CS259861B2 - Embossable vessel,especially for ice-cream and/or the like - Google Patents

Abstract

Compressible vessel (4), in particular for ice cream and the like consists of a tubular body (preferably a frusto-conical shape) relatively stiff and resilient material, p open end (2j and opposed closed) the end (3 j that it creates on a certain length of the tubular body (lj flat handle (5). The compressible container (4) can be compressed with one hand, with its contents appearing from its open end (2)

Description

The invention relates to a compressible container, in particular for ice cream and the like, which can be manually deformed by pressing and extruded.

For the retail sale of ice cream, cones are usually used, mostly cone-shaped from suitably treated plastic or tough paper.

However, these known containers have a number of drawbacks, both of a manufacturing and a functional nature, since they are considerably brittle and therefore tend to crack or crevice with loss of contents or leakage, while the cups, although a more reliable type of containers of this kind, have a disadvantage. in their ignorance and for complete removal and consumption of content, they require in all cases the addition of a suitable spoon.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a design of a compressible container, particularly for ice cream, and the like, which, in addition to being highly durable, would facilitate the utilization of the entire contents without additional means.

It is a further object of the invention to provide such a collapsible container structure whose shape would allow stacking of one container to the other with less space requirements than similar known products, which would favor transportation costs, packaging and facilitate storage.

According to the invention, it has been solved by designing a compressible container, in particular for ice cream and the like, by forming a tubular body, for example frustoconical, of rigid, flexible material with one wider open end, opposite narrower closed end and handle.

Further, according to the invention, the closed end of the tubular body is formed by flattening and sealing a portion of the tubular body at least equal to the diameter of the tubular body end.

Also according to the invention, the handle comprises a flattened and sealed portion of the tubular body from its closed end towards the open end.

In accordance with the invention, the open end of the tubular body is provided with a reinforcing rim formed by a simple or multiple folding of the edge of the open end of the tubular body outwards.

Finally, according to the invention, the open end of the tubular body is provided with a closing cap.

The advantage of solving the collapsible container according to the invention while fully fulfilling the task of the invention is the possibility of hygienic machine filling without human intervention, storage and transport while saving needed space, the possibility of hygienically consuming the content also without human contact during generating consumption doses according to the consumer's will , auxiliary discharge means.

A further advantage of the compressible container according to the invention is the extension of the consumption time of the contents also according to the consumer's will and thus prolonging the refreshing and taste effect while avoiding the loss of the filling or its part and thereby contamination of the environment.

Yet another advantage of the collapsible container of the present invention is the elimination of the effect and feedback of thermal gradients between the cartridge and the hand of the consumer and the possibility of consuming sequentially generated doses even at locations. unsuitable endangered by contamination when part of the filling of known commonly used containers falls off.

The invention will now be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which: FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of an initial tubular body for a collapsible container according to the invention. Giant. 2 is a vertical sectional view of a compressible container including a handle formed from the tubular body of FIG. 1.

In FIG. 1, the starting tubular body 1 is shown as a blank for the production of a compressible container 4 according to the invention.

According to the illustrated embodiment, the tubular body 1 has the shape of an elongated truncated cone with one broader open end 2 and an opposed narrower closed end 3 and can be made integrally or by rolling from a flat blank. In the latter case of production, it is necessary to take into account the overlap of the longitudinal edges and their subsequent joining.

The tubular body 1 is formed of a relatively rigid and resilient material that provides adequate resistance and at the same time allows easy manual compression of the tubular body 1. For example, the tubular body 1 can be made of very thin laminate plastic materials or paper treated to be waterproof and adequate flexibility and rigidity.

In order to manufacture the compressible container 4 according to the invention shown in FIG. 2, one end, narrower, must be flattened and closed so as to form a closed end 3 of the tubular body 1, which is advantageous over a certain length of the tubular body 1 starting with the closed end 3. a flat handle 5 of adequate strength is formed.

The open end 2 of the tubular body 1 remains unchanged and forms the open end of the compressible container 4. The thus formed compressible container 4 according to the invention may be provided with a reinforcing rim (not shown) around the open end 2 of the rigid body 1. The rim is formed so that 2 folds out one or more times to reinforce the open end 2 of the collapsible container 4 and to allow the collapsible container 4 to be closed by fitting the cap (not shown).

When using a compressible container according to the invention filled with ice cream or the like, it is sufficient to squeeze the tubular body 1 with one hand so that it deforms from the closed end 3 towards the open

259 to expel said cartridge from the open end 2 so that it can be easily consumed in selectable doses without the risk of separating part of the cartridge and contaminating the environment.

It will be appreciated that the collapsible container 4 of the invention as described may be embodied otherwise. For example, instead of the truncated conical tubular body 1 shown in FIG. 1, any other suitable tubular body can be used. Also, the joint seam forming the tubular body of the flat material does not necessarily have to be straight and longitudinal, but may have a different course, for example a screw or spiral, which can be chosen from an aesthetic or other point of view.

The invention is not limited to the exemplary embodiment described and permits various variations of the exemplary embodiment described.

Claims (5)

Compressible container, in particular for ice cream and the like, characterized in that it consists of a deformable tubular body (1), frustoconical in the form of a rigid, flexible material with one wider open end (2), opposite narrower closed end (3) and a handle (5). Compressible container according to claim 1, characterized in that the closed end (3) of the tubular body (1) is formed by flattening and sealing a portion of the tubular body (1) at least equal to the diameter of the tubular body (1). Compressible container according to Claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the handle (5) is formed INVENT the flattened and sealed portion of the tubular body (1) from its closed end (3) towards the open end (2). Compressible container according to Claims 1, 2 and 3, characterized in that the open end (2J) of the tubular body (1J) is provided with a reinforcing edge formed by a simple or multiple folding of the edge of the open end (2) of the tubular body (1). Compressible container according to Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the open end (2) of the tubular body (1) is provided with a closing cap.