Beverage Service Ensemble and Method

Abstract

A lid assembly outfits a liquid container and may function to position a liquid-permeable container relative to the liquid container. The lid assembly may include a lid body having a rim-receiving groove, an object-supportive depression or container support feature, and a primary liquid-letting aperture. The primary liquid-letting aperture primarily enables liquid egression from the liquid container thereby supporting certain lid body-based beverage service methodology, including the steps of supporting a liquid permeable container by the object-supportive depression or container support feature thereby forming a lid-container ensemble, and outfitting the liquid container with the lid-container ensemble. The liquid permeable container contains liquid permeable media and after being outfitted upon the liquid container via the lid body, liquid is directed into the liquid permeable container and through the liquid-permeable media for forming media-permeated, flavor-infused liquid. The flavor-infused liquid is then outlet into the liquid container for providing a contained beverage for consumption.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A beverage service method, the beverage service method comprising the steps of:
 providing a lid body, the lid body comprising a container support;   supporting a liquid permeable container by the container support thereby forming a lid-container ensemble, the liquid permeable container containing liquid-permeable media;   outfitting a liquid container with the lid-container ensemble;   directing liquid into the liquid permeable container and through the liquid-permeable media for forming media-permeated, flavor-infused liquid; and   outletting media-permeated, flavor-infused liquid into the liquid container for providing a contained beverage for consumption.   
     
     
         2 . The beverage service method of  claim 1  wherein the lid body comprises a primary beverage-letting aperture, the primary beverage-letting aperture for enabling beverage egression from the liquid container for consumption. 
     
     
         3 . The beverage service method of  claim 2  wherein the lid body comprises a container edge-retention track, the container edge-retention track for receiving and retaining a container edge of the liquid-permeable container and preventing inadvertent removal thereof from the lid body. 
     
     
         4 . The beverage service method of  claim 3  wherein the container support is formed radially inward relative to a rim-receiving groove of the lid body thereby forming an annular lid body region intermediate the container support and the rim-receiving groove, the primary liquid-letting aperture being formed in the annular lid body region, beverage egression from the liquid container being directed intermediate the liquid permeable container and the liquid container via the primary liquid-letting aperture. 
     
     
         5 . The beverage service method of  claim 1  wherein the lid body is used in combination with a lid body insert, the lid body insert comprising an outer insert edge, the outer insert edge being insertable into an insert edge-retention track formed in the lid body for preventing inadvertent removal of the lid body insert from the lid body. 
     
     
         6 . The beverage service method of  claim 5  wherein the lid body comprises a secondary object-supportive depression, the secondary object-supportive depression for directing the liquid toward a liquid outlet. 
     
     
         7 . The beverage service method of  claim 6  wherein the lid body insert comprises an insert depression, the insert depression for covering the secondary object-supportive depression. 
     
     
         8 . The beverage service method of  claim 5  wherein the lid body insert is receivable in superior adjacency to the container support and comprises a secondary liquid-letting aperture and an insert axis, the lid body insert being rotatable about the insert axis intermediate open and closed lid body insert positions, the secondary liquid-letting aperture being rotatably positionable in superior adjacency to the primary liquid-letting aperture when in an open lid body insert position for enabling liquid egression via both the primary and secondary liquid-letting apertures, the secondary liquid-letting aperture being rotatably re-positionable in lateral adjacency to the primary liquid-letting aperture for preventing liquid egression from the liquid container. 
     
     
         9 . A beverage service method, the beverage service method comprising the steps of:
 providing a lid body, the lid body comprising a container support;   outfitting a liquid container with the lid body;   supporting a liquid permeable container by the container support thereby forming a lid-container ensemble, the liquid permeable container containing liquid-permeable media;   directing liquid into the liquid permeable container and through the liquid-permeable media for forming media-permeated, flavor-infused liquid; and   outletting media-permeated, flavor-infused liquid into the liquid container for providing a contained beverage for consumption.   
     
     
         10 . The beverage service method of  claim 9  wherein the lid body comprises a primary beverage-letting aperture, the primary beverage-letting aperture for enabling beverage egression from the liquid container for consumption. 
     
     
         11 . The beverage service method of  claim 10  wherein the lid body comprises a container edge-retention track, the container edge-retention track for receiving and retaining a container edge of the liquid-permeable container and preventing inadvertent removal thereof from the lid body. 
     
     
         12 . The beverage service method of  claim 11  wherein the container support is formed radially inward relative to a rim-receiving groove of the lid body thereby forming an annular lid body region intermediate the container support and the rim-receiving groove, the primary liquid-letting aperture being formed in the annular lid body region, beverage egression from the liquid container being directed intermediate the liquid permeable container and the liquid container via the primary liquid-letting aperture. 
     
     
         13 . The beverage service method of  claim 9  wherein the lid body is used in combination with a lid body insert, the lid body insert comprising an outer insert edge, the outer insert edge being insertable into an insert edge-retention track formed in the lid body for preventing inadvertent removal of the lid body insert from the lid body. 
     
     
         14 . The beverage service method of  claim 13  wherein the lid body comprises a secondary object-supportive depression, the secondary object-supportive depression for directing the liquid toward a liquid outlet. 
     
     
         15 . The beverage service method of  claim 14  wherein the lid body insert comprises an insert depression, the insert depression for covering the secondary object-supportive depression. 
     
     
         16 . The beverage service method of  claim 13  wherein the lid body insert is receivable in superior adjacency to the container support and comprises a secondary liquid-letting aperture and an insert axis, the lid body insert being rotatable about the insert axis intermediate open and closed lid body insert positions, the secondary liquid-letting aperture being rotatably positionable in superior adjacency to the primary liquid-letting aperture when in an open lid body insert position for enabling liquid egression via both the primary and secondary liquid-letting apertures, the secondary liquid-letting aperture being rotatably re-positionable in lateral adjacency to the primary liquid-letting aperture for preventing liquid egression from the liquid container. 
     
     
         17 . A beverage service method, the beverage service method comprising the steps of:
 providing a lid body, the lid body comprising a liquid permeable media containment portion;   outfitting a liquid container with the lid body;   directing liquid into the liquid permeable containment portion and through liquid-permeable media contained thereby for forming media-permeated, flavor-infused liquid; and   outletting media-permeated, flavor-infused liquid into the liquid container for providing a contained beverage for consumption.   
     
     
         18 . The beverage service method of  claim 17  wherein liquid permeable media is separately placed into the liquid permeable containment portion by the user before directing liquid into the liquid permeable containment portion. 
     
     
         19 . The beverage service method of  claim 17  wherein the lid body comprises a primary beverage-letting aperture, the primary beverage-letting aperture for enabling beverage egression from the liquid container for consumption. 
     
     
         20 . The beverage service method of  claim 17  wherein the lid body is used in combination with a lid body insert, the lid body insert comprising an outer insert edge, the outer insert edge being insertable into an insert edge-retention track formed in the lid body for preventing inadvertent removal of the lid body insert from the lid body. 
     
     
         21 . The beverage service method of  claim 20  wherein the lid body insert comprises a secondary liquid-letting aperture and an insert axis, the lid body insert being rotatable about the insert axis intermediate open and closed lid body insert positions, the secondary liquid-letting aperture being rotatably positionable in superior adjacency to the primary liquid-letting aperture when in an open lid body insert position for enabling liquid egression via both the primary and secondary liquid-letting apertures, the secondary liquid-letting aperture being rotatably re-positionable in lateral adjacency to the primary liquid-letting aperture for preventing liquid egression from the liquid container.