CN111297141A

CN111297141A - Conical beverage cup supporting bowl

Info

Publication number: CN111297141A
Application number: CN201811517823.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 石国
Original assignee: Pack & Proper Co ltd
Current assignee: Pack & Proper Co ltd
Priority date: 2018-12-12
Filing date: 2018-12-12
Publication date: 2020-06-19
Anticipated expiration: 2038-12-12
Also published as: CN111297141B

Abstract

A cone-shaped beverage cup holder is suitable for being installed in a container which surrounds a defined accommodating space and comprises an inner cup unit and an outer cover unit. The inner cup unit is suitable for containing food and comprises a bottom wall, an annular wall gradually expanding outwards from the bottom wall, and an annular edge extending outwards from the annular wall, wherein a containing space suitable for containing the food is defined by the bottom wall and the annular wall in a surrounding mode. The bottom wall is provided with a cup hole sheet which can be pushed away, a cup hole is formed when the cup hole sheet is pushed away, and food in the containing space can slide to the containing space through the cup hole. Defining a horizontal plane passing through said rim and a normal perpendicular to said horizontal plane and passing through said cup hole piece, said annular wall substantially subtending an angle with said normal, said angle being between 15 and 80 degrees.

Description

Conical beverage cup supporting bowl

Technical Field

The invention relates to a cup cover for a food container, in particular to a conical beverage cup supporting bowl capable of storing food.

Background

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, a conventional instant rice dumpling beverage includes a container 10 and a cover 11. The container 10 is used for containing a liquid beverage 12 and has an opening 101. The outer lid 11 is generally in the shape of a semi-sphere and contains a granular powder ball 13, the powder ball 13 is sealed in the outer lid 11 by a circular aluminum foil 14, and the outer lid 11 is fastened to the top edge of the container 10 to seal the opening 101. Therefore, the beverage 12 and the flour ball 13 can be separated from each other firstly during selling, and the flour ball 13 is mixed in the beverage 12 during drinking, so that the elasticity of the flour ball 13 can be maintained and the flour ball is not too soft and rotten when a consumer drinks.

Although the instant rice dumpling beverage is configured to maintain the elasticity of the rice dumpling 13 when drinking, it is inconvenient to take the rice dumpling 13 in the outer cap 11 into the container 10 and mix it with the beverage 12 after the outer cap 11 is removed from the container 10 and the circular aluminum foil 14 is torn off before drinking. In addition, when the outer lid 11 is opened or the circular aluminum foil 14 is torn off, the beverage 12 or the powder ball 13 is easily spilled due to improper force application, which causes an accident of body or clothes contamination, and thus, there is still room for improvement.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a conical beverage cup supporting bowl which is not required to be opened and is convenient to drink.

The conical beverage cup supporting bowl is suitable for being installed in a container which is defined by a surrounding and containing space, and comprises an inner cup unit and an outer cover unit.

The inner cup unit is suitable for containing food and is used for being installed on the container and closing the containing space. The inner cup unit comprises a bottom wall positioned in the accommodating space, an annular wall which is gradually expanded outwards from the bottom wall and surrounds the whole circumference, and an annular edge which extends outwards from the annular wall and surrounds the whole circumference, wherein the accommodating space suitable for accommodating the food is defined by the bottom wall and the annular wall in a surrounding manner. The rim is adapted to snap fit to the container. The bottom wall is provided with a cup hole sheet which can be pushed away, when the cup hole sheet is pushed away, a cup hole is formed in the bottom wall, and food in the containing space can slide to the containing space through the cup hole. Defining a horizontal plane passing through said rim and a normal perpendicular to said horizontal plane and passing through said cup hole piece, said annular wall substantially subtending an angle with said normal, said angle being between 15 and 80 degrees.

The outer cover unit covers the inner cup unit and is used for sealing the containing space.

The conical beverage cup supporting bowl comprises an outer cover unit, an inner cup unit and a cover hole sheet, wherein the outer cover unit can be covered with the inner cup unit in a lifting manner, the outer cover unit comprises a base wall, a surrounding wall which extends from the base wall to the direction of the inner cup unit and surrounds the inner cup unit completely, and a flange which extends from the surrounding wall outwards and surrounds the surrounding wall completely, a cover body space communicated with the containing space is defined by the surrounding wall and the surrounding wall in a surrounding manner, the flange is used for being buckled on the ring edge of the inner cup unit, the base wall is provided with the cover hole sheet which can be pushed away, when the cover hole sheet is pushed away, a cover hole is formed in the base wall, and the cover body space is communicated with the outside through the cover hole.

The cone bowl of the present invention further comprises a connection unit interconnecting the flange of the outer lid unit and the rim of the inner cup unit such that the outer lid unit is pivotable relative to the inner cup unit.

According to the conical beverage cup supporting bowl, the outer cover unit, the inner cup unit and the connecting unit are integrally formed.

According to the conical beverage cup supporting bowl, the connecting unit comprises a first connecting part formed on the flange of the outer cover unit and a second connecting part formed on the ring edge of the inner cup unit and connected to the first connecting part, and a V-shaped groove is formed at the connecting position of the first connecting part and the second connecting part.

According to the conical beverage cup supporting bowl, the cover hole sheets and the cup hole sheets are arranged on the normal line at intervals.

In the cone-shaped beverage cup holder bowl, the flange of the outer cover unit is provided with a buckling lug extending outwards.

According to the conical beverage cup supporting bowl, the clamping lug extending outwards is arranged on the annular edge of the inner cup unit.

According to the conical beverage cup supporting bowl, the buckling lug plates and the buckling lug plates are staggered mutually.

According to the conical beverage cup supporting bowl, the cup hole sheet on the bottom wall of the inner cup unit is a C-shaped hole cover.

The invention has the beneficial effects that: by means of the design of the angle of the annular wall of the inner cup unit, when drinking, only one suction tube needs to penetrate through the outer cover unit and push away the cup hole sheet of the inner cup unit, so that food in the containing space can automatically slide down through gravity and fall into the container to be mixed with the liquid, and the food can be eaten. The invention can directly mix and drink without opening the outer cover unit or the inner cup unit, is quite convenient, and the liquid and the food cannot be accidentally splashed.

Drawings

Other features and effects of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of the embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a conventional instant rice dumpling beverage formed with an outer lid containing rice dumplings and the outer lid being disposed in a container containing the beverage;

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating pouring of a conventional donut in the outer lid of the ready-to-eat donut beverage into the container;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a cone-shaped beverage cup holder bowl of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of an inner cup unit of the first embodiment filled with a food item and capped in a container;

FIG. 5 is a front view illustrating that an outer lid unit of the first embodiment can be lifted away with respect to the inner cup unit;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view taken from FIG. 3 illustrating a bottom wall of the inner cup unit of the first embodiment having a cup hole piece;

FIG. 7 is a front view taken from FIG. 3 illustrating the outer lid unit of the first embodiment covering the inner cup unit;

FIG. 8 is a top view taken from FIG. 3 illustrating a base wall of the outer lid unit of the first embodiment having a lid aperture piece;

FIG. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating the first embodiment containing the food product mounted to the container and a straw inserted through the lid aperture piece and the cup aperture piece;

FIG. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating the food item automatically sliding down into the container by raising the straw off the bottom wall of the inner cup unit; and

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional schematic view of a second embodiment of a cone bowl of the present invention mounted to the container.

Detailed Description

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar components are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Referring to fig. 3, 4 and 5, a first embodiment of a cone-shaped beverage cup holder 200 according to the present invention is adapted to be mounted on a container 9 that surrounds a receptacle 90 defining a receiving space 90, the receptacle 90 containing an edible liquid 91, the cone-shaped beverage cup holder 200 comprising an inner cup unit 3, an outer lid unit 4, and a connecting unit 5. The container 9 in the first embodiment is a transparent container, and the liquid 91 is illustrated as milk tea, but other drinkable beverages, such as fresh milk, fruit juice, black tea, coffee, soda, yogurt, soy milk, etc., can be filled.

The inner cup unit 3 is adapted to contain a food product 92. in the following description, the food product 92 is illustrated as a flour ball (commonly known as pearl), but other edible solid or liquid foods, such as fruit cubes, oatmeal, cereal, whipped cream, etc., can be filled. The inner cup unit 3 is adapted to be mounted on the container 9 and to enclose the receiving space 90. The outer cover unit 4 is detachably provided to the inner cup unit 3. The connecting unit 5 connects the outer lid unit 4 and the inner cup unit 3 to each other such that the outer lid unit 4 is pivotable with respect to the inner cup unit 3, whereby the outer lid unit 4 can be closed to the inner cup unit 3 or the outer lid unit 4 can be opened from the inner cup unit 3. Preferably, the outer cover unit 4 and the inner cup unit 3 are made of transparent materials.

In the first embodiment, the outer lid unit 4, the inner cup unit 3, and the connection unit 5 are formed of polylactic acid (PLA) by a hot-press vacuum integral molding method. It is understood that in other variations of the first embodiment, the connecting unit 5 can be omitted, the outer lid unit 4 and the inner cup unit 3 can be formed as two separate components, and the outer lid unit 4 can be snap-fitted to the inner cup unit 3, so that the outer lid unit 4 can be removably fitted to the inner cup unit 3.

The detailed configuration of the first embodiment is further explained below.

Referring to fig. 4, 5 and 6, the inner cup unit 3 includes a bottom wall 31 located in the accommodating space 90, a circumferential wall 32 extending outward from the bottom wall 31 and inclined and surrounding the entire circumference, and a rim 33 extending outward from the circumferential wall 32 and surrounding the entire circumference, and a containing space 30 for containing the food 92 is defined by the bottom wall 31 and the circumferential wall 32. The bottom wall 31 has a cup hole piece 311 which can be pushed open, and in the first embodiment, the cup hole piece 311 is a C-shaped hole cover which is cut through the bottom wall 31 at intervals along a C shape in the bottom wall 31 in advance, but a cross-shaped or a m-shaped cut-through can also be adopted. The rim 33 is adapted to snap-fit over the top edge of the container 9. Preferably, the rim 33 has an outwardly extending snap tab 331, the snap tab 331 being substantially semi-circular, thereby facilitating grasping and application of force by a user's fingers to lift the inner cup unit 3 from the container 9.

Referring to fig. 5, a horizontal plane P passing through the rim 33 of the inner cup unit 3 and a normal N perpendicular to the horizontal plane P and passing through the cup hole piece 311 (see fig. 6) are defined, the annular wall 32 and the normal N substantially form an angle θ, preferably, the angle is 15 degrees to 80 degrees, and the bottom wall 31 is located at the center and parallel to the horizontal plane P. In the present first embodiment, the angle θ is 35 degrees.

Referring to fig. 4, 5, 7 and 8, the outer lid unit 4 is substantially in the shape of a truncated cone and is used for closing the containing space 30 of the inner cup unit 3. The outer lid unit 4 includes a base wall 41, a surrounding wall 42 extending from the base wall 41 toward the inner cup unit 3 and surrounding the inner cup unit, and a flange 43 extending from the surrounding wall 42 and surrounding the inner cup unit 3, the base wall 41 and the surrounding wall 42 surround and define a lid space 40 communicating with the containing space 30, and the amount of the food 92 contained in the containing space 30 can be increased by the arrangement of the lid space 40. The base wall 41 has a cover hole piece 411 that can be pushed open, and preferably, the cover hole piece 411 and the cup hole piece 311 (see fig. 6) are arranged at a distance from the normal N. The cover hole piece 411 is a C-shaped cover that is cut through the base wall 41 at intervals in a C-shape in the base wall 41, but may be cut through at intervals in a cross-shape or a m-shape. The flange 43 is adapted to be fastened to the rim 33 of the inner cup unit 3, and the flange 43 has an outwardly extending fastening tab 431, and the fastening tab 431 is substantially semicircular, thereby facilitating opening of the outer lid unit 4 to load the food 92 into the containing space 30 of the inner cup unit 3. Preferably, the locking

tabs

431 and 331 are offset from each other to facilitate opening of the outer lid unit 4 or the inner cup unit 3, respectively.

Referring to fig. 3, 5 and 7, the connection unit 5 includes a first connection portion 51 formed on the flange 43 of the outer cover unit 4, and a second connection portion 52 formed on the rim 33 of the inner cup unit 3 and connected to the first connection portion 51, and the flange 43 of the outer cover unit 4 and the rim 33 of the inner cup unit 3 can be connected to each other by the connection unit 5. In the first embodiment, a V-shaped groove 53 is formed at the connection portion of the first connection portion 51 and the second connection portion 52, so that a turning margin can be provided when the outer lid unit 4 pivots relative to the inner cup unit 3 to pivot smoothly. However, in other variations, a semicircular groove may be formed at the connection portion of the first connection portion 51 and the second connection portion 52, or other equivalent structures with turning margins may be formed.

Referring to fig. 9 and 10, in order to eat, a suction pipe 93 is inserted into the outer lid unit 4 and pushes the lid hole piece 411 away, at this time, one side of the lid hole piece 411 is still connected to the base wall 41 and a lid hole 410 is formed in the base wall 41, and the lid space 40 is communicated with the outside through the lid hole 410. Then, the suction pipe 93 is pushed downward to push the cup hole piece 311 of the inner cup unit 3, at this time, one side of the cup hole piece 311 is still connected to the bottom wall 31 and a cup hole 310 is formed in the bottom wall 31. Finally, the suction tube 93 is slightly lifted and separated from the cup hole 310 of the bottom wall 31, and due to the inclined design of the angle θ (see fig. 5) of the annular wall 32 of the inner cup unit 3, the food 92 (i.e., rice flour balls) in the containing space 30 can automatically and gradually slide down to the containing space 90 of the container 9 through the cup hole 310 by gravity, and is mixed with the liquid 91 (i.e., milk tea) in the container 9 to form the pearl milk tea. The straw 93 is then inserted into the receiving space 90 through the cup hole 310 again, so that the food can be sucked. In order to make the food 92 slide off smoothly, it is preferable that the size of the cup hole piece 311 is larger than that of the cover hole piece 411. Since the cover hole piece 411 and the cup hole piece 311 of the first embodiment are arranged on the normal line N (see fig. 5), the user can insert the straw 93 at a vertical angle and push the cover hole piece 411 and the cup hole piece 311 away at the same time, thereby facilitating the use.

As can be seen from the above description, in the first embodiment, by setting the angle θ of the annular wall 32 of the inner cup unit 3 to be between 15 degrees and 80 degrees, the food 92 in the inner cup unit 3 can automatically slide into the container 9 by gravity, and the food 92 and the liquid 91 can be mixed and eaten without opening the outer cover unit 4 and the inner cup unit 3, which is very convenient, and the food 92 or the liquid 91 cannot be accidentally spilled. It should be noted that, under the condition that the food 92 can slide off completely, the holding space 30 of the first embodiment is the largest at the angle θ of 35 degrees, so that a larger amount of the food 92 can be held.

Referring to fig. 11, a second embodiment of a conical beverage cup holder bowl 200 of the present invention is adapted to be mounted on a container 9 that surrounds and defines the receiving space 90, and is similar to the first embodiment with the main differences that:

the outer lid unit 4' is a thermoplastic film and is thermally fused to the rim 33 of the inner cup unit 3 by thermal compression to close the containing space 30 of the inner cup unit 3, and therefore, the connecting unit 5 is omitted in the second embodiment (see fig. 10). For consumption, the drinking straw 93 (see fig. 10) is inserted into and pierces the outer cover unit 4' (i.e., the thermoplastic film), and then the cup hole piece 311 (see fig. 10) is pushed downward, so that the food 92 is mixed with the liquid 91. The second embodiment has the same effects as the first embodiment.

In summary, the present invention provides a conical beverage cup holder 200 that can mix and eat the food 92 and the liquid 91 without opening the outer lid unit 4, 4' and the inner cup unit 3, and the food 92 or the liquid 91 is not accidentally spilled, so the present invention can be achieved.

The above description is only an example of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention should not be limited thereby, and all the simple equivalent changes and modifications made by the claims and the contents of the specification should be included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a toper beverage cup holds in palm bowl, is applicable to and installs around the container that defines out the accommodation space, its characterized in that: the cone-shaped beverage cup holder bowl comprises:

an inner cup unit adapted to contain food and to be installed in the container and to close the containing space, the inner cup unit comprises a bottom wall positioned in the accommodating space, an annular wall which is gradually expanded outwards from the bottom wall and surrounds the whole circumference, and an annular edge which extends outwards from the annular wall and surrounds the whole circumference, a containing space which is suitable for containing the food is defined by the surrounding of the bottom wall and the annular wall, the rim is adapted to snap fit to the container, the bottom wall has a cup flap that can be pushed open, when the cup hole sheet is pushed away, a cup hole is formed in the bottom wall, food in the containing space can slide to the containing space through the cup hole, a horizontal plane passing through the annular edge and a normal line which is vertical to the horizontal plane and passes through the cup hole sheet are defined, the annular wall and the normal line substantially form an angle, and the angle is between 15 and 80 degrees; and

and the outer cover unit is covered on the inner cup unit and is used for closing the containing space.

2. The cone bowl of claim 1 wherein: the outer cover unit can be covered with the inner cup unit in a lifting manner, the outer cover unit comprises a base wall, a surrounding wall which extends from the base wall towards the inner cup unit in the direction of the inner cup unit in a full-circumference surrounding manner, and a flange which extends outwards from the surrounding wall in the full-circumference surrounding manner, a cover body space which is communicated with the containing space is defined by the surrounding wall and the surrounding wall in the surrounding manner, the flange is used for being buckled on the annular edge of the inner cup unit, the base wall is provided with a cover hole sheet which can be pushed away, when the cover hole sheet is pushed away, a cover hole is formed in the base wall, and the cover body space is communicated with the outside through the cover hole.

3. The cone bowl of claim 2 wherein: also included is a connection unit interconnecting the flange of the outer lid unit and the rim of the inner cup unit such that the outer lid unit can pivot relative to the inner cup unit.

4. The cone bowl of claim 3 wherein: the outer cover unit, the inner cup unit and the connecting unit are integrally formed.

5. The cone bowl of claim 4 wherein: the connecting unit comprises a first connecting part formed on the flange of the outer cover unit and a second connecting part formed on the ring edge of the inner cup unit and connected to the first connecting part, and a V-shaped groove is formed at the connecting part of the first connecting part and the second connecting part.

6. The cone bowl of claim 2 wherein: the cover hole pieces and the cup hole pieces are arranged on the normal line at intervals.

7. The cone bowl of claim 2 wherein: the flange of the outer cover unit has outwardly extending snap tabs.

8. The cone bowl of claim 7 wherein: the inner cup unit has an outwardly extending snap tab at an annular rim.

9. The cone bowl of claim 8 wherein: the buckling lug plates and the buckling lug plates are staggered mutually.

10. The cone bowl of claim 1 wherein: the cup hole sheet of the bottom wall of the inner cup unit is a C-shaped hole cover.