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Stackable cups with integral extendable strawRelated Patent Categories: Receptacles, Container Attachment Or Adjunct, Drinking Device, With Straw Or Sucking Tube, Attached To Or Within Sidewall Of ContainerStackable cups with integral extendable straw description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070170188, Stackable cups with integral extendable straw. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates generally to cups and, more specifically, to a disposable cup incorporating a slidably extendable retractable straw with a plurality of cups stackable through employment of a channel extending the length of the cup for encompassing the internal straw. [0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art [0004] There are other cup device designed with straws. Typical of these is U.S. Pat. No. 2,194,011 issued to Davidson on Mar. 19, 1940. [0005] Another patent was issued to Talbert on Mar. 16, 1965 as U.S. Pat. No. 3,173,566. Yet another U.S. Pat. No. 4,109,817 was issued to Payne, et al. on Aug. 29, 1978 and still yet another was issued on Jun. 13, 1995 to Ferrer as U.S. Pat. No. 5,423,476. [0006] Another patent was issued to Yang on Dec. 5, 2000 as U.S. Pat. No. 6,155,478. Yet another U.S. Pat. No. 6,431,434 was issued to Haughton, et al. on Aug. 13, 2002. Another was issued to Kothari on Jul. 5, 2005 as U.S. Pat. No. 6,912,825 and still yet another was issued on Nov. 1, 1989 to Chuang-Sheng Lin as U.K. Patent No. GB2217677. [0007] Another patent was issued to Ioku on Jul. 9, 2002 as Japanese Patent No. JP2002191511. Yet another Japanese Patent No. JP2002326655 was issued to Fujitani on Nov. 12, 2002. Another was issued to Maher on Nov. 25, 2004 as International Patent Application No. WO2004/101389. U.S. Pat. No. 2,194,011 Inventor: Thomas M. Davidson Issued: Mar. 19, 1940 [0008] A beverage container comprising a receptacle, a drinking straw assembly mounted through a wall of the receptacle, said assembly comprising a mounting including a stationary tube secured within the receptacle, a tubular element telescoped on and fixed to said stationary tube and to the wall of the receptacle, and a "straw" snugly slidable in said stationary tube. U.S. Pat. No. 3,173,566 Inventor: Howard E. Talbert Issued: Mar. 16, 1965 [0009] A drink rate regulatable non-spill straw assembly for use with a vessel comprising (a) cover for the mouth of the vessel having an opening therethrough adapted to seal the mouth of the vessel against loss of the contents other than through the-opening while admitting vent air into the container to permit fluid withdrawal, [0010] (b) a static tubing carried by said cover in registry with and in fluid-tight seal with the opening of said cover, said tubing extending into the vessel to proximate the bottom thereof, said static tubing having a plurality of circumferentially disposed tiers of openings through the wall thereof, and, [0011] (c) an adjustable drinking straw telescopically `received within said tubing in snug frictional fluid sealing peripheral relationship with said static tube so that upon withdrawing the drinking straw the fluid draw rate of the drinker may be-regulated by placing the base of the drinking straw at the desired tier level of openings on said static tubing. U.S. Pat. No. 4,109,817 Inventor: Larry E. Payne Issued: Aug. 29, 1978 [0012] A straw assembly for a liquid container having a pull-tab closure over an opening in its top. Removal of the closure allows the straw which is collapsed within the container and has a float mounted on its bottom end, to rise through the opening where it is manually extended to its full length. One embodiment includes the straw being slidably journaled within a tube mounted on the inner wall of the container. Another embodiment includes a straw guide assembly which positions the straw within the container in registry with an opening centrally disposed through the container top. U.S. Pat. No. 5,423,476 Continue reading about Stackable cups with integral extendable straw... Full patent description for Stackable cups with integral extendable straw Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Stackable cups with integral extendable straw patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. Start now! - Receive info on patent apps like Stackable cups with integral extendable straw or other areas of interest. ### Previous Patent Application: Vent cap for oil tanks of machines and the like equipped with splash guard Next Patent Application: Pedestrian carryall Industry Class: Receptacles ### FreshPatents.com Support Thank you for viewing the Stackable cups with integral extendable straw patent info. IP-related news and info Results in 0.78518 seconds Other interesting Feshpatents.com categories: Accenture , Agouron Pharmaceuticals , Amgen , AT&T , Bausch & Lomb , Callaway Golf 174 |
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