Beverage container with a straw storage compartment

Abstract

A container including a canister having a a side wall and a handle extending from the side wall. The handle includes a compartment configured for storage of a drinking straw. A lid is disposed on the canister and includes a straw opening and a sip opening. A cover on the lid is moveable between a closed configuration in which the sip opening is blocked by the cover while allowing for insertion of a straw into the straw opening and an open configuration in which the sip opening is exposed for use.

1 . A container comprising:
 a canister comprising:
 a side wall; and 
 a handle extending from the side wall, the handle comprising a compartment; 
   a lid disposed on the canister; and   a collapsible straw the entirety of which is stored in the compartment of the handle.   
     
     
         2 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the handle comprises a bottom portion, a top portion, and a side portion extending between the bottom and top portions, and the compartment is disposed in the side portion. 
     
     
         3 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the compartment comprises extending elements configured to releasably hold a straw within the compartment. 
     
     
         4 . The container of  claim 2 , wherein a front surface of the side portion comprises a slot in communication with the compartment. 
     
     
         5 . The container of  claim 4 , wherein the slot has a length that is less than the entire length of the compartment. 
     
     
         6 . The container of  claim 2 , wherein a rear surface of the side portion comprises an opening in communication with the compartment. 
     
     
         7 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the lid comprises a top surface, and a straw opening and a sip opening disposed in the top surface and through the entire thickness of the lid. 
     
     
         8 . The container of  claim 7 , wherein the lid further comprises a cover hingedly attached to the top surface, wherein the cover is pivotable between a closed configuration in which the cover is disposed over the sip opening and an open configuration in which the sip opening is exposed for use. 
     
     
         9 . The container of  claim 7 , wherein the lid comprises a bottom surface and a flap disposed on the bottom surface, wherein the flap is biased into a closed configuration in which the flap covers the straw opening and further wherein the flap is configured to be pushed out of the closed configuration to allow for passage of a straw through the straw opening. 
     
     
         10 . The container of  claim 8 , wherein the cover comprises an access opening aligned with the straw opening when the cover is in the closed configuration. 
     
     
         11 . The container of  claim 7 , wherein the top surface comprises a raised rim. 
     
     
         12 . The container of  claim 11 , wherein the raised rim comprises a protruding portion with a height that is larger than that of remaining portions of the rim. 
     
     
         13 . The container of  claim 12 , wherein the sip opening is disposed directly adjacent to the protruding portion of the rim. 
     
     
         14 . The container of  claim 12 , wherein the straw opening is disposed at the center of the lid. 
     
     
         15 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the canister is cylindrical shaped. 
     
     
         16 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the lid comprises a threaded side surface that mates with a threaded interior surface of the canister.