LID ASSEMBLIES FOR HOT BEVERAGE DRINKING VESSELS AND HOT BEVERAGE DRINKING VESSELS INCLUDING THE SAME

• Main Authors: Angell Charles Austen, Rothwell Timothy C, Karussi Kurt A, Tosi Matthew A, Staats Shannon D
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 09.03.2017
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; COFFEE MILLS; CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; CONVEYING; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; FURNITURE; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT; HUMAN NECESSITIES; PACKAGES; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SPICE MILLS; STORING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING

A drinking vessel with a lid assembly for holding a hot beverage is disclosed. The drinking vessel has an annular rim at its top edge to which the lid assembly is releasably secured. The lid assembly includes a lid, a slider and a sealing member. The sealing member is coupled to the slider. The lid includes a top wall having a port configured for communication with the interior of the vessel. The slider is configured to be slid into any one of three states, e.g., a closed state, an opened state, and a removal state. In the closed state the slider is connected to the top wall and the sealing member seals the port. In the opened state, the slider is connected to the top wall but the sealing member exposes the port. In the removal state the slider is disconnected from the top wall so that it can be removed from the lid assembly.