Beverage container lid with latching handle

A lid for a beverage container, the lid comprising:

• a lid base defining a drinking opening therethrough;
• a closure coupled to the lid base, the closure movable between a closed position in which the closure covers the drinking opening and an open position in which the closure does not cover the drinking opening;
• and
• a handle coupled to the lid base, the handle rotatable about a handle rotation axis,
• wherein when the closure is in the closed position, the closure remains in the closed position when the handle is rotated within a first handle range, and
• wherein in response to the handle being rotated beyond the first handle range when the closure is in the closed position, the closure automatically moves from the closed position to the open position;
• wherein the first handle range is at least 90 degrees.

A method for unsealing a drinking opening of a beverage container, the method comprising:

• rotating a handle of a beverage container lid in a first rotational direction about a handle axis, wherein rotating the handle in the first rotational direction causes a closure of the lid to open and thereby unseal the drinking opening;
• and
• releasing the handle, wherein releasing the handle causes the handle to rotate about the handle axis in a second rotational direction opposite the first rotational direction while the closure remains in an open position;
• wherein rotating the handle in the first rotational direction comprises rotating the handle from a horizontal position to a declined position relative to a vertical axis of the container.