Patent ID: 6598770
Filing Date: 2003-07-29
Classification: A45F

Abstract:
A portable liquid container comprising:an elongated, flexible container, the container having a passage for receiving liquids, and a closing member for closing the passage, the container further having a first end and a second end, the first and second ends having fastening members for fastening the first end to the second end such that the container may be belted about a user; a hollow mating member having a first end, the first end having an opening positioned within the container, and a second end, the second end having an opening positioned outside the container; a hollow collection member positioned within the container, the collection member having a first end and a second end, the first end being positioned within the container to receive liquids from within the container, the collection member second end being mated with the mating member for liquid passage through the mating member; an extendable and flexible straw having a first end and a second end, the first end being mated with the mating member for liquid passage into the straw, the straw first end being rotatable with respect to the mating member; and a winder mechanism positioned on the container, the winder mechanism receiving the straw from the mating member, coiling the straw within the winder mechanism, and discharging the straw second end from within the winder mechanism, the winder mechanism allowing the straw to be uncoiled and extended beyond the winder mechanism, the winder mechanism having a spring for rewinding the extended straw within the winder mechanism.