Patent ID: 8376173

Claim:
A drinking container comprising: a main body defining an interior cavity accessible through an opening at an upper end of the main body, the main body having a rim about the opening; and a removable lid secured to the rim of the main body to enclose the interior cavity, the removable lid including an outer wall, an inner support structure supported by the outer wall, the inner support structure having a first wall, a member extending from the first wall, a protrusion including a second wall positioned opposite the first wall, the second wall having a first portion substantially parallel with respect to the first wall and a curved portion extending upward from the first portion, and an opening between the member and the second wall; a straw positioned in the opening and coupled to the inner support structure, the straw having a lower portion extending into the interior cavity of the main body and an upper portion extending through the opening; and a removable cover coupled to the removable lid, the cover including an opening configured to receive the upper portion of the straw and a slide mechanism configured to slide within the opening of the cover and bend the upper portion of the straw along the curved portion of the second wall and enclose the upper portion of the straw within the cover.