Novelty straw and associated method of operation
US7100838B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 17, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 1, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S239/11
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A novelty drinking straw assembly and its method of construction. The drinking straw assembly has a straw tube through which fluid is drawn. A first magnet is disposed within the straw tube. The first magnet is part of a rotor mechanism that rotates when fluid is drawn through the straw tube. A novelty object is disposed around a section of the straw tube. The novelty object has at least one second magnet. The magnets in the novelty object interact with the first magnet contained within the straw tube. This magnetic field interaction causes the novelty object to move about the straw tube whenever the straw is in use and the first magnet is rotating within the straw tube.
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