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A fixing member is fixed to a beverage pack in a state in which a through-hole and an opening are aligned. Next, the pointed end of an adapter body is inserted into the opening through the through-hole. This causes the pointed end to puncture a film and pass through the opening, but a flange serves

A fixing member is fixed to a beverage pack in a state in which a through-hole and an opening are aligned. Next, the pointed end of an adapter body is inserted into the opening through the through-hole. This causes the pointed end to puncture a film and pass through the opening, but a flange serves as a stopper so that just the pointed end is inserted into the beverage pack. At this point the surrounding area is kept liquid-tight by a seal, and the adapter body is prevented from falling out by ridges provided to this. One end of a tube is connected to a joint of the adapter body. A catheter is connected to the other end of this tube, allowing a nutritional beverage contained in the beverage pack to be discharged directly from the catheter.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A beverage pack adapter, comprising: a pipe-shaped adapter body member whose distal end is to be inserted into a straw insertion opening in a beverage pack; and a fixing member that is able to fix liquid-tightly the distal end of the adapter body member in a state in wh

The invention claimed is: 1. A beverage pack adapter, comprising: a pipe-shaped adapter body member whose distal end is to be inserted into a straw insertion opening in a beverage pack; and a fixing member that is able to fix liquid-tightly the distal end of the adapter body member in a state in which said distal end is inserted into the opening of the beverage pack, wherein the fixing member comprises: a through-hole of substantially the same diameter as the straw insertion opening in the beverage pack; and an exposed adhesive layer configured to adhere the fixing member to the beverage pack in a state in which said through-hole and said opening are aligned, and which can accommodate the distal end of the adapter body member in the through-hole. 2. The beverage pack adapter according to claim 1, wherein the fixing member comprises: a latching member which can liquid-tightly hold the adapter body member to the fixing member in a state in which said distal end is inserted into said opening through said through-hole. 3. The beverage pack adapter according to claim 2 wherein said latching member comprises a first latching component formed around the base side of said distal end, and a second latching component that is formed around the through-hole of the fixing member and is able to latch the first latching component. 4. The beverage pack adapter according to claim 3, wherein the first latching component is an annular member including a collar member having a female thread inside thereof, and the second latching component is a cylindrical component having a male thread outside thereof. 5. The beverage pack adapter according to claim 2 wherein the latching member comprises an annular seal that establishes close contact between a predetermined position of the through-hole of the fixing member and the corresponding position of the distal end of the adapter body member when the latching member holds the adapter body member to the fixing member. 6. The beverage pack adapter according to claim 4, wherein the latching member comprises an annular seal that establishes close contact between a predetermined position of the through-hole inside the cylindrical component and the corresponding position of the base side of said distal end when the first and second latching components are latched together. 7. The beverage pack adapter according to claim 6, wherein the annular seal comprises an annular rib formed around the base side of the distal end of the adapter body member and an annular recess formed inside a distal end of the cylindrical component, and the annular rib fits tightly into the annular recess when the collar member is screwed and engaged to the cylindrical component. 8. A beverage pack adapter comprising: a pipe-shaped adapter body member whose distal end is to be inserted into a straw insertion opening in a beverage pack; and a fixing member that is able to fix liquid-tightly the distal end of the adapter body member in a state in which said distal end is inserted into the opening of the beverage pack; wherein the fixing member is an elastic plate-shaped rubber member that has a through-hole of substantially the same diameter as the opening in the beverage pack and in which an adhesive layer which is exposed for attaching the beverage pack adapter to the beverage pack is provided around the through-hole so that the plate-shaped member adheres around the opening, and the adapter body member is equipped with a seal on the base side of said distal end, the seal fitting into the through-hole in close contact therewith, and having annular ribs or male threads around the outer periphery that prevent the adapter body member from coming out of the through-hole. 9. The beverage pack adapter according to claim 8, further comprising a flange that is provided adjacent to the seal on the opposite side from the distal end for preventing said seal from penetrating into the opening. 10. The beverage pack adapter according to claim 1, further comprising a discharge opening or discharge groove for discharging residual liquid, provided on the base side of the distal end of said adapter body member. 11. The beverage pack adapter according to claim 1, wherein the adapter body member further comprises a joint component on the opposite side from said distal end, for detachably connecting to a tube. 12. The beverage pack adapter according to claim 1, wherein the distal end of said adapter body member has a pointed end that has a shape of a pipe cut diagonally at one end thereof. 13. A beverage pack adapter, comprising: a pipe-shaped adapter body member whose distal end is to be inserted into a straw insertion opening in a beverage pack; a fixing member that is able to fix liquid-tightly the distal end of the adapter body member in a state in which said distal end is inserted into the opening of the beverage pack, wherein the fixing member comprises: a through-hole of substantially the same diameter as the straw insertion opening in the beverage pack; and an exposed adhesive layer configured to adhere the fixing member to the beverage pack in a state in which said through-hole and said opening are aligned, and which can accommodate the distal end of the adapter body member in the through-hole; a tubular coupling member connected at one end to the adapter body member of the beverage pack adapter; and a catheter connected to the other end of the coupling member. 14. A beverage supply device according to claim 13, wherein said coupling member is equipped with a clamp and a drip tube. 15. The beverage pack adapter according to claim 13, wherein the fixing member comprises: a latching member which can liquid-tightly hold the adapter body member to the fixing member in a state in which said distal end is inserted into said opening through said through-hole. 16. The beverage pack adapter according to claim 15, wherein said latching member comprises a first latching component formed around the base side of said distal end, and a second latching component that is formed around the through-hole of the fixing member and is able to latch the first latching component. 17. The beverage pack adapter according to claim 16, wherein the first latching component is an annular member including a collar member having a female thread inside thereof, and the second latching component is a cylindrical component having a male thread outside thereof. 18. The beverage pack adapter according to claim 15, wherein the latching member comprises an annular seal that establishes close contact between a predetermined position of the through-hole of the fixing member and the corresponding position of the distal end of the adapter body member when the latching member holds the adapter body member to the fixing member. 19. The beverage pack adapter according to claim 17, wherein the latching member comprises an annular seal that establishes close contact between a predetermined position of the through-hole inside the cylindrical component and the corresponding position of the base side of said distal end when the first and second latching components are latched together. 20. The beverage pack adapter according to claim 19, wherein the annular seal comprises an annular rib formed around the base side of the distal end of the adapter body member and an annular recess formed inside a distal end of the cylindrical component, and the annular rib fits tightly into the annular recess when the collar member is screwed and engaged to the cylindrical component.