Beverage container lid having baffle arrangement

A beverage container lid comprising:

• an exterior cover and an interior cover, said interior cover having a peripheral edge which is secured to said exterior cover forming a substantially enclosed space between said interior cover and said exterior cover, said lid adapted to be installed over an open mouth of a beverage container which contains a beverage;
• an inlet opening formed within said interior cover, said inlet opening having a forward edge and a rearward edge, said inlet opening being non-centrally located within said interior cover with said forward edge located substantially closer to said peripheral edge than said rearward edge, said inlet opening adapted to permit flow of the beverage from the beverage container into said substantially enclosed space;
• a partition attached to said interior cover at said forward edge and extending to contact said exterior cover, whereby the beverage that flows through said inlet opening must flow around said partition into a gap area which is part of said substantially enclosed space;
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• a dispensing opening formed within said exterior cover, said dispensing opening adapted for dispensing of the beverage from the beverage container, said dispensing opening being aligned with said gap area, whereby tilting of the beverage container the liquid beverage must flow through said inlet opening and around said partition and then through said dispensing opening which will function to cool the beverage if such is a hot beverage.