Drinking bottle assembly

Abstract

A drinking container including a bottom, a sidewall and a neck which define an interior of the container, wherein the bottom defines an opening of a lesser dimension than the bottom. Included is a panel adapted to cover the opening and enclose the interior of the container wherein the panel is of a dimension less than a dimension of the container formed by an exterior surface of the sidewall positioned adjacent to the bottom and wherein the panel is releasably securable to the bottom to enclose the interior of the container.

1 . A drinking container, comprising:
 a bottom, a sidewall and a neck which define an interior of the container wherein the bottom defines an opening of a lesser dimension than the bottom;   
       a panel adapted to cover the opening and enclose the interior of the container wherein the panel is of a dimension less than a dimension of the container formed by an exterior surface of the sidewalls positioned adjacent to the bottom and wherein the panel is releasably securable to the bottom to enclose the interior of the container. 
     
     
         2 . The drinking container of  claim 1  wherein a cross section through the sidewall defines at least one of a circle, oval, rectangle, square and triangle. 
     
     
         3 . The drinking container of  claim 1  wherein the neck defines another opening generally circular in shape wherein the other opening has a diameter in the range of about ¾ of an inch to 1 ¼ inch. 
     
     
         4 . The drinking container of  claim 1  wherein a dimension of an interior cross section of the neck is smaller than a dimension of an interior cross section at the sidewall. 
     
     
         5 . The drinking container of  claim 1  wherein the opening comprises a circular shape. 
     
     
         6 . The drinking container of  claim 5  wherein the panel comprises a circular shape, wherein the bottom defines threads and the panel defines other threads and wherein the threads and other threads are sized and shaped to engage one another. 
     
     
         7 . The drinking container of  claim 1  further including one of an O-ring seal and gasket positioned around the opening. 
     
     
         8 . The drinking container of  claim 1  further including a locking assembly associated with the panel and with at least one of the sidewall and the bottom. 
     
     
         9 . The drinking container of  claim 8  wherein the locking assembly comprises at least one tab in association with the threads positioned in one of the panel and at least one of the bottom and sidewall; and a ramp associated with the other of the panel and at least one of the bottom and sidewall to which the tab is not associated and wherein the ramp is positioned in blocking relationship to the at least one tab with the threads of the panel and of at least one of the bottom and the sidewall are fully engaged. 
     
     
         10 . The drinking container of  claim 9  wherein the sidewall is deformable to provide separation of the tab and the ramp. 
     
     
         11 . The drinking container of  claim 1  wherein the container is constructed of a material which contains an antimicrobial material. 
     
     
         12 . The drinking container of  claim 1  wherein a wall thickness of the sidewall of the body portion comprises a thickness in the range of about 25 mils to about 35 mils. 
     
     
         13 . The drinking container of  claim 1  wherein the bottom is a round shape. 
     
     
         14 . The drinking container of  claim 1  wherein the bottom is a square shape.