# US 8,464,896 B2 · Straw holder for beverage cup or beverage cup lid

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- Number: US 8,464,896 B2
- Document ID: US8464896B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/369,524
- Filed: 2012-02-09
- Published: 2012-08-16
- Granted: 2013-06-18
- Earliest claimed: 2011-02-10
- Applicants: Brian Beary
- Inventors: Brian Beary
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8464896B2

## CPC

- A47G 19/2222: {Straw holders therefor}
- A47G: HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT (book-ends A47B5/00; knives B26B)

## Abstract

The invention is a container or container lid, including but not limited to a container or lid or container-lid combination of the kind commonly used to distribute bulk-dispensed beverages that features an integrated component used for attaching and holding a straw vertically to the outside of the container. The integrated component may be made a part of the container or a part of the lid, and may take any of a variety of shapes as described in the specification.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A container for holding non-pressurized liquids comprising:
a. a watertight bottom;
b. at least one watertight side;
c. at least one structure attached to the exterior surface of said side;
d. said structure being capable of retaining a cylindrical object in approximately vertical position;
e. said structure having a height less than the height of said container;
f. said structure being a generally semicircular protrusion;
g. said protrusion having a vertically oriented circular hole;
h. said hole being at least partially surrounded by the material of said structure;
i. said circular hole being of about the same diameter as said cylindrical object; and
j. wherein said circular hole is surrounded by the material of said structure only on the circumferential sides of said hole with respect to the axial line of said container;
whereby said container may be paired with said retained cylinder by placing said cylinder such that said cylinder penetrates said structure via said circular hole.

### Claim 2

A container for holding non-pressurized liquids comprising:
a. a watertight bottom;
b. at least one watertight side;
c. at least one structure attached to the exterior surface of said side;
d. said structure being capable of retaining a cylindrical object in approximately vertical position;
e. said structure having a height less than the height of said container;
f. said structure being a generally semicircular protrusion;
g. said protrusion having a vertically oriented circular hole;
h. said hole being at least partially surrounded by the material of said structure;
i. said circular hole being of about the same diameter as said cylindrical object; and
j. wherein said circular hole is surrounded by the material of said structure only on one circumferential side and on both the inner and outer radial sides of said hole with respect to the axial line of said container;
whereby said container may be paired with said retained cylinder by placing said cylinder such that said cylinder penetrates said structure via said circular hole.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The container of claim 1 wherein said cylindrical object is a drinking straw.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The container of claim 2 wherein said cylindrical object is a drinking straw.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The container of claim 3 wherein said at least one side has a lip whereby a lid may be snapped onto the container.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The container of claim 4 wherein said at least one side has a lip whereby a lid may be snapped onto the container.

### Claim 7

A container lid comprising:
a. a general shape in the horizontal plane able to be paired with a container having a particular shape;
b. a rim extending down from the outer edge of said lid such that said lid may be snapped onto said container;
c. at least one structure attached to the exterior surface of said rim;
d. said structure being capable of retaining a cylindrical object in approximately vertical position;
e. said structure having a height less than the height of said rim;
f. said structure being a generally semicircular protrusion;
g. said protrusion having a vertically oriented circular hole;
h. said hole being at least partially surrounded by the material of said structure;
i. said circular hole being of about the same diameter as said cylindrical object; and
j. wherein said circular hole is surrounded by the material of said structure only on the circumferential sides of said hole with respect to the axial line of said container;
whereby said container lid may be paired with said retained cylinder by placing said cylinder such that said cylinder penetrates said structure via said circular hole.

### Claim 8

A container lid comprising:
a. a general shape in the horizontal plane able to be paired with a container having a particular shape;
b. a rim extending down from the outer edge of said lid such that said lid may be snapped onto said container;
c. at least one structure attached to the exterior surface of said rim;
d. said structure being capable of retaining a cylindrical object in approximately vertical position;
e. said structure having a height less than the height of said rim;
f. said structure being a generally semicircular protrusion;
g. said protrusion having a vertically oriented circular hole;
h. said hole being at least partially surrounded by the material of said structure;
i. said circular hole being of about the same diameter as said cylindrical object; and
j. wherein said circular hole is surrounded by the material of said structure only on one circumferential side and on both the inner and outer radial sides of said hole with respect to the axial line of said container;
whereby said container lid may be paired with said retained cylinder by placing said cylinder such that said cylinder penetrates said structure via said circular hole.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The container lid of claim 7 wherein said cylindrical object is a drinking straw.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The container lid of claim 8 wherein said cylindrical object is a drinking straw.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The container lid of claim 9 wherein said at least one side has a lip whereby a lid may be snapped onto the container.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The container lid of claim 10 wherein said at least one side has a lip whereby a lid may be snapped onto the container.