SE1100587A1

SE1100587A1 - Portable foil container

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Publication number: SE1100587A1
Application number: SE1100587A
Authority: SE
Inventors: Tore Forsgren; Milla Fager
Priority date: 2011-08-11
Filing date: 2011-08-11
Publication date: 2013-02-12
Also published as: SE537157C2

Abstract

7 SAMMANDRAG En behallare (1) for fluid eller substans, sarskilt for drycker, flytande eller geleartade, innefattar ett slutet utrymme (5) och delar for fastgoring vid en kroppsdel. Det slutna utrymmet bildas mellan en ovre foliedel (15) och en undre foliedel (31), som är sammanfogade med varandra langs den ovre foliedelens kanter. Anddelar (7', 7") av den undre foliedelen kan darvid bilda delania for fastgoring vid en kroppsdel. SUMMARY A container (1) for fluid or substance, especially for beverages, liquid or gelled, comprises a closed space (5) and parts for attachment to a body part. The closed space is formed between an upper foil part (15) and a lower foil part (31), which are joined together along the edges of the upper foil part. Parts (7 ', 7 ") of the lower foil part can thereby form delania for attachment to a body part.

Description

1 TEKNISKT OMRADE FOreliggande uppfinning avser allmant en behallare for en fluid eller annan liknande substans, sarskilt en behallare thr drycker, som kan vara flytande eller geleartade, varvid behallaren innefattar delar fir fastering vid en kroppsdel hos en manniska. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates generally to a container for a fluid or other similar substance, in particular to a container for beverages, which may be liquid or gelled, the container comprising parts for attachment to a body part of a human.

BAKGRUND Vid utovande av sporter eller allmant vid fysisk anstrangning är det vanligt aft bdra med sig och inta energidrycker eller andra energigivande flytande eller geleartade substanser. Vid t ex sportutovning kan de anvanda klddesplaggen vara Latta och tunna, vilket medfor att eventuella flckor i dessa inte är ldmpade thr forvaring av ens de ldttaste fOremal, sarskilt inte behallare fOr vatska. Det finns darfOr ett behov av en lattillenglig och ldtt forpackning som kan baras med oavsett om plaggen har fickor och som fungerar bra vid fysisk aktivitet. BACKGROUND When engaging in sports or general physical exertion, it is common to carry and consume energy drinks or other energizing liquid or gelled substances. In the case of sports, for example, the clothes used can be light and thin, which means that any stains in them are not dampened during storage of even the lightest objects, especially not containers for liquid. There is therefore a need for an easily accessible and lightweight packaging that can be carried regardless of whether the garments have pockets and which work well during physical activity.

De foliefOrpacicningar som i dag anvands for dylika substanser har flera nackdelar: - Det erfordras en ficka eller annan anordning far att en person skall kunna bara med sig fOrpackningen - Det kan allmant sett vara svart att ta med sig och hantera forpackningarna - Forpackningarna är ofta inte aterforslutningsbara varfor eventuell aterstaende substans kan lacka ut efter anvandning - Forpackningar som saknar mojlighet till Aterforslutning kan vara ohygieniska, eftersom vid intagande av innehallet i forpackningen en del av ytan pa denna maste komma i kontakt med per-20 sonens mun Behallare for vatskor, som kan fastas vid en handled är ferut kanda genom t ex USA-patentet 957347 och den svenska patentet 8602799. Det kan vara obekvamt att bara dessa vid fysisk aktivitet. De kan ocksA erfordra en komplicerad och i dessa patent inte narmare beskriven framstallningsmetod. The foil packaging currently used for such substances has several disadvantages: - A pocket or other device is required for a person to be able to carry only the packaging - It can generally be black to take and handle the packaging - The packaging is often not resealable, for which reason any remaining substance may leach out after use - Packages which do not have the possibility of resealing may be unhygienic, since when ingesting the contents of the package part of the surface of this must come into contact with the person's mouth. fastened to a wrist is ferut kanda by, for example, US patent 957347 and the Swedish patent 8602799. It can be inconvenient to only do these during physical activity. They may also require a complicated manufacturing method and not further described in these patents.

BESKRIVNING AV UPPFINNINGEN Den liar fOreslagna anordningen är en forpackning med lag vikt som Or substanser lattillgangliga sdrskilt vid sportutovning, men allmant sett fungerar den lika bra for andra substanser som mediciner, sotsaker, drycker och dylikt. DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The proposed device is a package of light weight as substances readily available, especially in sports, but in general it works equally well for other substances such as medicines, sweets, beverages and the like.

Ur ett folie- eller filmmaterial kan delar for bildande av en behAllare utskaras, formas, vi-30 kas och fasteras langs lampliga kanter, sa att ett tatt utrymme erhalls och behallaren samtidigt far en form sä att den kan fungera som exempelvis ett armband. Armbandet kan alternativt utformas som en separat del. From a foil or film material, parts for forming a container can be cut out, shaped, folded and fastened along suitable edges, so that a taken space is obtained and the container at the same time has a shape so that it can function as, for example, a bracelet. The bracelet can alternatively be designed as a separate part.

Behallaren kan utforas med olika dimensioner beroende pa behov och fOrses med en Aterfirslutningsbar skruvkork eller motsvarande. For lasning av behAllaren vid en kroppsdel kan 2 hal och/eller lampliga former stansas eller praglas direkt i respektive foliedel. The container can be made with different dimensions depending on need and is provided with a resealable screw cap or equivalent. For loading the container at a body part, 2 slippery and / or suitable shapes can be punched or embossed directly in the respective foil part.

Forpackningen kan utforas av exempelvis plastfolie eller allmant av ett lampligt foliematerial sasom papper belagt med aluminium eller med polyeten av den typ, vilken anvands for t ex livsmedelsfOrpackningar for vatskor sasom for mjolk eller fruktjuicer. Materialet kan vara svets- bart och det skall kunna vikas och formas. Speciellt kan det vara lampat for termoplastisk form-fling sasom vakuumformning. The packaging can be made of, for example, plastic foil or generally of a suitable foil material such as paper coated with aluminum or with polyethylene of the type used for, for example, food packaging for water shoes such as milk or fruit juices. The material can be weldable and it must be possible to fold and shape it. In particular, it can be a lamp for thermoplastic molding such as vacuum molding.

FIGURBESKRIVNING Uppfinningen skall nu skrivas i detalj i samband med ej begransande utforingsexempel och med hanvisning till de bifogade ritningama, i vilka: - Fig. la är en perspektivvy tagen snett fran sidan av en behallare for exempelvis en sportdryck, - Fig. lb är en vy liknande fig. lb men tagen snett underifran, - Fig. 2 är en perspektivvy av en ovre foliedel fore vikning for bildande sidovaggar, - Fig. 3 är en vy motsvarande fig. 2 men efter vikningen, - Fig. 4 är en vy motsvarande fig. 3 efter ytterligare en vikning far bildande av en bottenyta, - Fig. 5 ãr en perspektivvy av den ovre foliedelen och en undre foliedel placerade vid varandra for fastgoring vid varandra, - Fig. 6 är en perspektivvy av ett mittomrade av den fardiga behallaren, och - Fig. 7 är en perspektivvy av behallare i en altemativ utformning. DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES The invention will now be written in detail in connection with non-limiting exemplary embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: - Fig. 1a is a perspective view taken obliquely from the side of a container for, for example, a sports drink, - Fig. 1b is a view similar to Fig. 1b but taken obliquely from below, - Fig. 2 is a perspective view of an upper foil part for folding for forming side cradles, - Fig. 3 is a view corresponding to Fig. 2 but after the folding, - Fig. 4 is a view corresponding to fig. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the upper foil part and a lower foil part placed next to each other for fastening to each other, - Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a central area of the finished container, and Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a container in an alternative design.

DETALJERAD BESKRIVNING I fig. la och lb visas en behallare 1 for exempelvis en sportdryck. Behallaren är allmant ut- formad sa att den latt kan fastas vid en lamplig kroppsdel, t ex Laing en handled. Fran en mittdel 3, som innefattar ett utrymme 5 for forvaring av vatska, utskjuter at motsatta sidor tva fastdelar 7', 7", som kan vara langstrackta eller utforda som band. Behallaren 1 kan da allmant sett exempelvis ha utseendet av ett armbandsur. Fastdelarnas 7', 7" 'andar kan pa lampligt satt fastgoras vid varandra. Den ena fastdelen 7' kan t ex sasom visas vara fOrsedd med flera genomgaende hal 9. Den andra fastdelen 7" är da forsedd med ett eller flera utskjutande delar 11 som kan lasas i ett lampligt resp. flera av de genomgaende Men. I ett annat utfarande har den ena fastdelen en slits genom vilken den andra fastdelens ande kan inforas och lasas i lampligt lage genom att den har lastungor eller hullingliknande utskott vid motstaende sidor. Andra fOrut kanda lasningsanord- ningar kan givetvis ocksa anvandas, som exempelvis kan innefatta snappanordningar. DETAILED DESCRIPTION Figures 1a and 1b show a container 1 for, for example, a sports drink. The container is generally designed so that it can be easily attached to a suitable body part, eg Laing a wrist. From a central part 3, which comprises a space 5 for storing liquid, protrudes on opposite sides two fixed parts 7 ', 7 ", which can be elongate or challenge as a band. The container 1 can then generally have, for example, the appearance of a wristwatch. 7 ', 7 "' spirits can be conveniently attached to each other. The one fixed part 7 'can, for example, as shown, be provided with several through holes 9. The other fixed part 7 "is then provided with one or more projecting parts 11 which can be welded in one lamp or several of the through holes. In another In this case, one fixed part has a slot through which the spirit of the other fixed part can be inserted and welded in a suitable manner by having load tongues or barbed-like projections at opposite sides.

En oppningsanordning sasom en aterforslutningsbar skruvkorksanordning 13 kan vara anbragt vid mittdelen 3 for atkomst till det slutna utrymmet 5. An opening device such as a reclosable screw cap device 13 can be arranged at the middle part 3 for access to the closed space 5.

I det fall att en sadan behallare 1 är avsedd av placeras kring en kroppsdel med relativt ii-ten diameter kan det vara olarnpligt eller obekvamt, om den vatskeinnehallande mittdelen 3 är ut- 3 fOrd som en plan fOrpackning eller har en plan undersida. I fig. 2 - 6 visas hur en behallare kan framstallas med en speciellt utformad mittdel, som ocksa kan uppta stone volym vatska och som samtidigt medger att behallaren latt och bekvamt kan medforas och baras pa en persons kropp, utan att t ex onodigtvis hindra olika kroppsrorelser. In the event that such a container 1 is intended to be placed around a body part with a relatively small diameter, it may be unobtrusive or inconvenient if the liquid-containing middle part 3 is designed as a flat package or has a flat underside. Figs. 2 - 6 show how a container can be manufactured with a specially designed middle part, which can also take up stone volume of liquid and which at the same time allows the container to be easily and comfortably carried and carried on a person's body, without, for example, unnecessarily preventing various body movements.

Behallaren 1 kan framstallas av plastfilm eller plastfolie, t ex relativt tunn plastfolie, sasom en termoplast vilken är svetsbar, eller av nagot arkmaterial belagt med ett svetsbart skikt sasom polyeten. Ur en plastfilm eller annat lampligt foliematerial kan sMunda lampliga former utstansas, darefter kan de utstansade delarna formas om sa erfordras, sasom praglas, bojas, vikas eller formas termoplastiskt for att fa en mer permanent bojd eller krokt form, och sedan kan delarna hopfastas, t ex genom svetsning eller limning. En eller flera av delarna kan vid nagot steg i framstallningen forses med flagon anordning av annat material sasom en aterforslutningsbar skruvkorksanordning. The container 1 can be made of plastic film or plastic foil, for example relatively thin plastic foil, such as a thermoplastic which is weldable, or of some sheet material coated with a weldable layer such as polyethylene. From a plastic film or other suitable foil material, such suitable shapes can be punched out, then the punched parts can be formed as required, such as praglated, bent, folded or thermoplastic to obtain a more permanent bent or curved shape, and then the parts can be fastened together. eg by welding or gluing. One or more of the parts can at some stage in the manufacture be provided with a flake device of another material such as a reclosable screw cap device.

Behallaren 1 kan utfOras i olika proportioner beroende pa behov och den kan enligt ovan farses med slcruvkork 13 eller motsvarande. Folien bildar ocksa armbandet som kan utforas pa en 15 mangd olika satt beroende pa tillampning. For lasning av armbandet kan hal och former lampligen stansas eller praglas direkt i folien. The container 1 can be made in different proportions depending on need and it can, according to the above, be filled with screw cap 13 or equivalent. The foil also forms the bracelet which can be made in a variety of ways depending on the application. For loading the bracelet, slides and molds can be punched or embossed directly into the foil.

I fig. 2 visas en ovre del 15, som kan ha rektangular form och vara utskuren ur ett lampligt ark- eller foliematerial. I utgangslaget kan den sasom visas vara MO eller krokt till lamplig, form, far att t ex kunna passa fOr att anbringas Over en handled, med ett mittparti 17, fran vilket anddelar 19 är nedatbojda, med exempelvis en mjuk bojning och sa att anddelarnas yttersta omI-Aden ligger i en vinkel i narheten av 90°, sAsom mellan 70° och 90°, i fOrhallande till mittdelen, som kan vara tillnarmelsevis plan. Fig. 2 shows an upper part 15, which may have a rectangular shape and be cut out of a suitable sheet or foil material. In the starting layer it can be shown as MO or crooked to suitable, shape, for example to be able to be fitted to be applied over a wrist, with a middle portion 17, from which parts 19 are bent downwards, with for example a soft bend and said that the outermost parts the om-Aden is at an angle in the vicinity of 90 °, such as between 70 ° and 90 °, in relation to the middle part, which may be approximately flat.

Sasom kan ses i fig. 3 formas sedan denna foliedel 15 vid tva motstaende sidor eller kanter, vilka är parallella med den fardiga behallarens langdriktning, sa att den viks ned som om den ãr speglad i ett tankt plan, vilket sick folien i en vinkel, varvid den del som skars av planet "reflekteras" med bibehMlen profil som dA kommer att bilda en sidovagg 21. I figuren visas dock bara hur nedvikningen Ors vid den ena sidan. Med varierande placering och lutning av det speglande planet kan sidovaggens 21 lutning och storlek varieras valfritt medan profilen i den reflekterade profilen alltid blir densatnma som fore vikningen. Den bildade sidovaggen utgar langs en i hu- vudsak rat linje 23 fran det kvarvarande ungefar plana omradet 25 av mittpartiet 17 i en vinkel, som exempelvis kan motsvara den ovan namnda, dvs en vinkel i narheten av 90°, sasom mellan 70° och 90°. Sidovaggen 21 ansluter ocksa till anddelarna 19 men langs krokta linjer 27, som slutar vid foliedelens 15 horn. Vid denna nedvikning for bildande av sidovaggarna bibehMles hela tiden den krokning, som foliedelen 15 har fran borjan, hos ett langsgAende centralt ornrade 4 av foliedelen, och krokningen blir stabiliserad och mer permanent. As can be seen in Fig. 3, this foil part 15 is then formed at two opposite sides or edges, which are parallel to the longitudinal direction of the finished container, so that it is folded down as if it were mirrored in a tank plane, which sags the foil at an angle. whereby the part cut by the plane is "reflected" with the retaining profile which will then form a side rocker 21. In the figure, however, only the folding is shown on one side. With varying location and inclination of the reflecting plane, the inclination and size of the side cradle 21 can be varied optionally, while the profile in the reflected profile always becomes the same as the fold. The formed side cradle extends along a substantially straight line 23 from the remaining approximately flat area 25 of the central portion 17 at an angle which may, for example, correspond to the above-mentioned, i.e. an angle in the vicinity of 90 °, such as between 70 ° and 90 °. °. The side cradle 21 also connects to the end portions 19 but along curved lines 27, which terminate at the horns of the foil portion 15. During this lowering to form the side cradles, the hook which the foil part 15 has from the beginning is constantly maintained at a longitudinally centrally angled 4 of the foil part, and the hook becomes stabilized and more permanent.

For att underldtta den kommande fastgoringen vid en undre foliedel viks ddrefter sasom visas i fig. 4 det vid den yttre kanten liggande omradet 29 av sidovaggen 21 tillbaka langs en linje 31 for att bli i huvudsak parallellt med det kvarvarande i huvudsak plana centrala omradet 25 av mittpartiet 17. Detta kan beskrivas sasom att sidovaggen genom spegling i ett tankt parallellforskjutet plan viks tillbaka och bildar en bottenyta 29 for fastgoring eller svetsning samtidigt som ytterkanterna fran de tva vikningarna mots genom att vikningslinjerna 27 och 31 slutar vid overdelens 15 horn. Denna ytterligare vikning eller formning stabiliserar ytterligare den krokta for-men hos det langsgaende centrala omrade av foliedelen. In order to facilitate the subsequent attachment to a lower foil part, it is then folded as shown in Fig. 4, the area 29 of the side cradle 21 lying at the outer edge back along a line 31 to become substantially parallel to the remaining substantially flat central area 25 of the middle part 17. This can be described as the side cradle being folded back by mirroring in a slightly parallel displaced plane and forming a bottom surface 29 for fastening or welding while the outer edges from the two folds opposite by the fold lines 27 and 31 ending at the horns of the upper part 15. This further folding or shaping further stabilizes the curved shape of the longitudinal central area of the foil part.

I fig. 5 visas en undre foliedel 33, av vilken atminstone dess centrala parti sett i ldngdrikt- ningen har en form som kan i huvudsak motsvara den form, vilken den ovre foliedelen 15 har frail borjan. Den undre foliedelen placeras under den ovre delen och darefter kan de ovre och undre foliedelarna fastgoras vid varandra sasom med hjalp av varmesvetsning ldngs kanterna av den ovre foliedelen 15, narmare bestamt vid bottenytorna 29 och anddelarna 19. Harigenom bil- das sasom framgar av fig. 6 ett slutet utrymme 5 for upptagande av vatska mellan den ovre foliedelen 15 och den undre foliedelen 31. Den fdrdiga behallaren 1 kan sasom visas ha vasentligen symmetrisk form kring ett mittplan, som gar vinkelratt mot mittpartiernas centrala omraden. Fig. 5 shows a lower foil part 33, of which at least its central portion seen in the longitudinal direction has a shape which can substantially correspond to the shape which the upper foil part 15 has from the beginning. The lower foil part is placed under the upper part and then the upper and lower foil parts can be fastened to each other as by means of heat welding along the edges of the upper foil part 15, more precisely at the bottom surfaces 29 and the parts 19. Thereby are formed as shown in fig. 6 a closed space 5 for receiving liquid between the upper foil part 15 and the lower foil part 31. The finished container 1 can, as shown, have a substantially symmetrical shape around a central plane which runs perpendicular to the central areas of the central parts.

I fig. 5 - 6 visas inte att den undre foliedelen 31 kan ha andpartier for losgorbar fastgoring vid varandra sasom syns i fig. la och lb men borjan av dessa andpartier antyds av de streckade 20 linjerna i fig. 6. In Figs. 5-6 it is not shown that the lower foil part 31 may have duct portions for releasable attachment to each other as seen in Figs. 1a and 1b, but the beginning of these duck portions is indicated by the dashed lines in Fig. 6.

De ovan beskrivna bojningarna och vikningarna kan goras genom pragling, dragning och/ eller formning, eventuellt med vdrme, i lampliga verktyg i ett eller flera steg. The bends and folds described above can be made by embossing, drawing and / or shaping, possibly with heat, in suitable tools in one or more steps.

Sasom visas i fig. 7 kan mittdelen 3 utforas som en egen del fOr fastgoring vid ett separat armband, ej visat, sasom ett elastiskt band. For detta kan behallaren vara forsedd med exempel- vis slitsar 35. Ett sadant armband kan da enklare utformas for att fa en ldmplig fargton. Det kan ocksa enklare utfon-nas sa att det sitter bra pa en handled. Vidare kan verktyget for framstallning av behallaren 1 goras mindre. As shown in Fig. 7, the middle part 3 can be designed as a separate part for fastening to a separate bracelet, not shown, as an elastic band. For this purpose, the container can be provided with, for example, slots 35. Such a bracelet can then be more easily designed to have a suitable color tone. It can also be more easily designed so that it fits well on a wrist. Furthermore, the tool for manufacturing the container 1 can be made smaller.

Sasom framgar av fig. 7 kan behallaren I ocksa framstallas genom enbart formning eller dragning av ett foliematerial, t ex genom vakuumformning. Harvid formas enbart den ovre folie- delen 15' med en upphojd central del 37, vilken utskjuter fi-an krokta kantytor 29' och vdsentligen plana kantytor 19'. Det krokta kantytorna motsvarar bottenytorna 29 i utformningen ovan och ligger i hela anordningens ldngdriktning medan de vdsentligen plana kantytorna motsvarar anddelarna 19 och har en utstrackning vinkelrat mot ldngdriktningen. Den ovre foliedelen 15' är tat fastgjord vid den undre foliedelen 33 ldngs kantytorna 29' och 19'. As can be seen from Fig. 7, the container I can also be produced by merely forming or drawing a foil material, for example by vacuum forming. In this case, only the upper foil part 15 'is formed with a raised central part 37, which projects from curved edge surfaces 29' and substantially flat edge surfaces 19 '. The curved edge surfaces correspond to the bottom surfaces 29 in the above design and lie in the longitudinal direction of the entire device, while the substantially flat edge surfaces correspond to the end portions 19 and have an extension perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The upper foil part 15 'is fixedly attached to the lower foil part 33 along the edge surfaces 29' and 19 '.

Claims

PATENT REQUIREMENTS

A container for fluid or substance, in particular for beverages, liquid or gelled, comprising a closed space and parts for attachment to a body part, the container having a longitudinal direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the body part, characterized in that the closed space is formed between an upper foil part and a lower foil part, which are joined together, tangent to the edge areas of the upper foil part, wherein parts of the lower foil part, especially also parts of the upper foil part and dA joined to the parts of the lower foil part, protrude from joining areas at these named edges parts for attachment to a body part or for attachment to these parts.

BellaHare according to claim 1, characterized in that said edge regions of the upper foil part have a hat shape, which is adapted to the hook of a body part and is stabilized by the shape of the upper foil part.

Container according to claim 1, characterized in that the edges of the upper foil part comprise the edge areas at the edges of the upper foil part in the longitudinal direction of the container, which are folded, especially by mirroring, to form bottom surfaces, at which the foil parts are joined together.

Container according to claim 3, characterized in that the bottom surfaces of the thick foil part have a hat shape, which is adapted to the hook of a body part and is stabilized by the folded edge areas.

Set for the manufacture of a container for fluid or substance, in particular for beverages, liquid or gelled, comprising a closed space and parts for attachment to a body part, characterized in that - an upper foil part is formed, especially by folding, to form attachment surfaces , from which a central raised part projects, and - the upper foil part and a lower foil part are joined together along the edges of the upper foil part and at the fastening surfaces form the closed space between the central raised part and the lower foil part.

Set according to claim 5, characterized in that the upper foil part is formed so that the fastening surfaces, especially the fastening surfaces, which lie in the land direction of the container, have a crooked shape, which is adapted to the hook of a body part.

Set according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that the forming of the upper foil part is carried out in two steps, wherein in a first step the edge areas of the upper foil part are folded down to form side cradles, which connect to the remaining, unfolded area of the foil part along curved lines, and in a second step edge portions of the folded-down side cradles are folded back to form the 6 fastening surfaces, which lie in the longitudinal direction of the container. 11 1