Beverage container with a straw

In a beverage container arrangement including:

• (a) a hollow container with upper and lower end closures, having a pour opening at the top, a cover panel to close said pour opening, said upper end closure being removably attached to said cover panel;
• (b) a straw with upper and lower portions, having formed in its upper portion a stretchable structure and being provided on its lower portion with a float made of a material of a lesser specific gravity than water, said straw being longitudinally disposed in said container for outward popping movement through said pour opening;
• (c) a retainer removably fitted in the straw to retain said straw within the inner part of the container so that said straw pops outwardly through said pour opening when said cover panel is removed;
• the improvement which comprises:
• (d) said retainer being provided with a hook-shaped cross section with an inner diameter slightly larger than the diameter of said straw and with an outer diameter smaller than the diameter of said float and attached to the inner surface of said container;
• and,
• (e) said retainer having a free end which is opened so as to easily remove said straw from said retainer by movement of said straw in the horizontal direction.