Patent ID: 7093735

Claim:
A fluid vessel with a retractable straw comprising: a container having a threaded upper spout that is threadingly engaged to a lid; said lid formed of an upper cap covering a lower lid assembly, said upper cap attached to and covering a housing base and forming an orifice through which said retractable straw extends in a vertical, linearly actuated manner, wherein said straw forms generally cylindrical tube having a series of linearly aligned rack gears circumscribing an outer tube surface; lifting cam having radially extended gears and pivotally supported by an axle upon a housing base; a linearly tracking actuation button guided perpendicular to said lifting cam for driving a transfer gear having series of linearly aligned, vertically extended gear detente; and an actuation button spring urged against said transfer gear; wherein said straw penetrates downward through said lower lid assembly to form a fluid communication between a straw drinking orifice the fluid volume of the fluid vessel.