EP1566344A1 - Couvercle pour un gobelet - Google Patents

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EP1566344A1
EP1566344A1 EP04003604A EP04003604A EP1566344A1 EP 1566344 A1 EP1566344 A1 EP 1566344A1 EP 04003604 A EP04003604 A EP 04003604A EP 04003604 A EP04003604 A EP 04003604A EP 1566344 A1 EP1566344 A1 EP 1566344A1
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lid
base body
container
recess
receiving space
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Patrik Geens
Florencia Pascual
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Dester ACS Holding BV
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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
    • B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/24—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes
    • B65D51/28—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G19/00—Table service
    • A47G19/22—Drinking vessels or saucers used for table service
    • 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
    • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/32—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging two or more different materials which must be maintained separate prior to use in admixture
    • B65D81/3216—Rigid containers disposed one within the other

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  • the invention relates to a lid as defined in the preamble of claim 1 for a mug or the like container for beverages.
  • the containers in question are well-known and are e. g. used for serving softdrinks or coffee.
  • the known containers may be manufactured from plastics or cardboard and have a substantially cylindrical or frusto-conical shape with a bottom and an opening on their upper side.
  • the known lids are manufactured from cardboard or plastics.
  • the fixing means may e. g. be formed by a circular groove on the lid into which the upper rim of the container fits thereby fixing the lid on the container.
  • the known lids are provided with an opening through which a straw may be introduced into the container such that the beverage may be consumed by means of said straw.
  • the base body includes a recess which is defined by a wall and forms a receiving space for food or the like. If the consumer consumes a beverage and food simultaneously, with the known lids the user has to carry the container with the beverage by one hand and the food by the other hand in a quite uncomfortable manner. With the lid according to the invention the user may place food, e. g. peanuts, sweets or fast food in the receiving space of the lid such that he may carry the beverage and the food simultaneously by one hand. Therefore the handling of the beverage and food is improved significantly.
  • food e. g. peanuts, sweets or fast food
  • the material, size and shape of the lid according to the invention may be varied within wide ranges.
  • the base body includes a flange for positioning the lid on the rim of a container to be sealed by the lid.
  • the flange may include a circular groove into which in the sealing position, in which the container is sealed by the lid the upper rim of the container fits.
  • the recess may extend downwardly directly from the flange.
  • the base body includes a preferably continuous circumferentinal wall which extends upwardly from the flange up to a upper rim of the base body from which the recess extends downwardly.
  • a recess extends downwardly beyond the flange such that in a sealing position in which the lid seals the container the lid extends downwardly beyond the upper rim of the container thereby extending into the receiving space of the container.
  • the recess extends along a substantial part of the diameter of the container. Thereby, the receiving space is further enlarged.
  • the recess extends along at least approximately 50 per cent, preferably approximately 75 per cent of the diameter of the container and/or that the depth of the recess corresponds to at least approximately 20 per cent, preferably at least approximately 50 per cent, in particular at least approximately 70 per cent of its diameter.
  • the receiving space is substantially symmetrical with respect to rotation wherein preferably the receiving space has a substantially cylindrical shape or has a substantially conical or frusto-conical shape.
  • the base body includes retaining means for retaining a food packaging, in particular a small plastics bag or the like.
  • the food packaging may be retained on the lid.
  • the food packaging is a small plastics bag containing a snack product, e. g. chips
  • the unopened plastics bag may be connected to the container by means of the retaining means until the consumer wishes to consume the chips. Then, the user opens the plastics bag and starts to consume the chips.
  • the receiving space may contain e. g. a dip, a sauce or the like to be consumed together with the chips.
  • the retaining means are arranged for retaining the food packaging in a detachable manner.
  • the structure of the retaining means may be varied within wide ranges.
  • the retaining means include clamping means.
  • the retaining means include glue means.
  • the retaining means may be manufactured at very low costs.
  • the glue means may include at least one gluestrip.
  • the position of the retaining means on the lid may be varied within wide ranges.
  • the retaining means are located on the retaining part which is connected to the base body in a hinge-like manner.
  • the base body is manufactured from plastics or the like.
  • the base body of the lid is at least partially manufactured from a thermo-insulating material.
  • the thermo-insulation is improved so that in use the hot beverage is kept warm as long as possible.
  • the base body is composed of at least two parts.
  • thermo-insulating material and the two-part structured base body it is preferred that at least one of the parts is made from a thermo-insulating material.
  • the base body includes an inner part and an outer part which are shaped substantially complementary to each other such that one of the parts may be inserted into the other.
  • the inner part is made from a thermo-insulating material.
  • a mug or the like container for beverages according to the invention is defined in claim 23.
  • Fig. 1 shows an embodiment of a lid according to the invention for a mug or the like container for beverages.
  • the lid 2 includes a base body 4 which includes a substantially circular flange for positioning the lid 2 on the rim of a container to be sealed by the lid 2 as it will be explained in greater detail below with reference to Fig. 5.
  • the lid 2 is made from thin transparent plastics.
  • the base body 4 includes a continuous circumferential wall 8 which seen in the plan view (see Fig. 3) has a substantially circular shape and which defines a recess 10 which forms a receiving space for food or the like.
  • the recess 10 extends downwardly from an upper rim 12 of the wall 8 beyond the flange 6.
  • the lid 2 includes retaining means for retaining a food packaging on the lid, in particular a small plastics bag or the like.
  • the retaining means are located on a strip-like retaining part which is integral with the base body 4 and which is connected to the base body 4 in a hinge-like manner. In order to form a hinge 16, adjacent to the flange 6 the material of the retaining part 14 is weakened.
  • Fig. 2 shows a further side view of the lid 2.
  • the lid 2 In order to consume a beverage which is received in a container (not shown in Fig. 2) which is sealed by the lid 2, the lid 2 includes an opening 18 through which a straw may be introduced into the container.
  • Fig. 3 shows a top plan view of the lid 2.
  • the wall 8 and the recess 10 have a substantially circular shape when seen in the plan view.
  • the opening 18 is positioned adjacent to the rim of the base body 4 wherein the wall 8 has an inwardly directed indentation 20 adjacent to the opening 18.
  • the retaining part 14 has the shape of a substantially rectangular flat strip.
  • the retaining means include glue means in the form of a single gluestrip 22 which is positioned on the upper side of the retaining part 14.
  • the base body 4 furthermore includes an upwardly directed circular indentation 24 which defines a groove into which in the sealing position in which the lid 2 seals a container, the rim of the container fits.
  • Fig. 4 shows a sectional view along a line A-A in Fig. 2.
  • the recess 10 is substantially dome-shaped and extends downwardly from the upper rim 12 of the wall 8 beyond the flange 6.
  • the receiving space defined by the recess 10 is substantially symmetrical with respect to a rotation axis 26 and has a slightly frusto-conical, almost cylindrical shape.
  • the wall 8 is a double wall defined by an outer wall portion 8' and an inner wall portion 8''.
  • Fig. 5 shows a side view of the lid 2 in a sealing position in which the lid 2 seals a container 28 in which a cold beverage, e. g. a softdrink, or a hot beverage, e. g. coffee or tea, is received.
  • a dotted line 30 designates a level up to which the container 28 is filled with the beverage.
  • the lid 2 is positioned on the upper rim of the container 28 wherein the upper rim of the container 28 fits into the groove defined by the upwardly directed indentation 24 such that the lid 2 is fixed on the container 28 in a force-locking manner.
  • the recess 10 extends downwardly beyond the flange 6 and therefore beyond the upper rim of the container 28 into the receiving space 32 of the container 28 in which the beverage is received.
  • the retaining means formed by the gluestrip 22 may be used to retain a food package on the lid 2.
  • a small plastics bag 34 containing chips has been glued to the lid 2 by the user of the container 28.
  • the user first removes a cover of the gluestrip, e. g. a strip of paper, from the gluestrip 24 and then brings the plastics bag 34 in contact with the gluestrip 22 to which it adheres.
  • the plastics bag 34 is retained on the lid 2 so that the user may carry the container 28 and the plastics bag 34 by one hand.
  • the receiving space may contain a dip, a sauce or the like to be consumed with the chips. Accordingly, the user may carry the beverage, the chips and the sauce by one hand in a very comfortable manner. The user may take the chips out of the plastics bag and dip them into the sauce and may consume the beverage by means of a straw 36.
  • the largest diameter D1 (see Fig. 1) of the recess corresponds to approximately 75 per cent of the inner diameter of the container such that in the embodiment the recess extends along at least approximately 75 per cent of the diameter of the container. Furthermore, the depth (D2) of the recess corresponds to approximately 75 per cent of its largest diameter (D1). Therefore, a large receiving space for food is defined by the recess 10.
  • the base body 4 of the lid is at least partially manufactured from a thermo-insulating material.
  • the base body 4 may include an inner part and an outer part which at least partially are shaped substantially complementary to each other.
  • the outer part may be embodied as it has been described above for the base body 4 which in case of a two-part-structure may form the outer part.
  • an inner part may be provided which is shaped substantially complementary to the outer part and which may be manufactured from a thermo-insulating material, e.g. a foamed polystyrene. In use, the inner part is received between the outer part and the container 28 thereby thermo-insulating the lid 2.

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WO2020077076A1 (fr) * 2018-10-10 2020-04-16 Z Factor Creative Solutions, Llc Bouchon de couvercle de récipient de boisson

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US4183444A (en) * 1978-07-31 1980-01-15 English Irene F Lid having integral hanger
EP0965539A1 (fr) * 1998-06-16 1999-12-22 Plasticos Espelt, S.L. Dispositif réutilisable pour le transport séparé et la consommation conjointe d' aliments
WO2002005691A2 (fr) * 2000-07-14 2002-01-24 Kellogg Company Recipient pouvant etre tenu avec une seule main et permettant de melanger des aliments
US20020192338A1 (en) * 2001-01-22 2002-12-19 Ness Richard B. Portable food container having separate compartments
EP1371309A1 (fr) * 2002-06-11 2003-12-17 Belgian Catering Systems N.V. Procédé pour fixer de manière détachable un amuse-gueule à un verre
WO2003106292A1 (fr) * 2002-06-12 2003-12-24 Adam Smith Reservoir pour boisson servant a combiner une poudre a un liquide

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US4183444A (en) * 1978-07-31 1980-01-15 English Irene F Lid having integral hanger
EP0965539A1 (fr) * 1998-06-16 1999-12-22 Plasticos Espelt, S.L. Dispositif réutilisable pour le transport séparé et la consommation conjointe d' aliments
WO2002005691A2 (fr) * 2000-07-14 2002-01-24 Kellogg Company Recipient pouvant etre tenu avec une seule main et permettant de melanger des aliments
US20030054078A1 (en) * 2000-07-14 2003-03-20 Mark Gerhart Single handed container for mixing foods
US20030157224A1 (en) * 2000-07-14 2003-08-21 Westerhof David J. Single handed container for mixing foods
US20020192338A1 (en) * 2001-01-22 2002-12-19 Ness Richard B. Portable food container having separate compartments
EP1371309A1 (fr) * 2002-06-11 2003-12-17 Belgian Catering Systems N.V. Procédé pour fixer de manière détachable un amuse-gueule à un verre
WO2003106292A1 (fr) * 2002-06-12 2003-12-24 Adam Smith Reservoir pour boisson servant a combiner une poudre a un liquide

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2020077076A1 (fr) * 2018-10-10 2020-04-16 Z Factor Creative Solutions, Llc Bouchon de couvercle de récipient de boisson

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