RU2234848C1 - Apparatus for consuming of composition, such as beverage composed of at least two components - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: disposable beverage mixing equipment.

SUBSTANCE: apparatus has lower part composed of at least two pipes, which may be located in different vessels containing components, and upper part adapted for insertion into mouth cavity. Apparatus is adapted for mixing said components in predetermined ratio. Upper part includes pipe and apparatus itself includes middle part having at least one cavity designed for simultaneous connection of upper part cavity of pipe with at least two cavities of pipes of lower part. Apparatus provides for preparing of beverage by mixing different amounts of liquid components in predetermined proportions immediately at the time of consumption.

EFFECT: prolonged time for storage of beverage components at the stage of selling beverage to consumer and increased workability.

25 cl, 1 dwg, 1 tbl

Description

Technical field

The invention relates to devices for mixing drinks, as well as to consumer packaging and its sets, in particular to multi-chamber vessels designed for separate storage of components and mixing them immediately before use.

State of the art

A set of vessels is known according to the patent US 3526334, A 47 G 23/02, which contains vessels arranged in a circle on a tray. The tray is equipped with means for fixing these vessels on its surface. In the center of the tray, a rack is fixed that performs the function of a handle, holding on to which a tray with vessels can be carried.

The disadvantage of this set is that it lacks the possibility of simultaneous consumption of drinks from all vessels.

Closest to the proposed invention is a device for the simultaneous consumption of various drinks according to the patent US 6042018, A 47 G 21/18, 03/28/2000. The known technical solution, which is selected as a prototype, contains a container divided by a partition into two parts, or separate containers with drinks and straws for drinking. The straw consists of the lower part, including tubes, each of which is designed to be immersed in an appropriate container, and the upper part, which is a continuation of the lower tubes connected together, designed to be placed in the oral cavity. Mixing drinks in a known device occurs in the mouth of a user.

The disadvantage of this device is the inability to mix drinks in a given proportion or in accordance with the desire of the user. Another disadvantage of this device is the independent entry of beverage components into the oral cavity, which leads to an almost independent taste perception of each of the components.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The objective of the invention is to expand the possibilities of preparing a composition comprising a drink consisting of at least two components, and improving the consumer properties of the respective devices.

As a result of the invention, the following technical result is achieved:

A) it is possible to prepare a drink by mixing the liquid components in a predetermined proportion immediately at the time of consumption;

B) the use of low-quality components for preparing a drink is prevented by providing the user with the opportunity to independently evaluate the quality and authenticity of the components of the drink;

B) the possibility of long-term storage of beverage components at the stage of sale to the final consumer is provided due to their placement in separate containers of a multi-chamber vessel, as well as due to the tight sealing of such containers;

D) the user is given the opportunity to independently change the proportion of the components in the drink consumed;

D) increases the manufacturability of the device, which allows you to give it a one-time character;

E) the possibility of guaranteed provision for direct human consumption only of products that have been processed by authorized methods;

G) it is possible to use standard methods of analysis, especially in terms of methods and procedures for sampling and identification, as well as toxicological tests of the mentioned components of the final product stored at the stage of sale to the final consumer;

H) the possibility of concealing the consequences of the use of low-quality raw materials or undesirable methods in the production of beverage ingredients is excluded;

I) it is possible to evaluate the final consumer of the organoleptic properties of each of the components separately;

K) it is possible to conveniently, quickly and accurately prepare said compositions by an unprepared user in predetermined proportions;

L) it is possible to highlight the preferred composition from the variety of flavoring shades;

M) it is possible to fully use the components included in the containers of consumer packaging;

N) it is possible to take samples of the aforementioned components from consumer packaging without the use of labor-intensive technological procedures;

О) it is possible to use vacuum forming in the manufacture of consumer packaging, technologies based on recyclable and non-recyclable plastics, and other technologies for mass production of consumer packaging for liquid products;

O) minimization of the number of parts and components of the consumer packaging device is ensured, in which it is assumed that the components are separately stored and compositions are prepared with predetermined component ratios;

P) it is possible to accurately select the preferred ratio of the components in the final composition;

C) it is possible to use standard methods for receiving liquid products of mass distribution;

T) provides the possibility of the same preparation of said composition with a different ratio of said components;

U) it is possible to use press fittings when blocking (closing) containers;

F) provides ease of preparation and reception of compositions, as well as the operation of the inventive device.

The specified technical result is achieved in that the device for consuming the composition, which is a drink consisting of at least two components, includes a lower part made in the form of at least two tubes with the possibility of placing each of them in different containers with components, and the upper part made with the possibility of placement in the oral cavity, and it is made with the possibility of mixing these components in a predetermined proportion, while its upper part includes a tube, and the device itself includes a middle part, which has at least one cavity configured to simultaneously cavity tube connecting the upper portion with at least two cavities of the lower tubes.

The claimed invention is characterized by a number of particular features.

The tubes of the lower part have different lengths.

At least one of the tubes of the lower part has at least one hole on the side surface.

The cross-sectional area of the cavities of the tubes of the lower part to the junction with the cavity or with the cavities of the tubes of the upper satisfy the condition

- минимальная или средняя площадь поперечного сечения полости трубки нижней части, имеющей максимальную минимальную площадь указанного сечения,Where

- the minimum or average cross-sectional area of the cavity of the tube of the lower part having the maximum minimum area of the specified section,

- минимальная или средняя площадь поперечного сечения полости трубки нижней части, имеющей минимальную площадь поперечного сечения полости, тогда как площадь поперечного сечения полости трубки верхней части, до места соединения с полостями трубок нижней удовлетворяет условию

- the minimum or average cross-sectional area of the cavity of the tube of the lower part having a minimum cross-sectional area of the cavity of the cavity, while the cross-sectional area of the cavity of the tube of the upper part to the junction with the lower tube cavities satisfies the condition

where i is the tube number of the lower part (i = 1, 2, ..., n),

n is the number of tubes of the lower part (n = 2, 3, ...),

- минимальная или средняя площадь поперечного сечения полости i-ой трубки нижней части,

- the minimum or average cross-sectional area of the cavity of the i-th tube of the lower part,

S ⁱⁿ - the minimum or average cross-sectional area of the cavity of the tube of the upper part.

The upper part includes at least one additional tube, the cavity of which is connected with the cavity of at least one of the tubes of the lower part, while the cross-sectional areas of the cavities of the tubes of the upper part to the junction with the cavities of the lower tubes satisfy the condition

where i is the tube number of the lower part (i = 1, 2, ..., n),

n is the number of tubes of the lower part (n = 2, 3, ...),

j is the tube number of the upper part (j = 1, 2, ..., k),

k is the number of tubes of the upper part (k = 1, 2, ...),

- минимальная или средняя площадь поперечного сечения полости i-й трубки нижней части,

- the minimum or average cross-sectional area of the cavity of the i-th tube of the lower part,

- минимальная или средняя площадь поперечного сечения полости j-й трубки верхней части.

- the minimum or average cross-sectional area of the cavity of the j-th tube of the upper part.

The lower part of the device includes at least one tube made with the possibility of its deformation (elastic or plastic), which ensures a reduction in the cross-sectional area of such a tube in the deformation region.

The joints of the tubes of the lower parts with the cavity (s) of the middle part are spaced along its length.

The middle part of the device is made as a separate element with the possibility of tight connection with the tubes of its lower part.

The middle part of the device has at least one fitting and / or one hole (seating surface) for connecting the tubes of the upper and lower parts to them.

At least one fitting or hole of its middle part is located on one of the side surfaces of the middle part.

The fittings or holes of its middle part are located on different surfaces of the middle part.

The said middle part includes a regulating throttle installed in it with the possibility of movement, which ensures full or partial overlap of at least one of the holes connecting the cavity of the middle part with the cavity of at least one of the tubes of the lower or upper parts.

The device includes a movable element having a magnetic field associated with it, and said inductor is made with a magnetic field associated with it, while the device itself is configured to interact with these fields.

At least one of the tubes of its upper or lower part has at least one corrugated section.

At least one tube of its lower or upper part is made of flexible material, which excludes its kink during bending with a radius of up to 5 mm.

The device includes a vessel with at least two containers having a total working volume of less than 0.66 l (± 10%).

As a vessel, the device includes a glass cone-shaped with an angle at the top of the cone from 0 to 90 angular degrees, including at least one partition dividing the glass into at least two containers, with a total working volume of containers less than 0.50 l (± 10%) .

The glass partition is removable.

The glass baffle includes at least one flat face.

The glass has two containers with a ratio of their working volumes (2 ± 0.5): 1, while the lower part of the device includes two tubes and the upper one, and the cross-sectional areas of the cavities of the tubes of the lower part to the junction with the cavity of the upper tube satisfy the condition

- минимальная или средняя площадь поперечного сечения полости трубки нижней части, имеющей максимальную минимальную площадь указанного сечения,Where

- the minimum or average cross-sectional area of the cavity of the tube of the lower part having the maximum minimum area of the specified section,

- минимальная или средняя площадь поперечного сечения полости трубки нижней части, имеющей минимальную минимальную площадь поперечного сечения полости, а площадь поперечного сечения полости трубки верхней части до места соединения с полостями трубок нижней удовлетворяет условию

- the minimum or average cross-sectional area of the cavity of the tube of the lower part having the minimum minimum cross-sectional area of the cavity, and the cross-sectional area of the cavity of the tube of the upper part to the junction with the cavities of the lower tubes satisfies the condition

where S ⁱⁿ - the minimum or average cross-sectional area of the cavity of the tube of the upper part,

i is the tube number of the lower part (i = 1, 2, ..., n),

n is the number of tubes of the lower part (n = 2, 3, ...),

- минимальная площадь поперечного сечения полости i-й трубки нижней части.

- the minimum cross-sectional area of the cavity of the i-th tube of the lower part.

The vessel has a graduation of at least one of its containers.

The glass is made with a total working volume of its tanks greater than or equal to 0.15 liters and less than or equal to 0.40 liters.

The device includes a lid for capping its vessel, made with the possibility of penetration into the vessel vessel tubes of the lower part of the device.

The lid is made with the possibility of independent opening of the containers of the vessel outside the zone of said penetration.

The lid has a surface (s) that is mated to the glass baffle and allows the lid to be connected to the baffle.

List of drawings

The invention is illustrated in the drawing, which shows one embodiment of a device for consuming a composition comprising a beverage consisting of at least two components.

Note: the beverage components are not shown in the drawing, it is assumed that they are placed divided into at least two compositions (a multicomponent composition of the beverage components is allowed) in different containers of the device.

In the drawing, the following notation:

1 - regulating throttle (or the case of the middle part of the device) with thread for mounting on the body of the middle part (the thread is predominantly tightened in the lower part of the middle part of the device, in contrast to the embodiment of the device shown in the drawing, since it is a reliable tight connection) , which can be made of magnetic material or include a magnetic insert and be completely surrounded by a shell (not shown), an interference fit is possible instead of a thread;

2 - reference elements, the relative position of which determines the ratio of the mixed components;

3 - the upper part of the device, consisting of one tube (additional tube (s) of the upper part, providing (s) the use of one of the components is not shown separately (s));

4 - the tube cavity of the upper part of the device with a fixed constant cross-sectional area of the cavity to the point of connection with the cavity of the tubes of the lower (to the mixer cavity of the middle part);

5 - the hole of the middle part of the device located on its upper surface, - the region in which the junction of the tube of the upper part of the device with the cavity of its middle part is located on the surface of the middle part, different from its surface, on which the seating surfaces for connecting the lower tubes are located parts;

6 - holes connecting the cavity of the middle part with the cavity of one of the tubes of the lower one, the degree of overlap of which determines the receipt of the corresponding component in the mixer cavity of the middle part of the device for a given (determined by the suction force) intake of the second component;

7 - the fitting of the middle part of the device located on its lower surface, - the area in which there is a place of tight connection of the tube of the lower part of the device with the cavity of its middle part - on the surface of the middle part, different from its surface, on which the seating surface for connecting the tube top part;

8 - cavity pair of tubes of different lengths of the lower part of the device;

9 is one of the regions of the tube of the lower part of the device with the minimum and the same with the average cross-sectional area of the cavity having the maximum minimum area of the specified section, which determines the passage of the corresponding component of the drink into the mixer cavity of the middle part of the device, the corresponding tube in the drawing is shown equal thickness;

10 - corrugated sections at the fracture points of the tube of the lower part of the device;

11 - the lower part of the device (it is assumed that the vessel is an additional part of the device);

12 - hole for the independent opening of the vessel’s capacity outside the zone of penetration into it of the tubes of the lower part of the device;

13 - sealed pad (for example, from a film or foil);

14 - a cover for capping the vessel;

15 - the zone of penetration of the tubes of the lower part of the device into the vessel;

16 - an additional intake hole on the side surface of one of the tubes at the bottom of the device;

17 - capacity for a component of the beverage, characterized by a high content in the final composition, which is supposed to be possible to use without mixing with the second component of the drink - the capacity of a vessel of a larger volume;

18 - the middle part of the device (the proportions in the drawing are not met, the projection of the middle part is shown), located between the outlet of the tube of the upper part and the intake holes of the tubes of the lower part, made in the form of a separate element;

19 - the cavity of the middle part (the figure shows that the cavity of the middle part includes the cavity of the two parts from which it is made, but this particular one connects the cavity of the tubes of the upper and lower parts), - connects the outlet openings of the tubes of the lower part with the inlet tube top, performs the function of a mixer;

20 is one of the tube regions of the lower part of the device with a minimum (in other versions with an average) cavity cross-sectional area having a minimum minimum cavity cross-sectional area that determines the passage of the corresponding beverage component into the mixer cavity of the middle part of the device, the corresponding tube in the figure shown equal thickness, and the mentioned area has a hole in the fitting of the middle part, which is a continuation of the tube of the lower part to the point of its connection with the cavity of the tube henna by means of a mixer cavity;

21 - the place of possible elastic or permanent deformation of the tube of the lower part of the device;

22 - a flat removable partition;

23 - the surface of the lid, mating with the partition of the glass and providing a connection of the lid with the partition;

24 - prepared for perforation (weakened) places in the lid, forming an additional zone of penetration of the tubes of the lower part of the device into the vessel;

25 - graduation (not necessarily with one division);

26 - a vessel with two containers having a total working volume less than 0.66 ml, made in the form of a cone-shaped glass (not necessarily the correct shape - with acceptable shape errors up to 20% of the glass diameter), with an angle at the apex of less than 90 °;

27 is a container for a component of a beverage characterized by a lower content in the final composition (in some cases, such a component determines the cost of the beverage).

Information confirming the possibility of carrying out the invention

The invention is intended to be implemented mainly in catering establishments, in cafes, bars, restaurants, and also anyone can use it to prepare a mixed drink at home. In addition, the invention can be used in retail, in particular in conditions of separate storage of beverage components at the stage of sale to the final consumer.

In general terms, the proposed device consists of three parts - upper, middle and lower.

The upper part 3 of the device mainly consists of one tube, but may in a particular case contain an additional tube.

The middle part 18 of the device is made as a separate element and is designed to connect the upper and lower parts and mix the components of the drink.

The lower part 11 of the device is at least two tubes designed to collect the components of the drink from the containers of the vessel or from different vessels through the cavities 8.

The tubes of the upper and lower parts of the device may have the same or different passage area.

The top tube may have a corrugated portion.

The tubes of the lower part may have one or two corrugated sections 10 for the convenience of their penetration into the vessel’s capacity, or they can be made of flexible material that excludes the tube breaking during bending with a radius of 5 to 50 mm.

The tubes of the lower part may have an additional intake hole 16 on their lateral surface to ensure the intake of the component, for example, in case of closing the end intake hole with the bottom of the vessel with a longer length of the corresponding tube or to improve the intake of the non-homogenized component.

The tubes of the lower part may have 21 possible elastic or permanent deformations (for permanent deformation, the tube may include an additional element made, for example, in the form of a copper wire rigidly connected to the tube — not shown).

The tubes of the lower part can be made of different lengths.

The tubes of the lower part have cavities 8 through which the components of the beverage enter the middle part.

One of the tubes of the lower part may contain at least one of the regions 9 with a minimum cross-sectional area of the cavity (which, in the case shown in the figure, coincides with the average cross-sectional area) having a maximum minimum cross-sectional area, which determines the permeability of the corresponding component of the drink into the mixer cavity of the middle part of the device.

The other tube of the lower part may contain at least one of the regions 20 with a minimum (in other versions with an average) cavity cross-sectional area having a minimum minimum cavity cross-sectional area, which determines the passage of the corresponding component of the drink into the mixer cavity of the middle part.

The lower part of the device can include two tubes, and the upper one, and the cross-sectional areas of the cavities of the tubes of the lower part to the junction with the cavity of the upper tube can satisfy the condition

- минимальная или средняя площадь поперечного сечения полости трубки нижней части, имеющей максимальную минимальную площадь указанного сечения,Where

- the minimum or average cross-sectional area of the cavity of the tube of the lower part having the maximum minimum area of the specified section,

- минимальная или средняя площадь поперечного сечения полости трубки нижней части, имеющей минимальную минимальную площадь поперечного сечения полости, а площадь поперечного сечения полости трубки верхней части до места соединения с полостями трубок нижней удовлетворяет условию

- the minimum or average cross-sectional area of the cavity of the tube of the lower part having the minimum minimum cross-sectional area of the cavity, and the cross-sectional area of the cavity of the tube of the upper part to the junction with the cavities of the lower tubes satisfies the condition

where S ⁱⁿ - the minimum or average cross-sectional area of the cavity of the tube of the upper part,

i is the tube number of the lower part (i = 1, 2, ..., n),

n is the number of tubes of the lower part (n = 2, 3, ...),

- минимальная площадь поперечного сечения полости i-й трубки нижней части.

- the minimum cross-sectional area of the cavity of the i-th tube of the lower part.

The upper part of the device may include at least one additional tube, the cavity of which is connected with the cavity of at least one of the tubes of the lower part, while the cross-sectional areas of the cavities of the tubes of the upper part to the junction with the cavities of the lower tubes can satisfy the condition

where i is the tube number of the lower part (i = 1, 2, ..., n),

n is the number of tubes of the lower part (n = 2, 3, ...),

j is the tube number of the upper part (j = 1, 2, ..., k),

k is the number of tubes of the upper part (k = 1, 2, ...),

- минимальная или средняя площадь поперечного сечения полости i-й трубки нижней части,

- the minimum or average cross-sectional area of the cavity of the i-th tube of the lower part,

- минимальная или средняя площадь поперечного сечения полости j-й трубки верхней части.

- the minimum or average cross-sectional area of the cavity of the j-th tube of the upper part.

To enable mixing of components in a given proportion of the cross-sectional area of the cavities of the tubes of the lower part to the junction with the cavity or with the cavities of the tubes of the upper can satisfy the condition

- минимальная или средняя площадь поперечного сечения полости трубки нижней части, имеющей максимальную минимальную площадь указанного сечения,Where

- the minimum or average cross-sectional area of the cavity of the tube of the lower part having the maximum minimum area of the specified section,

- минимальная или средняя площадь поперечного сечения полости трубки нижней части, имеющей минимальную минимальную площадь поперечного сечения полости, тогда как площадь поперечного сечения полости трубки верхней части до места соединения с полостями трубок нижней удовлетворяет условию

- the minimum or average cross-sectional area of the cavity of the tube of the lower part having the minimum minimum cross-sectional area of the cavity, while the cross-sectional area of the cavity of the tube of the upper part to the junction with the cavities of the lower tubes satisfies the condition

where i is the tube number of the lower part (i = 1, 2, ..., n),

n is the number of tubes of the lower part (n = 2, 3, ...),

- минимальная или средняя площадь поперечного сечения полости i-й трубки нижней части,

- the minimum or average cross-sectional area of the cavity of the i-th tube of the lower part,

S ⁱⁿ - the minimum or average cross-sectional area of the cavity of the tube of the upper part.

The tubes of the upper and lower parts can be made with a round, square, polygonal or some other section.

The tubes of the lower part of the device can be equipped with inserts with different diameters of the bore, installed in the intake holes of the tubes.

The middle part of the device is intended for the initial stage of mixing the components of the drink and can be made in the form of one part or of two or more parts (mainly the middle part of the device is made in the form of two parts).

The middle part of the device can be made opaque or transparent.

The middle part of the device has a cavity 19, which connects the outlet of the tubes of the lower part with the inlet of the tube of the upper part of the device and acts as a mixer.

The middle part of the device has an opening 5 located on its upper surface, the region in which the junction of the tube of the upper part of the device with the cavity of its middle part is located on the surface of the middle part, different from its surface, on which the seating surfaces for connecting the lower tubes are located parts.

A tube of the upper part having a cavity 4 is inserted into the hole 5 of the middle part of the device, for example, with a constant cross-sectional area of the cavity set to the point of connection with the tube cavities of the lower (to the mixer cavity of the middle part).

In addition, the middle part of the device has openings 6 connecting the cavity of the middle part with the cavity of one of the tubes of the lower one, the degree of overlap of which determines the entry of the corresponding component into the mixer cavity of the middle part of the device for a given (determined by the suction force) intake of the second component.

The middle part of the device may have a fitting 7 located on its lower surface, the area in which the place of the hermetic connection of the tube of the lower part of the device with the cavity of its middle part is located on the surface of the middle part, different from its surface, on which the seating surface for connection is located tube top of the device.

As a rule, the middle part of the device should have two fittings on which the tubes of the lower part are put on.

Instead of fittings, the middle part may have holes in which tubes of the upper and / or lower parts are inserted, or at the same time have a hole (s) and a fitting (fittings).

In the particular case, on the upper surface, the middle part instead of the hole may contain a fitting that is hermetically connected to the upper part or is performed along with it. The fitting can be made in the form of a sleeve, the diameter of which corresponds to the inner diameter of the tube of the upper part, which is put on it with interference. The lower surface of the middle part may contain two fittings, made in a similar way, with which the tubes of the lower part of the device are connected. It should be emphasized that to reduce the cost of the device, these fittings are made with diameters corresponding to the internal diameters of the standard straws for cocktails intended for single use.

The junction of the tubes of the lower and / or upper parts can be spaced along the length of the middle part, located on one of its side surfaces or located on its different surfaces.

In other embodiments, the middle part of the device can be made in cross section in the form of a cylinder, square or polyhedron.

The middle part of the device can be equipped with a control choke 1 or made in the form of a control choke. In this case, the middle part of the device is, for example, made of two parts, one of which is the top and the other is the bottom. Both parts can have mating threaded surfaces, mainly made in the lower part of the middle part of the device, due to which they interact with each other. The upper part may have a protrusion on the end working surface. When screwing the upper part into the lower part of the middle part of the device, it translationally moves towards the inner end surface of the lower part and completely or partially blocks one of the outlet openings with its protrusion. By rotating the upper part relative to the lower, you can adjust the degree of overlap of the specified hole.

On the outer side surface of the middle part of the device can be located reference elements 2, the position of which relative to each other determines the ratio of the mixed components.

In another embodiment, the interacting surfaces of the upper and lower parts are smooth, without thread, with the possibility of their connection with an interference fit or tight fit.

In yet another embodiment, the control choke may be an external sleeve of magnetic material that is mounted to move, for example, rotation, around the inner part. The inner part can be made in the form of a cylinder with an inner annular cavity communicating with the holes 6, and with a Central cavity communicating with the hole of the middle part of the device 5 located on its upper surface. In the wall between the inner annular cavity and the central cavity, openings can be made for communicating these cavities. The wall may be surrounded by an inner sleeve of magnetic material, on the side surface of which a through slot can be made, the length of which corresponds, for example, to two diameters of the holes in the said wall and a jumper between them. In one of the positions, the slot of the inner sleeve coincides with the holes in the wall between the inner annular cavity and the central cavity. When the outer sleeve rotates in one direction or another due to the interaction of magnetic fields in the same direction, the inner sleeve rotates and alternately overlaps one or the other hole.

In another embodiment, the middle part is made in the form of one element, from the side of the lower surface of which, for example, two holes are made, and from the side of the upper surface - one. The cavities of these holes communicate with each other, because the upper hole partially overlaps the cavity of the lower. Tubes of the lower part of the device are inserted into the cavity of the lower holes with the possibility of forming a sealed connection so that their ends do not come into contact with the end of the tube of the upper part. The end of the tube of the upper part, placed in the specified upper hole, is cut at an angle, and the beginning of the cut coincides with the plane of the bottoms of the lower holes, and the end, for example, with the middle of the end of the tube of the upper part. The intake hole of the tube of the upper part is partially blocked by the bottom of the upper hole of the middle part, which is a jumper between its lower holes. The area of the end part of the intake hole of the specified tube is less than the area of the part of the intake hole formed by the slice. By rotating the tube of the upper part, you can sequentially combine the slice with the cavity of one lower hole of the lower part, then with the cavity of the other hole and thereby change the ratio of the components entering the cavity of the tube of the upper part. In this case, the mixing of the components of the drink occurs in the tube of the upper part of the device. Reference elements in this embodiment of the device are applied to the upper surface of its middle part and to the tube of the upper part. Focusing on the reference elements during the rotation of the tube of the upper part, it is possible with sufficient accuracy to adjust the proportion of the components of the drink into its cavity.

In this case, the lower part of the tube of the upper part is a structural element of the middle part of the device, acting as a throttle and a cavity of the mixer.

In another embodiment, a regulating throttle is installed in the cavity of the middle part, which is installed in it with the ability to move and completely or partially overlap any of the outlet openings. The body of the regulating throttle can be made in the form of a cylinder, which can be installed in a cylindrical cavity of the middle part. The axis of the cylindrical cavity may be perpendicular to the axes of the outlet openings. The ends of the cylindrical cavity of the housing of the middle part can be closed with corrugated caps. In the middle position, a through groove made in the body of the regulating throttle can connect both cavities of the tubes of the lower part with the cavity of the tube of the upper part of the device. The length of the groove may correspond to two diameters of the indicated outlet openings and the width of the jumper between them in the housing of the middle part of the device. By moving the control throttle in the direction transverse to the axes of the indicated outlet openings to one side or the other by a predetermined distance, its body overlaps one of the two outlet openings, which ensures the supply of drinks into the tube cavity of the upper part of the device in a predetermined proportion. The accuracy of the proportion is ensured by the reference elements deposited on the body of the regulating throttle, or by taste perception.

An additional part of the device for using the composition is a vessel 26.

The vessel can be made in the form of a cone-shaped glass (not necessarily the correct shape - with acceptable shape errors up to 20% of the largest cross-sectional dimension) with an angle at the apex less than 90 °. The glass can be made with a total working volume of its tanks, greater than or equal to 0.15 liters and less than or equal to 0.40 liters. A glass may have two containers with a ratio of their working volumes (2 ± 0.5): 1. The vessel capacities may have a total working volume of less than 0.66 ml.

The vessel is predominantly transparent, and graduation 25 is applied on its lateral surface, which can be performed with one division indicating the upper boundary of the filling of the vessel or with several divisions.

The vessel can be divided by a partition 22 into containers 17, 27 for beverage components, which are various drinks or substances that are not consumed in pure form (for example, herbal extracts, balms, etc.). The partition can be flat removable or made in one piece with the walls of the vessel.

In the presented embodiment, the container 17 is intended for a drink characterized by a high content in the final composition, which is supposed to be possible to use without mixing with the second component of the drink. This capacity is the capacity of a larger vessel.

Capacity 27 is for a drink characterized by a lower content in the final composition.

Since in order to obtain, for example, a cocktail, drinks are usually mixed in different proportions, the glass is made in such a way that the inner partition divides it into containers with different volumes, for example, in ratios of 1: 1; 1: 2; 1: 3; 1: 4; 1: 5; 2: 3, etc. The ratio of volumes can be any reasonable. In addition, the glass can be divided by internal partitions into three, four or more identical or different in volume containers.

Mostly the glass can be divided by a partition into two or three identical or different in volume containers.

To form containers with different volumes, the partition can be made in the middle of the glass, but at the same time the bottom of one of the containers is performed at a higher level than the bottom of the other capacity.

In the particular case, to mix the components of the drink, you can use two, three or more standard glasses, designed for single use.

The vessel or vessels may be used with lid 14 to seal the vessel or without it.

The cover can be made with the possibility of penetration into the indicated capacity of the vessel tubes of the lower part of the device. For this, holes can be made in the lid in the respective zones 15.

Use of the composition may be contemplated when removing the cap.

In another embodiment, in the lid for sealing the vessel can be made prepared for perforation (weakened) place 24, forming a zone of penetration of the tubes of the lower part in the vessel.

The lid may also have an opening 12 for independently opening the vessel capacity outside the zone of penetration of the tubes of the lower part into it. The specified hole may be closed by a sealed pad 13.

The lid may have a surface 23, mating with the partition of the glass and providing its connection with a flat removable partition, for example, sealed.

The lid can be made with the possibility of hermetic sealing of the vessel. This embodiment is mainly intended for the separate storage of beverage components at the stage of sale to the final consumer in retail. In this case, instead of holes in the lid, prepared for perforation (weakened) places are performed.

A device for consuming the composition is used as follows.

Components are poured into each of the beverage component containers 17, 27 of the vessel 26 separated by the baffle 22, for example, taking into account the graduation 25, which are various drinks or substances that are not accepted in their pure form, and cover the vessel with a lid 14 to seal the vessel.

Such a lid can hermetically close various containers of the vessel, for example, mating with the corresponding partition on the surface 23.

Then, holes of the lower part with cavities 8 are inserted into the openings of the lid 15 and / or into the places 24 prepared for perforation, for example, by tubes (each tube has a cavity according to the assumed definition), the upper part 3 of the device, for example, consisting of one tube with a cavity 4, inserted, for example, in the hole 5 of the middle part of the device, designed for its connection, and drink a mixed drink. The middle part includes a mixer cavity 19 and, therefore, a ready-to-use composition enters the oral cavity.

If you intend to use, for example, a drink characterized by a high content in the final composition, which is supposed to be possible to use without mixing with the second component of the drink, it is used directly through the hole 12 for independent opening of the vessel’s capacity outside the penetration zone 15 of the tubes of the lower part of the device, having previously removed the airtight pad 13 from the cover, if any.

You can drink a drink mixed directly in the vessel through the opening for independent opening of the vessel's container or through the upper part of the device. For this, before using the drink, a removable partition is removed from the vessel. In this case, a lid can be used that is rigidly connected to the septum of the vessel. Thus, when removing the lid from the vessel, the partition is simultaneously removed. The partition can be removed directly.

The use of a cover in the device is optional.

When the vessel capacity for a beverage component having a lower content in the final composition has a bottom located above or below the bottom level of the container for a beverage component having a higher content in the final composition, different length tubes are used. In this case, additional type 16 intake openings may also be used. Such openings in other cases will facilitate the intake of non-homogenized drinks, such as pulp nectars.

To enable mixing of the components of the drink in a predetermined ratio, the following embodiments of the device are used.

Important in any case is the presence of the corresponding holes, which determines the possibility of mixing the components in the device, such as holes 6.

In one embodiment, the tubes of the lower part of the device are of different diameters in compliance with the above condition for the ratio of the cross-sectional areas of their cavities. The diameters of these tubes are mainly in the same ratio as the volume of the vessel capacities.

So, for example, region 9 of one of the tubes at the bottom of the device determines the permeability of the corresponding component of the drink into the mixer cavity, while for the other tube the different permeability of the other component is determined by a different section (partly corresponding to the cavity of the middle part, which can be identified with the cavity of the tube itself) , for example, associated with area 20.

In the case of tubes with a square, polygonal or some other cross-section in the indicated ratio to the volume of capacities are the cross-sectional areas of these tubes.

Tubes can also have local constrictions having a different cross-sectional area that determines the patency of the corresponding component. Moreover, such a narrowing can be performed in the mating surfaces of the middle part, which are a functional extension of the tubes themselves.

In another embodiment, use sections of the tubes of the lower part, made with the possibility of their elastic or permanent deformation. Thus, the user, deforming the specified section 21 of one of the tubes of the lower part, adjusts the ratio of the components entering the middle part 18 of the device. You can deform a tube by compressing it with your fingers or by using an additional element, made, for example, in the form of a clamp or copper wire, rigidly connected to the tube.

Obviously, in this case, the accuracy of compliance with the given ratio is inferior to the accuracy in the previous embodiment of the device. However, the cost of this option is much lower due to the use of standard drinking tubes. In some cases, when strict adherence to proportions is not a strict requirement, and it does not significantly affect the organoleptic properties of the resulting cocktail, such an arrangement for using the composition is quite justified.

The accuracy of the proportions of the mixed components is observed in another embodiment, when the tubes of the lower part of the device are equipped with inserts with different diameters of the passage section, which are installed in their intake openings. This embodiment also allows the use of standard drinking tubes. To ensure mixing of drinks in a given proportion, it is enough to install the specified insert with the corresponding diameter of the bore in the intake hole of one of the tubes of the lower part.

In the case of using a control choke 1, a predetermined proportion of the components of the drink is provided by the relative movement of the parts of the middle part, for example, focusing on the reference elements 2.

In another embodiment, a predetermined mixing ratio of drinks is provided as follows. The middle part of the device is performed, for example, in the form of a washer, i.e. in the form of a cylinder whose diameter is greater than its height. On the upper surface of the washer, a fitting is made to connect with the tube of the upper part of the device. On the lower surface of the middle part, a plurality of fittings 7 are provided for connecting to the corresponding tubes of the lower part. The number of these fittings may be from three to ten or more.

The variant when three or four fittings are made on the lower surface of the middle part of the device is intended for sharing with a glass divided by internal partitions into three or four parts, respectively, for mixing three or four different components. In this case, the proportion is regulated by the methods described above.

An option when four or more fittings are made on the lower surface of the middle part of the device is intended directly to control the proportion of mixed drinks. Suppose that ten fittings are made on the lower surface of the middle part, on which ten tubes of the lower part are respectively fixed. It is necessary to ensure the proportion of drinks - 2: 3. To do this (in the example with a glass divided into two parts), four tubes of the lower part are lowered into one capacity of the glass, and six into the other capacity.

Thus, it is possible to provide mixing of drinks in various proportions. If the number of tubes in the lower part does not allow for a predetermined proportion, the intake opening of one of these tubes may be closed with a cork or plug intended for this purpose.

When using a large number of tubes at the bottom of the device, it is more preferable that the fittings intended to be connected to them are made on the side surface of the middle part. This embodiment provides a compact device and more attractive from an aesthetic point of view. For example, if there are four of these fittings, it is advisable to make the middle part in a square section, and each fitting should be placed on a separate face of the square. If the fittings are from five to eight, then the middle part may have a cross-sectional view of a polyhedron. The execution of the middle part in the form of a cylinder, in the particular case in the form of a washer, is suitable for placement on its side surface of any number of fittings, including more than eight. As already indicated, instead of fittings in the middle part, holes can be made in which tubes of the lower part are inserted.

Performed in the manner described above, the device for consuming the composition makes the use of cocktails more entertaining. In the manufacture of a device with a large number of tubes of the lower part, the diameter of these tubes is the same, and the diameter of the tube of the upper part is performed with a size larger than the diameter of the tube of the lower part.

It is advisable to use a device with a large number of tubes of the lower part with a glass without a lid. It is even more advisable to use such a device with a glass divided into more than two cavities, or in a set with three or more glasses. To avoid splashing of drinks when using glasses without a cover, they are placed on a stand. The design of the stand for a device with a large number of tubes of the lower part is characterized by the fact that a rack is fixed in its central or peripheral part, and the stand itself is made in the form of a tray with flanged edges. On the upper end surface of the rack have a means for mounting with the housing of the middle part, while the lower part 11 of the specified housing provide response means for mounting on the rack of the stand. These means can be made in the form of a pin on the rack and bushings on the middle part body, recesses on the rack and protrusions on the specified body, in the form of sticky or adhesive elements, etc. In the case of the execution of these funds in the form of sticky or adhesive elements, it is understood that one means for fastening will be made directly in the form of a sticky or adhesive element, and the response means for fastening will be the surface of the response element provided with or without a similar means.

Using a stand with a stand will increase the usability of the device for consuming the composition. In the case of using two glasses, it is advisable that the rack is located on the peripheral part of the stand. In the case of using three or more glasses with different drinks, it is advisable to install them on a stand with a central rack.

To do this, using the indicated fastening means, the device for consuming the composition is connected to the stand, while the tubes of the lower part in the initial position are parallel to the surface of the glasses. Preparation for consumption of a mixed drink consists in sequentially immersing each of these tubes in a glass designed for this purpose. After completion of this operation, they begin to directly consume the mixed drink through the tube of the upper part.

To facilitate immersion in the glasses of the tubes of the lower part, the latter contain a corrugated section 10 located, for example, in the middle of the tubes, allowing them to be bent so as to ensure free immersion in the glass to its entire depth. The specified condition is provided by the length of the corrugated section. For the same purpose, the tubes of the lower part are made with at least two corrugated sections spaced along their length, or from a flexible material that excludes kinks in the tubes when they are bent with a radius of 5-50 mm, in a particular case with a radius of up to 5 mm.

Thus, the device for using the composition, made according to the described options, has higher consumer properties compared to the known ones, since it allows the user to independently change the proportion of mixed drinks according to his own taste, for a long time separately store the components of the drink in a multi-chamber vessel at the sale stage to the final consumer, and etc.

The relationship of the distinguishing features with the claimed technical result is displayed in the table below.

The connection table of the distinguishing features of the present invention with the claimed technical result

In that which was not reflected in the table, according to the author, the connection of the distinguishing features of the presented invention with the claimed technical result is obvious.

In conclusion, it should be noted that, as components of the composition, containers can include any known drinks, including alcoholic ones.

Claims (25)

1. A device for consuming a composition comprising a beverage consisting of at least two components, comprising a lower part made in the form of at least two tubes with the possibility of placing each of them in different containers with components, and an upper part made with the possibility of placement in oral cavity, characterized in that it is made with the possibility of mixing these components in a predetermined proportion, while its upper part includes a tube, and the device itself includes a middle part, which has at least m one cavity capable of simultaneous connection of the upper part of the tube with at least two cavities of the lower tubes. 2. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the tubes of the lower part have different lengths. 3. The device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that at least one of the tubes of the lower part has at least one hole on the side surface. 4. The device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the cross-sectional area of the cavities of the tubes of the lower part to the junction with the cavity or with the cavities of the tubes of the upper satisfy the condition

Where

- the minimum or average cross-sectional area of the cavity of the tube of the lower part having the maximum minimum area of the specified section;

- the minimum or average cross-sectional area of the cavity of the tube of the lower part having the minimum minimum cross-sectional area of the cavity, while the cross-sectional area of the cavity of the tube of the upper part to the junction with the cavities of the lower tubes satisfies the condition

where i is the tube number of the lower part (i = 1, 2, ..., n); n is the number of tubes in the lower part (n = 2, 3, ...);

- the minimum or average cross-sectional area of the cavity of the i-th tube of the lower part; S ⁱⁿ - the minimum or average cross-sectional area of the cavity of the tube of the upper part. 5. The device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the upper part includes at least one additional tube, the cavity of which is connected with the cavity of at least one of the tubes of the lower part, while the cross-sectional area of the cavities of the tubes of the upper part to the junction with the cavities of the lower tubes satisfy the condition

where i is the tube number of the lower part (i = 1, 2, ..., n); n is the number of tubes in the lower part (n = 2, 3, ...); j is the tube number of the upper part (j = 1, 2, ..., k); k is the number of tubes of the upper part (k = 1, 2, ...);

- the minimum or average cross-sectional area of the cavity of the i-th tube of the lower part;

- the minimum or average cross-sectional area of the cavity of the j-th tube of the upper part. 6. The device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that its lower part includes at least one tube made with the possibility of its deformation - elastic or plastic, which ensures a reduction in the cross-sectional area of such a tube in the deformation region. 7. The device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the junction of the tubes of the lower parts with the cavity or cavities of the middle part is spaced along its length. 8. The device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that its middle part is made as a separate element with the possibility of tight connection with the tubes of its lower part. 9. The device according to claim 8, characterized in that its middle part has at least one fitting and / or one hole - a seating surface for attaching tubes of the upper and lower parts to them. 10. The device according to claim 9, characterized in that at least one fitting or hole in its middle part is located on one of the side surfaces of the middle part. 11. The device according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that the fittings or holes of its middle part are located on different surfaces of the middle part. 12. The device according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the said middle part includes a regulating throttle mounted in it with the possibility of movement, which ensures full or partial overlap of at least one of the holes connecting the cavity of the middle part with the cavity as at least one of the tubes on the bottom or top. 13. The device according to p. 12, characterized in that it includes a movable element having a magnetic field associated with it, and said inductor is made with a magnetic field associated with it, with the print that the device itself is configured to interact with these fields. 14. The device according to any one of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that at least one of the tubes of its upper or lower parts has at least one corrugated section. 15. The device according to any one of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that at least one tube of its lower or upper parts is made of flexible material, excluding its kink during bending with a radius of up to 5 mm. 16. The device according to any one of claims 1 to 15, characterized in that it includes a vessel with at least two containers having a total working volume of less than 0.66 l ± 10%. 17. The device according to clause 16, characterized in that it includes a glass cone-shaped with an angle at the top of the cone from 0 to 90 angular degrees, including at least one partition dividing the glass into at least two containers, with the total working the volume of containers less than 0.50 l ± 10%. 18. The device according to any one of claims 1 to 17, characterized in that the glass partition is removable. 19. The device according to 17 or 18, characterized in that the partition of the glass includes at least one flat face. 20. The device according to any one of paragraphs.17-19, characterized in that its glass has two containers with a ratio of their working volumes (2 ± 0.5): 1, while the lower part of the device includes two tubes, and the upper one, moreover, the cross-sectional area of the cavities of the tubes of the lower part to the junction with the cavity of the tube of the upper satisfy the condition

Where

- the minimum or average cross-sectional area of the cavity of the tube of the lower part having the maximum minimum area of the specified section;

- the minimum or average cross-sectional area of the cavity of the tube of the lower part having the minimum minimum cross-sectional area of the cavity, and the cross-sectional area of the cavity of the tube of the upper part to the junction with the cavities of the lower tubes satisfies the condition where S ⁱⁿ - the minimum or average cross-sectional area of the cavity of the tube of the upper part;

i is the tube number of the lower part (i = 1, 2, ..., n); n is the number of tubes in the lower part (n = 2, 3, ...);

- the minimum cross-sectional area of the cavity of the i-th tube of the lower part. 21. The device according to any one of paragraphs.17-20, characterized in that its vessel has a graduation of at least one of its containers. 22. The device according to p. 17 or 21, characterized in that its glass is made with a total working volume of its tanks, greater than or equal to 0.15 liters and less than or equal to 0.40 liters. 23. The device according to p. 16 or 22, characterized in that it includes a lid for capping its vessel, made with the possibility of penetration into the vessel vessel tubes of the lower part of the device. 24. The device according to item 23, wherein the lid is made with the possibility of independent opening of the vessels outside the zone of said penetration. 25. The device according to item 23 or 24, characterized in that its lid has a surface or surfaces mating with the baffle of the glass that allows the lid to be connected to the baffle.