Drinking cup with straw incorporated therein

Claim 1

A CONTAINER COMPRISING A PERIPHERAL WALL, A LID ENGAGING THE PERIPHERAL WALL AND FORMING A CLOSURE FOR THE CONTAINER, SAID LID HAVING A TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING GROOVE FORMED THEREIN, A DEPRESSED WELL FORMED IN SAID LID AT ONE END OF THE GROOVE, A SIPPER STRAW EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY THROUGH THE WELL TO A POSITION WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE CONTAINER, SAID STRAW HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY 90* BEND IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE GROOVE IN THE LID WITH THE UPPER PORTION OF THE STRAW BEING RECEIVED IN SAID GROOVE THEREBY FORMING A CLOSURE FOR THE SIPPER STRAW AT THE BEND, A SEALING COVER OVERLYING SAID GROOVE AND EXTENDING THROUGHOUT THE LENGTH OF THE GROOVE AND ALSO OVERLYING AND COVERING THE WELL FOR SEALING THE GROOVE WITH THE UPPER PORTION OF THE STRAW THEREIN, SAID COVER INCLUDING A TAB FOR ENABLING THE STRAW TO BE EXPOSED AND ENABLING THE UPPER PORTION OF THE STRAW TO BE FOLDED INTO ALIGNMENT WITH THE LOWER PORTION FOR ENABLING THE CONTENTS OF THE CONTAINER TO BE CONSUMED, SAID WELL BEING FILLED WITH AN ANCHORING MATERIAL WHICH ANCHORS THE STRAW WITHIN THE WELL IN STATIONARY RELATION TO THE LID AND ALSO SEALS THE STRAW THERETO.