Straw Having Built-in Amusement Unit

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a straw having built-in amusement units, which can provide a user with pleasure and be used for advertisement or indoor decoration of a product since the amusement units mounted inside a through hole of the straw are rotated by the flow of a liquid inside the straw so as to stimulate the user's eyes.

1 . A straw ( 10 ) which includes a through hole ( 11 ) for allowing the flowing of a beverage therein, the straw comprising:
 built-in amusement units contained inside the through hole of the straw and adapted to partially rotate according to the flow of the beverage in order to provide a user with an amusement sense.   
   
   
       2 . The straw according to  claim 1 , wherein each amusement unit includes: a pair of guide members ( 110 ) separated in a fixed interval from each other and having semicircular guide holes ( 111 ) respectively, the semicircular guide holes ( 111 ) being positioned in the form of a zigzag; a pair of support members ( 120 ) fixed between the guide members ( 110 ) for supporting the guide members ( 110 ), opposed to each other and having support holes ( 121 ) formed at the center thereof respectively; and a rotating member ( 130 ) mounted on the support hole ( 121 ) in such a way as to rotate in a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction, the rotating member ( 130 ) having a body ( 131 ) formed in the same line as the support holes ( 121 ) of the support members ( 120 ) and having a hole ( 132 ) formed in the center thereof, three rotating wings ( 133 ) radially formed on the circumference of the body ( 131 ), and a rotary shaft ( 134 ) mounted in the hole ( 132 ) of the body ( 131 ) and assembled with the support holes  121  of the support members ( 120 ) in such a way as to rotate in the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction, and
 wherein the amusement units are accumulated and firmly mounted on the inner periphery of the through hole ( 11 ) of the straw ( 10 ).   
   
   
       3 . The straw according to  claim 2 , wherein the rotating member ( 130 ) is fluorescent. 
   
   
       4 . A straw having built-in amusement units, each built-in amusement unit comprising: a pair of guide members ( 110 ) separated in a fixed interval from each other and having semicircular guide holes ( 111 ) respectively, the semicircular guide holes ( 111 ) being positioned in the form of a zigzag; a pair of support members ( 120 ) fixed between the guide members ( 110 ) for supporting the guide members ( 110 ), opposed to each other and having support holes ( 121 ) formed at the center thereof respectively; and a rotating member ( 130 ) mounted on the support hole ( 121 ) in such a way as to rotate in a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction, the rotating member ( 130 ) having a body ( 131 ) formed in the same line as the support holes ( 121 ) of the support members ( 120 ) and having a hole ( 132 ) formed in the center thereof, three rotating wings ( 133 ) radially formed on the circumference of the body ( 131 ), and a rotary shaft ( 134 ) mounted in the hole ( 132 ) of the body ( 131 ) and assembled with the support holes  121  of the support members ( 120 ) in such a way as to rotate in the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction,
 wherein the amusement units ( 100 ) are accumulated and firmly mounted inside a case ( 200 ) having a cylindrical body ( 210 ) for containing the amusement units ( 100 ) and a lower insertion hole ( 220 ) for holding the straw ( 10 ), and then, a cap ( 300 ) having an upper insertion hole ( 310 ) for holding the straw ( 10 ) therein is covered on the upper portion of the case ( 200 ), and the straw ( 10 ) is inserted into the lower insertion hole ( 220 ) and the upper insertion hole ( 310 ).   
   
   
       5 . The straw according to  claim 4 , wherein the rotating member ( 130 ) is fluorescent.