Closure For Travel Mug Lid
AssigneeHuBi Products, LLC
InventorCharles J. Huber, JR.
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Abstract
A closure for the lid of a travel mug has a first solid end and teeth with spacings therebetween at a second opposite end. The closure removably connects to the lid, with either the first end or the second end located near the periphery thereof. The closure slides radially relative to the lid. The lid has a peripheral opening for the passage therethrough of liquid from the mug when not obstructed. When the closure is connected to the lid and the second toothed end is aligned with the opening, liquid is able to flow through the opening and also through the spacings between the teeth. The teeth prevent passage of solid items. The closure is also movable relative to the lid to enable the user to completely block any flow through the opening, or to completely enable flow through the opening.
Claims9
A mug assembly comprising:
- a mug:
- a lid removably connectable to the mug, the lid having an opening formed therein so as to permit a liquid held within the mug to be poured outwardly therethrough;
- and
- a closure removably connected to the lid, the closure having a first solid end and a second toothed end, and the closure being removably connected to the lid in one of first and second orientations, and also being movable relative to the lid when removably connected thereto, wherein when connected to the lid in the first orientation the first solid end is operable to move so as to align with and cover the opening to prevent flow therethrough and also operable to move so as to leave the opening uncovered to permit flow therethrough, and wherein connected to the lid in the second orientation the second toothed end is operable to move so as to align with and partially cover the opening to permit partial flow therethrough and also operable to move so as to leave the opening uncovered to permit flow therethrough, the toothed second end serving to prevent throughflow of any ice held within the mug.
In a travel mug adapted to hold liquid contents and including a removably connected lid, the lid having an opening to permit liquid flow therethrough, further comprising:
- a closure removably connectable to the lid, the closure adapted to be positioned in a first orientation wherein a first closed end thereof is locatable in alignment with the opening so as to prevent liquid flow therethrough, and the closure also adapted to be positioned in a second opposite orientation wherein a second, opposite, toothed end thereof is locatable in alignment with the opening so as to permit partial outflow of liquid through the opening and the second toothed end, whereby the second toothed end prevents flow therethrough of any solid items in the liquid contained in the mug.
A method of using a travel mug assembly, the travel mug assembly including a mug with liquid contained therein, a lid removably connected to the mug, the lid having a peripheral opening through which the liquid therein may flow, comprising:
- placing a closure on the lid such that a partial opening in the closure aligns with the peripheral opening in the lid, thereby to enable a user to cause liquid from the mug to flow outwardly through the peripheral opening of the lid and the aligned partial opening in the closure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.