DK154060B

DK154060B - Disposable bag for home-freezing of ice lollies

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Publication number: DK154060B
Application number: DK104681A
Authority: DK
Inventors: Erling Vangedal-Nielsen
Original assignee: Vangedal Nielsen Erling
Priority date: 1981-03-06
Filing date: 1981-03-06
Publication date: 1988-10-10
Also published as: ZA811833B; DK104681A

Description

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Den foreliggende opfindelse angår en éngangspose til hjemmefrysning af en væske til et antal ispinde eller tilsvarende, til menneskelig fortæring beregnede aflange frosne genstande, som skal være indeholdt i individuelle formstofbeholdere, der tjener som holdeorganer under fortæ-5 ringen deraf, hvilken pose er af den i krav l's indledning angivne art.The present invention relates to a disposable bag for home freezing a liquid for a plurality of ice sticks or equivalent elongated frozen articles intended for human consumption, to be contained in individual plastic containers serving as holding means during the consumption thereof, which is one of the specified in the preamble of claim 1.

I den foreliggende sammenhæng er det hensigten, at udtrykket "ispinde eller tilsvarende, til menneskelig fortæring beregnede aflange frosne genstande" skal henvise til den almindeligt kendte type frosne genstande, sædvanligvis på saftevandsbasis, der er indeholdt i en lille 10 formstofpose, og hvor posen som sådan tjener både det formål at opsamle smeltet is og det formål at udgøre et greb for forbrugerens hånd. Af nemheds grunde vil der i den følgende beskrivelse kort blive henvist til sådanne frosne genstande som "ispinde".In the present context, the term "ice sticks or equivalent elongated frozen articles intended for human consumption" is intended to refer to the commonly known type of frozen articles, usually on a sap of water contained in a small plastic bag, and wherein the bag as such serves both the purpose of collecting melted ice and the purpose of constituting a grip on the consumer's hand. For convenience, the following description will briefly refer to such frozen objects as "ice sticks".

Dansk mønsterregistrering nr. 202/79 viser mønstret for en éngangs-15 pose af den omhandlede art til hjemmefrysning af en væske i et antal ispinde, hvilken pose omfatter to rektangulære folier af form-stofmateriale, som er forbundet med hinanden i et mønster, der tilvejebringer fem aflange rum, som er indbyrdes forbundet ved hjælp af passager i bunden af hvert rum, og hvori det centrale rum er forsynet 20 med en fyldningstragt. Perforeringer findes på begge sider af tragten fra et punkt i nærheden af tragtens nedre del til posens sidekanter. Det har også været foreslået, at vertikale perforeringer kunne tilvejebringes i de forseglede områder mellem hvert rum. I praktisk brug vil væsken, som skal fryses, blive hældt gennem tragten og stige op fra den 25 nederste del af posen i hvert rum, hvorved indesluttet luft imidlertid vanskeliggør en fuldstændig fyldning af alle rum, og sædvanligvis kan der dannes en luftlomme øverst i et rum.Danish Pattern Registration No. 202/79 shows the pattern of a disposable bag of the kind in question for freezing a liquid in a plurality of ice pegs, comprising two rectangular sheets of molding material which are connected to each other in a pattern which provides five elongate compartments which are interconnected by means of passageways at the bottom of each compartment and in which the central compartment is provided with a filling hopper. Perforations are found on both sides of the hopper from a point near the bottom of the hopper to the side edges of the hopper. It has also been suggested that vertical perforations could be provided in the sealed areas between each compartment. In practical use, the liquid to be frozen will be poured through the hopper and rise from the bottom 25 of the bag in each compartment, however, where enclosed air makes a complete filling of all compartments difficult, and usually an air pocket can be formed at the top of a compartment. room.

Der kendes også fra beskrivelserne til fransk patent nr. 2.381.259 og USA patent nr. 3.207.420 éngangsposer til hjemmefrysning af væsker, 30 men de således kendte poser egner sig ikke til fremstilling af ispinde, hvor en del af selve posen både skal tjene til at opsamle smeltet is og fungere som holdeorgan under fortæringen.It is also known from the descriptions of French Patent No. 2,381,259 and U.S. Patent No. 3,207,420 disposable bags for home freezing liquids, but the bags thus known are not suitable for the manufacture of ice pegs, where a portion of the bag itself must serve both to collect melted ice and act as a holding organ during ingestion.

Den foreliggende opfindelse tilvejebringer en pose af den i den o-vennævnte danske mønsterregistrering viste type, og som gør det lettere 35 at undgå luftlommer, når posen fyldes med væske, og som efter frysning giver mulighed for en meget simpel adskillelse af hver dannet ispind, og for en meget hensigtsmæssig fjernelse af en endedel af formstofmateri-alet, som omslutter ispindene, således at disse let kan gøres klar tilThe present invention provides a bag of the type shown in the o-friendly Danish pattern registration which facilitates the avoidance of air pockets when the bag is filled with liquid and which, after freezing, allows a very simple separation of each ice stick formed. and for a very convenient removal of an end portion of the plastics material enclosing the ice pegs so that they can be readily prepared for

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2 fortæring.2 consumption.

For at opnå dette, er posen ifølge opfindelsen ejendommelig ved, at rummene i posens fyldningsstilling ligger successivt under hinanden set fra posens fyldningsåbning, idet 5 i) det rum, som står i forbindelse med fyldningsåbningen, er det første rum i rækken, og ii) passagerne mellem tilstødende rum ligger således på linie, at der er dannet en i det væsentlige retlinet passagevej, der strækker sig fra det første rum til det sidste rum i rækken.In order to achieve this, the bag according to the invention is characterized in that the spaces in the filling position of the bag are successively below each other from the filling opening of the bag, with i) the space which communicates with the filling opening being the first space in the row, and ii) the passages between adjacent spaces are so aligned that a substantially rectilinear passage path is formed extending from the first compartment to the last compartment of the row.

10 Da det rum, som står i forbindelse med fyldningsåbningen, er det første rum i rækken af i det væsentlige parallelle og sideværts beliggende, aflange rum, vil væske, som indtræder i det første rum, når posen holdes lodret, let passere gennem passagen til det næste rum og herfra videre til hvert efterfølgende rum under indflydelse af tyngdekraften, 15 således at det nederste rum bliver fyldt først og tillader eventuelle luftlommer af undslippe opad gennem de forskellige passager.As the space associated with the filling opening is the first space in the series of substantially parallel and laterally elongated spaces, liquid entering the first space when the bag is held vertically will readily pass through the passage to the the next compartment and thence to each subsequent compartment under the influence of gravity, so that the bottom compartment is filled first and allows any air pockets of escape upward through the various passages.

Ved at passagerne mellem tilstødende rum ligger således på linie, at der dannes en i det væsentlige retlinet passagevej, som strækker sig fra det første rum til det sidste rum, opnås for det første en hurtig 20 fordeling af indført væske til den nederste posedel, og for det andet, såle.des som det vil fremgå af det følgende, at en endedel af det rumdannende formstoffoliemateriale let kan fjernes efter frysning af væsken. Når posens indhold er frosset kan der opnås individuel adgang til de i rummene dannede aflange frosne genstande ved brækning af de i pas-25 sagerne dannede isbroer, brydning af samlingerne i langsgående retning mellem rummene uden at bryde disse vægge og fjernelse af formstoffol ie-materialet, som danner hvert rum, på kun den ene side af passagevejen, hvorved formstoffoliematerialet, som danner hvert rum på den modsatte side af passagevejen tjener som holderen under fortæring.By aligning the passageways between adjacent compartments to form a substantially rectilinear passage path extending from the first compartment to the last compartment, firstly, a rapid distribution of introduced fluid to the lower bag portion is obtained, and secondly, as will be apparent from the following, an end portion of the composite resin film material can be easily removed after freezing the liquid. When the contents of the bag are frozen, individual access to the elongated frozen objects formed in the compartments can be obtained by breaking the ice bridges formed in the passages, breaking the joints longitudinally between the compartments without breaking these walls and removing the plastic foil material. which forms each compartment, on only one side of the passageway, whereby the plastic foil material forming each compartment on the opposite side of the passageway serves as the holder during consumption.

30 Ifølge opfindelsen foretrækkes det, at passagerne mellem rummene er symmetriske omkring en linie, der er vinkelret på rummenes længderetning, og som krydser hvert rum i en ikke-central del deraf, hvorved hvert rum opdeles i en større del, der er beregnet at tjene som et greb for forbrugeren, og en mindre del, som skal fjernes for at give adgang 35 til produktet.According to the invention, it is preferred that the passages between the compartments be symmetrical about a line perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the compartments and which intersect each compartment in a non-central portion thereof, whereby each compartment is divided into a larger portion intended to serve. as a grip for the consumer, and a smaller portion which must be removed to allow access to the product.

Det foretrækkes endvidere ifølge opfindelsen at der er svækkede zoner mellem sammengrænsende rum, hvilke zoner er varmeforseglede områder, som omfatter en langsgående perforering, der strækker sig fra den umid- 3It is further preferred according to the invention that there be attenuated zones between interconnecting spaces, which are heat-sealed areas which comprise a longitudinal perforation extending from the immediate surface.

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delbare nærhed af hver passage til sidekanterne af de to over for hinanden liggende folier. Ved hjælp af sådanne svækkede zoner er det let at adskille de frosne genstande med deres formstofrum. For at lette håndteringen af posen under fyldning er perforeringerne i denne udførelsesform 5 af tilstrækkelig styrke til at holde alle rummene samlede under væskens indflydelse.divisible proximity of each passage to the side edges of the two opposite sheets. Using such weakened zones, it is easy to separate the frozen objects with their plastic compartments. In order to facilitate handling of the bag during filling, the perforations in this embodiment 5 are of sufficient strength to keep all the compartments together under the influence of the liquid.

Formstofmaterialet til de to modstående folier, som danner posen, kan være af en vilkårlig konventionel type, såsom polyethylen, polypropylen eller polyvinylchlorid, og er fortrinsvis LD-polyethylen. Tykkel-10 sen af formstofmaterialet er ikke kritisk, bortset fra de dele deraf, som omgiver den i det væsentlige lineære passagevej. Disse dele bør have en sådan tykkelse, at de let kan brydes ved at brække de i passagerne dannede isbroer og presse kanten af en knækket isbro gennem formstofmaterialet. Til let manuel håndtering bør tykkelsen af foliematerialet til 15 dette formål fortrinsvis ikke overstige 60 β og er fortrinsvis 40-50 /i.The plastic material for the two opposing films forming the bag may be of any conventional type, such as polyethylene, polypropylene or polyvinyl chloride, and is preferably LD polyethylene. The thickness of the plastic material is not critical, except for the parts thereof which surround the substantially linear path of passage. These parts should be of such thickness that they can be easily broken by breaking the ice bridges formed in the passageways and pressing the edge of a broken ice bridge through the plastic material. For ease of manual handling, the thickness of the foil material for this purpose should preferably not exceed 60µ and preferably 40-50 µl.

En foretrukket udførelsesform for en pose ifølge opfindelsen beskrives nærmere i det følgende under henvisning til tegningen, hvor:A preferred embodiment of a bag according to the invention is described in more detail below with reference to the drawing, in which:

Figur 1 viser en éngangspose ifølge opfindelsen,Figure 1 shows a disposable bag according to the invention,

Figur 2 et tværsnit langs linien II-II i figur 1, 20 Figur 3 et skematisk billede af posen i figur 1, når den er fyldt med væske eller efter frysning deraf, ogFigure 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II-II of Figure 1; Figure 3 is a schematic view of the bag of Figure 1 when filled with liquid or after freezing thereof; and

Figur 4 er et skematisk billede, som viser en resulterende ispind i dens formstofbeholder klar til fortæring.Figure 4 is a schematic view showing a resulting ice stick in its plastic container ready for consumption.

Under nærmere henvisning til tegningen viser figur 1 en pose frem-25 stillet af flexibelt formstofmateriale, som omfatter et første rum 1, adskillige mellemliggende rum 2 og et sidste rum 3. Hvert rum har en i almindelighed aflang form omfattende to modsat liggende parallelle vægge 4 og to afrundede endevægge 5 og 6. Hvert rum kan passende have en længde på 11 til 15 cm og en bredde på 3 til 4 cm. Alle rum er indbyrdes 30 forbundet ved hjælp af passager 7, der alle ligger symmetrisk omkring linien II-II og har en passende bredde, såsom 15 til 20 mm, for at tillade let strømning af en væske under indvirkning af tyngdekraften. Figur 2 viser et tværsnit gennem passagerne 7, efter at hvert rum er blevet fyldt med væske.Referring now to the drawing, Figure 1 shows a bag made of flexible plastic material comprising a first compartment 1, several intermediate compartments 2 and a last compartment 3. Each compartment has a generally elongated shape comprising two opposing parallel walls 4 and two rounded end walls 5 and 6. Each compartment may suitably have a length of 11 to 15 cm and a width of 3 to 4 cm. All spaces are interconnected by means of passageways 7, all of which are symmetrical about the line II-II and have a suitable width, such as 15 to 20 mm, to allow easy flow of a fluid under the influence of gravity. Figure 2 shows a cross section through the passages 7 after each compartment has been filled with liquid.

35 Posen fyldes med væsken, der skal fryses gennem en tragtformet kanal 8, der strækker sig opad fra og står i forbindelse med en central del af det første rum 1. Den tragtformede kanal 8 er forsynet med to vinger, henholdsvis 9 og 10, på hver side deraf.The bag is filled with the liquid to be frozen through a funnel-shaped channel 8 extending upwardly and communicating with a central portion of the first compartment 1. The funnel-shaped channel 8 is provided with two wings, 9 and 10, respectively on each side thereof.

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Vingerne kan skilles frå den nedre del af posen ved hjælp af perforeringer 11 eller vilkårlige andre midler, såsom slidser. Fortrinsvis er hele posen fremstillet af to rektangulære stykker formstofmateriale, som er indbyrdes forbundet, såsom ved varmeforsegling, på udvalgte dele deraf 5 vist ved skraveringer i figur 1. I de varmeforseglede områder mellem hvert rum er respektive perforeringer 12 og 13 udformet på begge sider af passagen 7, og de strækker sig fra den umiddelbare nærhed deraf til sidekanterne. Alternativt kan enhver anden type svækkelseszone tilvejebringes mellem hvert rum.The wings can be separated from the lower part of the bag by means of perforations 11 or any other means, such as slots. Preferably, the entire bag is made of two rectangular pieces of resin material which are interconnected, such as by heat sealing, on selected portions thereof 5 shown by shading in Figure 1. In the heat sealed areas between each compartment, respective perforations 12 and 13 are formed on both sides of the bag. the passage 7, and they extend from the immediate proximity thereof to the side edges. Alternatively, any other type of weakening zone may be provided between each compartment.

10 Når posen er blevet fyldt med væske, der skal fryses, kan topdelen omfattende den tragtformede kanal 8 og vingerne 9 og 10 foldes ned til perforeringerne 11, og efter adskillelse af disse kan en knude bindes, såsom vist ved 14 i figur 3, der viser posen, som er klar til frysning.When the bag has been filled with liquid to be frozen, the top portion comprising the funnel-shaped channel 8 and the wings 9 and 10 can be folded down to the perforations 11, and after separating them, a knot can be bonded, as shown at 14 in Figure 3, which shows the bag ready for freezing.

Efter frysning af den i figur 3 viste pose skaffer man sig adgang 15 til den nederste ispind identificeret som 15 på følgende måde. Isbroen, som er dannet i passage 7, der står i forbindelse med forudgående rum 2, knækkes, hvorved formstoffoliemateri al et, der omgiver denne isbro, brydes. Herefter eller før brydes perforeringer 12 og 13 mellem det nederste rum og det foregående rum, og den fraskilte ispind med formstofbe-20 holder gribes med én hånd omkring en større del deraf, som vil være den del, der ligger til højre for passagen 7 i figur 3. Den mindre del af den fraskilte formstofbeholder, som er den del, der ligger til venstre for passagen 7 i figur 3, kan derefter fjernes ved hjælp af den anden hånd ved aftrækning eller afrivning, således at ispinden åbnes til dens 25 endelige fortærbare udseende som vist i figur 4.After freezing the bag shown in Figure 3, access 15 to the lower ice stick identified as 15 is provided as follows. The ice bridge formed in passage 7, which communicates with prior space 2, is broken, thereby breaking the plastic film material all surrounding this ice bridge. After or before, perforations 12 and 13 are broken between the lower compartment and the previous compartment and the separated ice peg with plastic container 20 is gripped with one hand around a larger portion thereof, which will be the portion to the right of the passage 7 in Figure 3. The smaller portion of the separated plastic container, which is the portion to the left of the passage 7 of Figure 3, can then be removed by the other hand by pulling or tearing, thus opening the ice stick to its final consumable appearance as shown in Figure 4.

Når den nederste del af posen omfattende ispinden 15 er blevet skilt fra, kan det forudgående rum 2 indeholdende ispinden 16 på tilsvarende måde skilles fra det nærmest forudgående rum omfattende ispinden 17, og så fremdeles for ispind 18 og 19, men i disse tilfælde er det 30 lettere at få adgang til ispinden, fordi hvert rum omfatter to svækkende huller på modstående sider resulterende fra isbroerne i de tilsvarende passager. Det første rum 1 indeholdende ispind 20 kan endelig åbnes på tilsvarende måde som ispind 15.Similarly, when the bottom portion of the bag comprising the ice stick 15 has been separated, the preceding compartment 2 containing the ice stick 16 may be separated from the closest preceding compartment comprising the ice stick 17, and then still for ice stick 18 and 19, but in these cases it is 30 easier to access the ice stick because each compartment comprises two debilitating holes on opposite sides resulting from the ice bridges in the corresponding passages. Finally, the first compartment 1 containing ice stick 20 can be opened in a similar manner to ice stick 15.

I den i figur 1-3 viste udførelsesform strækker den tragtformede 35 kanal 8 sig fra en central del af det første rum 1. Alternativt kan denne kanal strække sig fra det første rum på en sådan måde, at den ligger på linie med passagevejen, der forløber fra det første rum 1 til det sidste rum 3. I denne udførelsesform vil vinger svarende til vingerne 9In the embodiment shown in Figs. 1-3, the funnel-shaped channel 8 extends from a central portion of the first compartment 1. Alternatively, this channel can extend from the first compartment in such a way that it aligns with the passage path which extends from the first compartment 1 to the last compartment 3. In this embodiment, blades corresponding to the blades 9

Claims

1. In this embodiment, it may therefore be disadvantageous to have wings, and the top portion of the bag may then be closed simply by tying a knot on the input channel. 1. Single-use bag for freezing a liquid for a plurality of ice sticks or equivalent oblong frozen 10 articles (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20) intended for human consumption which must be contained in individual plastic containers serving as holding means below devouring the frozen articles, the bag consisting of two opposing sheets of plastic material so interconnected in a number of places that a filling opening and a series of substantially parallel and adjacent elongate spaces are formed ( 1, 2, 3) which compartments are interconnected by passages (7) in the joints between adjacent compartments and which filling aperture communicates with one of said compartments, whereby liquid introduced through the filling aperture flows first into this compartment and further to each subsequent compartment and thereby successively fill all compartments with liquid to be frozen, FEATURED by the fact that the compartments in the filling position of the pouch are successively below each other as seen from p. the filling opening of the oxen, in which: (i) the space communicating with the filling opening is the first space (1) in the row, and 25. i) the passages (7) between adjacent spaces are aligned such that one is formed in it. substantial straight-line passage extending from the first room to the last room in the row.

Disposable bag according to claim 1, characterized in that all the passages (7) are symmetrical about a line perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the elongated compartments (1, 2, 3) and which intersect each compartment in an - no central portion thereof, wherein the passage path divides each compartment into a larger portion and a smaller portion, which larger portion is intended to serve as holder after removal of the smaller portion. 35

Disposable bag according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that there are attenuated zones between confining spaces, which are heat-sealed areas comprising a longitudinal perforation (12, 13) extending from the immediate vicinity of each passage to the side edges of the two opposed sheets, each perforation being of sufficient strength to hold all the compartments together while filling the bag. 5 10 15