Patent ID: 8636166

Claim:
A resealable lid for a fluid container, comprising: a lid body having a first portion for attachment to the fluid container, said lid body including a spout mounting portion and a plug; an actuation dial mounted on said lid body and being rotatable thereon, said actuation dial including a central opening having an engagement portion; a spout mounted in said spout mounting portion of said lid body and having a spout portion extending through said central opening of said actuation dial, said spout being threadably engaged to said spout mounting portion, said spout being connected to said engagement portion so that rotation of said actuation dial rotationally drives said spout, said connection between said spout and said engagement portion permitting said spout to move axially relative to said actuation dial during rotation of said actuation dial to change said resealable lid between a sealed condition and an open condition; and a gasket within said spout, said gasket bearing against said plug when said resealable lid is in the sealed condition, said spout defining a fluid passageway between said plug and said gasket when said resealable lid is in the open condition.