Beverage Container with a Retractable Strap

Abstract

A beverage container may have a canister for containing liquid, a canister lid, and a strap for holding the beverage container. The strap may be retractable from a storage configuration within a housing to an extracted in-use configuration. The strap may be biased toward a position within the housing by a biasing member such as a coil spring, for example. The housing may be integral with, permanently connected, or removably connected to the canister.

1 . A container, comprising:
 canister defining a reservoir for receiving a liquid; and   a strap assembly, wherein the strap assembly comprises:
 a housing defining an exit port; 
 a strap comprising a strap connector, wherein the strap is moveable between an in-use configuration wherein at least a portion of the strap extends outward from the housing through the exit port to form a handle and a storage configuration where at least a portion of the strap is retracted within the housing; and 
 a biasing member configured to bias the strap toward the retracted configuration. 
   
     
     
         2 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the canister is an insulated beverage container. 
     
     
         3 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the strap assembly is reversibly connected to the canister. 
     
     
         4 . The container of  claim 3 , wherein the strap assembly is reversibly connected to a bottom of the canister. 
     
     
         5 . The container of  claim 3 , wherein the strap assembly is reversibly connected to the canister by at least one of a threaded connection, a magnetic connection, a friction fit connection, a biased button and aperture connector, a snap connector, quick connector, twist and lock connector. 
     
     
         6 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the canister defines an inlet on a top portion of the canister for receiving the liquid into the reservoir and the container comprises a lid for closing the inlet. 
     
     
         7 . The container of  claim 6 , wherein the strap assembly is connected to a lid of the canister. 
     
     
         8 . The container of  claim 6 , wherein the strap assembly is connected to the canister. 
     
     
         9 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein biasing member is a coil spring. 
     
     
         10 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the strap assembly comprises a lock movably disposed in the housing and operative to selectively inhibit retraction of the strap via selective engagement with the strap. 
     
     
         11 . The container of  claim 10 , wherein the strap comprises a plurality of in-use configurations and the lock is configured to inhibit retraction of the strap in each in-use configuration. 
     
     
         12 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the strap is partially wrapped around the coil spring in the storage configuration. 
     
     
         13 . The container of  claim 1 , comprising a container connector configured to connect to the strap connector. 
     
     
         14 . The container of  claim 13 , wherein the strap connector is reversibly connectable to the container connector. 
     
     
         15 . The container of  claim 14 , wherein the strap container is permanently connected to the container connector. 
     
     
         16 . A method of using a strap for a beverage container, comprising:
 extracting a strap from a storage configuration within a housing;   locking the strap in the extracted in-use configuration; and   carrying the beverage container by the strap.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein extracting the strap comprises pulling the strap against a biasing member. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the biasing member is a coil spring. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the housing is reversibly connected to the beverage container.