Filtered drinking straw

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5156335
SERIAL NO

07631001

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A filtered drinking straw for reducing the amount of impurities in an aqueous solution and method for using same. The straw comprises a tube having a passageway containing filtering medium and plugs positioned in the tube to keep the filter medium in the straw. The plugs permit passage of the aqueous solution therethrough but not the passage of the filter medium. The plugs are retained within the tube in a force fit relation by being inserted when compressed and then released. Preferably, the plugs have increased resiliency at temperatures above room temperature, are inserted compressed when hot and cool in position to a substantially non-resilient form.

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GLOBAL STAR PRODUCTS LIMITED A CORP OF CANADA67 STEELCASE ROAD WEST MARKHAM ONTARIO L3R 2MR

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hodgins, Robert E 2774 Murray Drive, Victoria, British Columbia, CA 1 53
Smith, Michael L 3621 Chatham Ct., Norman, OK 73072 56 1040

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