Patent ID: 7810348

Claim:
A container for liquids intended to be heated or cooled, comprising: a body having a base and a peripheral wall extending upwardly from the base and defining a container interior and a lid opening; a lid which closably mates with the lid opening, with a drinking opening defined in the lid, the lid having a conical wall extending upwardly and outwardly relative to a central axis of the container; a plurality of flow slots extending radially within the lid for fluid communication between the drinking opening and the container interior, wherein the plurality of flow slots are circumferentially spaced in the conical wall of the lid; a thermal pack receptacle defined in the lid lower than the flow slots; and a thermal pack which mates with the thermal pack receptacle such that the thermal pack is releasably received by the thermal pack receptacle, the thermal pack and the thermal pack receptacle making continuous peripheral contact to releasably secure the thermal pack relative to the lid.