Various beverage containers, such as those used to keep a hot beverage hot and a cold beverage cold, are currently available in the marketplace and are sold in various configurations. However, said containers are typically used with lids that don't completely keep the container from spilling liquid contents therein, such as when inverted and shaken.
In view of the foregoing, a container lid, configured for use with a container so that when the lid and the container are coupled to one another and when a beverage is present therein, the container is 100% leakproof when the lid is in a locked configuration, would be well received in the marketplace.
In an exemplary embodiment of a lid for a beverage container of the present disclosure, the lid comprises a lid body configured to threadably couple to a container, and a tab assembly hingedly coupled to the lid body, the tab assembly comprising a flip component and a tab component.
In an exemplary embodiment of a lid for a beverage container of the present disclosure, the flip component is configured to flip from a closed configuration to an open configuration relative to the lid body.
In an exemplary embodiment of a lid for a beverage container of the present disclosure, the slide component is configured to slide relative to the flip component so to lock and unlock the slide component upon the lid body.
In an exemplary embodiment of a lid for a beverage container of the present disclosure, when the lid is threadably coupled to the container and wherein when the slide component is locked relative to the flip component, the container having the lid coupled thereto is 100% leakproof.
In an exemplary embodiment of a lid for a beverage container of the present disclosure, the slide component is configured to slide relative to the flip component so to lock and unlock the slide component upon the lid body.
In an exemplary embodiment of a lid for a beverage container of the present disclosure, when the tab assembly is in a closed configuration and when the slide component is in an unlocked configuration relative to the flip component, the flip component is permitted to flip from a closed configuration to an open configuration and back to the closed configuration.
In an exemplary embodiment of a lid for a beverage container of the present disclosure, when the tab assembly is in a closed configuration and when the slide component is in a locked configuration relative to the flip component, the flip component is prevented from flipping relative to the lid body because the slide component locks the tab in place relative to the lid body.
In an exemplary embodiment of a lid for a beverage container of the present disclosure, the lid further comprises a first magnetically attractive element coupled to or otherwise embedded in the flip component, and a second magnetically attractive element coupled to or otherwise embedded in the lid body, wherein at least one of the first magnetically attractive element and the second magnetically attractive element comprises a first magnet, and wherein the other of the first magnetically attractive element and the second magnetically attractive element not comprising the first magnet can comprise either a metal or a second magnet.
In an exemplary embodiment of a lid for a beverage container of the present disclosure, when the flip component is in an open configuration relative to the lid body, the first magnetically attractive element would be positioned close to, or even touching, the second magnetically attractive element, so that the flip component would remain open when drinking a beverage from the container having the lid coupled thereto.
In an exemplary embodiment of a lid for a beverage container of the present disclosure, at least one of first magnetically attractive element and the second magnetically attractive comprises has indicia positioned thereon or engraved therein.
In an exemplary embodiment of a lid for a beverage container of the present disclosure, the lid body comprises one or more flanges defined therein or otherwise coupled thereto, the one or more flanges located at a relative top of the lid body and configured to aid or otherwise assist a user with securing and removing the lid relative to the container.
In an exemplary embodiment of a lid for a beverage container of the present disclosure, the lid further comprises a threaded portion comprising threads, the threaded portion configured to engage a threaded section of the container.
In an exemplary embodiment of a lid for a beverage container of the present disclosure, the threads have a spiral configuration.
In an exemplary embodiment of a lid for a beverage container of the present disclosure, the threads are configured so to be able to engage the threaded section of the container, so to tighten the lid upon the container, when the lid is rotated clockwise relative to the container and when the lid is rotated counterclockwise relative to the container.
In an exemplary embodiment of a lid for a beverage container of the present disclosure, the flip component comprises a flip lock comprising a lock tab configured to engage an indention defined within the lid body when the flip component is in a closed configuration relative to the lid body.
In an exemplary embodiment of a lid for a beverage container of the present disclosure, the lid further comprises a drink stopper coupled to or formed as part of the flip component, the drink stopper configured to fit within a drink opening so to seal the drink opening when the flip component is in a closed configuration.
In an exemplary embodiment of a lid for a beverage container of the present disclosure, the lid further comprises a vent opening defined therein, the vent opening configured to allow an interior of the container to vent while a user is drinking from the container having the lid coupled thereto
In an exemplary embodiment of a lid for a beverage container of the present disclosure, the lid further comprises a vent stopper coupled to or formed as part of the flip component, the vent stopper configured to fit within a vent opening so to seal the vent opening when the flip component is in a closed configuration.
In an exemplary embodiment of a lid for a beverage container of the present disclosure, the lid comprises a lid body configured to threadably couple to a container, a tab assembly hingedly coupled to the lid body, the tab assembly comprising a flip component and a tab component, wherein the flip component is configured to flip from a closed configuration to an open configuration relative to the lid body, wherein the slide component is configured to slide relative to the flip component so to lock and unlock the slide component upon the lid body, wherein when the tab assembly is in a closed configuration and when the slide component is in an unlocked configuration relative to the flip component, the flip component is permitted to flip from a closed configuration to an open configuration and back to the closed configuration, wherein when the tab assembly is in a closed configuration and when the slide component is in a locked configuration relative to the flip component, the flip component is prevented from flipping relative to the lid body because the slide component locks the tab in place relative to the lid body, and wherein when the lid is threadably coupled to the container and wherein when the slide component is locked relative to the flip component, the container having the lid coupled thereto is 100% leakproof.
In an exemplary embodiment of a lid for a beverage container of the present disclosure, the lid further comprises a first magnetically attractive element coupled to or otherwise embedded in the flip component, and a second magnetically attractive element coupled to or otherwise embedded in the lid body, wherein at least one of the first magnetically attractive element and the second magnetically attractive element comprises a first magnet, wherein the other of the first magnetically attractive element and the second magnetically attractive element not comprising the first magnet can comprise either a metal or a second magnet, and wherein when the flip component is in an open configuration relative to the lid body, the first magnetically attractive element would be positioned close to, or even touching, the second magnetically attractive element, so that the flip component would remain open when drinking a beverage from the container having the lid coupled thereto.
The disclosed embodiments and other features, advantages, and disclosures contained herein, and the matter of attaining them, will become apparent and the present disclosure will be better understood by reference to the following description of various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
As such, an overview of the features, functions and/or configurations of the components depicted in the various figures will now be presented. It should be appreciated that not all of the features of the components of the figures are necessarily described and some of these non-discussed features (as well as discussed features) are inherent from the figures themselves. Other non-discussed features may be inherent in component geometry and/or configuration. Furthermore, wherever feasible and convenient, like reference numerals are used in the figures and the description to refer to the same or like parts or steps. The figures are in a simplified form and not to precise scale.
For the purposes of promoting an understanding of the principles of the present disclosure, reference will now be made to the embodiments illustrated in the drawings, and specific language will be used to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of this disclosure is thereby intended.
An exemplary lid of the present disclosure is shown in
As shown in
Flip component 106, such as shown in
Lid bodies 102 of the present disclosure, in various embodiments, can comprise one or more flanges 116 defined therein or otherwise coupled thereto, configured to, for example, aid or otherwise assist a user with securing and removing lid 100 relative to a container 200. For example, a user, when using their left hand to grip and tighten a lid 100 relative to container 200, a user's thumb could press against at least a portion of flange 116 (indicated with an “A” in
In at least some embodiments of the present disclosure, lids 100 have a threaded portion 118 comprising threads 120, such as shown in
As referenced herein, when an exemplary lid 100 of the present disclosure is threadably coupled to a container 200, lid 100 itself would not detach from container 200 without being intentionally removed. A seal forms between lid 100 and container 200 by way of a circumferential seal 506, such as shown in
While various embodiments of lids for beverage containers and methods for using the same have been described in considerable detail herein, the embodiments are merely offered as non-limiting examples of the disclosure described herein. It will therefore be understood that various changes and modifications may be made, and equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. The present disclosure is not intended to be exhaustive or limiting with respect to the content thereof.
Further, in describing representative embodiments, the present disclosure may have presented a method and/or a process as a particular sequence of steps. However, to the extent that the method or process does not rely on the particular order of steps set forth therein, the method or process should not be limited to the particular sequence of steps described, as other sequences of steps may be possible. Therefore, the particular order of the steps disclosed herein should not be construed as limitations of the present disclosure. In addition, disclosure directed to a method and/or process should not be limited to the performance of their steps in the order written. Such sequences may be varied and still remain within the scope of the present disclosure.
This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 17/567,052, filed Dec. 31, 2021, and entitled “Lid for Beverage Container” (the “'052 Application”). The '052 Application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 29/766,601, filed Jan. 15, 2021. The '052 Application is also a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 29/766,600, filed Jan. 15, 2021. The '052 Application is also a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 29/766,598, filed Jan. 15, 2021. The contents of each of the aforementioned applications are hereby incorporated into the present disclosure directly and by reference in their entirety.
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