TWI677307B - Eco-friendly combined straw structure - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides an environmentally-friendly combined straw structure, which includes: a first straw portion, which is a concave elongated body, and each of which has a first joint portion at both ends; and a second straw portion, which is a concave long The two ends of the strip body each have a second joint portion; the first joint portion and the second joint portion are separably and tightly combined into a whole. With the implementation of the present invention, an environmentally friendly combined straw structure that can be easily cleaned and reused can be achieved.

Description

Environmental protection combined straw structure

The invention relates to an environmentally-friendly combined straw structure, in particular to an environmentally-friendly combined straw structure applied to reusable beverage tableware.

As for packaged beverages, they are almost always used in daily life. However, when drinking these packaged beverages, straws are often used. Currently on the market, due to cost and convenience considerations, almost all use disposable Discarded straws later, these straws have been discarded in the environment over time, which has caused a serious burden on land and even marine ecology.

At present, many countries and users have realized the importance of environmental protection, and have proposed to replace non-disposable straws with non-disposable straws in order to achieve the goal of waste reduction and environmental protection. Long tubular objects make it difficult to clean the inside, and often cause bacterial growth problems due to improper cleaning.

In terms of the current market, how to develop a straw that can be reused and can be easily and thoroughly cleaned has become an urgent task. And only in this way can it be accepted by users, and then be widely used and completely replace disposable straws, so that the goal of environmental protection can be implemented.

The invention is an environmentally friendly combined straw structure, which mainly solves the problems of environmental protection caused by the inability of the straw to be effectively cleaned and the disposable straw.

The invention provides an environmentally-friendly combined straw structure, which includes: a first straw portion, which is a concave elongated body having a first end portion and a second end portion, and the first end portion and the second end portion, and Each has a first joint portion; and a second straw portion, which is a concave elongated body having a third end portion and a fourth end portion, and the third end portion and the fourth end portion each have a first end portion. Two joints; wherein the first joint and the second joint are separably and tightly combined, so that the first straw part and the second straw part form an environmentally-friendly combined straw structure.

With the implementation of the present invention, at least the following progressive effects can be achieved: 1. The straw can be easily cleaned and reused. 2. It can completely replace disposable straws and achieve the effect of environmental protection. 3. It can completely replace disposable chopsticks and achieve the effect of environmental protection.

In order to allow any person skilled in the art to understand and implement the technical content of the present invention, and according to the content disclosed in this specification, the scope of patent applications and the drawings, any person skilled in the art can easily understand the related purposes and advantages of the present invention. Therefore, detailed features and advantages of the present invention will be described in detail in the embodiments.

As shown in FIGS. 1A to 1B, this embodiment is an environmentally friendly combined straw structure 100, which includes: a first straw portion 10; and a second straw portion 20.

The first straw portion 10 is, for example, a shape of a first half after extending the straw along the long axis of the straw and cutting the straw. Therefore, the first straw portion 10 is a concave elongated body and has a first end portion 110. And a second end portion 120, and the first end portion 110 and the second end portion 120 each have a first joint portion 130.

The second straw portion 20 is, for example, a shape of a second half after extending the straw along the long axis of the straw and cutting the straw, so it is also a concave elongated body and has a third end portion 210 and a first end portion. The four end portions 220, the third end portion 210, and the fourth end portion 220 each have a second joint portion 230.

In order to achieve the convenience of cleaning and the use of straws, in addition to the first joint 130 and the second joint 230 being separable and easy to clean, the first joint 130 and the second joint 230 must also be hermetically sealed so that the first joint The straw part 10 and the second straw part 20 form an environmentally-friendly combined straw structure 100.

The above-mentioned environmentally-friendly combined straw structure 100 will be explained as follows according to various combinations of the first straw portion 10 and the second straw portion 20:

As shown in FIG. 2A to FIG. 2C, the snap-in coupling method is that the first end portion 110 of the first straw portion 10 and the third end portion 210 of the second straw portion 20 are connected by a bendable plate. The body 310 is integrated into one body; the second end portion 120 of the first straw portion 10 and the fourth end portion 220 of the second straw portion 20 are connected to the first straw portion 10 and the second straw portion by at least one snap 320. 20 buckles into one.

The above-mentioned combined environmentally-friendly combined straw structure 100 can be used as a straw, and the first straw portion 10 and the second straw portion 20 can be tightly combined into one with a buckle 320, and the buckle can be buckled after use. 320 is loosened, and the first straw part 10 and the second straw part 20 are unfolded, so that cleaning without dead ends can be performed.

In order to enable the first straw portion 10 and the second straw portion 20 to be tightly coupled, the first coupling portions 130 of the first straw portion 10 may be designed to have a recess 330 and the second straw portion 20 The second joint portions 230 may also be designed to have a convex portion 340, and when the concave portions 330 and the convex portions 340 are combined, a structure in which the male and female closely adhere to each other can be formed.

As shown in FIG. 3A to FIG. 3D, the chute-type coupling method: the first coupling portions 130 of the first straw portion 10 are designed as an inverted T-shaped chute 410; and the second straw The second joint portions 230 of the portion 20 are all inverted T-shaped slide rails 420; and when combined by the inverted T-shaped slide grooves 410 and the inverted T-shaped slide rails 420, a tightly-fitted structure is formed .

In the above-mentioned chute-type environmentally-friendly combined straw structure 100, in order to facilitate the combination of the first straw portion 10 and the second straw portion 20, the inverted T-shaped grooves 410 of the first straw portion 10 may be designed to have An inclination angle Φ ₁ . In order to prevent the inverted T-shaped slide rails 420 and the inverted T-shaped slide grooves 410 from protruding too much when combined, the inverted T-shaped slide grooves 410 can be provided on the side of the nozzle near the mouth of the user. Shift unit 430.

As shown in FIG. 4A to FIG. 4B, the metal spiral connection method: when the first straw part 10 and the second straw part 20 are both made of metal, especially food-grade stainless steel, the first straw part 10 The first coupling portions 130 are designed to have a first spiral coupling unit 510, and the second coupling portions 230 of the second straw portion 20 are designed to have a second spiral coupling unit 520, and When the first spiral coupling units 510 and the second spiral coupling units 520 are combined, a close-fitting structure is formed.

The environmentally-friendly combined straw structure 100 can be implemented in addition to the different combinations described above, and can also be implemented with different shapes. The embodiments are described below:

As shown in FIG. 5A to FIG. 5B, when the user uses the beverage for convenience, the first straw portion 10 and the second straw portion 20 of the environmentally-friendly combined straw structure 100 may be designed to have a mutually matching A bent portion 610 can form a bent structure of the environmentally-friendly combined straw structure 100.

As shown in FIG. 6A to FIG. 6B, in order to better meet the goal of environmental protection, the first straw portion 10 and the second straw portion 20 of the environmentally-friendly combined straw structure 100 may be designed to have a mutually matching A tapered portion 620 can make the environmentally-friendly combined straw structure 100 not only maintain the function of the straw, but also form a chopstick-shaped structure and use it as chopsticks.

However, the above embodiments are used to explain the characteristics of the present invention, and the purpose is to enable those skilled in the art to understand the content of the present invention and implement it based on it, rather than to limit the scope of the patent for this creation. Equivalent modifications or modifications made by the spirit of disclosure should still be included in the scope of patent application described below.

100‧‧‧Environmental protection combined straw structure

10‧‧‧First straw department

110‧‧‧first end

120‧‧‧ second end

130‧‧‧ the first joint

20‧‧‧Second Straw Department

210‧‧‧ Third end

220‧‧‧ fourth end

230‧‧‧ the second joint

310‧‧‧ bendable plate

320‧‧‧ buckle

330‧‧‧ Recess

340‧‧‧ convex

410‧‧‧ inverted T-shaped chute

420‧‧‧Inverted T-shaped slide

430‧‧‧stop unit

510‧‧‧first helix unit

520‧‧‧Second spiral coupling unit

610‧‧‧Bend section

620‧‧‧Tapered

Φ1‧‧‧Tilt angle

[FIG. 1A] FIG. 1 is an embodiment of an environmentally-friendly combined straw structure according to the present invention; [FIG. 1B] is a three-dimensional embodiment of an environmentally-friendly combined straw structure according to the present invention; [Figure 2B] is a three-dimensional embodiment of a buckle-type environmentally-friendly combined straw structure; [Figure 2C] is a partial enlargement of Figure 2B [Figure 3A] is a three-dimensional embodiment of a chute type environmentally-friendly combined straw structure according to the present invention; [Figure 3B] is a chute-type environmentally friendly combined straw structure according to the present invention; [Figure 3C] Figure 1 is a partially enlarged embodiment of Figure 3A; Figure 3D is a partially enlarged embodiment of Figure 3A Figure 2; [Figure 4A] is a metal spiral type of the present invention [Embodiment 3D embodiment of environmentally-friendly combined straw structure] [Fig. 4B] is an embodiment of a metal spiral type environmentally-friendly combined straw structure according to the present invention; [5] is an implementation of the present invention with a folded structure [Illustration 6] This is a kind of body knot with chopsticks according to the present invention The embodiment of FIG.

Claims (3)

An environmentally friendly combined straw structure includes: a first straw portion, which is a concave elongated body having a first end portion and a second end portion, and the first end portion and the second end portion are respectively A first joint portion; and a second straw portion, which is a concave elongated body having a third end portion and a fourth end portion, and the third end portion and the fourth end portion each have a A second joint portion; wherein the first joint portion and the second joint portion are separably and tightly coupled, so that the first straw portion and the second straw portion form the environmentally-friendly combined straw structure; wherein the first straw portion and The second straw parts are all made of metal; and the first coupling parts each have a first spiral coupling unit, and the second coupling parts each have a second spiral coupling unit, and the first spirals The bonding unit and the second spiral coupling units form a tight fit when they are combined. According to the environment-friendly combined straw structure described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the first straw portion and the second straw portion are combined to form a bent structure. The environmentally-friendly combined straw structure described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the first straw portion and the second straw portion are combined to form a chopstick-shaped structure.