JPH08119252A - Paper cup and food package - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a paper cup suited for holding the foods such as the juice containing flesh and solids and placing them on sale and the food package using the paper cup. CONSTITUTION: A plastic handle 8 is attached to the side face of a cup body 7 consisting of paper as the base material to form a paper cup 2, the paper cup 2 is filled with a liquid-containing food 3 and its top opening is closed with a lid 4 to form a food package 1. The plastic handle 8 makes the liquid in the paper cup 2 easily drinkable and gives a novel appearance to the paper cup and a good impression to the consumer.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a paper cup with a handle suitable for containing and selling a liquid such as juice containing solid matter, pulp and the like, and a food package using the paper cup.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, packages in which soft foods such as jelly and pudding are placed in a paper cup and the opening is closed with a lid have been widely sold. Consumers open the package and then take out the contents with a spoon or the like. I'm eating. The paper cup used here is a material that is made of paper as a base material, and is simply molded into a cylinder or cone and has a bottom lid. Since the food being processed is not liquid, it could be easily taken out with a spoon, and there was no problem.

[0003]

However, the applicant of the present invention
As a result of diligent studies to develop a product containing a food containing a liquid such as juice containing solid matter and pulp in a paper cup, a liquid such as juice after removing solid matter such as pulp with a spoon was developed. When drinking, it was found that the conventional paper cup without a handle had poor handleability and there was room for improvement. On the other hand, conventionally, a paper cup having a foldable handle made of paper attached to the body has been known, and it is conceivable to use the paper cup with the handle as a container for food containing liquid. However, the conventional paper-made handle attached to the paper cup has insufficient strength, is poor in handleability, is unattractive in appearance, may lower the commercial value, and has a problem that it cannot endure chilled distribution.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and is suitable for chilled distribution and sale of foods containing a liquid such as juice containing solid matter, pulp, etc., and has a beautiful appearance. It is also an object of the present invention to provide a paper cup that is easy to handle and a food package using the paper cup.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 of the present application is a cup main body made of a paper-based material, and a plastic attached to the side surface of the cup main body. A gist of the paper cup is a one-piece structure having a handle made of a metal, the handle having a flat portion attached to the outer surface of the cup body, and a handle portion protruding from the flat portion.

Further, the invention of claim 2 of the present application comprises a paper cup according to the invention of claim 1 described above, a food containing the liquid contained therein, and a lid member for sealing the opening of the paper cup. The main point is the package.

[0007]

Since the paper cup according to the invention of claim 1 can hold and hold the handle, it is easy to drink the liquid such as juice contained therein, and the handle is made of plastic so that it has the required strength. The size, easy-to-hold size, or shape with good appearance can be easily formed. Furthermore, since this handle has a flat part to be attached to the outer surface of the cup body, it can be attached to a large area on the cup body. It is possible to secure the required strength by simply pasting and it becomes easy to manufacture.

The food package using this paper cup has a structure in which a plastic handle is attached to the cup body made of a material having paper as a base material, so that beautiful printing can be performed on the outer surface of the cup body. The combination of the beautiful print and the plastic handle enhances the overall appearance and enhances the product value. Further, by providing the handle, it is possible to appeal that the contained food is for drinking. When the purchaser drinks the contents, holding the handle makes it easier to drink.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment of the present invention shown in the drawings will be described below. FIG. 1 shows a food package according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a schematic side view partially broken away. Reference numeral 1 as a whole
The food package indicated by 1 is a paper cup 2, a food 3 containing a liquid contained therein, a lid member 4 for sealing the upper end opening of the paper cup 2, and an overcap 5 placed on the lid member 4.
Etc., and a spoon (not shown) is housed between the lid member 4 and the overcap 5. In this embodiment, juice containing pulp is contained as the food 3.

The paper cup 2 has a cup body 7 made of a paper-based material, and a plastic handle 8 attached to the side surface of the cup body 7. In the cup body 7, a blank made of a paper-based material is rolled into a tubular shape, and a bottom lid 7b made of a paper-based material is attached to a body portion 7a made by joining both side edges. A top curl is formed on the upper end of the body portion 7a as necessary. As the paper-based material used for the cup body 7, the same materials as those used for commonly used paper cups can be appropriately used. For example, the layer structure is PE / Al / paper / A laminated material of PE / PET / PE can be mentioned. The shape of the cup body 7 is not limited to the one shown in the figure, and may be any shape as long as it can be used to store a liquid, for example, a cylindrical shape having an upper end and a lower end having the same diameter, or a rectangular tube shape. It may be used as a thing. The outer surface of the cup body 7 is printed with the food 3 contained therein.

As shown in FIG. 2, the handle 8 has a flat portion 8a attached to the outer surface of the cup body 7 and the flat portion 8a.
It has a one-piece structure including a handle portion 8b protruding from, and is usually made by injection molding. Here, the handle portion 8b is formed in a shape that is easy to grasp and has a good appearance. At least the surface of the flat portion 8a that is attached to the cup body 7 is formed into a curved surface that fits the outer surface of the body of the cup body 7, and the area of the flat portion 8a is such that the handle 8 has a necessary strength for the cup body 7. It has a size that can be pasted with. Accordingly, by simply attaching the handle 8 to the outer surface of the body portion of the cup body 7, the handle 8 can be attached to the cup body 7 satisfactorily and with required strength. Since the handle 8 is made of plastic, the degree of freedom in selecting a shape is large, and therefore, a desirable shape such as a good-looking shape, an easy-to-grasp shape, and a high-strength shape can be easily manufactured. Examples of the plastic material forming the handle 8 include PE, PP, PS and the like. Among them, PE is preferable because it is inexpensive, has moderate softness, and has a property of easily absorbing an impact.
The position at which the handle 8 is attached to the cup body 7 is not particularly limited, but it is preferable to select a place that is easy to handle as a handle, a place printed on the cup body 7 or a place that does not interfere with the description, and the like. Is preferably near the upper end of the body 7a and near the joint of the body.
In the illustrated embodiment, one handle 8 is attached to the cup body 7, but two or more handles may be attached.

The method of attaching the handle 8 to the cup body 7 is not particularly limited, but, for example, a method using a hot melt adhesive, a method of heating the cup body 7 and the handle 8 with hot air to adhere them, An ultrasonic seal or the like can be mentioned. The handle 8 may be attached to the cup body 7 before the cup body 7 is formed (the handle 8 is attached in advance to a blank for making the cup body) or after the cup body 7 is formed. The cup body 7 may be filled with the contents immediately before or after the filling. Above all, it is preferable to arrange the attaching step of the handle 8 immediately before the filling step of the contents into the cup body 7. In general, it is often installed in a place away from the paper cup molding factory and the factory for filling the contents into the paper cup, and therefore it is necessary to transport the paper cup.However, the paper cup with the handle attached is bulky during transportation and is preferably used. Absent. For this reason, it is preferable that the cup main body before being attached to the handle is transported to the filling factory and the handle is attached before the filling at the factory.

A lid member 4 for sealing the upper end opening of the paper cup 2.
Or, the overcap 5 and the like overlaid thereon are the same as those conventionally used. For example, as the lid member 4, a PET / PE laminated material is used, and as the overcap 5, Plastics such as PP, PS and PET are used.

The food package 1 having the above structure is distributed in the state shown in FIG. 1 and sold at a store. At this time, the cup body 7
By attaching the handle 8 to the consumer, unlike the conventional paper cup without a handle, it gives a fresh impression to the consumer, and the plastic handle gives a luxurious impression unlike the paper handle. Give a good impression. Also, handle 8
By providing the, it is possible to appeal that the contained food is for drinking. The purchaser removes the overcap 5, removes the lid member 4 and opens it, and eats or drinks the food 3 inside. At the time of opening, since the paper cup 2 can be held by grasping the handle 8, the opening is easy. Also,
When drinking the liquid of the food 3, it is easy to drink by holding the handle 8 and holding the paper cup 2. Further, when this food package 1 is circulated in a refrigerated state, after taking out from the refrigerator, water droplets adhere to the periphery of the paper cup 2, but almost no water droplets adhere to the handle 8. It does not get your hands wet when you grab it, and you can easily hold it.

[0015]

As described above, in the paper cup according to the invention of claim 1, since the handle is provided on the cup body made of a material having paper as a base material, liquid such as juice can be obtained by using the handle. It is easy to drink, and because the handle is made of plastic, it has a good-looking appearance, and it is easy to form a handle with the required strength and shape and size that is easy to grasp. Since the flat part for attaching is formed, it can be attached to the cup body in a large area, and the required strength can be secured simply by attaching, and the manufacturing is easy. There is.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a food package in which a food is contained in a paper cup having a structure in which a plastic handle is attached to a cup body made of a paper-based material, and the food cup is sealed with a lid member. As a result, the appearance gives the consumer a fresh and luxurious impression, the appeal to the consumer is extremely high, and the purchaser has a handle when drinking the contents, which makes it easy to drink. Have an effect. Further, the food packaging of the present invention, when used for chilled food packaging, even if water droplets are attached to the cup body when taken out from the refrigerator, almost no water droplets are attached to the handle, and it is easy to hold. To be Further, even if the paper cup used for the food package of the present invention has a handle made of plastic, most of the paper cup is made of a material having paper as a base material. It also has the effects of being able to exert advantages such as being able to be subjected to heat treatment, having a high light-shielding property, reliably protecting the contents, and being capable of being incinerated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view showing a food package according to an embodiment of the present invention with a part thereof cut away.

2A is a schematic front view of a handle attached to a paper cup of the food package of the above embodiment, FIG. 2B is a schematic side view thereof, and FIG. 2C is a schematic plan view thereof.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Food Packaging Body 2 Paper Cup 3 Food 4 Lid Material 5 Overcap 7 Cup Body 7a Body 7b Bottom Lid 8 Handle 8a Flat 8b Handle

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A flat portion having a cup main body made of a paper-based material and a plastic handle attached to a side surface of the cup main body, the flat handle being attached to the outer surface of the cup main body. A paper cup having an integrated structure including a handle portion protruding from the flat portion. 2. A food package comprising the paper cup according to claim 1, a food containing a liquid contained therein, and a lid member that closes an opening of the paper cup.