Drinking straw with a display arrangement
OwnerIsrael Juarbeinventor
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Abstract
A drinking straw has a display arrangement mounted thereon or attached thereto, where the display arrangement bears a graphic representation, such as an advertisement or an amusing graphic representation. When the drinking straw is disposed within a cup, the display arrangement is adapted to engage an exterior surface of the cup, so that the straw remains upright in the cup adjacent the side thereof.
Claims14
A drinking straw holding device with a display arrangement, comprising:
- a unitary body having a display element, a straw attachment module and a cup engagement unit, the display element is formed with a content-bearing exterior area and an interior area accommodating the straw attachment module and the cup engagement unit;
- the straw attachment module extends between a rear region connected to the interior area of the display element and a front region, the straw attachment module is formed by a first wall and a second wall partially separated from each other at the front region by an operational gap;
- at the rear region the first and second walls are joined by a connecting area connected to the interior area;
- the cup engagement unit is formed within a longitudinal space extending downwardly from the connecting area and separating the first and second walls from the interior area, and a tongue member extends downwardly from the connecting area to separate the longitudinal space into a first receiving space and a second receiving space.
A drinking straw usable for drinking a beverage from a cup, the cup having an exterior surface and an interior surface surrounding a hollow, the drinking straw comprising:
- a straw having a first end and a second end;
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- a display arrangement, comprising:
- a display element having a front surface capable of displaying a language or graphic representation visible thereon and a second broad surface;
- a straw-attachment module attached to inner surface of said display extends between a rear region connected to the interior area of the display element and a front region, the straw attachment module is formed by a first wall and a second wall partially are separated from each other at the front region by an operational gap;
- at the rear region the first and second walls are joined by a connecting area connected to the interior area;
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- a cup-engaging element connected to interior surface of said display element in alignment with said straw-attachment element, said cup-engaging element comprises a longitudinal space extending downwardly from the connecting area and separating the first and walls from the interior area, and a tongue member extends downwardly from the connecting area to separate the longitudinal space into a first receiving space and a second receiving space;
- wherein said display arrangement is mounted onto said straw, via said straw-attachment element, such that said inner surface of said display element faces said straw and said first end of said straw is accessible to a user for drinking therefrom, and
- wherein, when said drinking straw is disposed in the cup, said straw is adapted to be placed within the hollow of the cup adjacent the interior surface of the cup and said display arrangement is adapted to engage the exterior surface of the cup such that said language or graphic representation is disposed externally to the exterior surface and said cup-engaging element engages the exterior surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.