Drinking straw

- Dart Industries Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, right side isometric view of a drinking straw showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom, rear, right side isometric view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the drinking straw of FIG. 1, shown enlarged for clarity of disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view of the drinking straw of FIG. 1, the left side elevation view being a mirror image thereof being identical thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevation view thereof, the rear elevation being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional elevation view taken along line 7-7 of FIG. 3.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D901961
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 6, 2019
Date of Patent: Nov 17, 2020
Assignee: Dart Industries Inc. (Orlando, FL)
Inventors: Hsiao Fong Lee (Singapore), Iwan Soetomo Salim (Singapore)
Primary Examiner: Kendra Leslie Hamilton
Application Number: 29/700,779
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/300.2