Beverage garnishing and consumption system

Abstract

The subject invention is a beverage garnishing system that includes an improved straw with water-soluble garnishing agents to impart garnishing to beverages. The system allows for the easy addition of custom garnishings of choice to any kind of beverage in a germ free manner which allows for uniform regulation of the amount and kind of ingredients.

1 . A beverage garnishing system comprising an elongate tubular conduit with an interior wall defining at least one interior fluid conducting lumen extending from at least one sipping end to at least one emersion end, and an externally disposed dissolving garnish strip, wherein said externally disposed dissolving garnish strip comprises at least one garnishing agent, further wherein said garnish strip is substantially affixed to a portion of said tubular conduit. 
     
     
         2 . The beverage garnishing system of  claim 1 , wherein the elongate tubular conduit comprises a traverse cross section comprising a shape selected from the group consisting of circular, triangular, square, hexagonal and octagonal. 
     
     
         3 . The beverage garnishing system of  claim 1 , wherein the dry garnishing agent is a sweetener selected from the group consisting of acesulfame, alitame, arabinose, aspartame, brazzein, cyclamic acid, dihydrochalcones, erythritol, fructose, glucose, glycyrrhizin, hernandulcin, high fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated isomaltulose, hydrogenated starch hydrolyzates, inulin, lactitol, lactose, maltitol, maltodextrin, mannitol, mogroside, monellin, neohesperidin, neotame, saccharin, soluble starch, sorbitol, stevia, sucralose, sucrose, thaumatin, trehalose and xylitol. 
     
     
         4 . The beverage garnishing system of  claim 1 , wherein the dry garnishing agent is a garnish selected from the group consisting of almond, banana, blueberry, bubblegum, butter, butterscotch, cantaloupe, caramel, caraway, cherry, chocolate, cinnamon, coconut, cranberry, cream, currant, elderberry, ginger, grape, guava, kiwi, lemon, licorice, lime, mango, mint, orange, papaya, peach, pecan, pineapple, plum, spearmint, strawberry, tangerine, tea, vanillin, walnut, and watermelon. 
     
     
         5 . The beverage garnishing system of  claim 1 , wherein the garnish strip further comprises a material selected from the group consisting of bicarbonate, citric acid and sugar encapsulated carbon dioxide. 
     
     
         6 . The beverage garnishing system of  claim 1 , wherein the elongate tubular conduit further comprises an enhanced surface area comprising a substantially vertical upper portion in fluid communication with a substantially zig-zag shaped lower suction portion, wherein said dissolving garnish strip is substantially interwoven within an outer portion of said substantially zig-zag shaped lower suction portion. 
     
     
         7 . The beverage garnishing system of  claim 1 , wherein the elongate tubular conduit further comprises an enhanced surface area comprising a substantially vertical upper portion in fluid communication with a substantially v-shaped lower suction portion member in a lower, outer portion wherein the dissolving garnish strip is substantially interwoven within an inner portion of said v-shaped suction division member. 
     
     
         8 . The beverage garnishing system of  claim 1 , wherein the elongate tubular conduit further comprises an enhanced surface area comprising a second elongate tubular conduit and the dissolving garnish strip is disposed perpendicular to said first and second elongate tubular conduit suction members and attached to a lower, outer portion of said first and second elongate tubular conduit suction members. 
     
     
         9 . The beverage garnishing system of  claim 1 , wherein the elongate tubular conduit further comprises an enhanced surface area comprising a circular lower portion wherein the dissolving garnish strip is substantially interwoven within an annular section of the circular lower portion and a suction aperture located within said circular lower portion. 
     
     
         10 . The beverage garnishing system of  claim 1 , wherein the dissolving garnish strip has an invertedly disposed semi-conical shape and is disposed around a lower, outer potion of the elongate tubular conduit. 
     
     
         11 . The beverage garnishing system of  claim 1 , wherein the elongate tubular conduit further comprises an enhanced surface area comprising a separately disposed second dual substantially vertical substantially cylindrical elongate tubular conduit, wherein the dissolving garnish strip is affixed to said first and second elongate tubular conduits suction members and, wherein said first and second elongate tubular conduits are fused together by said dissolving garnish strip. 
     
     
         12 . The beverage garnishing system of  claim 1 , wherein the dissolving garnish strip comprises a spherical shape that is disposed around a lower, outer potion of said elongate tubular conduit. 
     
     
         13 . The beverage garnishing system of  claim 1 , wherein the elongate tubular conduit further comprises an enhanced surface area comprising an s-shape upper portion in fluid communication with an inverted s-shaped lower portion, wherein the dissolving garnish strip is substantially interwoven within said inverted s-shaped lower portion. 
     
     
         14 . The beverage garnishing system of  claim 1 , wherein the elongate tubular conduit further comprises an enhanced surface area comprising a substantially vertical upper portion in fluid communication with a substantially inverted s-shape median portion in fluid communication with a substantially vertical lower portion, wherein the dissolving garnish strip is substantially interwoven within said substantially inverted s-shaped median portion. 
     
     
         15 . The beverage garnishing system of  claim 1 , wherein the dissolving garnish strip is disposed around an entirety of the circumference of the elongate tubular conduit. 
     
     
         16 . The beverage garnishing system of  claim 1 , wherein the dissolving garnish strip has a substantially trapezoidal shape that is disposed to extend in a manner substantially perpendicular from said elongate tubular conduit. 
     
     
         17 . The beverage garnishing system of  claim 1 , wherein the dissolving garnish strip is wrapped around said elongate tubular conduit in a serpentine manner comprising alternating thickness of said dissolving garnishing strip and wherein an entirety of said dissolving garnish strip is not visible on view of one half of said elongate tubular conduit. 
     
     
         18 . The beverage garnishing system of  claim 1 , wherein the dissolving garnish strip is wrapped around said elongate tubular conduit in a serpentine manner of equal thickness and wherein an entirety of said dissolving garnish strip is not visible on view of one half of said elongate tubular conduit. 
     
     
         19 . The beverage garnishing system of  claim 1 , wherein the dissolving garnish strip wraps around the elongate tubular conduit in a serpentine manner of equal thickness and wherein portions of said dissolving garnish strip extend outwardly beyond the profile of said elongate tubular conduit. 
     
     
         20 . The beverage garnishing system of  claim 1 , wherein the dissolving garnish strip comprises a semi-conical shape that is disposed around a lower, outer potion of said elongate tubular conduit.