Patent ID: 7762437

Claim:
A lid for a container for liquid, the lid comprising: a body having a first portion and a second portion, an inner end of the first portion adapted to be sealingly engaged with the container, an outer end of the second portion adapted to enable an individual to drink therefrom, the first portion having a first opening therethrough oriented to communicate with an interior of the container when the body is engaged therewith, and the second portion having a second opening therethrough; a valve member entirely captured in the body between the inner end of the first portion and the outer end of the second portion, the valve member having an aperture therethrough and being rotatable with respect to the first and second portions between an open orientation in which the aperture communicates with both the first opening and the second opening, and a closed orientation in which the aperture does not communicate with at least the second opening; and an actuator coupled to the valve member to move as a unit with the valve member and be manually manipulable to facilitate rotation of the valve member between the open and closed orientations, the actuator extending from the valve member at an angle of about 90 degrees with respect to a longitudinal axis of the aperture such that, when the actuator is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the second opening the valve member is in the closed orientation and the actuator projects above the lid to function as a handle for the container, and when the actuator is angularly displaced by about 90 degrees from the longitudinal axis of the second opening the valve member is in the open orientation and the actuator does not project above the lid to facilitate drinking from the container.