Sealing pitcher assembly

A pitcher, comprising:

• a container body having a liquid retaining cavity;
• a pour aperture fluidly associated with the cavity of the container body, a vent fluidly associated with the cavity of the container body, and a separate fill aperture fluidly associated with the cavity of the container body;
• and
• a lid sealing assembly operably and removably connected to the container body, the lid sealing assembly covering the fill aperture in a first position and adapted to provide access to the fill aperture in a second position, the lid sealing assembly having a housing disposed adjacent the pour aperture and an actuation assembly partially disposed in the housing, the actuation assembly having a push-button actuated actuator, a lever pivotably coupled to the actuator, and a seal member coupled to the lever, the actuator being moveable between a normal position and a use position to operate the seal member via the lever, the seal member being positioned outside the cavity of the container body and adjacent the pour aperture, the seal member sealing the pour aperture when the actuator is in the normal position and the seal member being moved from the pour aperture to open the pour aperture when the actuator is in the use position;
• wherein the housing has a top surface and a bottom surface such that the lever is between the top surface and the bottom surface, and
• wherein the lever opens the vent when the actuator is moved to the use position.

A pitcher, comprising:

• a container body having a liquid retaining cavity;
• a base adjacent a top of the liquid retaining cavity of the container body, the base having a base bottom surface facing the cavity of the container body and a base top surface outwardly facing;
• a pour aperture extending through the base from the base top surface to the base bottom surface thereof, the pour aperture fluidly associated with the cavity of the container body;
• and,
• a lid sealing assembly removably connected to the container body, the lid sealing assembly having a housing, a vent, and an actuation assembly having a push-button actuated actuator, an actuation arm operated by the actuator, a lever pivotably coupled to and operated by the actuation arm, and a seal member coupled to the lever, the actuator being moveable between a normal position and a use position to operate the seal member via the actuation arm and the lever, the seal member being positioned outside the cavity of the container body and adjacent the pour aperture, the seal member sealing the pour aperture adjacent the base top surface of the base when the actuator is in the normal position and the seal member being moved away from the base top surface of the base to open the pour aperture when the actuator is in the use position;
• wherein the housing has a housing top surface and a housing bottom surface such that the lever is between the housing top surface and the housing bottom surface, and
• wherein the lever opens the vent when the actuator is moved to the use position.