The present invention provides a lid assembly for use in a beverage container, having a cap, a seal assembly configured to sealably close at least one drink orifice, and an actuator assembly. The actuator assembly is in operative connection with the cap and the seal assembly, and configured to synchronously actuate the cap to rotate and actuate the seal assembly to displace longitudinally, so as to open the drink orifice for dispensing and close the drink orifice via a single press action. The invention also relates to a beverage container comprising such a lid assembly.

A dispensing system for a container is provided. The dispensing system operatively associates a lid assembly with the container. The dispensing system rotatably attaches a septum portion having two septum apertures to an opening of the container. Rotatably associated with and relative to the septum portion is a baffle portion of the lid assembly. The baffle portion provides two baffle apertures, each coextensive with the spaced apart septum apertures so that the baffle portion is movable between a closed position and an open position fluidly communicating the container and an enclosure of the lid assembly. The enclosure may be divided in half with each half providing a cover selectively movable between a retaining condition and a pouring condition for pouring contents from each enclosure half.

The present disclosure provides a measuring device of Chinese medicine granules, which includes a dispensing tray, a fixed discharging cover, a discharging driving cover, and a discharging anti-blocking structure mounted coaxially. The dispensing tray, the fixed discharging cover, and the discharging driving cover are provided with storage holes, measuring holes, and discharging holes, respectively. The discharging anti-blocking structure includes a bottom case, a briquetting holder, an anti-blocking briquette, a spring, and a cover. The bottom case is fixed on the dispensing tray and offsets from the storage hole. The bottom case is provided with dispensing holes therein positioned corresponding to the discharging holes. Each of the dispensing holes is provided with one anti-blocking briquette therein. The briquetting holder is connected to the anti-blocking briquette and is disposed in the bottom case. The spring is sleeved on the briquetting holder and is in contact with the cover. Under an action of the spring, the anti-blocking briquette may be in contact with the fixed discharging cover through the dispensing hole. During a rotation of the discharging driving cover, a round chamfer of the anti-blocking briquette may slide into and out of the measuring hole. The present disclosure has the advantages of compact structure and has the advantages of dustproof and moisture proof and accurate measurement when using with the discharging vessel.

A drink protector lid capable of being snapped onto a standard disposable cup in a standard way. A slidable aperture cover includes an extension tab that can be snapped onto a post in the center of the lid. The lid includes a centrally disposed depressed portion allowing space for a user's nose during use. The lid also includes a portion having widened top surface that has a plurality of small holes for allowing a beverage to pass through but restricting the introduction of foreign matter such as a mind-altering drug pill, powder or liquid. The widened top surface also has a raised portion on one side creating a stop for the slidable aperture cover.

A lid assembly may include a lid member having a base wall with a drinking opening. A top surface of the base wall may include a groove portion forming a groove on the top of the lid member and a central protruding portion located adjacent to the groove portion. A blocking member may removably rest on the top surface of the lid member and be movable in rotational movement between a blocked position characterized by the blocking member blocking the drinking opening and an unblocked position characterized by the blocking member unblocking the drinking opening. Positioning holding structure may be provided to resist movement of the blocking member out of each of the blocked and unblocked positions, and thereby releasably hold the blocking member in each of the blocked and unblocked positions.

Apparatuses, devices, and systems for selectively blocking an orifice of a container are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a cap affixed to a container can comprise a spout comprising a spout orifice that can be selectively blocked and unblocked by a blocker. The blocker can be coupled to a blocker mover component that can be configured to move the blocker between blocked and unblocked positions in response to a blocker control signal generated by a cap control component. The cap control component can be configured to generate the blocker control signal based at least in part on input from a cap sensor configured to sense a condition of the container.

A dispensing lid assembly having a lid portion that seals off the opening of the container but for an aperture and a centrally disposed interface void. The lid portion provides an integrated, external measuring spout in communication with the aperture. A dial portion may be rotatably coupled to the lid portion so that they rotate independent of each other. The dial portion is operatively associated with a diaphragm disposed under the lid portion so that rotation of the dial portion selectively moves the diaphragm between an open configuration and a closed configuration closing off the aperture and fluidly disconnecting the compartment of the container from the external measuring spout.

Contaminant-resistant packaging, conduits, and methods of the present disclosure are generally directed to reducing the likelihood of contaminant infiltration into packaging used to store and ultimately dispense material. More specifically, a conduit that is used to dispense the material from the packaging may include a contaminant barrier that, together with respective contaminant barriers along other portions of the packaging, significantly reduces the likelihood of contaminant (e.g., oxygen and/or moisture) permeation into the material in the contaminant-resistant packaging.

A toner container for use with an image forming apparatus is provided with a toner accommodating portion in which toner is accommodated; a base portion including a receiving opening for receiving the toner accommodated in the toner accommodating portion, a discharge opening for permitting discharge of the toner, received through the receiving opening, to an outside of the toner container, and a passage which is a passage extending from the receiving opening to the discharge opening and which is for permitting passing of the toner; and a shutter constituted so as to be rotatable about a rotational axis relative to the base between an open position where the discharge opening is exposed to the outside and a closed position where the shutter covers the discharge opening, wherein the passage extends in a direction in which the passage is inclined relative to the rotational axis so that the receiving opening is in a position where the receiving opening crosses the rotational axis and so that the discharge opening is in a position where the discharge opening does not cross the rotational axis.

A drinking device for the retronasal perception of an aroma substance comprises a storage container for drinking liquid, at least one aroma container, through which air can flow, and a transporting channel for drinking liquid. The transporting channel runs from the storage container to a mouth end of the drinking device. The drinking device also comprises an air channel for transporting aromatized air. The air channel running runs from at least one of the at least one aroma containers to the transporting channel for drinking liquid or to the mouth end.