Abstract:
A thermo-insulated drinking cup covered by a detachable lid; the lid having a depressed top area and an orifice. A valve closing said orifice is actuated by a rotating thumb-controlled lever. The lever is effective when rotated in either direction in order to accommodate right-handed or left-handed handling of the cup.
Abstract:
A drinking receptacle provided with a generally cup like body and an enclosing cover removably coupled to the top portion and upper open end of the cup like body, the cover having a drinking opening near the peripheral rim thereof, and a finger operated valve adapted to open and close said drinking opening whereby the receptacle may contain hot or cold beverages therein and the valve prevents the spillage of said beverages at times when beverages are not being poured or drunk from said drinking opening. The finger operated valve having an actuator reciprocally mounted in the side of the cover and having wedge like actuator structure as well as a finger operating abutment adapted wedgingly to move an arm of said valve away from a lower side of said cover and for actuating a resilient finger on said arm to thereby move a poppet head portion of said valve away from said opening for allowing contents to be poured through said opening and drunk at the rim of said cover.
Abstract:
A drinking assembly, such as a water bottle or a drinkware, having a drinking vessel and a lid assembly attached to the drinking vessel, such as by threads. The drinking vessel can have a double-wall construction. The lid assembly can have a control assembly to open and close a drink opening and a vent opening. The lid assembly can be removed from the body of the lid to enable cleaning. The control arm of the control assembly can pivot or rotate to impart an axial motion on an actuator to open the drink opening and the vent opening.
Abstract:
A beverage container closure or lid that is adapted for closing an open end of a beverage container. The lid is selectively couplable to the beverage container and includes a selectively openable stopper that when closed, creates a fluid-tight seal between the beverage container and the environment. The stopper may be selectively opened by a user by the user pressing a button disposed on a side of the beverage container closure. The stopper is subsequently automatically closed when the user releases the button. Thus, a user may open and close the beverage container closure using a single hand without the need to remove the beverage container closure from the beverage container.