EP4040089A1 - Individual tubular packaging made of impermeable paper for packaging drinking/mineral water or other liquid substances for ice formation - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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- B65D77/12—Container closures formed after filling by collapsing and flattening the mouth portion of the container and securing without folding, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, heat-sealing, welding or applying separate securing members
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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
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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
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- the present patent refers to an arrangement introduced in tubular packaging for packaging drinking/mineral water or other liquid for individualized ice formation, belonging to the packaging industry segment, whose innovation aims to provide greater hygienic safety in the consumption of ice in drinks to be consumed iced, besides, of course, individualizing the use of ice, without causing waste.
- Escherichia coli The most common bacteria found and one of the most resistant to low temperatures is Escherichia coli, which is present in human feces and can cause serious illness.
- the Brazilian patent document PI 9813551-1 "Ice cube bag and method for making ice cube bag” of 09/12/1998, of priority and ownership of Schur Intellectuals A/S (DK), now lapsed, basically consists an ice cube bag with an opening for drinking water that has chambers divided into compartments for ice cube formation, each compartment being limited by a rupture weld that delimits each ice cube forming chamber, which when solidified can be easily separated from its mold.
- That patent uses several compartments to form ice cubes simultaneously and, in order to use the ice cubes, it is necessary to remove all 24 ice cubes, which may cause the loss of all the ice if the set is not returned immediately to the freezer, unlike the proposal of the present patent, i.e., the mentioned patent does not aim at individualized and personalized use of the ice cube by the consumer.
- US patent, US4813646A "Disposable plastic container for ices" dated 03/01/1988, of priority of Sanei Kagaku Kogyo KK (JP), similar to the proposal of the Brazilian patent document cited above, is basically characterized by being a plastic container with an opening for the filling of drinking water in its various compartments, closed by a strip and bounded each chamber by a plurality of chamfers that limit the formation of cubes.
- the present patent describes the solution proposed to overcome the inconveniences encountered and not yet solved regarding the way of producing individualized units of portions of water and other liquid substances to be frozen without contamination, consisting basically of an individualized tubular package that may be further customized and intended for the packaging of drinking/mineral water and liquids for ice formation, which may be used in countless ways, for example to be consumed with juices, cocktails, soft drinks or any other beverage, in a practical and convenient way without the possibility of contamination by handling.
- It has a tubular shape for packaging drinking/mineral water and other liquid substances to be sold without refrigeration and transformed into ice when placed in refrigerators or freezers in the commercial or domestic establishment;
- the confection of the tubular packaging, object of the present patent is performed with the use of impermeable paper and/or preferably biodegradable film (1), where the said packaging has a front area (A) and a back area (B), and the illustrations of FIGURE 1 exemplify the realization where the ends have two areas of strong safety weld (2), to prevent early breakage when the liquid solidifies, an area of weak expansion weld (3) intended to compose the expansion area while allowing the ice to come out in a tubular format without deformation, and an area on the back of stronger longitudinal weld (4).
- FIGURE 2 illustrate a constructive variant of the package of FIGURE 1 , where it uses the same raw material, waterproof paper and/or preferably biodegradable film (1), and which also has two areas of strong solder (2) and, in this version includes a second area of weak solder expansion (3), i.e. the weak solder (3) is applied on both ends, and on the back side the area of stronger longitudinal solder (4).
- the major conceptual difference between the present patent and the prior art is the use of the prediction and inclusion of areas of expansion of the liquid for its transformation into ice and its tubular shape without damaging the package, i.e., the weak seal (3) will be broken at the proposed end(s) and the expansion generated in the change of state from liquid to solid will be assimilated normally by the package conformation, but limited by the strong seal (2) and stronger longitudinal (4), avoiding the early rupture of the package, ensuring its integrity.
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- The present patent refers to an arrangement introduced in tubular packaging for packaging drinking/mineral water or other liquid for individualized ice formation, belonging to the packaging industry segment, whose innovation aims to provide greater hygienic safety in the consumption of ice in drinks to be consumed iced, besides, of course, individualizing the use of ice, without causing waste.
- Brazil, as the other tropical countries, in particular have a large ice consumption market, having in the world .
- With the onset of summer, specifically the factories double and even triple the volume of ice cube production in relation to other times of the year to ensure the great demand of bars, restaurants, hotels and the general public on the seashore.
- A study commissioned by the Institute of Food Technology of São Paulo, pointed out that a high amount of organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, as well as mold and yeast, were found in several samples for analysis of ice for consumption, above 50 colony forming units per square centimeter (cfu/cm2).
- The most common bacteria found and one of the most resistant to low temperatures is Escherichia coli, which is present in human feces and can cause serious illness.
- Besides this, other organisms can also survive for more than seven days at sub-zero temperatures, according to a survey by the Health Protection Agency in England.
- Some patents describe attempts to solve this problem, which is the contamination of ice by microorganisms that are harmful to human health.
- However, in researches carried out in patent databases, several solutions were found that are part of the state of the art and that we will now describe those that are most representative.
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Brazilian patent document PI 9813551-1 - That patent uses several compartments to form ice cubes simultaneously and, in order to use the ice cubes, it is necessary to remove all 24 ice cubes, which may cause the loss of all the ice if the set is not returned immediately to the freezer, unlike the proposal of the present patent, i.e., the mentioned patent does not aim at individualized and personalized use of the ice cube by the consumer.
- The US patent,
US4813646A , "Disposable plastic container for ices" dated 03/01/1988, of priority of Sanei Kagaku Kogyo KK (JP), similar to the proposal of the Brazilian patent document cited above, is basically characterized by being a plastic container with an opening for the filling of drinking water in its various compartments, closed by a strip and bounded each chamber by a plurality of chamfers that limit the formation of cubes. - Its inconvenience is also that it is not individualized and personalized, because when it is removed from the refrigeration room, it will be necessary to use all the ice cubes produced.
- The U.S. patent
US3601252 , "Burst pack" of August 1, 1969, owned by Kleer Vu Ind Inc. sought protection of a device for the formation of ice packs that aims to seal the ends of the package so that when pressed the package the sealing breaks, thus releasing the ice from the package, i.e., this document reveals a flexible package, that proposes to include at one of its ends a strong weld and at the opposite end a weak weld, whereby the package is opened by means of pressure on the side of the strong weld and rupture of the weak weld, however, this patent in practice presents an insoluble technical problem, because there is no provision for the expansion of the water to be solidified inside the package. - Thus, in practice, the packages would suffer early breakage before even being used.
- The US patent
US3890448 , "Heatable package of food" of June 17, 1975, of priority of Toyo Seikan Kaisha Ltd, sought to protect a package for packaging products to be heated, design, construction and application absolutely different from the proposal of the present patent. - The US patent
US4872556A , "Packaging device with burst-open seal" of 11/02/1987 owned by FARMER BERT (US), describes a packaging that can contain two chambers for liquids that can be distinct, for example ketchup and mustard or even for the medical field in which it would contain specific doses. Concepts and construction absolutely distinct from the subject matter of the present patent. - The patent documents MU9100634-1 and MU91008620, from the same owner of the present patent, describe products that represent the first researches of the object described here, which did not foresee the necessary expansion due to the dilatation of the liquid contained inside when frozen, which culminated in the early rupture of those packages.
- In view of the known state of the art, the present patent describes the solution proposed to overcome the inconveniences encountered and not yet solved regarding the way of producing individualized units of portions of water and other liquid substances to be frozen without contamination, consisting basically of an individualized tubular package that may be further customized and intended for the packaging of drinking/mineral water and liquids for ice formation, which may be used in countless ways, for example to be consumed with juices, cocktails, soft drinks or any other beverage, in a practical and convenient way without the possibility of contamination by handling.
- Advantages of the packaging subject of this patent over the prior art:
- It has a tubular shape for packaging drinking/mineral water and other liquid substances to be sold without refrigeration and transformed into ice when placed in refrigerators or freezers in the commercial or domestic establishment;
- Elimination of contaminating agents, such as bacteria, viruses, or any other microorganisms that are harmful to human health;
- Ease of transportation of the packaging, without the need to transport it in refrigerated trucks to maintain its solidified state;
- Easy handling and removal of the ice for individualized and personalized use, with all safety and hygiene.
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FIGURES 1 and2 illustrate the preferred realization of the tubular package for packaging drinking/mineral water or other substance in liquid state for individualized ice formation andFIGURE 3 an illustrative image of the package in the hands of a person to allow a better contextualization of the product, detailed illustrations are presented in the figures below wherefigures 1 and2 have visualizations A, B, C and D, being the images on the left side, visualizations in longitudinal cut and the ones on the right, views of the package ready for consumption: -
FIGURE 1A is a front view of the package (1) with the contents in the liquid state, strong safety welds (2) and expansion area with the weak weld (3) at one end; -
FIGURE 1B is a front view of the package (1) with the contents in the solid state, strong safety welds (2), with the weak weld (3) broken with the expansion done at one end; -
FIGURE 1C is a view of the back of the package (1) with the contents in the liquid state, strong safety welds(2), expansion area with the weak weld (3) at one end before expansion and the stronger longitudinal weld (4); -
FIGURE 1D is a view of the back of the package (1) with the contents in the solid state, strong safety welds (2), expansion area with the weak weld (3) at one end broken with the expansion made at one end and the stronger longitudinal weld (4); -
FIGURE 2A is a front view of the package (1) with the contents in the liquid state, strong safety welds (2) and expansion areas with the weak welds (3) at both ends; -
FIGURE 2B is a front view of the package (1) with the contents in the solid state, strong safety welds (2) with the weak welds (3) broken with expansion at both ends; -
FIGURE 2C is a view of the back of the package (1) with the contents in the liquid state, strong safety welds (2), weak weld (3) before expansion at both ends, and the strongest longitudinal weld (4); -
FIGURE 2D is a view of the back of the package (1) with the contents in the solid state, strong safety welds (2), weak welds (3) broken with expansion at both ends, and the strongest longitudinal weld (4). - The confection of the tubular packaging, object of the present patent, is performed with the use of impermeable paper and/or preferably biodegradable film (1), where the said packaging has a front area (A) and a back area (B), and the illustrations of
FIGURE 1 exemplify the realization where the ends have two areas of strong safety weld (2), to prevent early breakage when the liquid solidifies, an area of weak expansion weld (3) intended to compose the expansion area while allowing the ice to come out in a tubular format without deformation, and an area on the back of stronger longitudinal weld (4). - The images in
FIGURE 2 , illustrate a constructive variant of the package ofFIGURE 1 , where it uses the same raw material, waterproof paper and/or preferably biodegradable film (1), and which also has two areas of strong solder (2) and, in this version includes a second area of weak solder expansion (3), i.e. the weak solder (3) is applied on both ends, and on the back side the area of stronger longitudinal solder (4). - The major conceptual difference between the present patent and the prior art, is the use of the prediction and inclusion of areas of expansion of the liquid for its transformation into ice and its tubular shape without damaging the package, i.e., the weak seal (3) will be broken at the proposed end(s) and the expansion generated in the change of state from liquid to solid will be assimilated normally by the package conformation, but limited by the strong seal (2) and stronger longitudinal (4), avoiding the early rupture of the package, ensuring its integrity.
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- TUBULAR PACKAGING INDIVIDUALIZED IN WATERPROOF PAPER FOR POTABLE/MINERAL WATER OR OTHER LIQUID SUBSTANCES FOR ICE FORMATION, made of waterproof paper and/or preferably biodegradable film (1), where the packaging has a front area (A) and a back area (B) which allow for the inclusion of areas for liquid expansion and its transformation into ice without damaging the packaging, characterized by the fact that the tubular package (1) has two areas of strong safety weld (2), an area of weak expansion weld (3) intended to compose the expansion area at one end and an area on the back of stronger longitudinal weld (4).
- TUBULAR PACKAGING INDIVIDUALIZED ON WATERPROOF PAPER FOR POTABLE/MINERAL WATER OR OTHER LIQUID ICE FORMING SUBSTANCES, according to claim 1, characterized in that it is a constructive variant that has two strong weld areas (2), an area on the backside of the stronger longitudinal weld (4) and includes a second weak weld expansion area (3).
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PCT/BR2020/050382 WO2021062504A1 (en) | 2019-10-01 | 2020-09-28 | Individual tubular packaging made of impermeable paper for packaging drinking/mineral water or other liquid substances for ice formation |
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