Methods and apparatus for removably or irremovably interconnectable building block containers such as those capable of initially storing consumable items such as food and drink. After consumption of the food or drink, the cavity containing same may be cleaned and/or refilled with consumable or non-consumable items. The building block containers are utilized as building block toys and may be manufactured or otherwise designed to be collectable. In one aspect, the container connectors are nearly identical such that any one connector may mate with any other connector. In another aspect, the connectors are nearly identical but the orientations of each connector vary to allow mating to occur when the connectors are properly oriented. In another aspect, the container is a cube juice box with connectors on all four corners of all six sides of the container. A frame for holding a juice container may also be utilized.

This invention relates to anti-spill disposable and reusable drink-through lids for hot and cold disposable and reusable beverage cups. The present invention is directed to drink-through lids which may be placed over and attached to disposable and reusable beverage cups and which provides a drink-through opening near the perimeter of the lid's top surface for easy drinking. The drink-though lid can accommodate a consumer's lips or a beverage disposable or reusable straw. When used with a straw, the lid and straw combination creates a spill-proof seal.

An integrated system that includes a container configured to store a consumable liquid and a flexible, expandable straw secured to the inside of the container for consumption of the liquid. The straw can assume a first collapsed position inside the container and a second expanded position (e.g., when pulled) that extends away from the bottom of the container and past an upper rim of the container for consumption of the liquid through the straw. Use of a flexible, expandable straw in the above manner facilitates stackability of a plurality of such containers by allowing the straw to initially be compactly stored adjacent an inside bottom of the container before being pulled outwardly to allow for consumption of the beverage in the container. Securement of the straw to the inside of the container reduces the likelihood of ingestion by animals and the like.

A pierceable cap 11 may be used for containing sample specimens. The pierceable cap 11 may prevent escape of sample specimens before transfer with a transfer device 43. The pierceable cap 11 may fit over a vessel 21. An access port in the shell of the pierceable cap 11 may allow passage of a transfer device 43 through the pierceable cap 11. At least one frangible layer 215, 216 may be configured with cross slits 506 in a particular cross slit geometry. The cross slits 506 may contain an openable portion 644 or be covered by a thin membrane 645. The shell 610 and frangible layer(s) 215, 216 may be integrated into a one piece cap 601, or be separate components 634. The membrane on which the cross slits 506 are placed can be flat or contoured to guide the transfer device 43 to the cross slits 506.

A container includes a cup and a lid. The lid is adapted to mate with a brim included in the cup to close a top aperture opening into an interior liquid-storage region formed in the cup.

A drinking straw configured to be irreversibly attached to a container lid is provided. Aspects of the drinking straw according to certain embodiments include a proximal end, a distal end and a fastener between the proximal end and the distal end that is configured to irreversibly attach the drinking straw to the container lid. Methods for irreversibly attaching a drinking straw to a container lid by inserting the drinking straw through an orifice of the container lid are also provided. Kits having a container lid having an orifice and a drinking straw that irreversibly attaches to the container lid are also described.

A receptacle for holding a foodstuff that is attachable to a beverage container is disclosed. The receptacle of the present disclosure allows a person to be able to hold a beverage and a foodstuff in one hand.

Described herein is a container for a beverage as well as a means for drinking the beverage contained therein. In at least one embodiment, there is a container and straw combination that allows for a unique transportation of the liquid through the straw. The straw may be configured to pass through a lid of the container multiple times and pass through a hollow or channel positioned above the lid.

A beverage pouch includes: a first fluid compartment defined within the beverage pouch; a second fluid compartment also defined within the beverage pouch, the second fluid compartment located at least partially below the first fluid compartment; a first divider forming a barrier between the first fluid compartment and the second fluid compartment located below the first fluid compartment; an outer frangible portion located on an upper portion of the beverage pouch adjacent the first fluid compartment; a first inner frangible portion located on the first divider between the first fluid compartment and the second fluid compartment, the first inner frangible portion vertically aligned with the outer frangible portion. A straw is insertable through the outer frangible portion into the first fluid compartment, and wherein the straw is further insertable through the first inner frangible portion and into the second fluid compartment.

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.