Device for sucking up beverages

Abstract

Device for sucking up beverages, which comprises a tubular body ( 1 ) with open ends ( 2, 3 ), the lower end ( 2 ) of which is inserted into a beverage contained in a vessel, while the user's mouth is placed over the upper end ( 3 ) so as to suck up the beverage; it is characterized in that the outer surface of a section of the lower end of the tubular body ( 1 ) comprises at least one longitudinal lateral extension ( 4, 4′, 4″ ) that can be used to stir, break up, separate, scrape out, scrape up, mix, churn and as a spoon. The lateral extension may be hollow or solid and have, on the upper and lower surface thereof, a groove ( 7, 7 a , 7 b ) for retaining components with a lower density than the beverage, to facilitate drinking. The longitudinal edge ( 10 ) of the lateral extension ( 4, 4′, 4″ ) may be used for cutting and scraping. For use in all kinds of beverages, especially milkshakes and the like.

1 . Device for sucking up beverages, which comprises a tubular body ( 1 ) with open ends ( 2 ,  3 ), the lower end ( 2 ) thereof is inserted into a beverage contained in a vessel, while the user's mouth is placed over the upper end ( 3 ) so as to suck up the beverage; characterized in that the outer surface of a section of the lower end of the tubular body ( 1 ) comprises at least one longitudinal lateral extension ( 4 ,  4 ′,  4 ″) that can be used to stir, break up, separate, scrape out, scrape up, mix, churn and as a spoon. 
     
     
         2 . Device for sucking up beverages according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the at least one longitudinal lateral extension ( 4 ,  4 ′,  4 ″) extends along the entire outer surface of the tubular body ( 1 ). 
     
     
         3 . Device for sucking up beverages according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the at least one longitudinal lateral extension ( 4 ,  4 ′,  4 ″) is selected from among a hollow lateral extension and a solid lateral extension. 
     
     
         4 . Device for sucking up beverages according to  claim 3 , characterized in that the at least one longitudinal lateral extension ( 4 ,  4 ′,  4 ″) comprises a substantially rectangular contour, the lower edge ( 5 ) of which is convex curved, its upper edge ( 6 ) is selected from among a concave curve and a convex curve; and said lower edge ( 5 ) and upper edge ( 6 ) are joined by means of a longitudinal edge ( 10 ) for cutting and scraping. 
     
     
         5 . Device for sucking up beverages according to  claim 4 , characterized in that the at least one lateral extension ( 4 ′) has a circular cross section. 
     
     
         6 . Device for sucking up beverages according to  claim 4 , characterized in that the at least one longitudinal lateral extension ( 4 ,  4 ′,  4 ″) with hollow configuration comprises an upper wall ( 4   a ) and a lower wall ( 4   b ) with convex curved surfaces which are joined, forming the longitudinal edge ( 10 ) for cutting and scraping, defining a blind tube ( 11 ) with a triangular section with concave curved sides and closed by the upper edge ( 6 ). 
     
     
         7 . Device for sucking up beverages according to  claim 4 , characterized in that the longitudinal edge ( 10 ) of the configuration selected from among hollow and solid configuration has a convex curved cross section. 
     
     
         8 . Device for sucking up beverages according to  claim 4 , characterized in that the upper and lower surface of the at least one lateral extension ( 4 ,  4 ′,  4 ″) comprises longitudinal grooves ( 7 ,  7   a,    7   b ) for retaining components with a lower density than the beverage. 
     
     
         9 . Device for sucking up beverages according to  claim 4 , characterized in that the section of the lower end of the tubular body ( 1 ) which comprises at least one longitudinal lateral extension ( 4 ), has a cross section different to the rest of the tubular body ( 1 ); where the tubular body ( 1 ) has a circular cross section which, in the area corresponding to the longitudinal lateral extension ( 4 ), comes to have a rectangular cross section with smaller curved sides. 
     
     
         10 . Device for sucking up beverages according to  claim 2 , characterized in that the device has a pre-established continuous length which is cut into sections to obtain a plurality of devices. 
     
     
         11 . Device for sucking up beverages according to  claim 10 , characterized in that the cut to the tubular body ( 1 ) is selected from among a regular and irregular cut, where the regular cut is selected from among straight and curved and where the curved cut is selected from among concave and convex. 
     
     
         12 . Device for sucking up beverages according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the section of the lower end of the tubular body ( 1 ) comprising the at least one longitudinal lateral extension ( 4 ,  4 ′,  4 ″) is detachable from the rest of the tubular body ( 1 ). 
     
     
         13 . Device for sucking up beverages according to  claim 12 , characterized in that the detachable section of the lower end of the tubular body ( 1 ) comprising the at least one longitudinal lateral extension ( 4 ,  4 ′,  4 ″) includes, at its upper end, a cylindrical prolongation which following a narrowing continues according to a cylindrical section with a diameter complementary to the inner diameter of the tubular body ( 1 ) to enclose them under pressure. 
     
     
         14 . Device for sucking up beverages according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the upper area of the tubular body ( 1 ) comprises an annular protuberance ( 8 ) with a transverse section which defines a circular sector, the surface of which comprises grooves ( 9 ) to facilitate the application of a movement of rotation of the tubular body ( 1 ) about its axis, to churn the beverage. 
     
     
         15 . Device for sucking up beverages according to  claim 1 , characterized in that it comprises at least two opposed longitudinal lateral extension ( 4 ,  4 ′,  4 ″). 
     
     
         16 . Device for sucking up beverages according to  claim 15 , characterized in that the lower convex curved edge ( 5 ) of the at least two opposed longitudinal lateral extension ( 4 ,  4 ′,  4 ″), together with the lower end of the tubular body ( 1 ) form a semi-circular configuration of the lower edge ( 5 ) of the device. 
     
     
         17 . Device for sucking up beverages according to  claim 2 , characterized in that the outer surface of the tubular body ( 1 ) has a cross section selected from among elliptical and circular; where when the cross section of the outer surface of the tubular body ( 1 ) is elliptical, the at least one lateral extension is provided at one of its ends and the two longitudinal extensions are provided at both ends of the ellipse; and where the inner surface of the tubular body ( 1 ) has a cross section selected from among circular and elliptical.