Patent ID: 7014077

Claim:
A container comprising: wall means for defining a volume to contain matter; a mouth positioned in said wall means for passing matter into and out of said volume; a cap sized to fit on said mouth and positionable between a closed position in which said cap is positioned on said mouth to inhibit the movement of said matter into and out of said volume and an open position in which said cap is removed from said mouth for the movement of matter therethrough; a tether having a first end and second end with a stretch therein between, said first end being secured to one of said wall means and said mouth and a second end secured to said cap, said tether being movable between a stored position in which said tether is positioned substantially within said mouth and a deployed position in which said tether extends from one of said mouth and said wall means to said cap in its open position, said stretch being formed to be a selected geometric shape in said stored condition and formed of a material having a memory urging said stretch toward said stored position.