Straw

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a straw showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross sectional view thereof taken along the line 7-7 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 9 is an enlarged perspective view of an end of the straw indicated in FIG. 8.

The broken lines shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 depict the boundaries of the enlargement and form no part of the claimed design.

The dash-dot line shown in FIG. 9 represents the boundary of the claimed design and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D943328
Type: Grant
Filed: May 21, 2019
Date of Patent: Feb 15, 2022
Assignee: AQURA HOME CO., LTD. (Tokyo)
Inventor: Daisuke Takahashi (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: S. Bryan Reinholdt, Jr.
Application Number: 29/691,942
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/300.2