Patent ID: 8777048

Claim:
A drink container, comprising: a self-supporting fluid container having a neck with an opening, a fluid container base, and a wall structure extending between the neck and the fluid container base; wherein the fluid container includes an internal compartment sized to hold potable drink fluid, and further wherein the fluid container has a semi-rigid construction; and a cap assembly removably coupled to the fluid container to cover the opening, the cap assembly comprising: a cap assembly base coupled to the neck of the fluid container; a drink spout extending in at least a defined orientation relative to the cap assembly base and having an outlet, wherein the drink spout defines at least a portion of a fluid conduit for drink fluid to flow from the fluid container through the drink spout; a self-sealing mouthpiece fluidly coupled to the drink spout and including a sealable opening through which drink fluid may be selectively dispensed from the drink container to a user, wherein the mouthpiece is selectively configured between a closed configuration, in which the mouthpiece is adapted to prevent drink fluid from being dispensed therethrough, and an open configuration, in which the mouthpiece is adapted to permit drink fluid to be dispensed therethrough, wherein the mouthpiece is biased to automatically return from the open configuration to the closed configuration, and further wherein the mouthpiece is further adapted to emit drink fluid from the fluid container responsive to a user squeezing the fluid container; and a manual shut off valve adapted to selectively restrict the flow of drink fluid from the fluid container through the outlet of the drink spout; wherein the drink spout has a central axis, wherein the manual shut off valve includes a rotatable mechanism that selectively obstructs a portion of the fluid conduit upstream from the outlet of the drink spout when the manual shut off valve is in a closed configuration, and further wherein rotation of at least the drink spout relative to the cap assembly base and about the central axis selectively configures the manual shut off valve to a dispensing configuration, in which drink fluid may flow through the manual shut off valve to the outlet of the drink spout.