Compartmentalized beverage container
OwnerMatthew B. Flies, Daniel Chad Stricklandinventors
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Abstract
A beverage container having at least two separate and distinct compartments separated by a vertical partition allows for the container to retain separate liquids within an inner liner provided within an outer contoured shell with an air space between the inner liner and outer container providing insulation of the inner liner, the container further providing a fitted lid having a sealing gasket on the underside of the lid to maintain segregation of the liquids in the distinct compartments when consuming the beverage through the fitted lid, with the fitted lid further having an opening containing a locking closure over each distinct compartment to select which of the contained beverage would be consumed at one time.
Claims6
A compartmentalized insulated beverage container provides independent access to one or more liquid beverages within the container, the beverage container comprising:
- an outer container having a bottom and contiguous sides defining an outer surface and an inner surface, said sides further defining a cavity and an upper opening;
- an inner liner having a bottom and contiguous sides defining an inner cavity and an outer surface, said inner cavity providing an integrated vertical partition having an expanded upper edge which separates said inner cavity into at least two segregated compartments, said sides further defining an upper opening;
- a lid member having and upper surface and a lower portion defining a partition socket and at least two contoured protuberances extending into each said at least two segregated compartments when said lid member is engaged within said inner liner, said partition socket engaging said expanded upper edge of said vertical partition;
- a resilient and deformable seal member conforming to said lower portion and said partition socket forming a liquid beverage seal between said lid member and said inner liner and between said at least two segregated compartments when said lid member is inserted within said inner liner;
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- at least two closure members, each said closure member having an opening plug attached to said lid member, each said closure member attached to said upper surface of said lid member, each said opening plug sealably engaging one of at least two access openings in said lid member, each said at least two closure members independently opening to provide drinking access to said liquid beverage contained within each said segregated compartment within said inner liner.
A compartmentalized insulated beverage container provides independent access to the one or more liquid beverages within the container, the beverage container comprising:
- an outer container having a bottom and contiguous sides defining an outer surface and an inner surface, said sides further defining a cavity and an upper opening;
- an inner liner having a bottom and contiguous sides defining an inner cavity and an outer surface, said inner cavity providing an integrated vertical partition having an expanded upper edge which separates said inner cavity into at least two segregated compartments, said sides further defining an upper opening having an outwardly extending flange and an inner rim portion having an upper shoulder margin, said outwardly extending flange affixed to said upper opening of said outer container defining a void between said outer surface of said inner liner and said inner surface of said outer container;
- a lid member having an upper cap portion defining an upper surface, an elevated outer margin and at least two access openings, a side extension descending from said cap portion of said lid member adapted to be inserted within an inner rim portion of said inner liner, and a lower portion defining a partition socket and at least two contoured protuberances extending into each said at least two segregated compartments when said lid member is engaged within said inner liner, said partition socket engaging said expanded upper edge of said vertical partition and said lower portion is placed against an upper shoulder margin of said inner rim portion of said inner liner;
- a resilient and deformable seal member conforming to said side extension of said lid member and across said partition socket forming a liquid barrier between said lid member and said inner liner preventing leakage of liquid beverages contained in said inner liner and between said segregated compartments;
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- at least two closure members, each said closure member having an opening plug attached to said lid member, each said closure member attached to said upper surface of said lid member, each said opening plug sealably engaging one of at least two access openings in said lid member, each said at least two closure members independently opening to provide drinking access to said liquid beverage contained within each said segregated compartment within said inner liner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.