Patent ID: 8459491
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A beverage container assembly for transferring heat from a relatively hot assembly-contained beverage, the beverage container assembly comprising, in combination: a container structure, the container structure having a container bottom, a container wall, and an upper container rim, the upper container ring having a rim perimeter, the rim perimeter extending in a rim plane; a lid structure, the lid structure having a lip top, a lid wall, and a lower lid rim, the lower lid rim receiving the upper container rim, the lid top having a primary beverage outlet; and an insert structure, the insert structure having a beverage-damming structure and a rim-engaging structure, the beverage-damming structure being formed from a semi-rigid material and being sized and shaped for receipt within the ring perimeter and, being received, extended in a dam plane parallel to the rim plane, the rim-engaging structure being formed from a flexible material extending outwardly from the beverage-damming structure, the rim-engaging structure being received intermediate the upper container rim and the lower lid rim for (1) sealing the space intermediate the upper container and lower lid rims, (2) connecting the beverage-damming structure to the container and lid structures, and (3) defining (a) a lower beverage-containing compartment and (b) an upper beverage-cooling compartment, the insert structure comprising first and second apertures, the first aperture for outletting beverage from the beverage-containing compartment into the beverage-cooling compartment, the second aperture for inletting air from the beverage-cooling compartment to the beverage-containing compartment, the beverage-cooling compartment for receiving heat from the outlet beverage thereby enabling the beverage to cool before being outlet via the primary beverage outlet, the first aperture defining a primary dam outlet and the second aperture defining a secondary dam outlet, the primary and secondary dam outlets being selectively situated in inferior adjacency to the primary beverage outlet, the primary dam outlet comprising a series of apertures, the series of apertures extending inwardly from the upper container and lower lid rims for enabling he user to control beverage flow rates via the series of apertures by angling the beverage container assembly relative to the horizon.