US 12,167,808 B2
Lid assembly for a beverage container
Dustin R. Bullock, Austin, TX (US); Nicholas James Lombardi, Austin, TX (US); and William Drinkwater, Austin, TX (US)
Assigned to YETI Coolers, LLC, Austin, TX (US)
Filed by YETI Coolers, LLC, Austin, TX (US)
Filed on Jun. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/209,237.
Application 18/209,237 is a continuation of application No. 17/569,791, filed on Jan. 6, 2022, granted, now 11,712,124.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/135,378, filed on Jan. 8, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0397746 A1, Dec. 14, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A47G 19/22 (2006.01); B65D 43/02 (2006.01); B65D 51/16 (2006.01); B65D 53/02 (2006.01)
CPC A47G 19/2272 (2013.01) [B65D 43/022 (2013.01); B65D 51/1611 (2013.01); B65D 53/02 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00046 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00092 (2013.01); B65D 2543/0049 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00546 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00972 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A lid assembly for a beverage container, the lid assembly comprising:
a base including:
a cover member;
a lip extending upward from the cover member;
a skirt member extending downward from the cover member;
a first opening in the cover member;
a second opening in the cover member, wherein the second opening is spaced from the first opening; and
a straw extending through the second opening; and
a grommet connected to the base, wherein the grommet includes a primary body member and a spiral ring extending outward from an outer surface of the primary body member; and
wherein the spiral ring creates an airflow path from below the lid assembly to the first opening.