Drinking straw

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a drinking straw showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof,

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof, the rear view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof; the right side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of a drinking straw showing a variant embodiment of the drinking straw of FIGS. 1–4 with a fixed length; the bottom plan view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front view thereof; the rear view being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a left side view thereof; the right side view being a mirror image thereof.

The broken line showing of the holes in the top and the bottom of the drinking straw is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design. Portions of the claimed design are shown separated and bound by a bracket to indicate that no particular length is being claimed.

Claims

The ornamental design for a drinking straw, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D602726
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 5, 2008
Date of Patent: Oct 27, 2009
Assignee: Unistraw Patent Holdings Limited (Federal Territory of Labuan)
Inventor: Peter Baron (New South Wales)
Primary Examiner: Holly H Baynham
Assistant Examiner: Cynthia M Chin
Attorney: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
Application Number: 29/324,089
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/300.2