Tamperproof beverage container with rotatable lid, and method of assembling and unsealing same
OwnerJoseph F. Arandinventor
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Abstract
A tamperproof beverage container unsealed by rotation of a lid is disclosed herein. In a general example embodiment, the beverage container includes a body configured to seal a beverage therein, the body including at least a top surface, the top surface including a main surface and at least one sealing surface covering at least one body aperture, and a lid configured to at least partially cover the top surface of the body, the lid including at least one projection which unseals the at least one sealing surface to reveal the at least one body aperture when the lid is rotated with respect to the body.
Claims20
A beverage container comprising:
- a body configured to seal a beverage therein, the body having a rotational axis and including at least a top surface, the top surface including a main surface and at least one sealing surface covering at least one body aperture;
- and
- a lid configured to at least partially cover the top surface of the body and rotate with respect to the body around the rotational axis, the lid including at least one projection which unseals the at least one sealing surface to reveal the at least one body aperture when the lid is rotated with respect to the body, the rotation of the lid with respect to the body further causing the lid to translate axially towards the body due to interaction between at least one protrusion and at least one tab,
- the at least one tab including
- an angled track that contacts the at least one protrusion to cause the lid to translate axially during rotation, and
- at least one indentation that prevents rotation of the lid with respect to the body unless a user pushes the lid towards the body.
A beverage container comprising:
- a body configured to seal a beverage therein, the body having a rotational axis and including
- a top surface including a main surface and at least one sealing surface covering at least one body aperture, and
- at least one tab extending at least partially axially with respect to the rotational axis;
- and
- a lid configured to at least partially cover the top surface of the body, the lid including at least one projection and at least one lid aperture, wherein rotation of the lid with respect to the body is configured to cause:
- (i) the at least one projection to apply a force to the at least one tab so that the at least one tab causes the at least one sealing surface to break from the main surface and reveal the at least one body aperture;
- and (ii) the at least one lid aperture to align with the at least one body aperture so that the beverage may be poured from the body through the at least one body aperture and the at least one lid aperture.
A beverage container comprising:
- a body configured to seal a beverage therein, the body having a rotational axis and including at least a top surface, the top surface including a main surface and at least one sealing surface covering at least one body aperture, the main surface and the at least one sealing surface located in a same plane that extends radially with respect to the rotational axis;
- and
- a lid configured to at least partially cover the top surface of the body, the lid including at least one projection which unseals the at least one sealing surface to reveal the at least one body aperture when the lid is rotated with respect to the rotational axis without translating axially with respect to the rotational axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.