Patent ID: 6354460
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
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 an orifice; a closure tab disposed within said orifice; a floating member disposed within said body, said floating member being disposed adjacent said lid when a liquid is disposed within said container, said floating member having a first cylindrical wall defining a first straw aperture, a second cylindrical wall defining a second straw aperture and an outer cylindrical wall disposed around said first and second cylindrical walls and said first, second cylindrical walls extending at least as far in an axial direction as said outer cylindrical wall; a first straw disposed within said first straw aperture; a second straw disposed within said second straw aperture; and means for deflecting said closure tab into said container to open said orifice, said closure tab engaging said floating member to move said floating member and thereby align one of said first and second straws with said orifice.