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Cup assembly with retaining mechanism

  • US 20020033399A1
  • Filed: 07/18/2001
  • Published: 03/21/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/06/1998
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A drinking cup assembly comprising:

  • a cup having an open end;

    a cap adapted to enclose the open end, the cap having a drinking spout, the cap having a bottom surface with a pair of sleeves extending therefrom, one of said pair of sleeves being aligned with the drinking spout; and

    a removable flow control valve including two valve portions, each valve portion being adapted to engage a different one of said pair of sleeves, wherein the valve portion aligned with the spout is positioned close to the spout to minimize the amount of residual liquid in the cup.

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