JP2016112034A - Sleeve for drinking cup - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sleeve for drinking cup which can be used with both hot drink and cold drink and has a good looking.SOLUTION: A sleeve body 10 is formed in a sheet-like shape. The sleeve body 10 has a connection means for connecting both end vicinities of the sleeve body 10 when it is wound around the cup to fit. The sleeve body 10 has a first layer 21 and a second layer 22 respectively forming a front face and a rear face and a heat insulation layer 24 formed between the first layer 21 and the second layer 22.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a cup sleeve that is wound around a beverage cup.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various cup sleeves have been provided in which a paper-made sleeve is wound around the outer periphery of a paper-made beverage cup poured with hot coffee or the like to make it easier to grip the cup. . For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a cup sleeve in which a heat radiating hole is formed in the peripheral surface of a paper tubular main body. In the cup sleeve, heat in the cylindrical main body is radiated from the heat radiating hole, and the gripping fingers are easily caught by the heat radiating hole. In this way, the cup sleeve makes it easier to grip a cup filled with hot beverage.

  Further, a cup sleeve is provided that uses a heat insulating material to keep the hot beverage warm and to keep the cold beverage cold and condensed. For example, in the cup sleeve disclosed in Patent Document 2, a predetermined length of a horizontally long sheet obtained by subjecting a foam sheet as a heat reflecting functional material to metal vapor deposition film processing is cut from both ends in the longitudinal direction. An upper stage, a middle stage, and a lower stage were formed.

  And with respect to the cup into which the warm drink was poured, the heat retention effect is enhanced by attaching the cup to the cup so that the surface of the foam sheet is on the inside and the surface on which the metal vapor deposition film is processed is on the outside. For cups poured with cold beverages, the surface with the metal vapor deposition film processed is on the inside, and the foam sheet is attached to the cup so that the surface of the foam sheet is on the outside. Reduce the drop of water drops.

JP 2013-35593 A JP 2007-8557 A

  Even if the cup sleeve according to Patent Document 1 is used on a cup into which a cold beverage is poured, condensation occurs on the outer periphery of the cup and dripping water drops.

  Moreover, the cup sleeve according to Patent Document 2 is formed on the cup so that the surface subjected to metal vapor deposition film processing or the surface of the foam sheet is on the outside depending on whether the beverage poured into the cup is a hot beverage or a cold beverage. Installing. However, the surface subjected to metal vapor deposition film processing is slippery and difficult to grip. In addition, it is difficult to change the background color or print a pattern or the like on the surface of the foam sheet, and it is difficult to obtain a cup sleeve with high design.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a cup sleeve that can be used with either hot or cold beverages and has a good appearance.

  The cup sleeve according to the present invention has a sleeve body formed in a sheet shape, and a connecting means for connecting the vicinity of both ends of the sleeve body when wound around the cup, and the sleeve body is And a first layer and a second layer made of a cloth body each having a surface to be a front surface or a back surface, and a heat insulating layer provided between the first layer and the second layer.

  The sleeve body is formed to imitate the outline of an animal, plant, vehicle, character, or the like.

  Moreover, the design was printed on one surface or both surfaces of the surface of the first layer and the surface of the second layer.

  Further, of the first layer fabric and the second layer fabric, one or both of the fabric bodies have water absorption.

  The sleeve body includes a convex arc-shaped upper edge continuously extending in the longitudinal direction, a convex arc-shaped lower edge continuously extending in the longitudinal direction so as to be shorter than the upper edge, the upper edge and the It consists of a left side edge and a right side edge respectively connected to the lower side edge and continuously extending in the short direction.

  In addition, the upper edge and the lower edge are formed substantially in parallel, and the left edge and the right edge are each formed in a substantially semicircular shape that bulges outward.

  The connecting means may be a hook-and-loop fastener including a long rectangular hook member and a long rectangular loop member having a longer side longer than the long side of the hook member, and the hook member may be the left edge or the right edge. Are disposed on one surface of the first layer or the second layer in the vicinity of one side edge, and the longitudinal direction of the hook member is the upper edge or the lower side in the vicinity of the position where the hook member is disposed. The loop member is provided on the other surface of the first layer or the second layer in the vicinity of the other side edge of the left edge or the right edge. The loop member is disposed so that the longitudinal direction of the loop member is symmetrical to the longitudinal direction of the hook member.

  The cup sleeve according to the present invention can be attached to the cup by connecting the vicinity of both ends of the sleeve body. And since a sleeve main body is equipped with a heat insulation layer, it can keep warm with respect to a warm drink, and can reduce generation | occurrence | production of dew condensation, keeping cold with respect to a cold drink.

  Furthermore, the cup sleeve can be used reversibly with either the first layer surface or the second layer surface as the front surface. And since the 1st layer and the 2nd layer are formed with a cloth body, the surface of the 1st layer and the surface of the 2nd layer are made into cloths of different colors, printed different designs, etc. For example, the front and back surfaces of various forms can be easily formed. Therefore, it is possible to provide a cup sleeve that has high designability and can be comfortably used by the user.

  The sleeve body is formed to imitate the outline of animals, plants, characters, and the like. Thus, the user can use the cup sleeve having a desired outer shape while enjoying it.

  Moreover, a design can be printed on one side or both sides of the first layer or the second layer of the sleeve body. For example, the surface of the first layer can be a simple design such as plain or polka dots, and the surface of the second layer can be a design such as a character. Thereby, when the cup sleeve is used reversibly, the user can select the favorite design as the front side surface and use the cup sleeve.

  Moreover, one cloth body or both cloth bodies have the water absorption property among the cloth body of the 1st layer or the cloth body of the 2nd layer. That is, it can be set as the surface which has water absorption about the one side surface or both surfaces of a sleeve main body. In this way, if a cold drink is poured into a cup, and condensation has already occurred, it can be attached to the outer periphery of the cup by attaching it to the cup with the water-absorbing surface inside. Water droplets can be absorbed.

  In addition, when both the first layer fabric and the second layer fabric are absorbent, the condensation on the cup on which condensation has already occurred is wiped off on one side, and this condensation is wiped off. It can also be attached to the cup with the other side facing inward and the other side facing dry.

  Further, the sleeve body has an upper edge having a convex arc shape in the longitudinal direction and a lower edge having a convex arc shape shorter than the upper edge, and a left edge and a right edge connecting the upper edge and the lower edge in the short direction, respectively. Formed by. As a result, the shape of the sleeve body connected in the vicinity of both ends can be made into a substantially truncated cone shape, so that the outer peripheral surface can be securely attached to a tapered cup, and the taper angle is the same. It can also be attached to cups with different sizes and various cups with different taper angles.

  Further, the upper and lower edges of the sleeve body are formed substantially in parallel, and the left and right side edges are formed in a substantially semicircular shape that bulges outward. Thereby, since it can be set as the sleeve main body finished by the smooth curve which the outer diameter shape continued, the sleeve for cups which is excellent in design nature and is easy to use can be provided.

  The connecting means is formed by a hook-and-loop fastener made of a long rectangular hook member and loop member. The longitudinal direction of the hook member is arranged to match the tangential direction of the convex arc shape of the upper edge or the lower edge near the arrangement position of the hook member. And the longitudinal direction of a loop member is arrange | positioned so that it may become symmetrical with the longitudinal direction of a hook member. Therefore, in the connection in the vicinity of both end portions by the hook-and-loop fastener, it is easy to align the short direction of the hook member and the loop member. When the short direction of the hook member and the loop member are matched and connected, the cup sleeve forms a beautiful truncated cone shape. Therefore, the cup sleeve can be securely wound and attached to the cup, and the cup sleeve can be attached to the cup with good appearance.

It is the top view which looked at the sleeve for cups concerning the embodiment of the present invention from the field of the 1st layer. It is the top view which looked at the sleeve for cups concerning the embodiment of the present invention from the field of the 2nd layer. FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged III-III cross-sectional view of FIG. 2 of the cup sleeve according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the state which wound and mounted | worn with the cup sleeve which concerns on embodiment of this invention around a cup.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the sleeve body 10 of the cup sleeve 1 is a sheet-like member that is formed in a convex curve shape with the whole facing upward in FIG. 1. The cup sleeve 1 is used by being wound around a cup 2 with the upper side in FIG. 1 as an upward direction (see FIG. 4). In the following description, the upper side of FIG. 1 is the upper side, and the lower side is the lower side. The right side in FIG. 1 is the right and the left side is the left.

  In FIG. 1, the outer edge of the sleeve body 10 is formed by an upper edge 11, a lower edge 12, a left edge 13, and a right edge 14. The upper edge 11 of the sleeve body 10 has an upward convex arc shape extending continuously in the longitudinal direction. On the other hand, similarly to the upper edge 11, the lower edge 12 of the sleeve body 10 has an upwardly convex arc shape extending continuously in the longitudinal direction. The lower edge 12 is formed shorter in the longitudinal direction than the upper edge 11. In this embodiment, the longitudinal direction of the sleeve body is about 247 mm, the vertical width is about 80 mm, the upper edge 11 is an arc with a radius of about 335 mm, and the lower edge 12 is an arc with a radius of about 255 mm, The arc center of the upper edge 11 and the arc center of the lower edge 12 are the same.

  The left edge 13 and the right edge 14, which are the left and right edges, are connected to the upper edge 11 and the lower edge 12, respectively, and are convexly curved in the short direction (in other words, bulge outward). It extends in a substantially semicircular shape. The left side edge 13, the upper side edge 11, and the lower side edge 12 are connected smoothly and continuously with the upper and lower connection portions as the upper left connection portion 15 and the lower left connection portion 16. Similarly, the right edge 14 is also smoothly and continuously connected by the upper right connecting portion 17 and the lower right connecting portion 18.

  The first layer 21 which is the surface shown in FIG. 1 of the sleeve body 10 is formed of a cloth body having water absorption. Specifically, it is formed of synthetic fibers in which polyester fibers are knitted into polyurethane fibers. In addition, the 1st layer 21 can also be formed with other synthetic fibers, towel cloth, cotton material etc. which performed the water absorption process. Further, the surface of the first layer 21 is plain.

  On the surface of the first layer 21, a hook member 31 constituting a hook-and-loop fastener 30 serving as a connecting means is provided in the vicinity of the right edge 14. The hook member 31 is formed in a long rectangular shape. The hook member 31 is provided so that the longitudinal direction of the hook member 31 matches the tangential direction of the convex arc shape of the upper edge 11 or the lower edge 12 near the position where the hook member 31 is disposed.

  Specifically, the hook member 31 disposed in the vicinity of the right edge 14 is disposed so as to be oblique to the upper left in FIG. The degree of inclination of the hook member 31 is formed so as to substantially match the tangential direction of the upper edge 11 above the hook member 31 or the lower edge 12 below.

  Further, a second layer 22 to be described later is provided on the back side of the sleeve body 10 in FIG. On the surface of the second layer 22, a loop member 32 constituting a hook-and-loop fastener 30 serving as a connecting means is provided in the vicinity of the left edge 13. The loop member 32 is formed in a long rectangular shape. The long side of the loop member 32 is formed longer than the long side of the hook member 31. Thereby, the position where the hook member 31 is connected to the loop member 32 can be adjusted appropriately.

  The loop member 32 is provided so that the longitudinal direction of the loop member 32 is symmetrical with the longitudinal direction of the hook member 31. Specifically, it is arranged so as to be diagonal to the upper right in FIG. 1 so as to be symmetrical with the hook member 31. The degree of inclination of the loop member 32 is approximately the same as the degree of inclination of the hook member 31.

  Next, FIG. 2 shows a second layer 22 that is a surface on the back side of the first layer 21 of the sleeve body 10. The second layer 22 is formed of a cloth body and printed with a star-shaped or heart-shaped pattern 23. In the present embodiment, the second layer 22 is formed from a synthetic fiber made of polyester, but is not limited to this. A cloth body of other fiber material or a cloth body having water repellency (for preventing contamination by beverages) ( For example, it is possible to use a cloth body in which polyester fibers are surface-modified to impart water repellency, or a cloth body to which water repellency is imparted by fluorine coating treatment. However, it is more preferable that a material that can easily print a pattern or the like is selected like the polyester synthetic fiber of the present embodiment.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the sleeve body 10 has a first layer 21 and a second layer 22 made of a cloth to form a front surface or a back surface. A heat insulating layer 24 is provided between the first layer 21 and the second layer 22. Specifically, the heat insulation layer 24 is a layer formed of foamed rubber such as SBR sponge or silicon rubber sponge. This heat insulation layer 24 can also use other heat insulation materials, for example, other foam materials such as urethane foam and polystyrene foam, as the heat insulation layer.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the cup sleeve 1 formed in this manner is connected to the vicinity of both ends of the sleeve body 10 by a hook-and-loop fastener 30 as a connecting means, and is wound around the outer periphery of the cup 2. And is attached to the cup 2. For example, with respect to the cup 2 in which hot coffee is poured, the cup 2 can be wound and mounted with the first layer 21 or the second layer 22 facing inward.

  When the surface of the first layer 21 is on the inner side, the hook member 31 can be disposed on the radially outer side of the cup 2 and the loop member 32 can be disposed on the radially inner side of the cup 2 so that both can be coupled. At this time, the short direction of the hook member 31 and the loop member 32 is matched (in other words, the corresponding long sides of the hook member 31 and the loop member 32 are matched), and the position of the hook member 31 with respect to the loop member 32 is set. By displacing the loop member 32 in the longitudinal direction, the cup sleeve 1 can be attached to the cup 2 in correspondence with the cup 2 having various diameters within a predetermined range.

  Further, when the surface of the second layer 22 is on the inner side, the hook member 31 can be connected to the cup 2 by arranging the hook member 31 on the inner side in the radial direction and the loop member 32 on the outer side in the radial direction of the cup 2. Also in this case, the short direction of the hook member 31 and the loop member 32 is matched, and the relative position of the hook member 31 with respect to the loop member 32 is shifted in the longitudinal direction of the loop member 32, so that the cup 2 with a diameter in a predetermined range can be obtained. Correspondingly, the cup sleeve 1 can be mounted on the cup 2.

  Thus, when the cup sleeve 1 is attached to the cup 2 into which hot coffee or the like has been poured, the heat of the beverage such as hot coffee is insulated by the heat insulating layer 24 of the cup sleeve 1. 2 is easy to grip. Furthermore, the heat insulation layer 24 can make it difficult to cool hot coffee or the like.

  On the other hand, when a drink such as cold juice is poured into the cup 2, the cup sleeve 1 is attached to the cup 2 with the first layer 21 facing inside. At this time, even if water droplets adhere to the outer periphery of the cup 2 due to condensation, the first layer 21 absorbs the water droplets. Furthermore, since most of the outer periphery of the cup 2 is not in direct contact with the outside air due to the heat insulating layer 24 of the sleeve body 10, no condensation occurs after the cup sleeve 1 is mounted. Accordingly, since the water droplet does not drip from the cup 2, it is not necessary to worry that the water droplet drip even when grasping.

  Further, the sleeve body 10 includes a first layer 21 that is water-absorbing but unsuitable for printing and is plain, and a second layer 22 that can easily print the pattern 23 although water absorption is inferior. Thus, when no condensation occurs, the cup sleeve 1 is reversibly attached to the cup so that the outer surface is appropriately a pattern surface or a plain surface according to the user's preference. You can select and use. Furthermore, since the outer edge of the sleeve body 10 is formed continuously and smoothly, the cup sleeve 1 has high design and can be used comfortably by the user.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not restricted to this embodiment, It can implement with a various form. For example, the upper edge 11 and the lower edge 12 are formed as convex arcs that are substantially parallel to each other. However, the upper edge 11 and the lower edge 12 are not limited to this, and the width of the sleeve body 10 in the vertical direction is narrowed toward the left or right. Alternatively, each of the upper edge 11 and the lower edge 12 can be formed to have a generally convex arc shape as a waveform or the like. Furthermore, the left side edge 13 and the right side edge 14 are each formed in a substantially semicircular shape that bulges to the left and right, but is not limited thereto, and may be linear or corrugated. However, if the upper edge 11 and the lower edge 12 are formed substantially in parallel as in the present embodiment, and the left edge 13 and the right edge 14 bulge in a substantially semicircular shape, the outer diameter of the sleeve body 10 is increased. Since the shape can be formed with a smooth curve, the cup sleeve 1 with high design can be provided.

  However, the outer edge of the sleeve main body 10 may be formed by imitating the outline of an animal, a plant, a vehicle, food, a toy, a stationery, a character, or the like, and the sleeve main body 10 can have various forms.

  The sleeve body 10 has a three-layer structure including the first layer 21, the heat insulating layer 24, and the second layer 22. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and layers having other functions are also provided. It can also be formed between. Further, a non-slip rubber member can be provided on the surface of the first layer 21 or the second layer 22. Moreover, in this embodiment, although the 1st layer 21 was formed as a cloth body which has absorptivity, the 2nd layer 22 can also be formed as a cloth body which also has absorptivity similarly to the 1st layer 21, Both the first layer 21 and the second layer 22 may be a fabric having water repellency. That is, as the cloth body of the first layer 21 and the cloth body of the second layer 22, various cloth bodies can be appropriately selected and applied.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, although the connection means was formed as the hook_and_loop | surface fastener 30, it can also be formed with other connection means, such as a button and a magnet. The hook-and-loop fastener 30 can be formed in an arc shape, a circular shape, or the like. Further, another member such as a safety pin can be used as the connecting means. In addition, the arrangement positions of the hook member 31 and the loop member 32 can be reversed.

  In the present embodiment, the surface of the first layer 21 is plain and the design 23 is printed on the surface of the second layer 22. However, the design 23 can also be printed on the surface of the first layer 21. In this case, it is preferable that the design of the surface of the first layer 21 and the design of the surface of the second layer 22 are different. Thereby, according to the place and time which use the sleeve 1 for cups concerning this invention which can be used reversibly, the user can select the surface of a favorite pattern.

  Furthermore, the symbols printed on the first layer 21 or the second layer 22 or both are related to the shape of the upper edge 11 and the lower edge 12 formed substantially in parallel and the semicircular shape of the left edge 13 and the right edge 14. It can be a symbol to be. Specifically, for example, the upper edge 11 and the lower edge 12 having a convex arc shape on the upper side are used to form a comical animal face, and a left side edge 13 and a right side edge having a semicircular shape that bulges to the left and right. A design with 14 as the ear of the animal can be printed. In addition, the design of a character or the like can be related to the outline of the sleeve body 10. Thereby, the sleeve 1 for cups which raised the design nature and improved the usability can be provided.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cup sleeve 2 Cup 10 Sleeve body 11 Upper edge 12 Lower edge 13 Left edge 14 Right edge 15 Upper left connection 16 Lower left connection 17 Upper right connection 18 Lower right connection 21 First layer 22 Second layer 23 Design 24 Heat insulation layer 30 Surface fastener 31 Hook member 32 Loop member

Claims (7)

A sleeve body formed into a sheet shape;
Connecting means for connecting the vicinity of both ends of the sleeve body when wound around a cup,
The sleeve main body includes a first layer and a second layer made of a cloth body each having a surface to be a front surface or a back surface, and a heat insulating layer provided between the first layer and the second layer. A cup sleeve characterized by   The cup sleeve according to claim 1, wherein the sleeve body is formed to imitate an outline of an animal, a plant, a vehicle, a character, or the like.   The cup sleeve according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a pattern is printed on one or both of the first layer surface and the second layer surface.   The cup according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein one or both of the first layer fabric and the second layer fabric have water absorption. Sleeve.   The sleeve body includes a convex arc-shaped upper edge extending continuously in the longitudinal direction, a convex arc-shaped lower edge extending continuously in the longitudinal direction so as to be shorter than the upper edge, the upper edge and the lower side The cup sleeve according to any one of claims 1 to 4, comprising a left side edge and a right side edge respectively connected to the edge and continuously extending in the short direction. The upper edge and the lower edge are formed substantially in parallel,
The cup sleeve according to claim 5, wherein the left edge and the right edge are each formed in a substantially semicircular shape that bulges outward. The connecting means is a hook-and-loop fastener composed of a long rectangular hook member and a long rectangular loop member having a long side longer than the long side of the hook member,
The hook member is disposed on one surface of the first layer or the second layer in the vicinity of one side edge of the left edge or the right edge, and the longitudinal direction of the hook member is the hook member. Is provided so as to match the tangential direction of the convex arc shape of the upper edge or the lower edge near the arrangement position of
The loop member is disposed on the other surface of the first layer or the second layer near the other side edge of the left edge or the right edge, and the longitudinal direction of the loop member is the hook member The cup sleeve according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the cup sleeve is provided so as to be symmetric with respect to a longitudinal direction of the cup.

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