Thermal liquid container system with heat loss prevention lid
AssigneeThe Curators of the University of Missouri
InventorHongbin Ma
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Abstract
A heat loss protection lid for a thermal liquid container system, wherein the heat loss protection lid comprises a central body, a liquid ingress opening formed within the central body, a liquid dispensing opening formed within one of a peripheral edge of the central body or a lip formed around the peripheral edge of the central body. and a concealed air intake hole.
Claims20
A heat loss protection lid for a thermal liquid container system, said heat loss protection lid comprising:
- a central body;
- a liquid ingress opening formed within the central body;
- a liquid dispensing opening formed within one of a peripheral edge of the central body or a lip formed around the peripheral edge of the central body;
- and
- a concealed air intake hole.
A thermal liquid container system for dispensing a liquid from the system at a temperature within a desired temperature range, said system comprising:
- a main body;
- a phase change material (PCM) liner disposed within the main body having a PCM disposed therein, the PCM having a selected melting temperature;
- a liquid reservoir defined by PCM liner, the liquid reservoir structured and operable to have a liquid disposed therein having a first temperature;
- a removable liquid dispensing partition disposable within the liquid reservoir such that a temperature conditioning channel is formed between the PCM liner and the beverage dispensing partition;
- and
- a heat loss protection lid, the heat loss protection lid comprising:
- a central body;
- a liquid ingress opening formed within the central body;
- a liquid dispensing opening formed within one of a peripheral edge of the central body or a lip formed around the peripheral edge of the central body;
- and
- a concealed air intake hole,
- wherein the temperature conditioning channel is structured and operable condition a temperature of the liquid passing therethrough to be within a desired temperature range determined by the selected PCM melting temperature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.