摘要 |
<p>A disposable container assembly suited for use as an child's drinking cup with a passive closure system, the assembly comprises a container portion (12), a lid portion (14), and a hinge (16), which joins the container portion and the lid portion; the lid portion is provided with a top surface (26), from which depends a skirt (28) that extends around the perimeter of the top surface, the top surface is also provided with a drinking spout (30), which extends upward from the top surface; the drinking spout is provided at its upper end with at least one opening; the passive closure system consists of the opening in the lid that is sufficiently sized so that, when a liquid beverage is unintentionally positioned at the opening, the surface tension of the liquid beverage is sufficient so that the liquid beverage does not flow though the opening under normal conditions but when a person intentionally desires to drink from the container liquid beverage flows through the opening.</p> |