Lid for beverage container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9351597-B2
Application number	US-201514637026-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 3, 2015
Priority date	Mar 4, 2014
Publication date	May 31, 2016
Grant date	May 31, 2016

Abstract

A lid for a beverage container includes: a cap main body that adheres to an upper aperture part of a beverage container main body and includes a liquid through-hole, and a sliding cap that is installed on the cap main body in a detachable manner by engaging in a sliding manner, and that opens and closes the liquid through-hole by sliding, an elastic clicking part is provided on side surfaces of the sliding cap, clicking reception parts are formed in the cap main body, and the sliding cap is held by the cap main body when the elastic clicking part engages with the clicking reception parts.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A lid for a beverage container comprising:
a cap main body that attaches to an upper aperture part of a beverage container main body and comprises a liquid through-hole;
a sliding cap that is installed on the cap main body in a detachable manner by engaging in a sliding manner, and the sliding cap opens and closes the liquid through-hole by sliding;
wherein an elastic clicking part is provided on side surfaces of the sliding cap;
a clicking reception part is formed in the cap main body; and,
the sliding cap is held by the cap main body when the elastic clicking part engages with the clicking reception part; wherein a notched part is formed on a back surface of the sliding cap;
a positioning projection is provided in the cap main body;
the positioning projection passes through the notched part when the sliding cap engages with the cap main body, and
the engagement between the sliding cap and the cap main body in a sliding manner is not possible due to the positioning projection interfering with the sliding cap in a case in which the sliding cap is backwards.

2. The lid for a beverage container according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic clicking part is formed by notching a part of the side surface of the sliding cap.

3. The lid for a beverage container according to claim 1 , wherein the liquid through-hole when open, is adjacent to an outer side of the cap main body.

4. The lid for a beverage container according to claim 1 , wherein multiple clicking reception parts are formed in the cap main body.

5. A beverage container comprising the lid according to claim 1 .

6. Currently Amended) A lid for a beverage container comprising:
a cap main body that attaches to an upper aperture part of a beverage container main body and comprises a liquid through-hole;
a sliding cap that is installed on the cap main body in a detachable manner by engaging in a sliding manner, and the sliding cap opens and closes the liquid through-hole by sliding to cover the liquid through-hole;
wherein elastic projections are provided on side surfaces of the sliding cap;
reception notches are formed in the cap main body; and,
the sliding cap is held by the cap main body when the elastic projections engage with the reception notches; wherein a notched part is formed on a back surface of the sliding cap;
a positioning projection is provided in the cap main body;
the positioning projection passes through the notched part when the sliding cap engages with the cap main body, and
the engagement between the sliding cap and the cap main body in a sliding manner is not possible due to the positioning projection interfering with the sliding cap in a case in which the sliding cap is backwards.

7. The lid for a beverage container according to claim 6 , wherein the elastic projections engage with the reception notches and emit an audible sound, a vibration, or a tactile sensation.

8. A beverage container comprising the lid according to claim 6 .

Assignees

• Thermos Llc
• Thermos Kk

Inventors

• Liu Zhenjun
• Matsuyama Shin

Classifications

• B65D43/20

  linearly slidable · CPC title

• B65D47/32

  with means for venting · CPC title

• B65D43/02

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

• A47G19/2272 Primary

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

• B65D2251/0018

  of the 43-type · CPC title