Systems and methods for a wearable straw

Abstract

A wearable straw includes a spring spine and an overmolded body portion, the overmolded body portion including a tube portion, the tube portion running a length of the spring spine, the overmolded body portion molded over the spring spine. In one alternative, the spring spine has a first configuration where the spring spine is uncoiled and a second configuration where the spring spine is coiled.

What is claimed as new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent of the United States is: 
     
         1 . A wearable straw comprising:
 a spring spine;   an overmolded body portion, the overmolded body portion including a tube portion, the tube portion running a length of the spring spine, the overmolded body portion molded over the spring spine.   
     
     
         2 . The wearable straw of  claim 1 , wherein the spring spine has a first configuration where the spring spine is uncoiled and a second configuration where the spring spine is coiled. 
     
     
         3 . The wearable straw of  claim 2 , wherein the spring spine is a metal plate, having an approximately rectangular shape when in the first configuration, the approximately rectangular shape having a concave bend along a short side of the rectangular shape. 
     
     
         4 . The wearable straw of  claim 3 , wherein the spring spine automatically coils into the second configuration when the spring spine is folded perpendicular to a long side of the approximately rectangular shape. 
     
     
         5 . The wearable straw of  claim 4 , wherein the tube portion extends beyond the spring spine, such that a user may reasonably suck on an end of the tube portion extending beyond the spring spine. 
     
     
         6 . The wearable straw of  claim 5 , wherein the tube portion extends along the entire length of the long side of the approximately rectangular shape. 
     
     
         7 . The wearable straw of  claim 6 , wherein the tube portion is located in the concave bend. 
     
     
         8 . The wearable straw of  claim 7 , wherein the short side of the approximately rectangular shape is curved. 
     
     
         9 . The wearable straw of  claim 8 , wherein the tube portion has a circular cross section. 
     
     
         10 . The wearable straw of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 a cap, the cap sized to fit over an end of the tube portion.   
     
     
         11 . The wearable straw of  claim 9 , wherein the tube portion includes a cutout section into which a short straw is insertable. 
     
     
         12 . The wearable straw of  claim 8 , wherein the tube portion has a variable cross-section. 
     
     
         13 . The wearable straw of  claim 12 , wherein the tube portion has a circular cross-section at ends of the tube portion and a flattened rectangular cross section along the spring spine. 
     
     
         14 . The wearable straw of  claim 8 , wherein wearable straw is between 4-12 inches in length and between a quarter inch to an inch and a half in width. 
     
     
         15 . The wearable straw of  claim 1 , wherein the overmolded body portion is made of silicone. 
     
     
         16 . The wearable straw of  claim 1 , wherein the overmolded body portion is made of antibacterial silicone. 
     
     
         17 . The wearable straw of  claim 1 , wherein the overmolded body portion is made of thermoplastic elastomer. 
     
     
         18 . A method of using a wearable straw, comprising:
 providing a wearable straw, including wearable straw comprising:   a spring spine;   an overmolded body portion, the overmolded body portion including a tube portion, the tube portion running a length of the spring spine, the overmolded body portion molded over the spring spine;   wrapping the wearable straw around a wrist of a user;   removing the wearable straw;   straightening the wearable straw;   placing the wearable straw in a drink; and   drinking the drink through the tube portion.   
     
     
         19 . A wearable straw comprising:
 a spring spine;   an overmolded body portion, the overmolded body portion including a first pocket at a first end of the body and a second pocket at a second end of the body;   a straw having a first and second end, the first end located in the first pocket and the second end located in the second pocket, the straw being removable from the first and second pocket, wherein the spring spine has a first configuration where the spring spine is uncoiled and a second configuration where the spring spine is coiled.   
     
     
         20 . The wearable straw of  claim 19 , wherein the overmolded body portion further includes a strap, the strap located between the two pockets, the straw running through the strap in a removable fashion.