Handle operated hydration sipper lid

Abstract

Various examples are provided for a container cap with a handle-operated sipper. In some examples, among others, the container cap can include a lid bottom, a sipper coupled to the lid bottom, and a connecting bar coupled to the sipper. The container cap can include a handle for receiving a force and mechanically transmitting the force to the connecting bar. The connecting bar can rotate the sipper to an open position or a closed position when the handle mechanically transmits the force.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A hydration bottle, comprising:
 a container; and   a container cap coupled to the container, the container cap comprising:
 a body having a cavity formed therein; 
 a sipper coupled to the body within the cavity, the sipper moveable from an open position to a closed position; and 
 a handle coupled to the sipper within the body, the handle actuating the rotation of the sipper, 
 wherein the sipper is in the open position when the handle is pushed into the body, and wherein the sipper is in the closed position when the handle is pulled outwardly from the body. 
   
     
     
         2 . The hydration bottle of  claim 1 , wherein the body comprises a lid top and a lid bottom, wherein the lid top is removably coupled to the lid bottom. 
     
     
         3 . A container cap, comprising:
 a body having a cavity formed therein;   a sipper coupled to the body within the cavity, the sipper moveable from an open position to a closed position; and   a handle coupled to the sipper within the body, the handle actuating the rotation of the sipper,   wherein the sipper is in the open position when the handle is pushed into the body, and wherein the sipper is in the closed position when the handle is pulled outwardly from the body.   
     
     
         4 . The container cap of  claim 3 , wherein the body comprises a lid top and a lid bottom, wherein the lid top is removably coupled to the lid bottom. 
     
     
         5 . A container cap, comprising:
 a lid bottom configured to be removably coupled to a container;   a sipper coupled to the lid bottom;   a connecting bar coupled to the sipper;   a handle for receiving at least one force and mechanically transmitting the at least one force to the connecting bar, the handle being coupled to the connecting bar within a cavity defined by the lid bottom, the handle being translatable relative to the lid bottom about at least one axis; and   the connecting bar configured to rotate the sipper to an open position or a closed position when the handle mechanically transmits the at least one force.   
     
     
         6 . The container cap of  claim 5 , wherein:
 the lid bottom comprises a lid bottom channel; and   the sipper comprises a sipper channel configured to be fluidly coupled to the lid bottom channel when the sipper is in the open position.   
     
     
         7 . The container cap of  claim 6 , wherein the at least one axis is substantially perpendicular to the lid bottom channel. 
     
     
         8 . The container cap of  claim 6 , wherein the connecting bar being configured to rotate the sipper to the open position comprises the connecting bar being configured to rotate the sipper channel into alignment with the lid bottom channel. 
     
     
         9 . The container cap of  claim 5 , further comprising:
 a lid top removably coupled to the lid bottom, the lid top defining a through-cut for the sipper.   
     
     
         10 . The container cap of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 a sipper cover coupled to the lid top and configured to receive a closing force applied by the sipper that causes the sipper cover to rotate to cover at least a sipping portion of the sipper when the sipper is in the closed position.   
     
     
         11 . The container cap of  claim 10 , further comprising a spring coupled to the lid top and the sipper cover that biases the sipper cover to rotate to uncover the at least the sipping portion of the sipper. 
     
     
         12 . The container cap of  claim 11 , wherein at least a portion of the sipping portion of the sipper is adapted to contact a contact point of the sipper cover to resist the spring that biases the sipper cover to rotate to uncover the at least the sipping portion when the sipper is in the closed position. 
     
     
         13 . The container cap of  claim 9 , wherein the lid top being removably coupled to the lid bottom defines a pair of openings for a pair of longitudinal bars of the handle to extend therethrough. 
     
     
         14 . The container cap of  claim 9 , wherein the lid top being removably coupled to the lid bottom comprises a hook of the lid top being removably coupled to a shelf of the lid bottom. 
     
     
         15 . The container cap of  claim 9 , wherein the lid top being removably coupled to the lid bottom comprises a clip of the lid top being removably coupled to a cut-out defined by a sidewall of the lid bottom. 
     
     
         16 . The container cap of  claim 6 , wherein the open position is associated with an interaction of an aperture of the handle with a detent formed in the lid bottom. 
     
     
         17 . The container cap of  claim 6 , wherein distal ends of the connecting bar are coupled to the sipper. 
     
     
         18 . The container cap of  claim 17 , wherein the distal ends of the connecting bar are adapted to be flexed outwardly and released to engage in recesses of the sipper. 
     
     
         19 . The container cap of  claim 6 , wherein the closed position is associated with an interaction of terminating ends of the handle with an edge of the cavity defined by the lid bottom. 
     
     
         20 . The container cap of  claim 6 , wherein proximal ends of the connecting bar are coupled to terminating ends of the handle.