Patent ID: 9145238
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: A47G,B65D

Abstract:
1. A lid assembly for a beverage container having a beverage holding chamber defined by an interior wall having an interior surface, the beverage holding chamber being configured to hold a liquid beverage therein, said lid assembly comprising a base member and a cover member, said base member including a wall portion having an exterior surface configured to directly engage the interior surface of the interior wall of the container to releasably secure said lid assembly to the container, said base member having a periphery, an opening and contiguous portions, said opening being in fluid communication with the beverage holding chamber, said contiguous portions being contiguous with said opening, said cover member being slidably coupled to said base member to enable said cover member to be slid from a closed position to an open position and vice versa, said cover member being configured when slid to said closed position to isolate said opening and said contiguous portions of said base member from the ambient atmosphere, said cover member being configured when slid to said open position to have a portion thereof extending beyond said periphery of said base member and a portion thereof exposing said opening to enable a user of the container to drink the liquid beverage from said container via said opening, said cover member including an elastomeric member mounted thereon and moveable therewith, said elastomeric member being configured to engage said opening in said base member when said cover member is in said closed position to form a fluid tight seal at said opening.