1. A beverage container for retaining a volume of beverage, the beverage container comprising:
a wall defining a cavity in which beverage is contained;
a rim defined along an upper edge of the wall the rim defining a mouth;
a lid at least partially extending over the mouth;
valve structure on the lid defining a valve port extending through the lid for communicating with the cavity of the container;
a valve grommet positionable in the valve port, the grommet defining an aperture communicating with the valve port for facilitating flow of beverage through the aperture and valve port into the cavity; and
a tongue extending from the grommet and at least partially extending into the valve port and movable relative to the valve port for facilitating flow of beverage into the cavity and resisting reverse passage of beverage therethrough.
2. The beverage container according to claim 1 further comprising:
the valve port communicating with a passage extending through the lid opening, the passageway defining an opening, the tongue extending over at least a portion of the opening.
3. The beverage container according to claim 1, the grommet further comprising a flange extending around the grommet for engaging the valve port.
4. The beverage container according to claim 3, the grommet further comprising a groove at least partially extending around an outer portion of the flange, the valve port including a correspondingly shaped structure for engaging the groove.
5. The beverage container according to claim 3, the grommet further comprising a generally circular shape defining a flange extending generally radially outwardly of the grommet, a generally arcuate indentation or groove being positioned around an outer perimeter of the flange and a corresponding protrusion upon the valve port for engaging the indentation on the flange to facilitate retention of the grommet in the port.
6. The beverage container according to claim 3, the grommet further comprising the tongue extending generally coaxial with the aperture in the grommet.
7. The beverage container according to claim 6, the tongue being at least partially formed of a flexible material for blocking movement relative to the flange of the grommet for movement relative to the passage in the lid.
8. The beverage container according to claim 3, the grommet being formed of a flexible material for flexible engagement with the valve port in the lid and for flexible disengagement therefrom to facilitate sealing of the valve port and removal and replacement to facilitate cleaning of the lid.
9. The beverage container according to claim 1, the lid further comprising a recess spaced around the valve port for facilitating flow of beverage into the valve assembly.
10. The beverage container according to claim 1, the lid further comprising a reservoir disposed about the valve port for facilitating accumulation and retention of a volume of liquid to prevent overflowing of the lid.
11. The beverage container according to claim 1, the lid further comprising a reservoir disposed about the valve port for retaining a volume of liquid, the reservoir being defined by at least one wall generally extending upwardly from the top surface of the lid, the reservoir being oriented for flow of liquid into the reservoir and into the valve assembly.
12. A grommet for use with a beverage container, the beverage container being of the type defining a cavity and having a lid at least partially overlying the cavity, the lid defining a valve port extending therethrough, the grommet further comprising:
a flange;
the flange defining an aperture for communicating with a valve port for facilitating flow of beverage through the aperture and valve port into the cavity; and
a tongue extending from the grommet at least partially extending into the valve port and movable relative to the valve port for facilitating flow of beverage into the cavity and resisting reverse passage of beverage therethrough.
13. The beverage container according to claim 12, the grommet further comprising a groove at least partially extending around an outer portion of the flange, the valve port including a correspondingly shaped structure for engaging the groove.
14. The grommet according to claim 12, the grommet further comprising a generally circular shape defining the flange extending generally radially outwardly of the grommet, a generally arcuate indentation or groove being positioned around an outer perimeter of the flange and a corresponding protrusion upon the valve port for engaging the indentation on the flange to facilitate retention of the grommet in the port.
15. The grommet according to claim 12, the grommet further comprising the tongue extending generally coaxial with the aperture in the grommet.
16. The grommet according to claim 15, the tongue being at least partially formed of a flexible material for movement relative to the flange of the grommet for movement relative to the passage.
17. The grommet according to claim 12, the grommet being formed of a flexible material for flexible engagement with valve port in a lid and for flexible disengagement therefrom to facilitate sealing of the valve port and removal and replacement to facilitate cleaning of a lid.
18. A method of receiving liquid into and retaining liquid in a beverage container, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a beverage container having a wall defining a cavity in which the beverage is contained a rim defined along the upper edge of the wall and defining a mouth, a lid at least partially extending over the mouth; a mouth structure on the lid defining a valve port extending through the lid for communicating with the cavity of the container, a valve grommet received in the valve port, the grommet defining an aperture communicating with the valve port for facilitating flow of beverage through the aperture and valve port into the cavity, a tongue extending from the grommet at least partially extending into the valve port and movable relative to the valve port for facilitating flow of beverage into the cavity and resisting reverse passage of beverage therethrough;
dispensing beverage into the container through the aperture and valve port;
displacing the tongue by movement of beverage through the aperture in valve port into the cavity of the container;
ceasing dispensing of beverage into the container; and
flexibly returning the tongue to a position overlying at least a portion of the valve port for preventing reverse flow of the beverage from the container through the valve port.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An image forming apparatus capable of forming an image on a recording medium, said apparatus comprising:
a main assembly frame;
an exposure unit;
a rotatable belt; and
a supporting member, movably supported by said main assembly frame, for demountably supporting a first cartridge and a second cartridge and for moving electrophotographic photosensitive members, said supporting member being movable between (i) a latent image formation position in which said electrophotographic photosensitive members are contacted to said rotatable belt, and a retracted position in which said electrophotographic photosensitive members are spaced from said rotatable belt inside said main assembly frame, and (ii) the retracted position and an outer position in which said first cartridge and said second cartridge are detachably mountable outside of said main assembly frame, said supporting member having a mounting portion on which said first cartridge and said second cartridge are detachably mountable,
wherein, the first cartridge is mounted on the most downstream side of said mounting portion in a drawing direction in which said supporting member is drawn out from said retracted position to said outer position, the second cartridge is mounted on an upstream side of the first cartridge in the drawing direction, and the first cartridge is larger than the second cartridge,
wherein, between said exposure unit and said rotatable belt in an orthogonal direction with respect to the drawing direction, said supporting member, with said first cartridge and said second cartridge mounted thereon, is movable between the latent image formation position and the retracted position.
2. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first cartridge has a first developer storage portion that stores a first developer, said second cartridge has a second developer storage portion that stores a second developer, and said first developer storage portion is larger than said second developer storage portion.
3. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first cartridge has a first developer storage portion that stores a first developer, and said second cartridge has a second developer storage portion that stores a second developer, and
wherein, in a state where said first cartridge and said second cartridge are mounted on said mounting portion, said first cartridge has a protruded portion that protrudes in an orthogonal direction with respect to the drawing direction more than said second cartridge protrudes in the orthogonal direction.
4. An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said first developer is a developer of a black color, and said second developer is a developer of a color other than the black color.
5. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each of said cartridges is provided with one of said electrophotographic photosensitive members and is detachably mountable to said supporting member in the outer position.
6. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said supporting member moves between the retracted position and the outer position in a direction crossing a longitudinal direction of said electrophotographic photosensitive members.
7. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said supporting member moves from the retracted position to the latent image formation position in a direction that lowers said electrophotographic photosensitive members.
8. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said main assembly frame is provided with a door for opening and closing an opening through which said supporting member passes, and said supporting member is moved from the retracted position to the latent image formation position in interrelation with a closing operation of said door.
9. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said rotatable belt is an intermediate transfer belt to which toner images are transferred from said electrophotographic photosensitive members.