JP3015363U - Beverage container - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Objective] To provide a beverage container capable of reducing the amounts of water and detergent at the time of cleaning. [Construction] The glass 3 is made of glass and is formed into a circular shape from a substantially regular hexagonal bottom surface 21 toward an upper end portion 23, and a lip-shaped mark 27 is printed on an outer surface near the upper end portion 23. There is. When using Glass 3,
When drinking and washing with the lip on the mark 27, the entire surface of the inside of the glass 3 and the mark 2 on the outside of the glass 3 are used.
Only wash position 7. This reduces the washing area, reduces the amount of water and detergent required for washing, and shortens the washing time. Further, the liquid level of the beverage is the lower end 2 of the mark 27.
When pouring to the 7a position, the beverage does not easily spill even if the glass 3 is moved, and when beer is poured in, the amount of bubbles will not overflow. Furthermore, if the person applying the lipstick puts his lips on the position of the mark 27 and uses it, the mark of the lipstick is not noticeable even in the vicinity of the mark 27.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a beverage container as tableware in which juice, liquor, coffee, tea, etc. can be placed.

[0002]

[Problems to be solved by conventional techniques and devices]

 In recent years, abnormal weather such as floods and cold summers have been reported from all over the world. Among them, light rain hits daily life and imposes long-term water supply restrictions on many people. Therefore, it is important to save water on a daily basis, and it is preferable that the amount of water used for daily dishwashing is small. In addition, water pollution caused by detergents used for cleaning cups is also regarded as a cause of environmental damage.

On the other hand, disposable cups are made of paper or synthetic resin at low cost, and their role is important in that the amount of water and detergent used can be reduced by discarding them without washing. . However, from the standpoint of protecting petroleum resources and forests, the use of disposable cups that are discarded immediately after use should be appreciated. For paper cups in particular, recycled paper cannot be used as a raw material for hygiene, and if paper cups are used, trees will continue to be cut down. Also, since discarded cups become waste, it is better to refrain from using disposable cups from the standpoint of reducing the amount of waste that continues to grow year by year.

The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and an object thereof is to provide a beverage container capable of reducing the amount of water / detergent used.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The invention according to claim 1 made in order to achieve such an object is a beverage container having a main body formed in a cylindrical shape with a substantially closed bottom, and a position near the upper end where a lip should be attached. The feature is that the mark is formed.

The invention according to claim 2 is the beverage container according to claim 1, wherein the beverage container is manufactured by using paper, synthetic resin or the like as a main raw material, and the mark is an outer surface near the upper end. It is characterized in that it is formed in. Further, the invention according to claim 3 is the beverage container according to claim 1, wherein the beverage container is manufactured by using glass, ceramic, metal or the like as a main raw material, and the mark is formed on the outer surface near the upper end. It is characterized by being.

[0007] Furthermore, the invention according to claim 4 has as its gist the beverage container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the mark is lip-shaped.

[0008]

[Action and effect of the device]

 In the beverage container of the present invention, a mark indicating the position where the lips should be attached is formed on the wall surface near the upper end of the main body formed in the shape of a cylinder with a substantially closed bottom. When using this beverage container, if a lip is attached to the place where the mark is formed so that the beverage can be drunk, the amount of water required for cleaning the beverage container can be saved. In other words, when washing this beverage container, the amount of water used can be reduced by washing both the inner and outer surfaces of the portion where the mark is formed and the inside of the beverage container. In addition, the amount of detergent and time can be saved accordingly.

Further, when the person applying the lipstick puts his lips on the mark position and uses the beverage container, the mark of the lipstick overlaps with the mark, and the mark can be made inconspicuous. In addition, if a mark is formed on the inner wall surface of the beverage container, the amount of drink poured inside will not easily spill, and the amount of foam that will not spill when pouring beer is indicated. Become. Also, if the mark is formed on the outside, the same effect can be exhibited as long as it is a transparent drink container or a drink container (for example, a paper cup) in which the liquid surface of the drink poured inside can be seen through.

Moreover, when ingesting a beverage (eg, juice) using this beverage container, a plurality of people can share one beverage container by the following procedure. That is, the first person who drinks juice puts his lips on the position where the mark is formed and drinks the juice. The second drinker drinks juice with his lips on the opposite side of the mark. Hereafter, the third drinker drinks with the lips at an intermediate position between the mark position and the position where the second drinker puts the lips, and the fourth drinker has the third drinker. Put the lips on the opposite side of the lips and drink the juice.

According to this configuration, one disposable cup can be shared and used by four people (or less people) without putting lips on the positions where other people put lips on each other. It is also possible for the second person or later to share it with five or more people by closing the position where the lips are attached or purging the mouth.

From the above, a beverage container manufactured by using paper, a synthetic resin or the like as a main ingredient like the beverage container according to claim 2 is particularly called a so-called use container which is discarded after use. It is convenient to use what was discarded as a cup and used when water was cut off. That is, if one disposable cup is shared by four people as described above, the usage amount of the cup can be reduced to 1/4, and a fixed amount of disposable cup can be used for a longer period of water cutoff. Wear. Also, because the amount used can be reduced, it also protects forest resources (when the main raw material is paper) or saves petroleum (when the main raw material is synthetic resin), and is generated by discarding after use. The amount of garbage can be reduced.

Further, as in the beverage container according to claim 3, a glass or a ceramic, a metal or the like is used as a main raw material, is washed after use, and is reused repeatedly until the container is damaged. For items called cups, etc., you can save the amount of water required for washing, the amount of detergent, and the time by using your lips on the position where the mark is formed as described above. Considering the three factors in total until the container is discarded, it is possible to greatly reduce the number.

In addition, in a beverage container with a handle, even if the above-mentioned mark is not present, the location where the lips are attached can be generally seen. However, when such a beverage container is used by a person who applies lipstick, the mark is not visible. If you put your lips on the formed position and drink it, the mark of lipstick will not stand out. In the device according to the fourth aspect, the mark is further formed in a lip shape. As a result, in addition to the effects described above, this mark serves as a pictogram, and it is possible to intuitively appeal to the user that the mark position is the position where the lips should be attached. In other words, if the mark is not lip-shaped, it may not be known that this is the place where the lips are attached, and there is a risk that the above effects will not be exhibited.

It is also possible to directly print, for example, "Please put your lips here" on this part with text, but it is preferable to print on the beverage container, which is a tableware, in a conspicuous position. is not. In addition, the meaning cannot be conveyed to infants or people of other nationalities who cannot read the letters. On the other hand, by making the mark lip-shaped, it is possible to clearly indicate that the lip is to be attached without any explanation.

Further, by making not only the shape of the mark but also the size of the mark substantially the same as that of the lips, the mark of the lipstick attached to the vicinity of the upper end portion can be made more inconspicuous. The "cylindrical shape with a substantially closed bottom" described in claim 1 indicates a general shape of a portion in which a beverage is put, and the shape of the beverage container of the present invention is "cylindrical shape without upper surface". It is not limited to. For example, a cup or jug with a handle, a polygonal glass, a paper cup with an inverted frustoconical shape with a sloping bottom, a glass with irregularities or carvings on the surface, a glass with hills and legs, Includes open-ended barrel-shaped drinking water.

[0017]

【Example】

 Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, FIG. 1 shows a glass 3 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. That is, the glass 3 is made of glass and is formed into a circle from the bottom surface 21 of the substantially regular hexagon toward the upper end portion 23. The side surface 25 is bulged outward, and a lip-shaped mark 27 is printed at one location near the upper end portion 23. The whole glass 3 corresponds to the main body of the present invention. Then, the glass 3 should be washed and used again and again until it breaks.

When using the glass 3 to drink, the lip is placed at the position of the mark 27, and when cleaning, the entire surface of the inside of the glass 3 is washed and the position of the mark 27 is outside. Wash only. By doing so, the washing area is reduced and the amount of water required for washing can be reduced. Further, since the washing area is reduced, the amount of detergent required for washing is also reduced, the influence of water pollution by the detergent can be minimized, and the washing time can be shortened.

The mark 27 also serves as a guide for the amount when the beverage is poured into the glass 3. For example, if the liquid surface of the drink is poured to the position of the lower end 27a of the mark 27, there is a margin for the size of the mark 27 up to the upper end 23 of the glass 3, so move the glass 3 with the drink in it. The drink is hard to spill. If you pour in beer as a drink, it will also be a measure of the amount of bubbles that will not overflow.

Further, if the person who put on the lipstick puts his lips on the position of the mark 27 and uses the glass 3, the mark of the lipstick is not noticeable near the mark 27. Next, a paper cup 4 according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in the explanatory view of FIG. 2, the paper cup 4 is composed of a body portion 41 in which the sides of a cone are turned upside down, and a bottom paper 43. The upper end portion 45 of the body portion 41 is formed by being rolled in toward the outside, and a lip-shaped mark 47 is printed at one place below it. The entire paper cup 4 corresponds to the main body of the present invention.

A method of using the paper cup 4 will be described by taking as an example the case where four people share juice and drink juice. First of all, the person who first drinks the juice sticks his lips at the position where the mark 47 is printed and drinks the juice. The second drinker drinks juice with his lips attached to the position opposite to mark 47 (the part indicated by arrow A). The third drinker drinks with the lips at the middle position (marked with arrow B) between the mark 47 and the position where the second drinker puts the lips on, and the fourth drinker drinks 3 The person who drank the second time puts his lips on the position opposite to the position where he puts his lips (the part indicated by arrow C) and drinks the juice.

In this way, one paper cup 4 can be shared and drink by four people without putting the lips at the positions where the other person put the lips on each other. In the case of sharing with five people, the person who drinks juice after the second one can deal with it by narrowing the position where the lips are attached or purging the mouth. The maximum number of people that can be shared depends on the diameter of the upper end portion 45 and the size of the mouth of the person who shares and uses it. Of course, it can be shared by 3 or 2 people.

By doing so, since one paper cup 4 is used four times, the number of paper cups 4 used can be reduced to 1/4, and water supply can be cut off for a long time due to an earthquake or the like. Even then, the same number of paper cups 4 as the conventional paper cups can be handled four times longer. This is preferable from the standpoint of protecting the forest resources that are the main raw material of the paper cup 4, and the amount of waste generated can be reduced to 1/4, which is also desirable from the viewpoint of waste problems.

Furthermore, since the paper cup 4 is manufactured by using paper as a main raw material, the liquid surface of the juice poured therein can be seen through the outside of the body portion 41. If you pour the transparent liquid surface so that it comes to the predetermined position of the mark 47 (for example, the lower end of the mark 47), a certain amount can be added to evenly distribute the juice, or the juice can be added to the paper cup 4 It can also be used as a guide for how much juice does not easily spill when transporting. In addition, when pouring beer, the amount of foam will not overflow, which is a safety factor.

Next, a coffee cup 5 according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the coffee cup 5. That is, the coffee cup 5 is a kind of pottery, and comprises a substantially bottomed cylindrical main body 51, a handle 55 provided on the side surface 53 of the main body 51, and a leg 57, and the upper end of the side surface 53. A lip-shaped mark 61 is printed near the portion 59.

As with the glass 3, the coffee cup 5 may have its lips attached to the marks 61 when drinking a beverage such as coffee, and the entire inner surface of the main body 51 and the marks 61 may be washed when cleaning. Therefore, as in the case of the glass 3, by washing only the minimum required portion, the amount of water required for washing can be reduced. As a result, the amount of detergent used is also reduced, so that water pollution due to detergent can be minimized. If the person applying the lipstick puts his lip on the position of the mark 61 and uses the coffee cup 5, the trace of the lipstick is not noticeable near the upper end 59 of the coffee cup 5.

Although the glass 3, the paper cup 4, and the coffee cup 5 have been described as the embodiments of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to these three embodiments and deviates from the gist of the present application. It can be implemented in various modes within the range not to do. For example, instead of the lip-shaped marks 27, 47, and 61, the position where the lips are attached may be abstractly represented by printing one or several spots at the same position. This makes it difficult to tell what the mark shows by looking at it, but it is preferable for those who feel resistance to the freshness of the lip-shaped mark.

Further, not only the mark is printed on the side surface of the container, but also the mark 61 ′ in FIG. 4 is printed so as to be applied to the upper end surface of the beverage container such as the coffee cup 5 and the glass 3. Good, the same effect as the mark 61 can be obtained. In addition, the printed part of the beverage container is dented in advance and printed on that part, the lips are embossed, and the raised part is painted with a color different from the surroundings. You may. In this way, it can be more intuitively shown that the position is the position where the mouth is attached.

In the paper cup 4, the marks 47 are provided at one location near the upper end portion 45 of the body portion 41, but may be provided at a plurality of locations near the upper end portion 45 (for example, four locations at equal intervals in the circumferential direction). . In this case, it is advisable to change the size and shape or change the color so that they can be distinguished from each other.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of a glass which is a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of a paper cup which is a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of a coffee cup which is a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of a coffee cup according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

3 ... Glass 4 ... Paper cup 5 ... Coffee cup 21 ... Bottom 23, 45, 59 ... Upper end 2
5, 53 ... Side surface 27, 47, 61, 61 '... Mark 27
a ... lower end 41 ... trunk 43 ... bottom paper 51
… Main body 55… Handle 57… Legs

Claims (4)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A beverage container having a main body formed in a substantially open-closed tubular shape, characterized in that a mark indicating a position where a lip is to be attached is formed on a wall surface near the upper end. container. 2. The beverage container according to claim 1, wherein the beverage container is manufactured by using paper, synthetic resin, or the like as a main raw material, and the mark is formed on an outer surface near the upper end. Beverage container to do. 3. The beverage container according to claim 1, wherein the beverage container is manufactured by using glass, ceramic, metal or the like as a main raw material, and the mark is formed on the outer surface near the upper end. Beverage container to be. 4. The beverage container according to claim 1, wherein the mark has a lip shape.