Patent ID: 7669781
Filing Date: 2010-03-02
Classification: A47G,A61J

Abstract:
1. A drinking straw comprising a wall having a first and a second end and a reinforced section at least one of the first or second end, wherein said reinforced section has a double-walled construction in a zone of the at least one first or second end, the wall is bent at least one of the first or second end by more than 120°, a cross-section of an internal side of the bent wall is star-shaped, the bent wall has a radius of greater than 1 mm, the drinking straw comprises a necked-in portion, and the drinking straw further comprises a liquid-permeable controller disposed in the straw such that the bent wall and the necked in portion act as stops for the controller to retain the controller in the straw and the controller cannot be sucked or blown out of the straw.