Lid for beverage container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9565958-B2
Application number	US-201514637047-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 3, 2015
Priority date	Mar 4, 2014
Publication date	Feb 14, 2017
Grant date	Feb 14, 2017

Abstract

A lid for a beverage container includes: a cap main body that attaches to an upper aperture part of a beverage container main body; and a liquid stopping member that is installed on the cap main body in a detachable manner, the cap main body includes a liquid through-hole that is formed by notching a part of an outer periphery of the cap main body, the liquid stopping member engages along external surfaces of liquid through-hole walls that form the liquid through-hole in addition to engaging with an engagement groove that is formed on an external surface of the cap main body, and an airflow opening is formed in a back part of the liquid stopping member.

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;
a liquid stopping member that is installed on the cap main body in a detachable manner,
wherein the cap main body comprises a liquid through-hole that is formed by notching a part of an outer periphery of the cap main body;
the liquid stopping member engages along external surfaces of liquid through-hole walls that form the liquid through-hole in addition to engaging with an engagement groove that is formed on an external surface of the cap main body;
an airflow opening is formed in a back part of the liquid stopping member;
wherein the cap main body is provided with a detachable sliding cap that engages with the cap main body in a sliding manner;
an engagement hole that engages with an elastic clicking projection formed on the liquid stopping member is formed in the main body;
a clicking reception part that engages with the elastic clicking projection is formed on the sliding cap; and
the sliding cap is maintained in a predetermined position when the elastic clicking projection engages with the clicking reception part.

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

3. The lid for a beverage container according to claim 1 , wherein
the liquid stopping member comprising edges that partially define a fluid passage in an outer periphery of the liquid stopping member; and
the edges of the fluid passage of the liquid stopping member engage along the external surfaces of the liquid through-hole walls.

4. A lid for a beverage container comprising:
a cap main body that attaches to an upper aperture part of a beverage container;
a liquid stopping member that is installed on the cap main body in a detachable manner,
wherein the cap main body comprises a liquid through-hole that is formed by notching a part of an outer periphery of the cap main body;
the liquid stopping member engages along external surfaces of liquid through-hole walls that form the liquid through-hole in addition to engaging with an engagement groove that is formed on an external surface of the cap main body;
an airflow opening is formed in a back part of the liquid stopping member;
a removal tab is provided in a back part of the liquid stopping member;

wherein the cap main body has a tab receiving part for receiving the removal tab.

5. A beverage container comprising the lid according to claim 4 .

Assignees

• Thermos Llc
• Thermos Kk

Inventors

• Liu Zhenjun
• Matsuyama Shin

Classifications

• B65D2543/00833

  Integral tabs, tongues, handles or similar · CPC title

• B65D2543/00046

  Drinking-through lids · CPC title

• B65D2251/0081

  of the 43-type · CPC title

• B65D47/32

  with means for venting · CPC title

• A47G19/2272 Primary

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