A liquid dispensing lid includes a lid body having an upper lower surface and a peripheral edge, and is sized so as to releasably cooperate with a fluid dispensing vessel having an internal cavity, and the lid body further defines a drinking aperture and a vent aperture; an elongated fluid dispensin
A liquid dispensing lid includes a lid body having an upper lower surface and a peripheral edge, and is sized so as to releasably cooperate with a fluid dispensing vessel having an internal cavity, and the lid body further defines a drinking aperture and a vent aperture; an elongated fluid dispensing member is mounted on the upper surface of the lid body; and an elastomeric valve member is releasably borne by the elongated fluid dispensing member, and which further is operable to move the elongated fluid dispensing member along a predetermined path of travel between a first and a second position.
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1. A liquid dispensing lid, comprising: a lid body having an upper and lower surface, and a peripheral edge, and wherein the lid body is sized so as to releasably cooperate with a fluid dispensing vessel having an internal cavity, and wherein the lid body further defines a drinking aperture and a ve
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A liquid dispensing lid, comprising: a lid body having an upper and lower surface, and a peripheral edge, and wherein the lid body is sized so as to releasably cooperate with a fluid dispensing vessel having an internal cavity, and wherein the lid body further defines a drinking aperture and a vent aperture, and wherein the drinking aperture and vent aperture each extend through the lid body and further communicate with the internal cavity of the fluid dispensing vessel, and wherein an elastomeric value member further has a vent aperture sealing member;an elongated, fluid dispensing member moveably mounted on the upper surface of the lid body; andthe elastomeric valve member is releasably borne by the elongated fluid dispensing member, and wherein the valve member has a drinking aperture sealing member, and a biasing member which biasingly couples the fluid dispensing member to the lid body, and wherein the elongated, fluid dispensing member is moveable along a predetermined path of travel between a first and second position, and wherein, when the elastomeric valve member is located in the first position, the drinking aperture sealing member and vent aperture sealing member are each located in a substantially occluding position relative to the drinking aperture, and vent aperture, respectively, so as to prevent a release of a fluid which is contained within the internal cavity of the fluid dispensing vessel, and wherein when force is applied to the elongated fluid dispensing member so as to move the elongated fluid dispensing member along the path of travel to the second position, the elongated fluid dispensing member simultaneously carries each of the drinking and vent sealing members to a non-occluding position relative to each of the drinking and vent apertures so as to facilitate a release of a fluid which is contained within the internal cavity of the fluid dispensing vessel, and wherein the movement of the elongated fluid dispensing member along the path of travel is effective in resiliently elongating the biasing member, and wherein upon release of the force applied to the elongated fluid dispensing member the elongated biasing member biasingly returns the elongated fluid dispensing member along the path of travel, to the first position, and which impedes the dispensing of the fluid from the fluid dispensing vessel. 2. A liquid dispensing lid as claimed in claim 1, and wherein the elongated fluid dispensing member has opposite first and second ends, a top surface and a bottom surface, and wherein the elastomeric valve member is borne on the second end of the elongated, fluid dispensing member. 3. A liquid dispensing lid as claimed in claim 2, and wherein the elongated fluid dispensing member further defines a fulcrum which is mounted on the bottom surface thereof, and wherein the fulcrum rests in forcible engagement on the upper surface of the lid body, and wherein the force, when applied to the elongated fluid dispensing member, causes the elongated fluid dispensing member to move along the predetermined path of travel between the first and second position relative to the drinking and vent apertures, respectively. 4. A liquid dispensing lid as claimed in claim 1, and wherein the elastomeric valve member biasingly urges the elongated fluid dispensing member into the first position along the path of travel when no force is applied to the elongated fluid dispensing member. 5. A liquid dispensing lid, comprising: a lid body having an upper and lower surface, and a peripheral edge, and wherein the lid body is sized so as to releasably cooperate with a fluid dispensing vessel having an internal cavity, and wherein the lid body further defines a drinking aperture and a vent aperture which extend through the lid body and which further communicate with the internal cavity of the fluid dispensing vessel, and wherein the lid body is further defined by a continuous gasket which is mounted near the lower surface of the lid body;an elongated, fluid dispensing member moveably mounted on the upper surface of the lid body, and having opposite first and second ends, a top surface, and a bottom surface, and wherein the fluid dispensing member defines a fulcrum which is mounted on the bottom surface thereof, and wherein the fulcrum rests in forcible engagement with the upper surface of the lid body, and wherein a force, when applied to the fluid dispensing member moves the fluid dispensing member along a predetermined path or travel between a first and second position relative to the drinking and vent apertures, respectively; andan elastomeric valve member which is releasably borne by the elongated fluid dispensing member, and wherein the valve member has a drinking aperture sealing member, a vent aperture sealing member, and a biasing member which biasingly couples the fluid dispensing member to the lid body, and wherein the biasing member biasingly urges the fluid dispensing member into the first position along a path of travel when no force is applied to the fluid dispensing member, and wherein, when force is applied to the fluid dispensing member so as to move the fluid dispensing member along the path of travel to the second position, the fluid dispensing member simultaneously carries each of the drinking and vent sealing members to a non-occluding position relative to each drinking and vent apertures so as to facilitate a release of a fluid which is enclosed within the internal cavity of the fluid dispensing vessel, and through the drinking aperture, and wherein the movement of the elongated fluid dispensing member along the path of travel is effective in resiliently elongating the biasing member, and wherein, upon release of the force applied to the elongated fluid dispensing member, the elongated biasing member biasingly returns the elongated fluid dispensing member along the path of travel to the first position, and which impedes the dispensing of the fluid from the fluid dispensing vessel. 6. A liquid dispensing lid as claimed in claim 5, and wherein the upper surface of the lid body further defines a first cavity, and wherein the first cavity mechanically cooperates with the elongated fluid dispensing member such that the elongated fluid dispensing member remains substantially flush with the upper surface of the lid body when no force is applied to the elongated fluid dispensing member. 7. A liquid dispensing lid as claimed in claim 5, and wherein the upper surface of the lid body is further defined by a vent cavity, and wherein the vent cavity has a cross sectional dimension greater than the cross sectional dimension of the vent aperture, and wherein the vent cavity is further defined, at least in part, by a biasing aperture which matingly cooperates with the biasing member. 8. A liquid dispensing lid as claimed in claim 5, and wherein the upper surface of the lid body is further defined by a flange, and wherein the flange mechanically cooperates with the elongated fluid dispensing member by defining a lower limit of movement of the elongated fluid dispensing member along the path of travel. 9. A liquid dispensing lid as claimed in claim 5, and wherein the continuous gasket which is mounted near the lower surface of the lid body sealingly engages the internal cavity of the fluid dispensing vessel such that movement of the liquid from the internal cavity of the drinking vessel is prohibited when the second end of the elongated fluid dispensing member is located in the first position along the path of travel. 10. A liquid dispensing lid as claimed in claim 5, and wherein the first end of the elongated fluid dispensing member is further defined by an elevated platform, and wherein the elevated platform is positioned a predetermined vertical distance above the flange which is made integral with the upper surface of the lid body when the elongated fluid dispensing member is located in the first position. 11. A liquid dispensing lid as claimed in claim 5, and wherein the second end of the elongated fluid dispensing member is further defined by a raised contoured portion, and wherein, when the second end of the fluid dispensing member is in the first position, the raised contoured portion cooperates with the upper surface of the lid body and forms, at least in part, a portion of the peripheral edge thereof. 12. A liquid dispensing member as claimed in claim 5, and wherein the top surface of the elongated fluid dispensing member is further defined by a cavity, and which cooperates with the elastomeric valve member such that a portion of the valve member remains substantially flush with the top surface of the elongated fluid dispensing member. 13. A liquid dispensing lid as claimed in claim 5, and wherein the elongated fluid dispensing member is further defined by at least one aperture which extends through the elongated fluid dispensing member, and wherein the at least one aperture is coaxially aligned with at least one of the drinking aperture, the vent aperture and the biasing aperture when the second end of the elongated fluid dispensing member is located in the first position along the path of travel. 14. A liquid dispensing lid as claimed in claim 5, and wherein the drinking aperture and the vent aperture are normally in the closed position, and wherein actuation of the elongated fluid dispensing member moves the drinking aperture and vent aperture to an open position. 15. A liquid dispensing lid as claimed in claim 5, and wherein the elastomeric valve member has a first portion, which is located in a substantially coplanar orientation relative to the top surface of the elongated fluid dispensing member; a bottom surface; and opposite first and second ends, and wherein the drinking aperture sealing member; the vent aperture sealing member, and the biasing member depend downwardly from the bottom surface of the elastomeric valve member and pass, at least partially, into the lid body. 16. A liquid dispensing lid as claimed in claim 15, and wherein the drink aperture sealing member depends downwardly from the bottom surface of the elastomeric valve member a greater distance than the vent aperture sealing member. 17. A liquid dispensing lid as claimed in claim 15, and wherein the biasing member downwardly depends from the bottom surface of the elastomeric valve member a greater distance than the drink aperture sealing member. 18. A liquid dispensing lid as claimed in claim 5, and wherein the drink aperture sealing member has a cross sectional dimension which is equal to or greater than the cross sectional dimension of the drinking aperture, and wherein when the elongated fluid dispensing member is in the first position, the drinking aperture sealing member occludes the drinking aperture. 19. A liquid dispensing lid as claimed in claim 5, and wherein the vent aperture sealing member has a cross sectional dimension which is equal to or greater than the cross sectional dimension of the vent aperture, and wherein when the elongated fluid dispensing member is in the first position, the vent aperture sealing member occludes the vent aperture. 20. A liquid dispensing lid, comprising: a lid body having an upper and lower surface, and which is further defined by a peripheral edge, and wherein the lid body is sized so as to releasably cooperate with a fluid dispensing vessel having an internal cavity and which encloses a source of a liquid to be dispensed, and wherein the lid body further defines a drinking aperture, and a vent aperture, which extend through the lid body, and which communicate with the internal cavity of the fluid dispensing vessel, and wherein the drinking aperture has a cross sectional dimension which is greater than a cross sectional dimension of the vent aperture;an elongated, fluid dispensing member which is moveably mounted on the upper surface of the lid body, and wherein the fluid dispensing member has opposite first and second ends, and top and bottom surfaces, and wherein the fluid dispensing member defines a fulcrum which is mounted on the bottom surface thereof, and is further located between the first and second ends thereof, and wherein the fulcrum rests in forcible engagement on the upper surface of the of the lid body, and wherein, when a force applied to the first end of the elongated fluid dispensing member, the second end of the fluid dispensing member moves along a predetermined path er of travel between a first and second position relative to the drinking and vent apertures respectively; andan elastomeric valve member which is releasably borne by the second end of the elongated fluid dispensing member, and wherein the valve member has a drinking aperture sealing member, a vent aperture sealing member, and a biasing member which biasingly couples the second end of the fluid dispensing member to the upper surface of the lid body, and wherein the biasing member biasingly urges the elongated fluid dispensing member into the first position along the path of travel when no force is applied to the first end of the elongated fluid dispensing member, and wherein, in the first position, the drinking and vent apertures are sealingly occluded by the respective drinking and vent sealing members, and wherein, when force is applied to the first end of the elongated fluid dispensing member so as to move the second end thereof along the path of travel, and to the second position, the elongated fluid dispensing member simultaneously carries each of the drinking and vent sealing members to a non-occluding position relative to each drinking and vent apertures so as to facilitate a release of the fluid from the internal cavity of the fluid dispensing vessel, and through the drinking aperture, and wherein the movement of the elongated fluid dispensing member from the first to the second position is effective in resiliently elongating the biasing member, and wherein, upon release of the force applied to the first end of the elongated fluid dispensing member, the biasing member biasingly returns the second end of the elongated fluid dispensing member to the first position, and which impedes the dispensing of the fluid from the fluid dispensing vessel. 21. A liquid dispensing lid as claimed in claim 20, and wherein the upper surface of the lid body further defines a first cavity, and wherein the first cavity matingly cooperates with the elongated fluid dispensing member such that the second end of the elongated fluid dispensing member remains in a substantially coplanar orientation relative to the upper surface of the lid body when the second end of the elongated fluid dispensing member is in the first position. 22. A liquid dispensing lid as claimed in claim 20, and wherein the upper surface of the lid body is further defined by a vent cavity which is located adjacent to the vent aperture, and wherein the vent cavity has a cross sectional dimension greater than a cross sectional dimension of the vent aperture, and wherein the vent cavity further defines a biasing aperture which matingly cooperates with the biasing member. 23. A fluid dispensing lid as claimed in claim 20, and wherein the upper surface of the lid body is further defined by a flange which is located, at least in part, along the peripheral edge of the lid body and positioned opposite to the drinking aperture, and wherein the flange mechanically cooperates with the elongated fluid dispensing member by defining a lower limit of movement for the first end of the elongated fluid dispensing member as the elongated fluid dispensing member moves along the path of travel. 24. A fluid dispensing lid as claimed in claim 20, and further comprising a continuous gasket which is mounted near the lower surface of the lid body, and which further sealingly engages the fluid dispensing vessel such that a movement of the liquid from the internal cavity of the drinking vessel by passing between the fluid dispensing lid, and the drinking vessel is prohibited when the second end of the elongated fluid dispensing member is in one of the first or second positions. 25. A fluid dispensing lid as claimed in claim 20, and wherein the first end of the elongated fluid dispensing member is further defined by an elevated force receiving platform, and wherein the elevated force receiving platform is positioned a predetermined vertical distance above the flange of the lid body when the elongated fluid dispensing member is in the first position. 26. A fluid dispensing lid as claimed in claim 25, and wherein the second end of the elongated fluid dispensing member is further defined by an elevated portion, relative to the top surface of the elongated fluid dispensing member, and wherein, when the second end of the fluid dispensing member is in the first position, the elevated portion matingly cooperates with the upper surface of the lid body and forms, at least in part, a portion of the peripheral edge thereof. 27. A fluid dispensing member as claimed in claim 20, and wherein the top surface of the elongated fluid dispensing member is further defined by a cavity, which is located between the first and second ends of the elongated fluid dispensing member, and which matingly cooperates with the elastomeric valve member such that the valve member remains substantially coplanar with the top surface of the elongated fluid dispensing member. 28. A liquid dispensing lid as claimed in claim 27, and wherein the elastomeric valve member has a planar portion which is sized so as to be matingly received within the cavity which is located between the first and second ends of the elongated fluid dispensing member, and wherein the planar portion is oriented in a substantially coplanar position relative to the top surface of the elongated fluid dispensing member, and wherein the elastomeric valve member further has a bottom surface, and opposite first and second ends, and wherein the drinking aperture sealing member is located adjacent to the first end of the elastomeric valve member, and the vent aperture sealing member is located adjacent to the second end of the elastomeric valve member, and wherein the biasing member is located between the drinking aperture sealing member, and the vent aperture sealing member, and wherein the drinking aperture sealing member, vent aperture sealing member, and the biasing member depend downwardly from the bottom surface of the elastomeric valve member and are received, at least in part, in the lid body. 29. A liquid dispensing lid as claimed in claim 28, and wherein the drinking aperture and vent aperture sealing members each depend, downwardly relative to the bottom surface of the elastomeric valve member at a predetermined distance, and wherein the biasing member depends downwardly relative to the bottom surface at a greater distance than each of the vent and drinking aperture sealing members. 30. A liquid dispensing lid as claimed in claim 29, and wherein the drinking aperture sealing member has a cross sectional dimension which is equal to or greater than a cross sectional dimension of the drinking aperture, and wherein, when the liquid dispensing member is in the first position, the drinking aperture sealing member substantially occludes the drinking aperture. 31. A liquid dispensing lid as claimed in claim 30, and wherein the vent aperture sealing member has a cross sectional dimension which is equal to or greater than the cross sectional dimension of the vent aperture, and wherein, when the liquid dispensing member is in the first position, the vent aperture sealing member substantially occludes the vent aperture. 32. A liquid dispensing lid as claimed in claim 20, and wherein the elongated fluid dispensing member is further defined by a plurality of apertures which extend through the elongated fluid dispensing member, and which are further located between the first and second ends of the elongated fluid dispensing member, and wherein the respective apertures are individually coaxially aligned with each of the drinking aperture; the vent aperture; and the biasing aperture when the second end of the elongated fluid dispensing member is in the first position. 33. A liquid dispensing lid as claimed in claim 20, and wherein the drinking aperture and the vent aperture are normally in an occluded, closed position, and wherein forcible engagement of the first end of the elongated fluid dispensing member causes the drinking aperture and vent aperture to be placed in an open, non-occluded position.
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Albert Kenneth J. (Beverly Hills CA), Drinking vessel cover with valve controlled openings.
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