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An apparatus for attaching drinking straws to a container includes a conveyor track for advancing containers and a rotating drum having a plurality of receiving areas located around its outer periphery for receiving the drinking straws. An applicator is provided for applying a bonding agent to the s

An apparatus for attaching drinking straws to a container includes a conveyor track for advancing containers and a rotating drum having a plurality of receiving areas located around its outer periphery for receiving the drinking straws. An applicator is provided for applying a bonding agent to the side wall of the containers. A device for transferring the drinking straws form the receiving areas on the drum to the side wall of the container after the bonding agent has been applied is also provided. After the drinking straws are attached to the side wall of the container, a device folds the drinking straws so that the drinking straw does not project beyond the edge of the container.

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A method for attaching elongated drinking straws wrapped in an envelope of flexible material to a side wall of a container through a heat-activated bonding agent, said drinking straws including a first portion, a second portion and a foldable portion connecting said first and second portions; the me

A method for attaching elongated drinking straws wrapped in an envelope of flexible material to a side wall of a container through a heat-activated bonding agent, said drinking straws including a first portion, a second portion and a foldable portion connecting said first and second portions; the method comprising the steps of: applying the bonding agent to a side wall of the container; attaching the drinking straw to the side wall of the container by bringing the drinking straw wrapped in the envelope in contact with the bonding agent, said drinking straw wrapped in the envelope being attached to the container such that the first portion of the straw extends diagonally across the side wall of the container and the second portion of the straw projects beyond an edge of the container; and folding the second portion of the drinking straw wrapped in the envelope along the foldable portion by first folding said second portion in a direction towards the side wall of the container so that the second portion coincides with the side wall of the container and at least parts of the envelope are brought into contact with the bonding agent and thereafter folding said second portion in a direction away from the side wall of the container to thereby control the location of edges of the envelope to ensure that the second portion will be folded down without any portion of the envelope edges being secured to a top surface of the container.