Beverage container with integrated lid handle

Abstract

A beverage container having a container body and a lid assembly removably secured to the container body, the lid assembly having a lid housing and a lid handle. The lid housing having recess in the side wall thereof. The recess having a first pin opening in the internal side wall adjacent a first end of the recess, and a second pin opening in the internal side wall adjacent a second end of the recess. The lid handle is pivotally connected to the lid housing with a first handle pin and a second handle pin, and moveable from a use position to a stowed position. In the stowed position the lid handle is positioned in the recess.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A beverage container, comprising:
 a container body having a side wall and a bottom wall defining a cavity, the container body having an opening at a top of the side wall to provide access to the cavity;   a lid assembly removably secured to the container body, wherein the lid assembly comprises a lid housing and a lid handle;   the lid housing having a top surface, a side wall extending down from the top surface, a drink opening extending through the top surface to provide access to the cavity of the container body, and a recess in the side wall of the lid housing;   the recess having a bottom wall and an internal side wall, the recess extending radially inward about an arcuate portion of the side wall to receive the lid handle, wherein the recess extends at least 180° about a circumference of the side wall of the lid housing, wherein the recess has first pin opening in the internal side wall adjacent a first end of the recess, wherein the recess has a second pin opening in the internal side wall adjacent a second end of the recess, and wherein the recess has an engaging member to removably secure the lid handle in the recess;   the lid handle being pivotally connected to the lid housing with a first handle pin and a second handle pin, and being moveable from a use position to a stowed position, wherein lid handle is arcuate in shape and has a first end and a second end, wherein the lid handle has a first opening at a first end thereof to receive the first handle pin, wherein the lid handle has a second opening at a second end thereof to receive the second handle pin, and wherein the lid handle is positioned within the recess in the stowed position; and,   the first and second handle pins each having a first end and a second end, the first end having a knurled section and the second end having a smooth section, wherein the knurled section of the first handle pin engages the first pin opening in the recess of the lid housing to fix the first handle pin in place, wherein the knurled section of the second handle pin engages the second pin opening in the recess of the lid housing to fix the second handle pin in place, wherein the smooth section of the first handle pin is inserted into the first opening in the lid handle, wherein the smooth second of the second handle pin is inserted into the second opening in the lid handle, and wherein the first and second handle pins are made of metal.   
     
     
         2 . The beverage container of  claim 1 , wherein, the side wall of the lid housing is generally collinear with the side wall of the container body. 
     
     
         3 . The beverage container of  claim 1 , wherein the recess has a cross-sectional geometry similar to a cross-sectional geometry of the lid handle. 
     
     
         4 . The beverage container of  claim 1 , wherein the engaging member comprises one or more protrusions extending from the internal side wall of the recess. 
     
     
         5 . The beverage container of  claim 1 , wherein the engaging member comprises a depression in the internal sidewall of the recess that engages a protrusion on the lid handle. 
     
     
         6 . The beverage container of  claim 1 , wherein the lid handle has an outer diameter that is approximately the same as an outer diameter of the lid housing. 
     
     
         7 . The beverage container of  claim 1 , further comprising a sealing assembly connected to the lid housing for selectively closing the drink opening. 
     
     
         8 . The beverage container of  claim 1 , further comprising a connection system to secure the lid assembly on the container body. 
     
     
         9 . A beverage container, comprising:
 a container body having a side wall and a bottom wall defining a cavity, the container body having an opening at a top of the side wall to provide access to the cavity;   a lid assembly removably secured to the container body, wherein the lid assembly comprises a lid housing and a lid handle;   the lid housing having a top surface, a side wall extending down from the top surface, a drink opening providing access to the cavity of the container body, and a recess in the side wall of the lid housing;   the recess having a bottom wall and an internal side wall, wherein the recess has a first pin opening in the internal side wall adjacent a first end of the recess, and wherein the recess has a second pin opening in the internal side wall adjacent a second end of the recess;   the lid handle being pivotally connected to the lid housing with a first handle pin and a second handle pin, and being moveable from a use position to a stowed position, wherein lid handle has a first end and a second end, wherein the lid handle has a first opening at a first end thereof to receive the first handle pin, wherein the lid handle has a second opening at a second end thereof to receive the second handle pin, wherein the lid handle has an outer diameter that is approximately the same as an outer diameter of the lid housing, and wherein the lid handle is positioned in the recess in the stowed position; and,   the first and second handle pins each having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the first handle pin engages the first pin opening in the recess of the lid housing, wherein the first end of the second handle pin engages the second pin opening in the recess of the lid housing, wherein the second end of the first handle pin is inserted into the first opening in the lid handle, and wherein the second end of the second handle pin is inserted into the second opening in the lid handle.   
     
     
         10 . The beverage container of claim  99 , wherein the first and second handle pins are made of metal, and wherein the lid handle and the lid housing are made of plastic. 
     
     
         11 . The beverage container of  claim 9 , wherein the recess extends radially inward about an arcuate portion of the side wall to receive the lid handle. 
     
     
         12 . The beverage container of  claim 11 , wherein the recess extends at least 180° about a circumference of the side wall of the lid housing. 
     
     
         13 . The beverage container of  claim 9 , wherein the recess has an engaging member to removably secure the lid handle within the recess. 
     
     
         14 . The beverage container of  claim 9 , wherein the first end of the first handle pin has a knurled section and the second end has a smooth section, wherein the first end of the second handle pin has a knurled section and the second end has a smooth section, wherein the knurled section of the first handle pin engages the first pin opening in the recess of the lid housing to fix the first handle pin in place, wherein the knurled section of the second handle pin engages the second pin opening in the recess of the lid housing to fix the second handle pin in place, wherein the smooth section of the first handle pin is inserted into the first opening in the lid handle, and wherein the smooth second of the second handle pin is inserted into the second opening in the lid handle. 
     
     
         15 . The beverage container of  claim 9 , wherein, the side wall of the lid housing is generally collinear with the side wall of the container body. 
     
     
         16 . A beverage container, comprising:
 a container body having a side wall and a bottom wall defining a cavity, the container body having an opening at a top of the side wall to provide access to the cavity;   a lid assembly removably secured to the container body, wherein the lid assembly comprises a lid housing and a lid handle;   the lid housing having a top surface, a side wall extending down from the top surface, a drink opening providing access to the cavity of the container body, and a recess in the side wall of the lid housing;   the recess having a bottom wall and an internal side wall, the recess extending radially inward about an arcuate portion of the side wall to receive the lid handle, wherein the recess extends about a circumference of the side wall of the lid housing, wherein the recess has first pin opening in the internal side wall adjacent a first end of the recess, and wherein the recess has a second pin opening in the internal side wall adjacent a second end of the recess;   the lid handle being pivotally connected to the lid housing with two handle pins, and being moveable from a use position to a stowed position, wherein lid handle is arcuate in shape and has an outer diameter that is approximately the same as an outer diameter of the lid housing, wherein the lid handle has a first end and a second end, wherein the lid handle has a first opening at a first end thereof to receive a first handle pin, wherein the lid handle has a second opening at a second end thereof to receive a second handle pin, and wherein the lid handle is positioned within the recess in the stowed position; and,   the first and second handle pins each having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the first handle pin engages the first pin opening in the recess of the lid housing, wherein the first end of the second handle pin engages the second pin opening in the recess of the lid housing, wherein the second end of the first handle pin is inserted into the first opening in the lid handle, and wherein the second end of the second handle pin is inserted into the second opening in the lid handle.   
     
     
         17 . The beverage container of  claim 16 , wherein the recess has an engaging member to removably secure the lid handle within the recess 
     
     
         18 . The beverage container of  claim 16 , wherein the recess has a cross-sectional geometry similar to a cross-sectional geometry of the lid handle. 
     
     
         19 . The beverage container of  claim 16 , wherein the first and second handle pins are made of metal, and wherein the lid handle and the lid housing are made of plastic. 
     
     
         20 . The beverage container of  claim 16 , wherein, the side wall of the lid housing is generally collinear with the side wall of the container body.