ES3035737A1 - Anti-rape straw and anti-rape stick (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

The anti-rape straw (1) or anti-rape stick (2) is a device formed by reactive bands (3) to chemical submission drugs introduced or diluted in drinks with the purpose of protecting the consumer against chemical submission. The benefits of its use are not only personal or individual, but also social and collective due to the social alarm caused by cases of rape or aggression by chemical submission that have occurred in our society. The object of this patent is, therefore, to protect society against sexual aggressors and rapists. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

Anti-rape straw and anti-rape stick

Technical sector

The present invention belongs to the health sector and refers to devices for preventing chemical submission.

The main object of the present invention is a physical device that alerts about the alteration of beverages (alcoholic, non-alcoholic, juices, smoothies, soft drinks or water), through chemical substances in order to subdue the will of a person without their knowledge. Background of the invention

Not found.

Its applications are diverse and focused on ensuring the safety of beverages consumed in leisure spaces.

Among the instruments that we are patenting are the following elements: straws (1), sticks for mixing ingredients (2), as well as any other element that uses drug test strips (3) as a mechanism focused on chemical submission.

Explanation of the invention

The invention of this patent consists of straws (1) and/or mixers (2), which carry drug-reactive bands (3) of chemical submission when introduced into a drink (which can be alcoholic, non-alcoholic, juices, shakes, soft drinks or water).

The reactive bands (3) present in the object will react when an external agent focused on chemical submission is detected. In this way, the invention will change color thanks to the reaction produced in the reactive bands (3) contained in it, alerting the consumer that their drink has been adulterated with one of the drugs used for chemical submission.

The main advantages of this invention can be summarized as:

• The device allows the detection of the presence of chemically-stimulating drugs in the beverage, ensuring consumer safety.

• The device does not contaminate the beverage or alter its organoleptic properties. • The device is easy to use and transport, allowing it to be carried in any situation.

• The device may be dispensed in leisure centers, as well as in retail establishments.

The device can be a straw (1), a mixing stick (2) or any other instrument that uses the test strip (3) as a drug detection mechanism.

The device may additionally incorporate any means of attachment that may be presented to make it more attractive to the consumer.

The basic steps of a method for using the device object of the invention are described below, which comprises the following steps:

• Opening the packaging containing the device in a sterile environment to avoid contamination.

• Insert the device into the beverage to be consumed.

• Observation of the reaction of the inserted instrument when it comes into contact with the liquid contained in the container.

• If the object changes color at any time from its introduction until the end of the drink, it means that the drink has been adulterated with a chemical subjugation drug.

• If, on the other hand, the device maintains its initial color for as long as it takes to consume the beverage, it will mean that the beverage has not been adulterated.

• Once the device has been used in a beverage, it cannot be reused, as the reactive strip (3) may lose its properties.

To complement the description being made and in order to help better understand the characteristics of the invention, in accordance with a preferred example of practical implementation thereof, a set of figures is attached as an integral part of said description, in which the invention has been presented for illustrative and non-limiting purposes.

Brief description of the drawings

The drawings shown (Figure 1 and Figure 2) refer to the possible designs and shapes of the object of this patent.

Figure 1 shows a cylindrical shape, hollow inside and intended for drinking beverages (a straw), and Figure 2 shows an elongated object intended for stirring the drink (a stick), which can have different shapes and patterns, just like the previous one.

Each band or circle in each pattern (Figure 3) contains a band reactive to drugs intended for chemical subjugation. When each band or shape comes into contact with a drug intended to chemically subdue a person, it changes color, alerting the user that their drink has been altered. The patterns shown (Figure 3) are an example of the many possible combinations.

Dimensions and shapes may vary, but all must contain the chemically controlled drug-reactive strips or bands as a differentiating element.

Preferred embodiment of the invention

In view of the aforementioned figures, and in accordance with the adopted numbering, the reactive bands (3) to chemical submission substances detailed here can be observed: 1. - Scopolamine or Burundanga.

2. - Benzodiazepines:

Alprazolan, Diazepam, Flunitrazepam.

3. - Drugs G:

GHB gamma hydroxybutyric acid (liquid ecstasy).

GBL gammabitriolate acid, is transformed within the body into GHB.

4. - MDMA or ecstasy (methylenedioxymethamphentamine).

5. - Ketamine.

Thus, as can be seen in figures 1, 2 and 3 of the image shown, a possible preferred embodiment of the device essentially comprises the following elements:

• Material: Paper, cardboard or plastic (1,2) Chemical submission drug test strips (1).

• Shape: Cylindrical shape, hollow inside (1), or stick-shaped (2).

• Additional elements: Different heads or tips, as well as aesthetic patterns, can be added to make the device more attractive to consumers. Fluorescent or decorative aesthetic elements can also be included.

Claims (5)

1. The anti-rape straw (1), composed of a cylindrical shape, hollow inside and intended for the consumption of beverages, or anti-rape stick (2), an elongated object intended to stir the drink, which can have different shapes and patterns, like the previous one, with reactive bands (3) is intended to protect any person from being chemically subjected through drugs introduced into their drink. The anti-rape straw or anti-rape stick is characterized by the use of reactive bands (3) to chemical submission drugs in the composition of the straws (1) or sticks (2). 2. The anti-rape straw (1), or anti-rape stick (2), which contains reactive bands (3) according to claim 1, in each strip or circle of each pattern (Figure 3) there will be a reactive band to drugs focused on chemical submission, which when coming into contact with a drug aimed at chemically subduing a person will change color, alerting the consumer that their drink has been adulterated. 3. The anti-rape straw (1), or anti-rape stick (2), which contains reactive strips (3) according to claim 1, will have dimensions and shapes that may vary, but all of them must contain the reactive strips or strips (3) to chemical submission drugs as a differentiating element. - The different patterns shown in Figure 3 are just an example of how that characterizing part (the reactive strip (3) can differ in shape, color or pattern. Thus, the main object of this patent is the use of reactive strips (3) in beverages for the detection of chemically controlled drugs. 4. The anti-rape straw (1), or anti-rape stick (2), which contains reactive bands (3) according to claim 1, according to government data, in Spain, one in three sexual assaults is committed thanks to the use of chemical submission, being a problem of deep social significance. 5. The anti-rape straw (1), or anti-rape stick (2), which contains reactive bands (3) according to claim 1, for all of this, we can affirm that we are dealing with a product whose reason for being fulfills a public duty, which is the protection of citizens against sexual assaults.