| US 7,513,388 B2 | ||
| Retractable straw device | ||
| Stephen Maher, 14D Blackrock Road, Randalstown BT41 3LF (United Kingdom) | ||
| Appl. No. 10/556,484 PCT Filed May 12, 2004, PCT No. PCT/EP2004/005125 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Aug. 10, 2006, PCT Pub. No. WO2004/101389, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 25, 2004. |
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| Claims priority of application No. 0310947.7 (GB), filed on May 13, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0108214 A1, May 17, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. A47G 19/22 (2006.01); B65D 25/44 (2006.01); B65D 47/08 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 220—707 [220/709; 220/710.5] | 7 Claims |
| 1. A device for a drinks container, the device comprising a straw and means for actuating the straw between a retracted state,
in which the straw is housed, in use, substantially within the container, and an extended state, in which at least a portion
of the straw projects, in use, from the container:
wherein the actuating means comprises a first casing provided around a portion of the straw, the straw and the casing being
rotatable with respect to one another about a longitudinal axis, the actuating means further comprising means for imparting
generally linear movement to the straw upon relative rotational movement of the casing and straw portion;
wherein one of the casing and the straw portion is associated with one or more cam surfaces, the other of the casing and the
straw portion being associated with one or more cam followers;
wherein the actuating means includes a second casing provided around said portion of the straw and between said straw portion
and said first casing, the first and second casings being rotatable with respect to one another about a longitudinal axis,
the second casing being shaped to define a slot in which the or each cam follower rides.
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