1. A container for liquids intended to be heated or cooled, comprising:
a body having a base and a peripheral wall extending upwardly from the base and defining a container interior and a lid opening;
a lid which closably mates with the lid opening, with a drinking opening defined in the lid;
at least one flow slot extending radially within the lid for fluid communication between the drinking opening and the container interior;
a thermal pack receptacle defined in the lid lower than the flow slot; and
a thermal pack which mates with the thermal pack receptacle such that the thermal pack is releasably received by the thermal pack receptacle, the thermal pack and the thermal pack receptacle making continuous peripheral contact to releasably secure the thermal pack relative to the lid.
2. The container of claim 1, wherein the flow slot extends within a vertically extending wall of the lid.
3. The container of claim 1, wherein the flow slot extends within a sloping wall of the lid.
4. The container of claim 3, wherein a plurality of flow slots are circumferentially spaced in a conical wall of the lid, with the conical wall extending upwardly and outwardly relative to a central axis of the container.
5. The container of claim 1, wherein the thermal pack includes threads which mate with threads of the thermal pack receptacle for receiving the thermal pack.
6. The container of claim 1, wherein the thermal pack comprises:
a phase change material sealed within a thermal pack enclosure.
7. The container of claim 1, wherein the thermal pack receptacle receives the thermal pack in a location which is centered relative to the container.
8. The container of claim 7, wherein the drinking opening is centered relative to the container.
9. The container of claim 1, wherein the drinking opening is centered relative to the container.
10. The container of claim 1, further comprising a movable closure member for the drinking opening.
11. The container of claim 1, wherein the body contacts the thermal pack to support the thermal pack relative to the container.
12. The container of claim 11, wherein the container comprises a lower thermal pack receptacle extending upward from the base, the lower thermal pack receptacle making contact with a lower portion of the thermal pack to support the thermal pack relative to the container.
13. The container of claim 12, wherein the lower thermal pack receptacle comprises threads, and wherein the thermal pack includes lower threads which mate with threads of the lower thermal pack receptacle for supporting the thermal pack relative to the container.
14. The container of claim 11, wherein the body comprises support fins extending from the peripheral wall for contact with the thermal pack.
15. The container of claim 1, wherein the lid comprises threads which mate with threads on the body of the container to releasably attach the lid to the body.
16. A thermal lid for a beverage container comprising:
a lid having a drinking opening accessible in a top of the lid, the lid comprising:
at least one flow slot projecting radially within the lid for fluid communication between the drinking opening and a container interior beneath the lid;
a horizontal wall extending beneath the flow slot;
a vertical wall projecting downward from the horizontal wall, the vertical wall and the horizontal wall jointly defining a thermal pack receptacle separated from the flow slot; and
a thermal pack which mates with the thermal pack receptacle such that the thermal pack is received by the thermal pack receptacle.
17. The thermal lid of claim 16, wherein the thermal pack receptacle makes continuous peripheral contact with the thermal pack to releasably secure the thermal pack relative to the lid.
18. The thermal lid of claim 16, wherein a plurality of flow slots are circumferentially spaced in a conical wall of the lid, with the conical wall extending upwardly and outwardly relative to a central axis of the lid.
19. The thermal lid of claim 16, wherein the lid permits vertical viewing through the lid through the at least one flow slot and through the drinking opening.
20. A method of forming a thermal lid, comprising:
molding a lid as a single unitary piece from plastic, the lid comprising:
a drinking opening accessible in a top of the lid;
at least one flow slot projecting radially within the lid for fluid communication between the drinking opening and a container interior beneath the lid;
a horizontal wall extending lower than the flow slot; and
a vertical wall projecting downward from the horizontal wall, the vertical wall and the horizontal wall jointly defining a thermal pack receptacle separated from the flow slot; and
inserting a thermal pack at least partially into the thermal pack receptacle such that the thermal pack is received and held by the single piece molded lid.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A pneumatic tire comprising: at least four circumferential main grooves extending in a tire circumferential direction, and a plurality of rib-like land portions that are partitioned and formed by the circumferential main grooves in a tread portion, wherein
when a pair of the circumferential main grooves on an outermost side in a tire width direction are referred to as \u201cshoulder main grooves\u201d; left and right land portions of the land portions partitioned by the shoulder main grooves on an inner side in the tire width direction are referred to as \u201csecond land portions\u201d; a first of the second land portions is referred to as an \u201couter side second land portion\u201d, and a second of the second land portions is referred to as an \u201cinner side second land portion\u201d,
the outer side second land portion comprises: a zigzag narrow groove having a zigzag shape, extending in the tire circumferential direction, and dividing the outer side second land portion in the tire width direction; and a plurality of sipes disposed at a predetermined pitch in the tire circumferential direction, extending from an edge portion on an outer side in the tire width direction of the outer side second land portion toward the inner side in the tire width direction, and communicating with the zigzag narrow groove,
wherein the zigzag narrow groove comprises a first inclined portion inclining at an angle of inclination \u03b11 with respect to the tire circumferential direction, and a second inclined portion inclining at an angle of inclination \u03b12 with respect to the tire circumferential direction, the first inclined portion and the second inclined portion being connected alternately; the angle of inclination \u03b11 of the, first inclined portion is such that 2\xb0\u2266\u03b11\u226610\xb0; and the angle of inclination \u03b12 of the second inclined portion is such that 40\xb0\u2266\u03b12\u226690\xb0.
2. A pneumatic tire: comprising at least four circumferential main grooves extending in a tire circumferential direction, and a plurality of rib-like land portions that are partitioned and formed by the circumferential main grooves in a tread portion, wherein
when a pair of the circumferential main grooves on the outermost side in a tire width direction are referred to as \u201cshoulder main grooves\u201d; left and right land portions of the land portions partitioned by the shoulder main grooves on an inner side in the tire width direction are referred to as \u201csecond land portions\u201d; a first of the second land portions is referred to as an \u201couter side second land portion\u201d, and a second of the second land portions is referred to as an \u201cinner side second land portion\u201d,
the outer side second land portion comprises: a zigzag narrow groove having a zigzag shape, extending in the tire circumferential direction, and dividing the outer side second land portion in the tire width direction; and a plurality of sipes disposed at a predetermined pitch in the tire circumferential direction, extending from an edge portion on an outer side in the tire width direction of the outer side second land portion toward the inner side in the tire width direction, and terminating prior to the zigzag narrow groove, leaving a gap for ventilation,
wherein the zigzag narrow groove comprises a first inclined portion inclining at an angle of inclination \u03b11 with respect to the tire circumferential direction, and a second inclined portion inclining at an angle of inclination \u03b12 with respect to the tire circumferential direction, the first inclined portion and the second inclined portion being connected alternately; the angle of inclination \u03b11 of the first inclined portion is such that 2\xb0\u2266\u03b11\u226610\xb0; and the angle of inclination \u03b12 of the second inclined portion is such that 40\xb0\u2266\u03b12\u226690\xb0.
3. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1, wherein a width W1 of the outer side second land portion and a distance D1 from the edge portion on the inner side in the tire width direction of the outer side second land portion to a center line of the zigzag narrow groove are such that 0.20\u2266D1W1\u22660.40.
4. (canceled)
5. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1, wherein a groove width W2 of the first inclined portion is such that 1.0 mm\u2266W2\u22663.0 mm.
6. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1, wherein an angle of inclination \u03b21 of the sipes with respect to the tire circumferential direction is such that 50\xb0\u2266\u03b21\u226680\xb0.
7. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1, wherein when a sipe of the outer side second land portion is referred to as a \u201cfirst sipe\u201d,
the outer side second land portion comprises a second sipe being disposed between adjacent first sipes and crossing the outer side second land portion in the tire width direction.
8. The pneumatic tire according to claim 7, wherein an angle of inclination \u03b22 of the second sipe with respect to the tire circumferential direction is such that 50\xb0\u2266\u03b22\u226680\xb0.
9. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1, wherein the inner side second land portion comprises a sipe extending from the edge portion on the outer side in the tire width direction toward the inner side in the tire width direction.
10. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1, wherein the inner side second land portion comprises a chamfered portion in the edge portion on the inner side in the tire width direction.
11. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1, wherein the inner side second land portion comprises a circumferential narrow groove extending in the tire circumferential direction and partitioning a rib-like long portion in the edge portion on the inner side in the tire width direction of the inner side second land portion.
12. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1, wherein when a single or a plurality of the land portions between the outer side second land portion and the inner side second land portion is referred to as a \u201ccentral land portion\u201d,
at least the central land portion adjacent to the outer side second land portion comprises a sipe extending from the edge portion of the outer side second land portion side toward the inner side in the tire width direction along an extended line of the second sipe.
13. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1, wherein when a single or a plurality of the land portions between the outer side second land portion and the inner side second land portion is referred to as a \u201ccentral land portion\u201d,
at least the central land portion adjacent to the inner side second land portion comprises a chamfered portion on the edge portion of the inner side second land portion.
14. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1, wherein when a single or a plurality of the land portions between the outer side second land portion and the inner side second land portion is referred to as a \u201ccentral land portion\u201d,
at least one of the central land portions comprises a sipe in an edge portion thereof.
15. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1, having a designated mounting direction on a vehicle wherein the outer side second land portion is an outer side in a vehicle width direction.
16. (canceled)
17. (canceled)
18. (canceled)
19. (canceled)
20. (canceled)