LIQUID CONTAINER WITH INTEGRATED STRAW
A liquid container having a tubular wall or handle formed integral with the peripheral wall of the container body thereof and a suction hole defined in the tubular wall or handle in communication with the holding space surrounded by the container body so that the user can drink the liquid from the container body with the mouth through the suction hole.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to liquid containers and more particularly to such a liquid container, which has a straw formed integral with the peripheral wall or handle of the container body so that the user can drink or suck in the contained liquid.
2. Description of the Related Art
When drinking a liquid from a liquid container, for example, cup 11a, as shown in
The present invention has been accomplished under the circumstances in view. It is therefore the main object of the present invention to provide a liquid container, which has a straw formed integral with the peripheral wall or handle of the container body so that the user can drink or suck in the contained liquid.
To achieve this and other objects of the present invention, A liquid container, comprising a container body formed of a peripheral wall and a bottom wall, a tubular wall formed integral with the peripheral wall, a suction hole defined in between the tubular wall and the peripheral wall, the suction hole having a top end extending to the topmost edge of the cup body and a bottom end extending to the bottom wall of the container body, and a water inlet in communication between the suction hole and the holding space surrounded by the container body. Thus, the tubular wall works as a straw for enabling the user to suck in the contained liquid from the container body.
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Although particular embodiments of the invention have been described in detail for purposes of illustration, various modifications and enhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention is not to be limited except as by the appended claims.
Claims
1. A liquid container, comprising a container body formed of a peripheral wall and a bottom wall, a tubular wall formed integral with said peripheral wall, a suction hole defined in between said tubular wall and said peripheral wall, said suction hole having a top end extending to the topmost edge of said cup body and a bottom end extending to said bottom wall of said container body, and a water inlet in communication between said suction hole and the holding space surrounded by said container body.
2. A liquid container, comprising a container body formed of a peripheral wall and a bottom wall, at least one handle formed integral with said peripheral wall, a suction hole defined in each of said at least one handle, and a water inlet in communication between a bottom end of each said suction hole and the holding space surrounded by said container body.
3. The liquid container as claimed in claim 1, wherein the top end of said suction hole suspends above the elevation of the topmost edge of said container body.
4. The liquid container as claimed in claim 1, said tubular wall has the topmost edge disposed below the elevation of the topmost edge of said container body.
5. The liquid container as claimed in claim 2, wherein the suction hole that is defined in each said handle extends vertically through the whole length of the respective handle.
6. The liquid container as claimed in claim 2, wherein each said suction hole has the topmost end thereof extended to a selected part of the respective handle.
7. The liquid container as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein said water inlet cut through said bottom wall of said container body.
8. The liquid container as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein said water inlet is disposed in proximity to said bottom wall of said container body at a selected location.
9. The liquid container as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein said water inlet is selectively formed of a single hole or multiple small holes.
10. The liquid container as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein said bottom wall of said container body slopes downwards to said water inlet.
11. The liquid container as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein each said suction hole has a circular cross section.
12. The liquid container as claimed in claim 1, wherein multiple tubular walls are formed integral with the peripheral wall of said container body, and multiple suction holes are respectively defined between the multiple tubular walls and the peripheral wall of said container body in communication with the holding space surrounded by said container body through said water inlet.
13. The liquid container as claimed in claim 2, wherein multiple handles are formed integral with the peripheral wall of said container body, and multiple suction holes are respectively defined in said multiple handles in communication with the holding space surrounded by said container body through said water inlet.
14. The liquid container as claimed in claim 1, wherein said container body is smoothly curved.
15. The liquid container as claimed in claim 2, wherein said handle is smoothly curved.
16. The liquid container as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein said container body is shaped like a cup.
17. The liquid container as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein said container body is shaped like a bottle.
Type: Application
Filed: Mar 8, 2010
Publication Date: Sep 8, 2011
Inventor: Tzu-Kang LEE (TAICHUNG CITY)
Application Number: 12/719,196
International Classification: A47G 19/22 (20060101);