Liquid container lid and apparatus and methods of use

Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to liquid containers and liquid container lids and/or filters. Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to liquid container lids having a filling aperture and/or a drinking aperture.

1 . A liquid container lid, comprising:
 a filling aperture configured to allow liquid to enter therethrough; a drinking aperture configured to allow liquid to exit therethrough;   the cap configured to removably sealingly engage the filling aperture; and a mouthpiece hingedly engaged with the cap, the mouthpiece having a tip in selectable fluid communication with the drinking aperture, wherein the mouthpiece is movable relative to the cap from a closed position to an open position.   
     
     
         2 . The liquid container lid of  claim 1 , wherein the cap is hingedly engaged with the lid. 
     
     
         3 . The liquid container lid of  claim 1 , wherein opening the cap correspondingly moves the mouthpiece. 
     
     
         4 . The liquid container lid of  claim 1 , further comprising a container having an opening, wherein the lid and the container are removably attached via a screw fit, snap-fit, friction fit, or mechanical interlock, and wherein the container can be refilled through the filling aperture without removing the container lid from the container. 
     
     
         5 . The liquid container lid of  claim 1 , the mouthpiece further comprising a bottom opening in fluid communication with the tip. 
     
     
         6 . The liquid container lid of  claim 1 , wherein the drinking aperture is in fluid communication with a delivery conduit. 
     
     
         7 . The liquid container lid of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one vent orifice in the cap to facilitate drinking through the mouthpiece. 
     
     
         8 . The liquid container lid of  claim 1 , further comprising a filter assembly, the filter assembly being removably connected to and in fluid communication with the drinking aperture. 
     
     
         9 . The liquid container lid of  claim 8 , wherein the filter assembly comprises a housing having an inlet and an outlet, the housing including a housing base and at least one filter wall, wherein at least one filter compartment is defined within the housing. 
     
     
         10 . The liquid container lid of  claim 9 , wherein the housing base includes a check valve configured to allow liquid to enter the filter assembly under suction generated by a user. 
     
     
         11 . The liquid container lid of  claim 10 , wherein the filter compartment is configured to house at least one filter media. 
     
     
         12 . The liquid container lid of  claim 11 , wherein application of user-generated suction to the tip causes the valve to lift and liquid to be drawn through the inlet of the housing, through the at least one filter media in the at least one filter compartment, through the drinking aperture, and subsequently through the mouthpiece to the user. 
     
     
         13 . The liquid container lid of  claim 1 , further comprising a rim protruding from a bottom surface of the cap and configured to removably engage the filling aperture to secure the cap to the beverage container lid. 
     
     
         14 . The liquid container lid of  claim 1 , further comprising a utility ring rotatably connected to an outer periphery of the liquid container lid, wherein the utility ring is configured to rotate until it abuts the cap, thereby helping secure the cap to the liquid container lid. 
     
     
         15 . The liquid container lid of  claim 1 , further comprising a utility ring being pivotally connected to the outer periphery of the liquid container such that the utility ring can pivot from an unlocked position to a locked position in which the utility ring overlies the cap to prevent it from opening. 
     
     
         16 . The liquid container lid of  claim 1 , wherein the tip of the mouthpiece is engaged by a protective recess in the cap when the mouthpiece is in the closed position. 
     
     
         17 . The liquid container lid of  claim 1 , the mouthpiece further comprising a protective flap configured to cover the bottom opening of the mouthpiece when the mouthpiece is in the closed position. 
     
     
         18 . The liquid container lid of  claim 1 , the liquid container lid further comprising a protrusion on a top surface of the mouthpiece, the protrusion configured to assist a user in moving the mouthpiece between the closed and the open position. 
     
     
         19 . The liquid container lid of  claim 1 , the protrusion further comprising a protective flap configured to cover the bottom opening of the mouthpiece when the mouthpiece is in the closed position. 
     
     
         20 . The liquid container lid of  claim 1 , the liquid container lid further comprising a protective flap configured to cover the bottom opening of the mouthpiece when the mouthpiece is in the closed position. 
     
     
         21 . The liquid container lid of  claim 1 , wherein the liquid is water. 
     
     
         22 . The liquid container lid of  claim 8 , wherein a draw force at the tip of the mouthpiece of between 0.S psi and 3 psi is sufficient to draw liquid through the filter assembly and to the user. 
     
     
         23 . A filter assembly for use with a liquid container, the filter assembly comprising: a housing having an inlet and an outlet, the housing including a housing base and at least one filter wall, wherein at least one filter compartment is defined within the housing,
 wherein one or more of the inlet and outlet are configured to removably attach to a lid of the liquid container,   wherein the lid of the liquid container is configured to allow a user to draw water through the filter and out of an aperture in the lid of the liquid container,   wherein the filter compartment is configured to house at least one filter media.