Container with built in straw
US4194674A · kind A · utility
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3Claims
0Family size
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 11, 1978 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D77/283
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A 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.
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