Capping Apparatus for Beverage Container

Abstract

A capping apparatus includes a cap, a guiding element, an elastic tube and a switch. The cap is made with an aperture. The guiding element is pivotally connected to the cap between a lowered position and a lifted position. The elastic tube is formed with an end inserted in the guiding element and another end connected to the cap so that a space in the elastic tube is in communication with the aperture of the cap. The switch is movably connected to the cap and operable to allow the movement of the guiding element into the lifted position from the lowered position.

1 . A capping apparatus comprising:
 a cap including an aperture therein;   a guiding element pivotally connected to the cap between a lowered position and a lifted position;   an elastic tube comprising an end connected to the guiding element and another end in communication with the aperture; and   a switch movably connected to the cap and operable to allow the guiding element to move between the lifted position and the lowered position.   
     
     
         2 . The capping apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the cap further comprises a vent. 
     
     
         3 . The capping apparatus according to  claim 2 , including a blocking element for blocking the vent when the guiding element is in the lowered position. 
     
     
         4 . The capping apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein the blocking element and the guiding element are made in one piece. 
     
     
         5 . The capping apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the guiding element includes an arched face, wherein the switch includes an end that slides on the arched face of the guiding element to move the guiding element into the lifted position from the lowered position. 
     
     
         6 . The capping apparatus according to  claim 1 , including a spring that forces the guiding element into the lowered position. 
     
     
         7 . The capping apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein the spring is a torque spring including an end connected to the cap and another end connected to the guiding element. 
     
     
         8 . The capping apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the switch is pivotally connected to the cap. 
     
     
         9 . The capping apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the switch is rectilinearly movable connected to the cap. 
     
     
         10 . The capping apparatus according to  claim 9 , wherein the switch includes a button operable to move the switch from a first position into a second position, wherein the guiding element is in the lowered position as the switch is in the first position, wherein the guiding element is in the lifted position as the switch is in the second position. 
     
     
         11 . The capping apparatus according to  claim 10 , including a spring compressed between the switch and the cap. 
     
     
         12 . The capping apparatus according to  claim 11 , wherein the switch includes a hunch in contact with the guiding element. 
     
     
         13 . The capping apparatus according to  claim 12 , wherein the elastic tube stretches into the lifted position due to inherent elasticity. 
     
     
         14 . The capping apparatus according to  claim 10 , including a spring compressed between the guiding element and the cap. 
     
     
         15 . The capping apparatus according to  claim 9 , wherein the switch is pivotally connected to the guiding element.