Self-deploying spiral for compartmentalizing liquids in a container

Abstract

A device for compartmentalizing liquids. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to an overspill-protection compartmentalizing device to be used in conjunction with a liquid container. The container may be a glass, a beaker, a cup or any other device for containing a liquid of any kind. The compartmentalizing device uncoils so as to take up the width of the container in order to divide the liquid present inside the container and to avoid spillages and splashing in the event of shaking caused by a person or an environment. It notably allows persons suffering from tremors to avoid being stigmatized by having a discreet device.

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         16 . A container capable of containing a liquid, said container comprising a base and at least one vertical wall integral with the base to form a container capable of receiving said liquid, said container comprising a device anti-spill and/or anti-splash, said device comprising a continuous ribbon, wound up in a spiral, the distance between the turns, when it is deployed, not being zero, said ribbon comprising means for circulating the liquid contained in the container, said ribbon being initially retained tightened on itself and deploying when it is in the container, the length of the ribbon being greater than the perimeter of the container. 
     
     
         17 . The container according to  claim 16 , wherein the width of the ribbon is greater than the height of the liquid present in the container into which said ribbon has been introduced. 
     
     
         18 . The container according to  claim 16 , wherein the length of the ribbon must allow the device, once deployed, to have at least two turns. 
     
     
         19 . The container according to  claim 16 , wherein the said means for circulating the liquid are means for circulating the liquid contained in the container on either side of the ribbon. 
     
     
         20 . The container according to  claim 16 , wherein the said means for circulating the liquid comprise a cutout in the lower part of the ribbon, the said means being able to be presented in particular in the form of grooves or slots or zigzag or waves. 
     
     
         21 . The container according to  claim 16 , wherein the said liquid circulation means comprise orifices made in the ribbon, preferably in the part of the ribbon which is proximal to the base of the container, allowing submerged circulation of the liquid between the compartments. 
     
     
         22 . The container according to  claim 16 , wherein the said ribbon, is wound on itself as tightly as possible, forming turns around a central axis, in the form of a roll. 
     
     
         23 . The container according to  claim 16 , wherein the material making up the ribbon is made of plastic, preferably said material is polyethylene terephthalate, polycarbonate, polypropylene, high density polyethylene, low density polyethylene; food grade plastic; in shape memory material, in particular of the nitinol type and/or in flexible material, preferably in material resistant to temperatures of more than 50° C. 
     
     
         24 . The container according to  claim 16 , wherein the material of the ribbon is rich in fibers, preferably in vegetable fibers, very preferably in bamboo. 
     
     
         25 . The container according to  claim 16 , wherein the ribbon is made of a material capable of dissolving in the liquid present in said container. 
     
     
         26 . The container according to  claim 16 , wherein the ribbon is transparent and therefore non-stigmatizing for a user of the container who wishes to drink the liquid which it contains or to transport the container. 
     
     
         27 . The container according to  claim 16 , wherein the container is a glass, a goblet, a cup or any other container of liquid. 
     
     
         28 . A device capable of being placed and deployed in a container comprising a base and at least one vertical wall integral with the base, said device comprising a continuous ribbon, said ribbon comprising means for circulating a liquid, said ribbon being initially retained tightened on itself and capable of being deployed when released and placed in a container. 
     
     
         29 . Packaging comprising a device according to  claim 28 , wherein the device ( 1 ) is kept compressed or rolled in said package, so that, when the device is released and placed in a container, it deploys automatically or spontaneously to adapt to the shape or perimeter of said container. 
     
     
         30 . The packaging according to  claim 29 , wherein said packaging is biodegradable.