Straw holder for supporting a drinking straw in a bottle

A straw holder for supporting a drinking straw in a mouth of a bottle, said holder comprising:

• a straw support portion dimensioned for placement across a mouth of a bottle and comprising an aperture designed to receive a straw therethrough and to vertically support said straw with respect to said support portion;
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• a bottle retaining portion comprising at least one turn extending around said retaining portion, said at least one turn comprising a first turn having an end attached to said straw support portion, and dimensioned to extend around an outer surface of the bottle, wherein said at least one turn extends circularly about said straw support portion from said first end to a second end, said at least one turn having an inner edge with an inner radius and an outer edge with an outer radius wherein said inner and outer radii are substantially constant around said at least one turn, said retaining portion further comprising a radial connecting portion connected to said inner edge at said first end of said first turn and to a radially outer edge of straw support portion and connecting said first end of said first turn to said straw support portion.

A straw holder for supporting a drinking straw in a mouth of a bottle, said holder being made from a sheet material and comprising:

• a straw support portion dimensioned for placement across a mouth of a bottle and comprising an aperture formed by at least one slit in said sheet material designed to receive a straw therethrough and to vertically support said straw with respect to said support portion;
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• a bottle retaining portion comprising at least one turn extending around said retaining portion, said at least one turn comprising a first turn having an end attached to said straw support portion, and dimensioned to extend around an outer surface of the bottle, wherein said straw support portion and said bottle retaining portion are integrally formed of said sheet material and said straw holder has a central axis perpendicular to said sheet and passing through said aperture, said straw holder exhibiting both axial and radial elasticity relative to said axis, said axial elasticity being substantially greater than said radial elasticity.