Patent ID: 7124907

Claim:
A closure for a container adapted to house a beverage therein, the closure comprising: a cap having a mating feature for interfacing with a corresponding feature of a container to secure the cap thereto, the cap also including an orifice therethrough and a channel therewithin, the channel receiving a sliding member therein; and a flexible conduit for establishing fluid communication with a beverage within the container, wherein the sliding member is operative to position the flexible conduit between an open position and a closed position, where the open position enables fluid communication between a drinking end and an interior of the container, and where at least a portion of the flexible conduit is located within the channel in the closed position; wherein a first portion of the channel is uncovered when the flexible conduit is in the closed position and a second portion of the channel is occupied by the sliding member when the flexible conduit is in the closed position; and wherein the first portion of the channel is occupied by the sliding member when the flexible conduit is in the open position and the second portion of the channel is uncovered when the flexible conduit is in the open position.