Lid for a beverage container

Abstract

Some embodiments described herein are directed to a lid for beverage container having a lid body having a spout, a closure rotatably coupled to the lid body, a latch, and a lock disposed around the spout having a ring and an actuator. The closure can rotate between a closed position to cover the spout and an open position. The latch can move between a first position in which the latch engages with the closure in the closed position and a second position in which the latch does not engage with the closure. The ring can rotate around the spout between an unlocked position in which the button is allowed to move to the second position and a locked position in which the button is inhibited to move to the second position. The actuator extends from the ring and is accessible from a top surface of the lid body.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A lid for a beverage container, the lid comprising:
 a lid body comprising a spout;   a flip top closure rotatably coupled to the lid body and configured to rotate between a closed position in which the closure covers the spout and an open position in which the closure does not cover the spout;   a latch configured to move between a first position in which the latch engages with the closure in the closed position and a second position in which the latch does not engage with the closure in the closed position; and   a lock disposed around the spout and comprising:
 a ring configured to rotate around the spout between an unlocked position in which the latch is allowed to move from the first position to the second position and a locked position in which the latch is inhibited from moving from the first position to the second position; and 
 an actuator extending from the ring and accessible from a top surface of the lid body. 
   
     
     
         2 . The lid of  claim 1 , the ring comprising a tab configured to be disposed between the spout and the lock in the locked position, thereby inhibiting the lock from moving from the first position to the second position. 
     
     
         3 . The lid of  claim 1 , the ring comprising a recess configured to be disposed between the spout and the lock in the unlocked position, wherein the latch moves into the recess to move to the second position. 
     
     
         4 . The lid of  claim 3 , wherein the recess has a shape corresponding to a shape of at least a part of the latch. 
     
     
         5 . The lid of  claim 1 , the ring comprising two ends configured to be attached together, wherein the actuator extends from one of the two ends. 
     
     
         6 . The lid of  claim 1 , wherein an outer wall of the spout comprises a groove, and the ring is disposed within the groove. 
     
     
         7 . The lid of  claim 1 , wherein the actuator comprises a thermoplastic elastomer. 
     
     
         8 . The lid of  claim 1 , the top surface of the lid body comprising a recess, wherein the actuator is disposed within the recess. 
     
     
         9 . The lid of  claim 8 , wherein the actuator is lower than a rim of the recess. 
     
     
         10 . The lid of  claim 1 , the ring comprising detents, and the spout comprising protrusions, wherein the engagement between the detents and the protrusions provides a feedback indicating that the lock is in the locked position or the unlocked position. 
     
     
         11 . The lid of  claim 1 , wherein the closure is biased towards the open position by a spring. 
     
     
         12 . The lid of  claim 1 , wherein the spout comprises a first drinking opening and a second drinking opening, the second drinking opening configured to attach to a straw. 
     
     
         13 . A lid for a beverage container, the lid comprising:
 a lid body comprising:
 a spout; and 
 a pair of grooves extending in a vertical direction, each of the grooves comprising a wider portion and a narrower portion, the wider portion being closer to the spout than the narrower portion; 
   a flip top closure rotatably coupled to the lid body and configured to rotate between a closed position to cover the spout and an open position; and   a button configured to be depressed in a horizontal direction and comprising:
 a latch configured to engage with the closure to retain the closure in the closed position; and 
 a pair of arms, each of the arms comprising a wider portion disposed within the wider portion of the groove and a narrower portion disposed within the narrower portion of the groove, 
 wherein the wider portion and the narrower portion of an arm form an L-shape, and the wider portion of each arm extends towards the other arm. 
   
     
     
         14 . The lid of  claim 13 , wherein the wider portion of the arm is wider than the narrower portion of the groove by at least 20%. 
     
     
         15 . The lid of  claim 13 , wherein the grooves are defined under a portion of the spout, and the portion of the spout restricts the arms from moving in the vertical direction out of the grooves. 
     
     
         16 . A method of assembling the lid of  claim 13 , comprising:
 aligning the wider portion of the arm with the wider portion of the groove and the narrower portion of the arm with the narrower portion of the groove;   sliding the arm into the groove along the vertical direction; and
 snapping the latch into position underneath a portion of the lid that extends above the groove. 
   
     
     
         17 . A lid for a beverage container, the lid comprising:
 a lid body comprising a pair of mounts; and   a flip top closure rotatably coupled to the mounts and configured to rotate between a closed position in which the closure covers a drinking opening of the lid body and an open position in which the closure does not cover the drinking opening,   wherein the closure is configured to be retained in the closed position by a latch, and upon release of the latch, the closure is biased to automatically move to the open position by a spring, and   wherein the closure is configured to be removable from the mount only when the closure is retained in an assembling position between the closed position and the open position.   
     
     
         18 . The lid of  claim 17 , the mount comprising a recess comprising a slot, and the closure comprising a protrusion comprising tab, wherein in the assembling position the slot is aligned with the tab, thereby allowing the protrusion to disengage from the recess. 
     
     
         19 . The lid of  claim 18 , wherein when the closure is not at the assembling position, the tab is captured within the recess to prevent the protrusion from disengaging from the recess. 
     
     
         20 . The lid of  claim 17 , wherein when the closure rotates between the closed position and the open position, the closure does not stop at the assembling position absent application of external force.