Fluid sprinkling – spraying – and diffusing – Fountains or drinking tubes and straws – Drinking
Patent
1990-12-19
1992-10-20
Kashnikow, Andres
Fluid sprinkling, spraying, and diffusing
Fountains or drinking tubes and straws
Drinking
210266, 210282, B05B 1700, B01D 3502
Patent
active
051563355
ABSTRACT:
A filtered drinking straw for reducing the amount of impurities in an aqueous solution and method for using same. The straw comprises a tube having a passageway containing filtering medium and plugs positioned in the tube to keep the filter medium in the straw. The plugs permit passage of the aqueous solution therethrough but not the passage of the filter medium. The plugs are retained within the tube in a force fit relation by being inserted when compressed and then released. Preferably, the plugs have increased resiliency at temperatures above room temperature, are inserted compressed when hot and cool in position to a substantially non-resilient form.
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Hodgins Robert E.
Smith Michael L.
Grant William
Kashnikow Andres
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