Patent ID: 8657148

Claim:
A container comprising: a main body defining an interior cavity accessible through an opening at an upper end of the main body, the main body having a rim about the opening; and a lid removably secured to the rim of the main body to enclose the interior cavity, the removable lid including an outer wall integrally connected to an inner wall, the inner wall spaced radially inward of the outer wall by an intermediate wall thereby defining a recess and a channel, the recess and the channel positioned on opposite sides of the intermediate wall, the recess configured to receive the rim of the main body; an upper portion received within the channel, the upper portion formed of a soft, flexible material, the upper portion having a convex surface, and a spout integrally molded with the upper portion and extending from the upper portion at a location offset from a center of the lid, the spout shaped and sized to be received inside a child's mouth, the spout including a wall and a flexible membrane formed from the wall, the membrane having a convex surface facing a distal end of the spout and forming a cavity within the distal end of the spout, and a valve formed within the membrane and configured to provide fluid communication between the interior cavity and the child's mouth when sufficient pressure is applied to the distal end of the spout.