JP2000308559A - Straw holder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To stably apply a straw to a mouth by constituting a straw holder so that the straw can be freely attachably and detachably fitted to a prescribed position of a container. SOLUTION: A straw holder 3 is comprised of an external support 9, an internal support 10 and a spring 6 interposed between both of them. The end part 1a of a container 1 inserted between both of the supports 9 and 10 is inserted and held and fixed through the use of the repulsion of the spring 6. A stopper 8 is provided for both of the supports 9 and 10 to regulate the inserting length of the holder 3 into the container 1. Through the lengths of both of the supports 9 and 10 are not limited in particular, it is sanitarily preferable that the support 10 is a little short. The length of the support 9 is desirably about a half of that of the container or shorter than it so as to be not obstructive at the time of holding the support. At the time of inserting the straw 4 to a straw fixing part 5, beverage can stably be drunk.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a straw holder for fixing a straw for drinking beverages such as liquid juice, soup, coffee and water in a container such as a cup, a cup or a bottle at a predetermined position of the container. It is.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, straws have been used for sucking and drinking a liquid beverage in a container without tilting the container. In this case, the straw is used in a method of being inserted into the container and held by hand. Was.

[0003]

Conventionally, since straws are used in a state of being inserted into a beverage in a container, it is often used to hold the container with one hand and hold the straw with another free hand. Many, therefore, unstable children at hand, elderly people with handicapped people, people with handicapped people, people who are driving a car, and two passengers who are free from both hands because of shaking There is a problem that it takes time and effort to apply the straw to the mouth and suck it for those who cannot.

[0004] The present invention provides a fixing device that can fix a straw to a container and stably apply it to a mouth because the position of the straw in the container becomes unstable when the straw is inserted into the container. It is intended to provide.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a straw holder for detachably fixing a straw for sucking and drinking a liquid beverage from a container to a predetermined position of the container is provided. Things.

The straw has a structure that can be attached to and detached from the straw fixing portion, and the insertion depth into the container can be adjusted to a fixed or arbitrary depth.

Further, it is preferable that the mounting angle of the straw in the straw fixing portion can be tilted to a fixed or arbitrary angle.

Further, it is preferable that the straw used has a structure to which various diameters of the straw can be attached.

Also, since the containers to which the straw holders are to be attached vary widely in shape, size, material, etc. of the containers, it is necessary to adopt an attachment method according to the characteristics of the containers such as springs, suction cups, and magnets. .

[0010] Further, as a holding structure for attaching the straw holder to the container, it is desirable that the holding portion in the container should not touch the beverage in the container as much as possible from the viewpoint of hygiene when the end of the container is sandwiched.

The straw attached to the straw holder is not particularly limited in thickness, length and the like, and a commercially available straw is preferably used.

[0012] The straw holder is for infants, the elderly,
It is preferable that even a handicapped person can easily attach to and detach from the container and easily attach and detach the straw.

Further, the straw holder may be made of metal, plastic, resin or a material combining them in accordance with the shape and color of the container to be mounted, and the color is not particularly limited.

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described based on embodiments with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, a container 1 contains a liquid beverage 2 such as juice, soup, coffee, water, and the like. A straw holder 3 is attached to an end of the container and a straw 4 is attached. The straw holder, which shows the details of the holder, is attached to the container end 1a by an external support 9 and an internal support 10. The force for tightening the container ends of the external support and the internal support is obtained by the repulsive force of the spring 6 via the fulcrum 7. When using, open the gap at the bottom of the support by pinching the upper spring part of the external support and the internal support with your fingers, just insert this gap into the container end, the insertion depth is provided for each of the internal support and the external support Up to the stopper 8. The length of the internal support and the external support is not particularly limited, but the internal support should be as short as possible for hygiene, and the external support should be a length that does not interfere with holding the container.Specifically, the length of the container The width of the internal support and the external support is not particularly limited. The straw fixing portion 5 is connected to the internal support 10 via the fulcrum 11, and the fulcrum 11 has a ratchet structure. Alternatively, the straw can be tilted to an arbitrary angle by using a mating structure having an uneven surface.

Further, in order to attach the straw 4 to the straw holder 3, the straw may be inserted into the straw fixing part 5 from the upper part so as to reach the bottom of the container, and the straw fixing part has a cylindrical shape or an upper part as shown in FIG. It has a cylindrical shape with a slightly expanded taper and is connected to an internal support at a fulcrum 11. The straw fixing part can freely change the angle around the fulcrum with the straw inserted.

The cylindrical shape of the straw fixing portion or the cylindrical shape having a taper is a portion having the smallest diameter and the same diameter or slightly smaller than the straw diameter. It has a structure that can be fixed at an arbitrary position, and this slit structure enables flexible handling of insertion and extraction of straws. Of course, it is also possible to apply a non-slip material such as rubber, or fix the contact surface with the straw by using a non-slip uneven structure or a combination thereof.

Of course, by providing a slit in the cylindrical diameter of the straw fixing portion, it is possible to flexibly cope with various straw diameters. For example, in order to be able to use a commercially available straw with a diameter of 4 mm or 6 mm, the material constituting the straw fixing part is made of a resilient material, for example, a thin plate of metal or plastic, and has a cylindrical shape with a tapered slit. By setting the diameter of the thinnest part to 4 mm or less and the maximum diameter part of the taper to 6 mm or more, the inserted straw can be stably held on the straw fixing part. That is, 4m
The m straw can be held at the minimum diameter portion and the 6 mm straw can be held at the maximum diameter portion.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, an example is shown in which the straw holder 12 is integrated using the elasticity of the constituent materials.
If the space between the external support and the internal support is narrowed in advance during manufacture, it can be completely fixed to the container end by its elasticity when inserted into the container end 1a. In addition, the straw 4 is inserted into the liquid beverage in the container through the straw fixing part 5 integrated with the straw holder.

The embodiment shown in FIG. 6 is an example in which a straw tilting portion is provided in the embodiment shown in FIG.
Shows a state where the straw holder 15 is attached. In this state, the straw 4 inserted into the liquid beverage 2 in the container through the straw fixing portion 5 can tilt at an arbitrary angle about the fulcrum 11 of the straw fixing portion.

The embodiment shown in FIG. 6 shows a case where the end of the container 18 is largely warped outward as shown. In this case, the straw holder 19 is made of a plastic material. The straw can be inserted into the liquid beverage by inserting the straw holder between the external support 20 and the internal support 21 at the end of the container and adjusting the shape according to the end shape. It is.

[0021]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects.

By using a straw holder,
The straw can be fixed to the container, and if the container is held with one hand, the straw can be stably applied to the mouth, so that unstable infants at hand, elderly and handicapped people, and physical disabilities A person, a person driving a car, a passenger, and the like can drink a liquid beverage stably.

In addition, since the shape, weight and size are small and the structure is simple, no burden is imposed on the user,
It can be used by anyone, including the elderly and the physically challenged.

Further, the shape, material, on which can be applied freely mounted on a variety of different containers size, light weight, even easily portable anywhere because it is small.

[0025] In addition, readily available anywhere because you can use a commercially available variety of straw.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a container when a straw holder and a straw are mounted on the container.

FIG. 2 is a detailed view of a straw holder.

FIG. 3 is a detailed view of a straw fixing portion having a tapered cylindrical slit.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the container when a straw holder made of an elastic material is attached.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view when a straw tilting portion is provided in the structure shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view when mounted on a container whose container end is curved and curved.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 18 container 2 liquid beverage 3, 12, 15, 19 straw holder 4 straw 5 straw fixing part 6 spring 7, 11 fulcrum 8 stopper 9, 13, 16, 20 external support 10, 14, 17, 21 internal support 1a container End b slit

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A beverage (2) which is liquid from a container (1, 18).
Straw holders (3, 12, 15, 19) for removably fixing a straw (4) for sucking and drinking water at a predetermined position of the container. 2. The straw (4) is a straw fixing part (5).
2. The straw holder according to claim 1, wherein the straw holder has a more detachable structure, and the insertion depth into the container can be adjusted to a fixed or arbitrary depth. 3. The straw holder according to claim 1, wherein said straw holder has a structure in which a mounting angle of said straw in said straw fixing portion can be tilted to a fixed or arbitrary angle.