Container lid with button release and lock

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11136170-B2
Application number	US-201916408132-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 9, 2019
Priority date	May 10, 2018
Publication date	Oct 5, 2021
Grant date	Oct 5, 2021

Abstract

A container lid includes a container top, a lid opening, a closure, a push button, and a lock. The container top may be sized and configured to be attached to a container body. The lid opening may be formed in the container top. The closure may be movably coupled to the container top and may be movable between first and second positions in which the lid opening is, respectively, covered or uncovered. The push button may be configured to selectively retain the closure in the first position, and may be movable between latched and unlatched positions. The lock may be movable between locked and unlocked positions and in the locked position may be configured to inhibit movement of the push button from the latched to the unlatched position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A container lid, comprising:
a container top configured to be attached to a container body;
a lid opening formed in the container top;
a closure movably coupled to the container top and configured to selectively cover the lid opening, the closure movable between a first position in which the lid opening is covered and a second position in which the lid opening is uncovered;
a push button movably coupled to one or more of the container top and the closure and configured to selectively retain the closure in the first position, the push button movable with respect to the container top and the closure between a latched position and an unlatched position; and
a lock movably coupled to one or more of the container top and the closure between a locked position and an unlocked position, the lock in the locked position configured to inhibit movement of the push button from the latched position to the unlatched position,
wherein the lock comprises a carry loop, and
wherein, when the lock is in the unlocked position, a portion of the carry loop is spaced apart from the container top.

2. The container lid of claim 1 , wherein the lock in the locked position is configured to inhibit movement of the push button from the latched position to the unlatched position by covering at least a portion of the push button.

3. The container lid of claim 2 , wherein the at least a portion of the push button comprises at least one of:
an upper half of the push button;
half of a contact portion of the push button that is accessible when the lock is in the unlocked position;
a central axis of the push button; and
a centroid of the push button.

4. The container lid of claim 1 , wherein the carry loop is rotatably coupled to the container top, the carry loop rotatable to move the lock between the locked position and the unlocked position.

5. The container lid of claim 1 , wherein:
the carry loop is rotatably coupled to the container top;
the closure is rotatably coupled to the container top;
the closure comprises a protrusion configured to interfere with rotation of the carry loop relative to the closure passing the protrusion; and
the carry loop is rotatable between:
the locked position in which the protrusion of the closure is positioned above at least a portion of the carry loop; and
an unlocked position in which the at least a portion of the carry loop is positioned above the protrusion of the closure and in which the closure and the carry loop are independently rotatable relative to the container top.

6. The container lid of claim 5 , wherein in the unlocked position the closure and the carry loop are independently rotatable about the same axis, relative to the container top.

7. The container lid of claim 1 , wherein:
the carry loop is rotatably coupled to the container top;
the closure is rotatably coupled to the container top;
the closure comprises a protrusion configured to interfere with rotation of the carry loop relative to the closure passing the protrusion; and
the carry loop is rotatable between:
the locked position in which the protrusion of the closure is positioned above at least a portion of the carry loop;
a first unlocked position in which the protrusion of the closure engages a receiving portion of the carry loop such that the closure and the carry loop are dependently rotatable relative to the container top; and

a second unlocked position in which the at least a portion of the carry loop is positioned above the protrusion of the closure and in which the closure and the carry loop are independently rotatable relative to the container top.

8. The container lid of claim 1 , wherein the push button translates and rotates between the latched position and the unlatched position relative to at least one of the container top and the closure.

9. The container lid of claim 1 , wherein:
the push button comprises a push button engagement member;
the closure comprises a closure engagement member;
the push button engagement member and the closure engagement member are configured for engagement with each other to selectively retain the closure in the first position;
the push button further comprises a contact portion that is accessible when the lock is in the unlocked position;
a bottom rear of the contact portion is horizontally spaced apart from the container top by a first distance when the push button is in the latched position;
when the push button is in the latched position and the closure is in the first position, the push button engagement member horizontally overlaps the closure engagement member by an engagement distance; and
the engagement distance is greater than the first distance.

10. A container, comprising:
a container body;
a container lid attachable to the container body, the container lid comprising:
a spout that provides access to an interior of the container body;
a closure configured to selectively seal the spout, the closure movable relative to the spout between a first position in which the spout is sealed and a second position in which the spout is unsealed;
a push button configured to selectively retain the closure in the first position, the push button movable with respect to at least one of the spout or the closure between a latched position in which the push button holds the closure in the first position and an unlatched position in which the push button does not hold the closure in the first position; and
a lock configured to selectively inhibit operation of the push button, the lock movable with respect to the spout between a locked position in which operation of the push button is inhibited by the lock and an unlocked position in which operation of the push button is uninhibited by the lock,

wherein the lock comprises a carry loop, and
wherein, when the lock is in the unlocked position, a portion of the carry loop is spaced apart from the closure.

11. The container of claim 10 , wherein the lock in the locked position is configured to inhibit operation of the push button by inhibiting application of an opening force to at least a portion of the push button.

12. The container of claim 11 , wherein the at least a portion of the push button comprises at least one of:
an upper half of the push button;
half of a contact portion of the push button that is accessible when the lock is in the unlocked position;
a central axis of the push button; and
a centroid of the push button.

13. The container of claim 10 , wherein the carry loop is rotatable relative to the spout, the carry loop rotatable to move the lock between the locked position and the unlocked position.

14. The container of claim 10 , wherein:
the carry loop is rotatable relative to the spout;
the closure is rotatable relative to the spout;
the closure comprises a protrusion configured to interfere with rotation of the carry loop relative to the closure passing the protrusion; and
the carry loop is rotatable between:
the locked position in which the protrusion of the closure is positioned above at least a portion of the carry loop; and
an unlocked position in which the at least a portion of the carry loop is positioned above the protrusion of the closure and in which the closure and the carry loop are independently rotatable relative to the spout.

15. The container of claim 10 , wherein the push button translates and rotates between the latched position and the unlatched position relative to at least one of the spout and the closure.

16. The container of claim 10 , wherein:
the push button comprises a push button engagement member;
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Assignees

• Runway Blue Llc

Inventors

• Faerber Paul James
• Colby Jim Allen
• Omdahl Ii John R
• Meyers David O
• Jacobsen Joseph O
• Sorensen Steven M

Classifications

• B65D50/06

  requiring the combination of different actions in succession · CPC title

• B65D47/0895 Primary

  one part of the hinge being integral with the hinged closure and the other part with the base element, without any other additional hinge element · CPC title

• A45F3/16

  Water-bottles; Mess-tins; Cups · CPC title

• B65D47/0871 Primary

  and elastically biased towards the open position only · CPC title

• B65D2215/04

  requiring the combination of different actions in succession · CPC title