Patent ID: 7918363

Claim:
A resealable fluid container, which comprises: a main body having an upper end and a lower end situated opposite the upper end, at least one sidewall extending between the upper end and the lower end, and a bottom wall joined to at least one sidewall at the lower end of the main body, the main body defining an interior cavity for holding a fluid; a lid joined to the main body at the upper end thereof and creating a fluid tight seal with the main body, the lid having an opening formed through the thickness thereof, the lid having an upper surface and a lower surface situated opposite the upper surface; a tubular member, the tubular member having a lower open end and an upper open end situated axially opposite the lower open end, and defining a bore extending axially between the lower end and the upper end and in fluid communication with the lower open end and the upper open end of the tubular member, the tubular member being joined to the lid and extending outwardly from the lower surface thereof at least partially into the interior cavity defined by the main body of the container, with the upper open end of the tubular member being aligned and in fluid communication with the opening formed in the lid, the tubular member having an outer surface and an inner surface situated radially inwardly of the outer surface, the inner surface of the tubular surface being helically threaded; a sealing cap, the sealing cap having an upper end and a lower end situated axially opposite the upper end, and defining a main body extending axially between the upper end and lower end, the main body having an outer surface, the outer surface being helically threaded, the main body of the sealing cap being dimensioned with respect to the tubular member so as to be threadingly receivable by and at least partially within the bore of the tubular member to form a fluid tight seal therewith, the sealing cap being threadingly removeable from the bore of the tubular member to allow fluid contents contained in the interior cavity of the main body to pass through the bore of the tubular member and the opening of the lid.