IP Library › Granted Patent US 9,126,733
Granted Patent B2
US 9,126,733 · App. 13/449,631 · Granted Sep 8, 2015

Drinking straw packaging system and method

Inventor: Jeremy B. Lieb (West Chester, OH)
B65D75/02B65D75/38B65D85/08Y10T29/49826
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,126,733
App. No.
13/449,631
Granted
Sep 8, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of packaging a drinking straw includes a cover configured to attach to and to enclose a first portion of the drinking straw. A second portion of the drinking straw may be inserted into a beverage by a waiter handling the cover attached to the drinking straw.

Claims (17)

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a drinking straw;

a first cover configured to be attached to a first portion of the drinking straw, wherein the first cover at least partially encloses the first portion of the drinking straw and does not enclose a remaining portion of the straw, wherein the first cover is configured to at least partially seal an outer surface of the first portion of the drinking straw from ambient air, wherein the first cover is attached to the first portion of the drinking straw using at least one of an adhesive, a heat sealing treatment, a fastener, and a vacuum sealing treatment; and

a second cover configured to enclose a remaining portion of the drinking straw and at least a portion of the first cover, wherein the second cover is configured to at least partially seal an outer surface of the remaining portion of the drinking straw from ambient air.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first cover comprises at least one of paper, rubber, metal, ceramic, and plastic.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first cover comprises an anti-bacterial material.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a logo design is printed on the first cover.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least one of a color and a design is printed on the first cover and is indicative of a drink into which the drinking straw is placed.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first cover is attached to the second cover using at least one of an adhesive, a heat sealing treatment, a fastener, and a vacuum sealing treatment.

7. An apparatus, comprising:

a drinking straw;

a first cover configured to be attached to a first portion of the drinking straw, wherein the first cover at least partially encloses the first portion of the drinking straw and does not enclose a remaining portion of the straw, wherein the first cover is configured to at least partially seal an outer surface of the first portion of the drinking straw from ambient air; and

a second cover configured to enclose a remaining portion of the drinking straw and at least a portion of the first cover, wherein the second cover is configured to at least partially seal an outer surface of the remaining portion of the drinking straw from ambient air, wherein the first cover is attached to the second cover using at least one of an adhesive, a heat sealing treatment, a fastener, and a vacuum sealing treatment.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the first cover comprises at least one of paper, rubber, metal, ceramic, and plastic.

9. The apparatus of clam 7 , wherein the first cover comprises an anti-bacterial material.

10. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein a logo design is printed on the first cover.

11. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein at least one of a color and a design is printed on the first cover and is indicative of a drink into which the drinking straw is placed.

Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61476328 · Apr 18, 2011
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