Straw holder

Details Straw holder Straw holder

1996-10-18

1998-10-20

Braun, Leslie A.

Supports

Brackets

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D73002, 248 79, A47B 9606

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058234934

ABSTRACT:
A straw holder formed from a unitary strip having a center body and first and second wing members that extend laterally from the body. The wing members include a distal tip portion that are flexed towards each other and a slot in each tip portion receives an engagement segment of the other tip portion to lock the tip portions together and form the straw holder. A straw is inserted through an opening in the body into the container and the wing members engage the exterior surface of the beverage container to mount the straw to the container. One laterally extending edge defines a shoulder which engages the rim of the container to position the straw holder and straw. The material and thickness of the strip are selected such that the strip is semi-flexible, wherein the strip may be easily flexed while resiliently resisting such flexure. Such semi-flexible property causes the strip to bow laterally outward between the tip portions and the body. The bowed structure causes the shoulders to be laterally offset from each other and ensures that the body resists closure of the opening, thereby providing greater stability in positioning the straw and straw holder on the container and preventing crimping of the straw.

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