EP0003390A1 - Dispositif agitateur et distributeur - Google Patents

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EP0003390A1
EP0003390A1 EP79300011A EP79300011A EP0003390A1 EP 0003390 A1 EP0003390 A1 EP 0003390A1 EP 79300011 A EP79300011 A EP 79300011A EP 79300011 A EP79300011 A EP 79300011A EP 0003390 A1 EP0003390 A1 EP 0003390A1
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tubular member
seal
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stirring
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Morris Enos Rushton
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TUBESTIRS Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G21/00—Table-ware
    • A47G21/004—Table-ware comprising food additives to be used with foodstuff
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/40—Packages formed by enclosing successive articles, or increments of material, in webs, e.g. folded or tubular webs, or by subdividing tubes filled with liquid, semi-liquid, or plastic materials

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  • This invention relates to a stirring and dispensing device for stirring granular material such as sugar into a liquid.
  • the device is also used as a container for the granular material and is particularly aimed at the "fast food” trade.
  • sugar for sweetening drinks is supplied either in granular form in a paper sachet or as one or more wrapped cubes, and the sugar is stirred into a drink using a plastics spoon.
  • the plastics spoons are thrown away because of the cost of washing up and of course there is also the wrapping for the sugar to be disposed of.
  • the present invention has been devised so that instead of having two items to dispose of there is only one.
  • a stirring and dispensing device comprising a tubular member filled with a predetermined amount of product to be dispensed and stirred into a liquid, the tubular member being closed at each end by a moisture proof seal, and wherein one of said seals is such that by gripping the end of the tubular member and squeezing the tube at right angles to the length of the tube, and in the plane of the seal, the seal will pop open to release the product.
  • the tubular member is formed of virgin extrudable grade polypropylene and said one seal is performed by a mechanical pressing or cutting operation which may also sever the end of the tubular member. Heat may also be applied, to give a measure of heat sealing.
  • the other end of the tubular member is permanently sealed, e.g. with a heat seal.
  • At least said one end of the tubular member is given a special shape, rather than a straight end.
  • This shape can then identify said one end for opening purposes.
  • the closing or sealing operation is also used.to sever the tubular member from an adjacent one, then the other end of each tubular member would also have a special shape.
  • the tubular member need not necessarily be formed of polypropylene but it must be of a rigid or semi-rigid material. It is envisaged that coated paper or a paper plastic laminate could be used. The coating could perhaps be wax or silicone but it must be heat resistant and the internal surface layers must be acceptable to the food and drugs trade as a packaging material. Both the internal and external surface layers must be heat and moisture resistant because once the contents of the tubular member have been dispensed, the tubular member has to be used to stir the contents into hot or cold liquids.
  • the predetermined amount would be one teaspoonful. There is no reason, however, why the tubular member could not contain, for example, two teaspoonsful.
  • the stirring and dispensing device could alternatively contain powdered milk, a drug, for example headache powder, a soft drink flavouring, such as lemonade powder, pigment in granular form soluble in liquid to produce paint or for that matter any other pulverulent material.
  • a drug for example headache powder
  • a soft drink flavouring such as lemonade powder
  • the contents of the tubular member could be in the form of a paste or it is envisaged that it could be a powdered or granular material temporarily formed into a rod-like solid, for example, it could be a stick of sugar formed in the same manner as a cube of sugar is formed.
  • the length of the tubular member would normally be somewhere between 2h" and 7" but this, together with its cross-sectional area and configuration, would depend on the quantity of content.
  • the tubular member would be generally of round cross-section but other cross-sections are envisaged, for example, oval cross-sections might be more satisfactory for stirring purposes.
  • tubular member may contain two separate doses of contents separated by a releasable seal.
  • the tubular member would be filled and closed largely automatically with a permanent closure at one end, for example a heat seal, and a semi-permanent seal at the other stirring end.
  • This semi-permanent seal can, if the tubular member is formed of virgin extrusion grade polypropylene, be formed by a mechanical pressing or cutting operation, if necessary with the aid of heat. This operation can also be used to cut off the tubular member at the seal and in practice it has been found that a semi-permanent seal can be formed merely by cutting the tubular member with a pair of scissors or the like.
  • the seal must be sufficiently permanent to prevent inadvertent opening, but it must be possible to release the seal by a simply squeezing operation, pressure being applied to the ends of the seal in a direction at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the tubular member and in the plane of the seal. This can be done by squeezing the seal between thumb and finger so that the seal will "pop" open audibly.
  • both ends could be semi-permanently sealed. This is because in some instances it may be advantageous, on dispensing the contents of the tubular member, to open both ends to ensure full discharge of the contents. Furthermore, capillarity may be avoided during stirring if both ends are open.
  • each end of the tubular member would be closed off by a seal extending at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the tubular member.
  • a simple inclined seal could be provided or there could be a seal in the form of a V or arrowhead.
  • the seal could be in the form of a crown, i.e. a special serrated seal, or it could be of curved construction, either concave or convex, or of inverted V-shape giving a fish-tail effect. It will of course be appreciated that all seals across the end of a generally round tubular member will flatten the tubular member at the end, thereby increasing the stirring effectiveness of the tubular member after discharge of its contents.
  • the shape of the seal will of course affect the shape of the other end of the next tubular member. While it is envisaged that both ends of the tubular members may have a specially shaped seal, this is normally not preferred because the specially shaped end can then be used to identify the semi-permanent seal which is to be opened for discharge of the contents.
  • An advantage of pointed or multiple pointed seals is that the end of the tubular member, once it has been opened and is used for stirring purposes it is less likely to draw in liquid. This can of course be a distinct advantage when the used tubular member is to be disposed of, for example in a special container or even in an ashtray.
  • the stirring ano dispensing devices are formed from a tube 1 having a diameter of about 10 mm, the tube being formed of a plastics material.
  • One end of the tube is closed off by a heat seal or mechanical pressing/severing operation to give the desired shape. e.g. a straight line seal 3 as shown in Figures 4 and 5, the seal being formed at the same time the tube is severed from a supply.
  • the tube 1 is then filled with a product, e.g. sugar 5, and the other end is then closed off, e.g. with a further straight line seal 3, or with a special shaped seal, e.g. a crown,serrated or castellated seal 7 or 9, a V seal 11, an inverted V seal 13, or a round seal, i.e. a convex seal 15 or a concave seal 17.
  • any type of seal may be provided at each end of the tube 1.
  • the seals at each end are compatible, i.e. two straight seals 3, a concave and a convex seal 17 and 15, or V shaped and inverted V shaped seals 11 and 13, then the second end of one tube and the first end of another tube can be formed in known manner at the same time by a combined sever/heat seal pressing operation.
  • a long length of tube could be filled with product and the ends of eachindividual tube formed/sealed subsequently.
  • the seal at one end of the tube may be arranged in a different plane from that at the other. end.
  • the tube material should be one which will not melt at normal "hot beverage” temperature, and must be such as not to "taste” the product.
  • the plastics used is semi-stiff.
  • one end bf the tube is "popped" open by squeezing the two ends of a seal at one end, to cause the seal to spring apart, the product, or a part of it, is poured into a beverage or other. liquid, and the tube is then used to stir the product into the liquid.
  • one end of the tube may be removed in some other way, e.g. it may be cut off, prior to dispensing the product.

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EP79300011A 1978-01-04 1979-01-04 Dispositif agitateur et distributeur Withdrawn EP0003390A1 (fr)

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GB25278 1978-01-04
GB151478 1978-01-13
GB151478 1978-01-13
GB870678 1978-03-04
GB870678 1978-03-04
GB1448878 1978-04-13
GB1448878 1978-04-13
GB25278 1978-05-25

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NL1001135C2 (nl) * 1995-09-05 1997-03-06 Koning Zoetwaren Haarlem B V Verpakking voor voedingsstoffen voor bloemen.
DE19920212A1 (de) * 1999-05-03 2000-11-16 Lier Hans Udo Extrudierter Behälter mit fester Befüllung
DE10220087A1 (de) * 2002-05-05 2003-11-13 Weber Franz Behälter zum direkten Einbringen von Substanzen in Flüssigkeiten
DE102005043996A1 (de) * 2005-09-14 2007-03-22 Induflex Robert Morgan, E.K. Hohlkörper
CN105691928A (zh) * 2016-02-02 2016-06-22 杨扬 一种能作为搅拌棒使用的条形包装袋及其折叠方法
WO2016110712A1 (fr) * 2015-01-09 2016-07-14 Meta4Sys Limited Agitateur comprenant un emballage étanche qui contient un liquide
US10610042B2 (en) 2015-01-09 2020-04-07 Meta4Sys Limited Crushable pack
IT201900001063A1 (it) * 2019-01-24 2020-07-24 Arepla S R L Paletta monouso per mescolare bevande e metodo di produzione
IT201900001067A1 (it) * 2019-01-24 2020-07-24 Arepla S R L Paletta monouso per mescolare bevande e metodo di produzione
IT201900001065A1 (it) * 2019-01-24 2020-07-24 Arepla S R L Paletta monouso per mescolare bevande e metodo di produzione

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FR1404322A (fr) * 1964-08-18 1965-06-25 Tube pour shampooing, cosmétique, liquides de coiffure et produits de soins du cuir chevelu
GB1180787A (en) * 1967-10-18 1970-02-11 Hygienex Ind Ltd Tubular Containers
BE749765A (fr) * 1970-04-29 1970-10-01 Paque Pierre Dispositif de cuillere-emballage.
US3601252A (en) * 1969-08-01 1971-08-24 Kleer Vu Ind Inc Burst pack

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FR1404322A (fr) * 1964-08-18 1965-06-25 Tube pour shampooing, cosmétique, liquides de coiffure et produits de soins du cuir chevelu
GB1180787A (en) * 1967-10-18 1970-02-11 Hygienex Ind Ltd Tubular Containers
US3601252A (en) * 1969-08-01 1971-08-24 Kleer Vu Ind Inc Burst pack
BE749765A (fr) * 1970-04-29 1970-10-01 Paque Pierre Dispositif de cuillere-emballage.

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NL1001135C2 (nl) * 1995-09-05 1997-03-06 Koning Zoetwaren Haarlem B V Verpakking voor voedingsstoffen voor bloemen.
DE19920212A1 (de) * 1999-05-03 2000-11-16 Lier Hans Udo Extrudierter Behälter mit fester Befüllung
DE10220087A1 (de) * 2002-05-05 2003-11-13 Weber Franz Behälter zum direkten Einbringen von Substanzen in Flüssigkeiten
DE102005043996A1 (de) * 2005-09-14 2007-03-22 Induflex Robert Morgan, E.K. Hohlkörper
US10865025B2 (en) 2015-01-09 2020-12-15 Meta4Sys Limited Sealed package containing a squeezable product
WO2016110712A1 (fr) * 2015-01-09 2016-07-14 Meta4Sys Limited Agitateur comprenant un emballage étanche qui contient un liquide
US10577162B2 (en) 2015-01-09 2020-03-03 Meta4Sys Limited Sealed package comprising a squeezable product
US10597209B2 (en) 2015-01-09 2020-03-24 Meta4Sys Limited Sealed package containing a squeezable product
US10610042B2 (en) 2015-01-09 2020-04-07 Meta4Sys Limited Crushable pack
US10654633B2 (en) 2015-01-09 2020-05-19 Meta4Sys Limited Stirrer comprising a sealed package which holds therein a liquid
CN105691928A (zh) * 2016-02-02 2016-06-22 杨扬 一种能作为搅拌棒使用的条形包装袋及其折叠方法
IT201900001067A1 (it) * 2019-01-24 2020-07-24 Arepla S R L Paletta monouso per mescolare bevande e metodo di produzione
IT201900001065A1 (it) * 2019-01-24 2020-07-24 Arepla S R L Paletta monouso per mescolare bevande e metodo di produzione
EP3685709A1 (fr) * 2019-01-24 2020-07-29 Arepla S.r.l. Agitateur à usage unique pour mélanger des boissons et procédé de production
WO2020152614A1 (fr) * 2019-01-24 2020-07-30 Arepla S.R.L. Agitateur à usage unique pour mélanger des boissons et procédé de production
IT201900001063A1 (it) * 2019-01-24 2020-07-24 Arepla S R L Paletta monouso per mescolare bevande e metodo di produzione

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