Patent ID: 6109538
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
A drinking straw, comprising:an elongate tube having a lumen, a pair of opposite open ends;a spaced apart pair of screens being disposed in said lumen of said tube, said screens blocking passage of objects greater than a predetermined size through said lumen of said tube; anda flavoring object being disposed in said lumen of said tube between said screens, said flavoring object being adapted for delivering a flavor to a liquid passing through said lumen of said tube; andwherein said tube has a bendable region between said ends of said tube dividing said tube into a pair of elongate portions, wherein said bendable region is located closer to a first of said ends of said tube than to a second of said ends of said tube, and wherein said screens are positioned adjacent said bendable region between said bendable region and said second end of said tube.