Patent ID: 8181810

Claim:
A container comprising: a container body having an annular sidewall extending from a closed bottom, the annular sidewall and closed bottom defining a cavity for storing a liquid, the annular sidewall having an open end opposite the closed bottom; a lid releasably attached to the open end of the container body, the lid including: a lid body extending across the open end of the container body and substantially closing the open end, the lid body including a drinking aperture passing therethrough permitting access into the cavity through the lid body; a snap closure attached to the lid body and pivoting relative thereto, the snap closure including a drinking aperture plug aligned with the drinking aperture; and the snap closure pivotable relative to the lid body between an open position with the drinking aperture plug spaced away from the lid body to permit fluid flow through the drinking aperture, a first closed position wherein the drinking aperture plug is axially biased against an outer surface of the lid body and closing the drinking aperture and a second closed position wherein the drinking aperture plug is engaged within the drinking aperture; and wherein the snap closure further includes a lever tab extending substantially perpendicular to the open end of the container body, and a connection leg portion and a lifting leg portion extending substantially perpendicular to the lever tab, the connection leg portion operably attached to lid body and the lifting leg portion operably substantially rigidly mechanically connecting the lever tab to the drinking aperture plug, the lever tab being radially spaced outward from the annular sidewall such that biasing of the lever tab towards the annular sidewall biases the drinking aperture plug axially away from the lid body to open the drinking aperture.