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US 2023/0009089 A1Published application
Shot straws and methods for making and using the same
AssigneeTakeShots LLC
InventorShane Cramsey
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Abstract
An apparatus comprising a straw and a one-way valve. The straw can include a top end, a straw body, and a bottom end opposite the top end and configured to be placed in a container. The one-way valve can be removably coupled to the bottom end of the straw and configured to allow liquid in the container to enter the straw when a suction force is created at the top end of the straw. Other embodiments are disclosed.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a straw comprising:
- a top end;
- a straw body;
- and
- a bottom end opposite the top end and configured to be placed in a container;
- and
- a one-way valve removably coupled to the bottom end of the straw and configured to allow liquid in the container to enter the straw when a suction force is created at the top end of the straw.
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A method comprising:
- providing a straw with a straw body;
- and
- coupling a one-way valve at a bottom end of the straw, wherein:
- the bottom end is configured to be placed in a container;
- and
- the one-way valve is configured to allow liquid in the container to enter the straw when a suction force is created at a top end of the straw, the top end opposite the bottom end of the straw.
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A method comprising:
- placing an apparatus into a container, with a bottom end of the apparatus submerged in a first liquid in the container, the apparatus comprising:
- a straw comprising:
- a top end;
- a straw body;
- and
- the bottom end opposite the top end;
- a one-way valve removably coupled to the bottom end of the straw;
- drinking the first liquid and a second liquid in the straw from the apparatus by sucking at the top end of the straw.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.