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A sports bottle with contoured finger grooves for a better grip, a series of folds for preventing deformation of the bottle when squeezed by absorbing compressive forces, having a lid defining one-way air inflow orifices separate from a liquid outflow orifice, an integral straw member for directing

A sports bottle with contoured finger grooves for a better grip, a series of folds for preventing deformation of the bottle when squeezed by absorbing compressive forces, having a lid defining one-way air inflow orifices separate from a liquid outflow orifice, an integral straw member for directing liquids from within the bottle by either sucking or squeezing to the liquid outflow orifice, and a cap slidably attached to the straw member such that the liquid outflow orifice and the air inflow orifices are sealed when the cap is in the down position. The bottle allows the consumption of a liquid without tipping the bottle or interrupting consumption, and is adapted to open and close using only one hand.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A sports bottle comprising:a container body for receiving and storing liquids, having a mouth and a base;a lid for removably sealing the mouth. having an interior surface and an exterior surface;a resealable nozzle attached to the lid for permitting selective passage of fluids throu

[ I claim:] [1.] A sports bottle comprising:a container body for receiving and storing liquids, having a mouth and a base;a lid for removably sealing the mouth. having an interior surface and an exterior surface;a resealable nozzle attached to the lid for permitting selective passage of fluids through the lid;said lid defining an air inflow orifice independent of said nozzle;said nozzle having a liquid outflow orifice and sealing means for selectively sealing and unsealing the liquid outflow orifice, the sealing means being positioned relative to the air inflow orifice such that reciprocal movement of the sealing means concurrently causes sealing and unsealing of the air inflow orifice;a unidirectional valve for preventing fluid escape through the air inflow orifice from the container body, said unidirectional valve comprising a gasket made of a material having a resilient memory and being liquid and air impermeable, the gasket positioned over the air inflow orifice to selectively seal the air inflow orifice from the escape of a fluid contained by the container body, the gasket being fastened to the interior surface of the lid to form a fluid tight seal around the periphery of the gasket and biased against the nozzle to form a fluid tight seal when pressure is exerted against the gasket in an exterior direction;water tight fastening means for securing the lid to the container body;contoured gripping means integral to the container body; and,an accordion fold integral to the container body oriented along an upright axis of the container body from the base to the mouth.