Patent ID: 8205468

Claim:
A beverage container comprising: a cup portion including an interior for holding a beverage and an open top, where the cup portion includes an inner layer including a first portion of a thermal buffering material and an outer insulative layer; and a lid for covering the open top, the lid including a lid body releasably engagable with the cup portion proximate the open top, an open button extending upwardly from the body, a peg extending substantially axially through the body, a first end of the peg engaging the open button, a seal body mounted to a second end of the peg, the seal body releasably sealing against an annular rim on the lid body when the open button and the peg are in a closed position, and the seal body being axially spaced apart from the annular rim when the open button and the peg are in an open position, a spring arranged to bias the open button towards the closed position, and a drinking port selectively isolatable from the interior of the cup portion by the seal body and the annular rim.