Beverage Container with Dual Storage Compartments

Abstract

A beverage container includes a first container unit having a first receiving compartment and a second container unit. The second container unit includes a second container body having a second receiving compartment, and a utility lid detachably mounted on the second container body. The utility lid has an access opening. The beverage container is operated between an assembled mode and a segregated mode, wherein in the assembled mode, the first container unit and the second container unit are detachably attached to form an integral beverage container, wherein in the segregated mode, the first container unit is detached from the second container unit so that a user is allowed to access objects stored in the second receiving compartment through the access opening.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A beverage container, comprising:
 a first container unit having a first receiving compartment and comprising a first container body; and   a second container unit, which comprises:   a second container body having a second receiving compartment; and   a utility lid detachably mounted on the second container body, the utility lid having an access opening, wherein the beverage container is operated between an assembled mode and a segregated mode, wherein in the assembled mode, the first container unit and the second container unit are detachably attached to form an integral beverage container, wherein in the segregated mode, the first container unit is detached from the second container unit so that a user is allowed to access objects stored in the second receiving compartment through the access opening.   
     
     
         2 . The beverage container as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the first receiving compartment is formed in the first container body, the first container body having a first main portion, a first contracted top portion formed on top of the main portion, and a first contracted bottom portion formed below the first main portion, wherein a diameter of each of the first contracted top portion and the first contracted bottom portion is smaller than that of the first main portion, the first receiving compartment being formed in at least the first main portion. 
     
     
         3 . The beverage container as recited in  claim 2 , wherein the second container body has a second main portion, a second contracted top portion formed on top of the second main portion, and a second contracted bottom portion formed below the second main portion, wherein a diameter of each of the second contracted top portion and the second contracted bottom portion may be smaller than that of the second main portion, the second receiving compartment being formed in at least the second main portion. 
     
     
         4 . The beverage container as recited in  claim 2 , further comprising a base lid detachably attached on one of the first container body and the second container body. 
     
     
         5 . The beverage container as recited in  claim 4 , wherein the base lid has an annular lid body and a base threaded portion formed on an inner circumferential edge of the annular lid body, while the second container unit further has a second bottom threaded portion formed on the second bottom contracted portion, wherein the base threaded portion is arranged to detachably connect to the second bottom threaded portion for detachably and selectively connecting the base lid to the second container body. 
     
     
         6 . The beverage container as recited in  claim 3 , wherein the utility lid further comprises a peripheral wall, and a plurality of covering panels extending from the peripheral wall, wherein the access opening is formed as the space between the covering panels, each of the covering panels extending from an inner side of the peripheral wall at positions above the second receiving compartment. 
     
     
         7 . The beverage container as recited in  claim 6 , wherein the utility lid further has an upper threaded portion formed on the inner side of the peripheral wall at a position above the covering panels, the first container body further having a first bottom threaded portion formed on the first contracted bottom portion for detachably connecting to the upper threaded portion so as to detachably connect the first container unit to the utility lid from the top thereof. 
     
     
         8 . The beverage container as recited in  claim 7 , wherein the utility lid further has a lower threaded portion formed on the inner side of the peripheral wall at a position below the covering panels, the second container body further having a second upper threaded portion formed on the second contracted top portion for detachably connecting to the lower threaded portion of the utility lid so as to detachably connect the utility lid to the second container body. 
     
     
         9 . The beverage container as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the first container body has a first contracted bottom portion formed below the first main portion, wherein a diameter of the first contracted bottom portion is smaller than that of the first main portion, the first contracted bottom portion being configured as a hollow structure so as to form an accommodating compartment therein. 
     
     
         10 . The beverage container as recited in  claim 9 , wherein the second container body further has a top rim and an external threaded portion formed on the top rim, while the first container body further has an internal threaded portion formed on an inner side of the first contracted bottom portion in the accommodating compartment, wherein the utility lid is arranged to accommodate in the accommodating compartment while the external threaded portion of the second container body detachably connects to the internal threaded portion of the first container body so as to allow the first container unit to detachably connect to the second container unit. 
     
     
         11 . The beverage container as recited in  claim 10 , wherein the base lid has an annular lid body and a base threaded portion formed on an inner circumferential edge of the annular lid body, while the second container unit further has a second bottom threaded portion formed on the second bottom contracted portion, wherein the base threaded portion is arranged to detachably connect to the second bottom threaded portion for detachably and selectively connecting the base lid to the second container body. 
     
     
         12 . The beverage container as recited in  claim 10 , wherein the utility lid further comprises a peripheral wall, and a plurality of covering panels extending from the peripheral wall, wherein the access opening is formed as the space between the covering panels, each of the covering panels extending from an inner side of the peripheral wall at positions above the second receiving compartment. 
     
     
         13 . The beverage container as recited in  claim 12 , wherein the utility lid further has an outer threaded portion externally formed on the peripheral wall for detachably connecting to the second container body, the second container body further having an internal threaded portion formed on an inner side of the top rim for detachably connecting to the outer threaded portion of the utility lid. 
     
     
         14 . The beverage container as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising a movable handle arrangement which comprises a handle, the handle being arranged to be operated between a folded position and an unfolded position, wherein in the folded position, the handle is arranged to be pivotally moved toward the first container body so as to reduce an overall size of the beverage container, wherein in the unfolded position, the handle is arranged to be pivotally moved to radially extend from the first container body. 
     
     
         15 . The beverage container as recited in  claim 14 , further comprising at least one mounting bracket extending from the first container body, and a lock device provided in the mounting bracket, the handle further having an upper transversely extending member connecting to the mounting bracket for pivotally moving between the folded position and the unfolded position. 
     
     
         16 . The beverage container as recited in  claim 15 , wherein the mounting brackets has a top mounting portion, a bottom mounting portion, and an extension mounting portion extending between the top mounting portion and the bottom mounting portion to form a substantially U-shaped structure of the mounting bracket, and a mounting compartment formed in a space surrounded by the top mounting portion, the bottom mounting portion, and the extension mounting portion. 
     
     
         17 . The beverage container as recited in  claim 16 , wherein the movable handle arrangement further comprises a locking device which comprises a locking member movably provided on the upper transversely extending member, and a resilient element mounted in the upper transversely extending member for exerting an urging force toward the locking member so as to lock a relative position between the handle and the first container body. 
     
     
         18 . The beverage container as recited in  claim 17 , wherein the locking member comprises a main locking panel, a pusher member upwardly extending from the main locking panel, and a plurality of sliding panels downwardly extending from the main locking panel, the handle further having a sliding slot formed on the upper transversely extending member, wherein the sliding panels are arranged to slide along the sliding slot for locking and unlocking the handle, while the resilient element is arranged to exert an urging force toward the locking member for pushing the locking member in a direction toward the corresponding mounting bracket. 
     
     
         19 . The beverage container as recited in  claim 18 , wherein the mounting bracket further has a first indention and two second indentions formed on a front surface and two side surfaces of the mounting bracket respectively, the locking member further having a protruding member formed on the main locking panel, wherein when the locking member is slid toward the corresponding mounting bracket, the protruding member is arranged to engage with one of the first indention and the second indentions. 
     
     
         20 . The beverage container as recited in  claim 19 , wherein the mounting bracket further has a securing slot formed on the extension mounting portion, while the handle further has a securing protrusion protruding from the upper transversely extension portion in such a manner that the securing protrusion is arranged to engage with the securing slot in a pivotally movable manner when the handle is engaged with the mounting bracket.