Drinking vessel with rotating handle

Abstract

A drinking vessel including a vessel body configured to receive a liquid and a rotating handle assembly. The rotating handle assembly includes an attachment plate secured to an exterior surface of the vessel body. The attachment plate includes a rotation post extending out from a handle engaging surface of the attachment plate, a first plurality of positioning detents positioned in the handle engaging surface of the attachment plate, and a second plurality of positioning detents positioned in the handle engaging surface of the attachment plate. A handle member is rotatably secured to the rotation post and includes a vessel engaging surface positioned adjacent the handle engaging surface of the attachment plate and a plurality of engaging mechanisms disposed adjacent the handle engaging surface. The handle member is configured to be rotated with respect to the vessel body to a first position in which the plurality of engaging mechanisms of the handle member engage the first plurality of positioning detents of the attachment plate and a second position in which the plurality of engaging mechanisms engage the second plurality of positioning detents.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A drinking vessel comprising:
 a vessel body configured to receive a liquid, the vessel body including a sidewall having an exterior surface; and   a rotating handle assembly, the rotating handle assembly including:
 an attachment plate secured to the exterior surface of the vessel body, the attachment plate including a rotation post extending out from a handle engaging surface of the attachment plate, a first plurality of positioning detents positioned in the handle engaging surface of the attachment plate, and a second plurality of positioning detents positioned in the handle engaging surface of the attachment plate, and 
 a handle member rotatably secured to the rotation post, the handle member including: 
 a vessel engaging surface positioned adjacent the handle engaging surface of the attachment plate, and 
 a plurality of engaging mechanisms disposed adjacent the handle engaging surface, 
   wherein the handle member is configured to be rotated with respect to the vessel body to a first position in which the plurality of engaging mechanisms of the handle member engages the first plurality of positioning detents of the attachment plate and a second position in which the plurality of engaging mechanisms engages the second plurality of positioning detents.   
     
     
         2 . The drinking vessel of  claim 1  wherein each of the plurality of engaging mechanisms include an elastic member having a non-compressed configuration in which a distal end of the elastic member extends from the vessel engaging surface and a compressed configuration in which the distal end of the elastic member is compressed back to the vessel engaging surface, and wherein the elastic members are in the non-compressed configuration when the handle member is in the first position and the second position and the plurality of elastic members are in the compressed configuration when the handle member is being rotated between the first position and the second position. 
     
     
         3 . The drinking vessel of  claim 2  wherein the elastic members are spring plungers. 
     
     
         4 . The drinking vessel of  claim 1  wherein each of the plurality of engaging mechanisms include a magnet and the first plurality of positioning detents and the second plurality of positioning detents include corresponding magnets disposed in the positioning detents. 
     
     
         5 . The drinking vessel of  claim 1  wherein the handle member is configured to be rotated with respect to the vessel body to a third position in which the plurality of engaging mechanisms engage the second plurality of positioning detents, wherein the handle member is operable to be rotated in a first direction with respect to the first position to move the handle member to the second position and the handle member is operable to be rotated in a second direction with respect to the first position to move the handle member to the third position. 
     
     
         6 . The drinking vessel of  claim 5  wherein the first plurality of positioning detents is a first pair of positioning detents positioned in the handle engaging surface of the attachment plate at approximately 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock, and the second plurality of positioning detents is a second pair of positioning detents positioned in the handle engaging surface of the attachment plate at approximately 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock. 
     
     
         7 . The drinking vessel of  claim 1  wherein the attachment plate includes a protrusion disposed adjacent the rotation post and the handle member includes an aperture for receiving the rotation post, the aperture of the handle member and the protrusion of the attachment plate dimensioned and configured to prevent full rotation of the handle member with respect to the vessel body. 
     
     
         8 . The drinking vessel of  claim 1  wherein the rotating handle assembly further includes a bearing positioned within the handle member and a rivet extending through the bearing and secured to a distal end of the rotation post for rotatably securing the handle member to the rotation post. 
     
     
         9 . The drinking vessel of  claim 8  wherein the distal end of the rotation post includes a threaded opening, and the rivet includes a threaded shaft at its distal end for securing the rivet to the threaded opening of the rotation post. 
     
     
         10 . A rotating handle assembly for a drinking vessel, the rotating handle assembly including:
 an attachment plate configured to be secured to an exterior surface of the drinking vessel, the attachment plate including a rotation post extending out from a handle engaging surface of the attachment plate, a first plurality of positioning detents positioned in the handle engaging surface of the attachment plate, and a second plurality of positioning detents positioned in the handle engaging surface of the attachment plate; and   a handle member configured to be rotatably secured to the rotation post, the handle member including:
 a vessel engaging surface configured to be positioned adjacent the handle engaging surface of the attachment plate when the handle member is rotatably secured to the rotation post, and 
 a plurality of engaging mechanisms disposed adjacent the handle engaging surface, 
   wherein the handle member is configured to be rotated with respect to the attachment plate to a first position in which the plurality of engaging mechanisms of the handle member engages the first plurality of positioning detents of the attachment plate and a second position in which the plurality of engaging mechanisms engages the second plurality of positioning detents.   
     
     
         11 . The rotating handle assembly of  claim 10  wherein each of the plurality of engaging mechanisms include an elastic member having a non-compressed configuration in which a distal end of the elastic member extends from the vessel engaging surface and a compressed configuration in which the distal end of the elastic member is compressed back to the vessel engaging surface, and wherein the elastic members are in the non-compressed configuration when the handle member is in the first position and the second position and the plurality of elastic members are in the compressed configuration when the handle member is being rotated between the first position and the second position. 
     
     
         12 . The rotating handle assembly of  claim 11  wherein the elastic members are spring plungers. 
     
     
         13 . The rotating handle assembly of  claim 10  wherein each of the plurality of engaging mechanisms include a magnet and the first plurality of positioning detents and the second plurality of positioning detents include corresponding magnets disposed in the positioning detents. 
     
     
         14 . The rotating handle assembly of  claim 10  wherein the handle member is configured to be rotated with respect to the vessel body to a third position in which the plurality of engaging mechanisms engage the second plurality of positioning detents, wherein the handle member is operable to be rotated in a first direction with respect to the first position to move the handle member to the second position and the handle member is operable to be rotated in a second direction with respect to the first position to move the handle member to the third position. 
     
     
         15 . The rotating handle assembly of  claim 14  wherein the first plurality of positioning detents is a first pair of positioning detents positioned in the handle engaging surface of the attachment plate at approximately 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock, and the second plurality of positioning detents is a second pair of positioning detents positioned in the handle engaging surface of the attachment plate at approximately 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock. 
     
     
         16 . The rotating handle assembly of  claim 10  wherein the attachment plate includes a protrusion disposed adjacent the rotation post and the handle member includes an aperture for receiving the rotation post, the aperture of the handle member and the protrusion of the attachment plate dimensioned and configured to prevent full rotation of the handle member with respect to the vessel body. 
     
     
         17 . The rotating handle assembly of  claim 10  further comprising a bearing positioned within the handle member and a rivet extending through the bearing and secured to a distal end of the rotation post for rotatably securing the handle member to the rotation post. 
     
     
         18 . The rotating handle assembly of  claim 17  wherein the distal end of the rotation post includes a threaded opening, and the rivet includes a threaded shaft at its distal end for securing the rivet to the threaded opening of the rotation post.