Patent ID: 7909176

Claim:
A drinking apparatus comprising: a straw having an upper end and a lower end; a funnel shaped screen surrounding the lower end of said straw, wherein the screen has an upper end defining an upper opening and a lower end defining a lower opening, the upper opening surrounding an outer peripheral surface of the straw and having an inner diameter that is substantially smaller that an inner diameter of the lower opening, wherein said lower opening is positioned below the lower end of the straw, and wherein the inner peripheral surface of the screen defines a space for collecting ice to surround the lower end of said straw; an upper washer frictionally engaging the outer peripheral surface of the straw and positioned between the upper end of the straw and the upper end of the screen, wherein the washer has an outer diameter larger that the inner diameter of the upper opening of the screen for engaging the upper end of said screen to prevent upward movement of the screen on said straw; and a lower washer frictionally engaging the outer peripheral surface of the straw and positioned between the lower end of the straw and the upper end of said screen, wherein the washer has an outer diameter that is larger that the inner diameter of the upper opening of the screen for engaging an upper interior portion of said screen to prevent downward movement of the screen on said straw.