LT5145B - Packing method of drinks saturated with carbonic acid gas - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a packing method of drinks saturated with a carbonic acid gas. Problem to be solved - to provide user-friendly usage of carbonated drinks, especially by children, elderly. A bottler with carbonated drinks is providedwith a siphon type plug. There is provided a construction of the plug the whole parts of which are made concentric and plastic.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to the field of packing carbonated liquids and is intended for the preparation of medium and high-carbonated beverages.

A widely used method of packing carbonated beverages (soft water, mineral water, etc.) is that of beverages in plastic containers, usually in bottles of various capacities (from 0.33 to 7 liters), which are closed with screw caps as well as in most plastic. This method of packaging implies the following consumption algorithm: unscrewing the plug and drinking directly from the bottle if the capacity is lower, or the beverage is poured into smaller containers e.g. a glass from which to drink it.

This method of packaging has disadvantages. In order to reduce cost, the beverages are packed in larger containers. However, beverages that are so pre-packaged are uncomfortable to use: especially for the weaker physical population: grandparents, toddlers, the disabled, because unscrewing the stopper (especially for the first time) and picking up larger capacity requires physical strength. In addition, pouring a beverage into a smaller container can be handled, especially when traveling, for example. in a car or other moving vehicle.

If the drink is taken directly from the bottle without being consumed immediately, the remaining drink in the bottle is contaminated with bacteria in the mouth, which causes a very rapid loss of fitness and if consumed at high capacity several times after each bottle is carbonated because the carbonic acid is absorbed from the drink. and being contained in a beverage in an unfilled bottle cavity is discharged into the atmosphere so the beverage loses its condition again.

Another known method of packing carbonated drinks is to pack into siphons. The main disadvantage of this type of packaging is the high cost of the container, as the siphon consists of a relatively expensive siphon stopper and a pressurized plastic or glass container. In addition, they are intended for the prepackage of highly carbonated drinks. Siphons are manufactured and marketed by UAB “Raigeda”, Elektrėnų g. 8, Kaunas. The siphon stopper consists of plastic parts: body, valve, siphon tube, gasket, combined part made of plastic and metal - lever, and metal parts - spring, lever axis. The pressurized container for carbonated beverages is thick-walled and therefore consumes more raw material. The price of the siphon is determined by the metal parts included in the construction of the siphon stopper and the thick walled container into which the drinks are packed.

The object of the invention is to improve the consumer characteristics and to maintain the condition of the drink by consuming the same volume of beverage several times.

This problem is solved by the way in which carbonated beverages are packaged by wrapping the beverage in a plastic container by sealing the beverage container with a siphon-type stopper which allows the beverage in the plastic container to be used as siphons, and all siphon-type stopper elements are plastic.

The advantages of the patented carbonated carbonated beverage packaging method are that the carbonated beverages, which are widely available on the market, are packaged in thin-walled plastic containers (eg PET (polyethylene ether esterate) bottles) with a siphon-type stopper, In addition, drinking from the same container maintains the condition of the beverage several times, since the loss of carbonic acid is minimal.

The invention is further described with reference to one embodiment of the siphon stopper shown in the drawings:

FIG. 1 - siphon stopper during storage or transportation;

FIG. 2 - siphon stopper during drinking.

The siphon stopper (Fig. 1) is placed on a plastic container 1 filled with a carbonated beverage 2, consisting of a siphon tube 3, a gasket 4, a housing 5, a valve 6, a spring 7, a button 8, a protective cover 9. A freely assembled flexible tube 10. The operating siphon stopper (Fig. 2) is as follows: removable protective cap 9 and inserting tube 10 into opening in side opening of housing 5, push button 8 also in support, beverage 2 is pressed out of its carbon dioxide by rising siphon tube 3 and through gap between valve 6 and housing 5 flows into tube 10 into a user vessel or just into a boom. When the release button 8 is released, the spring 7 returns the valve 6 and button 8, which are interconnected, to their original positions. The valve 6 closes the opening in the housing 5 and the carbonated beverage reliably seals the opening in the housing 5. The tube 10 is then disconnected, and the protective cover 9 is again placed on the housing 5.

All parts of the siphon stopper are concentric (cheaper to manufacture) and made of plastic. This allows it to be cheaper than a stopper used in siphons, which has expensive metal parts (spring, lever, axle) and a combined plastic and metal component - lever.

Claims (3)

DEFINITION OF INVENTION CLAIMS 1. A method of packing carbonated beverages wherein the beverage is packaged in a plastic container, wherein the beverage container is closed by a siphon-type stopper which enables the carbonated beverages packaged in the plastic container to be used as siphons. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein all elements of the siphon-type stopper are concentric. 3. A method as claimed in claim 1 and 2, wherein all siphon-type cork members are made of plastic.