Container with built in straw
Patent 4194674 Issued on March 25, 1980. Estimated Expiration Date: 
September 11, 1998. Estimated 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.
September 11, 1998. Estimated 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.Patent References 3071303 3303984 3486679 3568870 3717476 3746197 Container lid with tear-out closure and straw Container with integral straw Patent #: 4078692 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 FirmInternational ClassesB65D 77/28 (20060101)B65D 77/24 (20060101) 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. | |
