US 12,419,407 B2
Collapsible container with straw
Arianna Chen, Milford, CT (US)
Filed by Arianna Chen, Milford, CT (US)
Filed on Apr. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/302,058.
Application 16/195,905 is a division of application No. 14/262,908, filed on Apr. 28, 2014, granted, now 10,165,849, issued on Jan. 1, 2019.
Application 18/302,058 is a continuation of application No. 17/130,526, filed on Dec. 22, 2020, granted, now 11,659,915.
Application 17/130,526 is a continuation of application No. 16/195,905, filed on Nov. 20, 2018, granted, now 10,897,981, issued on Jan. 26, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0270239 A1, Aug. 31, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A45F 3/20 (2006.01); A47G 19/22 (2006.01)
CPC A45F 3/20 (2013.01) [A47G 19/2266 (2013.01); A47G 2019/2277 (2013.01)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A container comprising:
a container wall defining a volume;
wherein said container wall comprises a first side and a second side;
an opening into said volume;
a cap configured to seal said opening;
a straw defining a passageway into said volume;
wherein said straw further comprises an attachment into said container wall;
wherein said container reversibly occupies a collapsed configuration defining a first volume and an expanded configuration defining a second volume, and wherein said second volume is greater than said first volume;
wherein said straw further comprises a top and a bottom, and wherein said top and bottom are generally in a same plane when said container is in said expanded configuration, and wherein said top and bottom are generally parallel when said container is in said collapsed configuration;
an interlocking ridge and groove fastener configured to seal said first side and said second side.