Combined With Drinking Tube (e.g., Straw) Patents (Class 229/103.1)
  • Patent number: 6206278
    Abstract: The present invention includes a conduit assembly having a fitment adapted to be sealingly coupled to a container, a closure mechanism, and a conduit operably coupled to the closure mechanism. The fitment includes a fitment passage and the closure mechanism is movable between a sealed position engaging the fitment to seal the fitment passage and an open position. The conduit is coupled to the closure mechanism for movement between a stored position and an operative position wherein the conduit is moved from the stored position toward the operative position when the closure mechanism is moved into its open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: The PopStraw Company, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen W. Cornell, Peter F. Murphy, Jeff T. Debord, Gregg M. Davis, Jay F. Perkins
  • Patent number: 6168042
    Abstract: A drinking device comprising a cup and a straw selectively attached to the said cup at an upper end along the rim thereof, thus allowing a plurality of the cups, with attached straws, to be stackable. The straw can be selectively removed for use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Inventor: Maureen Kalagian