Drinking vessel lid assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10518944-B2
Application number	US-201615151253-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 10, 2016
Priority date	May 10, 2016
Publication date	Dec 31, 2019
Grant date	Dec 31, 2019

Abstract

A lid assembly is provided comprising a lid main body and a lid valve subassembly removably attachable to the lid main body. The lid main body includes an upper portion having a drinking aperture and a first attachment element positioned below the upper portion in a lid cavity. The lid valve subassembly includes a subassembly main body, a sealing member, and an attachment collar rotatably attached to the subassembly main body. The attachment collar may be rotatable about an axis of rotation relative to the subassembly main body to selectively transition the lid assembly between an integrated configuration with the lid valve subassembly secured to the lid main body and a cleaning configuration with the lid valve subassembly separated from the lid main body. A second attachment element on the lid valve subassembly may engage with the first attachment element to releasable secure the lid assembly in the integrated configuration.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A drinking vessel lid assembly for attachment to a drinking vessel, the drinking vessel lid assembly comprising:
a lid main body including:
an upper portion having a drinking aperture laterally offset from a central axis of the upper portion and extending partially about the upper portion;
an outer perimeter sidewall;
a lid cavity extending downwardly from the upper portion; and
a first attachment element;

a lid subassembly removably attachable to the lid main body, the lid subassembly including:
a sealing member supporting a sealing element;
a subassembly main body supporting the sealing member with the sealing member extending upwardly from the subassembly main body, the subassembly main body being removably insertable to an insertion position within the lid cavity and held therein with the sealing member restrained against rotation relative to the lid main body and the sealing element in vertical alignment with the drinking aperture, the sealing element configured for upward displacement into a closed position whereat the sealing element seals the drinking aperture, and for downward displacement into an opened position whereat the sealing element is spaced apart from the drinking aperture when the subassembly main body is in the insertion position; and
an attachment collar rotatably attached to the subassembly main body and configured to rotate relative to the subassembly main body without rotating the sealing member relative to the lid main body when the subassembly main body is in the insertion position within the lid cavity to maintain the sealing element in vertical alignment with the drinking aperture, the attachment collar being rotatable relative to the subassembly main body to secure the lid subassembly in an integrated configuration in which the lid subassembly is secured to the lid main body with the subassembly main body in the insertion position, and to selectively transition the lid subassembly between the integrated configuration and a cleaning configuration in which the lid subassembly is separable from the lid main body, the attachment collar including a second attachment element engageable with the first attachment element when the lid subassembly is in the integrated configuration to secure the lid subassembly to the lid main body with the subassembly main body in the insertion position; and

a manually operable sealing member actuator operable to move the sealing element from the closed position to the opened position when the lid subassembly is in the integrated configuration, the sealing member actuator having a manually operable actuator portion positioned at the outer perimeter sidewall and engageable by a user to effectuate movement of the sealing element from the closed position to the opened position.

2. The drinking vessel lid assembly of claim 1 , wherein, when the subassembly main body is in the insertion position, the attachment collar is rotatable between a first rotational position at which the first attachment element is out of engagement with the second attachment element, and a second rotational position at which the first attachment element overlaps the second attachment element when the lid assembly is in the integrated configuration to secure the lid subassembly to the lid main body.

3. The drinking vessel lid assembly of claim 2 , wherein the first attachment element includes a first detent, the second attachment element includes a second detent, and the first detent engages with the second detent to releasably secure the lid subassembly to the lid main body when the second attachment element is in the second rotational position of the attachment collar.

4. The drinking vessel lid assembly of claim 3 , wherein one of the first detent and the second detent is a recessed portion, and an other of the first detent and the second detent is a protruding portion configured to mate with the recessed portion when the attachment collar is in the second rotational position.

5. The drinking vessel lid assembly of claim 2 wherein the first attachment element is arranged to prevent movement of the subassembly main body when inserted into the lid cavity from being moved to the insertion position when the second attachment element is in the second rotational position.

6. The drinking vessel lid assembly of claim 1 wherein the first attachment element has a first attachment surface oriented at an acute upward angle, and the second attachment element has a second attachment surface oriented at an acute upward angle and is slidably engageable with the first attachment surface.

7. The drinking vessel lid assembly of claim 1 wherein the subassembly main body further includes an enclosed insulation cavity spanning across the lid cavity when the subassembly main body is in the insertion position.

8. The drinking vessel lid assembly of claim 7 wherein the insulation cavity is filled with an insulation material.

9. The drinking vessel lid assembly of claim 7 wherein the insulation cavity is vacuum sealed.

10. The drinking vessel lid assembly of claim 7 wherein the insulation cavity is located between an upper surface of the subassembly main body and a lower surface of the subassembly main body.

11. The drinking vessel lid assembly of claim 1 , wherein the lid main body further includes a sealing member guide extending upwardly toward the drinking aperture, the sealing member having a guide element engageable with the sealing member guide to guide movement of the sealing element from the opened position to the closed position when the subassembly main body is in the insertion position and the sealing member actuator is operated to move the sealing element upward from the opened position to the closed position.

12. The drinking vessel lid assembly of claim 1 wherein the subassembly main body has a cylindrical shape, and the attachment collar has an annular shape at least partially surrounding the subassembly main body.

13. The drinking vessel lid assembly of claim 1 wherein the subassembly main body includes a cylindrical subassembly sidewall, an upper retainer portion at least partially extending about the subassembly sidewall and projecting outward therefrom, and a lower retainer portion at least partially extending about the subassembly sidewall and projecting outwardly therefrom, the upper and lower portions being vertically spaced apart, and wherein the attachment collar includes an inwardly projecting collar portion at least partially extending thereabout and extending between the upper and lower portions so as to retain the collar portion therebetween and limit vertical movement of the attachment collar relative to the subassembly main body while permitting at least rotational movement of the attachment collar relative to the subassembly main body.

14. The drinking vessel lid assembly of claim 1 wherein the attachment collar includes a first rotational stop and a second rotational stop peripherally spaced apart, and the subassembly main body includes a protruding portion positioned between the first rotational stop and the second rotational stop and configured to engage the first rotational stop and the second rotational stop to limit the range of rotational movement of the attachment collar about the subassembly main body.

15. The drinking vessel lid assembly of claim 14 wherein the attachment collar further includes an inwardly projecting first flange portion extending about a first peripheral portion of the attachment collar and an inwardly projecting second flange portion, extending about a second peripheral portion of the attachment collar, the first rotational stop

Assignees

• Pacific Market Int Llc

Inventors

• Choltco-Devlin Evan Michael

Classifications

• A47G19/2272 Primary

  from drinking glasses or cups comprising lids or covers · CPC title

• B65D43/02

  Removable lids or covers (with means for piercing, cutting, or tearing a frangible inner closure B65D51/22) · CPC title

• B65D81/38

  with thermal insulation · CPC title

• B65D47/14 Primary

  and closure-retaining means · CPC title

• B65D43/26

  Mechanisms for opening or closing, e.g. pedal-operated {(for refuse receptacles B65F1/1623)} · CPC title