Abstract: A beverage-container carrier and sipping assembly (10) that is designed to replace the cap on a conventional bottle-type beverage container (60) or to be directly attached to the circumferential edge (72) of a sport bottle (71) or an opened beverage can (70). The assembly (10) consists of a dome shaped cover (12, 14) that has attached a carrying strap (40) and a straw bore (20) on its upper surface that to accepts a drinking straw (22). The strap can be adjusted to an optimum length to hand carry the cover or to a length that allows the assembly (10) to be placed around a person's neck or shoulders. In either case, the strap (40) is attached to the containers cover (12, 14) at points that correspond to the container (60) shoulder or center-of-gravity. Therefore, the container is comfortably balanced and supported when held by the strap (40). A vertically or horizontally oriented handle (50, 54) can be added to the cover (12, 14) to increase the assembly utility.

Abstract: A beverage-container carrier and sipping assembly (10) that is designed to replace the cap on a conventional bottle-type beverage container (60) or to be diretly attached to the circumferential edge (72) of a sport bottle (71) or an opened beverage can (70). The assembly (10) consists of a dome shaped cover (12,14) that has attached a carrying strap (40) and a straw bore (20) on its upper surface that to accepts a drinking straw (22). The strap can be adjusted to an optimum length to hand carry the cover or to a length that allows the assembly (10) to be placed around a person's neck or shoulders. In either case, the strap (40) is attached to the containers cover (12,14) at points that correspond to the container (60) shoulder or center-of-gravity. Therefore, the container is comfortably balanced and supported when held by the strap (40). A vertically or horizontally oriented handle (50,54) can be added to the cover (12,14) to increase the assembly utility.