EP1272801B1 - Versiegelte verpackungen für gefrorene flüssigkeit - Google Patents

Versiegelte verpackungen für gefrorene flüssigkeit Download PDF

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EP1272801B1
EP1272801B1 EP01936302A EP01936302A EP1272801B1 EP 1272801 B1 EP1272801 B1 EP 1272801B1 EP 01936302 A EP01936302 A EP 01936302A EP 01936302 A EP01936302 A EP 01936302A EP 1272801 B1 EP1272801 B1 EP 1272801B1
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Annita Brugnera
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C1/00—Producing ice
    • F25C1/22—Construction of moulds; Filling devices for moulds
    • F25C1/24—Construction of moulds; Filling devices for moulds for refrigerators, e.g. freezing trays
    • F25C1/243—Moulds made of plastics e.g. silicone
    • 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
    • B65D77/00—Packages formed by enclosing articles or materials in preformed containers, e.g. boxes, cartons, sacks or bags
    • B65D77/10—Container closures formed after filling
    • B65D77/20—Container closures formed after filling by applying separate lids or covers, i.e. flexible membrane or foil-like covers

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  • the present invention relates to packages for one or more predetermined amounts of liquid to be frozen.
  • packages suitable for containing liquids to be frozen were described and illustrated in the figures, said packages consisting essentially of a rigid but elastic sheet of plastic material (especially for foods) which is so shaped to form at least one container to be filled with a liquid, said container being sealed by means of a film which is applied on the upper edge of the container and made to adhere to said edge.
  • a rigid but elastic sheet of plastic material especially for foods
  • said container being sealed by means of a film which is applied on the upper edge of the container and made to adhere to said edge.
  • a covered ice tray is known from US-A-5 393 032 which comprises a plurality of more or less cubic cavities obtained from a moulded sheet of plastic material. Each cavity has a number of embossments at the bottom wall which have a rather small height with respect to the overall height and have the side walls tapered downward as minimal as possible.
  • This construction entails that, for the release of an ice cube, the user "pinches" a cavity where an cube has been formed thus causing the bottom wall to fold upwards when squeezed between the thumb and the forefinger. Such a pinching action requires a relatively big effort by the user, independently from the thickness and the plastic material of the cavity walls, in consideration of the whole dimension of the said bottom wall. It can then be concluded, in a language appreciated by today's consumers, that such an ice tray has a scarce fitness for use.
  • the main object of the present invention is to improve the fitness for use of the above discussed packages or containers.
  • the container 10 has an essentially parallelepiped form, being slightly tapered towards a bottom wall 12 which is thinner than side walls 14, 16, 18 and 20, shown in the figures.
  • the bottom wall 12 has a first linear relief 22, which is parallel to the side wall 14, a second linear relief 24, which is parallel to the side wall 16, where the two relieves 22 and 24 are separated by a linear saddle-like recess 26 parallel thereto.
  • a rim 28 is integrally formed at the top of the container 10 to which there adheres a film 30 which is joined in any manner and which seals said container 10, once it has been filled with liquid to be frozen.
  • a container according to the present invention functions in the following way:
  • the sealing film 30 which closes the container 10 can be either sufficiently thin as to be broken by the frozen mass when it comes off from the container 10 or it can be of the type that can be removed by means of a projecting separation lug, for example the tab (16) shown in the above mentioned patent application, so that the container 10 does actually open any time the frozen mass contained therein is to be detached from its walls.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Packages (AREA)
  • Freezing, Cooling And Drying Of Foods (AREA)
  • Packging For Living Organisms, Food Or Medicinal Products That Are Sensitive To Environmental Conditiond (AREA)

Claims (4)

  1. Versiegelte Packungen für zu gefrierende Flüssigkeit mit mehr als einem Behälter (10) mit einer im wesentlichen quaderförmigen Form mit einer Bodenwandung (12), die verdünnt und mit linearen Erhöhungen (22, 24) versehen ist, die parallel zu zwei Seiten des Behälters (10) verlaufen und voneinander durch sattelförmige Vertiefungen (26) getrennt sind, die parallel zu den Erhöhungen verlaufen,
       wobei die Behälter (10) aus einem Bogen aus Kunststoffmaterial ausgebildet sind, das eine hinreichende Elastizität und Festigkeit aufweist, um zu ermöglichen, die Behälter (10) in den Bereichen, in denen die Erhöhungen (22, 24) und Vertiefungen (26) ausgebildet sind, zu verformen, so dass es möglich ist, eine der Erhöhungen (22, 24) einfach durch Fingerdruck eines Benutzers zusammenzudrücken, zum Erleichtern des Herausholens der gefrorenen Flüssigkeit.
  2. Versiegelte Packungen nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Kunststoffmaterial des Bogens von einer Art ist, die mit Lebensmitteln verträglich ist.
  3. Versiegelte Packungen nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die aus dem Bogen aus Kunststoffmaterial ausgebildeten Behälter (10) mit einer zu gefrierenden Flüssigkeit gefüllt werden zum Zubereiten von Mengen gefrorener Flüssigkeit.
  4. Versiegelte Packungen nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Behälter (10), nachdem sie einmal gefüllt sind, mit einer Folie (30) verschlossen und versiegelt werden, die zum Anhaften an den oberen Rändern jedes Behälters ausgebildet ist.
EP01936302A 2000-04-13 2001-04-11 Versiegelte verpackungen für gefrorene flüssigkeit Expired - Lifetime EP1272801B1 (de)

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IT2000TV000019U IT251473Y1 (it) 2000-04-13 2000-04-13 Perfezionamento a confezioni sigillate di prefissate dosi di liquidi congelati con provvedimenti per facilitare l'espulsione della massa
ITTV200019U 2000-04-13
PCT/EP2001/004895 WO2001079769A1 (en) 2000-04-13 2001-04-11 Improvement to sealed packages of frozen liquids

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FR2813384B1 (fr) * 2000-08-30 2003-09-19 Colbert Foncier Conteneur scelle empli d'eau destine a la fabrication de glacons et conditionnement le comportant
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FR1210323A (fr) * 1958-09-18 1960-03-08 Moule pour la fabrication domestique de glaçons
US5393032A (en) * 1988-04-29 1995-02-28 Arctic Icewater, Inc. Non-reusable, peel off covered ice tray
US4899976A (en) * 1988-04-29 1990-02-13 Arctic Icewater, Inc. Ice cube tray
FR2652061B1 (fr) * 1989-09-21 1992-05-07 Gervais Danone Dispositif de conditionnement pour produit a consistance de gel solide.
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EP1272801A1 (de) 2003-01-08
IT251473Y1 (it) 2003-11-19
AU2001262245A1 (en) 2001-10-30

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