Drinking straw

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a drinking straw showing a first embodiment of my new design; the bottom plan view being a mirror image thereof;

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 perspective view thereof in a bent configuration;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of a drinking straw showing a variant embodiment of the drinking straw of FIGS. 1–5 with a fixed length; the bottom plan view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front view thereof; the rear view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 9 is a left side view thereof; the right side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view of a drinking straw showing a second variant embodiment of the drinking straw of FIGS. 1–5 with a fixed length; the bottom plan view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a front view thereof; the rear view being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 13 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 straw are shown separated and bound by a bracket to indicate indeterminate length.

Claims

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

Referenced Cited
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Patent History
Patent number: D578333
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 31, 2007
Date of Patent: Oct 14, 2008
Assignee: Unistraw Patent Holdings Limited
Inventor: Peter Baron (New South Wales)
Primary Examiner: Holly H. Baynham
Assistant Examiner: Cynthia M Chin
Attorney: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Application Number: 29/284,184
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/300.2