Patent ID: 7314183
Filing Date: 2008-01-01
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
1. A straw, comprising: a first fluid passage portion of said straw having a first open end; a second fluid passage portion of said straw having a second open end; a substantially hollow fluid accumulator portion of said straw disposed between, and in fluid communication with, the first and second fluid passage portions, wherein the fluid accumulator portion has a first cross-sectional area; a fluid inlet disposed between the second fluid passage portion and the fluid accumulator portion, wherein the fluid inlet has a second cross-sectional area; and a fluid exit disposed between the first fluid passage portion and the fluid accumulator portion, wherein the fluid exit has a third cross-sectional area; wherein the first cross-sectional area is substantially equal to or greater than either the second or third cross-sectional areas; wherein one of the fluid inlet or the fluid exit are angled with respect to the fluid accumulation portion; and one or more baffles formed on the inside surface of said fluid accumulator portion for directing fluid from said fluid inlet to said fluid exit.