Beverage Container Cover Assembly
AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
InventorsJoshua D. Schneider, Evan Maverick James Quiros, George Barton
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Abstract
A beverage container cover assembly is provided that is configured to enclose a beverage within a beverage container. The beverage container cover assembly includes a lid, a lid cover, and one or more magnetically-interfacing elements that bias the lid and lid cover with respect to each other. The beverage container cover assembly includes a biasing interface between a lid and a lid cover to bias the lid cover to remain stationary with respect to the lid.
Claims20
A drinking container comprising:
- a bottom panel that comprises a bottom-most surface;
- an axis around which the bottom panel is centered;
- a wall that extends upwardly from the bottom panel, the wall and bottom panel collectively defining a liquid-storage area, the wall defining an upper opening opposite the bottom panel;
- a lid coupled to the wall, the lid partially covering the upper opening and the lid defining a first drinking opening smaller than the upper opening;
- a projection extending inwardly from the lid towards the axis;
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- a lid cover rotatably coupled to the lid, the lid cover actuating between an open position and a closed position with respect to the lid, the lid cover defining a second drinking opening aligned with the first drinking opening when the lid cover is in the open position, the lid cover defining:
- an upper surface facing upward away from the bottom panel;
- a lateral surface facing radially away from the axis;
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- an angled upper edge extending between the lateral surface and the upper surface, wherein the angled upper edge extends circumferentially away from the second drinking opening, wherein frictional engagement between the projection and the angled upper edge biases the lid cover to remain stationary with respect to the lid.
A beverage container cover assembly comprising:
- a lid coupled to a wall of a beverage container, the lid partially covering an upper opening of the beverage container and the lid defining a first drinking opening smaller than the upper opening, wherein the lid is centered on an axis;
- a projection extending inwardly from the lid towards the axis;
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- a lid cover rotatably coupled to the lid, the lid cover actuating between an open position and a closed position with respect to the lid, the lid cover defining a second drinking opening aligned with the first drinking opening when the lid cover is in the open position, the lid cover defining:
- an upper surface facing upward;
- a lateral surface facing radially away from the axis;
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- an angled upper edge extending between the lateral surface and the upper surface, wherein the angled upper edge extends circumferentially away from the second drinking opening, wherein frictional engagement between the projection and the angled upper edge biases the lid cover to remain stationary with respect to the lid.
A drinking container comprising:
- a bottom panel that comprises a bottom-most surface;
- a wall that extends upwardly from the bottom panel, the wall and bottom panel collectively defining a liquid-storage area, the wall defining an upper opening opposite the bottom panel;
- a lid coupled to the wall and partially covering the upper opening, the lid defining a drinking opening smaller than the upper opening;
- a first magnetically-responsive element coupled to the lid;
- a lid cover rotatably coupled to the lid, the lid cover actuating between an open position and a closed position with respect to the lid, wherein when the lid cover is in the closed position the lid cover occludes the drinking opening, and when the lid cover is in the open position the drinking opening provides fluid communication between the liquid-storage area and an exterior of the drinking container;
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- a second magnetically-responsive element coupled to the lid cover, wherein magnetic engagement between the first magnetically-responsive element and the second magnetically-responsive element biases the lid cover from transitioning from the closed position to the open position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.