Beverage container with concealed straw

• US 5,188,283 A
• Filed: 01/21/1992
• Issued: 02/23/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Inventors: Gu, Huan-Lung
• Primary Examiner(s): Elkins, Gary E.
• Application Number:
  US07/823,778
• Time in Patent Office: 399 Days
• Field of Search: 229/103.1, 215/1 A, 220/90.2, 220/707, 220/708, 220/710
• US Class Current: 229/103.1
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 77/283 located initially inside the container, whereby the straw is revealed only upon opening the container, e.g. pop-up straws

Abstract

A beverage container with concealed straw, particularly a container which can have a straw exposed by lifting of a sealing tape for suction of the beverage, comprising mainly a straw placed in the container, and a sealing tape above the straw for concealing the straw in the container so that by lifting of the sealing tape, the straw can be pulled up for suction and ingesting of liquid from the container.

Claims

1. A beverage container with concealed straw comprising:

(a) a container to hold a liquid, said container having a plurality of top tuck flaps, which include at least first and second top tuck flaps, for closing said container in a sealed manner by folding said top tuck flaps and applying a sealing material therebetween;

(b) said first top tuck flap having a flat surface and a round hold therethrough;

(c) a concealed straw having a diameter similar to that of said round hole in said first top tuck flap, said straw having a pleated section which penetrates through said round hole, a lower section below said pleated section, and an upper section above said pleated section, whereby said pleaded section allows said upper section to be folded against said flat surface of said first top tuck flap; and

(d) said second top tuck flap having a recessed groove for receiving said upper section of said concealed straw when said second top tuck flap is folded to close said container, and said upper section of said straw will be unconcealed when said second top tuck flap is unfolded.