Cap for a drinking straw

A cap for a drinking channel of a drinking straw for drinking a liquid contained in a recipient placed in an air atmosphere, said cap being adapted to be mounted removable with respect to an upper end of the drinking channel of the drinking straw, said cap comprising:

• a container provided with at least one wall defining a chamber adapted for receiving an article, and with an element to be torn at least partly from one of said wall for enabling to have access to the article present within the chamber;
• a body having one end attached to the container or part thereof and another end provided with a portion having an outer shape adapted to enter at least partly within the drinking channel through said upper end of the straw, the said body comprising at least one flexible element adapted to exert a pressure on a wall of the drinking straw when the said portion of the body extends at least partly within the drinking channel,
• whereby the body is selected form the group consisting of (a) a body having a shape adapted to form with the drinking channel at least one air passage between the drinking channel and the gas atmosphere when the said portion extends at least partly within the drinking channel, (b) a body comprising means for defining at least one air passage between the drinking channel and the gas atmosphere when the said portion extends at least partly within the drinking channel, and (c) a body having a shape adapted to form with the drinking channel at least one first air passage between the drinking channel and the gas atmosphere when the said portion extends at least partly within the drinking channel, said body further comprising means for defining at least one second air passage between the drinking channel and the gas atmosphere when the said portion extends at least partly within the drinking channel,
• in which the element to be torn is a band of the container wall extending between a first container portion and a second container portion, whereby said band is adapted when torn from the container wall for allowing at least a relative motion between the first container portion and the second container portion,
• said cap comprising a container having (a) a first container portion, (b) a second container portion, and (c) a band connecting the first and second container portion when said element is not torn, and adapted for enabling a relative motion between said first container portion and said second container portion when torn, wherein before the tearing off of the band, the container has a inner volume, whereby the cap further comprises a securing means adapted to secure together the first container portion and the second container portion after tearing of the band to be torn, wherein when the first container portion and the second container portion are secured together after the tearing of the band, a closed container is formed having an inner volume lower than the volume of the closed container before the tearing off of the band.

A drinking straw having a drinking channel for drinking a liquid contained in a recipient placed in an air atmosphere, said drinking straw being provided with a cap adapted to be mounted removable with respect to an upper end of the drinking channel of the drinking straw, in which said cap comprises:

• a container provided with at least one wall defining a chamber adapted for receiving an article, and with an element to be torn at least partly from one of said wall for enabling to have access to the article present within the chamber;
• a body having one end attached to the container or part thereof and another end provided with a portion having an outer shape adapted to enter at least partly within the drinking channel through said upper end of the straw, the said body comprising at least one flexible element adapted to exert a pressure on a wall of the drinking straw when the said portion of the body extends at least partly within the drinking channel,
• whereby the body is selected form the group consisting of (a) a body having a shape adapted to form with the drinking channel at least one air passage between the drinking channel and the gas atmosphere when the said portion extends at least partly within the drinking channel, (b) a body comprising means for defining at least one air passage between the drinking channel and the gas atmosphere when the said portion extends at least partly within the drinking channel, and (c) a body having a shape adapted to form with the drinking channel at least one first air passage between the drinking channel and the gas atmosphere when the said portion extends at least partly within the drinking channel, said body further comprising means for defining at least one second air passage between the drinking channel and the gas atmosphere when the said portion extends at least partly within the drinking channel

A drinking straw having a drinking channel for drinking a liquid contained in a recipient placed in an air atmosphere, said drinking straw being provided with a cap adapted to be mounted removable with respect to an upper end of the drinking channel of the drinking straw, in which said cap comprises:

• a container provided with at least one wall defining a chamber adapted for receiving an article, and with an element to be torn at least partly from one of said wall for enabling to have access to the article present within the chamber,
• a body having one end attached to the container or part thereof and another end provided with a portion having an outer shape adapted to enter at least partly within the drinking channel through said upper end of the straw, the said body comprising at least one flexible element adapted to exert a pressure on a wall of the drinking straw when the said portion of the body extends at least partly within the drinking channel,
• whereby the body is selected form the group consisting of (a) a body having a shape adapted to form with the drinking channel at least one air passage between the drinking channel and the gas atmosphere when the said portion extends at least partly within the drinking channel, (b) a body comprising means for defining at least one air passage between the drinking channel and the gas atmosphere when the said portion extends at least partly within the drinking channel, and (c) a body having a shape adapted to form with the drinking channel at least one first air passage between the drinking channel and the gas atmosphere when the said portion extends at least partly within the drinking channel, said body further comprising means for defining at least one second air passage between the drinking channel and the gas atmosphere when the said portion extends at least partly within the drinking channel,
• in which the element to be torn is a band of the container wall extending between a first container portion and a second container portion, whereby said band is adapted when torn from the container wall for allowing at least a relative motion between the first container portion and the second container portion,
• said cap comprising a container having (a) a first container portion, (b) a second container portion, and (c) a band connecting the first and second container portion when said element is not torn, and adapted for enabling a relative motion between said first container portion and said second container portion when torn, wherein before the tearing off of the band, the container has a inner volume, whereby the cap further comprises a securing means adapted to secure together the first container portion and the second container portion after tearing of the band to be torn, wherein when the first container portion and the second container portion are secured together after the tearing of the band, a closed container is formed having an inner volume lower than the volume of the closed container before the tearing off of the band.

A method for delivering at least one article in a randomly way by distributing to several persons drinking straws provided with a cap,

• in which the drinking straws have a drinking channel for drinking a liquid contained in a recipient placed in an air atmosphere, said drinking straw being provided with a cap adapted to be mounted removable with respect to an upper end of the drinking channel of the drinking straw, in which said cap comprises:
• a container provided with at least one wall defining a chamber adapted for receiving an article, and with an element to be torn at least partly from one of said wall for enabling to have access to the article present within the chamber,
• a body having one end attached to the container or part thereof and another end provided with a portion having an outer shape adapted to enter at least partly within the drinking channel through said upper end of the straw, the said body comprising at least one flexible element adapted to exert a pressure on a wall of the drinking straw when the said portion of the body extends at least partly within the drinking channel,
• wherein the body is selected form the group consisting of (a) a body having a shape adapted to form with the drinking channel at least one air passage between the drinking channel and the gas atmosphere when the said portion extends at least partly within the drinking channel, (b) a body comprising means for defining at least one air passage between the drinking channel and the gas atmosphere when the said portion extends at least partly within the drinking channel, and (c) a body having a shape adapted to form with the drinking channel at least one first air passage between the drinking channel and the gas atmosphere when the said portion extends at least partly within the drinking channel, said body further comprising means for defining at least one second air passage between the drinking channel and the gas atmosphere when the said portion extends at least partly within the drinking channel,
• said method comprising the following steps:
• providing a series of caps, at least one of which being provided with an article within its chamber,
• associating the caps with drinking straws,
• randomly distributing the drinking straws with a closed cap to the persons,
• tearing off the band of the closed cap by each person receiving a drinking straw provided with a closed cap, so that each person has access to the chamber of the container.

A method for delivering at least one article in a randomly way by distributing to several persons drinking straws provided with a cap,

• in which the drinking straws have a drinking channel for drinking a liquid contained in a recipient placed in an air atmosphere, said drinking straw being provided with a cap adapted to be mounted removable with respect to an upper end of the drinking channel of the drinking straw, in which said cap comprises:
• a container provided with at least one wall defining a chamber adapted for receiving an article, and with an element to be torn at least partly from one of said wall for enabling to have access to the article present within the chamber,
• a body having one end attached to the container or part thereof and another end provided with a portion having an outer shape adapted to enter at least partly within the drinking channel through said upper end of the straw, the said body comprising at least one flexible element adapted to exert a pressure on a wall of the drinking straw when the said portion of the body extends at least partly within the drinking channel,
• wherein the body is selected form the group consisting of (a) a body having a shape adapted to form with the drinking channel at least one air passage between the drinking channel and the gas atmosphere when the said portion extends at least partly within the drinking channel, (b) a body comprising means for defining at least one air passage between the drinking channel and the gas atmosphere when the said portion extends at least partly within the drinking channel, and (c) a body having a shape adapted to form with the drinking channel at least one first air passage between the drinking channel and the gas atmosphere when the said portion extends at least partly within the drinking channel, said body further comprising means for defining at least one second air passage between the drinking channel and the gas atmosphere when the said portion extends at least partly within the drinking channel, and
• in which the second container portion comprises at least two distinct parts:
• (a) a support with an opening and defining a support inner volume, and
• (b) a closing element adapted to close the said opening when pushed on said support,
• said method comprising the following steps:
• providing a series of caps with the closing element not closing the opening of the support of said second container portion;
• introducing at least one article through the opening of the support into the chamber of at least one cap,
• for the caps with the closing element not closing the opening of the support of said second container portion, pushing the closing element into said opening so as to close the chamber of said caps,
• associating the caps with drinking straws,
• randomly distributing the drinking straws with a closed cap to the persons,
• tearing off the band of the closed cap by each person receiving a drinking straw provided with a closed cap, so that each person has access to the chamber of the container.