Patent Application
20200128986
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The present disclosure relates generally to a straw. More so, the present invention relates to a resealable straw.
Disposable plastic items have become a serious environmental hazard. Disposable plastic items such as plastic straws have featured in wildlife advocacy videos where wildlife have been harmed by straws carelessly discarded in the environment.
Biodegradable straws that are made of bamboo and recycled paper are typical alternatives. These solutions could not be put to widespread commercial use due to their high costs and side effects such as destruction of bamboo plantation for making straws. Also recycling cost is traditionally high. In addition, cleanliness of straws remains another hurdle in adoption of above alternatives. Requirements of additional tools to clean straws, especially on a large scale, has been an additional hurdle in adoption of above alternatives.
In light of the above mentioned drawbacks, there exists a need of a reusable straw that can be easily cleaned.
A primary object of the disclosure is to provide a straw that can be cleaned without requirement of a cleaning tool.
Another object of the present disclosure is to provide a reusable straw.
Yet another object of the present disclosure is to provide a straw that can be manually cleaned.
Having thus described the disclosure in general terms, reference will now be made to the accompanying figure, wherein:
It should be noted that the accompanying figures are intended to present illustrations of exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure. This figure is not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. It should also be noted that accompanying figure is not necessarily drawn to scale.
Reference will now be made in detail to selected embodiments of the present disclosure in conjunction with accompanying figures. The embodiments described herein are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure, and the present disclosure should not be construed as limited to the embodiments described. This disclosure may be embodied in different forms without departing from the scope and spirit of the disclosure. It should be understood that the accompanying figure is intended and provided to illustrate embodiments of the disclosure described below and are not necessarily drawn to scale. In the drawing, like numbers refer to like elements throughout, and thicknesses and dimensions of some components may be exaggerated for providing better clarity and ease of understanding.
It should be noted that the terms “first”, “second”, and the like, herein do not denote any order, ranking, quantity, or importance, but rather are used to distinguish one element from another. Further, the terms “a” and “an” herein do not denote a limitation of quantity, but rather denote the presence of at least one of the referenced item.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the seam 105 is a single joint configuration. The single-joint configuration will operate like a flexible flap that adjoins at one point in the straw 100 circumference. It can latch to attach with several methods such as pressure lock-channel seals, magnetic assistor with the ends of the straw device shall joint together with a channel locking configuration requiring the attraction properties of a magnetic flux provided by magnets, revolve around straps, binders, and clips.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the seam 105 is a double joint configuration. The double-jointed configuration leverages a sliding channel mechanism, where the two opposite sides of the straw 100 will detach and attach via a designed channel locking system. This configuration is depicted in
The straw as claimed in claim 9, wherein the seam is in a double joint configuration such that the straw is secured by a banded mechanism at both ends of the straw, wherein the banded mechanism has a closed looped flexible band.
It will be apparent to a person ordinarily skilled in the art that various types of seams can be used in the straw 100 without limiting the scope of the present disclosure. The seam 105 can be opened using hands without need of an additional tool.
Present disclosure provides several advantages over existing art. The straw 100 can be manually opened using hand pressure, without requirement of an additional tool. Also, the straw 100 can be manually cleaned, without requirement of an additional tool.
