Patent ID: 6745949
Filing Date: 2004-06-08
Classification: A47G,B65D

Abstract:
A drinking straw with valve function adapted to be mounted to a beverage container, the straw comprising a straw member including a straw body having a passage defined therein, a bellows portion formed at a desired portion of the straw body, and a tube arranged in the bellows portion while being integral with the straw body and having a desired elasticity, said tube providing a passage closing function when the bellows portion bends further comprising:a straw mounting member for mounting the straw member to the beverage container, the straw mounting member including a fixed base attached to a top of the beverage container while being in close contact with the top of the beverage container, a straw fitting section formed at one side portion of the fixed base, and adapted to mount the straw body thereto, and a straw holding section formed at the other side portion of the fixed base, and adapted to hold the straw member in a bent state or to release the straw member on the bent state.