Beverage container with grooved lid
OwnerFrank Yehinventor
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Abstract
An assembly is provided having a beverage container and a lid. The beverage container includes a body defining a hollow interior for holding liquids, and a curved annular wall attached to the top rim of the body, the curved annular wall having an upper end that defines a drinking mouth. The inner diameter of the curved annular wall is greater at the upper end than at a central portion thereof. The lid includes a core having an annular outer wall which has a generally curved configuration, and at least one groove provided along the annular outer wall and extending from the top end of the core to the bottom end of the core. The lid further includes a top plate attached to the top end of the core and completely covering the groove, with the top plate having an outer circumferential edge.
Claims13
An assembly, comprising:
- a. a beverage container including:
- a body defining a hollow interior for holding liquids and having a top rim;
- a curved, annular wall attached to the top rim, the curved annular wall having a central portion and an upper end that defines a drinking mouth, with the inner diameter of the curved annular wall being greater at the upper end than at the central portion;
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- b. a lid including:
- a core having an annular outer wall which has a generally curved configuration, the core further including a top end, a bottom end, and at least one groove provided along the annular outer wall and extending from the top end to the bottom end;
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- a top plate attached to the top end of the core and completely covering the groove, the top plate having an outer circumferential edge;
- wherein the top plate of the lid is positioned inside the curved annular wall and below the upper end thereof when the lid is engaged with the curved annular wall in a drinking position to allow fluid to flow from the hollow interior of the body.
A method of storing a beverage inside a beverage assembly and for drinking from the beverage assembly, comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a beverage container including:
- a body defining a hollow interior and having a top rim;
- a curved annular wall attached to the top rim, the curved annular wall having a central portion and an upper end that defines a drinking mouth, with the inner diameter of the curved annular wall being greater at the upper end than at the central portion;
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- b. providing a lid including:
- a core having an annular outer wall which has a generally curved configuration, the core further including a top end, a bottom end, and at least one groove provided along the annular outer wall and extending from the top end to the bottom end;
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- a top plate attached to the top end of the core and completely covering the groove, the top plate having an outer circumferential edge;
- c. filling the hollow interior of the beverage container with a beverage;
- d. inserting the lid into the mouth of the beverage container;
- e. completely engaging the annular outer wall of the core with the curved annular wall so that the top plate completely covers the mouth;
- f. raising the lid with respect to the curved annular wall to define an annular gap between the outer circumferential edge of the top plate and the curved annular wall, with the top plate of the lid is positioned inside the curved annular wall and below the upper end thereof;
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- g. flowing the beverage through a fluid passageway defined by the groove and the annular gap when the top plate of the lid is positioned inside the curved annular wall and below the upper end thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.