TW201603757A - Metal straw with a spoon-shaped end - Google Patents

Abstract

A metal straw with a spoon-shaped end is provided for user to suck drink from a container. The metal straw includes a hard shank having an O-shaped cross-section, wherein a through hole is longitudinally defined therein. A lower opening and an upper opening are respectively defined in two opposite ends of the metal straw, wherein the lower end is integrally formed with a spoon-end. The spoon end of the metal straw is used as a hard spoon that can cut and spoon the jelly-like food in the drink for providing non-obviousness to the metal straw. In addition, the metal straw can be design to various models for satisfying user's multi-requirement.

Description

Metal pipette with a spoon-shaped end

The present invention relates to a metal straw; in particular to an innovative structural designer having a spooned end.

According to the suction pipe, it is one of the utensils that people often use in daily life. It is mainly used for sucking beverages. The material of the straw is made of plastic, and the shape is simple straight tube shape or curved shape. However, based on the different drinking needs of the beverage content, the related industry has developed a spoon part formed by cutting the circular section of the straw itself at the lower end of the plastic straw, thereby allowing the user to use the straw process. The spoon portion can be used to retrieve the contents of the beverage such as pearls, grass, ice cubes, ice sand, etc.; however, because of the plasticity and thin wall shape of the plastic straw itself, the spoon formed by the plastic straw The part is actually quite weak. If the user wants to divide or smash the contents of the beverage, there is a tendency that the bending deformation phenomenon does not occur from the heart or the spoon portion.

The applicant has previously developed a new type of patent application for "stainless steel beverage straws", as disclosed in the technical content of the Republic of China Patent No. M477223; however, the conventional stainless steel beverage straws developed by this applicant are only For the simple shape of the tube, the part that adds the function of the spoon is not considered, and there are still some shortcomings that cannot meet the demand for multiple use. Moreover, because the straw and the spoon are of different types, if the traditional metal is used, The way of welding joints is not suitable for tableware. Therefore, it is necessary to rethink and develop an innovative metal straw structure that is more ideal and practical.

In view of this, the inventor has been engaged in the manufacturing development and design experience of related products for many years. After detailed design and careful evaluation, the inventor has finally obtained the practical invention.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a metal straw having a spoon-shaped end, and the technical problem to be solved is to think about an innovative breakthrough in how to develop a new type of metal straw which is more ideal and practical. The metal straw is dedicated for human consumption of beverages.

The technical feature of the present invention is mainly that the metal pipette comprises a rigid pipe body made of a metal material, the rigid pipe body has a circular cross section and an outer diameter of between 5 mm and 15 mm, and the inside of the rigid pipe body. A through-hole is formed, and the upper and lower ends of the rigid tubular body respectively have an upper port and a lower port in a slit shape; and wherein one side of the lower port extends integrally downward to form a spoon-shaped end.

The effects and advantages of the present invention can be provided by a spoon-shaped end portion to provide a hard and easy function of spoon spoon and cutting and cutting, and the utility model is particularly practical and progressive, and the type can be set into various stereotypes. Can meet diverse needs.

Please refer to Figures 1, 2 and 3 for a preferred embodiment of the metal pipette having a spoon-shaped end of the present invention, but the embodiments are for illustrative purposes only and are not subject to this structure in the patent application. The metal pipette A is specially designed for human consumption of beverages, and comprises a hard pipe body 10 composed of a metal material. The rigid pipe body 10 has a circular cross section and an outer diameter of between 5 mm and 15 mm. The inside of the rigid body 10 defines a through-hole 11 , and the upper and lower ends of the rigid body 10 respectively have a port 12 and a lower port 13 in a slit shape; and wherein the lower port 13 is integrated with one side The downwardly extending form forms a spoon-like end 14.

As shown in the first, second, and third figures, the two side edges of the spoon-shaped end portion 14 are further formed with an outer flared portion 15 that protrudes laterally of the rigid tubular body 10, and constitutes the spoon-shaped end portion 14. The lateral width dimension (shown as W1 in Figure 2) is greater than the outer diameter dimension of the rigid tubular body 10 (shown as W2 in Figure 2).

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the arc shape of the two side edges of the spoon-shaped end portion 14B may be the same as that of the circular pipe section of the rigid pipe body 10.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the spoon-shaped end portion 14C may also be a flattened circular section of a section of the lower end of the rigid tubular body 10 to a single-sided double-walled overlapping type. And a radial dissection 105 (as shown in FIG. 7) is disposed between the flattened section and the unflattened section of the rigid tubular body 10 to separate the flattened section from the unsquashed a section, and forming a port 13 of the undercut type; wherein the arrow L1 in FIG. 7 is a lower end section of the rigid body 10 provided with a radial slot 105 by a punching means. The method of molding is performed to form the spoon-shaped end portion 14C (shown in FIG. 6); in this embodiment, the spoon-shaped end portion 14C can be overlapped by the bimetal wall edge. The thick feeling and firmness are provided; from another point of view, since the spoon-shaped end portion 14C is usually set in an arc shape, if it is a single-layer metal wall edge, the curved edges on both sides thereof There is also a sense of sharpness, which must be subjected to a grinding and finishing process to achieve a rounded state. Based on this, the double-walled overlapping type key end 14C of this example can effectively solve this problem. The problem is that, on both sides of the key end portion 14C of the present embodiment, the rounded edge of the rigid pipe body 10 can be directly formed into a recurve-shaped rounded edge, so that the subsequent grinding process can be omitted. The program is more in line with better industrial utilization and economic benefits.

As shown in Fig. 7, the rigid body 10 is at a height position and may be provided with a curved portion 16 for dividing the rigid body 10 into a straight section 17 and a sloped section 18. The curved portion 16 in this example has its advantages in use, since the curved portion 16 is formed by the rigid tubular body 10, so that the curved shape is rigid without deformation due to force (Note: This is different from the practice Knowing that the curved part of the plastic straw is soft and bendable, the rigid bending part 16 can be firmly fixed against the tiger's mouth or the finger side of the hand during use, and has the function of preventing slipping and better. Advantages used.

The rigid body 10 and the spoon-shaped end portion 14 may be made of stainless steel.

As shown in FIG. 8 , the bottom end of the spoon-shaped end portion 14 can be further formed with a fork portion 19 to generate a fork function, which can be used for forking fruit, jelly, pearl, pink circle, Solid content such as jelly grass, love jade, and sweet beans make the function of the metal straw A more practical and practical.

The core design of the metal straw A of the present invention is mainly based on the side of the lower port 13 of the rigid body 10 and integrally extends downward to form a spoon-shaped end portion 14 by the above-mentioned structural composition and technical features. The feature, thereby making the metal straw A, in addition to providing the function of sucking the beverage, in addition to providing the function of sucking the beverage, the spoon-shaped end portion 14 can be used to provide a hard and easy spoon spoon and cutting function. First, as shown in Fig. 9, the hard end of the spoon-shaped end portion 14 can easily break the hard content such as ice cubes or ice sand in the beverage, which is difficult for the spoon portion of the conventional plastic straw. As shown in Fig. 10, the spoon-shaped end portion 14 can also be used to retrieve the contents of the beverage such as pearls, pink circles, grass, ice sand, etc. (Note: the spoon-shaped end portion 14 of this example It is more suitable to have a concave shape; in addition, for some of the beverages having sturdy contents such as fairy grass, rice moss, love jade, etc., the user can also use the hard spoon-shaped end 14 cutting or chopping to make the contents finer and easier to eat, The advantage is that the spoon portion of the conventional plastic straw is difficult to achieve; thus, the metal straw A disclosed in the present invention is more useful than the conventional plastic straw, and the functionality is improved; on the other hand, the industrial In view of the above, since the spoon-shaped end portion 14 of the metal pipette A disclosed in the present invention is also made of a metal material, the shape can be made into a specific shape according to the requirements or requirements of the client (Note: The shape of the spoon-shaped end portion 14 is curved, edged, etc., that is, the shape of the spoon-shaped end portion 14 is not deformed during normal use, and this feature is susceptible to the spoon portion of the conventional plastic straw. Force deformation is very different.

Advantages of the Invention: The "metal straw having a spoon-shaped end portion" as disclosed in the present invention mainly forms an innovative and unique shape of the spoon-shaped end portion by the side of the rigid tubular body of the metal straw and extending integrally downward. The structural form and the technical features make the present invention have a practical and progressive effect by providing a hard and easy function of spoon and cutting by means of the conventional structure proposed in the prior art. And the type can be set into a variety of stereotypes to meet diverse needs.

In addition, the spoon-shaped end portion can be a technical feature of a variation embodiment in which a circular cross section of a section of the lower end of the rigid tubular body is flattened into a double-walled overlapping shape of a single lateral direction. The spoon-shaped end portion can achieve the thick feeling and firmness of the double metal wall edge overlapping, and the present invention is compared with the weak but sharp type existing in the spoon portion of the conventional plastic straw. The use of the key end is safer and easier to use, and it is powerful and can avoid cutting the user; and the edge edges of the spoon-shaped end portion of this example can be flattened by the circular section of the rigid pipe body. The rounded edge of the reverse fold is directly formed, so that the subsequent edge grinding processing modification procedure can be omitted, which is more in line with better industrial utilization and better industrial economic benefit.

The above embodiments are intended to be illustrative of the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention. The principles are changed and modified to achieve an equivalent purpose, and such changes and modifications are to be included in the scope defined by the scope of the patent application as described later.

A‧‧‧Metal pipette 10‧‧‧Hard body 105‧‧‧ Radial slotted 11‧‧‧ Through pipe hole 12‧‧‧ Upper port 13‧‧‧ Lower port 14, 14B, 14C‧‧‧ spoon End 15‧‧‧Extended rim 16‧‧‧Bending part 17‧‧‧ Straight section 18‧‧‧ Sloping section 19‧‧‧ Forked part

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the metal pipette of the present invention. Figure 2 is a plan elevational view of a preferred embodiment of the spooned end profile of the present invention. Figure 3 is a plan bottom plan view of a preferred embodiment of the spooned end configuration of the present invention. Figure 4 is a plan elevational view of another embodiment of the spooned end profile of the present invention. Figure 5 is a plan bottom plan view of another embodiment of the spooned end profile of the present invention. Figure 6 is a plan elevational view of yet another embodiment of the spooned end profile of the present invention. Figure 7 is a schematic view showing the molding method of the embodiment shown in Figure 6. Fig. 8 is a view showing an embodiment in which the rigid pipe body of the present invention has a bent portion. Figure 9 is a schematic diagram of the use efficiency of the metal pipette of the present invention. Fig. 10 is a schematic view showing the use efficiency of the metal pipette of the present invention.

A‧‧‧Metal straw

10‧‧‧hard body

11‧‧‧through tube hole

12‧‧‧Upper port

13‧‧‧Lower port

14‧‧‧Splined end

15‧‧‧Outer expansion

Claims (7)

The utility model relates to a metal straw with a spoon-shaped end, which is specially used for people to drink beverages, and comprises a rigid pipe body made of a metal material. The rigid pipe body has a circular cross section and an outer diameter of 5 mm to 15 mm. Between the insides of the rigid pipe body, a through-hole is formed, and the upper and lower ends of the rigid pipe body respectively have an upper port and a lower port in a slit shape; and wherein one side of the lower port extends integrally downwardly There is a spoonful end. The metal pipette having a spoon-shaped end according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the two side edges of the spoon-shaped end portion are further formed with an outer flange portion protruding outwardly from the rigid pipe body to constitute the spoon. The lateral width dimension of the end portion is greater than the outer diameter dimension of the rigid body. The metal pipette having a spoon-shaped end according to claim 1, wherein the two sides of the spoon-shaped end portion have the same arc shape as the circular section of the rigid pipe body. A metal pipe having a spoon-shaped end according to claim 1, wherein the spoon-shaped end portion is formed by flattening a circular section of a section of the lower end of the rigid pipe body to a single lateral direction. The double wall edge stacking type is formed, and a radial slot is preset between the flattened section and the unflattened section of the rigid body to separate the flattened section from the unsquashed section. And forming a port under the slit type. A metal pipe having a spoon-shaped end according to claim 2, wherein the rigid pipe body is provided with a curved portion at a height position to divide the rigid pipe body into a straight section and a slope. segment. A metal pipe having a spoon-shaped end according to the second or third or fourth aspect of the patent application, wherein the rigid pipe body and the spoon-shaped end portion are made of stainless steel. A metal pipette having a spoon-shaped end according to claim 2 or 3 or 4, wherein the bottom end of the spoon-shaped end portion is further formed with a fork portion to produce a fork function.