Lid For A Container
OwnerBowen Wanginventor
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Abstract
A lid assembly for a beverage container includes a lid body, a flip straw pivotally coupled to the lid body, a latch, a button, and a flexible straw coupling portion. The flip straw is rotatable between an open position and a closed position. The flexible straw coupling portion connects to the flip straw and is configured to undergo elastic deformation when the flip straw is rotated to the closed position, thereby generating a restoring force. The button includes a camming surface configured to drive the latch from a locking position to a releasing position. Upon actuation of the button, the latch releases the flip straw, and the restoring force of the flexible straw coupling portion automatically drives the flip straw to pivot to the open position, facilitating one-handed operation.
Claims10
A lid assembly for a beverage container, comprising:
- a container body;
- and
- a lid body,
- wherein the lid body configured to be removably coupled to the container body;
- a flip straw pivotally coupled to the lid body, the flip straw being rotatable between an open position and a closed position;
- a latch movable between a locking position and a releasing position, wherein the latch is configured to secure the flip straw in the closed position when in the locking position;
- a button operably coupled to the latch to actuate movement of the latch;
- and a flexible straw coupling portion connected to the flip straw and extending into the lid body to define a fluid conduit;
- wherein rotation of the flip straw from the open position to the closed position exerts a compressive or bending force on the flexible straw coupling portion to cause elastic deformation of the flexible straw coupling portion;
- and wherein the elastically deformed flexible straw coupling portion stores potential energy that exerts a continuous biasing force against the flip straw, such that upon movement of the latch to the releasing position, the biasing force automatically drives the flip straw to pivot from the closed position to the open position.
A beverage container system, comprising:
- a container body;
- and a lid assembly removably coupled to the container body, the lid assembly comprising:
- a flip straw movable between a stowed position and a deployed position;
- a locking mechanism permitting the flip straw to be locked in the stowed position and released to the deployed position;
- and an elastomeric conduit having a first end coupled to the flip straw and a second end configured to couple with a down-tube;
- wherein the elastomeric conduit is configured to undergo mechanical deformation when the flip straw is in the stowed position, thereby generating a restoring force that biases the flip straw towards the deployed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.