Lockable beverage container closure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10660463-B2
Application number	US-201816047930-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 27, 2018
Priority date	Jul 1, 2014
Publication date	May 26, 2020
Grant date	May 26, 2020

Abstract

A lid for use with a beverage container. The lid has a body with a drink opening, a drink opening stopper operable to transition between a closed position and an opened position, and a lock actuator manually rotatable between a locking position preventing the drink opening stopper from transitioning from the closed position to the opened position when the lock actuator is in the locking position and an unlocking position permitting the drink opening stopper to transition from the closed position to the opened position when the lock actuator is in the unlocking position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A lid for use with a drinking vessel containing a liquid, comprising:
a body selectively couplable to the drinking vessel, the body having a drink opening configured to permit fluid passage therethrough when the lid is coupled to the drinking vessel;
a drink opening stopper operable to transition between a closed position whereat the drink opening stopper is positioned at the drink opening to prevent the passage of fluid from within the drinking vessel through the drink opening and an opened position whereat the drink opening stopper is positioned away from the drink opening to permit the passage of fluid from within the drinking vessel through the drink opening; and
a lock actuator manually rotatable between a locking position and an unlocking position, the lock actuator having a locking member preventing the drink opening stopper from transitioning from the closed position to the opened position when the lock actuator is in the locking position and permitting the drink opening stopper to transition from the closed position to the opened position when the lock actuator is in the unlocking position;
wherein rotation of the lock actuator between the locking position and the unlocking position rotates the locking member with a circular movement between a first locking member position and a second locking member position, when in the first locking member position the drink opening is closed by the drink opening stopper to prevent the passage of fluid from within the drinking vessel through the drink opening and when in the second locking member position the drink opening is opened by the drink opening stopper to permit the passage of fluid from within the drinking vessel through the drink opening.

2. The lid of claim 1 , wherein the body has an upper end portion to which the lock actuator is rotatably attached.

3. The lid of claim 2 , wherein the lock actuator is rotatable between the locking and unlocking positions within a horizontal plane of rotation.

4. The lid of claim 2 , wherein the lock actuator is rotatable between the locking and unlocking positions about a vertical axis of the body of the lid.

5. The lid of claim 2 , wherein the lock actuator has an outer perimeter portion with at least a portion thereof having a circular shape.

6. The lid of claim 1 , wherein when the lock actuator is in the locking position, the lock actuator extends over and covers the drink opening.

7. The lid of claim 1 , wherein the lock actuator is rotatable with a circular movement between the locking position and the unlocking position.

8. The lid of claim 1 , wherein the drink opening stopper is a drink opening plug.

9. The lid of claim 1 , wherein rotation of the lock actuator between the locking position and the unlocking position rotates the locking member in a plane transverse to a vertical axis of the body of the lid.

10. The lid of claim 1 , wherein rotation of the lock actuator is restricted to rotation between the locking position and the unlocking position.

11. A lid for use with a drinking vessel containing a liquid, comprising:
a body selectively couplable to the drinking vessel, the body having a drink opening configured to permit fluid passage therethrough when the lid is coupled to the drinking vessel;
a drink opening operable to transition between a closed position whereat the drink opening stopper is positioned at the drink opening to prevent the passage of fluid from within the drinking vessel through the drink opening and an opened position whereat the drink opening stopper is positioned away from the drink opening to permit the passage of fluid from within the drinking vessel through the drink opening, the drink opening stopper being a drink opening plug; and
a lock actuator manually rotatable between a locking position and an unlocking position, the lock actuator having a locking member preventing the drink opening stopper from transitioning from the closed position to the opened position when the lock actuator is in the locking position and permitting the drink opening stopper to transition from the closed position to the opened position when the lock actuator is in the unlocking position;
wherein rotation of the lock actuator between the locking position and the unlocking position rotates the locking member with a circular movement between a first locking member position and a second locking member position, when in the first locking member position the drink opening is plugged by the drink opening plug to prevent the passage of fluid from within the drinking vessel through the drink opening and when in the second locking member position the drink opening plug is unplugged from the drink opening to permit the passage of fluid from within the drinking vessel through the drink opening.

12. A lid for use with a drinking vessel containing a liquid, comprising:
a body selectively couplable to the drinking vessel, the body having a drink opening configured to permit fluid passage therethrough when the lid is coupled to the drinking vessel;
a drink opening stopper operable to transition between a closed position whereat the drink opening stopper is positioned at the drink opening to prevent the passage of fluid from within the drinking vessel through the drink opening and an opened position whereat the drink opening stopper is positioned away from the drink opening to permit the passage of fluid from within the drinking vessel through the drink opening;
a lock actuator manually rotatable between a locking position and an unlocking position, rotation of the lock actuator being restricted to rotation between the locking position and the unlocking position, the lock actuator having a locking member preventing the drink opening stopper from transitioning from the closed position to the opened position when the lock actuator is in the locking position and permitting the drink opening stopper to transition from the closed position to the opened position when the lock actuator is in the unlocking position;
a first stop preventing rotation of the lock actuator beyond the locking position when being rotated from the unlocking position to the locking position; and
a second stop preventing rotation of the lock actuator beyond the unlocking position when being rotated from the locking position to the unlocking position.

13. A lid for use with a drinking vessel containing a liquid, comprising:
a body selectively couplable to the drinking vessel, the body having a drink opening configured to permit fluid passage therethrough when the lid is coupled to the drinking vessel;
a drink opening stopper operable to transition between a closed position whereat the drink opening stopper is positioned at the drink opening to prevent the passage of fluid from within the drinking vessel through the drink opening and an opened position whereat the drink opening stopper is positioned away from the drink opening to permit the passage of fluid from within the drinking vessel through the drink opening;
a lock actuator manually rotatable between a locking position and an unlocking position, the lock actuator having a locking member preventing the drink opening stopper from transitioning from the closed position to the opened position when the lock actuator is in the locking position and permitting the drink opening stopper to transition from the closed position to the opened position when the lock actuator is in the unlocking position; and
first and second retainer portions, the first retainer portion being positioned and configured to apply a first retention force to the lock actuator to retain the lock actuator in the locking position until a larger force is appli

Assignees

• Pacific Market Int Llc

Inventors

• Sims Randy

Classifications

• B65D47/32

  with means for venting · CPC title

• B65D43/22

  Devices for holding in closed position, e.g. clips · CPC title

• B65D2251/0018

  of the 43-type · CPC title

• B65D2251/0087

  of the 47-type · CPC title

• B65D41/04

  Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation · CPC title