Patent ID: 8839983
Filing Date: 2014-09-23
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A beverage container comprising: a container body having a side wall member and a bottom member, and a liquid retaining cavity therebetween, the container body having a first mating member adjacent a bottom of the container body; and, a snap-ring having a second mating member, the snap-ring connected to the container body adjacent the bottom of the container body via a mating connection between the first mating member and the second mating member, wherein the first mating member comprises one of a detent and a protrusion, wherein the second mating member comprises the other of the detent and the protrusion, wherein the snap-ring comprises an inner ring partially surrounded by an outer ring, and wherein the inner ring is made of a rigid material and wherein the outer ring is made of a thermoplastic elastomer, the thermoplastic elastomer of the snap ring abutting an exterior surface of the container body to define a first seal area, and a second portion of the snap-ring contacting the bottom member of the container body to define a second seal area, the first and second seal areas creating a substantially fluid-tight seal between the snap-ring and the container body.