WO2018143618A1

WO2018143618A1 - Inner stopper for bottle

Info

Publication number: WO2018143618A1
Application number: PCT/KR2018/001211
Authority: WO
Inventors: 고한덕
Original assignee: 고한덕
Priority date: 2017-02-01
Filing date: 2018-01-29
Publication date: 2018-08-09
Also published as: KR101815414B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to an inner stopper which is used by inserting into the mouth of a bottle to drink contents in the bottle with a straw. To this end, the inner stopper for a bottle according to the present invention comprises: a cylindrical fitting portion which has an upper outer diameter corresponding to the inner diameter of a drinking opening and is inserted and fixed into the drinking opening while an outer circumferential surface comes into close contact with an inner circumferential surface of the drinking opening; a stopper plate formed on an upper end of the fitting portion; and a straw insertion portion formed in a through-hole form in the stopper plate so that a straw can penetrate the stopper plate.

Description

Bottle stopper

The present invention relates to an inner stopper of a bottle, and more particularly, to an inner stopper for use in a drinking appliance of a bottle to drink the contents of the bottle with a straw. The present invention claims the benefit of the filing date of Korea Patent Application No. 10-2017-0014393 filed February 1, 2017, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein.

Disposable bottle products, such as conventional PET bottles, are opened by drinking the lid and drinking the mouth of the bottle (drinking utensil) of the PET bottle or drinking a straw.

However, if you drink the contents of the bottle and drink the contents inside the bottle, and keep the lid closed, germs grow rapidly in the drinking mouth area, which is unsanitary, and in the case of women who use lipstick The lipstick gets smudged on it.

In addition, when drinking straws in drinking pots of drinking bottles, the drinking pots of the bottles are significantly wider than the diameter of the straws. There was this.

An object of the present invention is to provide a stopper that can be drunk by opening the lid of the PET bottle and inserting the straw into the drinking apparatus, without changing or changing the lid of the conventional PET bottle.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide an inner plug for closing the lid of the PET bottle in the state in which it is inserted into the drinking equipment of the PET bottle and the straw is inserted into the straw input portion.

The stopper of the bottle according to the present invention, the upper outer diameter corresponds to the inner diameter of the drinking appliance, the outer peripheral surface is in close contact with the inner circumferential surface of the drinking appliance cylindrical insertion portion is fixed to the drinking equipment; A stopper plate formed at an upper end of the fitting part; And it is configured to include a straw input portion formed in the through-hole shape on the stopper plate so that a straw can pass through the stopper plate.

In this case, the fitting portion may have a lower outer diameter in the direction of being inserted into the drinking appliance is smaller than the upper outer diameter.

At this time, the stopper plate may be formed concave in the direction inserted into the drinking apparatus around the straw input portion.

At this time, the straw input portion may be formed of an oval through hole on the stopper plate.

At this time. The minimum diameter of the straw input portion may be smaller than the diameter of the straw.

In this case, the maximum diameter of the straw input portion may be formed larger than the maximum diameter of the straw in the state where the straw penetrates.

In this case, the stopper plate is made of a resilient material, the straw input portion may be formed by cutting in a cross shape on the stopper plate.

At this time, the upper outer peripheral surface of the fitting portion may be formed with a step so as to have an empty space corresponding to the blocking portion of the lid.

According to the present invention, there is an effect that can be provided without the replacement or modification of the lid of the conventional PET bottle, opening the lid of the PET bottle and inserting it into the drinking appliance to provide a fastener to drink by inserting a straw into the straw input section. .

In addition, according to the present invention, there is an effect that can be inserted into the drinking equipment of the PET bottle and to provide a fastener to close the lid of the PET bottle in a state in which the straw is inserted into the straw input portion.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to seal the lid of the existing PET bottle in the state in which the stopper is inserted into the drinking equipment of the PET bottle during reclosing the PET bottle, to provide a usable stopper without modification of the conventional PET bottle It can be effective.

In addition, according to the present invention, as the straw-inserting portion of the inner plug is formed into an oval size enough to insert the straw, the straw is fixed by the side friction of the straw-inserting portion to carry the straw while holding the contents while drinking There is an effect that can provide a fastener that is not ejected to facilitate drinking.

In addition, according to the present invention, as the stopper plate is formed concave downward toward the center of the straw input portion, even after the contents are partially drinking, the lid is closed and the PET bottle is laid down, even when the PET bottle is raised and the contents flowing out into the straw input portion are again straws. There is an effect that can provide a fastener to be introduced into the PET bottle through the input.

1 is a view for explaining the fastener according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a view showing a state in which the stopper according to an embodiment of the present invention is inserted into the drinking equipment of the bottle.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a process of combining the stopper according to an embodiment of the present invention with a bottle, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which the stopper according to an embodiment of the present invention is inserted into a drinking appliance of a bottle. to be.

5 and 6 are cross-sectional views showing a state in which a straw is inserted in a state in which the stopper is inserted into the drinking apparatus of the bottle according to another embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a plan view for explaining the shape of the straw inserting portion of the fastener according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a plan view for explaining the shape of the straw charging portion of the fastener according to another embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the stopper according to another embodiment of the present invention is inserted into the drinking apparatus of the bottle.

10 is a partially enlarged view of a state in which the stopper is coupled to the lid in a state in which the stopper is inserted into the drinking apparatus of the bottle according to another embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which are intended to describe the present invention in detail so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. This does not mean that the technical spirit and scope of the present invention are limited.

Example

1 is a view for explaining the fastener according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a view showing a state in which the fastener according to an embodiment of the present invention is inserted into the drinking equipment of the bottle.

1 and 2, the fastener 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention has an outer circumferential surface in close contact with an inner circumferential surface of the drinking appliance 41 of the bottle 40, and inserted into and fixed to the drinking appliance 41. Cylindrical fitting portion 10; A stopper plate 20 formed at an upper end of the fitting portion 10; And a straw input portion 30 formed in a through shape on the stopper plate 20 so that the stopper plate 20 (shown in FIG. 5) can pass through the stopper plate 20. 40 may be inserted into the drinking instrument 41. At this time, the bottle 40 in which the stopper 1 according to the present invention is inserted into the drinking appliance 41 can hold various contents and can be opened and closed by opening and closing the lid 50 (shown in FIG. 3). It may correspond to a PET bottle. However, in the present invention, the bottle 40 into which the stopper 1 can be inserted is not necessarily limited to the PET bottle 40 but may correspond to a glass bottle to which the lid 50 is coupled. In the fastener 1 according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2, the fitting portion 10 may be completely inserted into the drinking tool 41 of the bottle 40, and the upper outer peripheral surface of the fitting portion 10 is provided. The inner circumferential surface and the inner peripheral surface of the drinking appliance 41 is the same as the upper outer peripheral surface of the fitting portion 10 is in close contact with the inner circumferential surface of the drinking appliance 41 is inserted into the drinking appliance 41 of the bottle 40. As the upper outer circumferential surface of the fitting portion 10 is in close contact with the inner circumferential surface of the drinking appliance 41 and fixed by friction, the stopper 1 does not fall into the inside of the bottle 40. At this time, the inner plug 1 is inserted into the drinking appliance 41 is the edge of the stopper plate 20 is located at the same height as the top of the drinking appliance 41.

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view for explaining the process of combining the stopper according to an embodiment of the present invention with the bottle, Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the plug is inserted into the drinking device of the bottle according to an embodiment of the present invention to be.

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, the stopper 1 according to the present invention has a fitting portion 10 inserted into the drinking mouth 41 of the bottle 40 and formed on the outer circumferential surface of the drinking mouth 41. The male screw thread 42 is screwed with the female screw thread 51 formed on the inner circumferential surface of the lid 50, so that the bottle 40 engages with the lid 50 in a state in which the stopper 1 is inserted.

The upper outer diameter D _{1 of the} fitting portion 10 is configured to be the same as the inner diameter D of the drinking appliance 41 (D ₁ = D), and the upper outer circumferential surface of the fitting portion 10 is formed of the drinking appliance 41. In close contact with the inner circumferential surface, the fitting portion 10 may be inserted and fixed to the drinking appliance 41 by friction. In some cases, the upper outer diameter D ₁ of the fitting portion 10 is made larger than the inner diameter D of the drinking appliance 41 (D ₁ > D), while the material of the fitting portion 10 is made of silicone or plastic. By configuring the elastic material of the synthetic resin material as described above, it is possible to make the fitting portion 10 more firmly fixed when inserted into the drinking appliance (41). At this time, the fitting portion 10 is smaller than the negative tool 41 at the bottom outer diameter (D _2), the upper diameter (D ₁₎ of the direction to be inserted into (D _1> D ₂₎ sound equipment (41 preferably, is formed ) smaller than the inner diameter _{(D) (D> D 2} ) of it is more preferable to form. As the outer diameter of the fitting portion 10 becomes narrower toward the lower end, when the fitting portion 10 is inserted into the drinking appliance 41, it can be more easily inserted. Although the outer diameter of the fitting portion 10 has a step in FIGS. 3 and 4 and is shown as being narrowed toward the bottom, the shape of the fitting part 10 is not necessarily limited thereto and may be configured to be narrowed toward the bottom smoothly in a tapered form. Can be.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the male screw thread 42 formed on the outer circumferential surface of the drinking tool 41 of the existing bottle 40 and the female thread thread 51 formed on the inner circumferential surface of the lid 50 are screwed together, , The blocking portion 52 which is formed to protrude in a cylindrical direction from the inner upper surface of the lid 50 in the downward direction by pressing the edge of the stopper plate 20 of the plug 20 inserted in the drinking appliance 41 The stopper 1 is moved downward by the height of the inner blocking portion 52 of the lid 50, the outer peripheral surface of the inner blocking portion 52 of the lid 50 is in close contact with the inner peripheral surface of the drinking appliance 41 It can be tightly combined and sealed. More specifically, the male screw thread 51 formed on the outer circumferential surface of the drinking appliance 41 of the bottle 40 and the female thread thread 51 formed on the inner circumferential surface of the lid 50 in a state where the stopper 1 is inserted. When the bottle 40 is closed while screwing the screw), the cutout portion 52 having the same outer diameter as the inner diameter D of the drinking appliance 41 presses the edge of the stopper plate 20 having the same outer diameter. While moving the fastener (1) downwards. Accordingly, the external force applied to the stopper 1 from the inside of the bottle 40 (for example, as the user presses the side of the bottle 40 and the space inside the bottle 40 becomes smaller, the bottle 40 inside / outside). Pressurization according to the difference in air pressure between them), the blocking portion 52 supports the edge of the stopper plate 20 in the state that the lid 50 is closed, so that the stopper 40 is pushed out of the drinking appliance 41. Will not.

Meanwhile, the stopper plate 20 of the inner plug 1 may be formed to be concave in the direction in which the fitting portion 10 is inserted into the drinking appliance 41 with the straw input portion 30 through which the straw 60 penetrates. Can be. Accordingly, after the inner plug 1 is inserted into the drinking utensil 41, the contents of the inside of the bottle 40 are partially consumed, and then the lid is provided on the male thread 42 formed on the outer circumferential surface of the drinking utensil 41. Even when the bottle 40 is laid down and stored in a sealed state, the bottle 40 is raised, and the contents accumulated in the stopper plate 20 flow out through the straw input part 30 through the straw input part 20. By reflowing into the bottle 40 again, the stopper plate 10 is clean and hygienic when the lid 50 is opened and re-drinked.

5 is a side cross-sectional view showing a state in which a straw is inserted in a state in which a stopper is inserted into a drinking appliance of a bottle according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a 90-degree direction with respect to the side cross-section shown in FIG. A side cross-sectional view showing a side cross section.

As will be described later, when the straw input portion 30 of the plug 1 is formed as an oval through hole on the stopper plate 20, the circular straw 60 is inserted through the straw input portion 30, As shown in FIG. 5, the straw 60 is flattened to the side, and as shown in FIG. 6, one side of the straw 60 is pressed against the straw input unit 30 and fixed by friction.

Referring to FIG. 5, when the length of the straw 60 is shorter than the height of the bottle 40, the inner ceiling 53 of the lid 50 on the top of the straw 60 inserted into the straw input portion 30. Press and move the straw 60 to the downward direction, and then the lid 50 is coupled to the drinking appliance 41 to be sealed. Referring to FIG. 6, the upper part of the straw 60 moved downwards is straw The straw 60 is completely inserted into the bottle 40 as it is tightly inserted into the input unit 20, and when the lid 50 is opened, the top of the straw 60 is connected to the top of the drinking appliance 41. Being located at the same height it is easy to pick up by holding the straw 60 by hand.

Referring to FIG. 7, the straw input unit 30 according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention is preferably formed as an elliptical through hole on the stopper plate 20. In addition, the minimum diameter (d) of the straw input portion 30 is preferably formed smaller than the diameter of the straw (hatched portion). For example, assuming that the diameter of the straw 70 is 6 mm, the minimum diameter d of the straw input portion 30 having an elliptical shape may be formed as 5 mm smaller than the 6 mm diameter of the straw 60. have. Accordingly, when the plug 60 is inserted into the straw input portion 30, the portion corresponding to the minimum diameter d of the straw input portion 30 smaller than the diameter of the straw 60 is the outer circumferential surface of the straw 60. Press to be able to be fixed by the frictional force, the contents of the straw 60 is not easily ejected even if you carry and drink while plugged.

Also, the straw input greater than the maximum diameter (d ₁₎ is the maximum diameter of the perforated portion in the state in which the straw (60) through the straw input section 30, the straw 60 (d ₂₎ of the part 30 It is preferably formed. For example, assuming that the circular straw 60 having a diameter of 6 mm is pressed by the straw feeding portion 30 and the maximum diameter d ₂ of the penetrating portion is 7 mm, the straw feeding portion 30 having an elliptical shape is formed. The maximum diameter d ₁ may be formed as 8 mm larger than 7 mm, which is the maximum diameter d ₂ of the straw 60. As the area of the through hole of the straw input unit 30 is formed to be slightly wider than the area of the through hole of the straw 60, the straw 60 is easily inserted through the through hole of the straw input unit 30, and the straw 60 is easily inserted. ) Is inserted into the free space on the left and right sides of the straw input portion 30 is easy to drink the contents to the straw (60).

Referring to FIG. 8, the straw input unit 30 according to another embodiment of the present invention may be formed by cutting in a cross shape on the stopper plate 20. At this time, the stopper plate 20 is a straw-inserted portion 30 cut in the form of a cross (十) to be opened downward and the straw 60 can be inserted through, the elasticity of the synthetic resin material such as silicone or plastic It is preferable that the material is made thin. The portions of the straw input portion 30 spreading in all directions press the side of the straw 60 to carry the straw 60 fixedly attached to the straw input portion 30 while being carried and drinking inside the bottle 40. It is easy to drink because the contents are not easily ejected.

9, the fastener 1 according to another embodiment of the present invention has a stepped portion 11 formed on the outer circumferential surface of the upper end of the fitting portion 10. More specifically, the blocking portion 52 of the lid 50 along the outer circumferential surface at the top of the fitting portion 10 configured such that the outer diameter D ₁ is the same as the inner diameter D of the drinking appliance 41 (D ₁ = D). The stepped portion 11 is formed to a depth and a thickness corresponding to). Accordingly, referring to the partially enlarged view of FIG. 10, the male screw thread 42 formed on the outer circumferential surface of the drinking tool 41 of the bottle 40 and the female thread thread 51 formed on the inner circumferential surface of the lid 50 are provided. When the screw 50 is closed and the lid 50 is closed, the blocking portion 52 protruding in a cylindrical shape downward from the inner upper surface of the lid 50 is a step between the inner circumferential surface of the drinking appliance 41 and the inner plug 1. By being inserted into the empty space formed by the portion 11, the side surface of the drinking appliance 41 forms a double sealed structure via the blocking portion 52 and the stepped portion 11 so that the drinking appliance 41 is more reliable. It can be effectively sealed. At this time, the outer diameter (D ₁ ) of the upper portion of the fitting portion 10 is the same as the inner diameter (D) of the drinking appliance 41 (D ₁ = D), so that the upper outer peripheral surface of the fitting portion 10 is the drinking appliance 41. The fitting portion 10 is fixed to the drinking appliance 41 by the frictional force as it is in close contact with the inner circumferential surface of the) while the inner plug 1 of the lid 50 is closed as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. Instead of being pushed downward by the height of 52, the end of the stopper plate 20 of the stopper 1 is positioned at the same height as the end of the drinking instrument 41 of the bottle 1.

The present invention, by opening the lid in a conventional PET bottle and inserting the stopper according to the present invention in the drinking apparatus, and drinking by inserting a straw into the straw input portion, when reclosing the lid on the drinking apparatus in the same manner as the conventional method It is convenient to use by sealing the combination.

Press the tip of the straw into the straw input section and flatten it into the oval straw input section.The straw is fixed tightly to the straw input section for easy drinking.If you close the lid to store the contents left behind, Abuts the inner blocking portion of the lid, and the inner female thread of the lid is screwed to the male thread of the drinking appliance to be engaged by sealing.

It is easy to drink the contents inside the PET bottle because the contents are not ejected easily even if you carry the straw with the straw inserted into the straw input section.

The stopper of the PET bottle according to the present invention has the advantage of enabling the reclosing by closing the lid without removing the straw when storing the contents left after drinking the straw plug.

If the length of the straw is shorter than the height of the PET bottle, press the inner ceiling of the lid against the top of the straw that is inserted into the straw input section and press the lid down to move the straw down, then close the lid by drinking water to close the lid. At this time, the upper part of the straw that is pushed down is fixed to the straw input part so that the straw does not fall into the inside of the bottle, and when the lid is opened, the upper part of the straw is located at the same level as the top of the drinking utensil, and the straw is held by hand. Easy to pick up

In addition, the stopper of the bottle according to the present invention, after the stopper plate is formed concave to drink the contents of the mouth, even if the lid is combined and sealed to the drinking equipment and stored by lying down the bottle, when the bottle is raised, the stopper flows out through the straw input portion The contents stored in the bottle flow into the inside of the bottle again through the straw feeding section, and the stopper plate is clean, so it is hygienic when the lid is opened and re-used.

As described above, the best embodiment has been disclosed in the drawings and the specification. Although specific terms have been used herein, they are used only for the purpose of describing the present invention and are not used to limit the scope of the present invention as defined in the meaning or claims. Therefore, those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible from this. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

Claims

As the fastener 1 inserted into the drinking instrument 41 of the bottle 40,

The upper diameter (D 1) is negative tool diameter (D) and a corresponding, and the outer peripheral surface is in close contact with the inner peripheral surface of the sound equipment (41) the negative tool fitting portion (10 of the cylindrical and fixed into the 41 of the 41 );

A stopper plate 20 formed at an upper end of the fitting portion 10; And

It includes a straw input portion 30 is formed in the through hole shape on the stopper plate 20 so that the straw 60 can penetrate the stopper plate 20,

The fitting part 10 is formed to protrude in the cap 50 of the bottle 40 to have a blank space in which the outer peripheral surface is in contact with each other is inserted into the inner circumferential surface of the drinking tool 41 of the bottle 40. A stepped portion 11 corresponding to the blocking portion 52 is formed along the upper outer circumferential surface of

The straw input portion 30 is formed of an oval through hole on the stopper plate 20,

The minimum diameter d of the straw input portion 30 is smaller than the diameter of the straw 60, and the maximum diameter d 1 is the maximum diameter of the straw 60 in the state where the straw 60 penetrates. It is larger than d 2),

When the lid 50 is closed, the inner plug 1 is connected to the drinking appliance 41 such that the outer circumferential surface of the blocking portion 52 that is in contact with the inner plug 1 contacts the inner circumferential surface of the drinking appliance 41. Fasteners, characterized in that inserted).
The method according to claim 1,

The fitting portion 10 is characterized in that the lower outer diameter (D2) of the direction to be inserted into the drinking appliance (41) is smaller than the upper outer diameter (D1), fasteners.
The method according to claim 1,

The stopper plate 20 is characterized in that it is formed concave in the direction to be inserted into the drinking apparatus 41 around the straw input portion (30), fast plug.
The method according to claim 1,

The stopper plate 20 is made of a resilient material, the straw input portion 30, characterized in that formed on the stopper plate 20 is cut in the form of a cross (十), fast plug.