Patent ID: 7082784
Filing Date: 2006-08-01
Classification: A45F,A47G,F25D

Abstract:
1. A system for use with a consumable beverage, the system comprising: a container having a mouth; a lid detachably engagable with the container, the lid including a drinking spout attached thereto, the drinking spout providing a generally rigid and nondeformable member for drinking of the consumable beverage therethrough, the drinking spout being moveable between a first position, in which the consumable beverage can flow from the container, and a second position, in which the consumable beverage is secured within the container; a thermal energy storing member removably locatable within the container proximate to the mouth, the thermal energy storage member having a central longitudinal axis and being adapted to contain a thermal energy storage material; wherein the thermal energy storing member is positioned such that the drinking spout is aligned with the central longitudinal axis of the thermal energy storing member when the thermal energy storing member is located within the container, the thermal energy storing member having a generally solid, continuous outer surface that defines an outer perimeter of the thermal energy storing member such that the consumable beverage moves around the outer perimeter of the thermal energy storing member until the consumable beverage is proximate to the lid; and a liquid passageway providing a conduit for the consumable beverage to flow from within the container to the drinking spout, the liquid passageway having a cross section formed by and having a consumable beverage contacting surface formed by both an outer surface of the thermal energy storing member and the portion of the lid that receives the thermal energy storing member, wherein the outer surface of the thermal energy storing member and the portion of the lid contact the consumable beverage in the liquid passageway .