Bifrustoconical beverage container, lid, multi-secitonal straw, and fastening devices
US4928876A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 11, 1989 |
| Grant date | May 29, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S224/926
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A beverage container having a bottom that has been deformed such that it has a fingerlike projection that extends upward over halfway into the center of the container, where the container also has a multi-sectional drinking straw that fits over and is held upright by the projection and a closing lid that snaps on the rim. The beverage container is substantially bifrustoconical in shape, and it can be secured to a tray or drink holder equipped with a vertical element that inserts into the hollow deformation in the bottom.
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