TWM660887U - Drink product having solid ice - Google Patents

Abstract

A drink product having solid ice includes a paper cup container, a liquid beverage and solid ice bricks. The liquid beverage is contained in the paper cup container. Solid ice bricks include a flavored ice brick and boiled water ice bricks, which are stored in the paper cup container. The bottom area of the flavored ice brick is larger than the bottom area of the paper cup container and smaller than the top area of the paper cup container. In this way, the flavored ice brick can be fixed in around the middle position of the paper cup container, so that the flavor of the condiment will not be retained only at the bottom of the cup, and the user will be prevented from first finishing the condiment placed at the bottom of the cup when drinking. Therefore, it could avoid that the taste is too strong in the early stage, but there is no flavor at the end of the drink.

Description

Beverage products containing solid ice cubes

A beverage product, particularly a beverage product containing solid ice cubes.

Drinks have become an indispensable commodity in many people's daily lives, such as coffee, juice or tea. When the weather is hot, people are accustomed to having a cup of iced drink to cool off. Convenience stores are one of the stores with the most physical stores in Taiwan. The advantage of being spread all over the country and densely packed makes many people consider convenience stores first when they want to buy coffee or tea.

Convenience store clerks have many things to deal with, and they need to simplify the process and procedures of making various products as much as possible. If they need to measure the juices and teas that need to be added to various beverage products when making flavored ice drinks, the workload of the clerks will increase, and it may also cause customers to wait too long.

In view of this, in one embodiment, a beverage product containing solid ice bricks is provided, including a cup-shaped container, a liquid beverage, and solid ice bricks. The liquid beverage is contained in the cup-shaped container. The solid ice bricks include flavored ice bricks and boiled water ice bricks, which are contained in the cup-shaped container. Among them, the bottom area of the flavored ice bricks is larger than the bottom area of the cup-shaped container and smaller than the top area of the cup-shaped container.

In some embodiments, the volume of the flavored ice bricks is larger than the volume of the plain water ice bricks.

In some embodiments, when the bottom diameter of the cup-shaped container is about 6 cm, the top diameter is about 9 cm, and the cup height is about 10.5-11.5 cm, the bottom diameter of the seasoning ice cube is about the diameter of half the cup height of the cup-shaped container.

In some embodiments, when the bottom diameter of the cup-shaped container is about 6.3 cm, the top diameter is about 9 cm, and the cup height is about 13-14 cm, the bottom diameter of the seasoning ice cube is about the diameter at 2/3 of the cup height of the cup-shaped container.

In some embodiments, when the cup-shaped container has a capacity of 12 ounces, the diameter of the bottom surface of the flavored ice cube is approximately the diameter of half the height of the cup-shaped container.

In some embodiments, when the capacity of the cup-shaped container is 16 ounces, the diameter of the bottom surface of the flavored ice cube is approximately the diameter of the cup-shaped container at 2/3 of the height.

In some embodiments, the plain water ice brick is located at a lower end of the cup-shaped container compared to the flavored ice brick.

In some embodiments, the cup-shaped container is made of paper, plastic or metal.

In summary, by using flavored ice cubes, you can add flavors to various drinks according to the desired flavors to provide a richer selection of drinks. And when making drinks, the staff no longer needs to repeatedly measure the amount of flavoring liquid or solid, which can make the production process smoother, faster and more convenient. By making the seasoning into solid ice cubes, it can also provide a cooling effect, which is also more convenient for storage and transportation. In addition, the bottom area of the seasoning ice block in the solid ice block is larger than the bottom area of the cup-shaped container and smaller than the top area of the cup-shaped container, so that the seasoning ice block can be fixed in the middle of the cup-shaped container, so that the flavor of the seasoning will not remain only at the bottom of the cup, and the user will not drink up the seasoning at the bottom of the cup first, resulting in the problem of too strong taste in the early stage and no taste in the later stage.

100: Solid ice brick beverage products

10: Cup-shaped container

11: Bottom side

12: Top side

20: Liquid drinks

30: Solid ice bricks

31: Seasoned ice cubes

32: Boiled water ice cubes

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a beverage product containing solid ice bricks according to an embodiment.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a beverage product containing solid ice bricks according to an embodiment.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a beverage product containing solid ice bricks according to another embodiment.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a beverage product containing solid ice bricks according to an embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a beverage product containing solid ice bricks according to an embodiment. As can be seen from FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the beverage product 100 containing solid ice bricks includes a cup-shaped container 10, a liquid beverage 20, and a solid ice brick 30. The cup-shaped container 10 can be any type of cup-shaped container, and a slightly conical paper cup is used as an example. In addition, the cup-shaped container 10 can be made of paper, plastic, glass or metal. The paper cup-shaped container 10 can be, for example, a PE coated paper cup, a PE coated foamed paper cup, a PP coated paper cup, a PLA coated paper cup, or a PHA coated paper cup. The plastic cup-shaped container 10 can be made of materials such as PET, PP, PLA, PS, PE or ABS. The metal cup-shaped container 10 can be made of metals such as stainless steel, aluminum, copper, etc. The cup-shaped container 10 has a bottom side 11 and a top side 12. The bottom side 11 has a bottom area, and the top side 12 has a top area. In this embodiment, the bottom side 11 of the cup-shaped container 10 is circular, so the bottom area is the area of the circle. The top side 12 of the cup-shaped container 10 is a circular opening surrounded by the cup edge, so the top area is the area of the circular opening. In other embodiments, the cup-shaped container 10 may also be any other shape, and the shapes of the bottom 11 and the top 12 are not limited.

The liquid beverage 20 is contained in the cup-shaped container 10. The liquid beverage 20 can be any beverage selected as desired, such as coffee liquid, boiled water, tea, etc. The liquid beverage 20 will be poured into the cup-shaped container 10, but the cup-shaped container 10 is not completely filled.

The solid ice brick 30 includes a flavoring ice brick 31 and a boiled water ice brick 32. The solid ice brick 30 is placed in the cup-shaped container 10. When filling the cup-shaped container 10 with beverages, the boiled water ice brick 32 can be placed first, then the liquid beverage 20 can be poured in, and finally the flavoring ice brick 31 can be placed. Alternatively, the liquid beverage 20 can be poured in first, then the boiled water ice brick 32 can be placed, and finally the flavoring ice brick 31 can be placed. In this way, the boiled water ice brick 32 can be located at the bottom 11 of the cup-shaped container 10 compared to the flavoring ice brick 31. During the melting process of the seasoning ice cube 31, it can be mixed into the liquid beverage 20 from top to bottom, so as to avoid the user drinking the seasoning that has not been evenly mixed directly from the bottom when drinking with a straw.

In addition, if the drink is directly consumed, the liquid drink 20 can easily flow through the flavoring ice brick 31 located above before reaching the mouth of the cup, so that the liquid drink 20, which may be slightly higher in temperature than the flavoring ice brick 31, can melt the flavoring ice brick 31 slightly and mix it when flowing through the flavoring ice brick 31, and then flow to the mouth of the cup to achieve a uniform mixing and flavoring effect.

Furthermore, the flavored ice brick 31 can be a flavoring different from the liquid beverage 20. For example, when making Sicilian coffee, the liquid beverage 20 can be sparkling water and coffee liquid, and the flavored ice brick 31 is a lemon ice brick. Or when making orange green tea, the liquid beverage 20 can be green tea, and the flavored ice brick 31 is an ice brick made of orange concentrate.

In addition, the flavoring ice cube 31 can be the same flavoring as the liquid beverage 20. For example, when the beverage is strong black coffee, the liquid beverage 20 is coffee, and the flavoring ice cube 31 is also a coffee ice cube. In this way, the problem of diluting the coffee after the ice cube melts and the coffee becomes weaker as you drink it can be avoided.

As can be seen from Figures 1 and 2, in this embodiment, the bottom area of the seasoning ice cube 31 is larger than the bottom area of the cup-shaped container 10 and smaller than the top area of the cup-shaped container 10. Thus, when the seasoning ice cube 31 is poured into the cup-shaped container 10, it will be accommodated between the bottom side 11 and the top side 12 of the cup-shaped container 10, for example, at a position about 1/2 or 2/3 of the height of the cup-shaped container 10 from the bottom side 11 upward.

Thus, by using the seasoning ice cube 31, you can add the desired flavor to various drinks to provide a richer selection of drinks. And when making drinks, the store staff no longer needs to repeatedly measure the amount of seasoning required, which can make the production process smoother, faster and more convenient. By making the seasoning into a solid seasoning ice cube 31, the cooling effect of the drink can be further provided, and the solid seasoning ice cube 31 is more convenient in storage and transportation. In addition, the bottom area of the seasoning ice cube 31 is larger than the bottom area of the cup-shaped container 10 and smaller than the top area of the cup-shaped container 10, so that the seasoning ice cube 31 can be fixed in the middle of the cup-shaped container 10, so that the flavor of the seasoning will not remain only at the bottom of the cup, and the user can avoid drinking the seasoning at the bottom of the cup first, which will cause the taste to be too strong in the early stage and no flavor in the later stage.

Furthermore, the volume of the flavoring ice brick 31 can be larger than the volume of the boiled water ice brick 32. After the flavoring ice brick 31 and the boiled water ice brick 32 are melted, the drink will not be diluted to a too light flavor due to too much boiled water ice brick 32.

In this embodiment, when the bottom diameter of the cup-shaped container 10 is about 6 cm, the top diameter is about 9 cm, and the cup height is about 10.5-11.5 cm, the bottom diameter of the seasoning ice cube 31 is about the diameter of the cup-shaped container 10 from the bottom side 11 to half the cup height. In this way, the seasoning ice cube 31 can be fixed at about half the height of the cup-shaped container 10.

In another embodiment, please refer to FIG. 3, which is a perspective view of a beverage product containing solid ice bricks in another embodiment. When the bottom diameter of the cup-shaped container 10 is about 6.3 cm, the top diameter is about 9 cm, and the cup height is about 13-14 cm, the bottom diameter of the seasoning ice brick 31 is about the diameter of the cup-shaped container 10 from the bottom side 11 to 2/3 of the cup height. In this way, the seasoning ice brick 31 can be fixed at a position closer to the cup mouth of the cup-shaped container 10.

Alternatively, for example, as shown in FIG2, in some embodiments, when the capacity of the cup-shaped container 10 is 12 ounces, the diameter of the bottom surface of the seasoning ice cube 31 is approximately the diameter of the cup-shaped container 10 from the bottom side 11 to half the height of the cup. For example, as shown in FIG3, when the capacity of the cup-shaped container 10 is 16 ounces, the diameter of the bottom surface of the seasoning ice cube 31 is approximately the diameter of the cup-shaped container 10 from the bottom side 11 to 2/3 of the height of the cup.

The above embodiments are illustrated by the size of a common coffee cup, and as long as the flavored ice cube 31 is larger than the bottom area of each cup-shaped container 10, a single size can correspond to cup-shaped containers 10 of various sizes. For common cup-shaped containers 10, on the premise that each cup-shaped container 10 can use a cup lid of the same size, they are often designed to have the same top area, and the capacity of the liquid beverage 20 and the solid ice cube 30 that can be accommodated in each cup-shaped container 10 is adjusted by the bottom area and the cup height. At this time, for a small-capacity cup-shaped container 10, the slope from the bottom of the cup to the cup mouth will be larger, so that the diameter at about half the height of the cup is about the diameter at about 2/3 of the height of the large-capacity cup-shaped container 10. Therefore, the seasoning ice cube 31 will also be fixed at different heights of the cup-shaped container 10.

In addition, the height of the seasoning ice brick 31 in the cup-shaped container 10 can be changed by adjusting the amount of the boiled water ice brick 32 filled, and the seasoning ice brick 31 can be closer to the top side 12 of the cup-shaped container 10 or closer to the bottom side 11 of the cup-shaped container 10 as needed.

Although the present disclosure has been disclosed as above with some embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present disclosure. Any person with ordinary knowledge in the relevant technical field may make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the scope of patent protection of this new type shall be subject to the scope of the patent application attached to this specification.

100: Solid ice brick beverage products

10: Cup-shaped container

11: Bottom side

12: Top side

20: Liquid drinks

30: Solid ice bricks

31: Seasoned ice cubes

32: Boiled water ice cubes

Claims (8)

A beverage product containing solid ice bricks, comprising: a cup-shaped container; a liquid beverage contained in the cup-shaped container; and a solid ice brick, including a flavoring ice brick and a boiled water ice brick, contained in the cup-shaped container; wherein the bottom area of the flavoring ice brick is larger than the bottom area of the cup-shaped container and smaller than the top area of the cup-shaped container. A beverage product containing solid ice bricks as described in claim 1, wherein the volume of the flavored ice brick is larger than the volume of the boiled water ice brick. The beverage product containing solid ice cubes as described in claim 1, wherein when the bottom diameter of the cup-shaped container is about 6 cm, the top diameter is about 9 cm, and the cup height is about 10.5-11.5 cm, the bottom diameter of the seasoning ice cube is about the diameter of half the cup height of the cup-shaped container. The beverage product containing solid ice cubes as described in claim 1, wherein when the bottom diameter of the cup-shaped container is about 6.3 cm, the top diameter is about 9 cm, and the cup height is about 13-14 cm, the bottom diameter of the seasoning ice cube is about the diameter at 2/3 of the cup height of the cup-shaped container. A beverage product containing solid ice cubes as described in claim 1, wherein the capacity of the cup-shaped container is 12 ounces, and the diameter of the bottom surface of the flavored ice cube is approximately the diameter of the cup-shaped container at half the height. A beverage product containing solid ice cubes as described in claim 1, wherein the capacity of the cup-shaped container is 16 ounces, and the diameter of the bottom surface of the flavored ice cube is approximately the diameter of the cup-shaped container at 2/3 of the height. The beverage product containing solid ice bricks as described in claim 1, wherein the boiled water ice brick is located at the lower end of the cup-shaped container compared to the flavored ice brick. The beverage product containing solid ice cubes as described in claim 1, wherein the cup-shaped container is made of paper, plastic, glass or metal.

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