Patent ID: 8746496
Filing Date: 2014-06-10
Classification: A47G,A47J,B65D

Abstract:
1. A lid for use with a drinking vessel containing a liquid, comprising: a main body selectively couplable to the drinking vessel, the main body including an upper portion having an opening configured to permit fluid passage therethrough when the lid is coupled to the drinking vessel, the upper portion further including a first engagement portion facing downward toward an interior portion of the main body; a stopper disposed substantially within the interior portion of the main body and configured for upward displacement into a closed position wherein the stopper engages a portion of the main body and covers the opening to prevent fluid passage therethrough, and downward displacement into an opened position wherein the stopper is spaced apart from the portion of the main body to allow fluid passage through the opening, the stopper having an interior wall forming a stopper opening extending vertically through the stopper, the stopper having a first cam follower and a second cam follower spaced apart from each other on opposite sides of the interior wall; a stopper cover, for retaining the stopper, comprising a base portion and an elongated member portion extending upwardly therefrom sized to pass through the stopper opening, the elongated member portion terminating with a second engagement portion configured to selectively engage the first engagement portion of the main body, the base portion having a size that is larger than the stopper opening such that the base portion restricts the downward displacement of the stopper and the stopper is maintained substantially within the interior portion of the main body; and an actuating member movably coupled to the main body and slidably engaged with the stopper, the actuating member being movable inward and outward, and having a first cam surface and a second cam surface spaced apart from each other such that when the actuating member is moved inward the first and second cam surfaces are positioned on opposite sides of the elongated member portion of the stopper cover, the first and second cam followers of the stopper being positioned to simultaneously engage the first and second cam surfaces of the actuating member, respectively, during inward movement of the actuating member to cause the first and second cam surfaces to simultaneously move the first and second cam followers downward which moves the stopper to the opened position, and being positioned such that during outward movement of the actuating member the first and second cam surfaces permit the first and second cam followers, respectively, to move upward which permits movement of the stopper to the closed position.