Sangria straw

Abstract

An article of manufacture comprising a hollow sipping stem and at least one projection near and angled away from the main point of the intake end of said hollow sipping stem wherein said at least one projection acts as a barb.

Accordingly, I claim: 
     
         1 . An apparatus to ease the consumption of a drink having both a liquid and a solid substance, said apparatus comprising a straw having a first end and a second end, said first end designed to be inserted into the drink to allow the consumption of the liquid and having a least one barb, such that when the first end is pushed through the solid substance in the drink, it inhibits the extraction of the straw from the solid substance to allow the retrieval of the solid substance for consumption. 
     
     
         2 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein said first end has more than one barb. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein said first end has a multiplicity of barbs. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein said first end has a plurality of barbs. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein said first end further comprises four evenly spaced columns, each column further comprising of a multiplicity of barbs. 
     
     
         6 . A straw having a first end and a second end, said first end designed to be inserted into a drink and having a least one projection angled away from the main point of said straw whereby if said first end of said straw is used to retrieve an food item, said angled projection secures the food item and prevents it from slipping off the straw. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein said first end has more than one projection angled away from the main point of the opening of said first end of said straw. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus in accordance with  claim 6 , wherein said first end has a multiplicity of projections angled away from the main point of said opening of said first end of said straw. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus in accordance with  claim 6 , wherein said first end has a plurality of projections angled away from the main point of said opening of said first end of said straw. 
     
     
         10 . An article of manufacture comprising a hollow sipping stem and a multiplicity of projections near and angled away from the main point of the intake end of said hollow sipping stem. 
     
     
         11 . The Article of manufacture in accordance with  claim 10 , wherein said multiplicity of projections near and angled away from the main point of the intake end of said hollow sipping stem act as barbs.