WHATIS CLAIMEDIS:
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`A lid for a beverage container, the lid comprising:
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`a lid base defining a drinking opening therethrough;
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`a closure coupled to the lid base, the closure movable between a closed position in which the
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`closure covers the drinking opening and an open position in which the closure does not cover the
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`drinking opening;
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`a latching membercoupledto the lid base, the latching memberconfigured to selectively
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`retain the closure in the closed position; and
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`a handle coupledto the lid base, the handle movable betweena first handle position and a
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`second handle position,
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`wherein, in response to the handle moving from thefirst handle position to the second handle
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`position, the latching member movesfrom a latching position to an unlatchedposition,
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`wherein, in the latching position, the latching memberretains the closure in the closed
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`position when the closureis in the closed position,
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`wherein, in the unlatched position, the latching memberdoes not retain the closure, and
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`wherein the closure is biased toward the open position such that the closure automatically
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`moves from the closed position to the open position when the latching member movesto the
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`unlatched position.
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`3.
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`The lid of claim 1, wherein the handle is a carry loop.
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`Thelid of claim 1, wherein the handle rotates about a handle rotation axis to move between
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`the first handle position and the second handle position.
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`Thelid of claim 3, wherein the closure rotates about a closure rotation axis to move between
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`the closed position and the open position, and
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`wherein the closure and the handle are independently rotatable.
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`5.
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`Thelid of claim 3, wherein the closure rotates about a closure rotation axis to move between
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`the closed position and the open position, and
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`wherein the handle rotation axis is spaced apart from the closure rotation axis.
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`6.
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`The lid of claim 1, wherein when the handle is in the second handle position, the handle
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`extends from the lid body at a downward angle.
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`7.
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`The lid of claim 1, wherein when the handle is in the first handle position, registration
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`features of the handle and of the lid base cooperate to resist rotation of the handle relative to the lid
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`base.
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`8.
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`The lid of claim 1, wherein the handle is movable amongthefirst handle position, the second
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`handle position, and a third handle position, and
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`wherein the third handle position is a carrying position.
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`9.
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`The lid of claim 1, wherein when the handle is in the second handle position, the handle
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`extends from the lid body at a downward angle, and
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`wherein when the handle is in the third handle position, the handle extends vertically from
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`the lid body.
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`10.
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`The lid of claim 1, wherein, between the first handle position and the second handle position,
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`the handle is biasedto first handle position.
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`11.—The lid of claim 1, wherein the latching memberslides linearly to move betweenthe latching
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`position and the unlatched position.
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`12.
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`Thelid of claim 1, wherein the handle rotates about an axis to move betweenthefirst handle
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`position and the second handle position, and
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`wherein the latching memberslides linearly to move between the latching position and the
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`unlatching position.
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`13.
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`The lid of claim 1, wherein when the handle moves from thefirst handle position to the
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`second handle position, a portion of the handle pushes the latching memberto the unlatched
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`position.
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`14.
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`The lid of claim 1, wherein the latching member comprisesa first latching portion positioned
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`on a right side of the lid and a second latching portion positioned on a left side ofthe lid.
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`The lid of claim 1, wherein the latching memberis biased toward the latching position.
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`16.
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`The lid of claim 15, wherein in responseto the latching member moving from the unlatched
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`position to the latching position, the handle moves from the second handle position to thefirst
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`handle position.
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`The lid of claim 1, further comprising a lock movable between a locked position, in which
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`movement of the latching memberis inhibited by the lock, and an unlockedposition, in which
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`movement of latching memberis not inhibited by the lock.
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`18.=The lid of claim 1, further comprising a lock movable between a locked position, in which
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`movementof the handle is inhibited by the lock, and an unlockedposition, in which movement of
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`handle is not inhibited by the lock.
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`19.
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`The lid of claim 1, wherein the handle is the only actuation mechanism for unlatching the
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`closure.
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`20.
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`A beverage container comprising:
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`the lid of claim 1; and
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`a vessel,
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`wherein the lid is configured to attach to and close an opening of the vessel, to contain a
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`beveragetherein.
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`21.
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`A lid for a beverage container, the lid comprising:
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`a lid base defining a drinking opening therethrough;
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`a closure coupled to the lid base, the closure movable between a closed position in which the
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`closure covers the drinking opening and an open position in which the closure does not cover the
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`drinking opening; and
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`a handle coupled to the lid base, the handle rotatable about a handle rotation axis,
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`wherein whenthe closure is in the closed position, the closure remainsin the closed position
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`whenthe handle is rotated within a first handle range, and
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`wherein in response to the handle being rotated beyondthefirst handle range when the
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`closure is in the closed position, the closure automatically moves from the closed position to the
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`open position.
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`22.
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`The lid of claim 21, wherein the handle can extendvertically from the lid base within the first
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`handle range.
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`23.
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`The lid of claim 21, wherein thefirst handle range is at least 90 degrees.
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`24.
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`The lid of claim 21, wherein the first handle range endsat a handle position that extends
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`horizontally from the lid base such that rotating the handle to a declined position when the closureis
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`in the closed position causes the closure to automatically move from the closed position to the open
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`position.
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`25.
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`The lid of claim 21, wherein the handle can be rotated beyondthefirst handle range by
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`rotating the handle inafirst rotational direction but not by rotating the handle in a secondrotational
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`direction.
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`The lid of claim 25, wherein the closure rotates in the first rotational direction when moving
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`from the closed position to the open position.
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`27.
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`A method for unsealing a drinking opening of a beverage container, the method comprising:
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`rotating a handle of a beverage container lid in a first rotational direction about a handle axis,
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`wherein rotating the handle in the first rotational direction causes a closure of the lid to open and
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`thereby unseal the drinking opening; and
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`releasing the handle, wherein releasing the handle causes the handle to rotate about the
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`handle axis in a second rotational direction opposite the first rotational direction while the closure
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`remains in an open position.
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`28.
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`The method of claim 27, wherein the closure of the lid opens by rotating in thefirst rotational
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`direction about a closure axis.
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`The method of claim 27, wherein rotating the handle in the first rotational direction
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`comprises rotating the handle from a horizontal position to a declined position.
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`30.
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`The method of claim 27, wherein rotating the handle in thefirst rotational direction causes a
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`latching memberretaining the closure in a closed position to unlatch.
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