Telescopic paper drinking straw

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12446718-B2
Application number	US-202117995712-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 28, 2021
Priority date	Apr 28, 2020
Publication date	Oct 21, 2025
Grant date	Oct 21, 2025

Abstract

The object of the application is a telescopic paper drinking straw comprising: a first straw with a first outer diameter, a second straw with a second inner diameter, the first straw with the first outer diameter being situated at least partly inside the straw having the second inner diameter, coaxially with the straw having the second inner diameter, characterised in that the first straw has at least two locking elements protruding from the outer surface of the first straw, and the second straw has at least two locking elements protruding from the inner surface of the second straw.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A telescopic paper drinking straw comprising:
a first straw ( 10 ) with a first outer diameter (d 1 ),
a second straw ( 20 ) with a second inner diameter (d 2 ), whereas
the first straw ( 10 ) with the first outer diameter (d 1 ) is situated at least partly inside the second straw ( 20 ) with the second inner diameter (d 2 ), coaxially with the second straw ( 20 ) with the second inner diameter (d 2 ), wherein
the second straw ( 20 ) has at least two locking elements ( 21 , 22 ) protruding from an inner surface ( 23 ) of the second straw ( 20 ),
characterised in that
the first straw ( 10 ) has at least two locking elements ( 11 , 12 ) protruding from an outer surface ( 13 ) of the first straw ( 10 ).

2. The telescopic paper drinking straw as in claim 1 , wherein at least two locking elements ( 21 , 22 ) protruding from the inner surface ( 23 ) of the second straw ( 20 ) are arranged at a distance ( 12 ) of at least half the diameter (d 1 ) of the first straw ( 10 ).

3. The telescopic paper drinking straw as in claim 1 , wherein at least two locking elements ( 11 , 12 ) protruding from the outer surface ( 13 ) of the first straw ( 10 ) are arranged at a distance (l 1 ) of at least half the diameter (d 1 ) of the first straw ( 10 ).

4. The telescopic paper drinking straw as in claim 1 , wherein a distance ( 11 , 12 ) between the first ( 11 , 12 ) and second locking elements ( 21 , 22 ) on the first ( 10 ) and second straw ( 20 ), respectively, is at least 2 mm.

5. The telescopic paper drinking straw as in claim 1 , wherein the locking elements ( 11 , 12 , 21 , 22 ) have the form of ring-shaped embosses.

6. The telescopic paper drinking straw as in claim 1 , wherein the locking elements ( 11 , 12 , 21 , 22 ) have different height or width.

7. The telescopic paper drinking straw as in claim 1 , wherein the locking elements ( 11 , 12 , 21 , 22 ) are adapted to form a seal of a telescopic joint.

8. The telescopic paper drinking straw as in claim 1 , wherein at least one locking element ( 11 , 12 ) on the first straw ( 10 ) is situated at a distance ( 112 ) of at least half the diameter (d 1 ) of the first straw ( 10 ) from one of its ends.

9. The telescopic paper drinking straw as in claim 1 , wherein at least one locking element ( 21 , 22 ) on the second straw ( 20 ) is situated at a distance ( 122 ) of at least half the diameter (d 2 ) of the second straw ( 20 ) from one of its ends.

10. The telescopic paper drinking straw as in claim 1 , wherein the inner diameter (d 2 ) of the second straw ( 20 ) at one end is smaller than the outer diameter (d 1 ) of the first straw ( 10 ).

11. The telescopic paper drinking straw as in claim 1 , wherein at least two locking elements ( 11 , 12 ) of the first straw ( 10 ) and at least two locking elements ( 21 , 22 ) of the second straw ( 20 ) are arranged at a distance ( 11 , 12 ) corresponding to the diameter (d 1 ) of the first straw ( 10 ).

12. The telescopic paper drinking straw as in claim 1 , wherein the distance (l 1 ) between the locking elements ( 11 , 12 ) of the first straw ( 10 ) is greater than a width (w 22 ) of the locking element ( 21 , 22 ) of the second straw ( 20 ), and the distance ( 12 ) between the locking elements ( 21 , 22 ) of the second straw ( 20 ) is greater than a width (w 11 ) of the locking element ( 11 , 12 ) of the first straw ( 10 ).

13. The telescopic paper drinking straw as in claim 1 , characterised by having two configurations, whereas
in a first configuration the first straw ( 10 ) is substantially inside the second straw ( 20 ), and a part of the first straw ( 10 ) protrudes out of the second straw ( 20 ) allowing pulling the first straw ( 10 ) out of the second straw ( 20 ), while
in a second configuration the first straw ( 10 ) is substantially pulled out of the second straw ( 20 ) so that at least one locking element ( 11 , 12 ) of the first straw ( 10 ) is situated between the locking elements ( 21 , 22 ) of the second straw ( 20 ), or at least one locking element ( 21 , 22 ) of the second straw ( 20 ) is situated between the locking elements ( 11 , 12 ) of the first straw ( 10 ).

14. The telescopic paper drinking straw as in claim 13 , wherein in the second configuration, in a first working position, one of the locking elements ( 11 , 12 ) of the first straw ( 10 ) is situated between the locking elements ( 21 , 22 ) of the second straw ( 20 ), and in a second working position the second locking element ( 11 , 12 ) of the first straw ( 10 ) is situated between the locking elements ( 21 , 22 ) of the second straw ( 20 ).

15. The telescopic paper drinking straw as in claim 13 , wherein in the second configuration, a lateral surface of at least one locking element ( 11 , 12 ) of the first straw ( 10 ) protruding from the external surface of the first straw ( 10 ) is in contact with a lateral surface of at least one element protruding from the internal surface of the second straw ( 20 ).

16. The telescopic paper drinking straw as in claim 14 , wherein in the second configuration, a lateral surface of at least one locking element ( 11 , 12 ) of the first straw ( 10 ) protruding from the external surface of the first straw ( 10 ) is in contact with a lateral surface of at least one element protruding from the internal surface of the second straw ( 20 ).

Assignees

• Int Tobacco Machinery Poland Sp Zoo

Inventors

• Zadȩcki Robert

Classifications

• A47G2400/10

  Articles made from a particular material · CPC title

• A47G21/189 Primary

  telescoping · CPC title