Container system and method

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a handle system, as described herein, that is movable between an outer or extended position and an inner or retracted position. In examples, the movable handle may be a component of a container system such as a beverage container. In examples, the system includes an actuator such as a button that, when interacted with, facilitates movement of the handle from a first position to a second position.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A container system comprising:
 a body;   a handle movable between a first position and a second position in relation to the body; and   an actuator, wherein application of a force to the actuator causes the handle to move from the first position to the second position.   
     
     
         2 . The container system of  claim 1 , wherein application of a second force to the handle causes the handle to move from the second position to the first position. 
     
     
         3 . The container system of  claim 1 , wherein the actuator comprises a button. 
     
     
         4 . The container system of  claim 1 , wherein the container system is configured to hold a beverage. 
     
     
         5 . The container system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a first detent in the handle, wherein the actuator is engaged with the first detent when the handle is in the first position;   a second detent in the handle, wherein the actuator is engaged with the second detent when the handle is in the second position; and   an actuator biasing member that exerts an actuator biasing force on the actuator and that engages the actuator in the first detent in the absence of the force to the actuator.   
     
     
         6 . The container system of  claim 1 , further comprising a handle biasing member that exerts a handle biasing force on the handle. 
     
     
         7 . The container system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a lid portion; and   a collar portion connected to the body and to the lid portion, wherein:
 the collar portion comprises the handle and the actuator, and 
 a flowpath is defined through the body, collar portion, and lid portion. 
   
     
     
         8 . A handle apparatus, comprising:
 a handle comprising a body section and a core section, the handle being movable between a first position and a second position;   an actuator comprising a pin, wherein:
 when the handle is in the first position, the pin engages with a first detent of the handle core, and 
 when the handle is in the second position, the pin engages with a second detent of the handle core; 
   a handle biasing member that exerts a first biasing force on the handle to move the handle from the first position to the second position; and   an actuator biasing member that exerts a second biasing force on the actuator to engage the pin with each of the first and second detents.   
     
     
         9 . The handle apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the handle apparatus is a component of a container system. 
     
     
         10 . The handle apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the container system is configured to hold a beverage. 
     
     
         11 . The handle apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the actuator comprises a button. 
     
     
         12 . The handle apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein application of an external force to the actuator when the handle is in the first position causes the pin to disengage from the first detent, wherein the handle biasing member moves the handle from the first position toward the second position, and wherein the actuator biasing member engages the pin with the second detent. 
     
     
         13 . The handle apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein application of an external force to the actuator when the handle is in the second position causes the pin to disengage from the second detent, wherein continued application of the force moves the handle from the second position toward the first position, and wherein the actuator biasing member engages the pin with the first detent. 
     
     
         14 . The handle apparatus of  claim 8 , further comprising a ramped surface between the first detent and the second detent, wherein the pin is guided along the ramped surface when the handle is moving between the first position and the second position. 
     
     
         15 . A method, comprising:
 in response to a first external force being applied to an actuator, causing a handle of a container system to move from a first position to a second position; and   in response to a second external force being applied to the handle, causing the handle to move from the second position to the first position.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 in response to the first external force, disengaging the actuator from a first detent of the handle;   causing, via a handle biasing member force, the handle to move from the first position to the second position; and   in response to an actuator biasing member force, engaging the actuator with a second detent of the handle.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the first external force is applied in a direction opposite the actuator biasing member force, and a magnitude of the first external force is greater than a magnitude of the actuator biasing member force. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 in response to the second external force, disengaging the actuator from a second detent of the handle;   causing, via the continued second external force, the handle to move from the second position to the first position; and   in response to an actuator biasing member force, engaging the actuator with a first detent of the handle.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the second external force is applied in a direction opposite a handle biasing member force, and a magnitude of the second external force is greater than a magnitude of the handle biasing member force. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the actuator comprises a pin, the pin configured to engage with the first detent and the second detent. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the container system is configured to hold a beverage.