ES1278639U - DRINK CONTAINER WITH HYGIENIC LID (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Drink container with a hygienic lid, where the container (1) includes an opening (4) delimited by a perimeter edge (5), where the lid (2) is joined in a solid and watertight way to the container (1) closing its mouth (4), and where the lid (2) includes a first hole (7) for pouring the drink; characterized in that it comprises a removable cover (3) adhered to an effective area of the outer surface of the lid (2) in which the first hole (7) is located; where on at least a part of said effective area the user's lips rest when he takes the drink contained within the container (1) after having detached the cover (3). (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

DRINK CONTAINER WITH HYGIENIC LID

Object of the invention

The present invention refers to a container for drinks with a hygienic lid that ensures hygiene conditions on the surfaces in contact with the user's lips when drinking, allows a hermetic closure of the container that ensures the conditions of the drink during its life cycle , and reduces the operations that the user must perform prior to consuming the beverage contained within the container.

Thus, the purpose of the invention is to ensure hygiene on the surfaces that come into direct contact with the user's lips when drinking from the container, as well as to reduce costs, and reduce and simplify the operations to be carried out by the user before being able to use. the container with the lid.

Background of the invention

At present there are different models of beverage packaging on the market such as bottles (plastic or glass), cans or preformed glasses.

Each of these preformed cups also includes a hermetic closure element (lid or first lid) welded to a perimeter edge of the vessel that delimits the mouth of said vessel, and a second lid fitted over the hermetic closure element; where said second lid includes a lateral hole through which the drink flows to the outside when the user drinks.

The preformed glass model described in the preceding paragraph is uncomfortable for the user, since he must unlatch and remove the second cover, open and remove the welded sealing element and replace the second cover in coincidence with the mouth of the glass. . In addition to the number of operations to be carried out, when opening the cover or first lid, it is easy for splashes to occur that stain the user.

The side orifice of the second lid through which the liquid exits from the interior of the glass, as well as the surface of the second lid where the user's lips rest when drinking, are completely uncovered and exposed to contamination during storage.

In the case of the glass bottle, the extra cost of the packaging is high, so that although said cost is reduced in the event of returning the empty containers to the supplier, this is not possible in the case of consumption by private users outside establishments of services.

This bottle container is closed with a metal sheet that in most cases is impossible to remove without the aid of a tool. Said plate covers the hole or mouth through which the liquid exits from the interior of the bottle container, but the surface where the lower lip of the user rests when drinking is completely uncovered and exposed to contamination during storage.

In some cases, a shrink-wrapped sheet of plastic film is placed around the neck of the bottle that ensures the cleaning of the surfaces in contact with the lips, but adds an operation prior to its use for the user.

The packaging of liquid products in cans is the most widespread, and includes a simple and quick opening system with a reduced cost, but with the disadvantage that the contact surface with the user's lips when drinking is completely uncovered and exposed to contamination during storage.

Description of the invention

In order to achieve the objectives and avoid the drawbacks mentioned in the previous sections, the invention proposes a container for drinks with a hygienic lid; where the container includes a mouth delimited by a perimeter edge, where the lid is integrally and tightly attached to the container by closing its mouth, and where the lid includes a first pouring hole for the drink.

The invention comprises a peelable cover adhered to an effective area of the outer surface of the lid in which the first hole is located; where at least a part of said effective area is supported by the user's lips when he takes the drink contained within the container after having detached the cover.

The lid includes a cavity adjacent to the first pouring hole for the beverage; where said cavity is covered by the operculum; and where said cavity is configured to house the tip of the user's nose when taking the beverage contained in the container.

The lid includes a second hole configured to provide entry of air into the container after detaching the cap that also covers said second hole; where this second hole favors the exit of the drink in a smooth and continuous way without gushing when it is consumed.

In one embodiment of the invention, the lid comprises a hollow, frusto-conical configuration formed by a side wall and a minor base traversed by the first and second holes. Said smaller base of the lid further includes the cavity and an annular portion, with the first and second holes, that surrounds the cavity. In this embodiment of the invention, the cover is adhered to an outer annular surface of the annular portion and to an outer surface portion that forms part of the side wall of the frusto-conically shaped hollow configuration.

The cover comprises a flap and a main body adhered to the outer annular surface of the annular portion that forms part of the cover, such that said main body closes the first hole and the second hole, and also covers the cavity; while the flap of the operculum is adhered to the outer surface portion adjacent to the first pouring hole for the beverage.

The container includes the perimeter edge from which a first wing starts outwards, which is complemented by a second wing that is an extension of a perimeter edge of the lid; where the lid is attached to the container, by welding, through the first wing and the second wing.

The cap is previously adhered to the cap, ensuring hygiene on the entire surface of the cap that covers the cap.

The cover has a flap that the user uses to remove said cover, and which also covers the surface on which the lower lip of the user rests when drinking, ensuring the hygiene of the same, so that when removing or detaching the cover it is frees the first and second holes in the cap.

The lid is permanently attached and watertight to the preformed container once the product (drink) has been dosed inside, ensuring a hermetic closure and ensuring the maintenance of the product.

The lid has the first hole through which the drink contained within the container comes out; where this first hole is arranged in such a way that the user can rest his lower lip on the outer surface of the side wall of the lid with the frusto-conical configuration, facilitating the user's drinking action and reducing the possibilities of liquid spillage (drink ).

In the lid and covered with the cover, the second orifice of reduced diameter is arranged, which allows the entry of air into the container to favor the exit of the liquid in a smooth and continuous manner, as already mentioned above.

To make the drinking gesture more ergonomic for the user, the cap has a cavity in its upper part that prevents the user's nose from coming into contact with the cap when drinking.

The objectives of the invention are the following:

- Ensure the hygiene and cleanliness of the surface of the lid that comes into contact with the user's lips when drinking the contents of the container.

- Reduce and simplify the number of operations that the user must perform on the container for use, avoiding the use of any tool.

- Reduce packaging cost.

- Reduce the possibility of splashing on the user during the opening process and subsequent use.

Below, to facilitate a better understanding of this specification and forming an integral part thereof, a series of figures is attached in which the object of the invention has been represented by way of illustration and not limitation.

Brief description of the figures

Figure 1.- Shows a perspective view of the beverage container with a hygienic lid, object of the invention. It comprises a proper container in the shape of a glass, the lid and a cover.

Figure 2.- Shows an exploded perspective view of the container of the invention. Figure 3.- Shows a perspective view of the container without the cover; where said container without the cap is ready to drink the liquid content housed within the container.

Description of an embodiment of the invention

Considering the numbering adopted in the figures, the beverage container with a hygienic lid comprises the preformed container 1 itself, the hygienic lid 2 and a cover 3 attached to the lid 2, as will be described in detail later.

The container 1, with a preferred configuration in the shape of a glass, includes an opening 4 delimited by a perimeter edge 5 from which a first wing 5a starts out, so that the lid 2 is attached to said first wing 5a of the container 1 to achieve thus a tight connection between the lid 2 and the container 1; where in an embodiment of the invention said union is by welding.

For this, the lid 2 includes a second wing 2a that is an extension of its perimeter edge, so that in the embodiment shown in the figures, the lid 2 is welded tightly to the container 1 by means of the first perimeter wing 5a of the container 1 and through the second wing 2a of the lid 2.

The lid 2 includes a wide cavity 6, a first opening 7 for pouring the drink that communicates with the interior space of the container 1, and a second hole 8 of reduced diameter that also communicates with the interior space of the container 1 and that allows the Air inlet inside said container 1 to promote the exit of the drink in a smooth and continuous way without gushing when the user drinks through the first hole 7 having previously detached the cover 3.

The wide cavity 6 is configured to favor and make it more comfortable for the user to drink from the container 1 in the sense that when the container 1 is raised to drink, the tip of his nose is inserted into the cavity 6.

Both the first hole 7 and the second hole 8 of the cover 2 are located in an annular portion that surrounds the cavity 6, which in the embodiment shown in the figures is an off-center cavity 6; where said hole 7 is located in the area of greatest width of the annular portion that includes an outer annular surface 9.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in the figures, the cover 2 comprises a hollow configuration of a frusto-conical shape formed by a side wall and a base. smaller crossed by the first 7 and the second 8 holes. Said smaller base of the lid 2 further includes the cavity 6 and obviously also the annular portion, with the holes 7 and 8, which surrounds the cavity 6.

The cover 3 of laminar structure comprises a flap 3a and a main body 3b adhered to the outer annular surface 9 of the annular portion that forms part of the cover 2, such that said main body 3b seals the first hole 7 and the second hole 8, and also covers cavity 6.

Instead, the flap 3a of the cap 3 is adhered to an outer surface portion 10 adjacent to the first beverage pouring hole 7; wherein said outer surface portion 10 forms part of the side wall in the embodiment of the invention in which the lid 2 comprises the frusto-conical configuration.

Thus, the cover 3 covers an effective area of the outer surface of the cover 2; where at least a part of said effective area is supported by the user's lips when taking the drink contained within the container 1.

With this arrangement described, when the user is going to proceed to drink the drink contained within the container 1, first of all he detaches the cover 3, normally by grasping it with his fingers from the edge of its flap 3a; whereby the first pouring hole 7 and also the second hole 8 for the entry of air into the container 1 are released.

The user can then drink the liquid content of the container 1 by placing a part of the outer surface of the lid 2 on his lips, with the great advantage that all the contact of the lips is made on a resulting surface 11 (figure 3) that has been previously protected by the operculum 3.

As shown in the figures, said resulting surface 11 comprises a first part that has been covered by the main body 3b and a second part that has been covered by the flap 3a of the cover 3.

The container 1 on the one hand and on the other hand the set of the lid 2 with the lid 3 already placed and adhered to the lid 2, are assembled by means of a welding system one Once the drink has been dosed inside the container 1, ensuring the tightness within it.

Claims (1)

1- Beverage container with hygienic lid, where the container (1) includes an opening (4) delimited by a perimeter edge (5), where the lid (2) is joined in a solid and watertight way to the container (1) closing its mouthpiece (4), and where the lid (2) includes a first hole (7) for pouring the drink; characterized in that it comprises a removable cover (3) adhered to an effective area of the outer surface of the cover (2) in which the first hole (7) is located; where on at least a part of said effective area the user's lips rest when he takes the drink contained within the container (1) after having detached the cover (3). 2 - Container for drink with hygienic cover, according to claim 1, characterized in that the cover (2) includes a cavity (6) adjacent to the first hole (7) for pouring the drink; where said cavity (6) is covered by the cover (3); and where said cavity (6) is configured to house the tip of the user's nose when taking the drink contained in the container (1). 3 - Container for beverage with a hygienic lid, according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lid (2) includes a second hole (8) configured to provide air inlet into the container (1) after detaching the cover ( 3), which also covers said second hole (8). 4 - Container for beverage with a hygienic lid, according to previous claims 2 and 3, characterized in that the lid (2) comprises a hollow configuration of a frusto-conical shape formed by a side wall and a smaller base crossed by the first (7) and the second (8) holes; wherein said lower base of the cover (2) further includes the cavity (6) and an annular portion, with the holes (7) and (8), that surrounds the cavity (6); where the cover (3) is adhered to an outer annular surface (9) of the annular portion and to an outer surface portion (10) that forms part of the side wall. 5 - Container for beverage with a hygienic lid, according to claim 4, characterized in that the cover (3) comprises a flap (3a) and a main body (3b) adhered to the outer annular surface (9) of the annular portion that forms part of the cover (2), so that said main body (3b) closes the first hole (7) and the second hole (8) and also covers the cavity (6); while the flap (3a) of the operculum (3) is attached to the outer surface portion (10) adjacent to the first pouring hole (7) of the beverage. 6.- Beverage container with a hygienic lid, according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the container (1) includes the perimeter edge (5) from which a first wing (5a) that is complemented by a second wing (2a) which is an extension of a perimeter edge of the cover 2; where the lid (2) is attached to the container (1), by welding, through the first wing (5a) and the second wing (2a).