Device for coupling with a beverage container

Abstract

An assembly of a beverage container, preferably a bottle or beverage can, and a device couplable therewith, wherein the device comprises at least one circumferential edge and engaging elements, wherein the engaging elements at least partly correspond with a circumference of the beverage container near an upper part of the beverage container, such that, in a first condition, the device extends near said upper part approximately along the beverage container.

1 . An assembly of a beverage container, preferably a bottle or beverage can, and a device couplable therewith, wherein the device comprises at least one circumferential edge and engaging elements, wherein the engaging elements at least partly correspond with a circumference of the beverage container near an upper part of the beverage container, such that, in a first condition, the device extends near said upper part approximately along the beverage container. 
   
   
       2 . An assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein, in a second condition, the circumferential edge extends away from an upper part of the beverage container. 
   
   
       3 . An assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein the engaging elements are couplable with the beverage container in both the first and second condition. 
   
   
       4 . An assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the device is provided with a bottom, which bottom forms a cap over a top side of the beverage container in said coupled condition. 
   
   
       5 . An assembly according to  claim 4 , wherein, approximately at the transition from the bottom and the circumferential edge, a breaking edge is provided. 
   
   
       6 . An assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the device has at least one recess in the at least one circumferential edge, which recess at least partly approximately corresponds with the circumference of particular smoking materials, preferably cigarettes. 
   
   
       7 . An assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the device has at least one breaking edge in the at least one circumferential edge, which breaking edge at least partly approximately corresponds with the circumference of particular smoking materials, preferably cigarettes. 
   
   
       8 . An assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the device is provided with at least one engaging element for engagement with a top side of a beverage container. 
   
   
       9 . An assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one engaging element is provided on the inside near the bottom of the device. 
   
   
       10 . An assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one engaging element is arranged for engaging the upper edge of a can. 
   
   
       11 . An assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the device is arranged as a drinking cup and the beverage container is a bottle, wherein, in the first condition, the device is placed over the top side of a bottle. 
   
   
       12 . An assembly according to  claim 11 , wherein the bottle comprises a bottle collar and the at least one engaging element is arranged for engaging the bottle collar in the first condition. 
   
   
       13 . An assembly according to  claim 8 , wherein the at least one engaging element comprises a slope. 
   
   
       14 . An assembly according to  claim 8 , wherein the at least one engaging element comprises a resilient element. 
   
   
       15 . An assembly according to  claim 8 , wherein the beverage container comprises a bottle and the at least one engaging element is arranged for engaging under, at least obliquely under, the collar of the bottle or an inwardly running part above a relatively straight center part of the bottle. 
   
   
       16 . An assembly according to  claim 8 , wherein, in engaged condition of the device on the beverage container, the bottom of the device rests on the top side of the beverage container, or at least virtually abuts it, so that the device is prevented from shifting. 
   
   
       17 . An assembly according to  claim 8 , wherein the device is provided with a relief in the circumferential edge for improving the nestability of the device. 
   
   
       18 . An assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the circumference of the circumferential edge and/or the engaging element at least partly approximately corresponds with the circumference of the top side of a beverage can and is approximately between 150 and 180 mm, in particular approximately 162 mm and/or 168 mm. 
   
   
       19 . An assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the circumference of the circumferential edge and/or the engaging element at least partly approximately corresponds with the circumference of the top side of a bottle and is approximately between 60 and 125 mm, in particular approximately 71, 87 and/or 114 mm. 
   
   
       20 . An assembly according to  claim 1 , which is substantially manufactured from plastic, preferably by means of an injection molding process. 
   
   
       21 . An assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the couplable device is arranged for being able to be fluid-tightly coupled with the beverage container, for instance with the aid of a sealing ring and/or screw thread. 
   
   
       22 . An assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the assembly is provided with a breaking seal which is connected with the device and the beverage container. 
   
   
       23 . An assembly according to  claim 22 , wherein the breaking seal comprises a band over the drinking edge of the device on the outside of the device and the beverage container. 
   
   
       24 . An assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the couplable device is arranged for engaging along the inside of the upper part of the beverage container. 
   
   
       25 . An assembly of a beverage container, preferably a bottle or beverage can, and a device couplable therewith, wherein the device is provided with at least one circumferential edge and at least one engaging element, wherein the inner circumference of the at least one engaging element at least partly corresponds with the circumference of the beverage container for coupling of the device with the beverage container, wherein recesses and/or breaking edges are provided in the circumferential edge, which at least partly approximately correspond with the circumference of particular smoking materials. 
   
   
       26 . An ashtray, formed by an assembly according to  claim 1 . 
   
   
       27 . A device for forming an assembly according to  claim 1 . 
   
   
       28 . A device according to  claim 27 , wherein the device is a cup, preferably with a volume of at least approximately ⅓, in particular approximately ½ to ⅔ of the volume of the beverage container. 
   
   
       29 . A device according to  claim 28 , wherein, in a third condition, the device comprises a strip, which strip comprises at least two connecting elements with which the strip is converted into a device with at least one circumferential edge. 
   
   
       30 . A device according to  claim 29 , wherein the connecting elements comprise indentations which can engage one another. 
   
   
       31 . An ashtray, formed by an assembly according to  claim 25 . 
   
   
       32 . A device for forming an assembly according to  claim 25 .