Integral component to disposable beverage container for inhibiting entry of insects, debris, and possible foreign chemical

摘要

An invention for the prevention of entry of flying and non-flying stinging insects into open disposable beverage containers. According to the embodiment, the invention is attached to a disposable beverage container over the normal dispensing port to act as a shield to prevent the entry of flying and non-flying insects, debris, or foreign chemicals in either tablet or encapsulated form. The invention is attached during the normal manufacturing process of the disposable beverage container. The invention will not interfere with the normal opening mechanism of the disposable beverage container. Normal manufacturing processes such as argon laser welding, adhesive, ecetra, attach the invention to the disposable beverage container. The invention is manufactured out of the same material, a dissimilar material, or both as the disposable beverage container. The invention incorporates several types of various openings of slotted, circular, elliptical, or geometrical shapes and sizes to allow for the free flow of the contained liquid. The invention will not reduce the recycling characteristics of disposable beverage container.