Straw assembly for liquid dispenser

A straw assembly for use with a portable water bottle, the straw assembly comprising:

• a lid coupler configured to operatively couple to a fluid passageway of a lid of the portable water bottle;
• a straw coupler configured to operatively couple to the fluid passageway and to the lid coupler;
• the straw coupler further configured to couple to a straw;
• a pivot rod operatively coupled to the lid coupler and to the straw coupler, the pivot rod configured to facilitate a rotation of the lid coupler relative to the straw coupler;
• and
• wherein the pivot rod provides an axis of rotation that is offset from and parallel to a main axis of the straw assembly.

A straw and lid assembly for use with a water bottle, the straw and lid assembly comprising:

• a lid for the water bottle;
• a straw assembly coupled to the lid;
• wherein the lid comprises:
• a spout collar;
• a spout coupled to the spout collar;
• a link coupled to the spout collar;
• a spout cover coupled to the link;
• wherein from a stowed position of the spout, an initial rotation of the spout collar in a first direction causes, via the link, the spout cover to rotate in a second direction, said first direction being towards an in-use position of the spout, said second direction being counter to the first direction;
• wherein a further rotation of the spout collar in the first direction causes, via the link, the spout cover to rotate in a third direction, said third direction being rotationally in the same direction as the first direction;
• wherein from the in-use position of the spout, an initial rotation of the spout collar in a fourth direction causes, via the link, the spout cover to rotate in a fifth direction, said fourth direction being towards an stowed position of the spout, said fifth direction being rotationally in the same direction as the fourth direction;
• wherein a further rotation of the spout collar in the fourth direction causes, via the link, the spout cover to rotate in a sixth direction, said sixth direction being counter to the fifth direction;
• wherein, in the in-use position of the spout, the spout cover is in a closed position and covers a space that is occupied by the spout when the spout is in the stowed position;
• wherein, in the stowed position of the spout, the spout cover is in a closed position covering the spout;
• wherein the straw assembly comprises:
• a lid coupler configured to operatively couple to a fluid passageway of the lid;
• a straw coupler configured to operatively couple to the fluid passageway and to the lid coupler;
• the straw coupler further configured to couple to a straw;
• and
• a pivot rod operatively coupled to the lid coupler and to the straw coupler, the pivot rod configured to facilitate a rotation of the lid coupler relative to the straw coupler.