Lid for a drinking container and the drinking container

Abstract

A lid for a drinking container includes a circular upper portion including a bayonet fastening device, and a circular lower portion including a counterpart bayonet fastening device. The circular upper portion includes a first and second openings and the circular lower portion includes corresponding first and second openings. The bayonet fastening device of the circular upper portion and the counterpart bayonet fastening device of the circular lower portion are configured to be coupled with each other so to guide the circular upper portion and the circular lower portion to be turned in relation to each other around a common axis in a manner enabling the first openings being aligned and the second openings being aligned in an opening position, and enabling the first openings being un-aligned and the second openings being un-aligned in a closing position.

1 . A lid for a drinking container, 
       wherein the lid comprises:
 a circular upper portion comprising a bayonet fastening device, and 
 a circular lower portion comprising a counterpart bayonet fastening device, 
 
       wherein:
 said circular upper portion comprises a first and second openings and said circular lower portion comprises corresponding first and second openings, 
 
       wherein:
 said bayonet fastening device of the circular upper portion and said counterpart bayonet fastening device of the circular lower portion are configured to be coupled with each other so to guide the circular upper portion and the circular lower portion to be turned in relation to each other around a common axis in a manner enabling said first openings being aligned and said second openings being aligned in an opening position, and enabling said first openings being un-aligned and sealed; and said second openings being un-aligned and sealed in a closing position. 
 
     
     
         2 . A lid of  claim 1 , wherein the circular upper portion comprises a guiding member and the circular lower portion comprises a counterpart guiding member, where said guiding members are configured to guide said circular upper and lower portions to be attached to and detach from each other in predefined position, when said guiding members are aligned with each other in same line. 
     
     
         3 . A lid of  claim 1 , wherein said circular upper or lower portions comprises tactile providing mechanics for providing tactile feedback, when said circular upper portion is turned in relation to said circular lower portion to said opening or closing positions. 
     
     
         4 . A lid of  claim 1 , wherein the circular upper portion comprises a tactile feedback member and the circular lower portion comprises a counterpart tactile feedback member, where said tactile feedback member and said counterpart tactile feedback member are configured to provide tactile feedback and guide said first openings being aligned to stop and said second openings being aligned to stop in an opening position, closed positions, when said circular upper portion is turned in relation to said circular lower portion. 
     
     
         5 . A lid of  claim 4 , wherein the tactile feedback member comprises a snap member and the counterpart tactile feedback member comprises a half-cut. 
     
     
         6 . A lid of  claim 1 , wherein the circular upper portion comprises a stop member, comprising as a protruding lip member and the circular lower portion comprises a counterpart stop member, comprising a counterpart protruding lip member, where said stop member and said counterpart stop member are configured to:
 guide said first openings to stop in an un-aligned and closing position and said second openings to stop in an un-aligned and closing position,   guide the bayonet fastening device and the counterpart bayonet fastening device to stop in a detaching or attaching position, or   preventing any additional mutual turning of said circular upper and lower portions   
       when said circular upper portion is turned in relation to said circular lower portion, and preventing any additional mutual turning of said circular upper and lower portions. 
     
     
         7 . A lid of  claim 2 , wherein at least one of said guiding members, said tactile providing mechanics or said stop members are arranged in at least one of said bayonet fastening device. 
     
     
         8 . A lid of  claim 1 , wherein the circular upper portion is additionally provided with a sealing member, comprising a silicon sealing member or elastomer, said sealing member arranged to be positioned between said circular upper and lower portions, when said circular upper and lower portions are coupled to each other, and whereupon said sealing member is configured to seal any conduits between first openings as well as between said second openings, when said openings are un-aligned in said closing position. 
     
     
         9 . A lid of  claim 8 , wherein the sealing member is configured to be manually detachable from the circular upper portion. 
     
     
         10 . A lid of  claim 1 , wherein the circular lower portion comprises fastening thread arranged to fasten and unfasten said lid to and from said drinking container, when said circular lower portion is turned in relation to said drinking container. 
     
     
         11 . A lid of  claim 1 , wherein said lid is configured, in the lock position, to further tighten the fastening of the thread between the drinking container and the lid when applied an additional turning force. 
     
     
         12 . A lid of  claim 1 , wherein the circular lower portion is provided with a sealing member, comprising a silicon sealing member or elastomer, said sealing member arranged to be positioned between said circular lower portion and the drinking container, when said circular lower portion and the drinking container are coupled to each other and sealed. 
     
     
         13 . A lid of  claim 1 , wherein a top surface of the circular upper portion comprises an asymmetrically shaped portion or is asymmetrically shaped for better user drinking experience. 
     
     
         14 . A lid of  claim 1 , wherein a top surface of the circular upper portion comprises a matte or rough outer surface for increasing turning grip. 
     
     
         15 . A lid of  claim 1 , wherein said first and second openings of the circular upper or lower portion are provided with sealing members, wherein said sealing members are arranged to be pressed against the circular upper or lower portion in a non-opening position in a liquid-tightly sealing manner. 
     
     
         16 . A lid of  claim 1 , wherein the circular lower portion comprises two structural portions, one of which comprises hard material and one of which comprises softer portion functioning as a sealing member. 
     
     
         17 . A lid of  claim 1 , wherein said circular upper portion comprises two structural portions, one of which comprises hard material and another portion of which comprises softer portion functioning as a sealing member. 
     
     
         18 . A lid of  claim 1 , wherein said circular upper portion and said circular lower portion are configured to be coupled with each other in a releasable manner via said bayonet fastening devices. 
     
     
         19 . A drinking container comprising a lid wherein the lid comprises:
 a circular upper portion comprising a bayonet fastening device, and   a circular lower portion comprising a counterpart bayonet fastening device,   
       wherein:
 said circular upper portion comprises a first and second openings and said circular lower portion comprises corresponding first and second openings, 
 
       wherein:
 said bayonet fastening device of the circular upper portion and said counterpart bayonet fastening device of the circular lower portion are configured to be coupled with each other so to guide the circular upper portion and the circular lower portion to be turned in relation to each other around a common axis in a manner enabling said first openings being aligned and said second openings being aligned in an opening position, and enabling said first openings being un-aligned and sealed; and said second openings being un-aligned and sealed in a closing position. 
 
     
     
         20 . A manufacturing method of a lid for a drinking container, 
       wherein the lid comprises:
 a circular upper portion comprising a bayonet fastening device, and 
 a circular lower portion comprising a counterpart bayonet fastening device, 
 
       wherein:
 said circular upper portion comprises a first and second openings and said circular lower portion comprises corresponding first and second openings, 
 
       wherein:
 said bayonet fastening device of the circular upper portion and said counterpart bayonet fastening device of the circular lower portion are configured to be coupled with each other so to guide the circular upper portion and the circular lower portion to be turned in relation to each other around a common axis in a manner enabling said first openings being aligned and said second openings being aligned in an opening position, and enabling said first openings being un-aligned and said second openings being un-aligned in a closing position.