US20060102636A1 - Drinking apparatus - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
- A47G19/00—Table service
- A47G19/22—Drinking vessels or saucers used for table service
- A47G19/2205—Drinking glasses or vessels
- A47G19/2266—Means for facilitating drinking, e.g. for infants or invalids
- A47G19/2272—Means for facilitating drinking, e.g. for infants or invalids from drinking glasses or cups comprising lids or covers
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
- A47G21/00—Table-ware
- A47G21/18—Drinking straws or the like
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
- A47G19/00—Table service
- A47G19/22—Drinking vessels or saucers used for table service
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
- A47G2400/00—Details not otherwise provided for in A47G19/00-A47G23/16
- A47G2400/02—Hygiene
- A47G2400/027—Non-return valves
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- This invention relates to a drinking apparatus.
- the effects on a person of having their drink spiked depend largely on the substance involved.
- a person may introduce a toxic substance to deliberately harm or confuse the user, or may introduce a drug in order to take advantage of the user when they are under the effects of the drug.
- the present invention provides a drinking apparatus including a container having a lid and defining an internal cavity for holding a body of liquid; a valve element operates in conjunction with an opening on the container and is moveable between an open condition and a closed condition; the valve element is biased to the closed condition wherein the apparatus completely encapsulates the internal cavity to thereby prevent substances from being introduced to the cavity; and removal of the lid from the container results in an indication that the apparatus has been tampered with.
- the apparatus keeps a drink in the container and prevents substances from being added to the drink. If the lid of the container is removed in an attempt to introduce a substance the indication of tampering alerts a user that the apparatus has been tampered with.
- the indication that the apparatus has been tampered with may include damage to either the lid or the cup.
- the action of drawing liquid through the opening may cause the valve element to move to the open condition.
- the valve element may be biased to the closed condition by gravity.
- the container may be a cup.
- the lid may be arranged to be snap fitted to the container.
- the lid and container may fit together closely to resist removal of the lid by use of a leveraging tool.
- the opening may be the bore of a straw.
- the straw may be marked on its outer surface in the region of the valve element. This means that removal of that region of the straw is apparent to a user.
- the region of the straw may be marked by colouring the region.
- the marking may be luminous or flourescent.
- the valve element may be luminous or fluorescent.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of a drinking apparatus according to the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a cross section view along the line A-A of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged detail view of region C of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged detail view of region B of FIG. 2 with the valve element in the open position;
- FIG. 5 is an enlarged detail view of region B of FIG. 2 with the valve element in the closed position;
- FIGS. 6, 7 and 8 are top, side and plan views respectively of the valve element of FIG. 2 ;
- FIG. 9 is a top view of the straw and valve element according to an alternative embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 10 is a cross section view along the line D-D of FIG. 9 showing installation of the valve element
- FIG. 11 is a cross section view along the line D-D of FIG. 9 showing the valve element in the open position.
- FIG. 12 is a cross section view along the line D-D of FIG. 9 showing the valve element in the closed position.
- a drinking apparatus 10 including a container in the form of cup 12 and a lid 14 .
- Container 12 and lid 14 define an internal cavity 11 for holding a body of liquid such as a drink.
- the apparatus includes an opening in the form of the bore 15 of straw 16 .
- Straw 16 is retained with lid 14 such as by being integrally formed with lid 14 by moulding the straw 16 and lid 14 as one component.
- Straw 16 includes a valve element in the form of plug 18 .
- Plug 18 includes through holes 20 .
- a drink is poured into cup 12 whilst lid 14 is not engaged with the cup.
- lid 14 is snap fitted to cup 12 .
- Lugs 22 on lid 14 engage under annular and inwardly directed projection 24 on the inner surface of cup 12 . After engaging lid 14 and cup 12 , they cannot be separated without damaging either the lid 14 or the cup 12 . This provides a tamper evident mechanism to alert a user to the possibility that the container has been interfered with and possibly has had a foreign substance introduced into it.
- lid 14 and cup 12 engage with a close fit. This prevents a levering tool, such as a knife blade or screwdriver, from being inserted between the lid 14 and cup 12 for the purpose of prising off lid 14 .
- a levering tool such as a knife blade or screwdriver
- valve element 18 When a user sucks on straw 16 the fluid that rises up bore 15 causes plug 18 to move to an open position. At other times, plug 18 is biased by the force of gravity to the closed position shown in FIG. 5 . In this position, plug 18 rests on valve seat 19 . Valve seat 19 blocks the through holes 20 in plug 18 , thus preventing any foreign substances from by-passing plug 18 to enter cavity 11 .
- Annular projection 21 prevents plug 18 from coming out of the upper end of straw 16 .
- Annular projection 21 may be formed by applying heat and pressure to the straw to deform the straw.
- valve element of a drinking apparatus is shown.
- the valve element is in the form of a sphere 31 .
- the underside of valve seat 19 includes a lead-in taper 26 which assist with insertion of sphere 31 into the straw by use of mandrel tool 28 .
- sphere 31 In the open position, sphere 31 is prevented from exiting upper end of straw 16 by covered end 30 . Liquid may flow out of straw 16 through holes 32 .
- valve seat 19 prevents substances from by-passing the sphere and entering the container.
- the outside of straw 16 is coloured by application of a fluorescent or luminous non toxic dye (not shown) in the vicinity of sphere 31 .
- the fluorescent or luminous colouring improves visibility in low light or dark conditions. If the straw 16 is cut to remove the region of the straw that houses the valve element, this will be readily apparent to a user because they will know to expect to see the coloured portion on the straw of an apparatus that has not been tampered with.
- the valve element may be made luminous or fluorescent to alert a user if the valve element is missing.
- lid 14 is formed with a concave region on its upper surface which takes up all or part of the upper surface. This provides a catchment area for any liquid substance that is placed on top of lid 14 and helps to prevent that liquid from running off lid 14 to enter the apparatus at the join between cup 12 and lid 14 .
- All parts of the apparatus are formed from a clear, recyclable plastic that is difficult to penetrate with a hypodermic needle.
- a suitable plastic is Polypropylene Grade, wide spec. 4-14 Thermoplastic (TPE) or equivalent, talc filled with a low flow melt index.
- the container may be returned to a central collection point. At this collection point the lid is forcibly removed from the cup resulting in damage to either the cup or lid. Any liquid remaining in the cup is discarded and the plastic components of the assembly are recycled.
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Abstract
A drinking apparatus including: a container having a lid and defining an internal cavity for holding a body of liquid; a valve element operates in conjunction with an opening on the container and is operable between an open condition and a closed condition; the valve element is biased to the closed condition wherein the apparatus completely encapsulates the internal cavity to thereby prevent substances from being introduced to the cavity; and removal of the lid from the container results in an indication that the apparatus has been tampered with.
Description
- This invention relates to a drinking apparatus.
- When a drink is kept in a container such as a cup or glass, there exists the risk that the drink may be deliberately contaminated by a person introducing a substance into the cup or glass such as by dropping the substance into the upper opening of the cup or glass when the drink is left unattended. This practice is colloquially known as “spiking a drink”. Drinks have reportedly been spiked with substances including pharmaceutical substances, drugs or poisons in solid, liquid or powder form and even alcohol.
- The effects on a person of having their drink spiked depend largely on the substance involved. A person may introduce a toxic substance to deliberately harm or confuse the user, or may introduce a drug in order to take advantage of the user when they are under the effects of the drug.
- In a first aspect the present invention provides a drinking apparatus including a container having a lid and defining an internal cavity for holding a body of liquid; a valve element operates in conjunction with an opening on the container and is moveable between an open condition and a closed condition; the valve element is biased to the closed condition wherein the apparatus completely encapsulates the internal cavity to thereby prevent substances from being introduced to the cavity; and removal of the lid from the container results in an indication that the apparatus has been tampered with.
- In this way, the apparatus keeps a drink in the container and prevents substances from being added to the drink. If the lid of the container is removed in an attempt to introduce a substance the indication of tampering alerts a user that the apparatus has been tampered with.
- The indication that the apparatus has been tampered with may include damage to either the lid or the cup.
- The action of drawing liquid through the opening may cause the valve element to move to the open condition.
- The valve element may be biased to the closed condition by gravity.
- The container may be a cup.
- The lid may be arranged to be snap fitted to the container.
- The lid and container may fit together closely to resist removal of the lid by use of a leveraging tool.
- The opening may be the bore of a straw.
- The straw may be marked on its outer surface in the region of the valve element. This means that removal of that region of the straw is apparent to a user.
- The region of the straw may be marked by colouring the region. The marking may be luminous or flourescent.
- The valve element may be luminous or fluorescent.
- An embodiment of the present invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
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FIG. 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of a drinking apparatus according to the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is a cross section view along the line A-A ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 is an enlarged detail view of region C ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 4 is an enlarged detail view of region B ofFIG. 2 with the valve element in the open position; -
FIG. 5 is an enlarged detail view of region B ofFIG. 2 with the valve element in the closed position; -
FIGS. 6, 7 and 8 are top, side and plan views respectively of the valve element ofFIG. 2 ; -
FIG. 9 is a top view of the straw and valve element according to an alternative embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 10 is a cross section view along the line D-D ofFIG. 9 showing installation of the valve element; -
FIG. 11 is a cross section view along the line D-D ofFIG. 9 showing the valve element in the open position; and -
FIG. 12 is a cross section view along the line D-D ofFIG. 9 showing the valve element in the closed position. - Referring to
FIGS. 1 and 2 , adrinking apparatus 10 is shown including a container in the form ofcup 12 and alid 14.Container 12 andlid 14 define aninternal cavity 11 for holding a body of liquid such as a drink. The apparatus includes an opening in the form of thebore 15 ofstraw 16. Straw 16 is retained withlid 14 such as by being integrally formed withlid 14 by moulding thestraw 16 andlid 14 as one component. Straw 16 includes a valve element in the form ofplug 18.Plug 18 includes throughholes 20. - To use the apparatus, a drink is poured into
cup 12 whilstlid 14 is not engaged with the cup. When the drink has been poured,lid 14 is snap fitted tocup 12.Lugs 22 onlid 14 engage under annular and inwardly directedprojection 24 on the inner surface ofcup 12. After engaginglid 14 andcup 12, they cannot be separated without damaging either thelid 14 or thecup 12. This provides a tamper evident mechanism to alert a user to the possibility that the container has been interfered with and possibly has had a foreign substance introduced into it. - Referring to
FIG. 3 ,lid 14 andcup 12 engage with a close fit. This prevents a levering tool, such as a knife blade or screwdriver, from being inserted between thelid 14 andcup 12 for the purpose of prising offlid 14. - Substances are prevented from being introduced to the container through-
bore 15 byvalve element 18. Referring toFIG. 4 , when a user sucks onstraw 16 the fluid that rises up bore 15causes plug 18 to move to an open position. At other times,plug 18 is biased by the force of gravity to the closed position shown inFIG. 5 . In this position, plug 18 rests onvalve seat 19.Valve seat 19 blocks the throughholes 20 inplug 18, thus preventing any foreign substances from by-passingplug 18 to entercavity 11. -
Annular projection 21 preventsplug 18 from coming out of the upper end ofstraw 16.Annular projection 21 may be formed by applying heat and pressure to the straw to deform the straw. - Referring to FIGS. 9 to 12 an alternative embodiment of a valve element of a drinking apparatus according to the invention is shown. In this embodiment the valve element is in the form of a
sphere 31. The underside ofvalve seat 19 includes a lead-intaper 26 which assist with insertion ofsphere 31 into the straw by use ofmandrel tool 28. In the open position,sphere 31 is prevented from exiting upper end ofstraw 16 by coveredend 30. Liquid may flow out ofstraw 16 throughholes 32. In the closedposition valve seat 19 prevents substances from by-passing the sphere and entering the container. - The outside of
straw 16 is coloured by application of a fluorescent or luminous non toxic dye (not shown) in the vicinity ofsphere 31. The fluorescent or luminous colouring improves visibility in low light or dark conditions. If thestraw 16 is cut to remove the region of the straw that houses the valve element, this will be readily apparent to a user because they will know to expect to see the coloured portion on the straw of an apparatus that has not been tampered with. Similarly, the valve element may be made luminous or fluorescent to alert a user if the valve element is missing. - In another embodiment,
lid 14 is formed with a concave region on its upper surface which takes up all or part of the upper surface. This provides a catchment area for any liquid substance that is placed on top oflid 14 and helps to prevent that liquid from running offlid 14 to enter the apparatus at the join betweencup 12 andlid 14. - All parts of the apparatus are formed from a clear, recyclable plastic that is difficult to penetrate with a hypodermic needle. A suitable plastic is Polypropylene Grade, wide spec. 4-14 Thermoplastic (TPE) or equivalent, talc filled with a low flow melt index.
- After use, the container may be returned to a central collection point. At this collection point the lid is forcibly removed from the cup resulting in damage to either the cup or lid. Any liquid remaining in the cup is discarded and the plastic components of the assembly are recycled.
- Whilst the embodiment of the invention described herein includes an aperture in the form of a straw it is not limited to this arrangement.
- Any reference to prior art contained herein is not to be taken as an admission that the information is common general knowledge, unless otherwise indicated.
- Finally, it is to be appreciated that various alterations or additions may be made to the parts previously described without departing from the spirit or ambit of the present invention.
Claims (12)
1. A drinking apparatus including:
a container having a lid and defining an internal cavity for holding a body of liquid;
a valve element operates in conjunction with an opening on the container and is operable between an open condition and a closed condition;
the valve element is biased to the closed condition wherein the apparatus completely encapsulates the internal cavity to thereby prevent substances from being introduced to the cavity; and removal of the lid from the container results in an indication that the apparatus has been tampered with.
2. A drinking apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the action of drawing liquid through the opening causes the valve element to move to the open condition.
3. A drinking apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the valve element is biased to the closed condition by gravity.
4. A drinking apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the container is a cup.
5. A drinking container according to claim 1 wherein the lid is arranged to be snap fitted to the container.
6. A drinking apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the lid and container fit together closely to resist removal of the lid by use of a leveraging tool.
7. A drinking apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the opening is the bore of a straw.
8. A drinking apparatus according to claim 7 wherein the straw is marked on its outer surface in the region of the valve element.
9. A drinking apparatus according to claim 8 wherein the region of the straw is marked by colouring the region.
10. A drinking apparatus according to claim 9 wherein the region of the straw is marked by being fluorescent or luminous.
11. A drinking apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the valve element is luminous or fluorescent.
12. A drinking apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the indication that the apparatus has been tampered with includes damage to either the lid or the cup.
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