SPLASH AND SPILL RESISTANT LID

摘要

A lid for a drinking cup enables drinking while inhibiting splashing and spilling. The lid features a dispensing well formed in a drinking spout. The dispensing well includes a plurality of openings in a sidewall proximate a spout front wall. All direct liquid paths out of the cup are substantially blocked. A plurality of baffles around the openings direct beverage flow in a plurality of channels before the beverage reaches the dispensing well. Beverage splashes larger than the channels are deflected or broken up, before passing through. The placement of the openings directs splashed liquid away from the user. A plurality of vent holes is provided to allow air to enter the cup as beverage is consumed. Vent holes located near the dispensing well can be blocked during drinking when the cup is full and the beverage is hot, but unblocked as the beverage cools and is consumed.

主权项

1. A lid for use with a drinking vessel, said lid comprising:
a peripheral rim configured for engaging with said drinking vessel; a drinking spout; said drinking spout having a spout front wall extending upwardly from said peripheral rim, and a spout top wall connected to said spout front wall; a dispensing well formed within said spout top wall; said drinking spout and said dispensing well being configured for allowing consumption of a beverage contained within an interior of said drinking vessel by a user; said dispensing well comprising at least a well front wall and well bottom wall, wherein said bottom wall is closed for substantially blocking direct line-of-sight pathways for the beverage in said drinking vessel; at least one opening provided in said well front wall of said dispensing well for allowing flow of said beverage from the interior of said drinking vessel through said dispensing well; and at least one baffle surrounding said opening, said baffle serving as a splash deflector and providing a fluid channel path between the interior of said drinking vessel and said at least one opening.