A drinks container

Abstract

A drinks container comprises a container body having a side wall terminating in a rim forming an open top, and an adapter mounted on the container body. The adapter is interchangeable between a first upright configuration where it forms a central primary outlet, and a second inverted configuration in which the adapter forms a secondary outlet adjacent the rim of the container for enabling a user to sip a drink from the rim of the container. The drinks container may further include a strap mounted on the container body that is releasably mountable to the closure for tethering the closure to the container body so that it is not physically separated from the container during use and is therefore not prone to getting lost.

1 - 26 . (canceled) 
     
     
         27 . A drinks container comprising:
 a container body having a side wall terminating in a rim and defining an interior, the container body comprising a stop formation on the side wall, and an adapter rotatably mounted on the container body, wherein the adapter is interchangeable between a first upright configuration where the drinks container forms a primary drinking outlet spaced from the rim, and a second inverted configuration where the drinks container provides a secondary drinking outlet adjacent to the rim, wherein the adapter is rotated up to a predetermined rotational position relative to the container body in the second inverted configuration in which it abuts the stop formation on the side wall, and the container body and the adapter are configured to form a first liquid flow channel therebetween in said predetermined rotational position connecting the interior of the container body to the secondary outlet.   
     
     
         28 . A drinks container according to  claim 27 , wherein the adapter has a single stationary position in the second inverted configuration in which the secondary outlet is continuously open thereby enabling a user to drink from the rim at any time. 
     
     
         29 . A drinks container according to  claim 28 , wherein the adapter is fully rotated onto the container body to an end point in said predetermined rotational position and no additional manual movement of the adapter is required to open the secondary outlet. 
     
     
         30 . A drinks container according to  claim 27 , wherein the container body comprises a container engagement formation, and the adapter comprises a complementary adapter engagement formation that engages the container engagement formation, to mount the adapter on the container body and guide rotation of the adapter relative to the container body. 
     
     
         31 . A drinks container according to  claim 30 , wherein the container engagement formation is configured to form said stop formation, and the adapter engagement formation is configured to interact with said stop formation on the container engagement formation and stop further rotation of said adapter in said predetermined rotational position. 
     
     
         32 . A drinks container according to  claim 30 , wherein the container engagement formation has a first container formation gap formed therein, and the first container formation gap is aligned with the first liquid flow channel when the adapter is in the second inverted configuration. 
     
     
         33 . A drinks container according to  claim 30 , wherein the adapter engagement formation has a first adapter formation gap formed therein, and the first adapter formation gap is aligned with the first liquid flow channel when the adapter is in the second inverted configuration. 
     
     
         34 . A drinks container according to  claim 30 , wherein the container body and the adapter form a second fluid flow channel therebetween, and the second fluid flow channel connects the interior to the rim. 
     
     
         35 . A drinks container according to  claim 34 , wherein the second fluid flow channel is spaced from the first liquid flow channel around the circumference of the adapter. 
     
     
         36 . A drinks container according to  claim 34 , wherein the adapter engagement formation has a second adapter formation gap formed therein, and the second adapter formation gap is aligned with the second fluid flow channel. 
     
     
         37 . A drinks container according to  claim 30 , wherein one of the container engagement formation and the adapter engagement formation, comprises a male formation, and the other of the container engagement formation and the adapter engagement formation, comprises a female formation that receives the male formation therein, and the male formation is translationally displaced along the female formation by rotation of the adapter relative to the container body. 
     
     
         38 . A drinks container according to claim  46 , wherein the adapter comprises a first cutout, at or adjacent the circumference of the adapter, that is aligned with the first adapter formation gap on the adapter engagement formation, and the first cutout forms part of the first liquid flow channel. 
     
     
         39 . A drinks container according to  claim 38 , wherein the adapter comprises a second cutout at or adjacent the circumference of the adapter that is aligned with the second adapter formation gap in the adaptor engagement formation, and the second cutout forms part of the second fluid flow channel. 
     
     
         40 . A drinks container according to  claim 27 , wherein the container and adapter engagement formations are configured such that the same formations operate to mount the adapter on the container body in both the first and second configurations. 
     
     
         41 . A drinks container according to  claim 27 , wherein the container body comprises a shoulder that projects radially inward from an inner surface of the side wall, and at least part of the adapter seals against the shoulder in each of the first upright and second inverted configurations. 
     
     
         42 . A drinks container according to  claim 41 , wherein the adapter comprises a first shoulder sealing formation for sealing the adapter against the shoulder on the side wall in the first upright configuration, and a second shoulder sealing formation for sealing a part of the adapter against the shoulder on the side wall in the second inverted configuration. 
     
     
         43 . A drinks container according to  claim 27 , wherein the rim of the container body extends at an acute angle to a longitudinal axis of the container body and forms a pinnacle on the rim extending proud of the rest of the rim, and the pinnacle is axially aligned with the secondary outlet and the first liquid flow channel. 
     
     
         44 . A drinks container according to  claim 27 , wherein the container body comprises a first container element and a second container element that is removably mounted on the first container element, and a securing arrangement for releasably holding the second container element in position on the first container element. 
     
     
         45 . A drinks container according to  claim 27 , wherein in the first upright configuration, the drinking container does not provide a liquid flow channel between the adapter and the container body. 
     
     
         46 . A drinks container according to  claim 33 , wherein the container body and the adapter form a second fluid flow channel therebetween, and the second fluid flow channel connects the interior to the rim.