US Patent 12121169 Drinking cup and modified straw assembly

A drinking cup and modified straw assembly for facilitating drinking in a supine position includes a cup enclosing an interior space containing a fluid. The cup includes a base wall and a perimeter wall. A lid is mounted to the top edge of the cup and has a hole extending through there. A drinking straw is elongated from a first end to a second end and has an upper bend to define a first section and a second section. The first section extends through the hole such that the first end is positioned adjacent to the base wall. The drinking straw has a lower bend to define a third section. The lower bend forms an acute angle between the second and third sections such that the third section is angled upwardly away from a plane of the base wall.