Travel Container Having Drinking Orifice And Vent Aperture

An insulated travel mug comprising:

• a container body including a central cavity for holding a beverage for consumption by a user;
• a lid assembly removably coupled to the container body and sealing the central cavity of the container, the lid assembly comprising:
• a lid body including a drink aperture formed in an exterior surface of the lid body providing fluid communication between the central cavity of the container body and the exterior of the lid assembly, the lid body further including a chamber for dissipating energy from the flow of vapor or gas passing from the central cavity of the container body through the chamber to the exterior of the lid, the chamber including:
• a chamber entrance aperture extending through an interior surface of the lid housing and providing fluid communication between interior cavity of the lid housing and the chamber, and
• a chamber exit aperture providing fluid communication between the enclosed chamber and the exterior of the lid;
• a seal operable to selectively open and close fluid communication through the chamber entrance aperture to the enclosed chamber;
• a trigger movably coupled to the lid body, the trigger operable to selectively open and close the drink aperture and the chamber entrance aperture, wherein the trigger has a linear actuation stroke translating in a direction transverse to a longitudinal axis of the container body.