Pivoting drinkware closure with magnetic device mount

Abstract

A drinkware closure assembly includes a housing with a socket portion and a coupling base portion that engages a beverage container. A ball seated within the socket portion forms a multi-axis articulation joint. A mounting platform has a tapered neck coupled to the ball, the neck narrowing toward the ball, a mounting surface for receiving a mobile device or accessory, and a magnetic module. The ball-and-socket joint allows the mounting platform to be repositioned in multiple axes while the beverage container remains stationary. A central structural core extends through at least a portion of the mounting platform, tapered neck, and ball, transferring tensile loads toward the coupling base portion. A fluid control seal separates a mechanical zone of the articulation assembly from a fluid zone of the coupling base portion. The coupling base portion may include an offset straw port or a clean-core hydration configuration.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.