Assemblies for drinking and related methods

An assembly for drinking, said assembly comprising:

• a drinking vessel comprising a body having a central vertical axis, a threaded open top, and a closed bottom;
• a lid assembly threaded to the threaded open top of the drinking vessel, said lid assembly comprising:
• a lid top having a surface with a cutout defining a lid channel having a channel floor and wherein the lid top is surrounded on an outer periphery by a primary rim section having a cut-out;
• a control arm pivotably mounted in the lid channel of the lid top, the control arm having a rim piece occupying the cut-out of the primary rim section and forming a rim portion that forms a ring with the primary rim section,
• a slider controller located within two side edges of the control arm, the slider controller movable between a first position to lock pivotable motion of the control arm and movable to a second position to unlock pivotable motion of the control arm;
• a well having a well surface with a drink opening and an embankment;
• an actuator for opening and closing the drink opening, the actuator comprising a seal post having a drink opening seal mounted thereon and pressing against an opening seat in a seal closed position to close the drink opening, a primary post spaced from the seal post and projecting through a bore of a post support on the channel floor, and a bridge connecting the seal post and the primary post;
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• a return spring mounted around the post support and biasing against the channel floor and a retaining cap that is removably attached to the primary post.

An assembly for drinking comprising a lid assembly threadedly attached to a container vessel, wherein the lid assembly comprises:

• a lid top having a surface with a drink opening, a cutout defining a lid channel having a channel floor, and an outer periphery formed by a primary rim section having a cut-out, wherein the lid channel has lid channel wall comprising a first channel sidewall, a second channel sidewall, and a channel floor;
• a control assembly positioned in the lid channel and having two pivot pins that are spaced from one another, said control assembly comprising a slider controller, a control arm, and a slider follower that are mechanically coupled together as a unit;
• an actuator comprising a primary post and a seal post connected by a bridge, said primary post in abutting contact with a lower surface of the control arm of the control assembly and the seal post having a drink opening seal pressed against an opening seat by a return spring to seal the drink opening;
• a guide having a rib extending from the lid channel wall, said rib having a guide bottom edge;
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• wherein the bridge comprises a bridge channel and the rib is located in the bridge channel.

An assembly for drinking comprising a lid assembly threadedly attached to a container vessel comprising a body having a central vertical axis, wherein the lid assembly comprises:

• a lid top having a surface with a drink opening, a cutout defining a lid channel having a channel floor, and an outer periphery formed by a primary rim section having a cut-out, wherein the lid channel has lid channel wall comprising a first channel sidewall, a second channel sidewall, and a channel floor;
• a control assembly positioned in the lid channel for controlling flow through the drink opening, the control assembly comprising a control arm that is pivotable about a pivoting axis and a slider controller that is movable generally orthogonally to the central vertical axis to lock and unlock pivoting of the control arm;
• an actuator that is movable by the control arm along a path that is generally parallel to the central vertical axis, the actuator comprising a primary post and a seal post connected by a bridge, said primary post contacts a lower surface of the control arm of the control assembly and the seal post has a drink opening seal pressed against an opening seat by a return spring to seal the drink opening in a rest position of the control arm, in which no external pivotable force is acted on the control arm;
• wherein the control arm comprises a rim piece and a push tab;
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• wherein a retaining cap is attached to the primary post to compress the return spring inside the channel.