Lockable beverage container closure
A lid for use with a beverage container. The lid has a body with a drink opening, a drink opening stopper operable to transition between a closed position and an opened position, and a lock actuator manually rotatable between a locking position preventing the drink opening stopper from transitioning from the closed position to the opened position when the lock actuator is in the locking position and an unlocking position permitting the drink opening stopper to transition from the closed position to the opened position when the lock actuator is in the unlocking position.
1. A lid for use with a drinking vessel containing a liquid, comprising:
a body selectively couplable to the drinking vessel, the body having a drink opening configured to permit fluid passage therethrough when the lid is coupled to the drinking vessel;
a drink opening stopper operable to transition between a closed position whereat the drink opening stopper is positioned at the drink opening to prevent the passage of fluid from within the drinking vessel through the drink opening, and an opened position whereat the drink opening stopper is positioned away from the drink opening to permit the passage of fluid from within the drinking vessel through the drink opening; and
a lock actuator manually rotatable between a locking position and an unlocking position; and
a locking member rotatable between a lock position and an unlock position, the lock actuator being in engagement with the locking member to provide rotational drive to the locking member, with rotation of the lock actuator from the unlocking position to the locking position rotating the locking member from the unlock position to the lock position, in the lock position the locking member preventing the drink opening stopper from transitioning from the closed position to the opened position, and with rotation of the lock actuator from the locking position to the unlocking position rotating the locking member from the lock position to the unlock position, in the unlock position the locking member permitting the drink opening stopper to transition from the closed position to the opened position.
2. The lid of claim 1 , further including a button inwardly movable in response to an inwardly directed actuation force applied directly to the button when the locking member is in the unlock position, inward movement of the button permitting movement of the drink opening stopper from the closed position to the open position.
3. The lid of claim 1 , wherein the body has an upper end portion to which the lock actuator is rotatably attached.
4. The lid of claim 3 , wherein the lock actuator is rotatable between the locking and unlocking positions within a first horizontal plane of rotation.
5. The lid of claim 4 , wherein the locking member is rotatable between the lock and unlock positions within a second horizontal plane of rotation.
6. The lid of claim 5 , wherein the second horizontal plane of rotation is below the first horizontal plan of rotation.
7. The lid of claim 3 , wherein the lock actuator is rotatable between the locking and unlocking positions about a vertical axis of the body of the lid.
8. The lid of claim 7 , wherein the locking member is rotatable between the lock and unlock positions about the vertical axis of the body of the lid.
9. The lid of claim 1 , wherein the lock actuator has an outer perimeter portion with at least a portion thereof having a circular shape.
10. The lid of claim 3 , wherein when the lock actuator is in the locking position, the lock actuator extends over and covers the drink opening.
11. The lid of claim 3 , wherein the lock actuator is rotatable with a circular movement between the locking position and the unlocking position.
12. The lid of claim 1 , wherein rotation of the lock actuator between the locking position and the unlocking position rotates the locking member with a circular movement between the lock position and the unlock position.
13. The lid of claim 1 , wherein rotation of the lock actuator between the locking position and the unlocking position rotates the locking member in a locking member plane transverse to a vertical axis of the body of the lid.
14. The lid of claim 13 , wherein the lock actuator is rotatable between the locking and unlocking positions within a lock actuator plane transverse to the vertical axis of the body of the lid.
15. The lid of claim 14 , wherein the locking member plane is parallel to and below the lock actuator plan.
16. The lid of claim 1 , wherein rotation of the lock actuator is restricted to rotation between the locking position and the unlocking position, and wherein a first stop prevents rotation of the lock actuator beyond the locking position when being rotated from the unlocking position to the locking position, and a second stop prevents rotation of the lock actuator beyond the unlocking position when being rotated from the locking position to the unlocking position.
17. The lid of claim 1 , wherein the body has a vent opening to permit air passage therethrough when the lid is coupled to the drinking vessel, and the lid has a vent opening stopper operable to transition between a closed position whereat the vent opening stopper is positioned at the vent opening to prevent the passage of air through the vent opening, and an opened position whereat the vent opening stopper is positioned away from the vent opening to permit the passage of air through the vent opening, and wherein when the locking member is in the lock position, the locking member prevents the vent opening stopper from transitioning from the closed position to the opened position, and when locking member is in the unlock position, the locking member permits the vent opening stopper to transition from the closed position to the opened position.
18. The lid of claim 1 , further including first and second retainer portions, the first retainer portion being positioned and configured to apply a first retention force to the lock actuator to retain the lock actuator in the locking position until a larger force is applied to the lock actuator to move the lock actuator toward the unlocking position, and the second retainer portion being positioned and configured to apply a second retention force to the lock actuator to retain the lock actuator in the unlocking position until a larger force is applied to the lock actuator to move the lock actuator toward the locking position.
19. The lid of claim 1 , further including a cover rotatably coupled to the body and operative to rotatably transition between a closed position wherein the cover is engaged with the body and an open position wherein the cover is spaced apart from the body, and wherein the drink opening stopper is attached to the cover for movement therewith.
20. The lid of claim 19 , wherein the lock actuator is rotatably attached to the cover.
21. The lid of claim 20 , further including a locking mechanism holding the cover in the closed position and operable to permit transition of the cover from the closed position to the open position.
22. A lid for use with a drinking vessel containing a liquid, comprising:
a body selectively couplable to the drinking vessel, the body having a drink opening configured to permit fluid passage therethrough when the lid is coupled to the drinking vessel;
a drink opening stopper operable to transition between a closed position whereat the drink opening stopper is positioned at the drink opening to prevent the passage of fluid from within the drinking vessel through the drink opening, and an opened position whereat the drink opening stopper is positioned away from the drink opening to permit the passage of fluid from within the drinking vessel through the drink opening; and
a manually rotatable lock actuator; and
a locking member rotatable between a lock position and an unlock position, the lock actuator being engagable with the locking member to provide rotational drive to the locking member to move the locking member to the lock position, whereat the locking member prevents the drink opening stopper from transitioning from the closed position to the opened position, and the lock actuator being engagable with the locking member to provide rotational drive to the locking member to move the locking member to the unlock position, whereat the locking member permits the drink opening stopper to transition from the closed position to the opened position.
23. The lid of claim 22 , further including a button inwardly movable in response to an inwardly directed actuation force applied directly to the button when the locking member is in the unlock position, inward movement of the button permitting movement of the drink opening stopper from the closed position to the open position.
24. A lid for use with a drinking vessel containing a liquid, comprising:
a body selectively couplable to the drinking vessel, the body having a drink opening configured to permit fluid passage therethrough when the lid is coupled to the drinking vessel;
a drink opening stopper operable to transition between a closed position whereat the drink opening stopper is positioned at the drink opening to prevent the passage of fluid from within the drinking vessel through the drink opening, and an opened position whereat the drink opening stopper is positioned away from the drink opening to permit the passage of fluid from within the drinking vessel through the drink opening; and
a manually rotatable lock actuator;
a locking member movable between a lock position and an unlock position in response to rotation of the lock actuator, when the locking member is in the lock position, the locking member prevents the drink opening stopper from transitioning from the closed position to the opened position, and when in the locking member is in the lock position, rotation of the lock actuator moves the locking member from the lock position to the unlock position whereat the locking member permits the drink opening stopper to transition from the closed position to the opened position; and
a drink opening stopper actuator movable in response to an actuation force applied thereto when the locking member is in the unlock position, actuating movement of the drink opening stopper actuator permitting movement of the drink opening stopper from the closed position to the open position.
25. The lid of claim 24 , wherein the drink opening stopper actuator is a button inwardly movable in response to an inwardly directed actuation force applied directly to the button when the locking member is in the unlock position, inward movement of the button permitting movement of the drink opening stopper from the closed position to the open position.
26. The lid of claim 24 , wherein the lock actuator is engagable with the locking member to rotatably move the locking member from the lock position to the unlock position.