Modular straw with secure connection

Abstract

An extendible flexible drinking straw segment ( 10 ) fabricated so as to be collapsible after having been extended and capable of being bent into many different configurations. The drinking straw segment ( 10 ) has male and female tubular end sections ( 14 ) and ( 12 ) respectively, capable of being joined together in liquid-tight junction ( 20 ) or to other like drinking straw segments to form a longer structure. The segment ( 10 ) provides a flexible, accordion-like, tubular zone ( 18 ) intermediate the end sections ( 14 ) and ( 12 ). In a further embodiment the male end 34 would be externally threaded and the female end 32 would be internally threaded. Like drinking straw segments are connected using a threaded connection.

1 . A flexible drinking straw segment comprising: a male end element; a flexible zone joined to said male end element at one end thereof; and a female end element amenable to the insertion of said male end element so as to form a liquid-tight junction and joined to the other end of said flexible zone. 
   
   
       2 . The flexible drinking straw segment of  claim 1  wherein said male end element may be used as a mouthpiece. 
   
   
       3 . The flexible drinking straw segment of  claim 1  wherein said female end element may be used as a mouthpiece. 
   
   
       4 . A flexible drinking straw structure comprising: at least one flexible drinking straw segment comprising; a male end element; a flexible zone joined to said male end element at one end thereof; and a female end element amenable to the insertion of said male end element so as to form a liquid-tight junction and joined to the other end of said flexible zone. 
   
   
       5 . The flexible drinking straw structure of  claim 4  wherein said drinking straw segments are joined together in liquid-tight junction. 
   
   
       6 . A flexible drinking straw structure comprising: at least two flexible drinking straw segments, each of said at least two drinking straw segments comprising; a male end element; a flexible zone joined to said male end element at one end thereof; a female end element joined to the other end of said flexible zone; and liquid-tight junctions formed by insertion of said male end elements into said female end elements. 
   
   
       7 . A flexible drinking straw segment comprising: a male end element having external threading; a flexible zone joined to said male end element at one end thereof; and a female end element being internally threaded so as to connect with the male end element being externally threaded.