TWI687359B - Straw tip cover, cup lid and container including the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A straw tip cover and a cup lid including the same are provided to improve the inconvenience of using a conventional straw tip cover. The straw tip cover includes a hollow cover body having a close end, an open end and a plurality of fitting portions with different inner diameters. The open end of the cover body is detachably coupled to a first coupling portion of a lid or to a drinking portion of a straw.

Description

Straw cover, cup lid and container

The invention relates to a straw cover, a cup cover and a container thereof, in particular to a straw cover, a cup cover and a container thereof which can be used repeatedly and conveniently.

When selling beverages, the beverage companies in the market will provide drinking straws to consumers to facilitate consumers to consume beverages. However, if the consumer does not finish drinking the drink once, the straw is usually left on the container containing the beverage. At this time, the sucking part of the straw is exposed, which is likely to cause dirty contamination or foreign objects from the straw. Into the container, even the contact of vectors such as flies or mosquitoes, causes the suction part of the straw to be contaminated, causing hygiene problems and affecting the health of consumers.

To this end, a conventional straw sleeve has been developed. The conventional straw sleeve has a hollow sleeve, the inner diameter of the sleeve is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the straw used by the user, and the sleeve One end is closed. The sleeve can be sleeved on the sucking portion of the straw through the open end, thereby the sleeve can isolate the sucking portion of the straw from the outside to prevent the sucking portion of the straw from being contaminated, and the straw can be maintained An example of the cleaning and sanitation effect similar to the conventional straw cover has been disclosed in the Republic of China Patent No. 201026259 “Protective Cover for Straws”. However, the sleeve of the conventional straw cover has only a single size and can only be applied to a straw of a single size. After drinking a drink, the user will discard the conventional straw cover together with the straw, resulting in an increase in garbage. In addition, when a user drinks a drink, the conventional straw cover must be removed from the straw and placed separately, and the straw cover may also be lost or contaminated due to falling.

In view of this, the conventional straw cover still needs to be improved.

In order to solve the above problems, the object of the present invention is to provide a straw cover, which can be applied to straws with different pipe diameters.

The next object of the present invention is to provide a straw sleeve that can be used repeatedly by users.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a cup cover that can provide the holder for the straw sleeve.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a container that can provide the above-mentioned lid-bond combination.

The directivity or its approximate terms in the entire text of the present invention, such as "front", "back", "left", "right", "upper (top)", "lower (bottom)", "inner", "outer" , "Side", etc., mainly refer to the directions of the attached drawings, and each directivity or its approximate terms are only used to help explain and understand the embodiments of the present invention, not to limit the present invention.

The use of the quantifier "a" or "one" in the elements and components described throughout the present invention is for convenience and provides the usual meaning of the scope of the present invention; in the present invention, it should be interpreted as including one or at least one, and single The concept of also includes the plural case unless it clearly means something else.

The approximate terms "combination", "combination", or "assembly" described throughout the present invention mainly include the types that can be separated without damaging the components after connection, or the components cannot be detached after connection, which is common knowledge in the art. It can be selected according to the material or assembly requirements of the components to be connected.

The straw sleeve of the present invention includes: a sleeve body formed into a hollow body. The sleeve body has a closed end and an open end. The sleeve body has a plurality of sleeve portions with unequal inner diameters. The sleeve portions are A plurality of ring bodies, and the plurality of sleeve portions are connected with one end thereof to form a closed end of the sleeve body, so that a chamber is formed between two adjacent sleeve portions.

The cup lid of the present invention includes: a lid body having a first joint portion; and a straw sleeve having a hollow sleeve body, the sleeve body having a closed end and an open end, the sleeve body having an inner diameter For a plurality of unequal sleeve portions, the open end of the sleeve body is detachably coupled to the first coupling portion of the cover body.

The container of the present invention includes: a container body having an opening; and a cup lid as described above, the lid body of the cup lid is detachably coupled to the peripheral side of the opening of the container.

According to this, the straw sleeve of the present invention has a plurality of sleeve portions with different inner diameters, so that the sleeve body can be fitted to the straw with a corresponding outer diameter by different sleeve portions. The straw sleeve has good versatility, and can be applied to straws with different outer diameters, so that the sleeve body can be fitted to the sucking portion of the straws with different outer diameters, and can be easily reused by users. In addition, the cup cover of the present invention has a coupling portion for the straw cover to be combined, so when the user uses the straw to drink, the straw cover can be fixed on the cover body to prevent the straw cover from falling and contaminating the dirt Dirty or even lost. Therefore, the straw cover and the cup cover of the present invention have the effect of convenient use.

The straw cover of the present invention further includes a decorative part, and the decorative part has an assembling portion, which is detachably coupled to the outer surface of the cover body. In this way, the decorative piece can be combined with the sleeve body, so that the straw sleeve has a better appearance, so that the decorative piece can be easily replaced according to the needs of users.

Wherein, the first joint portion of the cover body is a convex ring protruding from the upper surface of the cover body, the The inner wall of the first joint part cooperates with the outer wall of the open end of the sleeve body. In this way, the open end of the sleeve body can be tightly coupled to the first coupling portion, so that the open end of the sleeve body can be bonded to the upper surface of the cover body.

Wherein, the cover body has at least one through hole penetrating through the upper and lower surfaces. In this way, the at least one through hole can be used to provide a straw through effect.

In addition, the present invention also provides another cup lid, comprising: a lid body having at least one through hole penetrating the upper and lower surfaces; a movable lid movably coupled to the upper surface of the lid body, the movable lid having a second coupling Part; and a straw sleeve, having a hollow sleeve body, the sleeve body has a closed end and an open end, the sleeve body has a plurality of sleeve portions with unequal inner diameter, the open end of the sleeve body is removable It is coupled to the second coupling part of the movable cover off the ground.

In addition, the present invention also provides another cup lid, which includes: a lid body having a third joint portion embedded in the lid body; and a straw sleeve having a hollow sleeve body, the The sleeve body has a closed end and an open end, the sleeve body has a plurality of sleeve portions with unequal inner diameters, the open end of the sleeve body is detachably coupled to the third coupling portion of the cover body, the sleeve body There is a fixing portion adjacent to the open end; wherein, one of the fixing portion of the sleeve body and the third joint portion of the cover body is a magnetic body, and the other is made of a magnetically conductive material that can be magnetically attracted, so that the The open end of the sleeve body is detachably coupled to the third coupling portion of the cover body.

1: straw cover

11: sets

11a: closed end

11b: open end

12: Socket Department

12a: The first socket

12b: The second socket

13: Connection

14, 14’: decorative pieces

15, 15’: Assembly Department

15a’: Notch

16: Fixed Department

2: Cover

21: The first joint

22: Edge

23: through hole

3: straw cover

31: sets

31a: closed end

31b: open end

32: Socket

32a: The first socket

32b: Second socket

4: Cover

41: through hole

41a: first through hole

41b: Second through hole

42: The first pivot

43: margin

5: movable cover

51: Second pivot

52: Second junction

6: Cover

61: The first joint

62: margin

C: container

C1: opening

C2: Card switch

S: straw

S1: Sucking Department

[Figure 1] An exploded perspective view of the straw sleeve of the first embodiment of the present invention.

[Figure 2] An exploded perspective view of a straw cover and a cup cover according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

[Figure 3] A partial cross-sectional view of the combination shown in Figure 2.

[Figure 4] A perspective view of another straw cover structure according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

[Figure 5] An exploded perspective view of a straw cover and a cup cover according to a second embodiment of the invention.

[Figure 6] A partial cross-sectional view of the combination shown in Figure 5.

[Fig. 7] A top view and operation situation diagram of a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Figure 8] Figure 1 shows the usage of the first straw.

[Figure 9] Figure 2 shows the usage of the second straw.

[Figure 10] A partial cross-sectional view of the combined situation of the straw sleeve and the cup cover according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

In order to make the above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, the following is a detailed description of preferred embodiments of the present invention, in conjunction with the attached drawings, as follows:

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, which is the first embodiment of the straw cover and the cup cover of the present invention, which includes a straw cover 1 and a cover body 2, the straw cover 1 is detachably coupled to the cover body 2.

Please refer to FIG. 1, the straw sleeve 1 has a hollow sleeve body 11, the sleeve body 11 has a closed end 11 a and an open end 11 b. The sleeve body 11 also has a plurality of sleeve portions 12 with unequal inner diameters. The inner walls of the plurality of sleeve portions 12 can cooperate with the outer walls of the straws S with different outer diameters, so that the sleeve body 11 can The different socket part 12 fits on the suction part S1 of the straw S corresponding to the outer diameter (as shown in Figs. 8 and 9).

For example, the plurality of socket portions 12 may be a plurality of ring bodies with the same axial direction. The plurality of socket portions 12 may be arranged in the axial direction according to the order of the inner diameter, and two adjacent sockets The portions 12 are connected to each other, and the free end of the sleeve portion 12 with the smallest inner diameter can be closed to form a closed end 11a of the sleeve body 11, and the free end of the sleeve portion 12 with the largest inner diameter can form the Open end 11b. In this embodiment, the plurality of socket portions 12 are respectively a first socket portion 12a and a second socket portion 12b. The inner diameter of the first socket portion 12a is larger than that of the second socket portion 12b The inner diameter, by which the opening end 11b of the sleeve body 11 can provide the suction portion S1 of a straw S to penetrate, When the outer wall of the straw S cooperates with the inner wall of the first sleeve portion 12a, the sucking portion S1 of the straw S can be tightly coupled to the first sleeve portion 12a; when the outer wall of the straw S and the first When the inner walls of the two sleeve portions 12b are matched, the sucking portion S1 of the straw S can pass through the first sleeve portion 12a and tightly couple to the second sleeve portion 12b. Thus, the straw sleeve of this embodiment 1 It can be applied to two kinds of straws with different outer diameters.

Preferably, two adjacent socket portions 12 are connected by a connecting portion 13. In this embodiment, the number of the connecting portion 13 is one, and both ends of the connecting portion 13 are connected to the first sleeve respectively The connecting portion 12a and the second sleeve portion 12b, the connecting portion 13 may be an arc angle or a tapered surface as shown, so that the straw S corresponding to the inner wall of the second sleeve portion 12b penetrates into the When the sleeve body 11 is in use, the connecting portion 13 can guide the sucking portion S1 of the straw S to align the second sleeve portion 12b, so that the sucking portion S1 of the straw S can easily penetrate into the second sleeve portion 12b.

In addition, the straw sleeve 1 may also have a decoration member 14, 14 ′, which is used to decorate the sleeve body 11. For example, the decoration member 14 may be a doll, and the decoration member 14 has an assembling portion 15 that can be detachably coupled to the sleeve body by means of snapping, tight fitting, or fastening 11. The decoration member 14 can be combined with the sleeve body 11. In this embodiment, the assembling portion 15 may be a hole at the bottom of the decoration piece 14, and the assembling portion 15 may fit the sleeve body 11 from the closed end 11a, so that the decoration piece 14 may be formed by the The coupling portion 15 is coupled to the sleeve body 11 so that the straw sleeve 1 can have a better appearance. In addition, since the assembling portion 15 is detachably coupled to the sleeve body 11, the user can easily replace the decoration 14 as required.

The decorative piece 14' can also be a decorative plate, and the outer surface of the decorative piece 14' can be printed, drawn or written with patterns, text or stamps with beautiful effects, so that the decorative piece 14' has a better appearance. In this embodiment, the inner surface of the decoration member 14' has an assembling portion 15', and the assembling portion 15' can be a fixed ring, so that the inner wall of the assembling portion 15' forming a ring can be connected to the The outer wall of the sleeve body 11 cooperates so that the assembly portion 15' can be tightly coupled to the outer wall of the sleeve body 11 so that the decoration member 14' can be combined with the sleeve body 11. Preferably, the assembly part 15 ′ formed in a ring shape has a notch 15 a ′, so that the assembly part 15 ′ can be easily and fixed to the sleeve body 11, so that the decoration part 14 ′ can pass through the assembly part 15 ′ It is firmly combined with the sleeve 11.

Please refer to FIGS. 2 and 3, the cover body 2 is used to provide a detachable combination of the sleeve body 11 of the straw sleeve 1. In detail, the cover 2 has a first coupling portion 21, which can be combined with the sleeve body 11 by means of snapping, tight fitting, or magnetic attraction. In this embodiment, the The first coupling portion 21 is a convex ring protruding from the upper surface of the cover body 2, and the inner wall of the first coupling portion 21 can be matched with the outer wall of the open end 11b of the sleeve body 11, so that the sleeve body 11 The open end 11b can be tightly coupled to the first coupling portion 21, so that the sleeve body 11 can be coupled to or separated from the cover body 2.

In addition, the cover 2 is detachably coupled to the opening C1 of a container C. For example, the periphery of the cover body 2 may protrude downward from an edge portion 22, the opening C1 of the container C has a catch portion C2, the edge portion 22 may be engaged with the catch portion C2, so that the cover The body 2 can be firmly coupled to the container C and close the opening C1 of the container C.

The cover body 2 preferably has a through hole 23 penetrating the upper and lower surfaces, the through hole 23 is used for the straw S to pass through, in this embodiment, the through hole 23 is located in the first coupling portion 21 forming a convex ring Inside, so that when the sleeve body 11 of the straw sleeve 1 is coupled to the first coupling portion 21 of the cover body 2, the sleeve body 11 can close the through hole 23 to prevent foreign objects from entering the container through the through hole 23 Within C.

According to the foregoing structure, the sleeve body 11 of the straw sleeve 1 can be inserted into the sucking portion S1 of the straw S of different outer diameters through the plurality of sleeve portions 12, so that the straw sleeve 1 can be applied to a variety of different outer diameters The size of the straw S. In addition, the straw sleeve 1 can also be coupled to the first coupling portion 21 of the cover 2 through the sleeve body 11 to prevent the straw sleeve 1 from being lost or being contaminated by falling. On the contrary, when the user wants to drink, he can also use the cover 11 from the first of the cover 2 The coupling portion 21 is detached to facilitate the suction of the beverage in the container C through the straw S, or the sleeve 11 is fitted to the sucking portion S1 of the straw S to prevent the sucking portion S1 of the straw S from being contaminated.

Please refer to FIG. 4, which is another structure of the straw sleeve of the present invention. The plurality of sleeve portions 32 of the straw sleeve 3 may be a plurality of ring bodies, and the ring bodies are preferably arranged coaxially. The plurality of sleeve portions 32 are connected at one end to form a closed end 31a of the sleeve body 31, so that a chamber is formed between two adjacent sleeve portions 32. In this way, the straw sleeve 3 can also be obtained by The plurality of sockets 32 fit around the suction portion S1 of the straw S corresponding to the outer diameter. In this embodiment, the plurality of socket portions 32 are respectively a first socket portion 32a and a second socket portion 32b, and the inner diameter of the first socket portion 32a is larger than the second socket portion 32b The inner diameter of the suction tube 3 can be applied to the suction part S1 of the suction tube S corresponding to the outer diameter by the first sleeve part 32a or the second sleeve part 32b. Straws S with different outer diameters.

Please refer to Figures 5 and 6, which is the second embodiment of the straw cover and cup cover of the present invention. Compared with the first embodiment, the cup cover of this embodiment includes a straw cover 1, a cover body 4 and A movable cover 5, the movable cover 5 is movably coupled to the cover body 4, and the sleeve body 11 of the straw sleeve 1 is detachably coupled to the movable cover 5.

The cover body 4 of this embodiment has at least one through hole 41 for the straw S to pass through. Preferably, the number of the through holes 41 may be plural, and the sizes of the plural through holes 41 are different from each other. The straw S of the outer diameter fits; in this way, when the straw S is passed through the corresponding through hole 41, foreign substances can be prevented from entering the container C through the through hole 41. In this embodiment, the number of the through holes 41 is two, namely a first through hole 41a and a second through hole 41b, and the first through hole 41a and the second through hole 41b may be respectively connected to two The outer wall of the straw S with different outer diameters fits. The upper surface of the cover 4 may also have a first pivot portion 42 for providing connection of the movable cover 5. In addition, the lid 4 can also have an edge 43, and the structure of the edge 43 can be the same as or similar to the edge 22 of the lid 2 of the first embodiment, so that the lid 4 can also be combined with the container C Opening C1.

The movable cover 5 is movably coupled to the upper surface of the cover body 4, in detail, the lower surface of the movable cover 5 may have a second pivotal portion 51, and the second pivotal portion 51 may be connected to the cover The first pivot portion 42 of the body 4 is pivotally connected, so that the movable cover 5 can pivot relative to the cover body 4. In this embodiment, the first pivot portion 42 can protrude from the upper surface of the cover body 4 A spherical protrusion, the second pivoting portion 51 can be a pivoting hole fitted to the first pivoting portion 42; in this way, the movable cover 5 can be combined with the cover body 4, and the movable cover 5 can rotate relative to the cover body 4, so that the movable cover 5 can close the two through holes 41, or choose to open one of the two through holes 41.

In addition, the upper surface of the movable cover 5 also has a second coupling portion 52. The second coupling portion 52 of the movable cover 5 can be combined with the sleeve body 11 by means of snapping, tight fitting or magnetic attraction, etc. In this embodiment, the second coupling portion 52 is a convex column protruding from the upper surface of the movable cover 5, and the open end 11b of the sleeve body 11 can be sleeved on the second coupling portion 52 to make the straw sleeve 1 It can be combined above the movable cover 5.

Please refer to Figures 7, 8, and 9, as the user wants to use a straw S to drink the beverage in the container C, the straw S can be threaded through the through hole 41 of the corresponding size on the cover 4 In detail, when the user wants to open the first through-hole 41a, the movable cover 5 can be turned toward the second through-hole 41b to expose the first through-hole 41a for insertion of the straw S On the other hand, when the user wants to open the second through-hole 41b, the movable cover 5 can be turned toward the first through-hole 41a to expose the second through-hole 41b for the straw S Insert (as shown in Figure 7). In this way, the straw S can be passed through the through hole 41 of the corresponding size.

After the straw S is inserted into the corresponding through hole 41, when the user does not consume the beverage in the container C, the sleeve body 11 of the straw sleeve 1 can be fitted to the sucking portion S1 of the straw S, For example, when the outer wall of the straw S corresponds to the first sleeve portion 12a, the sleeve body 11 can be sleeved on the suction portion S1 of the straw S by the first sleeve portion 12a (as shown in FIG. 8) Show); another In one aspect, when the outer wall of the straw S corresponds to the second sleeve portion 12b, the sleeve body 11 can be sleeved on the suction portion S1 of the straw S by the second sleeve portion 12b (as shown in FIG. 9) In this way, the role of preventing dirt contamination and vector contact with the suction portion S1 of the straw S can be achieved.

Please refer to FIG. 10, which is the third embodiment of the straw cover and cup cover of the present invention. In this embodiment, the cover body 11 of the straw cover 1 is coupled to the cover body 6 by magnetic attraction Upper surface. For example, the sleeve 11 may have a fixing portion 16 adjacent to the opening end 11b. The fixing portion 16 may be made of a magnetically permeable material that can be magnetically attracted. The cover 6 has a third coupling portion 61. The third coupling portion 61 may be a magnetic body embedded in the cover 6, so that the fixing portion 16 may be magnetically attracted to the third coupling portion 61, and the open end 11b of the sleeve 11 may be coupled to the The upper surface of the cover 6. Of course, the fixing portion 16 may also be a magnetic body, and the third coupling portion 61 may be made of a magnetically conductive material, or the fixing portion 16 and the third coupling portion 61 may both be magnetic bodies. It has the same magnetic attraction, so I won't repeat it here.

In summary, the straw sleeve of the present invention has a plurality of sleeve portions with different inner diameters, so that the sleeve body can be sleeved on the straw with the corresponding outer diameter by different sleeve portions. The straw cover of the invention has good versatility, can be applied to straws with different outer diameters, and can be used repeatedly by users. In addition, the cup cover of the present invention has a coupling portion for the straw cover to be combined, so when the user uses the straw to drink, the straw cover can be fixed on the cover body to prevent the straw cover from falling and being contaminated Dirty or even lost. Therefore, the straw cover and the cup cover of the present invention have the effect of convenient use.

Although the present invention has been disclosed using the above-mentioned preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone who is familiar with this art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention still makes various changes and modifications to the above-mentioned embodiments. The technical scope of the invention is protected, so the scope of protection of the present invention shall be subject to the scope defined in the appended patent application.

1: straw cover

11: sets

11a: closed end

11b: open end

12: Socket Department

12a: The first socket

12b: The second socket

14: Decoration

15: Assembly Department

2: Cover

21: The first joint

22: Edge

23: through hole

C: container

C1: opening

C2: Card switch

Claims (8)

A straw sleeve, comprising: a sleeve body formed into a hollow body; the sleeve body has a closed end and an open end; the sleeve body has a plurality of sleeve portions with unequal inner diameters, and the plurality of sleeve portions is a plurality of The ring body, and the plurality of sleeve portions are connected with one end thereof to form a closed end of the sleeve body, so that a chamber is formed between two adjacent sleeve portions. The straw cover as described in item 1 of the patent application scope further includes a decorative part having an assembling part which is detachably coupled to the outer surface of the cover body. A cup lid includes: a lid body having a first joint portion; and a straw sleeve having a hollow sleeve body, the sleeve body having a closed end and an open end, the sleeve bodies having unequal inner diameters A plurality of sleeve connecting portions, the open end of the sleeve body is detachably coupled to the first coupling portion of the cover body. The cup lid as described in item 3 of the patent application scope, wherein the first coupling portion of the lid body is a convex ring protruding from the upper surface of the lid body, the inner wall of the first coupling portion and the opening of the sleeve body The outer wall of the end fits. The cup lid as described in item 3 of the patent application scope, wherein the lid body has a through hole penetrating the upper and lower surfaces. A cup cover includes: a cover body having at least one through hole penetrating the upper and lower surfaces; a movable cover movably coupled to the upper surface of the cover body, the movable cover having a second joint portion; and a straw sleeve, It has a hollow sleeve body, which has a closed end and an open end, the sleeve body has a plurality of sleeve portions with unequal inner diameters, and the open end of the sleeve body is detachably combined with the activity The second joint of the cover. A cup lid includes: a lid body having a third joint portion embedded in the lid body; and a straw sleeve having a hollow sleeve body, the sleeve body having a closed end and An open end, the sleeve body has a plurality of sleeve portions with unequal inner diameters, the open end of the sleeve body is detachably coupled to the third joint portion of the cover body, and the sleeve body has a fixing adjacent to the open end Wherein, one of the fixed part of the sleeve and the third joint part of the cover is a magnetic body, and the other is made of a magnetically permeable material that can be magnetically attracted, so that the open end of the sleeve is removable The third coupling portion of the cover body is coupled off the ground. A container, comprising: a container body having an opening; and a cup lid as described in any one of patent application items 3 to 7, the lid body of the cup lid is detachably coupled to the container body Opening.

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