Patent ID: 7753284

Claim:
A buoyant drinking straw device for elevating and suspending said straw in a fluid comprising: a) a tubular straw having a top portion, a base portion, an exterior outer wall surface and an interior wall surface; b) at least one fluid passageway extending longitudinally through said straw; c) wherein a top portion of said straw further comprises a flexible section to enable the user to adjust the angular displacement of the top of said straw to facilitate the use thereof; d) a plurality of air bladders disposed within said straw to provide buoyancy thereto, said air bladders being disposed longitudinally in spaced apart relation on said interior wall of said straw below said flexible section; and e) wherein each said air bladder comprises a sealed bladder wall bonded to said interior wall of said straw and containing trapped air therein as the buoyancy element.