Beverage container lid device

1 . A beverage container lid device for covering portion or exposing a drinking aperture in a beverage container, said device comprising:

a beverage container having a drinking aperture and a rim extending around a full circumference of said beverage container;

a container mount being removably attachable to said beverage container, said container mount having a ring portion, said ring portion extending around said rim of said beverage container when said container mount is removably attached to said beverage container, said container mount having a spout portion which angles downwardly from said ring portion, said spout portion being aligned with said drinking aperture in said beverage container when said container mount is removably attached to said beverage container wherein said spout portion is configured to have lips of a user be positioned against said beverage container when the user drinks from said drinking aperture;

a pivot being coupled to and extending away from said container mount;

a lock slide being coupled to and angling downwardly from said container mount, said lock slide having a channel extending through said lock slide;

a lid being pivotally attachable to said container mount, said lid being positionable in a closed position having said lid being positioned over said beverage container wherein said lid is configured to inhibit insects from accessing said drinking aperture, said lid being positionable in an open position having said lid being offset from said beverage container thereby exposing said drinking aperture wherein said lid is configured to have the user drink from said drinking aperture;

a pivot ring;

a pin being coupled to said lid, said pin extending through said pivot and said pivot ring;

a first rubber band being coupled between said pivot and said pivot ring, said first rubber band biasing said lid to pivot into said open position;

a locking member being slidably positioned in said lock slide, said locking member being positionable in a locking position having said locking member abutting against said lid when said lid is in said closed position for retaining said lid in said closed position, said locking member being slidable into an unlocking position having said locking member being disengaged from said lid such that said lid can be positioned in said open position; and

a second rubber band being coupled between said locking member and said lock slide, said second rubber band biasing said locking member into said locking position, said locking member retaining said lid in said closed position when said locking member is biased into said locking position, said first rubber band biasing said lid to pivot into said open position when said locking member is urged into said unlocking position, said second rubber band extending around said lock slide.

2 . The beverage container lid device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

said beverage container having an outer wall and a top wall;

said outer wall curving inwardly at an intersection between said outer wall and said top wall;

said rim extending around said intersection between said outer wall and said top wall; and

said drinking aperture extending through said top wall wherein said drinking aperture is configured to have a beverage which is contained in said beverage container flow through said drinking aperture.

3 . The beverage container lid device according to claim 2 , further comprising:

said ring portion having a first end and a second end and an outer surface extending between said first end and said second end;

said ring portion being continuously arcuate between said first end and said second end such that said ring portion forms a circular shape such that said ring portion extends around said outer wall of said beverage container; and

said first end being aligned with and being spaced from said second end.

4 . The beverage container lid device according to claim 3 , further comprising:

said outer surface having an inner side and an outer side;

said ring portion having a top edge and a bottom edge;

said outer surface having a slot extending into said outer side;

said slot extending between said first end and said second end;

said slot being centrally located between said top edge and said bottom edge.

5 . The beverage container lid device according to claim 4 , further comprising:

said outer surface having a lip extending away from said inner side;

said lip being aligned with said top edge;

said lip extending between said first end and said second end;

said ring portion having an inside diameter being sufficient to accommodate an outside diameter of said of said intersection between said outer wall of said beverage container and said top wall of said beverage container; and

said lip compressing against said rim on said top wall of said beverage container when said ring portion is positioned around said outer wall of said beverage container for releasably retaining said container mount on said beverage container.

6 . The beverage container lid device according to claim 3 , further comprising:

said spout portion comprising a medial member being perpendicularly oriented with a pair of outward members; and

each outward member of said pair of outward member being coupled to and angling downwardly from a respective one of said first end and said second end of said ring portion.

7 . The beverage container lid device according to claim 6 , further comprising:

said medial member having an upper edge; and

said upper edge curving downwardly between said pair of outward members wherein said upper edge is configured to accommodate the lips of the user when the user drinks from said beverage container.

8 . The beverage container lid device according to claim 4 , further comprising:

said pivot extending laterally away from said outer side of said outer surface of said ring portion of said container mount;

said pivot having an upper surface and a lower surface;

said upper surface being aligned with said top edge of said ring portion;

said pivot having a pivot finger extending away from said pivot;

said pivot having a hole extending through said upper surface and said lower surface;

said pivot finger extending toward said spout portion of said container mount;

said pivot finger extending downwardly beyond said lower surface of said pivot;

said pivot finger having a forward end and a front surface extending between said forward end and said upper surface of said pivot; and

said front surface curving forwardly between said upper surface of said pivot and said forward end.

9 . The beverage container lid device according to claim 4 , further comprising:

said lock slide being disposed on said outer side of said outer surface of said ring portion of said container mount;

said lock slide having a top end and a bottom end;

said top end being aligned with said top edge of said ring portion;

said channel extending through said top end and said bottom end;

said lock slide angling rearwardly away from said ring portion; and

said lock slide being positioned opposite said spout portion.

10 . The beverage container lid device according to claim 9 , further comprising:

said lock slide having a first lateral side and a second lateral side;

said lock slide having a first catch being coupled to said first lateral side;

said lock slide having a second catch being coupled to said second lateral side; and

each of said first catch and said second catch being located closer to said bottom end than said top end.

11 . The beverage container lid device according to claim 8 , further comprising:

said ring portion of said container mount having an outer surface;

said outer surface having an inner side;

said lid having a perimeter edge and a bottom surface;

said lid having a lobe extending laterally away from said perimeter edge;

said pin on said lid being coupled to and extending downwardly from said bottom surface of said lid;

said pin being located on said lobe; and

said pin extending through said hole in said pivot.

12 . The beverage container lid device according to claim 11 , further comprising:

a stop being coupled to and extending downwardly from said bottom surface of said lid;

said stop being offset from a center of said lid;

said stop having a forward edge;

said forward edge being oriented perpendicular to said bottom surface;

said forward edge abutting against said inner side of said outer surface of said ring portion of said container mount when said lid is pivoted into said open position; and

said stop restricting said lid from pivoting beyond said ring portion.

13 . The beverage container lid device according to claim 11 , further comprising:

said pin having a lower end and an outside surface extending between said bottom surface of said lid and said lower end;

said outside surface having a planar side and a curved side;

said planar side extending between said bottom surface of said lid and said lower end;

said curved side extending between said bottom surface of said lid and said lower end; and

said curved side curving away from said planar side.

14 . The beverage container lid device according to claim 13 , further comprising:

said pivot ring having a pin hole extending through said pivot ring;

said pin hole in said pin ring having a bounding edge;

said bounding edge having a flat portion and a rounded portion;

said pin on said lid extending through said pin hole;

said planar side of said outside surface of said pin abutting said flat portion of said bounding edge such that said pivot ring rotates with said pin when said lid is positioned between said open position and said closed position; and

said curved side of said outside surface of said pin conforming to said rounded portion of said bounding edge.

15 . The beverage container lid device according to claim 14 , further comprising:

said pivot ring having a finger of said pivot ring extending laterally away from said pivot ring;

said finger on said pivot ring being oriented to extend laterally away from said pivot finger on said pivot when said pin extends through said pin hole;

said finger on said pivot ring travelling toward from said pivot finger when said lid is pivoted into said open position; and

said finger on said pivot ring travelling away said pivot finger when said lid is pivoted into said closed position.

16 . The beverage container lid device according to claim 15 , further comprising said first rubber band extending around said pivot finger on said pivot and said finger on said pivot ring.

17 . The beverage container lid device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

said locking member having a lowermost end and an uppermost end and a forward surface extending between said lowermost end and said uppermost end;

said forward surface having a plurality of steps being spaced apart from each other and being distributed from said lowermost end toward said uppermost end wherein said plurality of steps is configured to be gripped by the user to pull said locking member downwardly into said unlocking position; and

said lowermost end having a concavely arcuate portion which intersects a lowermost one of said plurality of steps.

18 . The beverage container lid device according to claim 17 , further comprising:

said locking member having a first catch being coupled to said locking member;

said locking member having a second catch being coupled to said locking member;

said second rubber band resting against each of said first catch and said second catch to inhibit said second rubber band from sliding downwardly off of said lock slide;

said second rubber band extending across said concavely arcuate portion of said lowermost end of said locking member;

said concavely arcuate portion inhibiting said second rubber band from sliding off of said lowermost end of said locking member; and

said second rubber band biasing said locking member to travel upwardly in said channel in said lock slide.

19 . The beverage container lid device according to claim 18 , further comprising:

said lid having a perimeter edge;

said uppermost end of said locking member abutting against said perimeter edge of said lid when said lid is positioned in said closed position to inhibit said lid from pivoting into said open position; and

said locking member sliding downwardly in said channel when said locking member is urged into said unlocking position having said uppermost end being displaced from said perimeter edge of said lid.

20 . A beverage container lid device for covering portion or exposing a drinking aperture in a beverage container, said device comprising:

a beverage container having a drinking aperture and a rim extending around a full circumference of said beverage container, said beverage container having an outer wall and a top wall, said outer wall curving inwardly at an intersection between said outer wall and said top wall, said rim extending around said intersection between said outer wall and said top wall, said drinking aperture extending through said top wall wherein said drinking aperture is configured to have a beverage which is contained in said beverage container flow through said drinking aperture;

a container mount being removably attachable to said beverage container, said container mount having a ring portion, said ring portion extending around said rim of said beverage container when said container mount is removably attached to said beverage container, said container mount having a spout portion which angles downwardly from said ring portion, said spout portion being aligned with said drinking aperture in said beverage container when said container mount is removably attached to said beverage container wherein said spout portion is configured to have lips of a user be positioned against said beverage container when the user drinks from said drinking aperture, said ring portion having a first end and a second end and an outer surface extending between said first end and said second end, said ring portion being continuously arcuate between said first end and said second end such that said ring portion forms a circular shape such that said ring portion extends around said outer wall of said beverage container, said first end being aligned with and being spaced from said second end, said outer surface having an inner side and an outer side, said ring portion having a top edge and a bottom edge, said outer surface having a slot extending into said outer side, said slot extending between said first end and said second end, said slot being centrally located between said top edge and said bottom edge, said outer surface having a lip extending away from said inner side, said lip being aligned with said top edge, said lip extending between said first end and said second end, said ring portion having an inside diameter being sufficient to accommodate an outside diameter of said of said intersection between said outer wall of said beverage container and said top wall of said beverage container, said lip compressing against said rim on said top wall of said beverage container when said ring portion is positioned around said outer wall of said beverage container for releasably retaining said container mount on said beverage container, said spout portion comprising a medial member being perpendicularly oriented with a pair of outward members, each outward member of said pair of outward member being coupled to and angling downwardly from a respective one of said first end and said second end of said ring portion, said medial member having an upper edge, said upper edge curving downwardly between said pair of outward members wherein said upper edge is configured to accommodate the lips of the user when the user drinks from said beverage container;

a pivot being coupled to and extending away from said container mount, said pivot having a pivot finger extending away from said pivot, said pivot extending laterally away from said outer side of said outer surface of said ring portion of said container mount, said pivot having an upper surface and a lower surface, said upper surface being aligned with said top edge of said ring portion, said pivot having a hole extending through said upper surface and said lower surface, said pivot finger extending toward said spout portion of said container mount, said pivot finger extending downwardly beyond said lower surface of said pivot, said pivot finger having a forward end and a front surface extending between said forward end and said upper surface of said pivot, said front surface curving forwardly between said upper surface of said pivot and said forward end;

a lock slide being coupled to and angling downwardly from said container mount, said lock slide having a channel extending through said lock slide, said lock slide being disposed on said outer side of said outer surface of said ring portion of said container mount, said lock slide having a top end and a bottom end, said top end being aligned with said top edge of said ring portion, said channel extending through said top end and said bottom end, said lock slide angling rearwardly away from said ring portion, said lock slide being positioned opposite said spout portion, said lock slide having a first lateral side and a second lateral side, said lock slide having a first catch being coupled to said first lateral side, said lock slide having a second catch being coupled to said second lateral side, each of said first catch and said second catch being located closer to said bottom end than said top end, said pivot being positioned between said spout portion and said lock slide;

a lid being pivotally attachable to said container mount, said lid being positionable in a closed position having said lid being positioned over said beverage container wherein said lid is configured to inhibit insects from accessing said drinking aperture, said lid being positionable in an open position having said lid being offset from said beverage container thereby exposing said drinking aperture wherein said lid is configured to have the user drink from said drinking aperture, said lid having a perimeter edge and a bottom surface, said lid having a lobe extending laterally away from said perimeter edge;

a stop being coupled to and extending downwardly from said bottom surface, said stop being offset from a center of said lid, said stop having a forward edge, said forward edge being oriented perpendicular to said bottom surface, said forward edge abutting against said inner side of said outer surface of said ring portion of said container mount when said lid is pivoted into said open position, said stop restricting said lid from pivoting beyond said ring portion;

a pin being coupled to and extending downwardly from said bottom surface of said lid, said pin being located on said lobe, said pin having a lower end and an outside surface extending between said bottom surface of said lid and said lower end, said outside surface having a planar side and a curved side, said planar side extending between said bottom surface of said lid and said lower end, said curved side extending between said bottom surface of said lid and said lower end, said curved side curving away from said planar side, said pin extending through said hole in said pivot;

a pivot ring having a pin hole extending through said pivot ring, said pin hole having a bounding edge, said bounding edge having a flat portion and a rounded portion, said pin on said lid extending through said pin hole, said planar side of said outside surface of said pin abutting said flat portion of said bounding edge such that said pivot ring rotates with said pin when said lid is positioned between said open position and said closed position, said curved side of said outside surface of said pin conforming to said rounded portion of said bounding edge, said pivot ring having a finger extending laterally away from said pivot ring, said finger on said pivot ring being oriented to extend laterally away from said pivot finger on said pivot when said pin extends through said pin hole, said finger on said pivot ring travelling toward from said pivot finger when said lid is pivoted into said open position, said finger on said pivot ring travelling away said pivot finger when said lid is pivoted into said closed position;

a first rubber band being coupled between said pivot and said pivot ring, said first rubber band biasing said lid to pivot into said open position, said first rubber band extending around said pivot finger on said pivot and said finger on said pivot ring;

a locking member being slidably positioned in said lock slide, said locking member being positionable in a locking position having said locking member abutting against said lid when said lid is in said closed position for retaining said lid in said closed position, said locking member being slidable into an unlocking position having said locking member being disengaged from said lid such that said lid can be positioned in said open position, said locking member having a lowermost end and an uppermost end and a forward surface extending between said lowermost end and said uppermost end, said forward surface having a plurality of steps being spaced apart from each other and being distributed from said lowermost end toward said uppermost end wherein said plurality of steps is configured to be gripped by the user to pull said locking member downwardly into said unlocking position; and

a second rubber band being coupled between said locking member and said lock slide, said second rubber band biasing said locking member into said locking position, said locking member retaining said lid in said closed position when said locking member is biased into said locking position, said first rubber band biasing said lid to pivot into said open position when said locking member is urged into said unlocking position, said second rubber band extending around said lock slide, said second rubber band resting against each of said first catch and said second catch to inhibit said second rubber band from sliding downwardly off of said lock slide, said lowermost end of said locking member having a concavely arcuate portion which intersects a lowermost one of said plurality of steps, said second rubber band extending across said concavely arcuate portion of said lowermost end of said locking member, said concavely arcuate portion inhibiting said second rubber band from sliding off of said lowermost end, said second rubber band biasing said locking member to travel upwardly in said channel in said lock slide, said uppermost end of said locking member abutting against said perimeter edge of said lid when said lid is positioned in said closed position to inhibit said lid from pivoting into said open position, said locking member sliding downwardly in said channel when said locking member is urged into said unlocking position having said uppermost end being displaced from said perimeter edge of said lid.