Foldable reusable drinking straw

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • D879528
  • Patent Number
    D879,528
  • Date Filed
    Thursday, April 4, 2019
    5 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, March 31, 2020
    4 years ago
  • Inventors
    • Pepper; Miles (Los Angeles, CA, US)
  • Original Assignees
  • Examiners
    • Acker; Karen S
    • Reinholdt, Jr.; Steven B
    Agents
    • Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP
Abstract
Description


FIG. 1 is a top, front, right side perspective view of a foldable reusable drinking straw with the end tips in broken lines, showing my new design;



FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view of the straw of FIG. 1, the left side elevational view being a mirror image thereof;



FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view along lines 3-3 of FIG. 4;



FIG. 4 is a front end elevational view of the straw of FIG. 1;



FIG. 5 is a rear end elevational view of the straw of FIG. 1; and,



FIG. 6 is a top, front, right side perspective view of the straw of FIG. 1 partially folded with a storage case in broken lines.


The broken lines in the figures depict portions of the foldable reusable drinking straw that form no part of the claimed design. The broken lines in FIG. 6 illustrate the environment of a storage case that forms no part of the claimed design.


Claims
  • The ornamental design for a foldable reusable drinking straw, as shown and described.
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Divisions (1)
Number Date Country
Parent 29648754 May 2018 US
Child 29686521 US