# US 2018/0020856 A1 · Straw

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- Number: US 2018/0020856 A1
- Document ID: US20180020856A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/497,778
- Filed: 2017-04-26
- Published: 2018-01-25
- Earliest claimed: 2016-07-21
- Inventors: Jia-Shou WANG
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180020856A1

## CPC

- A47G 21/181: {combined with cutlery or other eating utensils}
- A47G 21/18: Drinking straws or the like ({as integral parts of drinking containers A47G19/2266;} for therapeutic purposes A61J15/00 {; adapted to emerge from drinking containers when opened B65D77/283})
- A47G: HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT (book-ends A47B5/00; knives B26B)

## Abstract

The present invention relates to an improved structure of a straw, which includes: a straw body which is hollow cylinder made of plastic, a plurality of fork portions at one end of the straw body to define a plurality of gaps there between. Each fork portion includes a body portion and a top portion. The body portion has one end connected to the straw body, and another end connected to the top portion. The body portion is uniform width, and the top portion has an arc-shaped external end. The above structure solves the problem of the conventional straw that the conventional straw is likely to be blocked by solid in the beverage, and is unable to pick up the fruit pieces in the beverage.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A straw, comprising:
a straw body being hollow-cored, cylindrical and made of a plastic material and having an end provided with a plurality of branch portions and a plurality of openings disposed between the branch portions, wherein the branch portions each have a body segment and a top segment, the body segment having an end connected to the straw body and another end connected to the top segment, the body segment being entirely of substantially equal width, and the top segment having an arcuate outer end.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The straw of claim 1, wherein a plurality of tooth portions is disposed on an edge of each said branch portion.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The straw of claim 1, wherein the openings are in number of two and oppose each other radially across the straw body, whereas the branch portions are in number of two and oppose each other radially across the straw body.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The straw of claim 1, wherein the branch portions are in number of four, with two paired said branch portions opposing two other paired said branch portions radially across the straw body, whereas the openings includes two first openings and two second openings, with the two first openings opposing each other radially across the straw body and being between two non-paired said branch portions, and the two second openings opposing each other radially across the straw body and being between two paired said branch portions.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The straw of claim 4, wherein the two first openings are larger than the two second openings.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The straw of claim 1, wherein the openings each have an arcuate bottom end.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The straw of claim 1, wherein the openings each have a maximum depth equal to one to two times an inner diameter of the straw body.