Patent ID: 8613369

Claim:
A drinking container system, comprising in combination: a container having a fluid containing chamber; said container having an outer surface surrounding said fluid containing chamber; said container having a neck with an opening therein providing access to said fluid containing chamber; a lid adapted to removably attach to said neck of said container to at least partially close said opening in said neck of said container; a two-part coupling pair including a lid portion that is separate from a container portion; said lid portion and said container portion of said coupling pair adapted to removably attach to each other; said lid portion of said two-part coupling pair anchored to said lid; said container portion of said coupling pair anchored to said container; said container portion of said coupling pair located on a portion of said outer surface of said container spaced from said opening in said neck; wherein said lid portion and said container portion include at least one magnet therebetween configured to provide an attraction force between said separate portions of said two-part coupling pair; wherein said two-part coupling pair includes one magnet and one ferromagnetic material which exhibits an attractive force toward said magnet when placed in proximity to said magnet; wherein said container portion of said two-part coupling pair includes a band of ferromagnetic material with an outer surface for coupling to said lid portion with said magnet included therewith, said band circumscribing a cylindrical outer wall of said container; and said band having a diameter at least as small as a diameter of said container.