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US Patent 4194674 - Container with built in straw
US Patent Issued on March 25, 1980
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
September 11, 1998Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
September 11, 1998Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.AbstractA drinking straw formed with a flexible corrugated intermediate section is fixed to a flat flexible tab adjacent the intermediate section, which tab may be bonded between the sealing flaps of a paper container with the straw held inside the container. Alternatively, the tab may be fixed between a seal disc and a closure cap of a bottle or can so that the straw may be suspended, in folded array inside of the bottle or can prior to use. | InventorApplicationNo. 05/941492 filed on 09/11/1978US Classes:229/103.1, Combined with drinking tube (e.g., straw)215/229, With straw215/388With straw or drinking tubeExaminersPrimary: Norton, Donald F.Attorney, Agent or FirmUS Patent References3071303, 3303984, 3486679, 3568870, 3717476, 3746197, 3946895, Container lid with tear-out closure and strawIssued on: 03/30/1976 Inventor: Pugh4078692Container with integral straw Issued on: 03/14/1978 Inventor: Stein International ClassesB65D 77/28 (20060101)B65D 77/24 (20060101) |
