RU2244669C1 - Beverage vessel - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: food industry, particularly beverage vessels.

SUBSTANCE: vessel has mouthpiece secured to upper vessel end for convenient and hygienic beverage consumption directly from vessel. The first mouthpiece end mates to corresponding plug surface having two through orifices. One orifice communicates with straw, located inside body, another one prevents vacuum formation inside vessel. When mouthpiece is in its storage position the first end seals both plug orifices. In working position outlet mouthpiece orifice coincides with orifice communicated with straw to form single channel extending from straw to user.

EFFECT: improved operating abilities of beverage vessel.

14 cl, 13 dwg

Description

The invention relates to the food industry, and specifically to the construction of small containers for packaging liquid products, in particular for drinks.

Beverage containers are known which comprise a body with a metal top sealed on top.

In the first known type of container, a weakened line in the upper part defines the contours of the lid and the corresponding opening. The lid lever connected to the portion that forms the lid is activated by hand to tear off and separate the lid from the top of the container, opening the corresponding hole.

This type of container has the disadvantage that the consumption of a drink from a given container is not hygienic, since no matter how the drink is drunk, directly from a given container or from the glass where it is poured, the beverage flows onto the top of the container or through its edge, so that precautions taken during production to ensure sterility become useless. When the drink is drunk directly from the container, it is also necessary to take into account, along with the unconditional inconvenience, the risk that occurs as a result of the contact of the lips with the rim of the upper end and the edge of the hole.

A second type of container is known, disclosed, for example, in French patent No. 2573040. This container has an end wall weakened along the opening line defining the contour of the lid and the corresponding hole, a retractable element attached to the outer surface of the end wall and able to be used by hand to break this wall along the weakened line and to displace the lid, thus formed, from the end plane the walls. The container contains a mouthpiece connected to a portion of the end wall to form a lid and located inside the vessel below the end wall until it ruptures, and after breaking the wall, it is captured by a pulling element and the lid passing through the corresponding hole made in the end wall in such a position for use, in which one end of the mouthpiece, located inside the container, abuts against the end wall.

In this container, the movement of the pulling element breaks the top of the container, and its lid bends into the container through the corresponding hole.

After opening and bending the lid, however, the latter remains firmly connected to the container and cannot fly to the side.

The second type of container, described above, has the same disadvantages as the first, and also has the disadvantage that when used, the lid is immersed in the drink and this can cause any germs to get into the drink, which is even less hygienic.

This capacity category also includes the capacity disclosed, for example, in RF patent No. 2135401, which is selected as the closest analogue of the proposed solution. This tank has an inside mouthpiece connected to a portion of the end wall bounded by a line of weakened strength. After the wall is torn along the indicated line, the mouthpiece is captured by the lever element and the wall section and passes out through the formed hole to the position of use, while one end of the mouthpiece remains inside and abuts against the end wall along the hole line.

Due to its design features, this capacity does not guarantee reliable tightness of the fitting of the mouthpiece body to the contour of the hole formed, since there are no sealing elements and rigid fixation of the mouthpiece relative to the hole. In addition, the mouthpiece outlet is located in the center of the upper end wall, which is also a drawback of this design, since for the full use of the drink directly from the container, the container must be turned upside down, which makes the consumer unnaturally throw his head back. In addition, if part of the drink remained in the container, it is difficult to move the latter due to the lack of an opening device.

A common drawback for all containers described above is also the technical impossibility of new formations, except for cylindrical ones.

The present invention is based on the technical task of creating the design of a small-capacity container for drinks, ensuring the consumption of the drink directly from this container, while achieving a more complete set of ergonomic, hygienic, consumer and aesthetic properties.

The stated technical problem is solved by creating a container for drinks, containing a housing and an element for blocking the inlet of the housing associated with a rotary mouthpiece for drinking. At the same time, the specified fixing element is made in the form of a nozzle resting on the upper part of the housing and having a lid and a plug with a through hole for connecting to the housing inlet, while in the inoperative position the mouthpiece is installed under the lid with the possibility of covering the through hole of the plug with its base. In the working position of the mouthpiece, its through channel forms with the through hole of the cork a single channel for the passage of the drink.

The mouthpiece base is preferably made in the form of a cylinder pivotally connected by its conical axial protrusions with brackets mounted on the nozzle to ensure that the mouthpiece rotates from the storage position to the position for use and vice versa, while the surface of the tube interacting with the mouthpiece base has a curved shape corresponding to it, those. made with a radius corresponding to the radius of the cylindrical part of the mouthpiece.

Advantageously, the container body is made with an upper end wall, and the inlet of the housing is made with a neck, on the outer surface of which a conical bezel with a step can be formed, in this case a mating flange placed on the nozzle tube placed outside the neck.

The neck of the body can be offset relative to its vertical axis.

To ensure ease of use, the tank is equipped with a straw tube located inside the housing, the upper end of which is connected to the cork.

At least one additional through hole is formed in the cork for suctioning air into the container (anti-vacuum), and a groove is made on the surface of the mouthpiece base to allow the said hole to communicate with the atmosphere in the working position of the mouthpiece.

In the case of using a container for non-carbonated drinks, the anti-vacuum hole can be equipped with a check valve to prevent spontaneous outflow of the beverage from the container, for example, at the time of its fall.

To enable the use of the mouthpiece, the axis of the parts of the through channel placed in the tube and the base of the mouthpiece intersect at an angle.

The mouthpiece tube may have a conical shape, and an annular thickening may be formed at its free end.

The mouthpiece tube may be removable.

To protect the mouthpiece from damage and contamination, a lid is provided in the container. The cap of the nozzle is pivotally connected to its body, which has a section weakened along the edge connected to the tongue from the side opposite to the cap hinge so that the weakened line can be broken by a hand effort and a hole can be formed in this section to place the mouthpiece tube in its working position.

On the tongue of the nozzle, the control element is inseparably fixed in the form of an additional tongue, responding in shape to the first and connected by a weakened connection with the edge of the lid.

The lid according to one embodiment of the proposal has a box-shaped shape with an upper part beveled relative to the horizontal plane.

In another embodiment, the cap is made in the form of a strip formed in the central part of the upper part of the nozzle.

The container may be equipped with heat-insulating means, made, for example, in the form of a glass placed outside the housing.

In the future, the invention is illustrated by specific examples of its implementation and the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a General view of the beverage containers in the storage position (with a partial section);

Figure 2 is a view along arrow A in figure 1 on a part of the tank;

Figure 3 is a view along arrow B in figure 1 on part of the tank;

Figure 4 is a longitudinal section of the upper part of the tank of figure 1 (enlarged);

Figure 5 is a section aa in figure 4;

6 is a General view of the upper part of the tank in position for use;

Fig.7 is a longitudinal partial sectional view of Fig.6;

Fig.8 is a section bB in Fig.7;

Fig.9 is a General view of an embodiment of a beverage container (with a partial section);

Figure 10 is a view along arrow B in figure 9;

11 is a longitudinal section of the upper part of the tank of figure 9 (enlarged);

Fig.12 is a section bb in Fig.11.

In accordance with one embodiment depicted in FIG. from 1-8, the beverage container 1 comprises a housing 2 for filling, transporting and storing drinks, having any shape and made of materials approved for use in the food industry. The casing can be made as an integral plastic part by blown extrusion, or from several components made of dissimilar materials and tightly interconnected.

The upper end wall of the casing, indicated by 3 (Fig. 4), has a neck 4 that is offset from the center and has an annular conical rim 5, which serves to securely attach the nozzle tube having a flange that is reciprocal in shape.

The mouthpiece, generally indicated by 6, is intended for convenient use of the drink directly from the container and, in the exemplary embodiment, has a thin end inserted into the mouth in the form of a tube 7 and a base 8, which is a cylinder whose axis is perpendicular to the axis of the tube 7 and is made in the form of two conical protrusions 9 (Fig. 5) formed at the ends of the cylinder, which, relying on the holes of the two brackets 10 of the nozzle, allow the mouthpiece to rotate on this axis. The channel of the tube, passing into the channel of the cylindrical part, changes its direction at an angle depending on the angle of inclination of the mouthpiece in the position for use, relative to the horizontal plane and goes to the cylindrical surface in the form of a circular hole 11 (figure 4), which when the mouthpiece is rotated to the position for use, it coincides with the hole 12 of the cork, the walls of which are connected with a straw pipe 13. On the cylindrical surface of the mouthpiece there is a groove 14 facing the end of the cylinder, and when the mouthpiece is rotated into the working floor voltage, opening protivovakuumnoe opening for free access of air into the container.

The mouthpiece is made of plastic by injection molding and can be made as a whole or prefabricated from two main parts (11).

The nozzle is generally indicated at 15 (FIG. 1). It is made of plastic by molding, has four main parts, each of which performs a specific function.

The first part, indicated by 16 (FIG. 5), serves as a stopper for the inlet of the container and has two through holes, one of which, indicated by 12 (FIG. 4), is connected to the straw tube 13 located inside the container, the second hole indicated by 17 is anti-vacuum. Both holes go to the top of the cork having a cylindrical surface, the radius of which corresponds to the radius of the cylindrical surface of the mouthpiece. Preferably, both holes have sealing annular edges for reliable tightness.

The second part, indicated by 10 (Fig. 5), is designed to support the axis of the mouthpiece and consists of two brackets with two coaxial holes 18, the common axis of which coincides with the axis of the cylindrical surface of the tube.

The third part, indicated by 19, is the body of the nozzle and performs the function of protecting the mouthpiece from damage during storage and transportation of the container. It is a vertical closed wall, the lower end of which coincides in configuration with the configuration of the upper end of the tank body 3, and the upper end of the body part serves for fastening and snug fit of the protective cover 20 (figure 1). In the area of the upper end of the body part there is a platform 21 (Fig. 2), the contour of which is determined by the line of weakened section, which is a curve facing the upper end. Between the ends of the line there is a tongue 22 (Fig. 4), with the help of which this platform is removed, forming an opening for the outlet of the tubular end of the mouthpiece when it is rotated to the position for use (Fig. 6).

The fourth part, indicated by 20, is a protective cover and performs the function of protecting the mouthpiece from contamination during storage and transportation of the container. The protective cover is made of plastic as a whole with the body part and is connected to its upper end with a thin strip 23 (Fig. 4), which acts as the axis of rotation of the cover when it is opened and closed. On the opposite side of the axis of the cover there is a tongue 24, identical in shape and size to the tongue 22 on the upper end of the body part, but with the difference that at its base there is a line of weakened section. This tongue, connected to the tongue of the upper end by an integral connection, serves as protection against unauthorized use of the drink.

As an alternative to the preferred embodiment described above, other options may exist.

In one of such embodiments of the invention, shown in Figs. 9-12, the container body 25 is made of metal, and the design of the nozzle 26 can be slightly changed, leaving all its functions unchanged: for example, the protective cover 27 is made in the form of a narrow the strips are flush with the back end (Fig. 10), and the role of the brackets holding the axis of the mouthpiece is played by two vertical walls 28 (Fig. 12) connecting the upper end with the cork, the area formed by a line of weakened section, which serves to form an exit opening thin end m ndshtuka may be both in the vicinity of the upper end of the body portion, and the edge of the protective cover.

In another alternative embodiment of the invention, the container body has an enlarged neck and is located in the center of the upper end and having a threaded or some other fastener for the cork, while the lower end of the body part of the combined part acts as a cork with the same fastening.

Preferably, the chilled beverage container has a heat-insulating cup 29 of FIG. 9.

From the point of view of industrial production, the container according to the invention can be easily manufactured by simple modifications of the production lines designed for the manufacture of similar containers in accordance with the prior art.

The mouthpiece 6 and nozzle 15 are made of plastic by injection molding. The container body 2 (FIGS. 1-8) can be made of plastic either by extrusion blow molding (the first option), or of metal 25 (such as aluminum, steel and their alloys) - the second option, shown in FIG. from 9 to 12, by pulling with the folding of the upper end.

For elite drinks (cocktails), the container body can be made of glass.

The proposed design of a beverage container works as follows.

The body of the container 2 (Fig. 1), filled with a drink, is hermetically sealed with a stopper 16 of the nozzle 15, which is pre-picked up with the mouthpiece 6 and the straw pipe 13, while according to the invention the mouthpiece is in the storage position and hermetically closes its two outlets with its cylindrical part 8 holes in the cork. After installing the mouthpiece, the lid 20 closes the upper end of the body part 19, while in order to prevent unauthorized use of the drink by outsiders, the tongues 22 and 24 should be fixed to each other by an integral connection (welding, gluing, riveting, etc.).

Prior to using the container described above, the arrangement of the elements corresponds to the position shown in FIG. from 1-5.

According to the invention, in order to open the container 1 and to be able to drink the drink directly from it, the consumer by hand pulls apart the weakened sections of the tongue of the lid 24 and located under it on the body part of the platform 21, thereby removing two tongues with the platform and freeing the lid from fixing end of the hull. Then the consumer lifts the lid 20 of FIG. 6 to a vertical position, rotates the mouthpiece 6 about its axis until it locks, that is, to the position for use, and closes the lid. After which the consumer can drink the drink directly from the container through the mouthpiece, providing a high degree of hygiene and comfort.

With partial use of the drink, the consumer can again lift the lid, turn the mouthpiece to its original position and close the lid, while the container tightness and hygiene of the mouthpiece will remain at a high level both during further storage and during transportation of the container.

Numerous and significant advantages of this tank over the known are clear from the foregoing.

The presence of a protective cover guarantees the serviceability and hygiene of the mouthpiece, the use of a drink from the proposed container is just as ergonomic and aesthetic as the use of a drink from a glass through a straw pipe.

The positive properties of this tank include properties such as

- the possibility of tight closure of the container after partial use of the drink;

- the possibility of using the drink by the consumer in water and land transport, without fear of splashing it when shaking and rolling;

- prevention of spill of the drink during short-term capsizing of the container;

- preservation of lip makeup in women with a drink.

Claims (14)

1. Beverage container, comprising a housing and an element for closing the inlet of the housing, connected with a rotatable mouthpiece for drinking, characterized in that said element is made in the form of a nozzle resting on the upper part of the housing and having a lid and a stopper with a through hole for connection with the body inlet, while in the idle position, the mouthpiece is mounted under the lid, blocking the through hole of the plug with its base, and in the working position of the mouthpiece, its through channel forms with the through hole timid single channel for the passage of the drink. 2. The container according to claim 1, characterized in that the base of the mouthpiece is made in the form of a cylinder pivotally connected by its axial protrusions to brackets made on the nozzle, while the surface of the tube interacting with the base of the mouthpiece has a reciprocal shape. 3. A container according to any one of claims 1 and 2, characterized in that its body is made with an upper end wall provided with a neck, on the outer surface of which a bezel with a ledge is formed with a ledge, and on the nozzle tube there is a flange mating to it placed on the outside the neck. 4. The container according to claim 3, characterized in that the neck of the housing is offset relative to its vertical axis. 5. A container according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that it is equipped with a straw tube located inside the housing, the upper end of which is connected to the cork. 6. A container according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that at least one additional through hole is formed in the plug for suction of air inside the container, and a groove is made on the surface of the base of the mouthpiece to ensure that the said hole communicates with the atmosphere in the working position mouthpiece. 7. A container according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the axes of the parts of the through channel located in the tube and the base of the mouthpiece intersect at an angle. 8. A container according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the mouthpiece tube has a conical shape, and an annular thickening is formed at its free end. 9. The capacity of claim 8, wherein the mouthpiece tube is removable. 10. A container according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the cap of the nozzle is pivotally connected to its body, which has a section weakened along the edge connected to the tongue from the side opposite to the cap hinge, making it possible to form openings in this section for placing the mouthpiece tube in its working position. 11. The container according to claim 10, characterized in that on the tongue of the nozzle the control element is permanently fixed in the form of an additional tongue, responding in shape to the first, and connected by a weakened connection with the edge of the lid. 12. A container according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the lid has a box-shaped shape with an upper part beveled relative to the horizontal plane. 13. A container according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the lid is made in the form of a strip formed in the central part of the upper part of the nozzle. 14. A container according to any one of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that it is equipped with heat-insulating means, made, for example, in the form of a glass placed outside the housing.

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