| CPC A61J 9/0623 (2015.05) [A61J 9/006 (2013.01); A61J 9/085 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A convertible beverage container having at least two configurations, the beverage container comprising:
a base structure having an interior configured to hold a liquid, the base structure having a closed bottom and an open top, the base structure comprising:
a perimeter wall extending between the bottom and top of the base structure; and
a bottom wall positioned at the bottom of the base structure opposite of the open top;
a lid structure removably mountable on the base structure over the open top to selectively close the open top, the lid structure having a mounted condition characterized by the lid structure being mounted on the beverage container and an unmounted condition characterized by the lid structure being removed from the beverage container; and
a handle structure including a collar portion defining an opening configured to receive a portion of the base structure and at least one handle portion extending from the collar portion;
wherein the lid structure comprises:
an upper wall positionable across the open top of the base structure when the lid structure is in the mounted condition;
an inner lip wall united to the upper wall and configured to be at least partially inserted into the open top of the base structure when the lid structure is mounted on the base structure;
an outer lip wall united to the upper wall and configured to be positioned outside of the base structure when the inner lip wall is at least partially inserted into the open top of the base structure; and
an annular gap being formed between the inner and outer lip walls, the annular gap being configured to receive a portion of the collar portion of the handle structure and a portion of the perimeter wall of the base structure when the lid structure is in the mounted condition.
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9. A convertible beverage container having at least two configurations, the beverage container comprising:
a base structure having an interior configured to hold a liquid, the base structure having a closed bottom and an open top, the base structure comprising:
a perimeter wall extending between the bottom and top of the base structure; and
a bottom wall positioned at the bottom of the base structure opposite of the open top;
a lid structure removably mountable on the base structure over the open top to selectively close the open top, the lid structure having a mounted condition characterized by the lid structure being mounted on the beverage container and an unmounted condition characterized by the lid structure being removed from the beverage container; and
a handle structure directly and removably mountable on the lid structure such that the handle structure is mountable on the base structure via the mounting of the handle structure on the lid structure when the lid structure is mounted on the base structure;
wherein the handle structure includes:
a collar portion defining an opening configured to receive a portion of the base structure, the collar portion extending about the opening; and
at least one handle portion extending from the collar portion, the at least one handle portion being configured to extend generally adjacent to base structure when the handle structure and lid structure are mounted on the base structure;
wherein the lid structure comprises:
an upper wall positionable across the open top of the base structure when the lid structure is in the mounted condition;
an inner lip wall united to the upper wall, the inner lip wall being at least partially inserted into the open top of the base structure when the lid structure is mounted on the base structure, the inner lip wall being configured to engage the base structure;
an outer lip wall being positionable outside of the base structure when the inner lip wall is at least partially inserted into the base structure and the lid structure is mounted on the base structure, the outer lip wall being configured to engage the collar portion of the handle structure; and
wherein the inner lip wall has an outward surface, the outward surface having exterior threads formed thereon to engage interior threads formed on an inner surface of the perimeter wall of the base structure; and
wherein the outer lip wall has an inward surface, the inward surface having interior threads formed thereon to engage exterior threads formed on a section of an exterior surface of the collar portion of the handle structure.
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10. A convertible beverage container having at least two configurations, the beverage container comprising:
a base structure having an interior configured to hold a liquid, the base structure having a closed bottom and an open top, the base structure comprising:
a perimeter wall extending between the bottom and top of the base structure; and
a bottom wall positioned at the bottom of the base structure opposite of the open top;
a lid structure removably mountable on the base structure over the open top to selectively close the open top, the lid structure having a mounted condition characterized by the lid structure being mounted on the beverage container and an unmounted condition characterized by the lid structure being removed from the beverage container; and
a handle structure directly and removably mountable on the lid structure such that the handle structure is mountable on the base structure via the mounting of the handle structure on the lid structure when the lid structure is mounted on the base structure;
wherein the handle structure includes:
a collar portion defining an opening configured to receive a portion of the base structure, the collar portion extending about the opening; and
at least one handle portion extending from the collar portion, the at least one handle portion being configured to extend generally adjacent to base structure when the handle structure and lid structure are mounted on the base structure;
wherein the lid structure forms an annular gap between inner and outer lip walls, and the collar portion of the handle structure is at least partially insertable into the annular gap of the lid structure when the handle structure is mounted on the lid structure; and
wherein one lip wall of the inner and outer lip walls of the lid structure has threads formed thereon, and a section of a surface of the collar portion is complementarily threaded to threads formed on the one lip wall to permit threaded mounting of the handle structure on the lid structure.
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