Method and system for use with a consumable beverage
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1. A lid for a container adapted to engage a thermal energy storing member, the lid comprising:
- a body defining an opening and adapted to engage the container and having an inner surface, a portion of the inner surface surrounds the opening and is adapted to detachably receive at least a portion of the thermal energy storing member therein, the portion of the inner surface also being adapted to form, in combination with the thermal energy storing member, a liquid passageway through the body to the opening, wherein the liquid passageway is defined by at least part of the portion of the inner surface and a surface of the thermal energy storing member; and
wherein the inner surface is adapted to form, in combination with the thermal energy storing member, a second liquid passageway through the body to the opening, the second liquid passageway being defined by another portion of the inner surface and another surface of the thermal energy storing member.
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Abstract
A system for use with a consumable beverage includes a container having a mouth. A lid is detachably engaged with the container. A collar is adapted to be seated in the mouth of the container. The collar defines an opening therein. A thermal energy storing member is detachably engagable with the opening in the collar and/or the lid. A collar for supporting an end of a thermal energy storing member; a lid for a container adapted to engage a thermal energy storing member; and method of providing a chilled consumable beverage are each separately detailed herein.
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1. A lid for a container adapted to engage a thermal energy storing member, the lid comprising:
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a body defining an opening and adapted to engage the container and having an inner surface, a portion of the inner surface surrounds the opening and is adapted to detachably receive at least a portion of the thermal energy storing member therein, the portion of the inner surface also being adapted to form, in combination with the thermal energy storing member, a liquid passageway through the body to the opening, wherein the liquid passageway is defined by at least part of the portion of the inner surface and a surface of the thermal energy storing member; and
wherein the inner surface is adapted to form, in combination with the thermal energy storing member, a second liquid passageway through the body to the opening, the second liquid passageway being defined by another portion of the inner surface and another surface of the thermal energy storing member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A lid for a container adapted to engage a thermal energy storing member, the lid comprising:
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a body adapted to engage the container and having inner and outer surfaces and defining an opening;
a pull top disposed on the outer surface of the body and capable of sealing the opening;
the inner surface defining a tube section around the opening, the tube section being adapted to detachably receive at least a portion of the thermal energy storing member therein, the tube section being adapted to form, in combination with the thermal energy storing member, a liquid passageway through the body to the pull top, wherein the liquid passageway is defined by a surface of the tube section and a surface of the thermal energy storing member; and
wherein the tube section is adapted to secure the thermal energy storing mechanism therein using a twist lock mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A lid for a container adapted to engage a thermal energy storing member, the lid comprising:
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a body adapted to engage the container and having inner and outer surfaces and defining an opening;
a pull top disposed on the outer surface of the body and capable of sealing the opening;
the inner surface defining a tube section around the opening, the tube section detachably receives at least a portion of the thermal energy storing member therein, the tube section forms, in combination with the thermal energy storing member, a liquid passageway through the body to the pull top, wherein the liquid passageway is defined by a surface of the tube section and a surface of the thermal energy storing member; and
the thermal energy storing member detachably attached to the tube section via a twist lock mechanism, the thermal energy storing member, when engaged with the tube section, cooperates with the tube section to form the liquid passageway, wherein the twist lock mechanism allows the thermal energy storing member to be engaged with the body by inserting the thermal energy storing member into the tube section and then laterally rotating the thermal energy storing member.
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