Combination straw, muddler and stirrer

• US 20070211562A1
• Filed: 03/05/2007
• Published: 09/13/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Andrew J. Pitsis
• Original Assignee: Andrew J. Pitsis
• Inventors: Pitsis, Andrew J.
• Application Number:
  US11/713,657
• Publication Number:
  US 20070211562A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 366/129
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 21/181 combined with cutlery or other eating utensils

Abstract

Disclosed in this specification is a device that is a combination straw, muddler, and stirrer. The device comprises a hollow tube that ends in a flange carrying spikes for crushing fruit pieces or other flavour ingredients. Optional stirring ribs may be provided to facilitate stirring. An entire or a partial length of the tube may be manufactured to have round or polyhedral cross sections, providing for flat surfaces on which texts or symbols may be positioned.

Claims

1. A combination straw, muddler, and stirrer, comprising:

a hollow tube terminating in a flange;

wherein

a central bore of the tube passes through the flange.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein,

an underside of the flange has a plurality of projections.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein,

the projections are spikes.

4. The device of claim 1, further comprising, one or more stirring ribs extending between a lower portion of the tube and the flange.

5. The device of claim 4, wherein,

the stirring rib extends almost to an outer edge of the flange.

6. The device of claim 4, wherein,

the stirring rib has a flat surface.

7. The device of claim 4, wherein,

the stirring ribs are evenly spaced around a circumference of the tube.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein,

the flange is round.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein,

an outer surface of the tube is round.

10. The device of claim 1, wherein,

at least a portion of an outer surface of the tube is a polyhedral portion, and the tube has a flat side.

11. The device of claim 10, wherein,

the tube comprises an upper end that is round in cross section.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein,

the upper end is approximately 1 cm.

13. The device of claim 10, wherein,

the flat side is adapted for locating words, slogans, or symbols.

14. The device of claim 10, wherein,

the polyhedral portion of the tube is triangular in cross section.

15. The device of claim 10, wherein,

the polyhedral portion of the tube is square in cross section.