| US 7,546,933 B2 | ||
| Travel container having drinking orifice and vent aperture seals | ||
| Steven N. Pinelli, Gary, Ind. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Ignite USA, LLC, Chicago, Ill. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jan. 26, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/698,797. | ||
| Application 11/698797 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/384165, filed on Mar. 17, 2006. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/663280, filed on Mar. 18, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0210093 A1, Sep. 13, 2007 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. A47G 19/22 (2006.01); A47G 19/12 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 220—715 [220/714; 222/470] | 16 Claims |
| 1. A drinking container comprising:
a container body having a cavity;
a removable lid covering the cavity, the lid having a drink aperture and a separate vent aperture; and,
a trigger mechanism mechanically connected to a shutter adjacent the drink aperture and to a vent seal, the trigger mechanism
independently moving the shutter and the vent seal from a closed position to an open position, the shutter operating to operably
close and open access to the cavity through the drink aperture, and the vent seal operating to operably close and open access
to the cavity through the vent aperture, wherein the trigger mechanism has an actuation stroke, wherein the vent seal is initially
actuated during a first portion of the actuation stroke of the trigger mechanism, and wherein the shutter is initially actuated
during a second portion of the actuation stroke of the trigger mechanism, the first portion of the actuation stroke occurring
prior in time to the second portion of the actuation stroke.
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