Patent ID: 7299955
Filing Date: 2007-11-27
Classification: A47G,A47J

Abstract:
1. A lid for a hot beverage container having a base, side walls and an upper rim, the lid comprising: a body member having an upper surface, a lower surface and an end wall; means associated with the end wall for sealingly connecting the wall of the lid to the upper rim of the beverage container to provide and airtight seal therebetween; an aperture extending through the body member from the upper surface to the lower surface thereof and through which liquid in the beverage container can be poured from the beverage container to the exterior thereof; and a stopper member movable between a first closed position and a second open position for selectively closing off and opening the aperture in the body member, the stopper member when in the first closed position defining an airtight seal with the aperture which is capable of withstanding pressure from the inside of the beverage container produced by heated liquid in the beverage container to substantially prevent discharge of contents in the container when heated.