JP2001278277A - Container with straw - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a container with a straw which can be used for drinking even if the container is opened and closed repeatedly. SOLUTION: A container body 12 and a cap 14 detachably mounted on the body 12 are provided, while a multi-stage expansion straw 16, which has elasticity and can be expanded or contracted in two or more stages, is detachably attached to the outside surface of the body 12. Without the necessity to separately prepare a straw, and further oven in the container whose cap is opened and closed repeatedly, drinking can be effected intermittently by using the straw.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container for storing a liquid beverage, and more particularly to a container which can be drunk using a straw.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a so-called PET bottle, 340 ml,
Various containers, such as 500 ml and 1000 ml, are widely marketed for drinks such as juices. Such PET bottles are often purchased at stores and used as they are for drinking outdoors because of their lightness and strength. In this type of plastic bottle, a drinker usually puts his / her mouth directly on the spout and turns the container upside down for drinking (hereinafter referred to as trumpet drink).

[0003]

However, such trumpet drinks tend to be zero during drinking. In addition, the drinking style is not elegant, and it is an undesirable drinking style especially for women. Furthermore, when drinking while walking or driving a car or the like, the face must be raised, so that walking or the like must be interrupted. These problems are solved by using straws. However, in order to do so, you must bring a straw in advance or purchase it separately.
Often forgotten or lost, inconvenient. In addition, it is rather rare that they drink up at once, and they often stop drinking on the way and drink again after a while. In such a case, if a lid that is detachably attached to the container body is provided, even if the container is turned over or transported at the time of interruption, the contents liquid is not spilled, but it is convenient, but used There is no way to store the straws, which is inconvenient due to loss. It is extremely uneconomical to prepare a plurality of straws in anticipation of interruption. The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a container with a straw that can be used for drinking using a straw even when opening and closing are repeated.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A container with a straw according to the present invention has a container body and a lid detachably attached to the container body.
A multi-stage telescopic straw that expands and contracts in two or more stages is detachably attached. It is desirable that the multi-stage stretchable straw has a thickness of 0.15 to 0.3 mm. Further, the multistage stretchable straw is desirably made of polypropylene or polyester. The container body is preferably made of plastic. It is desirable that the length of the multi-stage telescopic straw when extended is 10 to 50 mm longer than the height of the container body. It is desirable that the inner peripheral surface of the bottom of the container body has a low peripheral edge.
Also, when the straw is put inside the container body, and the straw is bent and the upper end of the straw is brought into contact with the lid closing the container body, the straw is bent below the bending point of the straw. It is desirable that the abutting projection is formed inside the container body. The container body preferably has a neck formed thereon, and a lid is preferably attached to the neck.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A container with a straw according to the present invention has, for example, as shown in FIG. 1, a container body 12 and a lid 14 which is detachably attached to a neck 32 of the container body 12.
The container body 12 may be made of metal such as aluminum or paper, but is preferably made of various plastics because it is desirable to have transparency so that the straw contained inside can be recognized from the outside. Among them, polyester such as polypropylene or polyethylene terephthalate is preferable in terms of transparency, lightness, moldability, strength, cost, and the like. Various sizes can be applied to the container, and the container is particularly suitable for a container having an inner volume of 500 ml. If the content is small, such as 340 ml, it may be drunk at once without interruption, while if it is large, such as 1000 ml,
Since the usage mode of transferring to a cup etc. increases, 500
This is because the advantages of the present invention can be particularly enjoyed when the volume is on the order of ml. The lid 14 is also preferably made of plastic. When importance is placed on recyclability, a container made of the same material as the container body 12 is desired.

The straw applied in the present invention is a multistage telescopic straw whose length varies. As shown in FIG. 1, since the multi-stage telescopic straw 16 is attached to the side surface of the container body 12, at least when the straw is shortest,
When the length is shorter than the length of the side surface of the container body 12 and the length is the longest, the height needs to be longer than the height of the container body 12. Desirably, the length when the multi-stage telescopic straw is extended is 10 to 50 mm longer than the height of the container body 12. 15 mm to 25 mm is more desirable. If it is less than 10 mm, it will be difficult to drink when the remaining amount of the content liquid is small, and if it is more than 50 mm, it will be difficult to store it in the container. The number of expansion / contraction steps is determined according to the expansion / contraction width, but usually two steps are sufficient. Such a two-stage multi-stage telescopic straw comprises, for example, a large-diameter outer tube 18 and a small-diameter inner tube 20 which is inserted into the outer tube 18 while sliding. In the vicinity of one end of the outer tube and near the one end of the inner tube, locking projections such as unevenness are formed, and these locking projections are locked and fixed to each other, so that the inner pipe is fixed. 20 outer tubes 1
8 is prevented from being pulled out, and the outer pipe 18 and the inner pipe 2 are prevented from being pulled out.
There is no gap of zero, and the straw does not shrink even if it is pushed into the container. The outer diameter of the outer tube 18 is 3.5 to 6.5 m
m is preferable, and the outer diameter of the inner tube 20 is suitably 2.5 to 5.5 mm. When the outer diameter of the outer tube 18 is less than 3.5 mm or the outer diameter of the inner tube 20 is less than 2.5 mm, the suction amount is small with respect to the suction force, and the outer diameter of the outer tube 18 is larger than 6.5 mm. Even if the outer diameter of the squid or the inner tube 20 is larger than 5.5 mm,
It becomes difficult to use.

The multi-stage stretchable straw is preferably made of plastic in view of appropriate elasticity, light weight, moldability, etc., and is preferably made of polypropylene or polyester such as polyethylene terephthalate.
It is desirable to use one made of the same material as 2. This straw is
In addition to being a multi-stage telescopic type whose length changes, it is necessary to have an elasticity that bends and bends easily by applying an external force by hand, and tries to return to a straight line again when released from the load. is there. The thickness of the multistage telescopic straw is 0.15 for both the outer tube 18 and the inner tube 20.
0.3 mm is desirable. A straw made of polypropylene or the like in this range tends to exhibit the above-described appropriate elasticity. Further, it is desirable that the straw has elasticity as a whole and is gradually deformed as a whole. This is because a portion, for example, only the lower portion exhibits elasticity, and the deformation or the return can be performed more smoothly than a case where only the portion is deformed. In addition, in order to make only such a part a straw having elasticity, only the part must be made of a special material such as rubber, which leads to complication.
The tip of the inner tube 20 of the straw in the illustrated example is cut at a right angle to the longitudinal direction, but is not limited to this. For example, the shape may be obliquely cut. Such a multi-stage telescopic straw is usually attached to the container body 12 in a state of being stored in the protective bag 22. The protective bag 22 is made of polyethylene or the like, and has a bag-like periphery formed by heat sealing or the like so as to accommodate the multi-stage stretchable straw and seals the multi-stage stretchable straw. The protective bag 22 containing the multi-stage stretchable straw is attached to the side surface of the container body 12 using an adhesive such as heat sealing or hot melt. At this time, the protective bag can be easily and manually put into the container body 1.
It is necessary to detachably attach the multi-stage elastic straw to the container so that the multi-stage elastic straw can be removed from the container 2 or the protective bag 22 is torn and the multi-stage elastic straw can be taken out from the inside.

In using the container with a straw of the present invention, first, the multi-stage telescopic straw is removed from the container, the lid is removed and opened, and as shown in FIG. And suck and drink the contents. When the drinking is interrupted, the lid 14 is closed and closed while the straw is kept in the container body. In this case, the straw is pushed in by the force at the time of closing the lid 14, and the multi-stage telescopic straw is set in the container body 12 as shown in FIG.
The bending allows the lid 14 to be attached to the container body 12. Thereafter, when the lid 14 is removed again, the load for holding down the straw disappears, so that the straw 16 is removed.
The elastic force returns to a straight line due to the elastic force, and as shown in FIG. 2, the upper end protrudes from the container body 12, and can be used again for drinking. By repeating the plugging or unsealing, the storage or use of the multi-stage telescopic straw can be repeated, and the drinking using the straw can be continued even though the drinking is interrupted.

Further, when a neck 32 is formed in the container main body 12 as shown in the drawing, when the straw is pushed into the container main body 12, the upper part of the straw fits in the neck 32, and at least the straw is inserted. Since the upper part of the straw is fixed within a certain range, the straw can be more reliably returned when the stopper is opened. The inner surface of the bottom of the container body 12 is shown in FIG.
It is desirable that the inclined surface 26 be formed such that the peripheral edge portion 24 becomes lower, as in the example shown in FIG. When the straw is inclined in this manner, when the straw is to be pushed into the container body 12, the lower end of the straw leans toward the peripheral portion 24 along the inclined surface 26 so that the straw can be easily stored in the container. This is because the straw is easily bent. Furthermore, it is desirable that a convex portion 28 is formed on the inner surface of the container body 12. When the straw 28 is inserted into the container body 12, the straw is bent, and the upper end of the straw comes into contact with the lid 14 closing the container body 12,
The position and size of the straw come into contact with the straw below a bending point 30 where the straw is bent at the most acute angle. When such a projection 28 is formed, the straw is pressed below the bending point of the straw, so that the straw can be easily returned when the lid 14 is removed. Such a convex portion can be formed together with the formation of a concave portion on the outer surface by deforming the container body as shown in the illustrated example, or can be formed by forming a convex portion only on the inner surface while keeping the outer surface flat.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As shown in FIG. 1, a two-stage multi-stage telescopic straw 16 is housed in a polyethylene protective bag 22 to produce a container with a straw attached to the side of a polyethylene terephthalate bottle by heat sealing. did.
The multistage telescopic straw 16 used had an outer tube 18 made of block polypropylene (ethylene content is about 13% by weight) with a length of 110 mm and an outer diameter of 6.0 mm.
Is made of random polypropylene and has a length of 125 mm and an outer diameter of 5.0 mm. The length of the multi-stage stretchable straw is 125 mm when shortened, and the length when extended is 230 mm. The container body 12 has a capacity of 500 ml and a height of 205 mm, to which a polypropylene lid 14 is screwed. For this container, remove the multi-stage telescopic straw, open it,
As shown in FIG. 2, a multi-stage telescopic straw is inserted into the container main body 12 filled with 500 ml of carbonated water in an extended state, and after 10 minutes, the straw protruding 20 mm from the drinking spout is pushed in and bent. Then, the lid 14 was closed, and after 10 minutes, the lid was opened again. This cycle was repeated 12 times. The length of the multi-stage telescopic straw protruding from the drinking mouth was constant at 25 mm over 12 opening operations, and there was no trouble in repeated drinking.

[0011]

According to the present invention, it is possible to drink intermittently using a straw even in a container which is repeatedly opened and closed without preparing a separate straw.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an example of a container with a straw of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the container of the present invention at the time of drinking, as seen through the inside.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the container of the present invention when drinking is interrupted, with the inside being seen through.

[Explanation of symbols]

 12 container body 14 lid 16 multi-stage telescopic straw 18 outer tube 20 inner tube 22 protective bag 24 peripheral edge 26 inclined surface 28 convex portion 30 bending point 32 neck

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Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A container having a container main body and a lid detachably attached to the container main body, and a multi-stage stretchable straw having elasticity and expanding and contracting in two or more stages is detachably provided on an outer surface of the container main body. A container with a straw, which is attached. 2. The multi-stage stretch straw has a thickness of 0.15.
The container with a straw according to claim 1, wherein the container has a length of 0.3 mm. 3. The container with a straw according to claim 1, wherein the multi-stage stretchable straw is made of polypropylene or polyester. 4. The container with a straw according to claim 1, wherein said container body is made of plastic. 5. The container with a straw according to claim 1, wherein a length of the multi-stage stretchable straw when extended is 10 to 50 mm longer than a height of the container main body. 6. The container with a straw according to claim 1, wherein the inner peripheral surface of the bottom of the container body has a lower peripheral portion inclined. 7. The straw is placed inside the container body, and when the straw is bent so that the upper end of the straw comes into contact with a lid that closes the container body, the straw falls below the bending point of the straw. 2. The container with a straw according to claim 1, wherein the projection that contacts the straw is formed inside the container body. 8. The container with a straw according to claim 1, wherein a neck portion is formed in the container body, and a lid is attached to the neck portion.