ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,126, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to YETI Coolers LLC (Austin, Texas).
"Lid for container" was invented by Derek G. Sullivan (Austin, Texas), Andy Bondhus (Austin, Texas) and Evan Goldberg (Austin, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An insulating container may include an opening, which can be sealed by a closure. The closure may have an upper portion with a handle that has a circular curvature equal to the cylindrical portion of the closure. The closure may also have a lower portion that is joined to the upper portion by an injection molded polymer element. The closure may also be in the form of "flip" type of closure such that ...