US 12,082,725 B2
Beverage container cover assembly
Joshua D. Schneider, Grayslake, IL (US); Evan Maverick James Quiros, Milwaukee, WI (US); and George Barton, Mequon, WI (US)
Assigned to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, Brookfield, WI (US)
Filed by Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, Brookfield, WI (US)
Filed on May 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/747,341.
Application 17/747,341 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2022/028033, filed on May 6, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/185,701, filed on May 7, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0354283 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. A47G 19/22 (2006.01); B65D 47/26 (2006.01)
CPC A47G 19/2272 (2013.01) [B65D 47/265 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A drinking container comprising:
a bottom panel that comprises a bottom-most surface, wherein the bottom panel is centered around an axis;
a wall that extends upwardly from the bottom panel, the wall and bottom panel collectively defining a liquid-storage area, the wall defining an upper opening opposite the bottom panel;
a lid coupled to the wall and partially covering the upper opening, the lid defining a first drinking opening smaller than the upper opening;
a first magnetically-responsive element coupled to the lid;
a lid cover rotatably coupled to the lid, the lid cover actuating between an open position and a closed position with respect to the lid, wherein when the lid cover is in the closed position the lid cover occludes the drinking opening, and when the lid cover is in the open position the drinking opening provides fluid communication between the liquid-storage area and an exterior of the drinking container;
a second magnetically-responsive element coupled to the lid cover, wherein magnetic engagement between the first magnetically-responsive element and the second magnetically-responsive element biases the lid cover from transitioning from the closed position to the open position; and
a second projection extending inwardly from the lid towards the axis, wherein frictional engagement between the second projection and the lid cover biases the lid cover to remain stationary with respect to the lid;
wherein the lid cover defines:
a second drinking opening aligned with the first drinking opening when the lid cover is in the open position;
an upper surface facing upward away from the bottom panel;
a lateral surface facing radially away from the axis; and
an angled upper edge extending between the lateral surface and the upper surface, wherein the angled upper edge extends circumferentially away from the second drinking opening, wherein frictional engagement between the second projection and the angled upper edge biases the lid cover to remain stationary with respect to the lid.