Patent ID: 9386871
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: A47F,A47G,B65D,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A soda straw box, comprising: a box for holding a plurality of soda straws, said box having first and second opposing side panels, each side panel of said opposing side panels terminating in a respective bottom edge, said box further including a bottom panel connected to the bottom edge of said first side panel, said bottom panel fixed during use of said box and not movable with respect to said first side panel, and said bottom panel does not extend to the bottom edge of said second side panel so as to provide an opening in the bottom of said box; a flap structure adapted for covering the bottom opening in said box, said flap structure including a first flap hinged to a second flap; and said first flap having a first edge hinged along the bottom edge of said second side panel, said first flap further including a second edge parallel to said first edge that is hinged to said second flap, said first flap covering the bottom opening in said box when said box is closed, said first flap being laterally longer that a width of said bottom opening so that the second edge of said first flap overlaps onto an inside surface of said bottom panel when the bottom opening is closed, whereby the second edge of said first flap that is hinged to said second flap cannot move downwardly but can move upwardly into said box to uncover the bottom opening in said box and allow straws to move from said box.