Patent ID: 9266667
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: B65D

Claim Text:
1. A portable beverage container and lid, comprising: a container body having a sidewall with a closed bottom and an open top having a rim around the open top; a connecting ring fastened to the container at the rim, the connecting ring having threads thereon and having a rim located to abut the rim on the container; a lid having a lower portion with threads and configured to threadingly engage the threads on the connecting ring to releasably fasten the lid to the container, a flange at an upper end of the threads on the lid with the flange extending outward over the rim of the connecting ring, the lid having a top and a drink opening extending through the lid to provide fluid communication with the container body during use; first and second handles rotatably connected to opposing sides of the lid to rotate about a common axis with each handle having an inner and outer periphery with the inner periphery being large enough so a person's fingers can be interposed between the handle and the lid during use to carry the container, the handles having a first position abutting the lid and a second position generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of the container and lid during use, the first handle having a plug thereon located and shaped to fit within the drink opening and plug that opening when the first handle is in the first position, wherein the lid has two hinge posts, one hinge post on each opposing side of the lid with a hinge line extending therebetween, and wherein each handle has opposing ends with each end offsetting the handle from the hinge line but rotating about the hinge line and connected to the hinge post, the first handle offset a distance sufficient to allow the first handle to rotate about 180° to rest against the second handle when the second handle is in the first position.