Travel container having drinking orifice and vent aperture
First Claim
1. A drinking container comprising:
- a container body having a cavity;
a removable lid covering the cavity, the lid having a drink aperture and a separate vent aperture; and
,a trigger mechanism mechanically connected to a drink aperture shutter and to a vent seal, the trigger mechanism moving the shutter and the vent seal from a closed position to an open position, wherein the trigger mechanism has an actuation stroke, wherein the vent seal is initially actuated during a first portion of the actuation stroke of the trigger mechanism, and wherein the shutter is initially actuated during a second portion of the actuation stroke of the trigger mechanism, the first portion of the actuation stroke being initiated prior in time to the initiation of the second portion of the actuation stroke.
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Abstract
An insulated container is provided with a lid having a push-button trigger mechanism that operates both a shutter for a drinking orifice and a vent seal for a vent opening. The trigger has an actuation stroke. The vent seal is initially actuated during a first portion of the actuation stroke of the trigger to transition the vent seal from the closed position to the open position, and the shutter is initially actuated during a second portion of the actuation stroke of the trigger to transition the shutter from the closed position to the open position. Further, the shutter remains in the closed position during the initiation of the first portion of the actuation stroke of the trigger.
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19 Claims
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1. A drinking container comprising:
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a container body having a cavity; a removable lid covering the cavity, the lid having a drink aperture and a separate vent aperture; and
,a trigger mechanism mechanically connected to a drink aperture shutter and to a vent seal, the trigger mechanism moving the shutter and the vent seal from a closed position to an open position, wherein the trigger mechanism has an actuation stroke, wherein the vent seal is initially actuated during a first portion of the actuation stroke of the trigger mechanism, and wherein the shutter is initially actuated during a second portion of the actuation stroke of the trigger mechanism, the first portion of the actuation stroke being initiated prior in time to the initiation of the second portion of the actuation stroke. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A drinking container comprising:
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a container body having a cavity; a removable lid covering the cavity of the container body, the lid having a drink aperture and a vent aperture, a shutter that is moveable between a closed position and an open position, and a vent seal that is moveable between a closed position and an open position; and
,a trigger mechanically connected to the shutter and the vent seal, the trigger having an actuation stroke, wherein the vent seal is actuated during a first portion of the actuation stroke of the trigger, wherein the shutter is actuated during a second portion of the actuation stroke of the trigger, and wherein the first portion of the actuation stroke is initiated prior in time to the initiation of second portion of the actuation stroke. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A drinking container comprising:
a container body having a cavity and a removable lid covering the cavity, the lid having a drink aperture and a vent aperture, a shutter operably closing the drink aperture from the cavity, a vent seal operably closing the vent aperture from the cavity, the lid further having a push-button trigger that has a linear actuation stroke transverse to a longitudinal axis of the container body, the trigger being mechanically connected to the shutter and the vent seal to open and close the shutter and vent seal during actuation of the trigger, wherein the vent seal is initially actuated during a first portion of the actuation stroke of the trigger, wherein the shutter is initially actuated during a second portion of the actuation stroke of the trigger. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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