Patent ID: 8348078
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
1. A leak resistant, drinking lid for use with a beverage container, the lid comprising: a housing to mount the lid to the container; a manually actuated valve stem mounted to the housing to translate relative to the housing in response to manual actuation by a user; a drinking port extending through the housing to allow a beverage in the container to pass through the lid for drinking by a user; a drinking valve head carried on the stem for movement relative to the housing between a closed position closing the drinking port and an open position wherein the beverage can flow through the drinking port; a pressure relief port extending through the drinking valve head to allow Equalization of pressure across the drinking valve head with the drinking valve head in the closed position; and a pressure relief valve head releasably mounted to the stem by a connector for movement relative to the drinking valve head between a closed position closing the pressure relief port and an open position wherein air can pass through the pressure relief port, the drinking valve head captured on the stem by the pressure relief valve head.