Patent ID: 9215942
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
1. A closure for a beverage container, comprising an insert element for being inserted in a vessel, the insert element having a bottom portion, a middle portion and a top portion as well as a continuous closure opening going through each of said portions, the bottom portion having an inner side with a first engaging structure, which first engaging structure is configured as an internal thread, the middle portion comprising a connecting structure for connecting the insert element to a vessel and the top portion comprising a raised, circumferential rim which extends upward from the first engaging structure and forms a drinking edge or pouring edge; and a closure body insertable into the closure opening of the insert element and having a closed top surface adapted for closing the closure opening of the insert element and a circumferential apron extending downward from the top surface, which apron has a plurality of discharge openings in the form of through holes distributed evenly along a peripheral direction in a downwardly extending part of the apron, and a second engaging structure complementary to the first engaging structure, said second engaging structure being configured as an external thread and being arranged below the discharge openings or such that it overlaps with the discharge openings, the engaging structures being configured such that, when said first engaging structure and said second engaging structure are operatively engaged, (i) said top surface of said closure body is disposed below said top portion and (ii) the closure body, by rotating the top surface, in order to unscrew the second engaging structure from the first engaging structure, is movable in the vertical direction relative to the bottom portion of the insert element between a first position, in which it seals the closure opening, and a second position, in which the discharge openings are in a position above the bottom portion of the insert element and open up passages for a liquid, whereby the amount of liquid passing through said openings is variable.