Patent ID: 8453865

Claim:
A beverage container having a tamper-resistant lid comprising: a reservoir having a closed lower end, an outer wall extending upwardly therefrom and an open top in communication with an interior beverage compartment; a rim formed about the outer wall of the reservoir, proximal the upper end; a tamper-resistant lid including a plate with a lip depending therefrom, said lid including a central portion and two opposing side portions, each side portion joined to a side edge of the central portion by a frangible seam that allows each side section to be separated from the central portion with a predetermined amount of force; a plurality of juxtaposed gripping flanges positioned on an inwardly facing surface of the lip that engage a lower surface of said rim when said lid is pressed onto the upper end of said reservoir to secure said lid thereto; a straw receptacle on said lid, said receptacle formed of downwardly-extending flexible flaps that are arranged to form a circular opening for receiving a straw; a straw having a predetermined diameter and an outer surface with an indention formed about an entire periphery thereof, said indention forming a reduced diameter portion and a stop member immediately below, a diameter of the stop member being approximately identical to the predetermined diameter of said straw whereby lifting the straw causes the stop member to lift the flaps upwardly causing damage thereto to alert a user of possible tampering.