Patent ID: 6761015
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
A method of positioning one buoyant straw of a plurality of buoyant straws into each of a plurality of containers, said method comprising:providing said plurality of containers in a first specified pattern; providing said plurality of buoyant straws in a second specified pattern; aligning said one buoyant straw of said plurality of buoyant straws with an opening in one of said plurality of containers; inserting said one buoyant straw of said plurality of buoyant straws through said opening and into said one container; filing said one container with a liquid; capping said one container; and maintaining said one buoyant straw within said one container after said inserting step, after said filling step and immediately prior to said capping step by resisting a buoyant load of said one buoyant straw within said liquid by mechanically engaging said one buoyant straw.