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US 10,421,587 B2Granted
Beverage container closure
AssigneePacific Market International, LLC
InventorsTyler Sean Gilbert, Randy Sims
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Abstract
A beverage container closure or lid that is adapted for closing an open end of a beverage container. The lid is selectively couplable to the beverage container and includes a selectively openable stopper that when closed, creates a fluid-tight seal between the beverage container and the environment. The stopper may be selectively opened by a user by the user pressing a button disposed on a side of the beverage container closure. The stopper is subsequently automatically closed when the user releases the button. Thus, a user may open and close the beverage container closure using a single hand without the need to remove the beverage container closure from the beverage container.
Claims61
A drinking container for u se by a user, comprising:
- a drinking container body having a container cavity with an open upper end, the container boding having a generally longitudinal axis;
- a removable drinking container body lid covering the upper end of the container cavity, the lid having a drink aperture and a vent aperture, the lid having an unlocked state and a locked state;
- a trigger assembly controlling fluid communication between the container cavity and the drink aperture and vent aperture, the trigger assembly having a non-rotatable button member movable by the user in a direction transverse to the container body longitudinal axis to actuate opening of the drink aperture when the lid is in the unlocked state to allow fluid communication between the container cavity and the drink aperture, and not sufficiently movable by the user to actuate opening of the drink aperture when the lid is in the locked state, the button member being movable by the user in the direction transverse to the container body longitudinal axis to actuate opening of the vent aperture when the lid is in the unlocked state to allow fluid communication between the container cavity and the vent aperture, and not sufficiently movable by the user to actuate opening of the vent aperture when the lid is in the locked state, movement of the button member by the user being limited to only linear movement of the entire button member;
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- a locking member positioned to prevent actuating movement of the button member by the user when the lid is in the locked state.
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A drinking container for use by a user, comprising:
- a drinking container body having a container cavity with an open upper end, the container boding having a generally longitudinal axis;
- a removable drinking container body lid covering the upper end of the container cavity, the lid having a drink aperture and a vent aperture, the lid having an unlocked state and a locked state;
- a trigger assembly controlling fluid communication between the container cavity and the drink aperture and vent aperture, the trigger assembly having a non-rotatable button member movable by the user in a first direction transverse to the container body longitudinal axis to actuate opening of the drink aperture when the lid is in the unlocked state to allow fluid communication between the container cavity and the drink aperture, and not sufficiently movable by the user in the first direction to actuate opening of the drink aperture when the lid is in the locked state, the button member being movable by the user in the first direction to actuate opening of the vent aperture when the lid is in the unlocked state to allow fluid communication between the container cavity and the vent aperture, and not sufficiently movable by the user in the first direction to actuate opening of the vent aperture when the lid is in the locked state, movement of the button member by the user being limited to only linear movement of the entire button member;
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- a locking member positioned to prevent actuating movement of the button member when the lid is in the locked state.
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A drinking container for use by a user, comprising:
- a drinking container body having a container cavity with an open upper end, the container boding having a generally longitudinal axis;
- a removable drinking container body lid covering the upper end of the container cavity, the lid having a drink aperture, the lid having an unlocked state and a locked state;
- a trigger assembly controlling fluid communication between the container cavity and the drink aperture, the trigger assembly having a non-rotatable button member movable by the user in a direction transverse to the container body longitudinal axis to actuate opening of the drink aperture when the lid is in the unlocked state to allow fluid communication between the container cavity and the drink aperture, and not sufficiently movable by the user to actuate opening of the drink aperture when the lid is in the locked state, movement of the button member by the user being limited to only linear movement of the entire button member;
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- a locking member positioned to prevent actuating movement of the button member by the user when the lid is in the locked state.
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A locking mechanism operable by a user for a drinking container having a container body defining a container cavity, and a drinking container body lid having a drink aperture and a vent aperture, and covering the container cavity, the lid having an unlocked state and a locked state, the locking mechanism comprising:
- a non-rotatable button member movable by the user to actuate opening of the drink aperture when the lid is in the unlocked state to allow fluid communication between the container cavity and the drink aperture and to actuate opening of the vent aperture when the lid is in the unlocked state to allow fluid communication between the container cavity and the vent aperture, and not sufficiently movable by the user to actuate opening of the drink aperture or the vent aperture when the lid is in the locked state, movement of the button member by the user being limited to only linear movement of the entire button member;
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- a locking member on the lid positioned to prevent actuating movement of the button member when the lid is in the locked state.
A locking mechanism operable by a user for a drinking container having a container body defining a container cavity, and a drinking container body lid having a drink aperture and covering the container cavity, the lid having an unlocked state and a locked state, the locking mechanism comprising:
- a non-rotatable button member movable by the user in a first direction to actuate opening of the drink aperture when the lid is in the unlocked state to allow fluid communication between the container cavity and the drink aperture, and not sufficiently movable by the user in the first direction to actuate opening of the drink aperture when the lid is in the locked state, movement of the button member by the user being limited to only linear movement of the entire button member;
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- a locking member on the lid positioned to prevent actuating movement of the button member in the first direction when the lid is in the locked state,
- wherein when the lid is in the locked state, the locking member prevents sufficient movement of the button member by the user in the first direction to allow fluid communication between the container cavity and the drink aperture, and when the lid is in the unlocked state, the locking member permits movement of the button member by the user in the first direction to allow fluid communication between the container cavity and the drink aperture;
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- wherein the locking member is movable in a second direction oriented transverse to the first direction to change the lid from the locked state to the unlocked state, the locking member being movable in the second direction between a first position and a second position, and when moved to the first position, the locking member prevents sufficient movement of the button member by the user in the first direction to allow fluid communication between the container cavity and the drink aperture, and when moved to the second position, the locking member permits movement of the button member by the user in the first direction to allow fluid communication between the container cavity and the drink aperture.
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A locking mechanism operable by a user for a drinking container having a container body defining a container cavity, and a drinking container body lid covering the container cavity, the lid having a seal assembly to control fluid communication between a drink aperture and the container body, the lid having an unlocked state and a locked state, the locking mechanism comprising:
- a non-rotatable button member moveable by a user in a first direction from a first position toward an interior of the lid to a second position to actuate opening of the drink aperture when the lid is in the unlocked state to allow fluid communication between the container cavity and the drink aperture, movement of the button member by the user being limited to only linear movement of the entire button member;
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- a locking member on the lid positioned to prevent movement of the button member from the first position to the second position when the lid is in the locked state,
- wherein when the lid is in the locked state, the locking member and the button member are at least partially aligned in the first direction to prevent movement of the button member by the user in the first direction from the first position to the second position, and when the lid is in the unlocked state, and the locking member and the button member are sufficiently out of alignment in the first direction to permit movement of the button member by the user in the first direction from the first position to the second position, and
- wherein one of the locking member and the button member is movable relative to the other in a second direction oriented transverse to the first direction, the one of the locking member and button member being movable in the second direction is movable in the second direction between a third position and a fourth position, and when moved to the third position, the locking member and the button member are at least partially aligned in the first direction to prevent movement of the button member by the user in the first direction from the first position to the second position, and when moved to the fourth position, the locking member and the button member are sufficiently out of alignment in the first direction to permit movement of the button member by the user in the first direction from the first position to the second position.
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A locking mechanism operable by a user for a drinking container having a container body defining a container cavity, and a drinking container body lid covering the container cavity, the lid having a seal assembly to control fluid communication between a drink aperture and the container body, the lid having an unlocked state and a locked state, the locking mechanism comprising:
- a non-rotatable button member moveable by a user in a first direction from a first position toward an interior of the lid to a second position to actuate opening of the drink aperture when the lid is in the unlocked state to allow fluid communication between the container cavity and the drink aperture, movement of the button member by the user being limited to only linear movement of the entire button member;
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- a locking member on the lid positioned to prevent movement of the button member from the first position to the second position when the lid is in the locked state,
- wherein the locking member is movable in a second direction, which is different than the first direction, from a third position to a fourth position, when the lid is in the locked state, the locking member is in the third position whereat the button member is prevented from being moved in the first direction from the first position to the second position by the locking member, and when the lid is in the unlocked state, the locking member is in the fourth position whereat the button member is moveable in the first direction from the first position to the second position, and
- wherein the first direction of movement of the button member is generally transverse to a longitudinal axis of the container body, and wherein the second direction of movement of the locking member is generally transverse to the longitudinal axis of the container body.
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A locking mechanism operable by a user for a drinking container having a container body defining a container cavity, and a drinking container body lid covering the container cavity, the lid having a seal assembly to control fluid communication between a drink aperture and the container body, the lid having an unlocked state and a locked state, the locking mechanism comprising:
- a non-rotatable button member moveable by a user in a first direction from a first position toward an interior of the lid to a second position to actuate opening of the drink aperture when the lid is in the unlocked state to allow fluid communication between the container cavity and the drink aperture, movement of the button member by the user being limited to only linear movement of the entire button member;
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- a locking member on the lid positioned to prevent movement of the button member from the first position to the second position when the lid is in the locked state,
- wherein one of the locking member and the button member is movable relative to the other in a second direction oriented transverse to the first direction, the one of the locking member and button member being movable in the second direction is movable in the second direction between a third position and a fourth position, and when moved to the third position, the locking member and the button member are at least partially aligned in the first direction to prevent movement of the button member by the user in the first direction from the first position to the second position, and when moved to the fourth position, the locking member and the button member are sufficiently out of alignment in the first direction to permit movement of the button member by the user in the first direction from the first position to the second position.
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A lid assembly for a beverage container comprising:
- a lid housing having a drink opening and an air vent, the lid housing configured for removable attachment to the beverage container;
- a seal assembly connected to the lid housing and having a drink seal movable between a closed position closing the drink opening and an opened position opening the drink opening;
- a trigger assembly connected to the lid housing to operate the seal assembly;
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- a lock connected to the lid housing, the lock movable to a first position in which the lock prevents the trigger assembly operably engaging the seal assembly to move the drink seal from the closed position closing the drink opening to the opened position opening the drink opening and to a second position in which the lock does not prevent the trigger assembly operably engaging the seal assembly, when the lock is in the first position the lock is positioned over the air vent and when the lock is in the second position the lock is not positioned over the air vent.
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A lid assembly for a beverage container comprising:
- a lid housing having a drink opening, the lid housing configured for removable attachment to the beverage container;
- a seal assembly connected to the lid housing and having a drink seal movable between a closed position closing the drink opening and an opened position opening the drink opening;
- a lock connected to a top of the lid housing, the lock moveable to a locked position to prevent operable engagement of the seal assembly so that the drink seal remains in the closed position closing the drink opening;
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- a trigger to engage the seal assembly to have the seal assembly selectively move the drink seal between the closed and opened positions, wherein the lock prevents the trigger from operably engaging the seal assembly, and wherein the trigger moves transverse to a longitudinal axis of the beverage container.
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A lid assembly for a beverage container comprising:
- a lid housing having a drink opening, the lid housing configured for removable attachment to the beverage container;
- a seal assembly connected to the lid housing and having a drink seal movable between a closed position closing the drink opening and an opened position opening the drink opening;
- a lock connected to a top of the lid housing, the lock moveable to a locked position to prevent operable engagement of the seal assembly so that the drink seal remains in the closed position closing the drink opening;
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- a trigger to engage the seal assembly to selectively move the drink seal from the closed position to the opened position, wherein the trigger moves transverse to a longitudinal axis of the beverage container.
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A lid assembly for a drinking container comprising:
- a lid housing having a drink opening and a separate vent aperture, the lid housing configured for removable attachment to the drinking container;
- a seal assembly including a drink seal and a vent seal, the seal assembly being movably connected to the lid housing and movable between a first or operable position, where the drink seal engages the drink opening to close the drink opening and the vent seal engages the vent aperture to close the vent aperture, and a second or cleaning position, where the seal assembly is moved away from a surface portion of the lid housing through which the drink opening extends and the drink opening is open for cleaning the lid assembly;
- a trigger mechanism operably connected to the seal assembly during operation of the trigger mechanism to move each of the drink seal and a vent seal from a closed position to an opened position;
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- a lock connected to the lid housing, the lock moveable between a first or locked position and a second or unlocked position, to prevent operable engagement of the seal assembly by the trigger assembly when the lock is in the locked position and the seal assembly is in the first or operable position.
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A drinking container comprising:
- a drinking container body having a generally longitudinal axis;
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- a lid assembly removably attached to the drinking container body, having:
- a) a lid housing having a drink opening;
- b) a seal assembly having a drink seal movable between a closed position closing the drink opening and an opened position opening the drink opening;
- c) a trigger assembly inwardly movable transverse to the longitudinal axis of the beverage container to operate the seal assembly to move the drink seal from the closed position to the opened position;
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- d) a lock movable to a first position in which the lock prevents inward movement of the trigger assembly sufficient to prevent operation of the seal assembly and thereby retain the drink seal in the closed position.
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A drinking container for use by a user, comprising:
- a drinking container body having a container cavity with an open upper end and having a longitudinal axis;
- a removable drinking container body lid covering the upper end of the container cavity, the lid having a drink aperture;
- a drink seal movable between a closed position closing the drink aperture and an opened position opening the drink aperture;
- a button operably connected to the drink seal and manually inwardly movable transverse to the longitudinal axis of the container body to move the drink seal from the closed position to the opened position, the button being located at an outward sidewall of the lid;
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- a locking member movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, in the locked position the locking member preventing manual inward movement of the button to prevent movement of the drink seal from the closed position to the opened position, and in the unlocked position the locking member permitting manual inward movement of the button to move the drink seal from the closed position to the opened position.
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A drinking container for use by a user, comprising:
- a drinking container body having a container cavity with an open upper end, wherein the drinking container body has a generally longitudinal axis;
- a removable drinking container body lid covering the upper end of the container cavity, the lid having a drink aperture;
- a drink seal movable between a closed position closing the drink aperture and an opened position opening the drink aperture;
- a button operably connected to the drink seal and manually inwardly movable to move the drink seal from the closed position to the opened position, the inward movement of the button to move the drink seal from the closed position to the opened position being in a direction transverse to the container body longitudinal axis;
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- a locking member movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, in the locked position the locking member preventing manual inward movement of the button to prevent movement of the drink seal from the closed position to the opened position, and in the unlocked position the locking member permitting manual inward movement of the button to move the drink seal from the closed position to the opened position.
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The drinking container of 49, wherein the button is a non-rotatable button member.
The drinking container of 49, wherein movement of the button is limited to only linear movement of the entire button.
A drinking container for use by a user, comprising:
- a drinking container body having a container cavity with an open upper end;
- a removable drinking container body lid covering the upper end of the container cavity, the lid having a drink aperture;
- a drink seal movable between a closed position closing the drink aperture and an opened position opening the drink aperture;
- a button operably connected to the drink seal and manually inwardly movable to move the drink seal from the closed position to the opened position;
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- a locking member movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, in the locked position the locking member preventing manual inward movement of the button to prevent movement of the drink seal from the closed position to the opened position, and in the unlocked position the locking member permitting manual inward movement of the button to move the drink seal from the closed position to the opened position, wherein the locking member is rotatably attached to the lid.
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A drinking container for use by a user, comprising:
- a drinking container body having a container cavity with an open upper end;
- a removable drinking container body lid covering the upper end of the container cavity, the lid having a drink aperture;
- a drink seal movable between a closed position closing the drink aperture and an opened position opening the drink aperture;
- a button operably connected to the drink seal and manually inwardly movable to move the drink seal from the closed position to the opened position;
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- a locking member movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, in the locked position the locking member preventing manual inward movement of the button to prevent movement of the drink seal from the closed position to the opened position, and in the unlocked position the locking member permitting manual inward movement of the button to move the drink seal from the closed position to the opened position, wherein the locking member has at least a top portion extending from a top of the lid.
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A drinking container for use by a user, comprising:
- a drinking container body having a container cavity with an open upper end;
- a removable drinking container body lid covering the upper end of the container cavity, the lid having a drink aperture;
- a drink seal movable between a closed position closing the drink aperture and an opened position opening the drink aperture;
- a button operably connected to the drink seal and manually inwardly movable to move the drink seal from the closed position to the opened position;
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- a locking member movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, in the locked position the locking member preventing manual inward movement of the button to prevent movement of the drink seal from the closed position to the opened position, and in the unlocked position the locking member permitting manual inward movement of the button to move the drink seal from the closed position to the opened position, wherein the lid has a top wall and an outward sidewall extending downward from the top wall, and the button is located at the outward sidewall for inward movement when the locking member is in the unlocked position.
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A drinking container for use by a user, comprising:
- a drinking container body having a container cavity with an open upper end;
- a removable drinking container body lid covering the upper end of the container cavity, the lid having a drink aperture, wherein the lid further includes a vent aperture is-located in a top surface of the lid;
- a drink seal movable between a closed position closing the drink aperture and an opened position opening the drink aperture;
- a button operably connected to the drink seal and manually inwardly movable to move the drink seal from the closed position to the opened position;
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- a locking member movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, in the locked position the locking member preventing manual inward movement of the button to prevent movement of the drink seal from the closed position to the opened position, and in the unlocked position the locking member permitting manual inward movement of the button to move the drink seal from the closed position to the opened position.
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A drinking container for use by a user, comprising:
- a drinking container body having a container cavity with an open upper end;
- a removable drinking container body lid covering the upper end of the container cavity, the lid having a drink aperture;
- a drink seal movable between a closed position closing the drink aperture and an opened position opening the drink aperture;
- a button operably connected to the drink seal and manually inwardly movable to move the drink seal from the closed position to the opened position;
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- a locking member movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, in the locked position the locking member preventing manual inward movement of the button to prevent movement of the drink seal from the closed position to the opened position, and in the unlocked position the locking member permitting manual inward movement of the button to move the drink seal from the closed position to the opened position, wherein the lid has a vent aperture and the drinking container further includes a vent seal movable between a closed position closing the vent aperture and an opened position opening the vent aperture, the button being operably connected to the vent seal and manually inwardly movable to move the vent seal from the closed position to the opened position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.