TWM636304U - Prickable and easy-to-fold straw combination - Google Patents

Abstract

A film-punching and easy-to-fold straw combination comprises a straw piece and a set of pipe pieces. The suction pipe part is made of flexible material and includes an outer pipe surface formed with several ring grooves. The annular grooves are spaced apart from each other in the axial direction, extend along the arc direction and are radially concave, and divide the suction tube into a first tube part and a second tube part opposite to each other, and a tube located on the first tube part. The third pipe part between the pipe part and the second pipe part. The sleeve part is made of a hard material whose hardness is greater than that of the suction pipe part, and is sheathed around the first pipe part in a full circle, and has a protruding part of the first pipe part in the axial direction and is suitable for puncturing the sealing membrane. Protruding tube. The ring grooves of the present invention are like pre-creases, which are convenient for users to fold, and the sleeve member is completely looped around the first pipe portion, which has the characteristics of no need for adhesive bonding.

Description

Prickable and easy-to-fold straw combination

The present invention relates to a kind of daily necessities, in particular to a reusable straw combination which can be stamped and folded easily.

Referring to Figures 1 and 2, the announcement of the new patent No. M574876 discloses an existing suction pipe assembly, including several hose pieces 111 made of flexible materials, and several hard pipe pieces that are inserted into these hose pieces 111 112. Since the straw combination has the hose parts 111, it can be bent as shown in FIG. 2 to facilitate storage, but this kind of straw combination has many joint parts, which is easy to hide dirt and dirt.

Referring to Figures 3 to 5, the announcement No. M608200 new patent discloses another straw combination, including a straw piece 121 made of silicon rubber, and a metal made of metal and set like a nail. A metal piece 122 at one end of the suction pipe piece 121 .

On the outer surface of the suction pipe member 121 where the metal member 122 is disposed, a locking groove 123 extending about a circle in the arc direction of the suction pipe member 121 is formed. The metal piece 122 is disposed in the slot 123 , extends along the arc direction of the straw 121 , and includes a protruding end 124 protruding out of the straw 121 in the axial direction.

Since the straw piece 121 is made of flexible silicone material as a whole, the straw assembly can be bent and stored in a storage box 13 as shown in FIG. The user punctures the sealing film of a beverage cup without the problem of dirt accumulation caused by the many joining parts.

Although this straw combination has the advantages as mentioned above, it still has its shortcomings to be improved. One of the disadvantages is that the user still needs to bend the straw combination into three folds as shown in FIG. 5 with both hands before putting it into the storage box 13 . If it is inconvenient to clean the straw assembly when you are away from home, but it needs to be stored in the storage box 13 first, the user's gestures during the storage process will definitely touch the residual beverage droplets attached to the straw member 121 .

Another shortcoming of this suction pipe combination is: although the suction pipe part 121 is shaped with the draw-in groove 123 for the metal part 122 to be provided with, but because the draw-in groove 123 only extends around and is semi-open, the suction pipe part 121 and the The combination between the metal parts 122 is not good enough, and the suction pipe part 121 and the metal part 122 still need to be bonded through an adhesive to stably combine the suction pipe part 121 and the metal part 122. However, the adhesive is used to bond, In addition to the problem that the adhesive will overflow during the process of bonding, users also have concerns about the adhesive dissolving into the beverage when using it, which needs to be improved.

One of the objectives of the present invention is to provide a prickable and collapsible straw combination that can improve at least one of the disadvantages of the prior art.

The film-poking and easy-folding straw combination is suitable for use with a beverage cup with a film seal, and includes a straw piece and a set of pipe pieces.

The suction pipe is made of flexible material and includes an outer pipe surface. The outer tube surface is formed with several annular grooves spaced apart from each other in the axial direction and radially inwardly recessed. The annular grooves divide the suction pipe part into a first pipe part and a second pipe part opposite to each other, and at least one third pipe part located between the first pipe part and the second pipe part. The sleeve part is made of a hard material with a hardness greater than that of the suction pipe part. To puncture the protruding tube of the seal.

The effect of the new model is that the ring grooves produce the effect of pre-folding, which is beneficial for the user to store the straw assembly in a storage box with one hand operation, and the sleeve member is looped around the first Outside the tube, there is no space for the elastic deformation of the straw, so that the straw is completely supported in the sleeve, and the contact area with the sleeve is large enough, so no adhesive is needed, the sleeve can be Positioned on the first tube.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a prickable and easy-to-fold straw assembly that can improve at least one shortcoming of the prior art.

The film-punching and easy-folding straw combination is suitable for use with a beverage cup with a sealing film, and includes a straw piece and a hard tube piece.

The suction pipe is made of flexible material and includes an outer pipe surface. The outer tube surface is formed with several annular grooves spaced apart from each other in the axial direction, extending along the arc direction and radially concaved inward. The annular grooves divide the suction pipe part into a first pipe part and a second pipe part opposite to each other, and at least one third pipe part located between the first pipe part and the second pipe part. The hard pipe part is made of a hard material whose hardness is greater than that of the suction pipe part, and includes an inserting part that can be detachably inserted in the first pipe part, and a protruding part outside the first pipe part and held by the first pipe part. A tip tube portion axially supported by the tube portion. The tip is adapted to puncture the seal.

The effect of the present invention is that: the ring grooves produce the effect of pre-folding, which can facilitate the user to store the straw assembly in a storage box with one hand operation, and the intubation part of the hard pipe is inserted into the first The tube part is radially limited by the first tube part, and the pointed tube part is axially supported by the first tube part, so the hard tube part can also be positioned on the first tube part without using adhesive.

Referring to Figures 6 to 8, a first embodiment of the new type of film-poking and easy-to-fold straw combination is suitable for use with a beverage cup with a film seal, and includes a straw part 2 that is worn inside and outside. With a set of fittings3. Since beverage cups with sealing films are common items in daily life, illustrations are omitted in the drawings, and related descriptions are omitted.

Referring to Figures 6, 7 and 9, the suction pipe member 2 is generally in the shape of a round tube, made of flexible silicone material, and includes a generally cylindrical outer tube surface 20 . In other embodiments of the present invention, the flexible material can also be rubber or other types of flexible materials.

The outer tube surface 20 is formed with two annular grooves 201 spaced apart from each other in the axial direction and radially inwardly recessed, and has two annular surfaces 202 respectively defining the annular grooves 201 .

Each annular groove 201 and each annular surface portion 202 circle a full circle along the arc direction. Each annular surface 202 and the section cut along the axial direction define two curved line segments (see FIG. 9 ) opposite to each other. The section cut in the direction can also define two V-shaped line segments with opposite openings and opposite tips. That is to say, each annular groove 201 can also be a groove with a V-shaped cross section.

The annular grooves 201 divide the suction pipe part 2 into a first tube portion 21 and a second tube portion 22 located at two opposite ends, and a third tube portion located between the first tube portion 21 and the second tube portion 22. Tube 23.

Since the first pipe part 21, the second pipe part 22 and the third pipe part 23 are formed by distinguishing the annular grooves 201 formed by the outer pipe surface 20 of the same pipe (that is, the suction pipe part 2), The first tube portion 21 , the second tube portion 22 and the third tube portion 23 are integrally connected to each other.

The first tube portion 21 is in the shape of a circular tube, defines a first tube opening O21 , and defines a first tube outer diameter D21 . The first tube portion 21 includes a first tube surface 211 on the outer side without any groove.

The second tube portion 22 is in the shape of a circular tube, defines a second tube opening O22 opposite to the first tube opening O21 , and defines a second tube outer diameter D22 (see FIG. 8 ). The second nozzle O22 is suitable for the liquid and solid entering the suction pipe member 2 to flow out to the mouth of a user who sucks and uses the first embodiment.

The third tube portion 23 has a circular tube shape and defines a third tube outer diameter D23. The third tube outer diameter D23 is equal to the second tube outer diameter D22 and equal to the first tube outer diameter D21. That is to say, the first tube portion 21 , the second tube portion 22 and the third tube portion 23 have the same width.

The sleeve part 3 is made of a hard material with a hardness greater than that of the suction pipe part 2, wraps around the first pipe part 21 and is sheathed on the outside of the first pipe part 21, and directly abuts against the first pipe part 21. Section 21.

The hard material is Tritan in the first embodiment, but in other embodiments of the present invention, it can also be metal, glass or other plastic hard materials, such as polypropylene.

The sleeve inner diameter D31 of the sleeve member 3 is equal to the first outer diameter D21 of the first pipe portion 21 , that is, the sleeve member 3 fits through the first pipe portion 21 . (See Figure 10 for illustration)

The sleeve member 3 has a protruding tube portion 31 that protrudes from the first tube portion 21 in the axial direction and is suitable for puncturing the sealing membrane. The shape of the protruding tube portion 31 is formed by chamfering a circular tube body with an oblique plane, and has an oval cutout 32 communicating with the first nozzle O21 , and a tip 33 suitable for piercing the sealing film.

The first feature of the first embodiment is that the sleeve member 3 is looped around the first pipe part 21 along the arc direction, and directly abuts against the first pipe surface 211, so the first The contact area between the tube portion 21 and the sleeve member 3 is large enough to provide enough frictional force to prevent the sleeve member 3 and the suction pipe member 2 from sliding relative to each other in the axial direction.

In this way, even if no adhesive is used in the straw member 2 and the sleeve member 3 in the first embodiment, the sleeve member 3 will not be detached from the straw member 2 when the user normally sucks a drink. Because no adhesive is used, there is no doubt that the adhesive will dissolve in the beverage in the first embodiment.

Referring to Figures 6 and 11, another feature of the first embodiment is that the annular grooves 201 formed on the outer tube surface 20, like pre-folded pre-creases, provide easily deformable anchor points for deformation. When accommodating the first embodiment, it is only necessary to abut the bottom end of the sleeve member 3 downwardly against the inner bottom of a storage box 4 as shown on the left in FIG. The direction is the same as the up and down direction, and the second pipe part 22 is pressed toward the inner bottom of the storage box 4, and the position of the suction pipe part 2 corresponding to the ring groove 201 (that is, the deformed anchor point position) will be as shown in the figure. 11 is deformed accordingly, which further facilitates the first embodiment to be folded into the storage box 4 as shown on the right side of FIG. 11 . In this way, the user does not need to fold the first embodiment into three, but only needs to hold the storage box 4 with one hand and the second tube portion 22 with the other hand for operation.

Because when the first embodiment is used, the first tube part 21 and the third tube part 23 are usually submerged in the beverage, and the second tube part 22 will protrude from the drink cup for the user to suck, so even if the first tube part 22 The first pipe portion 21 and the third pipe portion 23 will be stained with beverages, and the user only needs to hold the second pipe portion 22 that will not be stained with beverages when folding, and naturally will not touch the second pipe portion 22 that is attached to the first pipe portion. The beverage droplet in one embodiment will not dirty hands when folded, and there is no need to wipe or wash hands after folding, which is very convenient.

In this first embodiment, the straw member 2 only includes two ring grooves 201 and one third pipe portion 23, but the depth of the drinking cup is different, that is, the straw member 2 different length requirements, the suction pipe piece 2 can also include more than three said annular grooves 201 and more than two said third pipe parts 23. For more than 40% off. In addition, the first embodiment is not only used with a beverage cup with a sealing film, but also can be applied to ordinary cups, sports bottles, etc., as long as there is an opening for the first embodiment to be inserted.

Referring to Figures 12 to 14, a second embodiment of the novel film-poking and easily collapsible straw combination is similar to the first embodiment, except that the second embodiment omits the sleeve part 3 (see Fig. 7), and includes a hard pipe part 5 that can be detachably inserted into one end of the first pipe part 21 of the suction pipe part 2. The first pipe portion 21 has a first annular surface 212 that surrounds and defines the first nozzle O21, and a first inner surface 213 (see FIG. 14 ) that is located inside and is approximately cylindrical, and defines a The length of the first tube is L21.

The hard pipe part 5 is made of a hard material with a hardness greater than that of the suction pipe part 2, specifically Tritan. In other embodiments of the present invention, the hard pipe 5 can also be made of metal or other plastic hard materials, such as polypropylene.

The hard tube part 5 includes an insertion tube part 51 detachably inserted in the first tube part 21, a pointed tube part 52 protruding from the first tube part 21, and a tip tube part 52 connected to the insertion tube part. 51 and the shoulder annulus 53 between the tip tube portion 52 .

An insertion length L51 of the insertion tube part 51 is smaller than the first tube length L21 of the first tube part 21 , so the insertion length L51 of the insertion tube part 51 is less than the entire length of the suction pipe part 2 .

The intubation part 51 includes a narrowing section 511 spaced apart from the tip tube part 52, a connecting section 512 connecting the tip tube part 52 and located between the tip tube part 52 and the narrowing section 511, and a connecting section 512 formed by The constricted section 511 cooperates with the connecting section 512 to define a junction area 513 .

The constricted section 511 is slightly narrowed by the junction area 513 along a direction opposite to the connecting section 512 . The connecting section 512 is inserted into the first tube portion 21 with an interference fit and supports against the first inner surface 213 of the first tube portion 21 .

The tip tube portion 52 includes a ring tube segment 521 having a second tube surface 520 , and a tip tube segment 522 protruding from the ring tube segment 521 away from the first tube portion 21 .

The second pipe surface 520 is roughly coplanar with the first pipe surface 211 of the first pipe portion 21 , that is to say, the outer diameter of the annular pipe section 521 is approximately the same as the first pipe outer diameter D21 of the first pipe portion 21 quite.

The shape of the tip tube section 522 is formed by beveling the circular tube body with an oblique plane, and has an oval cutout 523 and a tip 524 suitable for piercing the sealing membrane.

The shoulder ring surface 53 surrounds the connecting section 512 of the insertion tube part 51, and is coaxial with the first ring surface 212 of the first tube part 21 and abuts against each other, so that the tip tube can A portion 52 is supported outside one end of the first pipe portion 21 .

Since the outer pipe surface 20 of the suction pipe part 2 of the second embodiment is also formed with the annular grooves 201, and the suction pipe part 2 is also divided into the first pipe part 21, the second pipe part 22 and the first pipe part 22. The three tubes 23, therefore, the second embodiment also has the same features as the first embodiment, that is, the feature of facilitating folding as shown in FIG. 11 .

The hard pipe part 5 of the second embodiment is assembled and inserted in the first pipe part 21 through the insertion part 51, and is limited by the first pipe part 21 in the radial direction, and because the hard pipe part 5. When the film is poked, the shoulder ring surface 53 is supported and limited by the first ring surface 212 of the first tube part 21, so that the first tube part 21 provides support for the tip tube part 52 in the axial direction, Ensure that the tip tube part 52 will not run into the first tube part 21, so this second embodiment also has the same characteristics as the first embodiment, and can be positioned on the straw part 2 without using adhesives . Wherein, the connecting section 512 is inserted into the first pipe portion 21 with a slight interference fit, which can also use friction to improve the positioning effect. As for the narrowed section 511 , it is beneficial for the connecting section 512 to be inserted into the first tube portion 21 to slightly stretch the first tube portion 21 and increase the frictional force. In addition, compared with the sleeve member 3 of the first embodiment, the hard pipe member 5 of the second embodiment is more easily disassembled, cleaned and assembled.

To sum up, the effect of the new type of film-punching and easy-to-fold straw combination is that the ring grooves 201 produce the effect of pre-crease, which is convenient for the user to store the straw combination in a storage box with one hand. 4, the sleeve part 3 is worn around the first pipe part 21 in a full circle, there is no space for the elastic deformation of the suction pipe part 2, and the contact area is large enough, so it can be positioned well without using adhesive On the first pipe part 21, the hard pipe part 5 is radially limited by the suction pipe part 2 and the tip pipe part 52 is supported by the first ring surface 212 through the shoulder ring surface 53 in the axial direction, and there is also no need to use The adhesive can be well positioned on the first tube portion 21 .

The above is only an embodiment of the present invention, and cannot limit the patent scope of the present invention with this, and the simple equivalent changes and modifications according to the scope of the patent application of the present invention and the patent specification should also be included in the present invention. covered by the patent application.

2: straw piece 20: Outer tube surface 201: ring groove 202: ring face 21: The first department 211: the first pipe surface 212: First torus 213: The first inner surface 22: The second tube 23: The third department 3: Casing parts 31: Protruding tube 32: cut 33: tip 4: storage box 5: Hard pipe fittings 51: Intubation Department 511: narrow section 512: Connection segment 513: Junction area 52: tip tube 520: the second tube surface 521: ring pipe section 522: tip tube section 523: incision 524: tip 53: shoulder annulus D21: The outer diameter of the first tube D22: second pipe outer diameter D23: The outer diameter of the third tube D31: casing inner diameter L21: First tube length L51: insertion length O21: the first nozzle O22: the second nozzle

Other features and functions of the present invention will be clearly presented in the implementation manner with reference to the drawings, wherein: Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view illustrating one of the existing straw assemblies; Figure 2 is a perspective view illustrating one of the existing straw assemblies; Fig. 3 is a perspective view illustrating another existing straw combination; Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the other existing straw assembly; Fig. 5 is an incomplete cut-away sectional view, illustrating that another existing straw combination is folded in a storage box; Fig. 6 is a perspective view illustrating a first embodiment of the novel film-poking and easy-to-fold straw combination; Figure 7 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the first embodiment; Figure 8 is a sectional view illustrating the first embodiment; Fig. 9 is an incomplete cross-sectional view, which enlarges and illustrates the partial structure of the first embodiment; Fig. 10 is an incomplete sectional view illustrating the relative relationship between a suction pipe part and a set of pipe parts of the first embodiment; Fig. 11 is a schematic view illustrating the folding method of the first embodiment; Fig. 12 is a perspective view illustrating a second embodiment of the novel prickable and easily collapsible straw assembly; Figure 13 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the second embodiment; and Fig. 14 is an incomplete cross-sectional view showing enlarged partial structure of the second embodiment.

2: straw piece

20: Outer tube surface

201: ring groove

202: ring face

21: The first department

211: the first pipe surface

22: The second tube

23: The third department

3: Casing parts

31: Protruding tube

32: cut

33: tip

O22: the second nozzle

Claims (8)

A straw assembly suitable for use with a beverage cup having an envelope, comprising: A suction pipe piece is made of flexible material, and includes an outer pipe surface, and the outer pipe surface is formed with several annular grooves spaced apart from each other in the axial direction, extending along the arc direction and concave radially inward, the ring grooves the groove divides the suction tube member into a first tube portion and a second tube portion opposite to each other, and at least one third tube portion located between the first tube portion and the second tube portion; and A sleeve member, made of a hard material with a hardness greater than that of the suction pipe member, is sheathed outside the first pipe portion in a full circle along the arc direction, and has a protruding first pipe portion in the axial direction. Suitable for puncturing the protruding part of the seal. The straw assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first pipe part includes a first pipe surface without any grooves, the sleeve member is directly worn on the first pipe part, and directly abuts against the first pipe part A tube of noodles. The straw assembly according to claim 1, wherein the outer tube surface has several arc-curved annular sections, and each annular section defines a respective annular groove. The straw assembly as claimed in item 1, wherein the protruding tube part is formed of a beveled beveled circular tube body, has an oval cutout, and a tip suitable for piercing the sealing film. A straw assembly suitable for use with a beverage cup having an envelope, comprising: A suction pipe piece is made of flexible material, and includes an outer pipe surface, and the outer pipe surface is formed with several annular grooves spaced apart from each other in the axial direction, extending along the arc direction and concave radially inward, the ring grooves the groove divides the suction tube member into a first tube portion and a second tube portion opposite to each other, and at least one third tube portion located between the first tube portion and the second tube portion; and A hard pipe part, made of a hard material with a hardness greater than that of the suction pipe part, and includes a cannula part that can be detachably inserted in the first pipe part, and a protruding outside of the first pipe part and A tip tube portion axially supported by the first tube portion, the tip tube portion being adapted to puncture the membrane. The straw combination as claimed in claim 5, wherein the first tube portion includes a first annular surface surrounding and defining a first nozzle, and a second tube surface of the pointed tube portion is in contact with the first tube portion A first tube surface is coplanar, the hard tube part also includes a shoulder ring surface connected between the insertion tube part and the tip tube part, the shoulder ring surface is coaxial with the first ring surface of the first tube part and abut against each other, so that the tip tube portion is axially supported by the first tube portion. The straw combination according to claim 5, wherein the cannula part comprises a narrowing section spaced apart from the tip tube part, a connecting section between the tip tube part and the narrowing part, and a The constricted section cooperates with the connecting section to form a junction area, and the narrowed section is narrowed from the junction area in a direction opposite to the connecting section. The straw combination as claimed in item 7, wherein, the connecting section is inserted into the first pipe portion tightly.

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