Recyclable takeaway cup

Abstract

A recyclable takeaway cup contains: a body, a lid, and a flexible connection unit. The body includes a lower edge, an enlarged fringe, a mouth, a recessed face, and an inlet defined. The body and the lid are one-piece connected via the flexible connection unit, and the flexible connection unit is bendable in a U shape so that the lid is covered on the mouth of the body. The lid includes a surround fence configured to cover the mouth, a platform formed on a top of the surround fence, an opening defined on the platform, corresponding to the conduit and configured to receive the sucking element. The sucking element is removable and hollow so that when the lid is covered on the mouth of the body, the sucking element is inserted into a top of the conduit to suck content in the body.

Claims

1. A recyclable takeaway cup comprising: a body, a lid, and a flexible connection unit; wherein the body includes a lower edge, an enlarged fringe extending upward from the lower edge, a mouth formed on a top of the enlarged fringe, a conduit defined on an inner wall of the enlarged fringe, a recessed face formed on the enlarged fringe beside two ends of the conduit, and an inlet defined between the conduit and the lower edge; wherein the body and the lid are one-piece connected via the flexible connection unit, and the flexible connection unit is bendable in a U shape so that the lid is covered on the mouth of the body, wherein a first end of the flexible connection unit is connected on a bottom of the mouth, and a second end of the flexible connection unit is connected on a bottom of the lid; and wherein the lid includes a surround fence configured to cover the mouth, a platform formed on a top of the surround fence, an opening defined on the platform, corresponding to the conduit and configured to receive a sucking element, wherein the sucking element is removable and hollow so that when the lid is covered on the mouth of the body, the sucking element is inserted into a top of the conduit to suck ingredients in the body; wherein the recessed face has a first tilted connection portion formed on a top thereof and extending upward to the enlarged fringe.

2. The recyclable takeaway cup as claimed in claim 1, wherein the recessed face has a second tilted connection portion formed on a bottom thereof and extending to the lower edge, wherein the inlet is defined on a center of the second tilted connection portion.

3. The recyclable takeaway cup as claimed in claim 1, wherein the conduit has a window fixed adjacent to the enlarged fringe and made of transparent or translucent material.

4. The recyclable takeaway cup as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sucking element includes a bendable flexibility sheet connected thereon, a plug connected on an end of the bendable flexibility sheet and configured to close the sucking element; wherein the platform has a lower portion, a high portion, a beveled coupling face configured to connect the lower portion with the high portion, and an air orifice defined on the beveled coupling face; the bendable flexibility sheet has a head formed on a predetermined position thereof and configured to be received in the orifice; the high portion has an arcuate receiving portion configured to receive the plug, when removing the plug from the sucking element.

5. The recyclable takeaway cup as claimed in claim 1, wherein the body, the lid, and the flexible connection unit are one-piece molded by a plastic mold.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the assembly of a recyclable takeaway cup according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

(2) FIG. 2 is another perspective view showing the assembly of the recyclable takeaway cup according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

(3) FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view showing the assembly of the recyclable takeaway cup according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

(4) FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the operation of the recyclable takeaway cup according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

(5) FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view of FIG. 4 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

(6) With reference to FIGS. 1-4, a recyclable takeaway cup according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises: a body 10, a lid 20, a flexible connection unit 30, and a sucking element 40.

(7) Referring to FIGS. 1-3, the body 10 includes a lower edge 11, an enlarged fringe 12 extending upward from the lower edge 11, a mouth 13 formed on a top of the enlarged fringe 12, a conduit 14 defined on an inner wall of the enlarged fringe 12, a recessed face 15 formed on the enlarged fringe 12 beside two ends of the conduit 14, and an inlet 16 defined between the conduit 14 and the lower edge 11. The recessed face 15 has a first tilted connection portion 151 formed on a top thereof, and the recessed face 15 has a second tilted connection portion 152 formed on a bottom thereof, wherein the first tilted connection portion 151 extends upward to the enlarged fringe 12 from the top of the recessed face 15, and the second tilted connection portion 152 extends to the lower edge 11 from the bottom of the recessed face 15. As shown in FIG. 3, the inlet 16 is defined on a center of the second tilted connection portion 152.

(8) Referring to FIGS. 1-3, to view a capacity and ingredients in the body 10, the conduit 14 has a window 141 fixed adjacent to the enlarged fringe 12 and made of transparent or translucent material.

(9) As shown in FIGS. 1-3, the body 10 and the lid 20 are one-piece connected via the flexible connection unit 30, and the flexible connection unit 30 is bendable in a U shape so that the lid 20 is covered on the mouth 13 of the body 10. A first end of the flexible connection unit 30 is connected on a bottom of the mouth 13, and a second end of the flexible connection unit 30 is connected on a bottom of the lid 20.

(10) As illustrated in FIGS. 1-3, the lid 20 includes a surround fence 21 configured to cover the mouth 13, a platform 33 formed on a top of the surround fence 21, an opening 23 defined on the platform 22, corresponding to the conduit 14 and configured to receive the sucking element 40. The sucking element 40 is removable and hollow so that when the lid 20 is covered on the mouth 13 of the body 10, the sucking element 40 is inserted into a top of the conduit 14 to suck the content in the body 10.

(11) With reference to FIGS. 2 and 4, the sucking element 40 includes a bendable flexibility sheet 41 connected thereon, a plug 42 connected on an end of the bendable flexibility sheet 41 and configured to close the sucking element 40. The platform 22 has a lower portion 221, a high portion 222, a beveled coupling face 223 configured to connect the lower portion 221 with the high portion 222, and an air orifice 224 defined on the beveled coupling face 223. The bendable flexibility sheet 41 has a head 411 formed on a predetermined position thereof and configured to be received in the orifice 224. The high portion 222 has an arcuate receiving portion 225 configured to receive the plug 42 when removing the plug 42 from the sucking element 40.

(12) The body 10, the lid 20, and the flexible connection unit 30 are one-piece molded from environmentally friendly plastic material by a plastic mold, such that the recyclable takeaway cup is recycle without being removed when cleaning and recycling the recyclable takeaway cup, thus saving water and power consumption.

(13) Thereby, the recyclable takeaway cup of the present invention has advantages as follows: 1) When recycling the recyclable takeaway cup, the recyclable takeaway cup is placed to recycling equipment directly, since the body 10 and the lid 20 are one-piece connected via the flexible connection unit 30, thus obtaining easy recycling. 2) Because the body 10 and the lid 20 are one-piece connected via the flexible connection unit 30, the body 10 and the cup 20 are washed together to save the water consumption. 3) The body 10, the lid 20, and the flexible connection unit 30 are one-piece molded from the environmentally friendly plastic material, thus having cleaning, drying and sterilizing operations, and recycling process one time. 4) The body 10 and the cup 20 are one-piece molded and the sucking element 40 is received in the body 10, thus simplifying material preparation, cleaning, and recycling. 5) Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, in use, drink is accommodated in the body 10, and the lid 20 is covered on the mouth 13, thus obtaining easy drinking. Preferably, the sucking element 40 is configured to suck drinks in the body 10 via the conduit 14, and the ingredients in the body 10 are viewable via the window 141, thus enhancing drinking pleasure. Also, the cup is one-piece connected with the body, thereby eliminating a seal film on the body and obtaining dustproof, leakproof and temperature maintaining purposes.

(14) While the first embodiments of the invention have been set forth for the purpose of disclosure, modifications of the disclosed embodiments of the invention as well as other embodiments thereof may occur to those skilled in the art. The scope of the claims should not be limited by the first embodiments set forth in the examples, but should be given the broadest interpretation consistent with the description as a whole.