Drinking straw kits and methods
AssigneeMagicCom
InventorDaniel Witkowski
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Abstract
Drinking straw kits and methods are disclosed that allow consumers to construct a variety of changeable toys, sculpture, icons, novelties, and designs that can be manipulated in a variety of ways while still maintaining the functionality of the drinking straw to transport liquid via suction. The drinking straws in kits may include one or more corrugated sections that may be elongated into an extended state from a shorter compressed state. The corrugated sections also allow manipulation of the drinking straws into curvilinear shapes that may be substantially retained after manipulation.
Claims21
A drinking straw kit comprising:
- a package;
- a plurality of drinking straws in the package, wherein each drinking straw of the plurality of drinking straws comprises:
- one or more corrugated sections extending along at least a portion of a length of the drinking straw, wherein each of the one or more corrugated sections comprises a compressed state and an extended state in which the length of the drinking straw is increased as compared to the compressed state, wherein the one or more corrugated sections can be formed in and retain a curvilinear shape, and wherein at least 30% of the length of the straw is occupied by the one or more corrugated sections;
- a connector located at a first end of the drinking straw, wherein two drinking straws of the plurality of drinking straws can be connected to each other using at least the connector on one of the two drinking straws to form an elongated composite drinking straw.
A drinking straw kit comprising:
- a package;
- a plurality of drinking straws in the package, wherein each drinking straw of the plurality of drinking straws comprises one or more corrugated sections extending along at least a portion of a length of the drinking straw, wherein each of the one or more corrugated sections comprises a compressed state and an extended state in which the length of the drinking straw is increased as compared to the compressed state, wherein the one or more corrugated sections can be formed in and retain a curvilinear shape, and wherein at least 30% of the length of the straw is occupied by the one or more corrugated sections;
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- a plurality of connectors in the package, wherein the plurality of connectors are independent articles separate from the plurality of drinking straws, and wherein each connector of the plurality of connectors comprises two openings, wherein each opening is adapted to receive and retain an end of one of the drinking straws.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.