drinking juice Not-in-force EP1627586B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US10/921,509 US20060037963A1 (en)	2004-08-19	2004-08-19	Cup with a valve for drinking juice

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EP1627586A1 EP1627586A1 (en)	2006-02-22
EP1627586B1 true EP1627586B1 (en)	2008-05-21

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EP (1)	EP1627586B1 (es)
AT (1)	ATE395850T1 (es)
DE (1)	DE602005006910D1 (es)
ES (1)	ES2306017T3 (es)

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EP1627586A1 (en)	2006-02-22
ATE395850T1 (de)	2008-06-15
DE602005006910D1 (de)	2008-07-03
ES2306017T3 (es)	2008-11-01
US20060037963A1 (en)	2006-02-23

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