Travel beverage container
AssigneeIgnite USA, LLC
InventorsRobert Coon, Paul Hurley
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Abstract
A cleanable lid assembly is provided for a beverage container. The lid assembly has a lid housing having a drink aperture, and a seal assembly that is connected to the lid housing while movable between a first or operable position and a second or cleaning position. The seal assembly has a stopper that can open and close the drink aperture in the first position. The seal assembly is pivotally connected to the lid housing to transition to the cleaning position. A locking member extends transversely from the seal assembly to engage a stop on the lid housing and lock the seal assembly in the operable position. The locking member is moveable radially inward to disengage from the stop and to allow the seal assembly to transition from the first position to the cleaning position.
Claims20
A cleanable lid assembly for a beverage container, comprising:
- a lid housing having an interior and a drink aperture;
- a seal assembly having a hinge member pivotably connected to the lid housing via a first pivot connection at a first end thereof so that the hinge member is movable between a first or operable position extending across the interior and a second or cleaning position,
- the seal assembly having a seal arm with a drink stopper, the seal arm pivotably connected to the hinge member via a second pivot connection, wherein the drink stopper is adjacent the drink aperture and is adapted to open and close the drink aperture with the hinge member in the first position, wherein the drink stopper is distal the drink aperture and the drink aperture is open for cleaning the lid assembly with the hinge member in the second position;
- the hinge member having a locking portion at a second end thereof that engages the lid housing in the first position, the locking portion being moveable radially inward to disengage the hinge member from the first position and to allow the hinge member to be transitioned to the second position;
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- a trigger member connected to the lid housing, wherein the trigger member is adapted to pivot the seal arm with the hinge member in the first position to selectively open and close the drink aperture.
A cleanable lid assembly for a beverage container, comprising:
- a lid housing having a drink aperture;
- a seal assembly having a hinge member pivotably connected to the lid housing via a first pivot connection at a first end thereof so that the hinge member is movable between a first or operable position and a second or cleaning position, the hinge member having an opening extending therethrough at a second end thereof,
- the hinge member having a locking portion at the second end thereof that engages the lid housing in the first position, the locking portion being moveable to disengage the hinge member from the first position and to allow the hinge member to be pivoted to the second position;
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- the seal assembly having a seal arm with a drink stopper, the seal arm pivotably connected to the hinge member via a second pivot connection, such that, with the hinge member in the first position, the seal arm is pivotable between a closed position where the drink stopper closes the drink aperture and an open position where the drink stopper is spaced from the drink aperture, the seal arm adapted to pivot into the opening of the hinge member in the open position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.