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US3134530A
US3134530A US242996A US24299662A US3134530A US 3134530 A US3134530 A US 3134530A US 242996 A US242996 A US 242996A US 24299662 A US24299662 A US 24299662A US 3134530 A US3134530 A US 3134530A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D77/00—Packages formed by enclosing articles or materials in preformed containers, e.g. boxes, cartons, sacks or bags
    • B65D77/22—Details
    • B65D77/30—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during filling or closing of containers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D77/00—Packages formed by enclosing articles or materials in preformed containers, e.g. boxes, cartons, sacks or bags
    • B65D77/22—Details
    • B65D77/24—Inserts or accessories added or incorporated during filling of containers
    • B65D77/28—Cards, coupons, or drinking straws
    • B65D77/283—Cards, coupons, or drinking straws located initially inside the container, whereby the straw is revealed only upon opening the container, e.g. pop-up straws
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2231/00—Means for facilitating the complete expelling of the contents
    • B65D2231/02—Precut holes or weakened zones
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2231/00—Means for facilitating the complete expelling of the contents
    • B65D2231/02—Precut holes or weakened zones
    • B65D2231/022—Precut holes or weakened zones for permitting the insertion of a tubular contents-removing device, e.g. a drinking straw

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  • This invention relates to a beverage container, and especially to one containing a straw and having the further advantage of providing, by means of a tear strip, an improved opening for pouring.
  • One embodiment of the invention comprises a rectangular conta ner in which a straw or sipper straw, straight and unbent, is included in such position and in such attachment that it is of adequate length, the container also being properly proportioned, thereby avoiding prior structures which required that the straw be bent, which s ructures are complicated and expensive and otherwise unsatisfactory.
  • the container is rectangular and preferably square, and needs only a single cover.
  • the length of the diagonal of the cover is greater than the depth of the container.
  • the cover comprises a diagonal tear strip extended from one corner substantially to the diagonal corner.
  • To the underside of the tear strip a straw is attached, preferably in a manner such that it may readily be detached by the user.
  • the straw is substantially of the same length as the tear strip, which, as indicated, is of greater length than the depth of the container, so that the straw is long enough to reach to the bottom of the container, after detachment, and also extends above the cover enough to provide a mouth piece.
  • FIGURE 1 is a plan view of the container, showing a tear strip in the cover and indicating a straw under the tear strip;
  • FIGURE 2 is a side view of the container of FIG 1, a flange of the cover broken away to show a straw attached to the underside of the cover;
  • FIGURE 3 is a perspective view of the container and indicating the tear strip and straw, and tabs formed for the tear strip from adjoining parts of adjacent flanges of the cover;
  • FIGURE 4 is an elevational View showing the tear strip partly opened and the attached straw in one position for drinking;
  • FIGURE 5 shows an end View of the tear strip and one means for attaching the straw to the strip
  • FIGURE 6 is a side view of the strip and another method of attaching the straw to the strip.
  • the numeral 7 indicates a rectangular container as a whole, i.e., the body 8 and cover 9.
  • the cover has depending flanges lil sealed to the outer sides of the body.
  • the length of the diagonal of the cover is greater than the depth of the body 8 by enough to provide a mouthpiece when the lower end of the straw is at the bottom of the body.
  • the cover 9 is scored diagonally to provide a tear strip 15, as indicated in dotted lines in FTGURES 1 and 3. This in i1.
  • strip extends from one corner of the cover to the diagonal corner, and comprises a pair of tabs 16 formed from adjoining portions of adjacent flanges of the cover, said tabs being scored so that they may be pulled loose and used to open said tear strip.
  • FIGURES 4 and 5 show one method of attachment, wherein a band 19, having its ends adhesively attached to the tear strip, covers a portion of the straw to hold it.
  • the band is readily torn from the strip to release the straw, or, if desired, the straw may remain attached and the straw used as illustrated in FIG- URE 4, it being understood that the upstanding portion of the strip is pushed back, away from the straw, also that the strip may be torn to its end and removed.
  • FIGURE 6 shows another method of attaching the straw; this is done by applying an adhesive, as at points 21 and 22, so that the straw may be detached by a slight pull.
  • a rectangular beverage container having sides, bottom and top, the diagonal length of the top being greater than the depth of the container, the top comprising a diagonal tear strip extending from one corner toward the diagonal corner, and a straight straw extending full length along the tear strip and parallel thereto and of a length greater than the depth of the container, and means connecting the straw to the tear strip and allowing manual detachment of the straw from the strip.

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May 26, 1964 H. M. CHANG BEVERAGE CONTAINER Filed Dec. 7, 1962 United States Patent 3,134,530 anvnnaon CGNTATNER Henry M. Chang, 2451 Webb Ave, Bronx, FLY. Filed Bee. 7, 1962, Ser. No. 2 2-299 3 2 Claims. (Cl. 229--7) This invention relates to a beverage container, and especially to one containing a straw and having the further advantage of providing, by means of a tear strip, an improved opening for pouring.
One embodiment of the invention comprises a rectangular conta ner in which a straw or sipper straw, straight and unbent, is included in such position and in such attachment that it is of adequate length, the container also being properly proportioned, thereby avoiding prior structures which required that the straw be bent, which s ructures are complicated and expensive and otherwise unsatisfactory.
The container is rectangular and preferably square, and needs only a single cover. The length of the diagonal of the cover is greater than the depth of the container. The cover comprises a diagonal tear strip extended from one corner substantially to the diagonal corner. To the underside of the tear strip a straw is attached, preferably in a manner such that it may readily be detached by the user. The straw is substantially of the same length as the tear strip, which, as indicated, is of greater length than the depth of the container, so that the straw is long enough to reach to the bottom of the container, after detachment, and also extends above the cover enough to provide a mouth piece.
The drawings illustrate the invention, and in these:
FIGURE 1 is a plan view of the container, showing a tear strip in the cover and indicating a straw under the tear strip;
FIGURE 2 is a side view of the container of FIG 1, a flange of the cover broken away to show a straw attached to the underside of the cover;
FIGURE 3 is a perspective view of the container and indicating the tear strip and straw, and tabs formed for the tear strip from adjoining parts of adjacent flanges of the cover;
FIGURE 4 is an elevational View showing the tear strip partly opened and the attached straw in one position for drinking;
FIGURE 5 shows an end View of the tear strip and one means for attaching the straw to the strip; and
FIGURE 6 is a side view of the strip and another method of attaching the straw to the strip.
Referring to the drawings for a detailed description, the numeral 7 indicates a rectangular container as a whole, i.e., the body 8 and cover 9. The cover has depending flanges lil sealed to the outer sides of the body. The length of the diagonal of the cover is greater than the depth of the body 8 by enough to provide a mouthpiece when the lower end of the straw is at the bottom of the body.
The cover 9 is scored diagonally to provide a tear strip 15, as indicated in dotted lines in FTGURES 1 and 3. This in i1.
strip extends from one corner of the cover to the diagonal corner, and comprises a pair of tabs 16 formed from adjoining portions of adjacent flanges of the cover, said tabs being scored so that they may be pulled loose and used to open said tear strip.
To the underside of the tear strip a sipper or straw 17, preferably made of a synthetic plastic material, is attached before the cover is put on. The straw is substantially of the same length as the strip and is preferably attached thereto in such manner that it may be readily detached manually therefrom by the user. FIGURES 4 and 5 show one method of attachment, wherein a band 19, having its ends adhesively attached to the tear strip, covers a portion of the straw to hold it. The band is readily torn from the strip to release the straw, or, if desired, the straw may remain attached and the straw used as illustrated in FIG- URE 4, it being understood that the upstanding portion of the strip is pushed back, away from the straw, also that the strip may be torn to its end and removed. By making the band 19 slightly loose over the straw, the latter may be slipped out of it.
FIGURE 6 shows another method of attaching the straw; this is done by applying an adhesive, as at points 21 and 22, so that the straw may be detached by a slight pull.
By providing a single cover for the container, which cover includes a diagonal tear strip extending fully to one corner of the cover and body, I provide, when the strip is lifted a little, a pouring opening which is eflicient in two ways, viz., in providing a V-shaped corner which functions as a spout, and in extending to the corner or" the body so that, on a quick emptying, all of the beverage is poured, as distinguished from openings which are near but not at the corner of the body and which retain a little of the beverage, thus effecting a saving.
What is clairned is:
l. A rectangular beverage container having sides, bottom and top, the diagonal length of the top being greater than the depth of the container, the top comprising a diagonal tear strip extending from one corner toward the diagonal corner, and a straight straw extending full length along the tear strip and parallel thereto and of a length greater than the depth of the container, and means connecting the straw to the tear strip and allowing manual detachment of the straw from the strip.
2. The combination specified in claim, in which said means is an adhesive.
References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 968,425 Schiff Aug. 23, 1910 2,107,613 Kotcher et al Feb. 8, 1938 2,470,984 Homing et al May 24, 1949 FOREIGN PATENTS 1,075,453 Germany Feb. 11, 1960

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1. A RECTANGULAR BEVERAGE CONTAINER HAVING SIDES, BOTTOM AND TOP, THE DIAGONAL LENGTH OF THE TOP BEING GREATER THAN THE DEPTH OF THE CONTAINER, THE TOP COMPRISING A DIAGONAL TEAR STRIP EXTENDING FROM ONE CORNER TOWARD THE DIAGONAL CORNER, AND A STRAIGHT STRAW EXTENDING FULL LENGTH ALONG THE TEAR STRIP AND PARALLEL THERETO AND OF A LENGTH GREATER THAN THE DEPTH OF THE CONTAINER, AND MEANS CONNECTING THE STRAW TO THE TEAR STRIP AND ALLOWING MANUAL DETACHMENT OF THE STRAW FROM THE STRIP.
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US3303985A (en) * 1965-07-06 1967-02-14 Irvin J Prokes Beverage container
US3325076A (en) * 1965-08-03 1967-06-13 Floyd E Soucy Beverage container and straw
US3385501A (en) * 1967-06-06 1968-05-28 Henry M. Chang Beverage containers
US3397830A (en) * 1967-06-30 1968-08-20 Henry M. Chang Beverage containers

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US968425A (en) * 1909-11-15 1910-08-23 Herman R Schiff Milk-bottle.
US2107613A (en) * 1936-12-09 1938-02-08 Kotcher Irwin Carton
US2470984A (en) * 1944-09-07 1949-05-24 Oswego Falls Corp Container construction
DE1075453B (en) * 1960-02-11 Chicago 111. William A. Pugh sen. (V. St. A.) Drinking container with a suction tube

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DE1075453B (en) * 1960-02-11 Chicago 111. William A. Pugh sen. (V. St. A.) Drinking container with a suction tube
US968425A (en) * 1909-11-15 1910-08-23 Herman R Schiff Milk-bottle.
US2107613A (en) * 1936-12-09 1938-02-08 Kotcher Irwin Carton
US2470984A (en) * 1944-09-07 1949-05-24 Oswego Falls Corp Container construction

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3303985A (en) * 1965-07-06 1967-02-14 Irvin J Prokes Beverage container
US3325076A (en) * 1965-08-03 1967-06-13 Floyd E Soucy Beverage container and straw
US3385501A (en) * 1967-06-06 1968-05-28 Henry M. Chang Beverage containers
US3397830A (en) * 1967-06-30 1968-08-20 Henry M. Chang Beverage containers

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