Secure beverage container with locking feature and related methods

A secure beverage container comprising:

• a body comprising a first end, a second end opposing the first end, a first longitudinal side extending between the first end and the second end, and a second longitudinal side opposing the first longitudinal side and extending between the first end and the second end, the first end being closed, the second end being open, the body defining a cavity therein to receive a beverage fluid;
• and
• a lid assembly to be received by the second end to seal the cavity in the body and comprising
• a lid housing,
• a sipper carried by the lid housing and providing access to the cavity,
• a latch carried by the lid housing and configured to selectively latch to adjacent portions of the body,
• a mechanical assembly carried by the lid housing and coupled to the sipper and the latch, the mechanical assembly configured to operate in one of
• a locked state where the latch is latched to the adjacent portions of the body, thereby securing to the second end of the body, and
• an unlocked state when the lid assembly can be removed from the second end of the body,
• the mechanical assembly comprising
• a motorized device,
• a linkage coupled between the sipper and the motorized device, and
• a bias device coupled to the linkage and configured to bias the mechanical assembly to be in the locked state, and
• a wireless access control device carried by the lid housing and coupled to the mechanical assembly, the wireless access control device configured to
• receive a security token wirelessly from a wireless communications device, and
• cause the mechanical assembly to switch between the locked state and the unlocked state based upon the security token.

A method for making a secure beverage container, the method comprising:

• forming a body comprising a first end, a second end opposing the first end, a first longitudinal side extending between the first end and the second end, and a second longitudinal side opposing the first longitudinal side and extending between the first end and the second end, the first end being closed, the second end being open, the body defining a cavity therein to receive a beverage fluid;
• and
• positioning a lid assembly to be received by the second end to seal the cavity in the body and comprising
• a lid housing,
• a sipper carried by the lid housing and providing access to the cavity,
• a latch carried by the lid housing and configured to selectively latch to adjacent portions of the body,
• a mechanical assembly carried by the lid housing and coupled to the sipper and the latch, the mechanical assembly configured to operate in one of
• a locked state where the latch is latched to the adjacent portions of the body, thereby securing to the second end of the body, and
• an unlocked state when the lid assembly can be removed from the second end of the body, and
• an access control device carried by the lid housing and coupled to the mechanical assembly, the access control device configured to cause the mechanical assembly to switch between the locked state and the unlocked state based upon a security token.