Patent ID: 7328816

Claim:
A beverage dispenser for dispensing beverages, the beverage dispenser comprising: a dispenser body, the dispenser body defining a body interior for holding beverages; and a dispenser lid for covering the body interior and comprising an upper lid portion and a lower lid portion, the upper lid portion being rotatable relative to the lower lid portion, wherein the dispenser lid has a deformable seal and is removably attached to the dispenser body by rotation of the lid in a first direction, and wherein the rotation of the lid in the first direction urges the deformable seal into a fully closed position, wherein the deformable seal is in continuous sealing engagement with the body interior, the dispenser lid being rotatable from the fully closed position to a fully removed position with less than one full rotation, the beverage dispenser being capable of dispensing beverages with the dispenser lid in the fully closed position.