Automatic drinking straw dispensing device

An automatic drinking straw dispensing device comprising:

• a primary receptacle, said primary receptacle being structured and disposed to contain a plurality of drinking straws therein,
• a generally elongate slot formed in said primary receptacle and structured to permit the passage of the drinking straws therethrough,
• a single straw dispensing assembly structured and disposed to selectively permit only one of the drinking straws to exit said primary receptacle through said elongate slot at one time,
• a dispensing area disposed generally beneath said generally elongate slot and structured to receive the dispensed drinking straw exiting said primary receptacle, and
• a switch assembly, said switch assembly being cooperatively disposed with said dispensing area so as to be actuated by a user's hand entering said dispensing area, and being structured to trigger said single straw dispensing assembly into dispensing one of the drinking straws through said elongate slot,
• said switch assembly being further disposed such that the dispensed drinking straw drops into the user's hand upon actuation of the switch assembly by the user's hand,
• said primary receptacle being structured to be cooperatively disposed with a beverage dispensing device, and
• said single straw dispensing assembly being structured to be triggerable only in conjunction with a beverage being dispensed by the beverage dispensing device.