Container for beverages
A container for beverages has a hollow container body, having an outer surface with a recess, and an additional element which is removably insertable in said recess and held in said recess.
1 . A container for beverages, comprising a hollow container body having an outer surface with a recess; and an additional springy element which is removably insertable in said recess and held in said recess by a springy action due to its own springy property.
2 . A container for beverages as defined in claim 1 , wherein said additional element is substantially congruent with said recess of said hollow container body.
3 . A container for beverages as defined in claim 1 , wherein said additional element is substantially transparent and/or colored.
4 . A container for beverages as defined in claim 1 , wherein said recess extends over more than 180°, said additional element extending over more than 180° as well.
5 . A container for beverages as defined in claim 1 , wherein said recess has a shape, and said element has a portion with a shape such that said portion of said additional element can be press-fitted in to said recess.
6 . A container for beverages as defined in claim 1 ; and further comprising an additional insert member located between said additional element and said hollow container body and provided with a message.
7 . A container for beverages as defined in claim 6 , wherein said member has two opposite sides visible through said additional element which is substantially transparent from one side and through a wall of said hollow container part which is substantially transparent from said opposite side and is provided with visual images on both said sides.
8 . A container as defined in claim 1 , wherein said additional element has one portion with a message on one side to be visible from outside, and another portion provided with another image on an opposite side to be visible through a substantially transparent wall of the container body.
9 . A container as defined in claim 6 , wherein said member and/or said additional element carries a personal message.
10 . A container as defined in claim 6 , wherein said member and/or said additional element carries a message describing a content of the container.
11 . A container as defined in claim 6 , wherein said member and/or said additional element carries an advertising message.
12 . A container as defined in claim 6 , wherein said member and/or said additional element carries a proprietary message.