Foldable reusable drinking straw

- THE FINAL CO. LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, right side perspective view of a foldable reusable drinking straw with the end tips in broken lines, showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view of the straw of FIG. 1, the left side elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view along lines 3-3 of FIG. 4;

FIG. 4 is a front end elevational view of the straw of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a rear end elevational view of the straw of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a top, front, right side perspective view of the straw of FIG. 1 partially folded with a storage case in broken lines.

The broken lines in the figures depict portions of the foldable reusable drinking straw that form no part of the claimed design. The broken lines in FIG. 6 illustrate the environment of a storage case that forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D879528
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 4, 2019
Date of Patent: Mar 31, 2020
Assignee: THE FINAL CO. LLC (Santa Fe, NM)
Inventor: Miles Pepper (Los Angeles, CA)
Primary Examiner: Karen S Acker
Assistant Examiner: Steven B Reinholdt, Jr.
Application Number: 29/686,521
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/300.2