BEVERAGE CONTAINER SYSTEM WITH BUTTON RELEASE FOR LID

摘要

A drink bottle with a removable lid includes an inner lid attached to the mouth of the bottle and an outer lid or cover pivotably mounted on the inner lid. The outer lid or cover may be locked into a closed position covering the drinking tube. A push button on the inner lid can be operated to release the locked outer lid, permitting the outer lid to open so as to permit drinking from a drinking tube positioned therein. The push button moves a lid slide that extends to a point on the inner lid generally opposite to the hinge and contains an extension that engages with a notch in the upper lid to hold the upper lid closed. On actuating the push button, the lid slide is pulled in the direction of the push button and the extension located on the other end of the lid slide moves out of engagement of the outer lid, thereby opening the outer lid.

主权项

1. A beverage container system, comprising:
an inner lid including:
a drink apparatus, andan inner lid hinge element; an outer lid including:
a catch notch configured to receive a catch extension, andan outer lid hinge element for pivoting engagement with the inner lid hinge element such that the outer lid is pivotable relative to the inner lid between an open position and a closed position; a push button having a pivotal connection element such that actuating a first button area of the push button radially inward towards a generally central portion of the lid causes a second button area of the push button to move radially away from the generally central area of the lid; a lid slide moveable between an outer lid-locking position and an outer lid-releasing position, the lid slide having a first slide end connected to the first area of the push button through a push button opening and a second slide end having a catch extension for engagement with the catch notch of the outer lid; and a slide biasing element connected to the lid slide and to the inner lid to bias the lid slide into the lid-locking position, wherein actuating the push button causes the lid slide to move to the lid-releasing position in opposition to a biasing action when the push button is not being actuated.