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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 18, 1996
Jason Everett Miller, S. El Monte, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
An illuminated straw device including a tubular member defined by an annular wall that has an interior surface and an exterior surface. The tubular member has a channel being formed within the exterior surface. The channel has a channel wall with a plurality of bulbous projections extending outwardly and a plurality of holes therein. Also, at least one strip of an illuminating material is included. The strip has a front face and a rear face with a plurality of bulbous projections extending outwardly and a plurality of holes therein. The strip of illuminating material is sized and shape for positioning within the channel of the tubular member. The strip is coupled with the tubular member when the bulbous projections of the channel engage the holes of the strip and the bulbous projections of the strip engage the holes of the channel.