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A drinking flask cap is a convenient, three-position, push-pull lid. The top of the lid forms a drinking basis, and the drinking basin can be sealed with a hygienic cap. The cap can be removed and placed on the bottom of the flask for convenient storage and provides a stable base for the flask. A bo

A drinking flask cap is a convenient, three-position, push-pull lid. The top of the lid forms a drinking basis, and the drinking basin can be sealed with a hygienic cap. The cap can be removed and placed on the bottom of the flask for convenient storage and provides a stable base for the flask. A bottle portion of the flask is preferably made from a molded plastic material and can be provided with a finger hold such that the flask can be drunk from in a manner similar to a coffee cup.

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I claim: 1. A drinking flask, comprising: a cap; a substantially hollow bottle having a central, elongated columnar portion having upper and lower ends, the lower end being adapted for removable receipt of the cap, the columnar portion being in fluid communication with diametrically opposed, elonga

I claim: 1. A drinking flask, comprising: a cap; a substantially hollow bottle having a central, elongated columnar portion having upper and lower ends, the lower end being adapted for removable receipt of the cap, the columnar portion being in fluid communication with diametrically opposed, elongated, laterally extending wing portions at junction regions there between; and, a drinking lid removably attached to the upper end of the columnar portion, wherein the lid defines a drinking basin sized to accept a user's lips and to removably accept the cap in a friction fit, such that the lower end with the cap thereon and bottoms of the wing portions are substantially aligned in a plane so that the flask can rest on a surface in a drinking configuration. 2. The drinking flask of claim 1, wherein the drinking lid has a base portion and an upper portion including actuating means for rotatably and axially moving the upper portion with respect to the base portion between a first locked position, a second drinking position and a third removed position. 3. The drinking flask of claim 2, wherein the actuating means includes a guide track on an outer perimeter of the base portion and a radially inwardly directed projection on the upper portion for receipt in the guide track, wherein the guide track has an elongated circumferential first groove terminating in a short vertical second groove, the second groove terminating in a short, circumferential third groove, and the third groove terminating in a short vertical fourth groove having an open end. 4. The drinking flask of claim 3, including detents between the fist and second grooves and between the third and fourth grooves. 5. The drinking flask of claim 3, wherein the first circumferential groove subtends an angle of approximately forty degrees and wherein the third circumferential groove subtends an angle of approximately ten degrees. 6. The drinking flask of claim 3, including a detent in the first groove adjacent to an end of the first groove away from the second groove corresponding to a closed and locked position of the lid. 7. The drinking flask of claim 3, wherein the lid is circular and wherein the upper portion has two diametrically opposed projections and the base portion has two corresponding tracks. 8. The drinking flask of claim 1, wherein the wing portions have tapered longitudinal outer edges and inwardly directed sidewalls in the junction regions defining rest areas of finger tips. 9. The drinking flask of claim 8, wherein one of the wing portions in an area adjacent to an outer edge and adjacent to the upper end of the columnar portion defines a transverse bore therethrough for receipt of a human digit. 10. The drinking flask of claim 1, wherein one of the wing portions in an area outwardly disposed with respect to one of the junction regions and adjacent to the upper end of the columnar portion defines a transverse bore therethrough for receipt of a human digit. 11. A drinking flask, comprising: a substantially hollow bottle having a central, elongated columnar portion having upper and lower ends, the lower end being adapted for removable receipt of a cap, the columnar portion being in fluid communication with diametrically opposed, elongated, laterally extending wing portions at junction regions there between; and, a drinking lid removably attached to the upper end of the columnar portion, wherein the lid defines a drinking basin sized to accept a user's lips and to removably accept a cap in a friction fit, such that the lower end with a cap thereon and bottoms of the wing portions are substantially aligned in a plane so that the flask can rest on a surface in a drinking configuration. 12. The drinking flask of claim 11, wherein the drinking lid has a base portion and an upper portion including actuating means for rotatably and axially moving the upper portion with respect to the base portion from a first locked position through a second drinking position and to a third removable position. 13. The drinking flask of claim 12, wherein the actuating means includes a guide track on an outer perimeter of the base portion and a radially inwardly directed projection on the upper portion for receipt in the guide track, wherein the guide track has an elongated circumferential first groove terminating in a short vertical second groove, the second groove terminating in a short, circumferential third groove, and the third groove terminating in a short vertical fourth groove having an open end. 14. The drinking flask of claim 13, including detents between the fist and second grooves and between the third and fourth grooves. 15. The drinking flask of claim 13, wherein the first circumferential groove subtends an angle of approximately forty degrees and wherein the third circumferential groove subtends an angle of approximately ten degrees. 16. The drinking flask of claim 13, including a detent in the first groove adjacent to an end of the first groove away from the second groove corresponding to a closed and locked position of the lid. 17. The drinking flask of claim 13, wherein the lid is circular and wherein the upper portion has two diametrically opposed projections and the base portion has two corresponding tracks. 18. The drinking flask of claim 11, wherein the wing portions have tapered longitudinal outer edges and inwardly directed sidewalls in the junction regions defining rest areas of finger tips. 19. The drinking flask of claim 18, wherein one of the wing portions in an area adjacent to an outer edge and adjacent to the upper end of the columnar portion defines a transverse bore therethrough for receipt of a human digit. 20. The drinking flask of claim 11, including a cap for selective receipt on the lid and on the lower end of the columnar portion.