Beverage containers

Abstract

A beverage container is provided for use in consuming beverages and for use in performing strength training exercises. The beverage container generally includes a body for holding beverages, and a handle coupled to the body. The handle includes a grip that is moveable relative to the body between multiple different positions, for example, to provide variations of hand positioning for consuming beverages and performing different strength training exercises. The beverage container generally defines a particular weight. In some aspects, the weight of the beverage container can be adjusted by adding one or more weights to the beverage container.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A beverage container, comprising:
 a body for holding a beverage; and   a handle coupled to the body, the handle including a grip for grasping to hold the beverage container, the grip moveable between at least a first position and a second position.   
     
     
         2 . The beverage container of  claim 1 , further comprising an insert configured to be removably positioned in the body for holding the beverage in the body. 
     
     
         3 . The beverage container of  claim 2 , wherein the handle includes a base coupled to the body, the grip of the handle releasably coupled to the base to allow for the movement between at least the first position and the second position. 
     
     
         4 . The beverage container of  claim 1 , wherein a longitudinal axis of the beverage container and a longitudinal axis of the grip are disposed within a common plane when the grip is in the first position and when the grip is in the second position. 
     
     
         5 . The beverage container of  claim 1 , wherein the handle includes a clamp for selectively holding the grip of the handle in the first and second positions. 
     
     
         6 . The beverage container of  claim 5 , wherein the clamp includes a wing nut. 
     
     
         7 . The beverage container of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one weight configured to be releasably coupled to the beverage container. 
     
     
         8 . The beverage container of  claim 7 , wherein the body defines an opening for receiving the at least one weight when the at least one weight is coupled to the beverage container, the beverage container further comprising a cover configured to releasably couple to the beverage container generally over the opening. 
     
     
         9 . A set of beverage containers comprising the beverage container of  claim 1 , each of the beverage containers in the set defining a different weight independent of a beverage held therein. 
     
     
         10 . A weighted beverage container for use in consuming beverages and for use in performing strength training exercises, the beverage container comprising:
 a body for holding a beverage; and   one or more weights configured to releasably couple to the beverage container, to thereby provide additional weight to the beverage container.   
     
     
         11 . The beverage container of  claim 10 , further comprising an opening defined in a bottom portion of the body of the beverage container, the opening configured to receive at least one of the one or more weights therein to releasably couple the at least one of the one or more weights to the beverage container. 
     
     
         12 . The beverage container of  claim 11 , further comprising a cover configured to couple to the body of the beverage container to help contain the at least one of the one or more weights within the opening, when the at least one of the one or more weights is disposed therein. 
     
     
         13 . The beverage container of  claim 10 , wherein the beverage container defines a weight, independent of the beverage held in the body of the beverage container; the beverage container further comprising an indicia identifying the weight. 
     
     
         14 . The beverage container of  claim 13 , wherein the indicia comprises a number, identifying the weight, stamped into a side wall of the body. 
     
     
         15 . The beverage container of  claim 10 , further comprising a handle coupled to the body, the handle including a grip for grasping when holding the beverage container; wherein the grip is moveable between multiple different positions for holding the beverage container when consuming the beverage and when performing strength training exercises. 
     
     
         16 . A weighted beverage container for use in consuming beverages and for use in performing strength training exercises, the beverage container comprising:
 a body for holding a beverage, the body including a longitudinal axis; and   a handle coupled to the body, the handle including a grip for grasping when holding the beverage container, the grip moveable between at least a first position in which the grip is generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the body, and a second position in which the grip is generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the body.   
     
     
         17 . The beverage container of  claim 16 , further comprising at least one weight configured to releasably couple to the beverage container for adjusting a weight of the beverage container. 
     
     
         18 . The beverage container of  claim 17 , wherein the body defines an opening for receiving at least part of the at least one weight, to releasably couple the at least one weight to the beverage container. 
     
     
         19 . The beverage container of  claim 16 , wherein the beverage container defines a weight, independent of the beverage held in the body of the beverage container; the beverage container further comprising an indicia identifying the weight. 
     
     
         20 . The beverage container of  claim 16 , wherein the handle includes a clamp for selectively holding the grip in the first and second positions.