Patent Publication Number: US-2013233885-A1

Title: Young Coconut Insert

Description:
BACKGROUND 
     The present invention is directed toward an insert that is used to penetrate a young coconut. The insert could be screw like or nail like. The insert is used to extract the water from a young coconut using a straw or it may be able to be used without a straw, depending on the architecture of the insert. 
     The insert is needle like and will have a top and a bottom. The bottom of the needle will be similar to the tip of a needle in that it will be sharp enough to penetrate the shell or skin of the young coconut. After the insert is inserted within the young coconut, the needle will be held in place by screw ridges defined on the needle or at least one wing that faces upward from the tip of the needle. Each wing of the needle becomes a coconut hook that prevents the needle from being removed from the young coconut after insertion. 
     The insert may be made out of hard plastic, wood, ceramic, stainless steel, or any other material that will not contaminate the water inside the young coconut. 
     The present invention will allow coconut water to be sold without losing any of the natural nutrients of the water or contaminating the water within the young coconut. 
     The insert will be sealed using a cap. The cap could be screwed on the top of the insert or can be attached to the top of the cap. 
     A tamper seal can be placed on the top of the insert or on top of the cap to place the public on notice that after the insert has been inserted, the insert has not been tampered with. 
     SUMMARY 
     The present invention is an insert that is used to deliver the contents of a young coconut in a hygienic and safe manner, the insert comprises of a needle like body, the needle like body having a top section, a middle section, and a bottom section, the bottom section of the needle like body defines an opening that will increase in diameter as it flows toward the top of the needle like body, the top section of the needle like body will define a receiver and a flange, and the middle section of the receiver will either be screw like or it will define wings that face upward from the bottom section of the needle like body. The insert further comprises of a cap that is placed over the receiver. The insert may still further comprise of at least one tamper resistant seal (not shown in drawing). The tamper resistant seal may be placed over the cap of the insert or over the receiver prior to the placement of the cap. 
     In one embodiment of the present invention, the needle like body will define at least one perforation so that any content within a coconut in which the insert is used can easily flow out of the coconut. 
     Ideally, the present invention would be sold with a disposable straw that could be placed within the insert after opening. 
     The insert of the present invention is used by either screwing or nailing the insert into a coconut. In its commercial use, the insert would be sealed to protect the public from any tampering. 
     An object of the present invention to allow a young coconut to be drained without having to cut the young coconut open. 
     A further object of the present invention is to prevent the liquid from the young coconut from being contaminated. 
     Still a further object of the present invention is to preserve all of the nutrients of a young coconut. 
    
    
     
       DRAWINGS 
       These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with regard to the following description, appended claims, and drawings where: 
         FIG. 1  shows a side plan view of the present insert, showing the insert within the shell of a young coconut; 
         FIG. 2  shows a side plan view of the present invention, wherein the middle section of the needle like body is screw like; 
         FIG. 3  shows a side plan view of the present invention, wherein the middle section of the needle like body is nail like; and 
         FIG. 4  shows a side plan view of the present invention, wherein the middle section of the needle like body defines perforations. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION 
     As seen in  FIGS. 1-4 , a young coconut insert  100  used for draining the liquid from within a young coconut  200  in a hygienic manner that will not contaminate any of the liquid within the young coconut  200 , the young coconut insert  100  comprises of a tubular body  10  having a top  10   a,  a middle  10   b  and a bottom  10   c,  the bottom of the tubular body  10   c  is beveled and the top defines a receiver  10   a,  below the receiver  10   a  the tubular body  10  defines a curved flange  11  that curves toward the bottom of the tubular body  10   c,  the tubular body  10  further defines an anchor  22  or  25  that is between the curved flange  11  and the bottom of the tubular body  10   c;  and a cap  20 , the cap  20  is removable and attaches to the receiver  10   c.    
     In another embodiment of the present invention, the young coconut insert  100  further comprises of a tamper resistant seal  50 , the tamper resistant seal  50  may be placed over the cap  20  after the cap  20  is attached to the receiver  10   a  or it may be placed over the receiver  10   a  prior to attaching the cap  20  to the receiver  10   a.    
     In a further embodiment of the present invention, the tubular body of the young coconut insert  100  defines a plurality of apertures  40  through the length of the tubular body  10 . 
     As seen in  FIG. 2 , the anchor of the present invention might be screw like  22  in one embodiment. In another embodiment, as seen in  FIGS. 3 and 4 , the anchor might be wing like. 
     In another embodiment of the present invention, as seen in  FIG. 4 , the tubular body  10  might define a plurality of apertures  40 . The apertures  40  allow the users of the young coconut insert  100  to use the young coconut insert  100  to drain any liquid within the young coconut  200  without the need of a straw. 
     The present invention is used by inserting the beveled portion  10   c  of the young coconut insert  100  through the skin of a young coconut  200 . The young coconut insert can be used with a straw or without. In a preferred embodiment, the young coconut insert  100  would be commercialized using the tamper resistant seal  50 . 
     The present invention might be made of any of the following materials: plastic, ceramic, wood, bamboo, or stainless steel. 
     An advantage of the present invention is that it allows a young coconut to be drained without having to cut the young coconut open. 
     A further advantage of the present invention is that it prevents the liquid from the young coconut from being contaminated. 
     Still a further advantage of the present invention is that it preserves all of the nutrients of a young coconut. 
     Although the present invention has been described in considerable detail in reference to preferred versions, other versions are possible. Therefore, the spirit and scope of the appended claims should not be limited to the description of the preferred versions contained herein.