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US 4,134,494 AGranted
Combination straw and stirrer
OwnerWoon-Tong Wonginventor
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Abstract
A combination straw and stirrer having an enlarged central section. The hollow structure is sealed by plugs at both ends to form a drink stirrer. When the plugs are removed the structure functions as a straw and the hollow structure may also be filled with water or other liquid and frozen to form a self-contained ice cooler.
Claims1
A combination straw, stirrer and liquid holder comprising;
- an elongated hollow plastic structure defined only by an annular wall having an enlarged wall section and two elongated straw-like end wall sections extending from and integrally contiguous with the enlarged wall section,
- said end wall sections having like circular cross-sections with one of said sections being longer than the other section and with the perimeter of the enlarged wall section substantially larger than that of the end wall sections,
- said enlarged wall section having a volume greater than either end wall section with all hollow sections having fluid-communicating contiguous volumes,
- said end wall sections extending from the enlarged wall section at diametrically opposite sides thereof so that said end wall sections are in linear alignment having opposite facing end openings,
- said end wall sections each being at least of a length on the order of the length of the enlarged wall section,
- said volume of said hollow structure adapted to receive a liquid filling less than the total volume thereof,
- and plug means releasably sealing the end openings.
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