JP2561944Y2 - Foldable handle for paper cup - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a folding handle for a paper cup used for, for example, vending machines for trains, coffee or instant noodles.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional paper cup handle has a vertically long rectangular adhesive piece in the center because of the necessity of stacking cups, and semicircular handle pieces are connected to each other via bending lines on the left and right sides. Butterfly-shaped ones, or those with the center of the handle piece cut out, are used.When the cup is stored, the handle pieces are opened flatly along the side and stacked, and when used, the adhesive piece is used. It is used so that two handle pieces bent and raised from the left and right are brought together at the tip and held between the thumb and the index finger, or the finger is passed through a cutout hole.

[0003]

The conventional folding handle configured as described above and configured to be stackable has a relatively low rigidity and is relatively strong in the pulling direction along the surface, but the surface does not have the same rigidity. Two pieces of paper that are weak in the direction of crossing and in the direction of compression will support a heavy cup containing liquid, and must be unstable and dangerous. In addition to being forced to touch the edge of the cut paper with the fingertips, it is easy to hold the handle pieces on both sides that have a habit of opening right and left along the side of the cup, If you hold a cup of hot liquid by holding a sheet of paper with your fingertips or by passing your finger through the cutout hole, place your fingertips on the side of the hot cup or touch the edge of the cutout hole. There was also a danger of hitting. For this reason, the stacking performance of conventional products is particularly high in paper cups used to sell high-temperature drinks, which are used in vending machines that tend to have cups when they are bent or have cups, as they tend to have a cup. The challenge was to develop a foldable handle that could be held securely without compromising simplicity.

[0004]

Accordingly, the present invention provides a flat portion having an appropriate width extending outward at near right angles through a bending line at an upper edge of a substrate fixed to a side surface of a cup. A bending line is provided at the end of the portion, the upper end of a handle piece of an appropriate width is continuously provided, and the lower side of the handle piece is connected to the lower edge of the substrate via the bending line, and provided on both sides of the handle piece. A folding handle for a paper cup provided with a pair of left and right flaps whose upper side is folded into the back side of both side edges of the flat portion via a bending line, and which is bent so that the side edge contacts the side surface of the cup. Is what you do.

[0005]

According to the folding handle of the present invention, a handle piece provided with a pair of left and right flaps and a flat portion connected to the upper end thereof are bent from an upper edge folding line and a lower edge folding line of the substrate. By stacking on the substrate as it is and folding it in a plane, stacking integral with the cup is possible (see FIG. 3). Then, when using the cup, if the pair of left and right flaps in the unfolded state is sandwiched from both sides and raised together with the handle piece, the plane part rises almost at a right angle from the upper edge of the board, and at the same time, the lower side is attached to the board. The connected handle pieces protrude outward from the lower side of the cup in a curved state, and a pair of left and right flaps are bent inward from the bending lines on both sides of the protruded handle piece, and the upper side is to the back side of both side edges of the flat part. Folds and bends so that the side edges touch the side of the cup. In the handle once assembled in this manner, the angle of the flat portion formed at the upper end and the angle formed by the tip of the protruding flat portion and the upper end of the handle piece make the side edge contact the side surface of the cup. It is held by a pair of left and right flaps that are folded inward and the upper side is folded to the back side of both sides of the flat part, and both flaps are irreversibly sandwiched between the flat part, the handle piece and the side of the cup The folded state is fixed. Therefore, one three-dimensional and solid handle is constituted as a whole (FIGS. 1 and 4).
reference). The folding handle of the present invention enables stacking integrally with the cup as described above, and can be firmly held with a fingertip in an assembled state, eliminating conventional disadvantages to enhance use safety. Things.

Further, in the present invention, a connecting piece formed by connecting the flat portion to the upper edge of the substrate through a bending line and a connecting piece formed by connecting the upper end of the handle portion through the bending line are provided. The one formed by superposition and bonding has the advantage of making the flat portion projecting to the side of the cup more rigid with sufficient rigidity, and by enabling cutting as shown in FIG. 2, There is a merit that the base paper can be used effectively.

In the present invention, the folding lines provided on both sides of the handle piece are formed into a curved line that draws an arc from left and right to the inside, and the pair of left and right flaps connected via the folding lines is used as a cup. In the state, the middle is narrowed from the left and right, and the shape that expands toward the upper side is such that the width above the fingertip holding the handle gradually increases, so that it is easier to support a heavy cup, There is an advantage in that both sides of the handle are formed in a curved line to give a beautiful appearance.

In the present invention, the substrate is formed integrally with the side surface of the cup, and the handle piece is formed integrally with the cup together with the pair of left and right flaps using the lower edge of the cup as a folding line, and The flat portion is formed by superimposing and bonding a connecting piece continuously provided with the upper edge of the cup as a bending line, and a connecting piece continuously provided via the bending line at the upper end of the handle piece, There is an advantage that the folding handle can be manufactured integrally with the paper cup by omitting the substrate.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In Example 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, 1 is a substrate having both sides formed in an arc shape, and the back surface is fixed to the side surface of the cup C. A flat portion 4 extending substantially at right angles to the side surface is provided with a lower side 6 having an appropriate width continuously provided through a bending line 5 at the lower edge of the substrate 1.
Similarly, an upper end 7 having an appropriate width is connected to the front end of the flat portion 2 via a bending line 8, and handle pieces 9, which are curved and project to the side of the cup C, are provided on both side edges of the handle piece 4, respectively. A pair of left and right sides that are integrally connected to each other via a bending line 10 and are bent inward to fold the upper side 11 behind the both side edges of the flat portion 2 and to bend so that the side edge 12 contacts the side surface of the cup C It is a flap.

In this embodiment, the flat portion 2 is
A connecting piece 11 continuously provided via a bending line 3 at an upper edge of
The handle piece 4 is formed so that the two pieces are joined together by superimposing and bonding a connecting piece 12 which is continuously provided via a bending line 8 at the upper end 7 of the handle piece 4 so as to particularly increase the strength. A bending line 10 for bending the pair of left and right flaps 9
Is formed into a curved line that draws an arc inward from left and right so as to be narrowest in the middle of the handle piece 4 having a width suitable for grasping from both sides with a fingertip. In the use state shown in FIG. A curved curve that curves inward is formed on both sides of the handle piece 4. The middle of the pair of left and right flaps 9 is narrowed from the left and right, and a curved surface that expands toward the upper side 11 is formed, making the cup C particularly easy to hold. I have.

Next, the use of this embodiment will be described. The back surface of the substrate 1 is fixed at an appropriate height on the side surface of the cup C, and the folding line 3 at the upper edge of the substrate 1 and the folding line 5 at the lower edge are fixed.
The handle piece 4 provided with a pair of left and right flaps 9 in the expanded state and the flat portion 2 connected to the upper end 7 of the handle piece 4 are directly stacked on the substrate 1 and folded in a plane as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, the flattening becomes flat along the side surface below the upper edge of the cup C, thereby enabling stacking. Then, when a predetermined liquid is poured into the cup C, the pair of left and right flaps 9 which have been in a flat developed state are caused to be raised toward the front side while being sandwiched from both sides together with the handle pieces 4. At the same time, the flat portion 2 rises substantially at a right angle, and at the same time, the handle piece 4 connecting the lower side 6 to the substrate 1 is curved and protrudes outward from the side surface of the cup C in a flat state. A pair of left and right flaps 9 is bent inward from the bending line 10, and the upper side 11 is folded into the back side of both side edges of the flat portion 2, and the side edge 12 is bent inward from below so as to be in contact with the side surface of the cup C. , Can be assembled to the handle with one touch (see FIGS. 3 to 1 and 4).

The handle once assembled as described above has a flat portion 2 formed at the upper end, and an angle close to a substantially right angle formed by the tip of the protruding flat portion 2 and the upper end of the handle piece 4, respectively. The side edge 12 is bent inward so as to be in contact with the side surface of the cup C, and the upper side 11 is held by a pair of left and right flaps 9 folded behind the both side edges of the flat portion 2. Flat part 2 and handle piece 4
The foldable state is irreversibly fixed by being sandwiched between the handle and the side face of the cup C, and one three-dimensional solid handle is constituted as a whole.

The handle is formed by bonding the connecting piece 14 and the connecting piece 13 in advance to form the plane portion 2 and then, as shown in FIG. The left and right flaps 9 are overlapped with each other to make the handle flat, and the substrate 1 is fixed to the cup C, so that it can be easily attached to the cup. Further, the substrate 1 is formed integrally with the side surface of the cup C, and the handle piece 2 is formed integrally with the cup together with the pair of left and right flaps 4 using the lower edge of the cup C as a bending line, and In some cases, the formation of the substrate 1 may be omitted by directly projecting the adhesive piece 11 from the cup C using the upper edge as a bending line and bonding the connecting piece 9 to the adhesive piece 11.

[0014]

As described above, the folding handle of the present invention has a folding line 3 on the upper edge of the substrate 1 fixed to the side surface of the cup C.
A flat part 2 of appropriate width that projects outward at near right angles through
A bending line 8 is provided at the end of the flat portion 2 to connect the upper end 7 of the handle piece 4 having an appropriate width continuously, and the lower side 6 of the handle piece 4 is connected to the lower side of the substrate 1 via the bending line 5. Since it is connected to the edge, the bending line 3 at the upper edge of the substrate 1 and the bending line 5 at the lower edge
The handle piece 4 having a pair of left and right flaps 9 and the flat portion 2 connected to the upper end thereof can be folded flat on the substrate 1 in an unfolded state.
And can be stacked together.

The upper side 11 is folded into the back side of both side edges of the flat portion 2 through the folding lines 10 provided on both sides of the handle piece 4 so that the side edge 12 contacts the side surface of the cup C. Since a pair of left and right flaps 9 that are bent are provided, when the cup C is used, the pair of left and right flaps 9 in the unfolded state is raised toward the front side while being sandwiched from both sides together with the handle pieces 4. At the same time as the flat portion 2 stands almost at right angles from the edge, the handle piece 4 having the lower side 6 connected to the substrate protrudes outward from the lower side of the cup C in a curved state, and the bending lines 10 on both sides of the protruded handle piece 4 The pair of left and right flaps 9 are bent inward, the upper side 11 is folded into the back side of both side edges of the plane portion 2, and the side edge 12 is bent so as to contact the side surface of the cup. The handle once assembled in this way is irreversibly fixed in its folded state, and constitutes one three-dimensional and solid handle as a whole. Therefore, according to the present invention assembled in this manner, when holding a cup, use a paper cup handle that is extremely easy to hold and has excellent stability, as with a plastic or ceramic pot with a solid handle. This makes it possible to handle paper cups safely when pouring or drinking beverages or taking out drinks in trains or vending machines. Since the finger when assembling the handle or holding the cup does not contact the cutting edge of the paper, there are many practical effects such as the risk of cutting the fingertip can be prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment together with a use state.

FIG. 2 is an expanded view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a folded state.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a used state.

[Description of Signs] C Cup 1 Substrate 2 Flat part 3 Bending line 4 Handle piece 5 Bending line 6 Lower side 7 Upper end 8 Bending line 9 Flap 10 Bending line 11 Upper side 12 Side edge 13 Connection piece 14 Connection piece

Claims (4)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. An upper surface of a substrate 1 fixed to a side surface of a cup C is provided with a plane portion 2 having an appropriate width and projecting outward at a right angle via a bending line 3 at a bending line 3. A folding line 8 is provided to connect the upper end 7 of the handle piece 4 having an appropriate width,
The lower side 6 of the handle piece 4 is bent along the folding line 5
While the upper side 11 is folded into the back side of both side edges of the flat portion 2 via the folding lines 10 provided on both sides of the handle piece 4, and the side edge 12 is brought into contact with the side surface of the cup C. A folding handle for a paper cup provided with a pair of left and right flaps 9 that can be folded like this. 2. A connecting piece 13 connected via a bending line 3 on the upper edge of the substrate 1 and a connecting piece connected via a bending line 8 on the upper end 7 of the handle 4. 2. A folding handle for a paper cup according to claim 1, wherein the handle is formed by superimposition with an adhesive sheet 14 and bonding. 3. A folding line 10 provided on both sides of the handle piece 4 is formed into a curved line that draws an arc from left and right to the inside, and the pair of left and right flaps 9 connected via the folding line 10 is a cup. 2. The folding handle for a paper cup according to claim 1, wherein in the use state of C, the middle portion thereof narrows from left and right and expands toward the upper side 11. 4. The substrate 1 is formed so as to be integral with the side surface of the cup C, and the handle piece 4 is formed along with the pair of left and right flaps 9 with the lower edge of the cup C as a folding line. The flat part 2 is formed integrally,
A connecting piece 13 having the upper edge of the cup C as a bending line
2. A paper as claimed in claim 1, wherein the handle is formed by superimposing and bonding a connecting piece provided on the upper end of the handle piece through the bending line. Foldable handle for cups.