Patent ID: 8196763
Filing Date: 2012-06-12
Classification: A47G,Y10S

Abstract:
1. In a beverage container having a mouth, the improvement including a straw holder comprising: a straw support portion dimensioned for placement across the mouth of the container and comprising an aperture designed to receive a straw therethrough and support the straw with respect to said straw support portion; and a first retaining portion connected to said straw support portion and connected or connectable to the container, the straw support portion being movably arranged on said first retaining portion for moving from a first position to a second position relative to said first retaining portion, wherein said aperture for receiving the straw is aligned with the mouth of the container in at least one of said first and second positions when the first retaining portion is connected on the container, wherein a band separate from the container is wrapped at least partially around the container, the first retaining portion being at least one of connected to said band and a part of said band, wherein said band is made of a film or thin sheet of material wrapped around the container, and perforations in said band define the straw holder prior to use of the straw holder, the straw holder being against the side of the bottle in said first position by said band.