EP1935296A2 - Einweghülle zum Einwickeln eines Nahrungselements, das zur Konsumierung in der Hand gehalten wird - Google Patents

Einweghülle zum Einwickeln eines Nahrungselements, das zur Konsumierung in der Hand gehalten wird Download PDF

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EP1935296A2
EP1935296A2 EP20070123912 EP07123912A EP1935296A2 EP 1935296 A2 EP1935296 A2 EP 1935296A2 EP 20070123912 EP20070123912 EP 20070123912 EP 07123912 A EP07123912 A EP 07123912A EP 1935296 A2 EP1935296 A2 EP 1935296A2
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napkin
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Ingrid Adelheid Koschier
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Caffe'dell'Opera di Koschier Adelheid
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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
    • A47G21/001—Holders or wrappers as eating aids for fast food, e.g. hamburgers

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  • the present invention relates to a disposable napkin to wrap a food item to be held in one's hand for its consumption.
  • Such napkins serve a dual function.
  • the napkins enable the patron to hold the food in his/her hand without getting dirty or scalded; in this light, it should be noted that, in most cases, said foods are heated or cooked, to be then served hot.
  • the same napkins can be used by the patron to clean his/her hands or mouth after consuming the food.
  • persons often take a hot toast or sandwich at the bar counter, and then consume it outside or in their car, without having available any additional napkins or cleaning towels.
  • napkins made of absorbing paper are commonly used.
  • this kind of paper napkin has the drawback of adhering in undesired fashion to the food and, if liquids escape from the food itself (e.g. molten cheese, water coming from vegetables, or sauces), it becomes impregnated with them. Therefore, unwrapping the food, or removing the napkin from the food, becomes inconvenient, and there is the risk that fragments of napkin may remain attached to the food. This condition is made particularly severe if the food is hot, when it is wrapped with the napkin. Moreover, if the food is served hot, paper napkins also have the problem of not preserving the temperature of the food (which tends to cool rapidly and to scald the person who takes it in his/her hand to eat).
  • wrapping foods of the type described above with a film made of plastic or metallic material is known.
  • Such solutions are used not so much to serve heated foods at the counter of a bar or of a diner (i.e., within the sector of the present invention), as to wrap foods to transport them (e.g. within backpacks or baskets).
  • the films are used to wrap the foods, crumpling the film around the food to prevent the content of the sandwich or toast from leaking out during the transport.
  • An object of the present invention is to eliminate the aforesaid drawbacks and to make available a disposable napkin for wrapping a food item to be held in the hand for its consumption, which enables to consume the food item, holding the napkin in one's hand, without getting dirty or getting scalded.
  • Another object of the present napkin is to allow to consume the food item, holding the napkin in one's hand, with no need to remove the napkin, i.e. to unwrap the food before its consumption.
  • An additional object of the present napkin is to be usable for wiping, after consuming the food.
  • the second layer is preferably made of non-adhering, impermeable material, able t maintain in substantially rigid fashion the shape assumed as a result of being folded.
  • Yet another object of the present invention is to make available a method for preparing a food item to be held in one's hand for its consumption, without getting scalded or dirty.
  • the reference number 1 designates a napkin according to the present invention.
  • the napkin 1 comprises a first layer 2 made of absorbing paper and a second layer 3 superposed to the first layer 2 to constitute a multi-layer napkin.
  • the second layer 3 is originally made of a heat insulating material.
  • the second layer 3 is made of tinfoil; however, it may also be made of other materials, e.g. oven paper or aluminium foil.
  • Said first and second layer can simply bear on each other; alternatively, said first and second layer can be attached to each other, e.g. by folding an edge of the second layer 3 on an edge (i.e. along the perimeter) of the first layer 2.
  • the second layer 3 is preferably made of anti-adhesion material (e.g. tinfoil or oven paper).
  • the second layer 3 is preferably made of a material that is impermeable to liquids.
  • both the first layer 2 and the second layer 3 must be foldable, hence made of materials that are not completely rigid.
  • the second layer 3 is made of a material able to maintain its shape, i.e. a shape assumed as a result of being folded.
  • the napkin 1 is wrapped around a food item 1 to be consumed, in such a way that the second layer 3 is in contact with the food item 4 and the first layer 2 defines an outer coating of the second layer 3.
  • the napkin 1 and in particular the second layer 3 of the napkin 1 define, originally, a housing in which the food item 4 is inserted as a result of the wrapping of the napkin 1 around the food item 1.
  • the second layer 3 is made of a material able to maintain its shape once it is folded enables, advantageously, to prevent said housing from deforming by the crushing of the napkin 1, when the person holds the napkin in his/her hand to consume the food item 4.
  • the second layer 3 is made of an anti-adhesion material favours a sliding of the food item 4 within said housing (all the more so if the food 4 is hot and releases molten cheese or other substantially sticky liquids). This enables, advantageously, to consume the food 4 without touching it with one's hands and without unwrapping it (i.e. without preventively removing the napkin 1), progressively extracting the food item 4 from the housing defined by the napkin 1, as the food is consumed.
  • the second layer 3 is made of a heat insulating material enables, advantageously, to avoid scalding one's hands and to maintain the temperature of the food item 4. It should be noted that the napkin 1 is particularly indicated to wrap a hot food item 4.
  • the second layer 3 is made of an impermeable material enables, advantageously, to avoiding wetting / dirtying one's hands while consuming the food item 4, by effect of the liquids that may leak out of the food item itself (especially if it is heated).
  • the napkin 1 comprises the first layer 2 made of absorbing material (preferably absorbing paper) enables, advantageously, to wipe one's hands or mouth after consuming the food item 4, using the same napkin 1, and to further protect one's hands in contact with the napkin 1 against heat and any liquids.
  • absorbing material preferably absorbing paper
  • the napkin 1 is originally folded around the food item 4 and not crumpled.
  • the napkin 1 has to define a housing in which a product is movable by sliding (or by translation).
  • Said housing is shaped substantially as a box body, having a base and a lateral wall.
  • the present invention also makes available a method for preparing the food item 4 to be held in one's hand for its consumption (or to be served for example at the bar), suitably folding the multi-layer napkin around the food item 4.
  • the food item 4 can be a hot food item at the time of the folding of the napkin 1, i.e. the napkin 1 is to be folded around the food item 4 immediately after a step of cooking or warming the food item itself.
  • Said method comprising folding the napkin 1 around the food item 4 so that the food item 4 is slidable around a housing defined by the napkin 1 itself.
  • said folding comprises the steps shown in figures 1-4 considered in succession.
  • the napkin 1 defines a housing in which the food item 4 is partially inserted.
  • the folding operation occurs in such a way as to leave a portion of food item 4 projecting from the housing defined by the napkin.
  • the food item 4 is made to slide progressively, extracting it from the housing defined by the napkin 1 (as shown in figure 5 ), so that an additional portion of the food item is inside the housing, to be consumed.

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EP20070123912 2006-12-21 2007-12-21 Einweghülle zum Einwickeln eines Nahrungselements, das zur Konsumierung in der Hand gehalten wird Withdrawn EP1935296A2 (de)

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ITPR20060115 ITPR20060115A1 (it) 2006-12-21 2006-12-21 Tovagliolo monouso per avvolgere un alimento da tenere in mano per un suo consumo

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Cited By (2)

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US11426016B2 (en) 2016-11-01 2022-08-30 Essity Hygiene And Health Aktiebolag Napkin for wrapping cutlery
US11559156B2 (en) 2017-12-20 2023-01-24 Essity Hygiene And Health Aktiebolag Napkin with adhering portion for wrapping cutlery

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US11426016B2 (en) 2016-11-01 2022-08-30 Essity Hygiene And Health Aktiebolag Napkin for wrapping cutlery
US11559156B2 (en) 2017-12-20 2023-01-24 Essity Hygiene And Health Aktiebolag Napkin with adhering portion for wrapping cutlery

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