JP3479057B2 - Drinking assistance device for beverage containers - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a drinking assistance device for a beverage container, and more particularly to a device for making a beverage filled in a can container easy to drink.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the spread of vending machines and the like, canned beverages such as canned coffee and canned juice in which canned containers are filled with beverages have been widely marketed. Can containers for such canned beverages
As is well known, a lift ring is provided with an opening for drinking. Therefore, after the user opens the drinking opening by lifting the lift ring with his fingertip,
At present, while tilting the cans held by fingers, the lips are pressed against the drinking opening while drinking.

[0003]

As described above, when drinking a canned beverage, it is still strong for women and women from the point of manners and manners to drink directly while tilting the canister close to the mouth. There is resistance.

Further, since the outer surface of a can container purchased from a vending machine or the like is not always hygienically controlled,
It is not preferable to bring the lips into direct contact when drinking, and from this point of view, there is a feeling of resistance to direct drinking.

Further, when a drink is given to an infant or the like, there is a problem that the can container is difficult to drink and the drink is easily spilled.

[0006] In this respect, the use of a general-purpose drinking straw can solve the above-mentioned problems when drinking a canned beverage, but the general-purpose straw is intended to be disposable, and is therefore preferable from the viewpoint of resource saving. Absent.

Therefore, the present invention provides a drinking assistance device having a straw that can be repeatedly used.
The first point is that it is convenient to carry, and the second point is that
The problem is that the canned beverage is easy to drink at the time of use, and it is safe without the risk of spilling the beverage, and the third point is that it can be sanitarily carried again after the drinking is finished and the can container is discarded. . More preferably, as a fourth point, it is an object to provide a supporting means for opening the drinking opening by lifting the lift ring of the can container.

[0008]

Therefore, what the present invention is configured as a first means is a drinking assistance device for use in a beverage container having a drinking opening in the upper portion, which has a downward opening edge. The upper casing member and the lower casing member having an upward opening edge are vertically opposed to each other and are detachably fitted to each other to form a housing body that forms a storage chamber. A drinking member protruding to the outside of the casing body and a sleeve facing the storage chamber are configured by members, and the straw member inserted into the sleeve is extended downward and stored in the storage chamber in a folded state. With the upper casing member and the lower casing member separated from each other, the upper casing member is placed under the posture in which the straw member is inserted into the drinking opening of the beverage container. And providing a fitting means to be fitted so that the crowned at the top of the container, the lower casing member,
The point is that the fitting means is fitted so as to be capped on the bottom of the beverage container.

A second aspect of the present invention is a drinking assistance device for use in a beverage container having a drinking opening in an upper portion, the upper casing member having a downward opening edge and the upward opening. A lower casing member provided with a rim is vertically opposed to each other to form a casing body that forms a storage chamber by detachably fitting each other.
A tubular member biased upward through a spring is slidably provided on the upper casing member, and the tubular member constitutes a drinking portion projecting upward of the casing body and a sleeve facing the storage chamber. The cap is pivotally attached to the upper casing member from the position where the drinking mouth portion is pushed down against the covered position and the cap is detachably attached at the covered position. , The straw member inserted into the sleeve is extended downward and stored in the storage chamber in a folded state, and the upper casing member and the lower casing member are separated from each other. The point is that the fitting means is fitted so as to be capped on the upper portion of the drinking container under the posture in which the member is inserted into the drinking opening of the drinking container.

In an embodiment of the present invention, when the beverage container is a can container having a drinking opening that can be opened by a lift ring, the downward opening edge of the upper casing member is
The fitting means is fitted to the upper peripheral edge of the can container, and the upward opening edge of the lower casing member constitutes the fitting means to be fitted to the bottom peripheral edge of the can container.

In this case, the downward opening edge of the upper casing member is configured to be fitted in the upward opening edge of the lower casing member, and a claw piece is provided outside the upward opening edge of the lower casing member, The pawl piece constitutes a can opening assisting means that can be locked to the lift ring of the can container.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the drinking assistance device 1 includes an upper casing member 2 having a downward opening edge 2a.
And a lower casing member 3 having an upward opening edge 3a constitute a casing body 4.
a and 3a are made to face each other from above and below, the downward opening edge 2a of the upper casing member 2 is removably fitted into the upward opening edge 3a of the lower casing member 3 so as to be housed inside the casing body 4. 5 is formed. In the case of the illustrated example, the upper casing member 2 is formed in a downward bowl shape, and the lower casing member 3 is formed in an upward shallow dish shape, and each is integrally molded of synthetic resin.

As shown in FIG. 2, the upper casing member 2
Has integrally formed a holding cylinder 6 extending in the vertical direction at a position deviated from the center of the vicinity of the top. A guide cylinder 7 is inserted into the holding cylinder 6, and an inverted dish-shaped nut 8 capped on the top end of the holding cylinder 6 is detachably screwed to the outer periphery of the top of the holding cylinder 6, whereby the guide cylinder 7 is attached. The upper flange of 7 is clamped between the top end of the holding cylinder 6 and the nut 8.

A tubular member 9 is slidably inserted in the guide tube 7. The tubular member 9 is elastically urged upward by a spring 10, and penetrates the center hole of the nut 8 to project upward, and the sleeve 9 facing the storage chamber 5.
and b. The tubular member 9 is located between the drinking portion 9a and the sleeve 9b, and holds the seal packing 11 in the outer peripheral groove provided in the flange, and compresses between the flange and the lower inner peripheral stepped portion of the guide cylinder 7. The coil spring 10 is interposed.

As shown in FIG. 2, the guide cylinder 7 has a small-diameter portion 7a for tightly fitting the seal packing 11 and a small-diameter portion 7 in a state where the cylindrical member 9 is pushed down against the spring 10.
With the large diameter portion 7b extending above a, the inner diameter is formed to have a large and small different diameter, and from the small diameter portion 7a to the lower end, an air gap is formed between the inner peripheral surface of the guide cylinder 7 and the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder member 9. Passage 12
To form.

A relatively flexible straw member 13 having flexibility is inserted into the sleeve 9b of the tubular member 9,
The straw member 13 is extended downward and is stored in the storage chamber 5 in a folded state such as a wound state.

Further, a cap 14 having a substantially hemispherical cross section is provided to cover the drinking mouth 9a while the drinking mouth 9a of the tubular member 9 is pushed down against the spring 10. The cap 14 has a downward cover position shown in FIG.
It is pivotally attached 15 to the top of the upper casing member 2 so as to be reversible between the upward open position shown in FIG. 1 (B). As shown in FIG. 2, the cap 14 is
Packing 14 for sealing the open end of the drinking portion 9a in the covered state
a is provided on the inner side, and it is detachably fixed by the locking means 16 at the cover application position in which the drinking spout 9a is pushed down.
In the case of the illustrated example, the locking means 16 includes a locking claw 19 of a button 18 that can be pushed against the return spring 17 from the upper side surface of the upper casing member 2, and a locked claw 20 provided on the cap 14. It is configured. The locking claw 19 and the locked claw 20 mutually form a guide taper surface (at least on one side). Therefore, when the cap 14 is pressed and moved to the covered position shown in FIG. The button 18 moves against the return spring 17 and then returns to automatically lock the locking claw 19 and the locked claw 20. On the other hand, when the button 18 is pushed in from such a locked state and the locking of both the claws is released, the cap 14 is pushed up by the spring 10 raising the tubular member 9.

The lower casing member 3 has an upward opening edge 3
A claw piece 21 is integrally formed on the outer side of a, and as shown in FIG. 2, the claw piece 21 extends upward beyond the downward opening edge 2a of the upper casing member 2. Therefore, when the upper casing member 2 and the lower casing member 3 fitted to each other are released, the claw piece 21 functions as a knob for hanging a fingertip. As shown in FIG. 2, the outer peripheral surface of the downward opening edge 2 a of the upper casing member 2 forms an arcuate tapered surface 22 that gently inclines toward the claw piece 21. Therefore, when the lift ring of the can container as a canned beverage is lifted to open the drinking opening, the tip of the claw piece 21 can easily enter the lower side of the lift ring, and after the entry, the claw piece 21 can be opened. The lift ring can be bent and deformed upward by displacing the tip end of the piston upward. Since the lift ring that has been bent and deformed can be easily grasped with a fingertip, thereafter, the drinking opening may be opened by pulling up the lift ring with a fingertip.
Thus, the claw piece 21 constitutes a can opening assisting means.

The drinking assistance device 1 is sold as a product,
When stored and carried by a user who purchases a product, as shown in FIGS. 1A and 2, the upper casing member 2 and the lower casing member 3 are fitted to each other, and the tubular member 9 is pushed down. The cap 14 is covered in the closed state. In this state, the straw member 13 is folded and stored in the storage chamber 5. Therefore, the drinking assistance device 1 has an overall appearance represented by a single casing body 4, is not bulky, is compact, and is extremely convenient to sell, store, and carry. Moreover, since the straw member 13 is stored in the storage chamber 5 and the drinking portion 9a is covered with the cap 14, the hygienic state is maintained.

The auxiliary drinking apparatus 1 of the present invention can be modified in design so that it can be applied to beverage containers other than can containers.
An embodiment applied to the can container 23 as shown in FIG. 3 will be described. When the user uses the drinking assistance device 1 to drink a canned beverage, the lift ring of the can container is lifted as described above. After using the claw piece 21 as the can opening assisting means, the upper casing member 2 and the lower casing member 3 are separated from each other, and the straw member 1 is extended to the can container 23 as shown in FIG.
3 is inserted into the inside through the drinking opening 23a, and the upper casing member 2 is capped on the upper portion of the can container 23.
At this time, as shown in the drawing, a shallow peripheral groove 24 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the downward opening edge 2a, and constitutes a fitting means 25 which is fitted to the upper peripheral edge 23b of the can container 23. On the other hand, the lower casing member 3 is capped on the bottom of the can container 23. At this time, the inner peripheral surface of the upward opening edge 3a constitutes a fitting means 26 that is fitted to the bottom peripheral edge of the can container 23.

The fitting means 25 of the upper casing member 2 is
It is tightly fitted to the upper peripheral edge 23b of the can container 23. Then, the cap 14 of the upper casing member 2 is attached to the locking means 1
In the covered state in which the tubular member 9 is locked and fixed by 6, as described above, the drinking port 9a of the tubular member 9 is sealed by the packing 14a, and the seal packing 11 of the depressed tubular member 9 has the small diameter of the guide tube 7. Because it is in close contact with the part 7a,
Even if the can container 23 is fallen down, the beverage inside does not flow out and stain clothes or the like.

When drinking a beverage, the user presses the button 1
When the locking means 16 is released by pushing 8, the cap 14 is pushed up by the tubular member 9 that is raised by the spring 10, as shown by the chain line in FIG. Therefore, after that, FIG.
As shown by the solid line, the cap 14 may be inverted, and the mouth portion 9a of the tubular member 9 protruding upward may be put on the lips to suck the beverage. At this time, the seal packing 11 moves so as to face the large diameter portion 7b of the guide cylinder 7 due to the rise of the tubular member 9, and the air passage 12 can be communicated with the outside air, so that the outside air is introduced into the can container 23. The beverage can be suitably sucked out.

When the drinking is interrupted, if the cap 14 is moved to the covered position, the locking means 16 automatically locks as described above to fix the cap 14 at the covered position. At this time, the tubular member 9 is pushed down together with the cap 14, and at the same time the straw member 13 is pushed down. However, as shown by the chain line in FIG.
Since 3 contacts the bottom of the can container 23 and bends, it can be pushed down and moved.

After the drinking is finished, the upper casing member 2 and the lower casing member 3 are removed from the can container 23, and then again fitted to each other as shown in FIG. The body 4 should be configured. As a result, even when the beverage remains inside the straw member 13, it can be carried again in the state of being sealed inside the casing body 4 without leaking to the outside. still,
Of course, after returning home, you can wash it freely.

[0026]

According to the present invention, a drinking assistance device 1 having a straw that can be used repeatedly is provided. In particular, at the time of sale as a product, at the time of storage by a user who purchased the product, and at the time of carrying the product, one casing body 4 in which the upper casing member 2 and the lower casing member 3 are fitted to each other is configured, and the straw member is formed. Since 13 is stored in the storage chamber 5 in a folded state, it is compact and is not bulky.
Very convenient to store and carry. Moreover, at this time, the straw member 13 is stored in the storage chamber 5, and the drinking portion 9a
Since the cap is covered with the cap 14, the hygienic condition can be maintained.

At the time of use, not only the pawl piece 21 can be used as a can opening assisting means for lifting the lift ring of the can container, but also the upper casing member 2 and the lower casing member 3 are separated from each other. The straw member 13 that is squeezed and extended is inserted into the inside of the can container 23 through the drinking opening 23a, and the upper casing member 2 is capped on the upper portion of the can container 23, and the lower casing member 3
By covering the bottom of the can container 23 with the can casing 23, the upper casing member 2 and the lower casing member 3 can be integrated with the can container 23. Therefore, it can be used very easily. There is the convenience that the beverage can be taken well and easily by sucking through the mouth 9a,
It is safe without the risk of spilling beverages.

Furthermore, after drinking, by constructing one casing body 4 in which the upper casing member 2 and the lower casing member 3 are fitted to each other, there is an advantage that it can be carried again sanitarily. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, in which (A) is a perspective view showing a state where one casing body is shown by fitting an upper casing member and a lower casing member to each other, FIG. 7B is a perspective view showing a state in which the upper casing member and the lower casing member are separated from each other and the cap is opened.

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a single casing body by fitting the upper casing member and the lower casing member according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a usage state according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 drinking aid 2 Upper casing member 2a downward opening edge 3 Lower casing member 3a upward opening edge 4 casing body 5 storage rooms 9 Cylindrical member 9a Drinking part 9b sleeve 10 springs 11 Seal packing 12 air passages 13 Straw members 14 cap 16 Locking means 21 nail pieces 23 can containers 23a Drinking opening 25 Fitting means 26 Fitting means

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A drinking assistance device for use in a beverage container 23 having a drinking opening 23a in its upper part, which comprises an upper casing member 2 having a downward opening edge 2a and an upward opening edge 3.
The lower casing member 3 provided with a is vertically opposed to each other and is detachably fitted to each other to form a casing body 4 forming a storage chamber 5, and a tubular member 9 provided in the upper casing member 2 is formed. By this, a drinking portion 9a protruding to the outside of the casing body 4 and a sleeve 9b facing the storage chamber 5 are configured, and the straw member 13 inserted into the sleeve 9b is extended downward and stored in the storage chamber 5 in a folded state. In a state in which the upper casing member 2 and the lower casing member 3 are separated from each other, the upper casing member 2 is under the posture in which the straw member 13 is inserted into the drinking opening 23a of the beverage container 23. Fitting means 25 is provided so as to be crowned on the top of the drinking container 23, and the lower casing member 3 is fitted on the bottom of the beverage container 23 so as to be crowned. Drinking aid of the beverage container, characterized in that provided Chakushudan 26. 2. A drinking assistance device for use in a beverage container 23 having a drinking opening 23a in the upper part thereof, which comprises an upper casing member 2 having a downward opening edge 2a and an upward opening edge 3.
A lower casing member 3 provided with a is vertically opposed to each other and detachably fitted to each other to form a casing body 4 that forms a storage chamber 5, and the upper casing member 2 is provided with a spring 10 therebetween. A tubular member 9 urged upward is provided slidably, and the tubular member 9 projects upward from the casing body 4 by the drinking portion 9.
a and a sleeve 9b facing the storage chamber 5 are constituted, and the cap 14 which is reversible from the position where the drinking mouth 9a is pushed down against the spring 10 and is covered is pivotally attached to the upper casing member 2 and A locking means 16 is provided for fixing the lid 9 at the covered position so that it can be engaged and disengaged.
The straw member 13 inserted in the lower part is extended downward and is housed in the storage chamber 5 in a folded state. The upper casing member 2 and the lower casing member 3 are separated from each other, and the upper casing member 3 Has a fitting means 25 that is fitted so as to be capped on the upper portion of the drinking container 23 in a posture in which the straw member 13 is inserted into the drinking opening 23a of the beverage container 23. Beverage container drinking aid. 3. The beverage container is a can container having a drinking opening that can be opened by a lift ring, and the downward opening edge 2a of the upper casing member 2 is fitted to the upper peripheral edge 23b of the can container 23. The mounting means 25 is configured, and the upward opening edge 3a of the lower casing member 3 is configured as a fitting means 26 that is fitted to the peripheral edge of the bottom portion of the can container 23. Auxiliary device for drinking containers. 4. A downward opening edge 2 of the upper casing member 2.
a is configured to be fitted into the upward opening edge 3a of the lower casing member 3, and a claw piece 21 is provided outside the upward opening edge 3a of the lower casing member 3, and the claw piece 21 can be used for the can container. The drinking assistance device for a beverage container according to claim 3, characterized in that it comprises a can opening assisting means that can be engaged with the lift ring (23).