Reclosable Container Lid

Abstract

A reclosable lid ( 10 ) for a container holding a flowable substance has a cover ( 12 ) having an opening ( 28 ) and a moveable element ( 850 ) connected to the cover ( 12 ). The moveable element ( 850 ) is moveable between at least one open position, wherein the flowable substance may flow through the opening, and at least one closed position, wherein the opening is obstructed. In some embodiments, the lid ( 10 ) may include an overlay ( 250 ) moveable between at least one open position and at least one closed position.

1 . A lid assembly for use with a cup, the assembly comprising: 
 a lid having a mounting portion configured to mount to the cup, the lid having an annular rail and a drink opening in the annular rail; and    a moveable element slidingly mounted to the annular rail, the moveable element moveable between a first position obstructing the drink opening to define a closed position and a second position spaced from the drink opening to define an open position.    
     
     
         2 . The lid assembly of  claim 1  wherein the lid has an annular top wall, the annular rail defined in the annular top wall, the annular top wall having an offset portion to define the annular rail wherein the annular rail has a first stop and a second stop.  
     
     
         3 . The lid assembly of  claim 2  wherein the movable element abuts the first stop when in the first position and abuts the second stop when in the second position.  
     
     
         4 . The lid assembly of  claim 1  wherein the annular rail includes a channel and the moveable element has a ridge wherein the ridge is received by the channel and slides along the channel between the first and second positions.  
     
     
         5 . The lid assembly of  claim 1  wherein the movable element has a bump, the bump received by the drink opening when in the first position.  
     
     
         6 . The lid assembly of  claim 1  wherein the annular rail comprises a pair of opposed channels, the moveable element includes a base and a pair of legs depending from the base, each leg having a ridge, each ridge positioned within a respective channel.  
     
     
         7 . The lid assembly of  claim 6  wherein the moveable element has a tab extending from the base.  
     
     
         8 . The lid assembly of  claim 1  wherein the annular rail extends around a portion of a periphery of the lid.  
     
     
         9 . The lid assembly of  claim 8  wherein the annular rail is defined by a first stop at a first end of the annular rail and a second stop at a second end of the annular rail.  
     
     
         10 . A lid assembly for use with a cup, the assembly comprising: 
 a lid having a top wall, a side wall depending from the top wall, and a mounting portion configured to mount to the cup, the lid further having a drink opening therein; and    a moveable element slidingly mounted to the lid wherein the moveable element contacts the top wall and the side wall of the lid, the moveable element moveable between a first position obstructing the drink opening to define a closed position and a second position spaced from the drink opening to define an open position.    
     
     
         11 . A lid for a container holding a flowable substance, the lid comprising: 
 a cover adapted to be attached to the container, the cover having an opening, a slot and a position indicator; and    a moveable element rotatably mounted on the cover, the moveable element having an aperture and an actuator accessible through the slot,    wherein the moveable element is moveable by manipulation of the actuator between a first position wherein the aperture is misaligned with the opening and the actuator has a first positional relationship with the position indicator, and a second position wherein the aperture is aligned with the opening wherein the actuator has a second positional relationship with the position indicator.