Method of making a paper straw with a bend
OwnerWei Hsuinventor
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Abstract
A method of making a paper straw with a bend includes coating a strip of paper with polyethylene on a first side and a second side of the strip of paper; cutting the strip of paper to a desired length; providing a spring apparatus of a predetermined length; rolling the strip of paper around the spring apparatus such that the strip of paper partially overlaps with itself to form a straw, the polyethylene holding the strip of paper in a rolled position; applying steam to the straw; and bending the straw to create a bend, the straw remains bent; and removing the spring apparatus from the straw.
Claims2
A method of making a paper straw with a bend, the method comprising:
- coating a strip of paper with a polyethylene adhesive on a first side and a second side of the strip of paper;
- cutting the strip of paper to a desired length;
- providing a spring apparatus of a predetermined length;
- rolling the strip of paper around the spring apparatus such that the strip of paper partially overlaps with itself to form a straw, the polyethylene holding the strip of paper in a rolled position, the strip of paper extending the entire elongated length of the spring apparatus;
- applying steam to the straw while the spring apparatus is wrapped with the strip of paper;
- bending the straw to create a bend, wherein the straw remains in a bent configuration upon cooling;
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- removing the spring apparatus from the straw.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.