Patent ID: 6244460
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
An elongate beverage container package housing a straw comprising:a base having an entire bottom side bearing against a beverage container and an opposite side facing the straw;a first capsule disposed at one end of the package, the first capsule having a first internal cavity defined therein, a closed outer end of the first capsule being attached to the base, the first capsule having two long sides being attached to the top side of the base in first zones that are disposed outside the first internal cavity;a second capsule, made of a thin flexible sheet, disposed at an end of the package that is opposite the end of the first capsule, the second capsule having a second internal cavity defined therein, the second capsule having an open inner end and a closed outer end, the open inner end being separable from the base and the closed outer end of the second capsule being rotatable attached to the base, the second capsule having two long sides being attached to the base in second zones that are disposed outside the second internal cavity, the second capsule overlapping the first capsule; andthe second capsule having a tab extending over the first capsule, the second capsule being movable between a closed position and an opened position, the open inner end of the second capsule being pulled away from the base and the closed outer end being rotatable about the base when the second capsule is in the open position to expose the straw, the second capsule remaining attached to the base of the package, the straw remaining inside the first capsule when the second capsule is in the open position.