IP Library Granted Patent US 12,043,449
Granted Patent B2
US 12,043,449 · App. 18/105,726 · Granted Jul 23, 2024

Dual handle lid for a liquid container

Inventors: Mark Holowaychuk (Leduc, CA); Darren Thompson (Leduc, CA); Andrew Canham (Leduc, CA)
Assignee: 1535674 ALBERTA INC.
B65D25/2867B01F31/441B65D25/02B65D25/2882B65D43/0229B01F2101/14
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,043,449
App. No.
18/105,726
Granted
Jul 23, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lid for a liquid container has a lid body having an outer perimeter in a horizontal plane. The lid body defines a liquid port within the outer perimeter. The lid body has a closure that selectively closes the liquid port. A rigid handle extends away from the lid body, the rigid handle defining a first aperture adjacent to the lid body. A pivoting handle is attached to the lid body by a pivot connection. The pivoting handle defines a second aperture and is pivotable from a stored position, in which the first aperture and the second aperture cooperate to define a common aperture, to a second position in which the first aperture is pivotally spaced from the second aperture.

Claims (28)

1. A lid for a liquid container, comprising:

a lid body having an outer perimeter in a horizontal plane, the lid body defining a liquid port within the outer perimeter, the lid body having a closure that selectively closes the liquid port;

a rigid handle that extends away from the lid body, the rigid handle defining a first aperture adjacent to the lid body; and

a pivoting handle attached to the lid body by a pivot connection, the pivoting handle defining a second aperture, the pivoting handle being pivotable from a stored position, in which the first aperture and the second aperture cooperate to define a common aperture, to a second position in which the first aperture is pivotally spaced from the second aperture.

2. The lid of claim 1 , wherein, in the stored position, the pivoting handle is nested within the rigid handle.

3. The lid of claim 2 , wherein, in the stored position, an outer surface of the pivoting handle engages an inner surface of the rigid handle.

4. The lid of claim 1 , wherein the pivoting handle is secured in the stored position by a releasable catch.

5. The lid of claim 4 , wherein the releasable catch comprises a detent.

6. The lid of claim 1 , wherein the closure comprises a cover that releasably engages the liquid port.

7. The lid of claim 6 , wherein the cover is pivotable about a closure pivot between a closed position and an open position.

8. The lid of claim 7 , wherein the pivoting handle comprises a profile that receives the closure pivot.

9. The lid of claim 1 , wherein the lid body comprises a bottom surface, the bottom surface having a holder for a guide rod.

10. The lid of claim 1 , wherein the rigid handle is substantially coplanar with the horizontal plane.

11. A liquid container comprising:

a container body having an open top; and

a lid configured to engage and cover the open top, the lid comprising:

a lid body having an outer perimeter in a horizontal plane, the lid body defining a liquid port within the outer perimeter, the lid body having a closure that selectively closes the liquid port;

a rigid handle that extends away from the lid body, the rigid handle defining a first aperture adjacent to the lid body; and

a pivoting handle attached to the lid body by a pivot connection, the pivoting handle defining a second aperture, the pivoting handle being pivotable from a stored position, in which the first aperture and the second aperture cooperate to define a common aperture, to a second position in which the first aperture is pivotally spaced from the second aperture.

12. The liquid container of claim 11 , further comprising a guide rod extending into the container body, the guide rod being secured in a receptacle of a bottom surface of the lid body.

13. The liquid container of claim 12 , wherein the guide rod comprises a mixing element configured to slide along a length of the guide rod.

14. The liquid container of claim 11 , wherein, in the stored position, the pivoting handle is nested within the rigid handle.

15. The liquid container of claim 14 , wherein, in the stored position, an outer surface of the pivoting handle engages an inner surface of the rigid handle.

16. The liquid container of claim 14 , wherein the pivoting handle is secured in the stored position by a detent.

17. The liquid container of claim 11 , wherein the closure comprises a cover that releasably engages the liquid port.

18. The liquid container of claim 17 , wherein the cover is pivotable about a closure pivot between a closed position and an open position.

19. The liquid container of claim 17 , wherein the pivoting handle comprises a profile that receives the closure pivot.

20. The liquid container of claim 11 , wherein the rigid handle is substantially coplanar with the horizontal plane.

Continuity (2)
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