JPH086766Y2 - Beverage container lid with selectable liquid addition - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to a lid of a container for storing a drinking liquid, particularly for storing drinks such as ice coffee, ice tea and milk, and the container serves as a cup. A lid that is attached to a container that also functions as a container, and more specifically, a lid that is attached to a container that stores additive materials such as sweeteners and creams added to the beverage filled in the container. Regarding

[Problems to be solved by conventional techniques and devices]

For example, a so-called fast food restaurant that sells simple foods such as hot dogs generally sells so-called soft drinks such as ice coffee and milk in addition to these foods. In this case, the soft drink is placed in a container which also serves as a cup made of a water resistant material such as plastic or waxed paper, and the container is fitted with a lid.

In general, fast food restaurants are self-service for customers.Because customers carry food and beverages to eating places such as tables, it is an indispensable condition to cover the container to prevent spilling of beverages. ing.

Usually, a cross-shaped cut is formed in the lid of this container, and by inserting a straw into this cut, the drink in the container can be drunk without opening the cover. With this lid, even if the container is accidentally knocked down while drinking, the contents spill out only slightly, which is also convenient in this respect.

However, this conventional lid has the following problems. This problem will be described below by taking as an example the case where the drink filled in the container is ice coffee.

First, in iced coffee, cream is added or a sweetener such as gum syrup is added, if desired. Creams and sweeteners are stored in a small container other than the above.For example, when adding cream, remove the lid of the container containing the drink, while opening the lid of the small container. Then, the troublesome work of adding the cream in another container to this ice coffee will be performed. For this reason, after adding the cream, it is often the case that the user does not need to close the lid of the container again and drink it without the lid. In this case, if the container is accidentally knocked over, all the contents will naturally spill.

Further, since there is a separate container for each additive material in this way, a large number of empty containers are created, which increases the amount of dust and is uneconomical.

[Means for solving the problem]

The present invention has been constructed in view of the above-mentioned problems, and a small container part in which a material such as a sweetener or cream to be added to the drink in the container is filled in the lid of the container for filling the drink. It is characterized in that it is a lid configured such that the filling in the small container portion is mixed with the drink by forming a straw and inserting a straw or the like.

[Action]

Press the straw on the closed part of the small container part formed on the lid attached to the container filled with drink to insert the closed part, and further press the side wall and bottom part of the small container part. By doing so, at least a part of the small container part is detached from the lid, and the inner space of the small container part is opened to the container inner space filled with the drink. As a result, the additive material filled in the small container portion flows out from the small container portion and is added to and mixed with the drink in the container.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings.

 1 to 4 show a first embodiment.

Reference numeral 1 is a lid main body formed of plastic or other material having the same effect, and is adapted to be attached to a container filled with a drink such as ice coffee. Reference numeral 2 denotes a structure integrally formed with the lid main body 1, and when the lid main body 1 is attached to a container filled with a drink (hereinafter referred to as “main body container”), a recess is provided so as to be located in the main body container. It is a small container part.

In the configuration shown in the drawing, the small container portion 2 is formed with a cut-out detaching portion 5a and a bent portion 5b which is bent when the detaching portion 5a is detached from the lid body 1, as shown in FIG. is there. The side wall portion 2a of the small container portion 2 connected to the bent portion 5b is orthogonal to the flat surface portion 1a of the lid body 1 as shown in FIG. 2, that is, so as to hang down vertically in FIG. Although formed, the wall surface 2b on the side of the detaching portion 5a, which is continuously provided to the side wall portion 2a, is an inclined surface and is a pressure receiving surface that receives the pressing force of a pressing member such as a straw.

Next, reference numeral 4 is a sealing material for sealing the small container portion 2. After filling the small container portion 2 with an additive material such as cream C, the peripheral edge portion 4a is bonded to the flat surface portion 1a of the lid body 1. Seal the inside. The sealing material is, for example, a sheet-shaped material such as paper, which is lined with a metal foil or a synthetic resin layer on the inner surface of the small container portion 2. In short, the sealing of the filling material in the small container portion is performed. And a material such that a pressing member such as a straw can be inserted relatively easily. Reference numeral 3 is a cross-shaped cut formed in the flat surface portion 1a of the lid main body 1 for inserting the straw directly into the main body container.

It should be noted that the above-described configuration is applied to the small container portion 2 with respect to the lid body 1.
Although only one is formed, it is naturally possible to form two or more. For example, when the drink to be filled in the main body container is ice coffee, two small container parts 2 are formed for the lid main body 1 to be mounted in the main body container, one is filled with cream and the other is gum syrup. Etc. are filled with a sweetener. However, in this case and in the case where the number of small containers formed is one, it is desirable to indicate the type of the additive material filled in the small containers on or near the surface of the sealing material 4. .

 Next, a usage example of the lid having the above-described configuration will be described.

First of all, in a store that sells soft drinks, such as a fast food store, if the main container is filled with a drink according to a customer's request, the lid main body 1 is attached to the main container,
Give it to the customer with a straw. In this case, the small container portion 2 of the lid body 1 is filled with a predetermined additive in advance.

When drinking the drink in the main body container, if the additive material is unnecessary, the customer directly inserts the straw into the notch 3 of the lid main body 1 and drinks the drink in the main body container.

On the other hand, when the additive material is required, the straw is inserted into the sealing material 4 of the small container 2 filled with the additive material. As a result, as shown in FIG. 4, the straw S pierces the sealing material 4 and further presses the pressure receiving surface 2b of the small container portion 2. As a result, the pressure receiving surface 2b is detached from the lid body 1 at the detaching portion 5a, and the small container portion 2 is bent at the bent portion 5b as shown in FIG.
And the additive material (cream C in the case shown) filled inside flows down into the filling 7 such as ice coffee filled in the main body container 6 and is mixed therewith.
As a result, the drinker can drink the filling 7 mixed with the additive without opening the lid body 1 and with the straw S inserted through the sealing material 4 as shown in FIG. . When there are a plurality of small container parts 2, the straw is passed through the sealing material of the small container part filled with the desired additive material therein, and the additive material is added to each.

It should be noted that, for example, the number of small containers 2 installed is plural, and the additive materials with which these small containers 2 are filled are the same,
The amount of the additive material added to the filler in the main body container 6 may be adjusted by adjusting the number of small container parts to be used.

Further, the material to be added is not limited to the liquid, and may be granular crystal such as sugar or powder.

 FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment.

Reference numeral 10 is a cylindrical portion that is formed integrally with the lid body 1 and has the lid body flat surface portion 1a and the back surface thereof in an open state, as in the above-described configuration. The side wall portion of the tubular portion 10 is tapered so that its cross-sectional area decreases toward the main body container side, and is formed in a substantially trapezoidal cross-section as shown in FIG. Reference numeral 11 denotes a small container housed in this tubular portion, which is made of plastic or a material having the same effect.
Further, the shape is similar to the tubular portion 10 in that the side wall portion is tapered, so that the inner wall surface of the tubular portion 10 is tightly locked to these tubular portions.
10 and the small container 11 form a small container portion similar to the small container portions of the above two configuration examples.

The small container 11 is filled with the additive material, and the open portion on the surface portion 1a side of the lid body 1 is sealed by the sealing material 4 which is also made of the same material as the above-mentioned structure.

When using the additive material in the small container, first, the straw S is inserted through the seal material 4 at the position shown in FIG. 5 (A) as shown in FIG. 5 (B). When the straw S is further pushed in, the small container 11 and the tubular portion 10 are deformed, and the small container 11 itself is pushed down into the main body container, and finally, as shown in FIG. Small container 11
Will fall into the body container. As a result, the additive material filled in the small container is mixed with the filling material in the main container. In this case, the small container 11 itself has fallen into the main container, but since the contents are sucked by the straw S, the small container 11 does not disturb the drinking of the drink.

〔effect〕

As described above in detail, the present invention provides a lid of a container for filling a drink with another material such as sweetener, cream, etc. added to the drink in the main container. By forming a small container part and inserting a straw etc., the filling in this small container part is a lid configured to mix with the drink, so that the drinker only needs to operate the straw It can be added to drinks, the operation is simpler than the conventional configuration that uses small containers for each additive material, and there is no need to open the lid, so your hands do not get dirty and the lid body Since it is always installed regardless of whether or not additives are used, a large amount of drink does not spill even if the main body container is accidentally tilted.

Further, even after use, the small container does not come out as another trash, and since the drinker side only has to hand over the main container, there is an advantage that the handling is simplified.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a lid body showing a first embodiment of the present invention,
2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG. 1, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of part A of the figure, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the lid main body and the main body container showing the operating state of the lid main body, and FIG. 5 (A) is centered on the small container part forming portion showing the second embodiment. Partial cross-sectional views of the lid main body, and (B) and (C) are partial cross-sectional views of the lid main body centering on the small container part forming portion showing the falling state of the small container. 1 ... Lid body, 1a ... Lid body flat part 2 ... Small container part, 4 ... Sealing material 5a ... Detached part, 5b ... Bent part 6 ... Main body container, 7 ... Drink 10 ... Cylindrical part, 11 …… Small container S …… Straw

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A liquid in a main body container is drunk through the straw while the main body container filled with a drink such as ice coffee is closed and a notch for inserting a straw is formed in advance so that the main container is sealed. In the lid body configured so that one or more small container portions 2 are formed in a portion other than the portion where the notch 3 is formed in the lid body 1, and one of the connecting portions between the small container portion 2 and the lid body 1 is formed. By forming a notch or the like in the portion, the detached portion 5a is formed, and the other portion of the connection portion becomes the bent portion 5b, and the detached portion 5a is detached from the lid body 1 by the pressing of the straw S and the bent portion 5b. By bending, the whole small container part 2 is slanted and supported by the bent part 5b, so that the liquid in the small container part 2 can be selectively dropped and supplied to the drink 7 in the main body container 6. Configured to A lid for a drink container capable of selecting the addition of a liquid. 2. A liquid in a main body container is drunk through the straw in a sealed state by closing a main body container filled with a drink such as ice coffee and forming a notch for inserting a straw. In the lid body configured so as to be possible, a tubular body 10 having a tapered surface whose cross-sectional area decreases toward the inside of the main body container 6 is continuously provided to the lid body 1, and A small container 11 is locked and fixed to the tapered surface of the body 10, and the inside of the small container 11 is sealed with a seal material 4 that allows the insertion of a straw after filling the small container with the straw S through the seal material 4. A lid for a beverage container, characterized in that the small container 11 is configured to drop into the main body container 6 against the locking by the tapered surface when pressed.