Receptacles – Container attachment or adjunct – Drinking device
Patent
1992-10-08
1995-08-01
Moy, Joseph Man-Fu
Receptacles
Container attachment or adjunct
Drinking device
206217, 206219, 215229, 215389, B65D 2500
Patent
active
054373891
ABSTRACT:
A unitary beverage container includes a main body defining a container volume. A flexible straw is fluidly connected at a proximal end with the volume adjacent the bottom of the main body. The flexible straw also includes a distal end in the form of a hollow mouthpiece having a central aperture therein with the mouthpiece is located adjacent the top of the main body. In many configurations of the mouthpiece, the mouthpiece includes a cylindrical base portion from which levers extend. An attaching mechanism removably attaches the mouthpiece of the flexible straw to the top of main body and closes the aperture of the mouthpiece. The attaching mechanism includes a short hollow bridge extending from the aperture at the distal end of the flexible straw which is broken during removal of the flexible straw to uncover the aperture prior to use. The hollow bridge is connected to a hollow chamber which is attached to the top. A concavity in which the mouthpiece is received is provided at the top. The hollow chamber is permanently attached in some embodiments and removably attached in others. Various different configurations of the mouthpiece are provided for use with the various embodiments.
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Bostwick Martin M.
Brainard Robert H.
Kaufman Richard H.
Kostanecki Andrew T.
Kovacic Theodore J.
Kraft Foods Inc.
Man-Fu Moy Joseph
Marcoux Thomas A.
Savoie Thomas R.
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