Straw apparatus

Abstract

A straw apparatus comprising separable straw sections, wherein the separable straw sections comprise a closure mechanism or structure and are identical; the closure mechanism or structure may comprise a female-type closure profile and a male-type closure profile.

1 . A straw apparatus comprising a first separable straw section and a second separable straw section, wherein the first separable straw section and the second separable straw section are identical and wherein the first separable straw section and the second separable straw sections comprise a closure structure. 
     
     
         2 . The straw apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the closure structure comprises a first protuberance and a first clasp on the first separable straw section and a second protuberance and a second clasp on the second separable straw section. 
     
     
         3 . The straw apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the first protuberance fits within the second clasp and the second protuberance fits within the first clasp, engaging the closure structure and forming the straw apparatus with a central channel. 
     
     
         4 . The straw apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein the central channel is a conduit for a fluid or gas drawn into a first end of the straw apparatus by a low pressure region at a second end of the straw apparatus. 
     
     
         5 . The straw apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the closure structure comprises a male interlocking member and a female interlocking member. 
     
     
         6 . The straw apparatus according to  claim 5 , wherein the male interlocking member fits within the female interlocking member. 
     
     
         7 . The straw apparatus according to  claim 5 , wherein the female interlocking member comprises a distal finger and a proximal finger. 
     
     
         8 . The straw apparatus according to  claim 7 , wherein the distal finger and the proximal finger provide a clasp force around the male interlocking member. 
     
     
         9 . The straw apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the first separable straw section is rotated one-hundred and eighty degrees around a y-axis relative to the second separable straw section and a male interlocking member of the first separable straw section occludes a female interlocking member of the second separable straw section and a male interlocking member of the second separable straw section occludes a female interlocking member of the second separable straw section. 
     
     
         10 . The straw apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the first separable straw section and the second separable straw section are formed of a flexible material. 
     
     
         11 . A separable straw section for assembly into a straw apparatus, wherein the separable straw section comprises a channel face, an external face, and a closure structure. 
     
     
         12 . The separable straw section of  claim 11 , wherein the closure structure comprises a male protuberance and a female clasp. 
     
     
         13 . The separable straw section of  claim 12 , wherein the closure structure further comprises a male seal face and a female seal face. 
     
     
         14 . The separable straw section of  claim 11 , wherein the separable straw section is a first separable straw section and the first separable straw section is joined to a second separable straw section, wherein the first separable straw section and the second separable straw section are identical. 
     
     
         15 . The first separable straw section and second separable straw section of  claim 14 , wherein the first separable straw section is joined to the second separable straw section along a seam. 
     
     
         16 . The first separable straw section and second separable straw section of  claim 15 , wherein the seam forms a seal between the first separable straw section and second separable straw section. 
     
     
         17 . The first separable straw section and second separable straw section of  claim 15 , wherein the channel face is a first channel face of the first separable straw section and further comprising a second channel face of the second separable straw section and wherein the first channel face and the second channel face form a channel. 
     
     
         18 . The first separable straw section and second separable straw section of  claim 17 , wherein the channel is a conduit for a fluid or gas. 
     
     
         19 . The first separable straw section and second separable straw section of  claim 18 , wherein the fluid or gas is drawn into a first end of the first separable straw section and the second separable straw section by a low pressure region at a second end of the first separable straw section and the second separable straw section. 
     
     
         20 . The separable straw section of  claim 11 , wherein the separable straw section is formed of a flexible material.