Claims
- 1. A beverage container comprising:
- a body with a closed bottom end and a top end;
- a lid closing said top end of said body, said lid defining a normally closed orifice;
- a floating member disposed within said body, said floating member being urged against said lid when a liquid is disposed within said container;
- a straw associated with said floating member; and
- a buoyant member unitary with said straw, said buoyant member urging said straw into engagement with said lid, said buoyant member further comprising a formed contour for cooperating with said closed bottom end of said body to temporarily secure said straw to said body.
- 2. A beverage container comprising:
- a body with a closed bottom end and a top end;
- a lid closing said top end of said body, said lid defining a normally closed orifice;
- a floating member disposed within said body, said floating member being urged against said lid when a liquid is disposed within said container;
- a straw associated with said floating member; and
- a buoyant member unitary with said straw, said buoyant member urging said straw into engagement with said lid, said closed bottom end of said body being formed to define a contour for cooperating with said buoyant member to temporarily secure said straw to said body.
- 3. A beverage container comprising:
- a body with a closed bottom end and a top end;
- a lid closing said top end of said body, said lid defining a normally closed orifice;
- a floating member disposed within said body, said floating member being urged against said lid when a liquid is disposed within said container;
- a straw associated with said floating member;
- means for temporarily securing said straw to said body; and
- a buoyant member unitary with said straw, said buoyant member urging said straw into engagement with said lid, said buoyant member being disposed orthogonally to said straw when said straw is temporarily secured to said body, said buoyant member migrating from said orthogonal position to a generally vertical position relative to said straw when said means for temporarily securing said straw releases said straw.
- 4. The beverage container according to claim 3 wherein, said buoyant member elevates said straw through said orifice when said straw is aligned with said orifice.
- 5. The beverage container according to claim 3 wherein, said buoyant member further comprises a formed contour for cooperating with said closed bottom end of said body to temporarily secure said straw to said body.
- 6. The beverage container according to claim 3 wherein, said floating member includes an aperture for engaging said straw.
- 7. The beverage container according to claim 6 wherein, said aperture includes a radiused entrance end for slidably receiving said straw therethrough.
- 8. The beverage container according to claim 3 wherein, said straw includes a flexible section.
- 9. The beverage container according to claim 8 wherein, said flexible section includes a plurality of inwardly oriented pleats.
- 10. A beverage container according to claim 8 wherein, said flexible section provides a bend in said straw for orthogonally positioning said buoyant member relative to a remainder of said straw.
- 11. The beverage container according to claim 3 further comprising means for temporarily securing said floating member to said buoyant member.
- 12. The beverage container according to claim 3 wherein, said closed bottom end of said body is formed to define a contour for cooperating with said buoyant member to temporarily secure said straw to said body.
- 13. The beverage container according to claim 3 further comprising means for temporarily securing said straw to said floating member.
- 14. The beverage container according to claim 3 wherein, said floating member includes contours therein for accommodating said straw.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/856,838, filed May 15, 1997 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,819,979.
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