Drinking bottle with a twist lid

Abstract

A drinking bottle includes a container and a lid. The container has a hollow interior for holding a liquid. The lid can be connected to the container so as to enclose the hollow interior. The lid has a top surface, a spout, a spout guard and a twist ring. The spout includes a drinking end and a drinking channel, and is movable between a stowed position, in which the drinking end is positioned adjacent the top surface and the drinking channel is not connected to the hollow interior of the container, and a dispensing position, in which the spout is positioned above the top surface of the lid and the drinking channel is connected to the hollow interior of the container so as to allow a user to drink the liquid from the container. The twist ring is operably connected to the spout and is selectively movable between a closed position corresponding to the stowed position of the spout, a drinking position corresponding to the dispensing position of the spout, and an open position at which the lid is disconnected from the container. The spout guard is fixedly mounted on the twist ring and partially extends above the top surface of the lid so as to partially cover the drinking end of the spout when the spout is in the stowed position. A swiping movement of the spout guard causes the twist ring to rotate between the closed position and the drinking position, and correspondingly causes the spout to move between the stowed position and the dispensing position.

1 . A drinking bottle comprising:
 a container having a hollow interior; and   a lid configured to be connected to the container and having a top surface, the lid further having a spout including a drinking end and a drinking channel, the spout being movable between a stowed position, in which the drinking end is positioned adjacent the top surface and the drinking channel is not connected to the hollow interior of the container, and a dispensing position, in which the spout is positioned above the top surface of the lid and the drinking channel is connected to the hollow interior of the container, the lid further comprising a twist ring operably connected to the spout, the twist ring being selectively movable between a closed position corresponding to the stowed position of the spout, a drinking position corresponding to the dispensing position of the spout, and an open position at which the lid is disconnected from the container, the lid further comprising a spout guard fixedly mounted on the twist ring and partially extending above the top surface of the lid so as to partially cover the drinking end of the spout when the spout is in the stowed position,   
       wherein a swiping movement of the spout guard causes the twist ring to rotate between the closed position and the drinking position, and correspondingly causes the spout to move between the stowed position and the dispensing position. 
     
     
         2 . The drinking bottle according to  claim 1 , further comprising a locking mechanism located on the spout guard, wherein when said locking mechanism is locked, the twist ring is precluded from moving. 
     
     
         3 . The drinking bottle according to  claim 1 , wherein said twist ring further comprises a textured grip surface. 
     
     
         4 . The drinking bottle according to  claim 1 , further comprising an inner movement mechanism activating movement of the spout n response to movement of the twist ring. 
     
     
         5 . The drinking bottle according to  claim 4 , wherein said inner movement mechanism comprises a shaft mechanically coupled to the spout, a bevel gear attached to one end of the shaft, and an angled ring gear coupled to the twist ring, wherein the bevel gear rests on the angled ring gear and, as the twist ring is rotated, the angled ring gear rotates, thereby rotating the bevel gear and turning the square shaft. 
     
     
         6 . The drinking bottle according to  claim 5 , wherein the shaft is secured within the lid with a pair of shaft clips. 
     
     
         7 . The drinking bottle according to  claim 1 , wherein said lid further comprises at least two side walls extending substantially vertically from the top surface and spaced apart so as to define a cavity therebetween, and wherein when said spout is in its stowed position the spout is located at least partially within said cavity and adjacent to said top surface.