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A guard for preventing spilling or splashing of hot or cold liquids from a drinking container when the container is moved or when drinking therefrom. The guard includes a lower lid attached to the drinking container and an upper lid attachable to the lower lid which is selectively movable between an

A guard for preventing spilling or splashing of hot or cold liquids from a drinking container when the container is moved or when drinking therefrom. The guard includes a lower lid attached to the drinking container and an upper lid attachable to the lower lid which is selectively movable between an open position and a closed position. The lower lid includes a resilient sidewall for sealably engaging the inner surface of the drinking container to prevent the beverage from flowing therebetween when the container is moved or when drinking therefrom. A plurality of openings evenly spaced around the center of the lower lid are also provided in the lower lid for allowing the beverage to pass from beneath the lower lid to a position thereabove when the upper lid is in the open position. In order to make the drinking container substantially spillproof, the upper lid includes a plurality of downwardly extending members extending partially into and sealably engaging the openings in the lower lid when the upper lid is in the closed position which substantially prevents the flow of beverage from beneath the lower lid to the position above the lower lid. Each of the downwardly extending members includes a pair of radially extending sidewalls for baffling the beverage when the upper lid is pulled apart from the lower lid and rotated into the open position thereby allowing the drinking container to be substantially splashproof when the drinking container is in motion or when drinking therefrom. The upper edge of the sidewall of the lower lid may include an annular rim for engaging the rim of the drinking container which axially positions the lower lid within the drinking container.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A guard for preventing spilling or splashing of a liquid from a container having a sidewall with inner and outer surfaces and a rim, said guard comprising:(a) a lower lid attachable to said container, said lower lid having a disk with a continuous outer rim and sealing me

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A guard for preventing spilling or splashing of a liquid from a container having a sidewall with inner and outer surfaces and a rim, said guard comprising:(a) a lower lid attachable to said container, said lower lid having a disk with a continuous outer rim and sealing means for sealably engaging said rim of said container to prevent said liquid from flowing over said rim of said container when said container is moved;(b) said lower lid disk including fluid passageway means for allowing said liquid to flow from beneath said lower lid disk to a position above said lower lid disk;(c) said fluid passageway means including fluid regulating means, selectively movable between open and closed positions, for regulating said flow of said liquid from beneath said lower lid disk through said fluid passageway means to said position above said lower lid disk, said container being substantially spillproof when said fluid regulating means is in said closed position and;(d) an upper lid, attachable to said lower lid and selectively movable axially between first and second axial positions, said fluid regulating means being in said closed position when said upper lid is in said first axial position, said fluid regulating means and said upper lid being engaged with one another when said upper lid is in said second axial position whereby said fluid regulating means is moved to said open position; and(e) baffle means, attached to said lower lid, for baffling said liquid when said fluid regulating means is in said open position thereby allowing said container to be substantially splashproof when said container is in motion; wherein:(f) said fluid passageway means comprises a plurality of openings extending through said lower lid disk, said openings being spaced around the center of said lower lid disk;(g) said fluid regulating means comprises a plurality of flexible doors pivotally attached to said lower lid disk for movement between said open and closed positions, said doors engaging said plurality of openings when in said closed position to substantially prevent the liquid from flowing therethrough, said doors pivoting downwardly away from said lower lid disk when in said open position for allowing the liquid to flow from beneath said lower lid disk through said plurality of openings to said position above said lower lid disk.