Container fitting and container utilizing same

A container configured to hold a fluid therein, the container comprising:

• a) a container body including a container side wall, a container bottom wall and an open top end defined by a container open mouth portion;
• b) a fitting coupled to the container body, the fitting comprising:
• i) a tubular body including a side wall having an outer surface and an inner surface configured to sealably receive the container open mouth portion, an open bottom end and a closed top end formed by a top wall having a frangible region therein;
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• ii) a seal layer coupled to the closed top end and configured to overlap the frangible region,
• wherein the seal layer is a puncturable layer coupled to the top wall, the puncturable layer configured to be punctured by the drinking straw upon passing the drinking straw through the frangible region.

A fitting for affixing to a mouth portion of a receiving container and for receiving a drinking straw, the fitting comprising:

• a) a tubular body including a side wall having an inner surface and an outer surface, an open bottom end and a closed top end formed by a top wall having a frangible region therein configured to permit passage of the drinking straw therethrough;
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• b) a seal layer affixed to the closed top end and configured to overlap the frangible region,
• wherein the tubular body is configured to be selectively re-mountable onto the mating container mouth, and
• wherein the seal layer is a puncturable layer releasably or permanently affixed to either or both of the top surface and bottom surface of the top wall, the puncturable layer configured to be punctured by the drinking straw upon passing the drinking straw through the frangible region.

A fitting for affixing to a mouth portion of a receiving container and for receiving a drinking straw, the fitting comprising:

• a) a tubular body including a side wall having an inner surface and an outer surface, an open bottom end and a closed top end formed by a top wall having a frangible region therein configured to permit passage of the drinking straw therethrough;
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• b) a seal layer affixed to the closed top end and configured to overlap the frangible region,
• wherein the tubular body is configured to be selectively re-mountable onto the mating container mouth, and
• wherein said inner surface of said side wall of said tubular body is threaded, of a smooth surface or includes flexible circular ridges formed axially along a circumference of said inner surface for remounting said tubular body to said mating container mouth.