CN101809220B

CN101809220B - Folding scoop

Info

Publication number: CN101809220B
Application number: CN2008801088652A
Authority: CN
Inventors: S·S·库利
Original assignee: Unilever NV
Current assignee: Unilever NV
Priority date: 2007-09-27
Filing date: 2008-08-06
Publication date: 2012-08-15
Anticipated expiration: 2028-08-06
Also published as: CN101809220A; ZA201000985B; BRPI0817991B1; BRPI0817991A2; EP2212461A1; WO2009040173A1

Abstract

A folding scoop suitable for scooping a particulate laundry composition, the scoop comprising: a) a handle comprising a compressed concertina formation b) an open-ended reservoir comprising a base wall and side walls wherein the side walls of said reservoir are continuous with and, in use, compressive upon the concertina formation thereby providing the handle.

Description

Folding shovel

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of granular laundry shovels with composition.

Background technology

The laundry of molded plastics is known with shovel, yet the use of plastic spatula is denounced owing to plastics have the most at last added in the environment.For example disclosed paper among US 5301870 and the US 1163615/cardboard shovel has reduced the influence of shovel to environment.

Summary of the invention

The purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of can the shovel by the modified that environmentally acceptable material is processed, it is used for dosage and particle distribution shape laundry composition.

So, in first aspect, the invention provides a kind of folding shovel, it is suitable for scooping up granular laundry and uses composition, and said shovel comprises:

A) handle, it comprises the concertina structure (concertina formation) of compression;

B) open-ended charge portion, it comprises diapire and sidewall, wherein, the sidewall of said charge portion and said concertina structure are pressed onto continuously and in use that said concertina is textural to provide said handle thus.

Utilize the present invention, the user can hold sidewall (ideally between the finger and thumb beyond the thumb) simply with compression concertina part, and this automatically forms handle and process that need not any complicacy.This action also realizes charge portion " holding up ", thereby makes " holding up " become very simple process.So, can realize " holding up " through squeezing gently.

Preferably, charge portion comprises the gradually narrowing portion branch, and said gradually narrowing portion divides inwardly gradually narrow on the direction of handle.Preferably, gradually narrow wall is inclined upwardly on the direction of handle.This gradually narrow wall is compressed at concertina structure can be in abutting connection with sidewall when being provided for scooping up granular laundry with the robust construction of composition.This robust construction closely knit/easily caking composition or need heavy dose of and therefore have a large amount of power (gravity, frictional force, from the power of user's hand, or the like) to be passed in the situation of composition of shovel to have superiority.

Preferably, the concertina structure is limited at least one peak fold line, and this at least one peak fold line limits the peak of concertina structure, preferably limits central peak.

Preferably, the concertina structure is limited at least two fold lines, and these at least two fold lines limit two paddy of concertina structure.Preferably, these paddy are the side at peak.

Preferably, the gradually narrowing portion branch is limited two fold lines that gradually hold together, and is more preferably limited a continuous V-arrangement fold line.Preferably, the peak fold line of V-arrangement fold line and concertina structure intersects and joins with it, forms Y shape fold line thus.

Sidewall can be limited on corresponding longitudinal folding line, so that sidewall can be around gradually narrowing portion branch closely cooperate (tight fitting).Preferably, has the corresponding fold line in summit and/or base that divides with gradually narrowing portion in the sidewall.

The base that gradually narrowing portion divides can be limited fold line.This fold line can form the intersecting lens between diapire and the gradually narrowing portion branch then.

Open-ended charge portion diapire can be limited fold line.

Fold line can provide through the indentation and/or the pre-folded of shovel material.

Folding shovel is by can be rectangle or foursquare sheet material material forms.Do not need cutting, but indentation can be used for producing fold line.Folding shovel can be provided as flat board and preferably it has fold line.Can pre-fold under the situation on the bottom of charge portion at sidewall folding shovel is provided, make that being beneficial to shovel thus holds up.

The one or more walls that in the process of holding up, become overlapping can be by primary gluing to provide sift-proof shovel.

When using in this article, " particle " comprises powder, granule, agglomerate, bead, slice and peplomer (film particle) and can comprise the laundry composition of encapsulation.

Preferably, shovel is made that by painted its main color with package is corresponding.

Description of drawings

To each non-limiting example of the present invention more specifically be described with reference to accompanying drawing now, wherein:

Fig. 1 shows through squeezing the shovel that is in partially folded state before holding up;

Fig. 2 shows the shovel of the Fig. 1 after holding up; And

Fig. 3 shows the base substrate of shovel.

The specific embodiment

With reference to accompanying drawing, show folding shovel 1, this shovel is suitable for scooping up granular laundry and uses composition.Shovel comprises handle and open-ended charge portion 27, and this handle comprises the concertina structure 25 of compression, and this charge portion 27 comprises diapire 15 and

sidewall

17,19,21,23.The

sidewall

17,19,21,23 of charge portion 27 and concertina structure 25 can be pressed onto concertina textural 25 continuously and in use provides handle 31 thus.

Charge portion comprises that gradually narrowing portion divides 33, and it is inwardly gradually narrow on the direction of handle 31.Preferably, gradually narrowing portion divides 33 on the direction of handle 31, to be inclined upwardly.In use, this gradually narrowing portion divides 33 to be compressed when being provided for scooping up granular laundry with the robust construction of composition (not shown) in abutting connection with

sidewall

21,23 at concertina structure 25.This robust construction closely knit/easily caking composition or need heavy dose of and therefore have greatly and measure one's own ability (gravity, frictional force, from the power of user's hand, or the like) to be passed in the situation of composition of shovel 1 to have superiority.

Concertina structure 25 comprises the central peak that is limited central fold line 5.Two

other fold line

3,7 limits two paddy of concertina structure 25.These paddy are positioned at the side at said peak.

Gradually narrowing portion divide two gradually hold together

fold line

9 and 11 limit, they have formed a continuous V-arrangement fold line, more clearly see Fig. 2.The peak fold line 5 of said V-arrangement fold line and concertina structure 25 intersects and joins with it, forms Y shape fold line thus.

Sidewall

17,19,21,23 is limited on corresponding

longitudinal folding line

3,7, so that

sidewall

17,19,21,23 can divide 33 to closely cooperate around gradually narrowing portion.The transverse line 13 on the summit of dividing corresponding to gradually narrowing portion in the sidewall makes it possible to closely cooperate.Further embodiment has comprised the corresponding x wire 35 in summit that divides with gradually narrowing portion.Yet can be what have superiority is to omit some or whole these fold lines for rigid structural more, because the stress of sidewall further compresses the concertina structure.

The base that gradually narrowing portion divides is limited fold line 13.This fold line has formed bottom 15 and gradually narrowing portion divides the intersecting lens between 13.

Folding shovel is formed by simple a slice rectangular cardboard.Do not need cutting, but indentation can be used for realizing fold line.

The base substrate that folding shovel can be provided as not holding up or by pre-folded.Can pre-fold under the situation on bottom and the unpressed concertina part of charge portion at

sidewall

17,19,21,23 said folding shovel is provided, hold up so that be beneficial to shovel thus.

The one or more walls that in the process of holding up, become overlapping can be by primary gluing, and for

example wall part

21 and 23 can be made them be adhered to

part

39 and 41 by primary gluing, so that the anti-shovel that spills characteristic with raising to be provided.

What will of course be appreciated that is that the present invention is not intended to be restricted to the details of the foregoing description of only describing by way of example.

Claims

1. a folding shovel (1), it is suitable for scooping up granular laundry and uses composition, and said shovel comprises:

A) handle (31), it comprises the concertina structure (25) of compression;

B) open-ended charge portion (27), it comprises diapire (5) and sidewall (17,19; 21,23), wherein; The sidewall of said charge portion and said concertina structure (25) are pressed onto continuously and in use on the said concertina structure (25) said handle are provided thus; It is characterized in that said charge portion (27) comprises the gradually narrowing portion branch, said gradually narrowing portion divides inwardly gradually narrow on the direction of said handle (31); And said sidewall limits on corresponding longitudinal folding line, so that said sidewall can closely cooperate around said gradually narrowing portion branch.

2. folding shovel according to claim 1 (1) is characterized in that, gradually narrow wall is inclined upwardly on the direction of said handle (31).

3. according to each described folding shovel (1) in the aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that said concertina structure (25) is limited at least one peak fold line (5), said at least one peak fold line limits the peak of said concertina structure.

4. folding shovel according to claim 3 (1) is characterized in that, the peak of the said concertina structure that said at least one peak fold line limits is the central peak of said concertina structure.

5. according to each described folding shovel (1) among the claim 1-2, it is characterized in that said concertina structure is limited at least two fold lines (37), said at least two fold lines limit two paddy (3,7) of said concertina structure.

6. folding shovel according to claim 5 (1) is characterized in that, said at least two fold lines limit the side at the peak of said concertina structure.

7. according to each described folding shovel (1) among the claim 1-2, comprise the gradually narrowing portion branch that limits by two fold lines that gradually hold together (9,11).

8. folding shovel according to claim 7 (1) is characterized in that, the said fold line that gradually holds together forms a continuous V-arrangement fold line (9,11).

9. folding shovel according to claim 7 is characterized in that, the peak fold line (5) of said fold line (9,11) and said concertina structure (25) intersects and joins with it, forms Y shape fold line thus.

10. folding shovel according to claim 8 is characterized in that, the peak fold line (5) of said V-arrangement fold line (9,11) and said concertina structure (25) intersects and joins with it, forms Y shape fold line thus.

11. a base substrate of holding up that is used for according to each described folding shovel (1) of aforementioned claim comprises rectangle or square materials plate, said plate of material has for the shape of the Y at least fold line of concertina handle portion is provided when holding up.

12. base substrate according to claim 11 is characterized in that, said Y shape fold line is extended to form for the M shape fold line of concertina handle portion is provided when holding up.

13. a package, it comprises that laundry is with granular composition and according to each shovel (1) or base substrate in the aforementioned claim.

14. one kind is assigned to the method in washing container or the machine with laundry composition, may further comprise the steps: use claim 11 or 12 described base substrates that folding shovel (1) is holded up and compress the concertina part to form according to each described shovel among the claim 1-10.

15. one kind through using according to each described folding shovel (1), compression handles among the claim 1-10 and scooping up laundry composition and laundry composition is fitted on the method in washing container or the machine.