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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2021
Applicant:
University of Pittsburgh—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventors:
Alexandra Marie Delazio, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
David M. Brienza, Allison Park, PA (US);
Patricia Karg, South Park, PA (US);
Assignee:
University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47G 21/18 (2006.01); A47G 19/22 (2006.01); B65D 77/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47G 21/18 (2013.01); A47G 19/2222 (2013.01); B65D 77/28 (2013.01); B65D 2231/022 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for use with a beverage can to secure a straw thereto includes a base configured to cooperate with an opening of the beverage can to secure the device to the beverage can and a passage formed through the base which aligns with the opening of the beverage can when the device is secured to the beverage can. The passage is configured to pass a straw therethrough.