ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,703, issued on May 20.
"Container lid with flip cap and nesting carry loop" was invented by Thomas Anthony Raymus (Manteca, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A container lid, preferably for shaker bottles, with independently pivotable flip cap and carry loop that is configured to nest inside the flip cap. The lid body has integrally formed slots shaped and configured to retain narrow rounded portions of the interconnectable flip cap and carry loop. The underside of the lid may have one or more recesses that increase interior container volume, thus enhancing mixing functionality. The new structure provides space to accommodate a d...