Patent ID: 7080916

Claim:
A special effects drinking lid and straw comprising: a container lid having a top, a bottom, an exterior side wall, and a straw hole; said straw hole forms an interior side wall in said container lid; a straw having a body, which is at least semi-transparent; said straw can be inserted into and removed from said straw hole of said container lid; a circuit board and a power source, mounted within said container lid; activating means for triggering a special effects mechanisms; said activating means comprises a photo cell having a small plate which is fastened to said interior side wall of said straw hole in said container lid; said circuit board, said power source, said special effects mechanisms, and said activating means are electronically connected to each other; said special effects mechanisms are attached to said container lid; wherein a liquid flows through a passageway of said straw, said photo cell will sense a change in luminosity of said straw thereby generating an electrical pulse in said photo cell, said electrical pulse is then sent from said photo cell to said circuit board, which in turn triggers said special effects mechanisms.