Abstract: A food/beverage container includes a cup-shaped main body for containing liquid content, and a cap having a hemisphere body provided with a spouting portion. The cap is designed to be normally or inversely fitted on the cup-shaped main body. The cap includes a first coupling part along an outer circumference configured to attach to and tightly contact a coupling edge of the container for normal fitting in an opposed second coupling part positioned opposite the first coupling part for inversely fitting to the cup-shaped main body.

Abstract: The invention is a container or container lid, including but not limited to a container or lid or container-lid combination of the kind commonly used to distribute bulk-dispensed beverages that features an integrated component used for attaching and holding a straw vertically to the outside of the container. The integrated component may be made a part of the container or a part of the lid, and may take any of a variety of shapes as described in the specification.

Abstract: Systems include one or more storage containers. A container may include one or more segments of a first ultra efficient insulation material shaped to define at least one substantially temperature-stabilized storage region, and an access region, including at least one region of the one or more segments of ultra efficient insulation material configured for at least one perforation by a perforation device, wherein one or more of the at least one perforation is configured to provide for a controlled egress of a discrete quantity of material from the at least one storage region.

Abstract: A vented closure is provided for use on a liquid container. The body of the closure (16) includes a dispensing port and a vent (28) extending therethrough with the vent adjacent the dispensing port (26). The tube (32) extends through the dispensing port (26) and has a flange (38) extending laterally therefrom, engaging the outer surface (20) of the closure body. A flexible seal (40) member is positioned on the tube (32), spaced from the inner surface (28) and having a frusto-conical shape where the inner end (40a) of the member is formed at the tube (32). The outer end (40b) is spaced away from the tube (32) and engages the inner surface (28) of the closure body (16), forming a hollow area (41) between the member (40) and the tube (32). The flexible seal member (40) is movable radially away from the tube (32) and away from the inner surface (28) to the inflow of air through the vent and over the flexible seal member (40).

Abstract: A disposable bag hydration system. A reusable bag sleeve fastening assembly comprises an inner sleeve, an outer sleeve, and a cap. A lip portion of the inner sleeve is inserted into a bag fill hole, and the outer sleeve is positioned over the inner sleeve. A periphery area of bag material around the hole is sealed between portions of inner sleeve and the outer sleeve. A drinking tube is attached to a cap which is secured to the outer sleeve.

Abstract: A portable assembly includes a container including top and bottom openings. The portable assembly includes a locking mechanism having a notched shape positioned at a predetermined distance from the bottom opening of the container and a candy pocket. A second locking mechanism may be also provided using tabs. The cup covered and fastened onto a lid is slipped into the container through the bottom opening thereof, over the locking mechanism, and lowered so the cup and the lid latch onto the locking mechanism supporting or holding the cup and lid in place. The cup and the lid enclose the bottom opening of the container to allow the container to be filled with a snacking food. A handle is attached to opposite sides of the container configured to enable a person to carry together the container, the cup, and the candy.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a disposable container of liquid food products or a cap thereof, having two independent round straw holes to be inserted by two ends of one bent drinking tube, wherein one of the straw holes is provided on a raised block which is on the top surface of the container or cap. The diameters of the straw holes tightly match the diameters of the drinking tube at its two ends, so that the drinking tube can be inserted into the container and pulled out repeatedly. The drinking tube used in the present invention is both for the purpose of drinking and closing the container.

Abstract: A fluid dispensing vessel is described and which includes a container body which has a top dispensing opening, and a longitudinal axis; and a removable lid for selectively occluding the top dispensing opening of the container body. The removable lid has a first aperture which allows fluid to flow from the container body out through the removable lid, and a fluid flowing regulating valve which is slideably borne by the removable lid, and which may be moved by a user from a first position which prohibits fluid flow from the container body, to a second position which allows fluid flow from the container body and through the removable lid.

Abstract: Consumer devices for providing feedback based upon the presence of a liquid in a detection zone, wherein the detection zone is the area in which a change in capacitance is can be detected by a non-contact capacitance sensor and the forms of feedback include the generation of sound, activation/deactivation of alight, a motion or other physical interaction, or display by way of an LCD or LED display panel.

Abstract: A cap for a drinking straw preferably includes a container provided with an inner chamber and with an element to be torn from one of the wall of the container for enabling access within the chamber, and a body attached to the container and provided with a portion adapted to enter at least partly within the drinking channel, whereby the body is adapted so as to form an air passage between the drinking channel and the gas atmosphere when the body extends within the drinking straw.

Abstract: A drink container straw includes a hollow, elongated body. The body has a first end, a second end, an inner wall and an outer wall. The body has a removable cap that seals the first end and a frangible seal located adjacent the second end. The elongated body securely encloses a predetermined quantity of a consumable liquid. The seal is secured by a plug that has an upper end, a lower end and a hollow core. The tapered plug fits frictionally within the second end of the body. The plug further includes an O-ring groove and an O-ring that secures the frangible seal over the upper end of the plug thereby blocking the hollow core and sealing the second end of the body. The plug further includes a lower protruding rim to prevent entry into the body. The plug includes at least one leg that extends downwardly from the rim.

Abstract: A disposable (or recyclable) beverage container includes two or more liquid-tight subsections, each subsection adapted to hold a different beverage. The container can carry liquids to be mixed at a point of consumption, or the contents of each subsection can be consumed separately, at different times.

Abstract: A drinking cup that has a lid with a receiving portion is provided. The receiving portion may have a flow control engagement surface. A flow control element that may be configured for releasable attachment with the lid may be included and can have an attachment portion. The attachment portion may have a lid engagement surface. When the flow control element and the lid are attached, the flow control engagement surface engages the lid engagement surface. At least one of the flow control engagement surface and the lid engagement surface may have a concave shape.

Abstract: A fluid control drinking device is provided for reducing the backflow of fluid from a drinking straw into a larger container after a user has ceased drawing a vacuum on the outlet end. The device comprises a fluid conduit and a check valve. The conduit may be a standard drinking straw or similar structure. The check valve is a one-way hinge closure which acts as a sealing flap. Suction is applied by a drinking user, which results in the sealing flap rotating upwardly about its hinge. In this open position, liquid is allowed to flow through the conduit and past the sealing flap so that a user may drink from the straw outlet end. Cessation of suction causes the flap to return to a resting state, sealing off the fluid conduit and preventing fluid from returning to the container. In this way, the straw is continually filed with liquid, illuminating large pockets of air that the user ingests upon a subsequent suction.

Abstract: The straw designed for the intake of water based drink from a container. In the lower part of the flexible straw there are holes that are connected to the main tube of the straw. Above the holes and attached to the straw, there is a floating device which allows for the intake of the drink from the container only from fixed depth ranges, preferably from 5-15 mm from the surface of the water. The straw allows for the protection of the organism of the user from negative effects of the drink on the body's cells.

Abstract: A multiple straw fluid dispenser is disclosed including a cap assembly containing two or more straws, each of the straws are accessible to one or more users for the purpose of drinking one or more fluids. Each straw includes a back flow prevention means allowing users to drink a fluid or fluids independent of other users and or other fluids. The fluid dispenser may be used in a conjunction with a multiple compartment fluid storage container or a single compartment storage container.

Abstract: A sip and dip cookie apparatus. The sip and cookie dipper apparatus is made up of an upper elongated portion configured to hold a straw, a lower portion configured to hold a cookie, and a cookie cover. The upper elongated portion and lower portion are integrally connected.

Abstract: Disclosed is a hydration system that generally includes a tank and a bracket. The hydration system may include a two-part bracket comprising a conveyance bracket portion and a tank bracket portion. The tank may be provided with an elongate sleeve disposed in the tank proximal a fill opening and defining a fluid conduit, the sleeve being provided with a plurality of apertures, the tank further being provided with a float sized to fit within the fluid conduit and cooperating with the sleeve to occlude the fill opening in response to the tank being filled with fluid. In many embodiments, the hydration system described herein permits ready and rapid filling of the tank through the fill opening while inhibiting splashing of the fluid out of the tank.

Abstract: A device and system for temporarily sealing an orifice in a beverage container lid, comprising a plug having an upper surface, a body portion and a lower surface, said body portion adapted to be inserted and releasably retained in the orifice to provide a temporary seal thereof, and an external member located on the upper surface of the plug configured to allow a user to grip the plug for ease of removal from the orifice.

Abstract: The subject invention is a beverage garnishing system that includes an improved straw with water-soluble garnishing agents to impart garnishing to beverages. The system allows for the easy addition of custom garnishings of choice to any kind of beverage in a germ free manner which allows for uniform regulation of the amount and kind of ingredients.

Abstract: An integrated bottle enclosure includes a top cap, bottom cap, rigid straw casing and telescoping straw assembly to provide efficient means to contain a straw within a sealed bottle. Opening the top cap presents a straw ready for immediate use, or the straw may be grasped and pulled, to reveal ample straw length for keeping a consumer's mouth away from the bottle. The top cap and bottom cap connect by means to create a secure straw vault which prevents fluid from leaking out of the straw.

Abstract: The liquid-containing bag is produced integrally from two sheets (4; 5) which are welded to on another along the edge region (3), and the bag forms two chambers (6; 7) which are separated from one another by a separating strip (8). A drinking or dispensing spout (2) is welded with sealing action in the separating strip (8), in which case this connects the two chambers (6, 7) in the open state, the one bag chamber (6) being intended for receiving the liquid, while the other bag chamber (7), as a protective chamber, encompasses the outer spout end (9) and encloses the same with sealing action.

Abstract: A liquid container having a tubular wall or handle formed integral with the peripheral wall of the container body thereof and a suction hole defined in the tubular wall or handle in communication with the holding space surrounded by the container body so that the user can drink the liquid from the container body with the mouth through the suction hole.

Abstract: A food container (14) that can be mounted on a cup (12), includes a container bottom recess (30) that receives the top (22) of the cup. Walls of the recess form a groove (44) that extends around the container axis (26) and snaps onto a bead (24) at the top of the cup to hold the container securely to the cup. The groove (44) lies at the top of a leadin wall (42) that extends at an inward and upward incline, so the leadin wall is deflected by the cup bead until the bead snaps into the groove.

Abstract: Apparatuses are disclosed for a small group to drink a potable liquid, such as an alcoholic beverage, or other beverage. A container preferably made of glass, metal, and/or ceramic material, and having an aperture, is provided to accommodate the potable liquid. A substance with a selected temperature is added to the container. A prefilled canister of potable liquid can then be inserted through the aperture so that the canister comes in contact with the first substance, whereby the selected temperature of the substance is allowed to influence the temperature of the canister, and thus the temperature of the potable liquid as well. A dispenser assembly with one or more hoses, pumps, and mouthpieces are also provided. Each such hose, pump, and mouthpiece facilitates a corresponding consumer in consuming the potable liquid. In a preferred embodiment, the pump dispenses a predetermined volume of the beverage to the consumer in a controlled unidirectional flow.

Abstract: A need exists to improve the ice cream soda float and allow the consumer to selectively drink unmixed, carbonated soda, and also be able to mix an ice cream float to ones taste preference within the same cup holding apparatus. This invention describes a portable ice cream float cup that is joined together from two cups holding drink liquids and/or foods like ice cream. One straw can now be used to drink several different drinks by adjoining two or more cups together thus allow a consumer to have both an ice cream float and/or different drinks. The top cup holds either drink and/or ice cream and the first fluid chamber housing lower cup holds drink such as soda. The two cups snap together to form an air tight seal between the two cups. The first fluid chamber housing lower cup has a straw that allows the consumer to blow into the straw that builds up pressure into the first fluid chamber housing lower cup that houses liquid such as soda.

Abstract: A system for aiding in drinking from a drink container is provided. The system includes a spring-style, flexible straw located inside a drink container such that when the container is closed the straw is compressed. A lever located on the exterior top portion of the container can be used to produce a circular orifice in the top of the container. When the container is opened via the circular orifice, the straw automatically extends through the orifice in the top of the container, thereby allowing a person to use the straw to drink the liquid in the container. Whereas the lower portion of the straw is spirally shaped like a spring mechanism, the upper portion of the straw is straight and an accordion mechanism is located at a base of the upper portion to allow the consumer to bend the straw when sipping from the straw.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a leakage prevention straw, a method of manufacturing the leakage prevention straw, and containers employing the leakage prevention straw. In accordance with the present invention, the leakage prevention straw has an open-ended, hollow tube; an open-ended, hollow receiver sealably mounted on the tube; a valve assembly sealably engaging the receiver; and a resilient locking adapter disposed on the tube and lockingly engaging the valve assembly to secure the valve assembly in liquid seal engagement with the receiver. The valve assembly has a hollow, open-ended, resilient enclosure and a check valve disposed within the enclosure. Although the check valve is biased in a closed position, the check valve opens upon manual manipulation of the enclosure.

Abstract: A flexible check valve is introduced within a fluid path for leakage protection. The flexible check valve can be a duckbill/crossbill valve comprising multiple flexible members that restrict the flow of fluid in a tubular member. The flexible check valve is preferably used in conjunction with a drinking straw to prevent liquid from exiting a container such as a drink box. Preferably, the flexible check valve is a crossbill valve that is attached using an adapter. Liquid is designed to only flow through when an external compressive force (e.g. users fingers or lips) is applied to the valve. When force is no longer applied to the valve section, the valve returns to its normally closed position and fluid is wholly or substantially prevented from exiting.

Abstract: A resealable beverage container includes a main body having a cylindrical sidewall, a bottom wall, and a lid. The lid includes an opening formed through its thickness. The main body of the container defines an interior cavity for holding a beverage. A tubular member extends from a lower surface of the lid downwardly at least partially into the interior cavity of the main body. The tubular member has open opposite axial ends, and a plurality of slots formed through its thickness axially along its length. The tubular member is aligned with the lid opening and defines a bore so that fluid may flow from the interior cavity through the bore and out the lid opening. The tubular member is interiorly threaded. A sealing cap is threadingly received by, and removable from, the bore of the tubular member to seal and unseal the lid of the beverage container.

Abstract: The various embodiments herein provide an arrangement to consume a drink from a beverage container. The arrangment comprises a straw inserted into the beverage container from the top and a lid of the beverage container placed over the tip of the straw such that the straw gets compressed when the lid of the beverage container is sealed. The straw attains a spring shape thereby storing a mechanical energy when compressed inside the beverage container. The straw pops out of the beverage container when the consumer opens the lid for drinking the beverage thereby preventing direct contact between the consumer and the container. The length of the straw is more than the height of the beverage container to compress the straw into the beverage container. The straw is arranged inside the beverage container such that the tip of the straw is located at the center of the lid.

Abstract: A straw is disclosed for use in a tumbler system that comprises a tumbler top and a tumbler. The straw comprises an elongated body that is configured to deliver a substance from a first opening at a first end along a longitudinal axis to a second opening at an opposite distal end. The straw also comprises a base that is attached to the elongated body, having a diameter greater than an opening in the tumbler top. The straw also comprises a plurality of paddles attached to the base and configured to be rotated about the longitudinal axis, wherein the plurality of paddles comprise a tear-drop paddle, a ring paddle, or a semi-circle paddle. The elongated body includes a reusable polypropylene material.

Abstract: Methods and systems described herein include individual-use beverage containers including sensors and methods of their use. Beverage containers include: a vessel body configured to hold a beverage; and at least one sensor associated with the vessel body, the at least one sensor including a sensor configured to detect one or more substance in a fluid. Systems include: at least one beverage container including at least one sensor configured to detect one or more substance in fluid; and at least one external device including at least one port configured for communication with the at least one sensor. Methods include: detecting one or more substance within fluid with at least one sensor integral to a beverage container; and interfacing one or more of the at least one sensor with an external device.

Abstract: A vented closure is provided for use on a liquid container. The body of the closure (16) includes a dispensing port and a vent (28) extending therethrough with the vent adjacent the dispensing port (26). The tube (32) extends through the dispensing port (26) and has a flange (38) extending laterally therefrom, engaging the outer surface (20) of the closure body. A flexible seal (40) member is positioned on the tube (32), spaced from the inner surface (28) and having a frusto-conical shape where the inner end (40a) of the member is formed at the tube (32). The outer end (40b) is spaced away from the tube (32) and engages the inner surface (28) of the closure body (16), forming a hollow area (41) between the member (40) and the tube (32). The flexible seal member (40) is movable radially away from the tube (32) and away from the inner surface (28) to the inflow of air through the vent and over the flexible seal member (40).

Abstract: A beverage packaging unit (1) that includes an opening (8) from which the liquid contents of the unit can be drunk, wherewith said opening, or orifice (8), can be closed with the aid of an closure element (3).

Abstract: A drinking system (1), comprising a drinking bottle (3) provided with an outflow opening (2), a storage tube (4) for holding a stock of additive and a dose container (5) for holding a dose of additive in the outflowing beverage when beverage is drunk from the drinking bottle, wherein storage tube and dose container are, as alternatives, receivable in the drinking bottle via the outflow opening.

Abstract: An oral hydration system for supplying user, such as patients, who are unable to lift a glass or a pitcher with hydrating fluids. The hydration system includes a holster that holds a fluid container which is closed by a removable cap. The holster is configured to be easily removably installed into various health care or residential configurations, such as on an intravenous (IV) pole, a wheelchair, a wall hook, a hospital bed, or worn by a user. A hydrating tube extends from the fluid container to a mouthpiece. Beneficially the mouthpiece enables a user to control hydration, such as by biting. The hydration system further includes a scale for indicating how much fluid remains in the system and/or how much fluid a user has ingested. To assist an operator use the hydration system that system includes a window for viewing the scale, a removable cap for refilling the hydration system, and in some applications a drain plug for removing liquid when the hydration system is in-situ.

Abstract: A dishwasher basket for use with baby bottle nipples includes a specially designed rack that maintains baby bottle nipples in an upright position during the washing and drying. The base of the nipple is also prevented from resting upon the surface of the rack. Feeding straw and valve holders are also provided that can be attached to the dishwasher basket. The dishwasher basket is able to be opened using only one hand.

Abstract: A beverage straw-containing device includes: (a) a generally circular-shaped beverage container lid; (b) a generally circular-shaped beverage container; and (c) a bendable or flexible straw, the straw being ring-shaped, coiled, or angled in its storage position and removably encased within, or detachably attached directly or indirectly to, the beverage container lid and/or the beverage container.

Abstract: A flexible check valve is introduced within a fluid path for leakage protection. The flexible check valve is preferably a crossbill used in conjunction with a drinking straw to prevent undesired liquid leakage from a container such as a drink box. A transition section is used to mate the dissimilar materials of the straw and flexible check valve. The transition section retains an internal bayonet section of the flexible check valve within a snap-fit ring.

Abstract: A device facilitating consumption of a liquid during athletic activities or the like is presented. The invention includes a closed reservoir disposed between a base plate and a rigid outer tube having a flexible inner tube therein. The base plate is flexible, bendable, or deformable in a resilient fashion so as to allow the invention to tilt with use. The flexible inner tube allows a user to drink from the closed reservoir. The rigid outer tube supports the smaller flexible inner tube and allows a user to easily grasp the invention during use. The combination of rigid outer and flexible inner tubes allows a user to drink from the present invention in an upright or nearly upright position. In some embodiments, the base plate may include a peripheral region which is upwardly disposed. The height of the peripheral region may be sufficient so as to form an open reservoir capable of holding cold or heat packs so as to thermally condition liquid within the closed reservoir.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for water storage and transport uses a container constructed from one of more flexible plastic sheets. A number of chambers for holding water are formed within the container. Each chamber is separated from an adjacent chamber by a web of the flexible plastic sheet. The web of the flexible plastic sheet is perforated to allow adjacent chambers to be separated from one another. In use, the water in the chambers may be liquid or frozen.

Abstract: Devices and methods for distributing a fluid, e.g., a fluid drug, are disclosed. Fluid-drug distribution can be advantageously utilized to help patients suffering from a disorder that affect fine motor skill usage, e.g., Parkinson's Disease. Some aspects are directed to dosing containers that are adapted to distribute one or more selected dosages of fluid from the container. In some instances, the containers are adapted to be operable by patients with hindered fingertip motor control to help dispense a fluid-drug, such as a fluid including carbidopa and levodopa. Other aspects are directed to a kit for distributing a fluid drug that can be stored with a longer shelf life in solid form. Also discussed herein are methods for distributing a fluid drug for treating a disorder such as Parkinson's Disease.

Abstract: A seal system usable to seal containers and other fluid components to allow fluid flow through the seal system in a first direction yet prevent fluid flow through the seal system in an opposite direction. The seal system is particularly useful for facilitating insertion of a tube, such as a straw, into a container to withdraw fluids yet prevent fluids from leaking from a container once the straw has been withdrawn. The seal system may be formed from a flange having an opening and attached to the opening of the container, and a tubular body extending from the flange into the container. The tubular body may be formed from a transition section attached to the flange and extending generally away from the flange, and a collapsed seal section attached to the transition section and extending from the transition section away from the flange.

Abstract: An oral medicine dispenser for administering liquid medicine to a child includes: a cup having a cap and nozzle with a medicine compartment located therein. When a child sucks the nozzle, the medicine flows from the medicine container into the nozzle. The nozzle has two separate chambers. One chamber of the nozzle delivers the medicine from the medicine compartment to the back of the child's mouth. The other chamber delivers a fluid such as juice from the cup to the front of the child's mouth so as to taste more appealing to the child.

Abstract: A drinking straw is sealed at one end and a foraminous filter member is formed in the tubular body of the straw adjacent the sealed end. Upon immersion of the tube in a liquid and suction applied to the opposite end of the tube, liquid is drawn into the tube through the foraminous member, but solid material such as pits or other debris in the liquid are not, being blocked from ingestion by the otherwise sealed second end of the tube.

Abstract: The present invention concerns an adaptor device for coupling a suction nozzle to a container, preferably containing chemical products, comprising:—an at least partially elastic disc (1), provided with a through hole (2), one or more tongues (4) coupled to the disc (1) and projecting from one surface of the disc (1), the disc (1) being capable to transmit a pressure exerted onto a perimeter of the through hole (2) so that a free end of each one of said one or more tongues (4) bends towards a central portion of the disc (1).

Abstract: A drinking vessel is provided for use in an upright orientation and an upturned orientation. The vessel includes a mouthpiece portion and a conduit portion fluidly connected to the mouthpiece portion. The conduit portion has a lower opening through which fluid may be drawn to the mouthpiece portion when the vessel is oriented in a substantially upright orientation. The vessel further includes an intermediate inlet (fluidly connected to the mouthpiece portion. The intermediate inlet is disposed intermediate the lower opening and the mouthpiece portion. The vessel further includes a flow controller operable to control flow to the mouthpiece portion from the intermediate inlet, according to the orientation of the vessel. A lid for a drinking vessel and a drinking conduit are also claimed.

Abstract: A container including a main body and a removable lid. The main body defines an interior cavity accessible through an opening at an upper end of the main body, and the main body has a rim about the opening. The removable lid secures to the rim of the main body to enclose the interior cavity. The removable lid includes an upper portion having a convex surface and comprises a soft, flexible material. The removable lid also includes a spout integrally molded with the upper portion and extending from the upper portion at an off-center location. The spout is shaped and sized to be received inside a child's mouth. The spout includes a wall and a flexible membrane supported by the wall. The membrane has a convex surface facing a distal end of the spout and forming a cavity within the distal end of the spout, and a valve 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.

Abstract: A disposable bag hydration system. A reusable bag sleeve fastening assembly comprises an inner sleeve, an outer sleeve, and a cap. A lip portion of the inner sleeve is inserted into a bag fill hole, and the outer sleeve is positioned over the inner sleeve. A periphery area of bag material around the hole is sealed between portions of inner sleeve and the outer sleeve. A drinking tube is attached to a cap which is secured to the outer sleeve.