Drinking vessel lid assembly

A drinking vessel lid assembly for attachment to a drinking vessel, the drinking vessel lid assembly comprising:

• a lid main body including:
• an upper portion having a drinking aperture;
• a cavity inner wall extending downwardly from the upper portion and defining a downwardly opening lid cavity having an open lower end portion and an inner peripheral surface, and
• a first attachment portion on the inner peripheral surface of the lid cavity;
• a lid subassembly removably attachable to the lid main body, the lid subassembly including:
• a sealing member supporting a sealing element;
• a subassembly main body supporting the sealing member with the sealing member extending upwardly from the subassembly main body, the subassembly main body being removably insertable to an insertion position within the lid cavity with the sealing member restrained against rotation within the lid cavity, the sealing element configured for upward displacement into a closed position whereat the sealing element seals the drinking aperture, and for downward displacement into an opened position whereat the sealing element is spaced apart from the drinking aperture when the subassembly main body is in the insertion position;
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• an attachment collar rotatable relative to the subassembly main body and, when the subassembly main body is in the insertion position, the attachment collar being configured to rotate about an upwardly extending axis of rotation relative to the subassembly main body without rotating the sealing member relative to the lid main body when the subassembly main body is in the insertion position within the lid cavity, the attachment collar being rotatable relative to the subassembly main body to secure the lid subassembly in an integrated configuration in which the lid subassembly is secured to the lid main body with the subassembly main body in the insertion position, and to selectively transition the lid subassembly between the integrated position and a cleaning configuration in which the lid subassembly is separable from the lid main body, the attachment collar including a second attachment portion engageable with the first attachment portion when the lid subassembly is in the insertion position to secure the lid subassembly to the lid main body with the subassembly main body in the insertion position;
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• a sealing member actuator supported by with the lid main body, the sealing member actuator including a button portion operable to move the sealing element from the closed position to the opened position when the lid subassembly is in the integrated configuration.

A drinking vessel assembly comprising:

• a drinking vessel having a downwardly extending beverage cavity having an open upper end portion;
• a lid body attachable to the drinking vessel, the lid body including:
• an upper portion having a drinking aperture laterally offset from a central axis of the upper portion and extending partially about the upper portion at an outer edge portion thereof;
• a lid cavity extending downwardly from the upper portion;
• a first attachment portion;
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• a lower portion attachable to the open upper end portion of the drink vessel;
• a lid subassembly including:
• a subassembly main body removably insertable to an insertion position within the lid cavity and held therein with the sealing member restrained against rotation relative to the lid main body;
• a sealing member extending upwardly from the subassembly main body, the sealing member having a sealing element configured for upward displacement in the lid cavity into a closed position whereat the sealing element seals the drink aperture, and for downward displacement in the lid cavity into an opened position whereat the sealing element is spaced apart from the drinking aperture when the subassembly main body is in the insertion position, when the subassembly is in the insertion position within the lid cavity the sealing element is positioned in vertical alignment with the drinking aperture;
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• an attachment collar rotatable relative to the subassembly main body without rotating the sealing member relative to the lid main body when the subassembly main body is in the insertion position within the lid cavity to maintain the sealing element in vertical alignment with the drinking aperture, the attachment collar being rotatable relative to the subassembly main body to secure the lid subassembly in an integrated configuration in which the lid subassembly is secured to the lid body with the subassembly main body in the insertion position, and to selectively transition the lid subassembly between the integrated configuration and a cleaning configuration in which the lid subassembly is separable from the lid body, the attachment collar including a second attachment portion engageable with the first attachment portion when the lid subassembly is in the integrated configuration to secure the lid subassembly to the lid body with the subassembly main body is in the insertion position;
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• a sealing member actuator supported by the lid body, the sealing member actuator being operable to move the sealing element from the closed position to the opened position when the lid subassembly is in the integrated configuration.

A lid for removable attachment to a drinking vessel, comprising:

• a lid body including:
• an upper portion having a drinking aperture;
• a lid cavity extending downwardly from the upper portion;
• a first attachment portion;
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• a drinking vessel attachment portion attachable to the drinking vessel;
• a lid subassembly including:
• a subassembly main body removably insertable to an insertion position within the lid cavity whereat upward movement of the subassembly main body within the lid cavity is prevented;
• a sealing member supported by the subassembly main body and having a sealing element, when the subassembly main body is in the insertion position the sealing member being restrained against rotation within the lid cavity with the sealing element in alignment with the drinking aperture, upwardly moveable within the lid cavity to move the sealing element into a closed position whereat the sealing element seals the drink aperture, and downwardly moveable within the lid cavity to move the sealing element into an opened position whereat the sealing element is spaced apart from the drinking aperture;
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• a retaining member having a second attachment portion, the retaining member being selectively movable relative to the subassembly main body between a first position with the second attachment portion in engagement with the first attachment portion to releasable hold the subassembly main body stationary in the insertion position within the lid cavity, and a second position with the second attachment portion out of engagement with the first attachment portion to allow the subassembly main body and the sealing member to be inserted into and removed from the lid cavity, during movement of the retaining member between the first and second positions with the subassembly main body in the insertion position within the lid cavity, the sealing member being restrained against rotation within the lid cavity with the sealing element in alignment with the drinking aperture;
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• a sealing member actuator supported by the lid body and operable to move the sealing member downward to move the sealing element from the closed position to the opened position when the subassembly main body is in the insertion position.

A drinking vessel lid assembly for attachment to a drinking vessel, the drinking vessel lid assembly comprising:

• a lid main body including:
• an upper portion having a drinking aperture;
• a lid cavity extending downwardly from the upper portion;
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• a first attachment element;
• a lid subassembly removably attachable to the lid main body, the lid subassembly including:
• a sealing member supporting a sealing element;
• a subassembly main body supporting the sealing member with the sealing member extending upwardly from the subassembly main body, the subassembly main body being removably insertable to an insertion position within the lid cavity and held therein with the sealing member restrained against rotation relative to the lid main body and the sealing element in vertical alignment with the drinking aperture, the sealing element configured for upward displacement into a closed position whereat the sealing element seals the drinking aperture, and for downward displacement into an opened position whereat the sealing element is spaced apart from the drinking aperture when the subassembly main body is in the insertion position;
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• an attachment collar rotatably attached to the subassembly main body and configured to rotate relative to the subassembly main body without rotating the sealing member relative to the lid main body when the subassembly main body is in the insertion position within the lid cavity to maintain the sealing element in vertical alignment with the drinking aperture, the attachment collar being rotatable relative to the subassembly main body to secure the lid subassembly in an integrated configuration in which the lid subassembly is secured to the lid main body with the subassembly main body in the insertion position, and to selectively transition the lid subassembly between the integrated configuration and a cleaning configuration in which the lid subassembly is separable from the lid main body, the attachment collar including a second attachment element engageable with the first attachment element when the lid subassembly is in the integrated configuration to secure the lid subassembly to the lid main body with the subassembly main body in the insertion position;
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• a manually operable sealing member actuator operable to move the sealing element from the closed position to the opened position when the lid subassembly is in the integrated configuration.