Drinkware Lid

Abstract

A lid for a container includes a base and a slidable cover. The base includes a lid track and a drinking aperture. The slidable cover is attached to a top surface of the base. The slidable cover includes a lid guide that engages the lid track, a straw aperture, and a straw cover that removably covers the straw aperture. The slidable cover is movable along the top surface of the base from a closed position, in which the straw aperture overlaps at least a portion of the drinking aperture, to a retracted position, in which at least a portion of the drinking aperture is not covered by the slidable cover.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A lid for a container, the lid comprising:
 a lid connector that engages the container;   a base attached to the lid connector, wherein the base comprises a lid track and a drinking aperture; and   a slidable cover attached to a top surface of the base, the slidable cover comprising:
 a lid guide that engages the lid track; 
 a straw aperture; and 
 a straw cover that removably covers the straw aperture; 
   wherein the slidable cover is movable along the top surface of the base from a closed position, in which the straw aperture overlaps at least a portion of the drinking aperture, to a retracted position, in which at least a portion of the drinking aperture is not covered by the slidable cover.   
     
     
         2 . The lid for a container of  claim 1 , wherein the lid track comprises a first rail and a second rail. 
     
     
         3 . The lid for a container of  claim 2 , wherein the lid guide comprises:
 a first lid guide that engages the first lid rail; and   a second lid guide that engages the second lid rail.   
     
     
         4 . The lid for a container of  claim 1 , wherein the lid track comprises a recess. 
     
     
         5 . The lid for a container of  claim 1 , wherein the lid track comprises a recess extending along a diameter of the lid. 
     
     
         6 . The lid for a container of  claim 1 , wherein the lid track comprises a rail extending along a diameter of the lid. 
     
     
         7 . The lid for a container of  claim 1 , wherein the slidable cover moves linearly along a diameter of the lid. 
     
     
         8 . The lid for a container of  claim 7 , wherein the straw cover pivots at a straw cover hinge between an open position and a closed position. 
     
     
         9 . The lid for a container of  claim 8 , wherein the straw cover pivots toward a center of the lid when moving from the closed position to the open position. 
     
     
         10 . The lid for a container of  claim 7 , wherein the straw aperture and the straw cover are located on a forward portion of the slidable cover. 
     
     
         11 . The lid for a container of  claim 10 , wherein the slidable cover further comprises a grip protruding from a top surface of the slidable cover. 
     
     
         12 . The lid for a container of  claim 7 , wherein an entirety of the straw aperture overlaps with the drinking aperture when the slidable cover is in the closed position. 
     
     
         13 . The lid for a container of  claim 7 , wherein an entirety of the drinking aperture is exposed when the slidable cover is in the retracted position. 
     
     
         14 . The lid for a container of  claim 3 , wherein the slidable cover moves linearly on the first rail and the second rail along a diameter of the lid. 
     
     
         15 . The lid for a container of  claim 14 , wherein the straw cover pivots at a straw cover hinge between an open position and a closed position. 
     
     
         16 . The lid for a container of  claim 15 , the straw cover pivots toward a center of the lid when moving from the closed position to the open position. 
     
     
         17 . The lid for a container of  claim 14 , wherein the straw aperture and the straw cover are located on a forward portion of the slidable cover. 
     
     
         18 . The lid for a container of  claim 17 , wherein the slidable cover further comprises a grip protruding from a top surface of the slidable cover. 
     
     
         19 . The lid for a container of  claim 14 , wherein an entirety of the straw aperture overlaps with the drinking aperture when the slidable cover is in the closed position. 
     
     
         20 . The lid for a container of  claim 14 , wherein an entirety of the drinking aperture is exposed when the slidable cover is in the retracted position.