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US 5,897,013 AGranted
Straw for drinking cup
AssigneePlaytex Products, Inc.
InventorFrancis X. Manganiello
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Abstract
A straw assembly has a flexible first segment with at least one longitudinal glide ridge extending inwardly from a drinking end thereof, a retaining shoulder at a fixed distance from the drinking end, and an orienting finger extending from the retaining shoulder.
Claims14
A straw assembly for use with a drinking cup, the drinking cup having an opening and having a cup lid with an aperture therethrough, said straw assembly comprising
- a straw having a flexible first segment with an elongated body, said elongated body having a portion that is adapted to pass through the aperture of the cup lid, said portion having a drinking end, said first segment including:
- at least one longitudinal glide ridge extending outward from only part of the circumference of said elongated body;
- a retaining shoulder extending outward from said first segment to an extent greater than an extent of the aperture through the cup lid but less than that of the opening of the drinking cup, said retaining shoulder being located at a fixed distance from said drinking end for preventing said straw from being pulled outward through the aperture beyond said fixed distance;
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- an orienting finger extending from said retaining shoulder.
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A cup assembly comprising:
- a cup;
- a lid removably mounted on said cup having an aperture therethrough;
- a flexible straw element adapted to be inserted through said aperture from an underside of said lid;
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- a sealing cap mounted on said lid adjacent said aperture;
- wherein said flexible straw element includes a plurality of longitudinal glide members, a retaining shoulder adapted to arrest the movement of said straw element through said aperture when a predetermined portion of said straw element protrudes through a top side of said lid, and an orienting finger adapted to engage a location of said lid, such that said glide members face said sealing cap when said sealing cap is in an open position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.