Drinking vessel with selectable drinking mode

A drinking vessel with selectable modes, comprising:

• a container for containing a beverage;
• and
• a lid disposed on and extending over an upper opening of the container, wherein the lid is configurable into at least three modes:
• a first mode, in which a drinking spout of the lid is not in communication with an interior of the container and in which the interior of the container is closed relative to an atmosphere outside of the container,
• a second mode, in which the drinking spout is in direct fluid communication with an interior of the container at a position directly below the lid, and
• a third mode, in which the drinking spout is in fluid communication with a straw coupled to the lid and extending downwardly within the container below the lid,
• wherein, to transition from the first mode to the third mode, the lid must be configured in the second mode before reaching the third mode.

A drinking vessel with selectable modes, comprising:

• a tumbler;
• and
• a lid covering an upper opening of the tumbler, the lid comprising a single drinking spout,
• wherein, in a first drinking mode, the drinking spout is in fluid communication with an interior of the tumbler via a straw coupled to a bottom side of the lid,
• wherein, in a second drinking mode, the drinking spout is in fluid communication with the interior of the tumbler not via a straw, and
• wherein the drinking vessel can be moved between the first and the second drinking mode by rotating an upper portion of the lid such that the spout changes position along a circumference of the lid.

A drinking vessel with selectable modes, comprising:

• a container having an upper opening;
• a lid disposed over the upper opening of the container, the lid comprising:
• a lid base having a first fluid passage and a second fluid passage;
• a lid upper portion defining a drinking passage extending therethrough;
• a straw in fluid communication with the second fluid passage;
• and
• an internal gasket disposed between the lid upper portion and the lid base, the internal gasket defining an opening surrounding a bottom end of the drinking passage,
• wherein the lid upper portion is rotatable to at least three positions relative to the lid base,
• wherein in a first position the drinking passage does not align with either the first fluid passage or the second fluid passage,
• wherein in a second position the drinking passage aligns with the first fluid passage,
• wherein in a third position the drinking passage aligns with the second fluid passage, and
• wherein the internal gasket and the lid upper portion rotate together relative to the lid base.

A drinking vessel with selectable modes, comprising:

• a container having an upper opening;
• and
• a lid disposed over the upper opening of the container, the lid comprising:
• a lid upper portion defining a drinking passage therethrough, the drinking passage disposed at an upper rim of the lid upper portion;
• and
• a lid base connected to a straw,
• wherein the lid upper portion is rotatable to at least two positions relative to the lid base,
• wherein in the first position the drinking passage does not align with the straw, and
• wherein in the second position the drinking passage aligns with the straw.