Drinking Straw and Stand Device

Abstract

A standing straw device for use with a glass. The standing straw device comprises a straw component, a sidewall component, and a circular base component. The sidewall component is shaped to substantially conform to and releasably adhere to an interior sidewall of the glass when the glass is filled with liquid. The straw component is integrated into the sidewall component so that it does not move when the sidewall component is in place within the glass. The circular base component extends from a bottom of the sidewall component and is configured to press against a bottom of the glass to further keep the standing straw device in place.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A standing straw device comprising:
 a sidewall component;   a straw component integrated within the sidewall component; and   a circular base component extending from the sidewall component.   
     
     
         2 . The standing straw device of  claim 1 , wherein the straw component comprises a housing and a tube disposed vertically within the housing. 
     
     
         3 . The standing straw device of  claim 2 , wherein the tube is cylindrical. 
     
     
         4 . The standing straw device of  claim 2 , wherein the tube is oval. 
     
     
         5 . The standing straw device of  claim 1 , wherein the sidewall component comprises a convex outer surface. 
     
     
         6 . The standing straw device of  claim 1 , wherein the sidewall component is adapted to adhere to an interior wall of a drinking glass when at least partially filled with a fluid. 
     
     
         7 . The standing straw device of  claim 1 , wherein the sidewall component is adapted to adhere to an interior wall of a drinking glass via hydrogen bonding. 
     
     
         8 . The standing straw device of  claim 1 , wherein the circular base component comprises a pair of spring arms. 
     
     
         9 . The standing straw device of  claim 1 , wherein the circular base component is flexible. 
     
     
         10 . The standing straw device of  claim 1 , wherein the circular base component is configured to engage an interior sidewall of a drinking glass at a base of the drinking glass. 
     
     
         11 . The standing straw device of  claim 1 , wherein the standing straw device is stackable. 
     
     
         12 . A standing straw device comprising;
 a sidewall component shaped to conform to an interior sidewall of a drinking glass;   a straw component integrated within the sidewall component; and   a circular base component extending from a bottom of the sidewall component configured to engage the interior sidewall of the drinking glass.   
     
     
         13 . The standing straw device of  claim 12 , wherein the sidewall component is adapted to adhere to the interior wall of the drinking glass via hydrogen bonding. 
     
     
         14 . The standing straw device of  claim 12 , wherein the straw component comprises a housing and a tube disposed vertically within the housing. 
     
     
         15 . The standing straw device of  claim 12 , wherein a lip of the straw component extends above a top of the sidewall component. 
     
     
         16 . The standing straw device of  claim 12 , wherein the circular base component comprises a pair of spring arms. 
     
     
         17 . The standing straw device of  claim 16 , wherein an edge of each of the pair of spring arms is beveled. 
     
     
         18 . A standing straw device for engaging a drinking glass, the standing straw device comprising:
 a sidewall component comprising a convex outer surface configured to engage an interior sidewall of the drinking glass;   a straw component integrated within the sidewall component; and   a circular base component comprising a pair of spring arms extending from a bottom of the sidewall component configured to engage the interior sidewall of the drinking glass.   
     
     
         19 . The standing straw device of  claim 18 , wherein the sidewall component comprises an above the rim portion and a below the rim portion. 
     
     
         20 . The standing straw device of  claim 18 , wherein the convex outer surface of the sidewall component is adapted to adhere to an interior wall of the drinking glass via hydrogen bonding.