Classifications

• • 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
  • B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
  • B65D25/20—External fittings
  • B65D25/205—Means for the attachment of labels, cards, coupons or the like
• • 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

Definitions

• TITLE Beverage container fitted with a straw.
• the present invention relates to a container for beverages.
• the invention finds a particularly advantageous application in the field of containers of the can type for pressurized drinks such as sodas or other sweet or unsweetened carbonated drinks.
• cans are substantially cylindrical metal cans, closed by a detachable lid by means of an opening ring.
• the object of the present invention is to provide a container for drinks incorporating a straw, which would be perfectly hygienic, very simple and inexpensive to produce, taking advantage of the fact that many containers for drinks have by construction an accessible cavity of outside.
• This object is achieved, according to the invention, by means of a container for drinks, having a cavity accessible from the outside, remarkable in that a straw for drinks is housed in a removable manner in said cavity.
• said straw is also enclosed in a protective means.
• said cavity is formed by a convex bottom of a metal can for drinks, of can type, therefore directed towards the interior thereof.
• the straw for drinks should be of such a size that it can be accommodated in the cavity even when the latter has limited dimensions.
• said drinking straw is a straw made of flexible material wound in a spiral on itself.
• said drink straw is a flexible straw wound in a spiral.
• Figure 1 is a side view of a beverage container according to the invention.
• Figure 2 is a bottom view of the beverage container according to Figure 1.
• FIG. 3 is a partial side view of an alternative embodiment of the container of FIG. 1.
• Figure 4 is a side view of a beverage straw usable with the beverage container according to the invention.
• Figure 1 a container 10 for drinks of the can type, that is to say essentially formed of a substantially cylindrical metal box whose lower part has a convex bottom
• a drinking straw 13 is inserted in a removable manner in the cavity 12 and advantageously enclosed in a protective means which , according to the example of FIG. 1, is a detachable protective film 14 closing the cavity 12, and fixed on the contour of the bottom 11 of the can 10.
• the drinking straw 13 is preferably wound in a spiral, this shape, illustrated in FIG. 2, being the most compatible with the geometry of revolution of the cavity 12.
• the drinking straw 13 may simply consist of a flexible material capable of being wound in a spiral.
• the beverage straw can also be a flexible straw 13 'which, in addition to the possibility of being wound in a spiral, offers the advantage of deploying to reach the bottom of the can in use and thus be able to adapt to all sizes of cans which can be either 33 cl or 50 cl.
• the straw is provided with bellows over almost its entire length, that is to say, over its entire length except at its longitudinal ends so as to allow its gripping between the thumb and forefinger of each hand, in the area of free bellows.
• the straw can thus pass from a fully contracted position, corresponding to that illustrated, where it can be rolled up and housed in the cavity 12 to a more or less deployed position, where it can be used to suck the liquid contained up to bottom of container 10, even for large containers.
• the bellows therefore have the double advantage of facilitating the winding of the straw on itself in order to be housed in the cavity 12 and of allowing the passage of straw of a short length, always with the aim of being housed in the cavity 12, to a greater length, during use.
• Said straw is mounted on the bobbin, for example, at the end of the line, after filling.

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