BR102018009829A2 - integrated thermal set with freezer for maintaining beverage cooling at the table - Google Patents

Abstract

overview? integrated thermal set with freezer for maintaining beverage cooling at table consumption? so that consumers can enjoy the drink, kept cold for a long time at the table. To this end, a set consisting of bucket (1) quadrangular, liner (5) with bottles with its base (9), discoid cup rest (10) and quadrangular cup rest (11), works with adapted freezer (13) receiving the components in the partitions (14a) and (14b) of the upper compartment (14) of the freezer (13) and the cup rests (10) and (11) and the false bases (9) between the partitions (15b) of the drawer (15a) of its lower compartment (15), solidifying the silicone gel (g) of the internal spaces (12) of the hollow body of the components, solidifying them. After the components are removed from the freezer (13) and placed on the table, a can (l) or bucket (ga) unit (1) of the bucket (1) can be housed in the jacket (5), already screwed to its base (9). then depositing its beverage in the seated cup 10 or 11, forming a beverage cooling maintenance system until its completion. As an adaptation, components (1), (5), (9), (10) and (11) may be manufactured without silicone gel (g) for filling them with water through their cutouts (4a), (6a). ), (10a) and (11a) by removing and reinserting the cap (t).

Description

“THERMAL KIT INTEGRATED WITH FREEZER FOR MAINTENANCE OF BEVERAGE COOLING DURING CONSUMPTION, AT THE TABLE” [001] This descriptive report refers to a patent application for a thermal set that, through unprecedented and effective adaptation in elements that compose it, working with a compartment freezer developed for the project, enable a system for maintaining the cooling for longer periods of drinks in cans, bottles and glasses during consumption.

TECHNICAL STATUS

[002] As is well known, a major setback in relation to the consumption of beverages (juices, soft drinks, beers and others) is the fact that these liquids lose their temperature quickly during meetings at the table, whether for meals, celebrations or conversations in general.

[003] A very useful object is the cooler, a box lined with thermal material with a lid, to be taken on walks and to keep drinks and food cool, and can receive a plurality of cans or bottles. Buckets are also used but require ice stones or crushed ice in which cans or bottles are inserted.

[004] The so-called 'shirt', or can and bottle holder, is an individual container produced in the shape of a cup or close to that of the can or bottle, produced in material with thermal properties that minimize the exchange of heat with the external environment and keeps the drink cool for a while (short) while being consumed at the table. In this sense, the patent document MU 8801288-3 called “CONSTRUCTIVE ARRANGEMENTS APPLIED TO CAN AND BOTTLE” can be cited, for illustrative purposes only, which consists of a ribbed body to hold the can or drink glass housed therein, such body being inserted inside an external body, receiver of closing lid. An image of this document MU 8801288-3, with a can or bottle receiving body, an exploded outer body and lid, is shown as figure 1 for the patent application to be explained later.

[005] Another object is the so-called 'cookie', or cup rest, useful to prevent the drink from dripping from the cup or similar container and reaching the table. They can be made of cork, plastic, wood or other suitable materials and can also prevent some heat loss from the bottom of the can or beverage bottle served at the table. [006] In this sense, it can also be cited, by way of example, the US patent document 6,102,352 called “STICK-HOLDER HOLDER” that protects a type of cup holder or cup holder made of a mesh attached to an absorbent layer and maintained on the table surface by a frame. This construction prevents the wafer, even when wet with spilled drink, “stick” on the table surface. In addition, due to its mesh, it circulates through the multiple layers for evaporation of moisture and thus not adhering to the surface, also providing ventilation for the drink. Also by way of example, an image of that document US 6,102,352 is presented as figure 2 for the order to be explained later.

[007] Anyway, in a bar, with some consumers at the table, they cannot ask the waiter for example half a dozen bottles of beer because during the course of the meeting the drink is tasted slowly and, thus, until consumption from the last bottle the contents of this last unit or the last units will certainly have lost their cooling. Therefore, the waiter must be called for each empty bottle.

[008] The same occurs at a barbecue, homemade or not, where the participants must get up and go to the refrigerator or freezer and go to get the cans and bottles as they consume the drink while talking, which can generate some discomfort. [009] Even if the liquid is in the bottle or already deposited in the glass, if the tasting is delayed, on days of great heat, for example, this drink may also lose its cooling, discouraging consumption, with the contents thrown away to refill the glass or replacement of the bottle, generating waste.

[010] Therefore, the aforementioned elements such as the 'shirt' and the cup rest (wafer), for example, do not have the specific function of keeping the drink cool for a long time while being consumed. As already mentioned, in the case of buckets, it is necessary to use stones or crushed ice to keep the drink cool at the table.

[011] Therefore, an ideal situation, not yet fully resolved by the state of the art is that both the bottle or bottles can be brought refrigerated to the table and kept there during the gradual consumption of the drink and more, for a longer period until your end. The same occurs in relation to the glass, which should allow consumption more slowly, more pleasantly without the drink losing its cooling.

PATENT OBJECTIVE

[012] And this is exactly the proposal of the thermal set in question, composed of three objects: - tin / bottle holder bucket; - can / bottle holder shirt; - coaster.

[013] The can / bottle holder has a wall configuration with an open top edge, whereas the can / bottle holder has a cylindrical body with a built-in base and the cup holder has the shape of a laminar plate (rectangular) or circular) of adequate thickness. All these three components of the thermal set receive, in their hollow interior, filling with silicone gel during its manufacture or, optionally, filling with water by the user himself through the cutout on its edges, closed by a lid.

[014] A freezer specially adapted for the project, with specific compartments and dividers, receives these components. After being filled with water or having received silicone gel, these components of the thermal set are taken and housed in their respective freezer compartments and left there so that their internal content solidifies.

[015] In this way, when people are at the table, the can / bottle holder bucket is removed from the freezer to receive the bottom of a group of refrigerated bottles or cans at its base. The can / bottle holder shirt, also, after coupled to its respective false base, receives the bottom of a can or bottle unitarily. The same occurs with the cup rest that receives the bottom of the cup. In this way, since the removal of the can or bottle from the bucket, accommodation in the shirt and placing the glass on the stand, the container in contact with the cold walls of the components will keep the drink cooler for a longer time at the table for tasting people more pleasantly and more comfortably, without having to get up at all times and without waste.

[016] Explained superficially, the thermal set is better detailed.

[017] Figures 1 and 2, as mentioned, refer to the state of the art, in images extracted from documents MU 8801288-3 and US 6,102,352.

[018] The following figures, from 3 to 12, refer to the thermal set in question, which is the reason for this patent application: [019] Figure 3 - perspective view of the can / bottle bucket in its square version equipped with cutout on its upper edge. In this view, section A-A is indicated. The sectional view shows the hollow interior of the bucket already filled with silicone gel; [020] Figure 4 - perspective view of the bucket, in its rectangular version with a cutout in its upper edge. In this view, section B-B, shown below, is indicated. The cut shows the hollow interior of the bucket already filled with silicone gel; [021] Figure 5 - perspective view of the can / bottle holder shirt, whose threaded base is detached from the lower edge of the cylindrical body. In this view, the C-C cut is shown, shown on the side, where the hollow interior of the shirt and its false base can be seen, already filled with silicone gel;

[022] Figure 6 - shows the cup rest in the circular and rectangular versions, both equipped with a hollow lateral cutout. In this view, sections D-D and E-E are indicated. The D-D section view shows the circular cup rest with its hollow interior already filled with silicone gel, as well as the square cup rest, shown in the E-E section view;

[023] Figure 7 - perspective view of the freezer, used for the solidification of the internal silicone gel of the components, transforming them into pieces of ice. This figure shows, in the upper compartment, the dividers for the can / bottle holder buckets and, next to it, the compartments for the door / bottle liners. The lower compartment receives a drawer for the false bases of the can / bottle holder shirts and the cup holders. In detail A, the drawer has been removed and is shown at another angle for a better view of the arrangement of components between its partitions;

[024] Figure 8 - sequential perspective view of the rectangular can / bottle bucket removed from the freezer, with its frozen interior silicone gel, receiving at its base the units of longneck type bottles and units of cans in order to cool and / or keep the cooling of your liquids;

[025] Figure 9 - view according to the previous figure, showing the square can / bottle holder removed from the freezer, with its internal silicone gel frozen, receiving four units of bottles larger than those disposed in the bucket of the previous figure to be cooled or keep your temperature low;

[026] Figure 10 - Perspective views, in sequence, showing the can / bottle holder shirt and its false base removed from the freezer, the latter being threaded on the lower edge of the cylindrical body of the shirt, and then receiving a bottle in order to cool and / or maintain its temperature;

[027] Figure 11 - perspective view of a glass (bowl) being seated on the surface of the circular glass stand taken from the freezer, frozen;

[028] Figure 12 - view according to the previous figure, showing the glass being seated on the icy surface of the rectangular cup rest.

[029] In accordance with the attached drawings, the “THERMAL SET INTEGRATED WITH FREEZER FOR MAINTENANCE OF BEVERAGE COOLING DURING CONSUMPTION, AT THE TABLE”, object of this invention patent application, consists of a set preferably developed in polyurethane, composed by a quadrangular bucket (1), as shown in figure 3, or rectangular, as shown in figure 4, whose base (2) extends walls (3) bounded by an upper contouring edge (4), open, adopting a small cutout (4a) cast, in addition to a cylindrical shirt (5), as shown in figure 5, equipped with a small cutout (6a) on its upper edge (6) and, on its lower edge, internal thread threads ( 7) for coupling the threaded extension (8) of its built-in base (9). The set is completed, as shown in figure 6, by a discoid cup rest (10) with a lateral cutout (10a) and a quadrangular cup rest (11), also with a lateral cutout (11a). The components ((1), (5), (9), (10) and (11)) of the set have a hollow body, constituting an internal space (12) filled with silicone gel (G) during its manufacture, as shown by the cuts AA, BB, CC, DD and EE. In addition, each component ((1), (5), (9), (10) and (11)) receives a cover (T) of adherent material in its cutouts (4a), (6a), (10a) and (11a).

[030] The components described will work with a freezer (13) divided into an upper compartment (14), incorporating vertical (14a) and horizontal (14b) dividers, and a lower compartment (15) equipped with a drawer (15a) incorporating dividers (15b) ) crossed in studied spacing as shown in figure 7 and its detail A.

[031] Thus constituted, the set will be used in bars, hotels, restaurants, macro and micro markets, convenience stores, as well as domestic use, in barbecues, parties or in everyday situations.

[032] For use, as shown in figure 7, the buckets (1) and liners (5) components will be inserted in the spaces between the partitions (14a) and (14b) of the upper compartment (14) of the freezer (13) and the cup rests (10) and (11) and the false bases (9), in many units, will be inserted between the dividers (15b) of the drawer (15a) of its lower compartment (15). The freezer (13) is then connected to an energy source in a location that contains tables, benches, tops or any surfaces for meals. In this condition, the gel (G), solidified by the action of the freezer (13), turns the internal spaces (12) of the components into pieces of ice that, due to the material of the silicone gel (G), will resist the exchange for a longer time. temperature with the environment when removed from the freezer (13), in addition, the silicone gel (G) offers great mechanical resistance to the components, whether in liquid or solid (frozen) state, increasing the durability of such components during their use.

[033] That said, when serving or pouring drinks, if several cans (L) or bottles (GA) are needed, the user removes the bucket (1) (square or rectangular) from the freezer (13) and o on the table surface, resting on the base (2) the bottoms of cans (L) and / or bottles (GA) of juice, soda, beer or others, as shown in the sequences of figures 8 and 9. Thus, the walls (3) and base (2) of said bucket (1) containing the frozen silicone gel (G) will keep the drink cool for a long time, allowing the user or consumer to slowly consume the drink, in a tasty way, until this ends.

[034] For the consumption of a single can (L) or bottle (GA), the false base (9) is removed from the freezer (13) together with its respective shirt (5), screwing them together to form a single component, as shown in the sequence in figure 10, where the can (L) or bottle (GA) will be inserted, which, surrounded by the components cooled by the silicone gel (G) of its internal spaces (12), will keep its liquid cooled for a long period of time. The user can also remove the cup rest (10) or (11) from the freezer (13), depending on the shape and diameter of the cup (C) to be used, and also place it on the table, setting the cup (C) on the cup rest (10) or (11), as shown in figures 11 and 12, so that you can benefit from the low temperature of the frozen silicone gel (G), keeping the drink inside the cup (C) cooled for a long period of time.

[035] This allows comfortable and slow consumption at the table, without the need to constantly go to the freezer to remove the cooled drink, allowing one of the can (L) or bottle (GA) units to be removed from the bucket ( 1), already on the table, being housed in the shirt (5) and depositing your drink in the glass seated on the rest (10) or (11), thus forming, with this combination, a system for maintaining the refrigeration of the drink until its final thanks to the cold temperature transfer to the containers, when then users must go to the freezer (13) again for refueling.

[036] Of course, the components can be used alone at the table, for example, only the cup rest (10) or (11), or just the bucket (1), or combining the shirt (5) and the rest (10 ), finally, using such components alone or in combination. Also, as an advantage of this set, the built-in base (9) can be screwed into a shirt (5) that is not frozen, still achieving the cooling effect of the drink in cases where, due to lack of attention or excessive customers in the establishment, the shirts (5) have not been inserted in the freezer (13).

[037] As an adaptation to current needs and concerns, components (1), (5), (9), (10) and (11) can be manufactured without the silicone gel (G) so that the user can fill their internal spaces (12) with water, removing the lid (T) from its cutouts (4a), (6a), (10a) and (11a) and reinserting it after filling before taking it to the freezer (13). The water used is reusable, thus avoiding waste and resulting in the same mechanical resistance as the silicone gel (G) when in solid state. In addition, when delivered to the user, a restaurant or establishment representing a brand can apply its logo at appropriate points on the components, bucket (1), shirt (5), false base (9) and cup rests (10) and (11), which thus become effective advertising vehicles and can be offered as gifts by companies and gifts to colleagues and friends. In addition, mainly the shirt (5) and the cup rests (10) and (11) can be entirely made of silicone, since the weight on these will be only one can unit (L), bottle (GA) or cup (C), resulting in a modern presentation material that is capable of presenting the same results described during its use.

Claims (5)

1 - “THERMAL KIT INTEGRATED WITH FREZER”, to keep drinks cold during consumption, at the table, consisting of a bucket (1) with a square (2) square or rectangular base extending from the walls (3) delimited by the upper contouring edge (4), open, adopting a small hollow cutout (4a), in addition to a cylindrical shirt (5) provided on its upper edge (6) with a small cutout (6a), characterized by adopting internal threads on its lower edge ( 7) for coupling the threaded extension (8) of its built-in base (9) and, also, a discoid cup rest (10) provided with a lateral cutout (10a) and a square cup rest (11), also equipped with side cutout (11a) hollow, and said components (1), (5), (9), (10) and (11) have hollow bodies, constituting internal space (12) and receive cover (T) in their cutouts (4a), (6a), (10a) and (11a) and, completing the set, a freezer (13) divided into an upper compartment (14), incorporating dividers vertical (14a) and horizontal (14b), and lower compartment (15) equipped with a drawer (15a) incorporating dividers (15b) crossed in studied spacing. 2 - “THERMAL SET INTEGRATED TO FREZER”, according to the set of claim 1, characterized by the internal spaces of the hollow bodies of the components (1), (5), (9), (10) and (11) receiving gel silicone (G). 3 - “THERMAL ASSEMBLY INTEGRATED TO FREZER”, according to the set of claims 1 and 2, characterized by the option that its internal spaces (12) are filled with water through its cutouts (4a), (6a), (10a) and (11a) after removing the cap (T), reinserting it after filling. 4 - “BEVERAGE COOLING MAINTENANCE SYSTEM DURING CONSUMPTION, AT THE TABLE”, according to the set and arrangement described in claims 1, 2 and 3, characterized by the buckets (1) and liners (5) being inserted in the spaces between the partitions (14a) and (14b) of the upper compartment (14) of the freezer (13) and the cup rests (10) and (11) and false bases (9) are inserted between the dividers (15b) of the drawer (15a) of the lower compartment (15) for the solidification of the silicone gel (G) / water content of its internal spaces (12), transforming them into pieces of ice. 5 - “BEVERAGE COOLING MAINTENANCE SYSTEM DURING CONSUMPTION, AT THE TABLE”, according to claim 4, for comfortable and slow consumption at the table, after removing the components (1), (5), (9), (10) and (11) of the freezer (13) and of the can unit (L) or bottle (GA) accommodating in the base (2) of the bucket (1), characterized by the removal of one of the can units (L) / bottle (GA) of the bucket (1) for its housing in the liner (5), after its threading in the respective base (9), then depositing its liquid in the cup, in turn seated on the rest (10) / ( 11), with components (1), (5), (9), (10) and (11) directed to the freezer (13) again for further freezing after use.