EP0315706B1 - Kunststoffbecher, insbesondere für Kaffeesahne - Google Patents

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EP0315706B1
EP0315706B1 EP87116485A EP87116485A EP0315706B1 EP 0315706 B1 EP0315706 B1 EP 0315706B1 EP 87116485 A EP87116485 A EP 87116485A EP 87116485 A EP87116485 A EP 87116485A EP 0315706 B1 EP0315706 B1 EP 0315706B1
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Ulrich Schill
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    • 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
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/70—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for materials not otherwise provided for
    • B65D85/72—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for materials not otherwise provided for for edible or potable liquids, semiliquids, or plastic or pasty materials
    • 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
    • B65D1/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material or by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/22—Boxes or like containers with side walls of substantial depth for enclosing contents
    • B65D1/26—Thin-walled containers, e.g. formed by deep-drawing operations
    • 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
    • B65D17/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions
    • B65D17/28—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness
    • B65D17/401—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness characterised by having the line of weakness provided in an end wall
    • B65D17/4012—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness characterised by having the line of weakness provided in an end wall for opening partially by means of a tearing tab
    • 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
    • B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D25/38—Devices for discharging contents
    • B65D25/40—Nozzles or spouts
    • B65D25/42—Integral or attached nozzles or spouts
    • 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
    • B65D2517/00—Containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting, piercing or tearing of wall portions, e.g. preserving cans or tins
    • B65D2517/0001—Details
    • B65D2517/0058—Other details of container end panel
    • B65D2517/008—Materials of container end panel
    • B65D2517/0083—Rigid plastic
    • 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
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/70—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for materials not otherwise provided for
    • B65D85/72—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for materials not otherwise provided for for edible or potable liquids, semiliquids, or plastic or pasty materials
    • B65D85/80—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for materials not otherwise provided for for edible or potable liquids, semiliquids, or plastic or pasty materials for milk

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  • the invention relates to a plastic cup, in particular for coffee cream, with a bottom through which the cup can be filled, a lid into which an opening can be introduced for pouring out a liquid, with a handle part which does not protrude beyond the base of the cup, the two in the axial direction of the cup comprises symmetrically arranged and extending to the lid gripping surfaces, with a pouring beak not projecting beyond the base of the cup, the top of which merges with the lid, and with a base body with a slightly conical peripheral surface.
  • Condensed milk, coffee cream and the like are usually put on the market in plastic cups or cans which are closed by a lid.
  • the lid can be completely or partially removed so that the contents can be poured out.
  • Stackable cups of this type are known, for example, from EP-A-137997 or German utility model G 83 37 739.5 (EP-A-147725). These cups have a stepped, recessed upper part of the cup, to which grip strips are molded. In this configuration of the cup, it is disadvantageous that the grip strips cannot be formed over a particularly large area without at the same time greatly reducing the receiving volume of the cup. Larger cups in particular are difficult to handle. In addition, the inside of the cup has many corners and horizontally running edges, in which milk residues accumulate, which, after drying, can contaminate the remaining contents of the cup and spoil it.
  • the object of the invention is to improve the handling of such a cup, in particular when pouring out a liquid.
  • a large capacity is to be retained and the cup can also be stacked in the position with the lid facing down.
  • each of the two grip surfaces forms a slightly curved, continuous surface and is formed as a depression in the circumferential surface of the cup and that the edges delimiting each gripping surface relative to the circumferential surface of the cup merge into one another continuously and without corners.
  • Cups in which the gripping surfaces are trough-shaped are particularly pleasant to use, and those which are adapted to the radii of the fingertips are particularly advantageous for the radii of the curves. This reliably prevents fingers from slipping off the recessed grips.
  • Cups with gripping surfaces that are essentially planar are also advantageous, in particular when the gripping surfaces are arranged approximately parallel to one another.
  • the gripping surfaces can extend approximately over half the height of the cup.
  • the grip part and the pouring beak close off in the radial direction with a circumferential surface that is continuous and merges into the peripheral surface of the cup without edges.
  • the lid can have a peripheral edge, which is optionally provided with a recess on the side of the pouring spout. The edge can be designed in the area of the pouring opening in such a way that it prevents unwanted droplets from escaping to the side of the pouring spout.
  • a tear-off flap which closes the pouring opening is arranged on the lid and, if appropriate, can also be designed to reclose the pouring opening.
  • the tear-open tab is expediently provided with a handle, the tear-open tab and handle being arranged within the circumferential edge of the lid and being dimensioned such that they do not protrude beyond the lid edge.
  • the pouring opening preferably extends from the pouring spout to approximately the center of the lid, so that air is guaranteed even when the cup is still full. A pulsation of the emerging liquid jet and a related splash can be prevented.
  • the pouring opening can have the shape of a radially extending slot and extend to the circumferential surface of the pouring spout.
  • the tear tab is surrounded by a tear line, in particular the material in the area of the tear line can be weakened.
  • the cup is preferably formed in one piece, for example deep-drawn or produced by injection molding.
  • a slightly conical configuration of the peripheral surface of the cup and, if necessary, the continuously adjoining one Circumferential surfaces of the handle part and the pouring spout not only give the plastic cup a pleasant appearance, but also bring about better stability by shifting the center of gravity of the cup downwards.
  • the lid or its peripheral edge form a stacking surface for the cup is particularly advantageous.
  • the cups can then be stacked on the shelf without the use of compensating intermediate layers.
  • the cup can then also be placed on a shelf in the manner known from yogurt cups, with the bottom cover closing the cup then being arranged on the top of the cup.
  • the plastic cups shown in the drawing consist of two parts, namely the actual cup 20, which is preferably made in one piece from plastic, for example by deep drawing, and a flat bottom 22 which closes the cup 20. In the closed state, the bottom 22 is with the cup 20 tightly glued.
  • the cup itself has a slightly conical shape from its lower edge upwards and is closed in the upper region by the lid 24.
  • the lid 24 has a peripheral edge 26, which is designed so that it represents a stacking surface for the cup.
  • the peripheral edge 26 delimits an inner cover surface 28 on which the pouring opening 30 and the tear tab 32 closing it are arranged.
  • the tear tab 32 is expediently surrounded by a weakened tear line 33, which makes it easier to open the cup.
  • a handle 34 which facilitates the opening of the pouring opening, is formed on the tear-open tab 32 at its end pointing towards the center of the lid.
  • the opposite end of the tear-open tab faces the rim of the cup, so that the pouring opening in the open state is a slit-shaped opening which extends radially from the center of the lid to the rim of the cup.
  • FIGS. 1 to 3 represent a special embodiment of the cup according to the invention, in which a grip part 36 is molded into the cup wall by two elongated grip shells 38, 39 which extend in the axial direction of the cup are.
  • the gripping surfaces defined by the grips 38, 39 are bounded against the circumferential surface 40 of the cup 20 in the axial direction by the cover 24 down to approximately half the height of the cup downwards on the circumferential surface 40, the edges 42 and 43 extending over a U-shaped edge area 44 merge into one another continuously and without corners.
  • This shape of the handle part 36 does not result in any additional horizontal edges in the interior of the cup, in which, for example, milk residues can accumulate, since the handle shells 38, 39 have edges that delimit the circumferential surface 40 and run essentially vertically and in the lower region are U-shaped Hit the border area.
  • a pouring spout 46 is formed on the cup 20, which projects slightly from the peripheral surface 40 of the cup 20, but does not protrude beyond the bottom surface of the cup, which is formed by the bottom 22.
  • the pouring beak 46 itself is formed by two side surfaces 48, 49 which together form approximately a right angle.
  • the pouring beak 46 extends with a tapering cross-section downward from the inner lid surface 28 over approximately one third of the cup height.
  • the peripheral edge 26 of the lid 24 has a recess in the region of the pouring opening 30 and the pouring spout 46, as a result of which two side walls 51, 52 are formed which guide and channel the liquid flow emerging from the pouring opening 30. This prevents the liquid flowing out of the cup from escaping sideways.
  • FIG. 2 a shows an advantageous embodiment of the pouring spout 46, which has a fillet 70 on its upper side, which directly adjoins the cover 24.
  • FIG. 9a For the plastic cup 20 of FIGS. 8-11, where the pouring spout 40 continuously merges with the peripheral surface 40 of the cup 20 with its peripheral surface.
  • the fillet 70 directly adjoining the cover 24 allows the pouring spout 46 to run out in a sharp edge 72 on its upper side. Because of the surface tension of the liquid in the cup, no droplets can form below the edge 72, so that contamination of the cup peripheral surface 40 is avoided.
  • Figures 4 to 7 represent a further embodiment of the plastic cup according to the invention.
  • the reference numerals of Figures 1 to 3 are retained as far as possible.
  • This embodiment of the plastic cup 20 differs from that of FIGS. 1 to 3 essentially by a grip part 36 which is equipped with large-area grip surfaces 54, 55.
  • the gripping surfaces 54, 55 are delimited in the axial direction by edges 42, 43 and in turn merge into one another via a U-shaped edge region 56 and without forming corners.
  • the gripping surfaces 54, 55 run downward from the cover 24 parallel to the axial direction of the cup and pass over an outwardly bent region 62, 63 into the peripheral surface 40 of the cup 20.
  • the grip surfaces 54, 55 form on the edge 56 with the peripheral surface 40 an angle ⁇ , which is preferably obtuse to right-angled.
  • the radius of the curvature is preferably chosen so that it matches the curvature of the fingers of a human hand.
  • the grip surfaces 54, 55 are arranged essentially flat and parallel to the axial direction of the cup 20.
  • the gripping surfaces 54, 55 form a slight angle with respect to one another, so that the cup 20 in the upper part has a slightly wedge-shaped appearance in cross section.
  • the widened side of this wedge represents the grip part 36, while the opposite, somewhat narrower side defines a pouring spout 58.
  • the circumferential surfaces of the pouring spout 58 and the grip part 36 which are given in the radial direction, are designed such that they merge continuously and without an edge into the circumferential surface 40 of the cup 20.
  • the tear-open tab 32 arranged within the circumferential edge 26 of the lid 24 again runs in the radial direction and ends in this embodiment at the cup edge 60, at which the inner lid surface 28 meets the peripheral surface 40 of the cup 20.
  • a handle 34 is formed on the pull tab 32, which facilitates the opening of the cup.
  • the height of the handle 34 lying flat within the circumferential ring 26 on the inner lid surface 28 is such that it does not protrude beyond the circumferential edge 26, so that this represents a safe standing surface for the closed cup in the inverted position.
  • this cup shape is particularly suitable for larger packs of coffee cream and the like, since in this embodiment, in particular because of the wedge shape of the handle part 36, a larger weight can also be securely held.
  • FIGS. 8 to 11 differs from that shown in FIGS. 4 to 7 essentially by a different design of the handle part 36.
  • the grip surfaces 54, 55 in this embodiment have a similar surface area as in the previous one described, but here the grip surfaces 54, 55 are arranged in parallel and not in a wedge shape.
  • the gripping surfaces 54, 55 not only run downward into an outwardly curved region, but also have an outwardly facing curved surface 64, 65 in the edge region opposite the pouring beak, which is at the edges 42 with the peripheral surface 40 of the cup 20 form approximately a right angle.
  • the grip part 36 widens on its rear part axially opposite the pouring spout 46 to two axially extending strip-like projections 67, 68.

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EP87116485A EP0315706B1 (de) 1987-11-07 1987-11-07 Kunststoffbecher, insbesondere für Kaffeesahne
ES198787116485T ES2027681T3 (es) 1987-11-07 1987-11-07 Recipiente de plastico, en particular para crema para cafe.
DE8787116485T DE3775564D1 (de) 1987-11-07 1987-11-07 Kunststoffbecher, insbesondere fuer kaffeesahne.
AT87116485T ATE70796T1 (de) 1987-11-07 1987-11-07 Kunststoffbecher, insbesondere fuer kaffeesahne.
GR920400273T GR3003858T3 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1987-11-07 1992-02-21

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