EP1354804B1 - Spill-proof disposable container - Google Patents

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EP1354804B1
EP1354804B1 EP02007847A EP02007847A EP1354804B1 EP 1354804 B1 EP1354804 B1 EP 1354804B1 EP 02007847 A EP02007847 A EP 02007847A EP 02007847 A EP02007847 A EP 02007847A EP 1354804 B1 EP1354804 B1 EP 1354804B1
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Gianfranco D' Amato
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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
    • B65D3/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies or peripheral walls of curved or partially-curved cross-section made by winding or bending paper without folding along defined lines
    • B65D3/10—Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies or peripheral walls of curved or partially-curved cross-section made by winding or bending paper without folding along defined lines characterised by form of integral or permanently secured end closure
    • B65D3/20—Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies or peripheral walls of curved or partially-curved cross-section made by winding or bending paper without folding along defined lines characterised by form of integral or permanently secured end closure with end portion of body adapted to be closed, by flattening or folding operations, e.g. formed with crease lines or flaps

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  • the invention relates to a disposable cup and to a planar blank for producing a disposable cup.
  • Customary disposable cups having a cup body portion with an integrated spill resistant lid structure are suitable for cold and warm beverages, peanuts, popcorn and other solid food stuffs. Conventionally, they are made of paper, paperboard or plastics sheet material, e.g. from stamped planar blanks.
  • US 3,713,576 discloses a cylindrical paperboard carton with integrated lid structures formed of four identical inwardly foldable flaps at both carton ends.
  • the free edge of the flap arrangement is straight.
  • Each flap is of triangular shape with an arcuate triangle base where the flap is connected to the carton wall in a fold line which is concave towards the carton opening.
  • Each flap has two symmetric flap side wings. Adjacent flap side wings of two adjacent flaps are interconnected by a fold line which in unfolded condition of the carton prolongs a generatrice passing the point of intersection between two adjacent arcuate fold lines. Due to the straight end edge the corner formed by two adjacent flap side wings reaches to the centre of the carton when the flaps are folded inwardly and collides with the alleady inwardly folded other flaps.
  • GB 12 93 644 C discloses a straight or tapered hexagonal carton serving to hold tetrahedron-shaped packages.
  • the base of the carton is a truncated regular hexagonal pyramid containing a central opening to accommodate a locating pin of the carton filling machine.
  • the pyramid is defined by inwardly folded trapezoidal flaps and vertical ribs extending from the corners towards the centre of the pyramid. Each flap is connected with the wall in a straight fold line.
  • the upper end of the carton is completely open.
  • UPS 2,603,400 A discloses a large volume container, e.g. for being filled with asphalt or syrup.
  • the container has a self-sealing enclosure consisting of six triangular flaps. Each flap is connected to the cylindrical container wall in a straight horizontal fold line.
  • Each triangular flap has two outer symmetric flap side wings which are folded inwardly on grove-shaped score lines at the flap side edges.
  • a common axial score line is provided in-between two adjacent flap side wings.
  • the inwardly folded flaps and their flap side wings may be sealed in the final position by the contest of the container.
  • the flaps are folded inwardly until they define an essentially even top surface extending perpendicular to the axis of the cylindrical container.
  • the spill resistant lid structure of another known disposable cup consists of four essentially rectangular lid flaps which fully overlap one another in their inwardly folded condition.
  • the top side inwardly folded lip flap additionally can be secured by a protruding edge tab inserted into an opening of another lid flap.
  • Each lid flap is connected to the truncated conical cup body along an arcuate fold line concave towards the upper cup opening.
  • the lid structure is closed in the following fashion: slight pressure exerted against the outer side of the lid flap, when the lid flap is in a vertical position, will cause the lid to fold over into the cup opening with a sudden click or flip.
  • the lid flap itself will move to a new stable position located inside the cup opening, essentially sealing the contents of the cup from spilling out.
  • the final closed positions of all of the lid flaps is near to the horizontal.
  • the disposable cup of US 6,176,420 B1 is equipped with a single lid flap.
  • the free lid flap edge is abutting on the inner cup body wall.
  • a pair of second straight fold lines is formed in the lid flap edge regions.
  • the disposable container of US 2,160,488 is equipped at its container rim with a plurality of narrow, rectangular lid flaps.
  • the base of each lid flap is connected to the container body along an arcuate fold line concave towards the container opening.
  • the side edges of adjacent lid flaps are interconnected along a common straight fold lines each extending straight from a point of intersection between two adjacent arcuate fold lines to the free lid flap edge.
  • Each lid flap furthermore has one fold line extending from the point of intersection between adjacent arcuate fold lines to the centre of the free lid flap edge.
  • a central opening defined by the free lid flap ends is closed by an inserted closure plug which fixes the inwardly folded lid flaps.
  • Stable meant also that the inwardly folded lid flaps reliably have to close the disposable cup without additional fixation means.
  • the mechanical co-action between the first, second and third fold lines is assuring a stable and spill resistant lid structure.
  • the click action of each inwardly folded lid flap on the first arcuate fold line and the abutment of adjacent third fold lines result in stable end positions of the lid flaps and a high degree of spill resistance.
  • the side wings at least essentially abutting pair-wise on one another improve the spill resistance and stabilise the lid structure without additional fixation means.
  • the free lid flap edge forms an essentially symmetrical V-notch, two outwardly pointing peaks and inclined flanks extending outwardly from the respective peak to the outer end of the adjacent second fold line. The design allows to leave a small central opening in the lid structure, e.g.
  • a cut-out, preferably, a rounded cut-out, formed between the ends of adjacent third fold lines results in the closed lid structure in a well-defined central opening, bound by all the cut-outs of the lid flaps.
  • the planar blank is easy to manufacture, e.g. by stamping and forming the fold lines.
  • the fold line arrangement offers the possibility to form spill resistant lid structures of different appearances.
  • the lid flap side wings can be folded outwardly with respect to the lid flaps to form a number of essentially radially extending double walled ears on the outer side of the spill resistant lid structure.
  • the ears stand upright, provide a unique appearance of the closed disposable cup and offer the advantage to grip and hold the cup by the ears. This may be expedient in the case of hot contents of the cup.
  • the lid flap side wings can be folded inwardly with respect to the lid flaps so that they form inwardly hanging, essentially radially extending double walled ears on the inner side of the spill resistant lid structure.
  • the appearance of the guiding edges is improved when the free lid flap edge forms two convex arcuate portions in the V-notch.
  • the design results in smoothly inwardly or outwardly tapering guiding edges, e.g. for a straw.
  • each flank is essentially parallel to the adjacent third fold line, while the free lid flap edge positions in the V-notch substantially extend in the directions of both third fold lines.
  • the design results in relatively long lever arms suitable for a simple and rapid folding process and in a stable closed lid structure.
  • each rounded cut-out corresponds to a part of a full circle.
  • each flank may be of convex arcuate or straight form.
  • the lid flap side wings are folded outwardly into the upright standing ears on the top side of the lid structure, it may be expedient to use convex arcuate flanks to avoid sharp corners.
  • An essentially planar blank B made from paper, cardboard, plastics sheet material, or the like, for producing a truncated conical disposable cup C (figs. 2 to 5) has upwardly diverging side seam edges 1,1a, a concave base edge 2 and an upper edge portion consisting of interconnected free lid flap end edges 3.
  • a generatrice G of the truncated cone of the cup body D in Figs. 2 to 5 is indicated by dash dotted line G.
  • the blank B has, in the shown embodiment, four identical lid flaps F.
  • one lid flap is divided by the side seam edges 1,1a.
  • Each lid flap F is connected to cup body D at a lid flap base 4 in an arcuate first fold line L1 concave towards the upper edge portion defined by the free lid flap edges 3.
  • Each lid flap F has side regions 5,6. Adjacent side regions 5,6 of two adjacent lid flaps F are interconnected by a second fold line L2 which extends straightly from the point 8 of inter-section between adjacent first arcuate fold lines L1 in the direction of the generatrice G passing through the point 8 of intersection to a second fold line end point 12 at the free lid flap edge 3.
  • lid flaps F are an example only.
  • the number of lid flaps F may be more than four.
  • Each lid flap F furthermore, has a pair of symmetrically converging third fold lines L3 each extending straightly from the point 8 of intersection to a third fold line end 9 at the free lid flap edge 3.
  • each third fold line end point 9 is located close to a centre 10 of the free lid flap edge.
  • the third fold line end point 9 may be located at the free lid flap edge 3 at one side of the centre 10 at any location between the centre 10 and the adjacent second fold line end point 12.
  • the second and third fold lines L2, L3 define symmetrical lid flap side wings W in the edge regions 5,6 of each lid flap F.
  • the free lid flap edges 3 may form a convexly rounded edge portion (indicated by a dotted line 3') of the blank. Instead, the free lid flap edges may be straight or concave each.
  • the blank B shown in full lines, is formed with a specific free lid flap edge configuration.
  • a V-notch N symmetrically opens outwardly from the centre 10 of free lid flap edge 3.
  • Edge portions 13 in the notch N are arcuate and convex and extend from the centre 10 to first and second outwardly protruding peaks P.
  • Both third fold line ends 9 are a little distant from the centre 10.
  • a small cut-out 11 is formed, preferably a rounded cut-out 11.
  • the cut-out 11 may have the shape of n th part of a full circle; with n corresponding to the number of lid flaps F provided in the blank B.
  • the edge portions 13 may form guiding edges 7 in the disposable cup, when the lid structure S is closed.
  • the distance between the bottom edge 2 of the blank and the centre 10 is essentially equal to the distance between the bottom edge 2 and the second fold line end points 12.
  • An inclined flank K connects each peak P and the adjacent second fold line end 12.
  • the flank K is shown straight, however it can be formed arcuate, i.e. convex arcuate or concave arcuate.
  • the blank B is rolled into the shape of a hollow truncated cone (Figs. 2 to 5).
  • the side seam edges 1,1a are joined in butt joint or an overlapping joint.
  • the bottom insert M can be fixed in the cup body D. All lid flaps F prolong the cup body D upwardly and surround an upper cup opening A.
  • the lid flaps F and the plurality of first to third fold lines L1, L2, L3 serve to form a stable spill resistant lid structure S (figs 3 and 5).
  • the arrangement of the lid flaps F and the fold lines L1 to L3 allows to form the spill resistant lid structure S in two different ways.
  • Figs 2 and 3 illustrate the first possibility.
  • Figs 4 and 5 illustrate the second possibility. Hybrid combinations of both spill resistant lid structures embodiments are possible as well.
  • first all lid flap side wings W are folded inwardly on the third fold lines L3 and in relation to another, on the second fold lines L2.
  • the lid flaps F now start to slightly tilt inwardly over the cup opening A on the first arcuate fold lines L1. Slight pressure on to the outer sides of the lid flaps F promotes a click or snap action.
  • Each lid flap gets deformed from its outwardly convex shape (Fig 2) into an outwardly concave shape (Fig 3). Due to the material elasticity and the geometry between the truncated conical cup body D and the first arcuate fold lines L1, each lid flap F deforms into the outwardly concave shape by itself.
  • each lid flap F tends to move to an essentially horizontal position in the upper cup opening A until, if necessary, by assistance of slight pressure from the outside, the lid flap side wings W approach pair-wise and until each pair of third fold lines L3 emanating from the same point 8 of intersection between adjacent first arcuate fold lines L1 approach one another essentially into direct abutting contact.
  • Each pair of the inwardly folded lid flap side wings W forms an essentially radially extending inwardly hanging ear E at the lower side of the spill resistant lid structure S.
  • the guiding edges 7 formed by the edge portions 13 of the ears E may support a straw introduced through the central opening O such that the straw remains essentially aligned with the centre axis of the disposable cup C even when tilted or shaken.
  • the closed spill resistant lid structure S presents a relatively smooth and attractive surface appearance by the shallow concave lid flap surfaces.
  • the lid structure S remains stable in the shown closed condition (Fig. 3).
  • the juxtaposed or abutting third fold lines L3 show a slight upward inclination towards the centre of the lid structure S.
  • the lid structure S can be snapped further inwards such that the third fold lines L3 incline downwards towards the centre of the disposable cup C.
  • the lid structure S can be snapped further inwards such that the third fold lines L3 incline downwards towards the centre of the disposable cup C.
  • even an essentially horizontal orientation of the third fold lines L3 can be adjusted.
  • the lid flaps F are folded inwardly on their first fold lines L1 while the lid flap side wings W remain in their upright positions.
  • each pair of adjacent lid flap side wings W will fold on the common second fold line L2 and on the third fold line L3, until the third fold lines L3 at least essentially will abut one another. Then the side wings W at least essentially may contact each other.
  • This folding process results in four upright standing, essentially radially extending, double walled ears E on the upper side of the lid structure S.
  • the cut-outs 11, if provided, commonly form a circular central opening O surrounded by the relatively steep guiding edges 7, formed by the edge portions 13 of the V-notches N.
  • the lid flaps F may remain inclined upwards, essentially horizontal, or inclined downwards.
  • one or more of the pairs of adjacent lid flap side wings W may first be folded inwardly as shown in Fig. 2, while at the same time one or more pairs of the side wings W can be folded outwardly (as shown in Fig. 4).
  • the result is a spill resistant lid structure S having one or more upright standing ears E and one or more downwardly hanging ears E.
  • the force fit and form fit of the components in the closed spill resistant lid structure S maintain a stable closed condition without additional fixation means.
  • the disposable cup C shown in Fig. 5 can even be held and/or by the upwardly protruding ears E.
  • the abutting third fold lines L3 and/or the pair-wise abutting lid flap wings W may be bonded to one another by an adhesive agent.

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AT02007847T ATE304480T1 (de) 2002-04-08 2002-04-08 Verschüttungssicherer einwegbehälter
EP02007847A EP1354804B1 (en) 2002-04-08 2002-04-08 Spill-proof disposable container
DE60206135T DE60206135T2 (de) 2002-04-08 2002-04-08 Verschüttungssicherer Einwegbehälter
ES02007847T ES2248433T3 (es) 2002-04-08 2002-04-08 Envase desechable anti-goteo.
SI200230197T SI1354804T1 (sl) 2002-04-08 2002-04-08 Kozarec za enkratno uporabo, zavarovan pred prelivanjem
DK02007847T DK1354804T3 (da) 2002-04-08 2002-04-08 Spildsikker engangsbeholder
PT02007847T PT1354804E (pt) 2002-04-08 2002-04-08 Recipiente descartavel anti-salpicos

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SI1354804T1 (sl) 2005-12-31
DK1354804T3 (da) 2005-12-27
PT1354804E (pt) 2005-11-30
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