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US 5,295,609 AGranted
Container with integral straw
OwnerEdward S. Robbins, IIIinventor
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Abstract
A flexible plastic bottle or container includes a body portion having a peripheral side wall having a cross section with a regular polygon shape, a bottom wall and a top wall; a fill opening in the top wall; a closure removably securable over the fill opening; an integral straw portion formed in the body portion and extending above the top wall, the straw having a dispensing opening at an upper end thereof; and a straw cap attached to the closure for engaging and closing the dispensing opening of the integral straw portion.
Claims20
A plastic container comprising:
- a body portion having a peripheral side wall having a cross section with a regular polygon shape, a bottom wall and a top wall;
- a fill opening in said top wall;
- a closure removably securable over said fill opening;
- an integral straw formed in said body portion and including an internal portion and an external upper portion extending above said top wall, said external portion having a dispensing opening at an upper end thereof;
- and
- a straw cap attached to said closure for engaging and closing said dispensing opening of said external upper portion of the straw.
3 more elements
A plastic, drink dispensing container comprising:
- a body portion having a peripheral side wall having a cross section of regular polygonal shape, and including at least three side wall portions, a bottom wall and a top wall;
- a fill opening in said top wall;
- a closure removably securable over said fill opening;
- and
- an internal, integral straw extending substantially between said top and bottom walls, said straw configured and arranged not to disturb said regular polygonal cross sectional shape of said peripheral side wall.
2 more elements
A plastic container comprising;
- a body portion including a top wall, a bottom wall and a peripheral side wall defining an interior volumetric space;
- a fill opening in said top wall;
- an integral straw having an upper open end extending above said top wall and a lower end in communication with a lower portion of said interior volumetric space adjacent said bottom wall, said integral straw having an expendable portion including said upper open end;
- and a combined closure having a first cap for closing said fill opening and a second cap for closing said upper open end of said integral straw.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.