US 12,168,556 B1
Compartmentalized container for mixing vessel
Daniel Clinton Snyder, South Bend, IN (US)
Assigned to Droptop LLC, South Bend, IN (US)
Filed by Droptop LLC, South Bend, IN (US)
Filed on Jun. 14, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/743,535.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/508,747, filed on Jun. 16, 2023.
Int. Cl. B65D 37/00 (2006.01); A47J 43/27 (2006.01); B01F 23/50 (2022.01); B01F 33/501 (2022.01); B65D 47/08 (2006.01); B65D 51/28 (2006.01); B01F 101/14 (2022.01)
CPC B65D 51/2892 (2013.01) [A47J 43/27 (2013.01); B01F 23/50 (2022.01); B01F 33/50111 (2022.01); B65D 47/0871 (2013.01); B01F 2101/14 (2022.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A lid comprising:
an end wall having a dispensing aperture therethrough, said end wall having a sidewall extending therefrom to define a chamber having an opening defined by a terminal edge of said sidewall;
a door pivotally fixed with respect to said sidewall and movable between an open position being spaced from said opening and a closed position wherein said door contacts said opening to close said chamber, said door being pivotable about a hinge and biased towards said open position;
a lever pivotally fixed with respect to said sidewall and movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, said lever having a catch portion for engaging said door and an actuating portion opposite said catch portion, said lever being pivotable about a hinge located between said catch portion and said actuating portion, said lever being biased toward said locked position; and
said lever restraining said door in said locked position when said catch portion is engaged with said door.