A drinking glass for serving distilled alcoholic drinks includes a bottom and a wall, the wall including a choke. At the choke, a cross-sectional area of the wall is smaller than a cross-sectional area of the wall at an upper edge of the wall, which is, at the rim of the drinking glass. The wall is provided with at least one formation for the distilled alcoholic drink, on an inside face of the wall, between the choke and the upper edge of the wall.

A wearable straw includes a spring spine and an overmolded body portion, the overmolded body portion including a tube portion, the tube portion running a length of the spring spine, the overmolded body portion molded over the spring spine. In one alternative, the spring spine has a first configuration where the spring spine is uncoiled and a second configuration where the spring spine is coiled.

A corrugating machine for forming a flexible paper drinking straw by forming annular corrugations in a tube, including a plurality of corrugating elements and means for moving the tube against the corrugating elements. Each of the corrugating elements is spaced apart from each other in both a lateral direction and a forward direction. The corrugating machine includes an assembly spool and a drum mounted to a side of the assembly spool for rotation about a common axis. A mandrel is mounted to the drum for reciprocation into and out of the spool assembly, to carry the tube against the corrugating elements mounted in an arc defined about the common axis.

Described herein is a container for a beverage as well as a means for drinking the beverage contained therein. In at least one embodiment, there is a container and straw combination that allows for a unique transportation of the liquid through the straw. The straw may be configured to pass through a lid of the container multiple times and pass through a hollow or channel positioned above the lid.

A reusable drinking straw that is foldable into a compact configuration for storage and easily transportable in a storage case. The straw comprises a rigid external tube and a flexible internal tubing that is foldable to a compact configuration for storage. In a folded configuration, the reusable straw has a significantly reduced length of approximately one-half to one-fourth of its extended length when in use. The external tube of the straw is preferably formed of multiple rigid segments for supporting the flexible internal tubing in the extended configuration during use as a drinking straw. A simple cleaning device is provided to clean the straw after use. A storage case is provided to store the straw in the folded configuration in a compact form and to store the cleaning device.

A straw includes a body having a tube shape with an open top end and an open bottom end leading into the hollow tube. The body is made of a biodegradable paper material. The straw further includes a tip having a tube shape with a top portion having an open top end and a bottom portion having an open bottom end both leading into the hollow tube. An adjustable portion is disposed between the top portion and the bottom portion. The tip is made of a plastic material. The open bottom end of the tip is coupled to the open top end of the body, fluidly connecting the body 16 to the tip.

A dynamically deployable band. The dynamically deployable band includes a bistable metal spring body sized in length to coil around a limb of a human. The bistable metal spring body has a straight state and a coiled state. A straw is coupled to and spans along a substantial length of the bistable metal spring body.

A paper drinking straw is provided with an elongated member of paper having two short sides and two long sides wherein one long side includes a first joining strip and the other long side includes a second joining strip; a piercing segment at a position of the first joining strip superimposed on the second joining strip; and a cutting segment at one short side and including a first cutting edge connected to one long side, a second cutting edge connected to the first cutting edge and inward inclined relative to the first cutting edge, a third cutting edge connected to the second cutting edge and outward inclined relative to the first cutting edge, and a fourth cutting edge interconnected to the third cutting edge and the other long side. The first joining strip is superimposed on the second joining strip and secured thereto to form the paper drinking straw.

A reusable drinking straw that is foldable into a compact configuration for storage and easily transportable in a storage case. The straw comprises a rigid external tube and a flexible internal tubing that is foldable to a compact configuration for storage. In a folded configuration, the reusable straw has a significantly reduced length of approximately one-half to one-fourth of its extended length when in use. The external tube of the straw is preferably formed of multiple rigid segments for supporting the flexible internal tubing in the extended configuration during use as a drinking straw. A simple cleaning device is provided to clean the straw after use. A storage case is provided to store the straw in the folded configuration in a compact form and to store the cleaning device.

A fluid dispenser includes a lid that defines an opening and that includes a first sealing element. The fluid dispenser further includes a flexible fluid delivery component that defines an interior fluid channel. The flexible fluid delivery component includes a second sealing element configured to cooperate with the first sealing element of the lid to form a fluid-tight seal between the flexible fluid delivery component and the lid and a valve element configured to cooperate with the opening in the lid to regulate an airflow through the opening in the lid.