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US 2017/0318995 A1Published application
Magnetically actuated mixing and drinking straw
AssigneeRaison Investments Inc.
InventorCharn Rai
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Abstract
A magnetically actuated mixing straw for mixing a beverage comprises magnetic protrusions located at boom end of the straw. A beverage container containing the mixing straw is placed on top of a magnetic stirrer that causes the mixing straw to rotate and mix the beverage container contents.
Claims25
A beverage container assembly comprising:
- a beverage container;
- a drinking straw comprising:
- a hollow tube with a bottom end and a top end;
- and
- at least two ferromagnetic protrusions at opposed locations about said bottom end.
2 more elements
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A drinking straw comprising:
- a hollow tube with a bottom end and a top end;
- at least two protrusions at opposed locations about said bottom end;
- and
- wherein said at least two protrusions are ferromagnetic.
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A method of preparing a beverage, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a beverage container assembly comprising:
- a beverage container;
- a drinking straw comprising:
- a hollow tube with a bottom end and a top end;
- at least two ferromagnetic protrusions located at said bottom end;
- a removable beverage container lid containing an aperture for said drinking straw;
- adding one or more beverage ingredients into said beverage container assembly;
- disposing said straw through said aperture such that said protrusions lie within said container adjacent to the base of said container;
- providing a magnetic stirrer under said beverage container;
- and
- actuating said magnetic stirrer to cause said drinking straw to rotate within said beverage container.
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A stirring implement comprising:
- a disc-shaped body having two sides;
- at least one magnet contained within said disc-shaped body;
- and
- an aperture located substantially in the centre of said disc-shaped body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.