RU167087U1 - STRAW FOR CHANGE OF TASTE AND ODOR OF TAKEN THROUGH THERE WITH DRINK - Google Patents

Abstract

A straw for changing the taste and smell of the drink consumed through it, made in the form of a flexible polymer tube with filters at its end sections, made by thermally compressing it with the formation of welds located at a distance from each tube edge and forming channels in it, communicated with the inner the space of a flexible polymer tube in which aromatic granules soluble in the beverage are placed between the filters, the cross-sectional dimensions of the channels are smaller than the solid granules to hold them inside the space of the flexible polymer tube, while the flexible polymer tube is made of thermoplastic polymer - propylene, and in the filter area the inner surface of the flexible polymer tube is roughened, characterized in that the welds are made in the form of welded spots located in a checkerboard pattern with an increase in their number as you move away from the interior of the flexible polymer tube.

Description

The claimed utility model relates to the field of light industry, in particular to means for drinking drinks, namely drinking straws, and can be used to add an active flavoring ingredient to a liquid drink during its use, for example, after or during meals.

The prior art drinking straw, made in the form of a flexible plastic tube, in which one end of the tube is made in the form of a cone, turning into a shape with a section in the form of a closed flat curve without corner points (see RU 43746 U1, publ. 02.10.2005 )

Disposable plastic straws are known in the art which comprise a lower part 11, an upper part 15 and an intermediate part 14, as well as the first and second hinge parts 9, 16 for neatly packing the straw in a box (see GB 2249017 (A), publ. 1992-04-29).

The disadvantage of these analogues is the impossibility of flavoring a drink consumed through a drinking straw.

In the prior art, a drinking straw made in the form of a cylindrical plastic tube, the inner cavity of which is filled with the active ingredient in the form of many granules, while in the part of each end portion of the tube, through separate welds located in the same plane, separate channels are formed, communicated from the inner the cavity of the tube, and the ends of the welds facing the inner cavity of the tube are placed on one straight line located at an angle to the axis of the tube of 5 ° (h / D), where h is the maximum the overall size of one granule, and D is the diameter of the inner cavity of the tube, (see RU 143378 U1, publ. 20.07.2014)

In the prior art, a drinking straw made in the form of a cylindrical plastic tube, the inner cavity of which is filled with the active ingredient in the form of many granules, and in the part of each end portion of the tube, by means of parallel welds, separate channels are formed, communicating with the inner cavity of the tube, in this case, each weld has a width h = (0.15 ÷ 0.25) × D, where D is the outer diameter of the tube, and the total width of all welds H = (0.45 ÷ 0.75) × D (see RU 151320 U1, publ. 03/27/2015).

The technical problem in these prototypes is the lack of effective turbulization of the flow for mixing the consumed beverage with the active ingredient, which generally leads to low aromatization of the consumed beverage through such a straw.

The technical task of the claimed utility model is to create a straw to change the taste and smell of the drink consumed through it, providing high efficiency flavoring of the drink.

The technical result in solving this problem is to increase the turbulization of the flow of the beverage passing through the straw.

The specified technical result is achieved in that the straw for changing the taste and smell of the drink consumed through it, made in the form of a flexible polymer tube with filters at its end sections, made by thermal compression with the formation of welds located at a distance from each tube edge and forming in it are channels connected with the interior of the flexible polymer tube, in which flavor-soluble granules in the drink are placed between the filters, the cross-sectional dimensions there are fewer hard granules to hold them in the inner space of the flexible polymer tube, while the flexible polymer tube is made of thermoplastic propylene polymer, and in the filter area the inner surface of the flexible polymer tube is roughened, in which the welds are made in the form of welded points staggered with an increase in their number as they move away from the inner space of the flexible polymer tube.

The implementation of straws to change the taste and smell of the drink consumed through it in the form of a flexible polymer tube with filters at its end sections, made by thermally compressing it with the formation of welds located at a distance from each edge of the tube and forming into channels communicating with the inner space of the flexible a polymer tube in which aromatic granules soluble in the beverage are placed between the filters, the cross-sectional dimensions of the channels are smaller than the solid granules in order to retain them inside The outer surface of the flexible polymer tube, as well as from the thermoplastic polymer propylene, and in the filter area, the inner surface of the flexible polymer tube is rough, characterizes the main construct that forms the claimed straw as such, and, accordingly, allows for the implementation of the purpose of the claimed straw, namely, effective dissolution of the flavoring concentrate in the form of solid granules and mixing it with a consumed drink to change its taste and smell.

The implementation of welds in the form of welded dots located in a checkerboard pattern with an increase in their number as you move away from the inner space of the flexible polymer tube allows you to increase the turbulization of the beverage flow due to the formation of separate channels for the passage of the drink, which form a maze. In this maze, the main flow of the drink is divided into separate flows, which are then connected to each other, thereby mixing and colliding, resulting in increased turbulization of the flow relative to the prototypes. At the same time, an increase in the number of weld points as the flexible polymer tube moves away from the inner space ensures a smooth and efficient splitting of the main stream into separate streams, which are then repeatedly mixed and collided with each other.

The claimed straw for changing the taste and smell of the drink consumed through it is schematically illustrated by a figure. The figure shows its general view.

The straw for changing the taste and smell of the drink consumed through it is made in the form of a flexible polymer tube 1 with filters 2 at its end sections made by compressing it thermally with the formation of welds 3 located at a distance from each tube edge and forming channels 4 in it, communicated with the inner space 5 of the flexible polymer tube, in which between the filters soluble in the drink flavoring granules 6 are placed, the cross-sectional dimensions of the channels are smaller than the solid granules to hold them inside the early space of the flexible polymer tube, while the flexible polymer tube is made of thermoplastic propylene polymer, and in the filter area the inner surface of the flexible polymer tube is roughened, while the welds are made in the form of weld points 7 located in a checkerboard pattern with an increase in their number as removal from the inner space of a flexible polymer tube.

The claimed straw for changing the taste and smell of the drink consumed through it works as follows.

Before starting the absorption of the drink, one end section of the tube is immersed in the vessel with the drink, and the second end section is tightly covered with lips, after which the drink is sucked from the vessel into the oral cavity. The drink interacts with flavoring granules that dissolve and change the taste and smell of the drink used.

Claims (1)

A straw for changing the taste and smell of the drink consumed through it, made in the form of a flexible polymer tube with filters at its end sections, made by thermally compressing it with the formation of welds located at a distance from each tube edge and forming channels in it, communicated with the inner the space of a flexible polymer tube in which aromatic granules soluble in the beverage are placed between the filters, the cross-sectional dimensions of the channels are smaller than the solid granules to hold them inside the space of the flexible polymer tube, while the flexible polymer tube is made of thermoplastic polymer - propylene, and in the filter area the inner surface of the flexible polymer tube is roughened, characterized in that the welds are made in the form of welded spots located in a checkerboard pattern with an increase in their number as you move away from the interior of the flexible polymer tube.

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