RU196844U1 - MUG WITH INSERT - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to household appliances and is aimed at improving the usability for household needs of consumers, namely, to facilitate the preparation of liquid drinks. Various designs of mugs of various designs equipped with a built-in mug or, for example, a recess for storing food are known from the prior art. products. However, the use of dry food additives in drinks requires mixing, for which purpose various spoon shapes are still used. They require continuous storage together with a mug, as well as a separate spoon for pouring loose ingredients into a mug, such as granulated sugar (due to wetting with water). All this can be difficult during frequent trips and especially in tourism because of the high probability of loss or, on the contrary, the probability of forgetting a spoon at home. The advantage of the proposed mug is that there is no need for additional accessories, since it is necessary to mix dry food additives (in particular sugar) poured into the prepared beverage (for example, tea) in the mug, an insert is installed, held by the struts from the inside of the mug. When dry additives are poured into a drink, they fall up the helix of the insert and partially roll down, where they are held by a protrusion at the ends of the helix. Further, when pouring water into the proposed mug, it begins to flow along the turns of the spiral, while dissolving the bulk additive. Part of it can accumulate at the bottom of the spiral, from where it is washed away by a stream of flowing water. A technical result achieved is to simplify the process of mixing bulk additives, including sugar, by washing them off from the coils of the spiral with a stream of flowing water. The solution eliminates the use of spoons, which is especially in demand in tourism.

Description

The technical field to which the utility model belongs. The utility model relates to household appliances and is aimed at improving the usability for household needs of consumers, namely, to facilitate the preparation of liquid drinks.

The prior art. A mug with a hollow handle is already known from the prior art [RF patent for utility model No. 124544], comprising a housing with a bottom and a side wall, to which a hollow handle is attached, connected to the upper part of its internal space with the body volume. The hollow handle is connected by the lower part of its internal space to the volume of the body, and the entire mug, including the body and the hollow handle, is made of glass.

The disadvantages of this solution include the lack of the possibility of mixing food additives (sugar) using the mug itself.

Combined mug is also known [RF patent for utility model No. 171225], which is a liquid-containing container with a handle and a lower located food container, and the side conical surface of the food container on the opposite side of the handle has an opening framed by borders at the edges.

This decision is made by the main prototype, the closest in its technical essence.

The disadvantages of this solution include the lack of the possibility of stirring food additives (sugar) using the mug itself.

Disclosure of a utility model. Various designs of mugs of various designs are known from the prior art, equipped with heating integrated in the mug or, for example, a recess for storing food products. At the same time, the addition to various drinks, especially tea, of loose food additives such as sugar is extremely common. This is due to the high taste of the drinks in which sugar was added. Without a doubt, we are talking about meeting the basic needs of society, since the reception of tea and coffee with sugar is a daily and very frequent procedure. In this case, the reception of drinks poured into the mug is carried out not only at home in the kitchen, but also in a wide variety of others - for example, in the country, on a camping trip in the woods, etc.

This requires the constant use of special devices - spoons, for mixing bulk food additives (sugar), and also requires storage near the mug. In some cases - especially in various trips and on hiking trips, this is a problem, since it is accompanied by uncomfortable storage conditions and a high probability of losing a spoon for mixing.

There are various designs of mugs, known from the prior art, and solving the problem of thermal insulation from the external environment for storing heat (thermo mug); mugs with a compartment for storing products, as well as mugs with various cavities inside and shape options. However, they all do not solve the problem of facilitating the preparation of a drink, and refusing a spoon. All known options for the mug require an additional external device - a spoon, to prepare the drink.

The use of the drink requires its mixing, for which various spoon shapes are still used. Spoons require continuous storage with a mug, as well as a separate spoon for pouring bulk ingredients into a mug. All this can be difficult during frequent trips, especially in tourism due to the high probability of loss or vice versa, the probability of forgetting a spoon at home. In addition, spoons and mugs are made in different sizes, and in some cases the use of a spoon can be hindered by the high edge of the mug, or vice versa - too low the edge of the mug, and damage to the user's eyes.

In the proposed solution, the task of mixing bulk food additives is solved by installing a removable insert inside the mug, which ensures that the flow of loose additives is washed away by the flow of flowing water, thereby eliminating the need for a spoon.

The figure 1 shows a vertical section of a mug with an insert assembly. The figure clearly shows that a removable insert is inserted into a mug having walls, a bottom and a handle. This insert is held by the principle of a spacer, resting against the tips installed on the ends of the spacer against the side walls of the mug. The purpose of rigid fixation is not set, for the proposed solution to work it is enough to limit the loss of the insert from the mug when it is tilted while taking a drink. Outside, the shape of the spiral insert repeats the shape of the walls inside the mug, and provides installation close to them. Thus, the retention of the insert in the cup is ensured in any case, the spacer in the lower part of the insert in the cup prevents loss at large angles of inclination. Elastic tips at the ends of the spacer are necessary to create a mechanical stop in the walls of the mug. Such tips can be made both from plastics and from various kinds of rubber that does not emit harmful components into the drink.

A spiral mounted on a supporting rod must have at least two turns of its revolution to ensure the dissolution of bulk additives in the drink. The additive is poured on top with a regular spoon, and partially poured down the spiral insert into the mug. The more turns of the spiral, the more efficient the dissolution of bulk additives will be provided.

At the end of the aforementioned spiral, a protrusion is contained that prevents the bulk additives from falling to the bottom of the circle, holding them at the edge of the plane of the spiral. The flow of liquid poured into the mug washes away the particles of the granular additive, effectively dissolving them when it flows down the insert into the mug. Thus, there is no need for a separate spoon to mix the additive in the drink. In tourist conditions, sugar can be poured directly from the container or bag in which it was brought.

It should be noted that for the name of the proposed solution, “mug with insert” was chosen, the generic term is a mug, since the insert should be supplied with the mug. Currently, there is no single standard for the overall dimensions of mugs; each manufacturer produces variations that are convenient for him for marketing reasons. For the proposed solution to work, it is necessary to match the external shape of the insert to the shape of the cavity of the circle (for example, square), however, between the edge of the spiral and the inner surface of the wall of the circle there should be a small gap for fluid to flow out. The liquid inside the cup when drinking will flow out through the aforementioned gap between the edges of the spiral and the walls.

The design described above is simple and technologically advanced - and can be made of plastic components, at a low cost in mass production. Also, the design is characterized by reliability due to the absence of complex elements, the lack of batteries allows you to use it autonomously.

The proposed solution has the following differences from the prototype:

- a removable insert is installed inside the mug;

- the removable insert contains a supporting pin, with a spiral mounted on it, having at least two turns, a protrusion at the bottom of the spiral. Its external shape repeats the shape of the side walls of the cup and ensures installation close to them, a spacer is installed at the bottom of the pin, the ends of which are fitted with elastic protrusions to abut the walls of the cup.

Thus, the set of essential features of the utility model is previously unknown and leads to a new technical result - the emergence of the possibility of mixing food additives.

A brief description of the drawings. The figure 1 shows a vertical section of a mug with an insert assembly. Here 1 is the side wall of the mug, 2 is the bottom of the mug, 3 is the handle of the mug, 4 is the bearing pin, 5 is the spiral, 6 is the protrusion at the bottom of the spiral, 7 is the spacer, 8 are the elastic tips.

Claims (1)

A mug comprising a body with a bottom and side walls, as well as a handle attached to the said side walls, characterized in that a removable insert is installed inside, which is a bearing pin with a spiral mounted on it, having at least two turns, a protrusion at the bottom of the spiral, and the outer the shape of the spiral repeats the shape of the side walls of the cup and ensures installation close to them, a spacer is installed at the bottom of the bearing pin, at the ends of which elastic protrusions are put on to stop against the walls of the cup.

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