Integral component to disposable beverage container for inhibiting entry of insects, debris, and possible foreign chemical

Abstract

An invention for the prevention of entry of flying and non-flying stinging insects into open disposable beverage containers. According to the embodiment, the invention is attached to a disposable beverage container over the normal dispensing port to act as a shield to prevent the entry of flying and non-flying insects, debris, or foreign chemicals in either tablet or encapsulated form. The invention is attached during the normal manufacturing process of the disposable beverage container. The invention will not interfere with the normal opening mechanism of the disposable beverage container. Normal manufacturing processes such as argon laser welding, adhesive, ecetra, attach the invention to the disposable beverage container. The invention is manufactured out of the same material, a dissimilar material, or both as the disposable beverage container. The invention incorporates several types of various openings of slotted, circular, elliptical, or geometrical shapes and sizes to allow for the free flow of the contained liquid. The invention will not reduce the recycling characteristics of disposable beverage container.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1  An invention with proportional sized perforations of various sizes that are either circular, polygon, or slotted in shape and that is permanently attached to a disposable beverage container over the dispensing port.  
     
     
         2  The invention of  claim 1 , can be designed with various numbers of perforations in any combination of shapes.  
     
     
         3  The invention of  claim 1 , can be permanently installed during the manufacturing process of the beverage container.  
     
     
         4  The invention of  claim 1 , will not add significant cost to the production of the disposable beverage container.  
     
     
         5  The invention of  claim 1 , can be composed of material that is either the same as the host beverage container or of a dissimilar material, or both.  
     
     
         6  The invention of  claim 1 , is non-removable from the disposable beverage container.  
     
     
         7  The invention of  claim 1 , will not interfere with the normal opening mechanism of the disposable beverage container.  
     
     
         8  The invention of  claim 1 , will have perforated openings that are of sufficiently small size to prevent the passage of insects, both flying and non-flying.  
     
     
         9  The invention of  claim 1 , will inhibit debris such as cigarette butts from being introduced into an open disposable beverage container.  
     
     
         10  The invention of  claim 1 , will inhibit dry chemical tablets or chemical capsules from being introduced into the beverage container.  
     
     
         11  The invention of  claim 1 , will not reduce the recycling characteristics of the disposable beverage container.  
     
     
         12  The invention of  claim 1 , will not add to any existing litter or disposable problems of the beverage container.