| CPC B65D 47/061 (2013.01) [B65D 2251/205 (2013.01); B65D 2547/066 (2013.01)] | 6 Claims |
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1. A lid assembly comprising:
an internal component assembly having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a button disposed at the first end, wherein the internal component includes an external threaded portion disposed adjacent the first end, wherein the internal component assembly includes a pair of components separate from each other, wherein a first one of the pair of components includes an annular array of radially outwardly extending teeth formed at an end of the first one of the pair of components, and a second one of the pair of components includes an annular array of grooves formed on an inner surface of the second one of the pair of components, an annular array of spaces each formed between adjacent ones of the annular array of grooves, and wherein the internal component includes an internally based gear assembly, and the internally based gear assembly includes a gear track, a drive gear having a first end and a second end adjacent the button, and a driven gear; and
an external component having a top end and a bottom end, the external component receiving an entirety of the internal component assembly through the top end, the external component configured for engaging a container so the bottom end is received within the container, the internal component assembly cooperating with the external component to translate axially upon a first pressure to the button to permit a fluid to enter the external component adjacent the second end of the internal component assembly and to militate against the fluid to enter the external component adjacent the second end of the internal component upon a second pressure to the button, wherein the external component includes an internal threaded portion engaging the external threaded portion of the internal component, wherein the external component includes a lid body disposed adjacent the bottom end, a rim disposed adjacent the top end, and an internally disposed tube spaced radially inwardly from the interior of the body, wherein the fluid travels within a space created between the internally disposed tube and the lid body, wherein upon the first pressure to the button the annular array of radially outwardly extending teeth are positioned in the annular array of spaces and upon the second pressure to the button the annular array of radially outwardly extending teeth are positioned in the annular array of grooves, and wherein the button and the drive gear are separate components from each other, wherein the button is removeably coupled to the gear track through the top end of the external component, and wherein the button includes an indentation formed in an upper surface thereof to facilitate coupling of the button to the gear track.
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