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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2001
Kashichi Hirota, Hachioji, JP;
Makoto Kaneda, Hiki-Gun, JP;
Kyowa Electric and Chemical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A straw including a straw member having an outer straw portion and an inner straw portion, the outer and inner straw portions being telescopingly fitted with each other, the inner straw portion including an elastic upper section, and a cylindrical plug member having an opening at the upper end thereof. The inner straw portion is retained in the state inserted into a beverage container by mounting the plug member to the upper end of a mouth of the beverage container, and the upper section of the inner straw portion is bent by pressing with a beverage container cap so as to attach the beverage container cap to the beverage container, and the upper end of the inner straw portion is protruded from the upper end of the plug member by detaching the beverage container cap.