Combined drink container and straw

Description

FIG. 1 is a front view showing my new design for a combined drink container and straw;

FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof with the pouch being filled;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom view with the pouch being empty.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D296664 July 12, 1988 Hjalmarsson
2547362 April 1951 Berry
3648922 March 1972 Gebo
3799914 March 1974 Schmit et al.
4637062 January 13, 1987 Poppe
4806021 February 21, 1989 Koudstaal et al.
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Other references
  • Australian Packaging, p. 2, vol. 30, No. 2, Feb. 1982. Australian Packaging, p. 21, Sep. 1983, "Flexible Packaging".
Patent History
Patent number: D362618
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 13, 1993
Date of Patent: Sep 26, 1995
Assignee: Koninklijke Emballage Industrie Van Leer B.V. (Amstelveen)
Inventors: Albert E. Paling (Ferndown), Alun Thomas (Wimborne)
Primary Examiner: Theodore M. Shooman
Assistant Examiner: Cheri Cohen
Law Firm: Jacobson, Price, Holman & Stern
Application Number: 0/14,099
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9305; D/9337