Patent ID: 8091798

Claim:
A safety straw comprising: a tubular section comprising a bendable segment at a top portion of said tubular section; and a barrier, wherein said barrier is disposed above said bendable segment of said tubular section, and wherein said barrier comprises a mouthpiece, a disc-shaped flange and a trumpet-flare-shaped portion, and wherein said trumpet-flare-shaped portion comprises a first end and a second end, and wherein said first end is disposed in contact with said disc-shaped flange, and wherein said first end is larger in diameter than said second end, and wherein said mouthpiece retains the shape of said tubular section, and wherein said mouthpiece extends away from said disc-shaped flange opposite to said trumpet-flare-shaped portion, and wherein said disc-shaped flange comprises an opening in the center thereof, and wherein said bendable segment comprises ridges annularly wider than said opening of said disc-shaped flange, and wherein said tubular section is inserted through said opening.