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US20050236468A1
US20050236468A1 US11/098,853 US9885305A US2005236468A1 US 20050236468 A1 US20050236468 A1 US 20050236468A1 US 9885305 A US9885305 A US 9885305A US 2005236468 A1 US2005236468 A1 US 2005236468A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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    • B65D81/38—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents with thermal insulation
    • B65D81/3865—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents with thermal insulation drinking cups or like containers

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  • This invention relates generally to insulating disposable cups and containers, specifically to insulating wrappers, methods for producing insulating wrappers, and methods for making insulated containers with insulating wrappers.
  • cups and containers are available, each with a specific set of characteristics relating to print quality, rigidity, insulation, biodegradability, recyclability, clarity, permeability, microwavability, and shelf life, among other characteristics. Many types of cups have desirable features and benefits in one or more areas, but undesirable features in other areas.
  • EPS cups made from expanded polystyrene (EPS), well known in the art are excellent thermal insulators and maintain the temperature of a drink, whether hot or cold, for a long period of time. They also provide a barrier between the hot or cold temperature of the product and the user's hand.
  • EPS cups are generally considered environmentally unfriendly because they are not biodegradable. As a result, their use has been banned in some municipalities. Also, in order to print EPS cups a slow and costly off-line printing process must be used because the cups must be printed after they have been formed, and their relatively rough surface does not permit high-resolution printing.
  • Standard single-wall paper containers also well known in the art, are generally considered to be more environmentally friendly than EPS cups, but they have poor insulating qualities. As such, many coffee shops resort to double cupping, which is the practice of serving a hot beverage in two stacked single-wall paper cups in order to provide some level of insulation. This is a very expensive and wasteful.
  • designers have provided a number of cup sleeves which are wrapped around a single wall paper cup to provide insulation to keep drinks hot and hands comfortable; see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,205,473 to Coffin (1993), U.S. Pat. No. 5,794,843 to Sanchez (1998), and U.S. Pat. No. 6,277,454 to Neale et al (2001).
  • cup sleeves One of the shortcomings of cup sleeves is that they must be assembled and/or placed onto the cup when the beverage is served. This requires extra labor and slows the speed of service. Also the need for cups and sleeves require additional and simultaneous purchasing, additional storage space, and additional inventory management. Cup sleeves also have a tendency to fall off of the cups, do not conveniently fit in all vehicle cup holders, and cover the graphics printed on the cup.
  • Single-wall plastic cups made from materials such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polystyrene (PS), polypropylene (PP), and high density polyethylene (HDPE) are well known in the art, and are formed through either thermoforming or injection molding processes.
  • Plastic cups are aesthetically pleasing and can be made with high barrier properties to offer longer shelf life to the products that they contain.
  • a barrier material called EVOH can also be added to provide a better oxygen barrier.
  • a cup made from a thick layer of HDPE will provide a significant moisture barrier.
  • Plastic cups made with both HDPE and EVOH are resistant to both moisture and oxygen to provide extended shelf life to the products they contain.
  • Some types of plastic cups, such as those made from polypropylene, are resistant to high levels of heat and as such are microwavable.
  • plastic cups do not have a seam area, which makes them relatively leak proof.
  • plastic cups must be printed off-line after the cup is formed, which is an expensive process and limits the graphic capabilities.
  • Another problem is that these cups are poor thermal insulators. They will loose their heat or cool very quickly, and are uncomfortable to carry when holding hot or cold contents.
  • Another deficiency is that their sidewall rigidity strength is poor.
  • Multi-layered paper cups have been designed to provide thermal insulation and increased strength.
  • the wrapper comprises a multi-ply sheet consisting of at least one base sheet, and at least one corrugated or embossed sheet adhered to the base sheet.
  • adhesive such as hot melt or heated polyethylene, or a paste adhesive such as a starch based cold glue, is applied either to the surface of the embossed sheet and/or the base sheet and the two sheets are pressed together forming a multi-ply insulating sheet.
  • the wrapper is then cut out (a process called blanking) of this multi-ply sheet and wrapped around and adhered to an inner cup.
  • blanking The process of laminating the sheets together is expensive and wasteful.
  • value-added multi-ply sheet trim scrap which is wasted when blanking the wrapper.
  • adhesive used to secure the embossed sheet across the entire surface of the base sheet, which is typically done along all of the tips of the corrugations or embossments.
  • the printing process is expensive because either the base sheet must be printed prior to laminating, which causes significant registration and distortion issues after the sheets are laminated together, or the multi-ply sheet is printed after the sheets are laminated, which is difficult because of the thickness and stiffness of the multiply sheet and the excess compressibility of the sheet. In any event, it is very difficult to offer high quality printing at a cost effective price on these types of insulated cups. Finally it is difficult to wrap or bend the multi-ply laminated wrapper around an inner cup because of the limited flexibility of thick laminated paperboard.
  • the entire blank rather than just the outer portion of the blank, must be passed through a printing press, which is a relatively expensive processing operation.
  • the sidewall blank must also be folded in order to form the inner and outer layers of the cup from the same elongated blank. The process of folding the blank is an expensive additional step which requires precise registration.
  • an improved cup that has (a) improved thermal insulating properties and rigidity. Also it can (b) be made of less costly materials, (c) be made more leak resistant, (d) extend the shelf life of the drink it contains, (e) be microwaved, (f) be made with recycled materials, (g) be made from the most economical materials for each part to save costs, (h) be printed more economically, (i) be made without folding, and (j) be assembled at very rapid speed with high-speed fabrication machinery. Further objects and advantages will be apparent from a consideration of the ensuing description and accompanying drawings.
  • a thermally insulated container is formed from a single-walled paper or plastic inner cup and an insulating outer wrapper.
  • the insulating outer wrapper comprises a paper base sheet or outer sidewall blank, optionally printed on one side, and a corrugated paper insert.
  • the corrugated insert is similar in shape to the outer sidewall blank but its size is smaller than that of the sidewall blank.
  • the insert is glued in a centered position of the non-printed side of the sidewall blank to form a two-layered insulating wrapper.
  • the two-layered wrapper is then wrapped around a single walled inner cup, which is positioned on a forming mandrel for support, with the corrugated insert portion to the inside and the printed side of the blank to the outside.
  • the side edges of the wrapper overlap and are sealed together to form a side seam.
  • the side seam is itself adhesively secured to the inner cup.
  • the manufacturer can use other methods to adhere the inner cup to the wrapper. E.g., they can use one or more beads of cold glue (paste adhesive). Also they can pre-apply a thin layer of polyethylene (or similar heat sealing material) to the inside cut edges of the sidewall blank. This is then heat-activated—immediately prior to wrapping the wrapper around the inner cup, and pressing the overlapping side seam to the sidewall of the inner cup to glue it in place.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a prior-art plain single-walled paper or plastic cup.
  • FIG. 2 is a plan view of a flat paper base sheet used in an outer wrapper according to the invention.
  • FIG. 3A is a plan view of a corrugated paper insert which is attached to the base sheet.
  • FIG. 3B is an edge view of the corrugated paper insert of FIG. 3A .
  • FIG. 4A is a view of an outer wrapper consisting of an assembly of the base sheet and corrugated insert.
  • FIG. 4B is an edge view of the outer wrapper.
  • FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the outer wrapper being wrapped around a cup.
  • FIG. 6A is an elevational view of the wrapped cup and FIG. 6B is a sectional view taken as indicated by lines 6 B- 6 B in FIG. 6A .
  • FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the outer wrapper being wrapped around a cup with a foamed plastic insert.
  • FIG. 1 shows a view from below of a prior-art paper or plastic cup.
  • the cup comprises a sidewall 10 an upper rim 10 R, and a bottom 10 B, and is made of a single wall of plastic or plastic-coated paper. As a result it has poor insulating qualities. Thus if it contains a hot beverage (not shown) the heat will pass through the cup and heat or burn the fingers of anyone who holds it.
  • the cup could be made of an insulating material, such expanded polystyrene (EPS), a foam like thick material, but EPS cups are generally considered environmentally deleterious because they are not biodegradable and thus their use has been banned in some areas. Also manufacturers find it difficult to print trademarks and other messages on them.
  • EPS expanded polystyrene
  • the cup can be doubled, but this is an expensive and wasteful practice.
  • a cup sleeve could be slid over the cup, but this requires additional labor, time, storage, and inventory management, and sleeves have a tendency to fall off of the cups, do not conveniently fit in all cup holders, and cover any graphics printed on the cup.
  • Multi-layered cups have been provided, but these have numerous disadvantages, as noted above.
  • the cup is preferably made from solid bleach sulfite (SBS) paperboard which is coated on at least one side with polyethylene or any other suitable water proof material.
  • SBS solid bleach sulfite
  • the process of making such a single-walled paper cup is well-known in the art. It has a vertical side seam (not shown) that runs from the bottom to the top of the cup.
  • Different material combinations and thicknesses can be used to achieve certain properties. For example, if an insulated cup with a long shelf life is required, the paper cup can be coated with a layer of foil on the inside. Foil provides a great moisture and oxygen barrier to preserve the contents of the liquid within.
  • different thermoplastic barrier materials can be coated onto the paper. E.g., HDPE and EVOH provide moisture and oxygen barriers, respectively. If more sidewall strength is required, the paper can be made thicker. If the insulated cup is to be microwaved a waterproof material with a high melting point, such as medium to high density polyethylene, can be used.
  • the cup will not have a side seam, and can be formed from any of a number of materials, or combination of materials, such as PET, PP, PS, and/or HDPE.
  • the process of making single wall plastic cups from a thermoforming or injection molding process is well known. Different material combinations and thicknesses can be used to achieve certain properties. For example, if an insulated cup with a long shelf life is required, the plastic cup can be made from a combination of HDPE and EVOH.
  • the HDPE provides a moisture barrier which increases with the thickness of the material, and the EVOH provides an oxygen barrier.
  • a microwavable container is required, HDPE or polypropylene can be used, both of which are resistant to high levels of heat.
  • I provide an insulating outer wrapper for use with the cup of FIG. 1 .
  • the wrapper comprises a base sheet or layer 12 ( FIG. 2 ) and an insert, sheet, or layer 14 ( FIGS. 3A and 3B ) which is attached to the base sheet.
  • Both sheets have the same shape, which is generally rectangular with four bounding edges. Two of the edges are opposite side edges that are oriented at an acute angle to each other, while the other two of the edges are opposite top and bottom edges that are curved and are oriented concentrically to each other.
  • Layer 14 has corrugations or other multiple distortions so as to cause it to be thicker than the basic thickness of its material, thereby significantly increasing its insulating properties and creating an insulating layer.
  • base sheet 12 I prefer to use Solid Bleach Sulfite (SBS) paper, 0.20 mm to 0.50 mm thick.
  • SBS Solid Bleach Sulfite
  • the base sheet is cut or blanked from a larger starting sheet or roll (not shown) and has a cut edge along the top and bottom arcs, and along each side. If the finished cup is to bear a trademark and/or other printing, base sheet 12 should be printed prior to being blanked from the larger starting sheet or roll.
  • the base sheet can be clay-coated in well-known fashion on the print side to improve the smoothness and brightness of the printing surface.
  • Corrugated insert 14 is formed by passing a flat sheet of paper (preferably plate stock paperboard or linerboard which is 0.15 mm to 0.50 mm thick, and optionally coated with a layer of reflective material such as metallized film or foil as indicated) through an embossing or corrugating die (not shown), and then cut to size in well-known fashion. Similar to the base sheet, the corrugated insert has a cut edge along the top and bottom arcs, and along each side. I prefer to form the corrugations with a pitch (spacing between tops of adjacent ribs) of between 2.5 mm to 7.6 mm. The depths of the corrugations are 0.5 mm inch to 1.27 mm. Insert 14 is about 30% smaller in area than that of base sheet 12 . Due to the smaller size of the insert, if it is not precisely centered on the base sheet as often happens with high-speed assembling machinery, the insulating outer wrapper will still be useable since the base sheet will still extend beyond the edges of the insert.
  • Base sheet 12 and corrugated insert 14 are adhered together ( FIGS. 4A and 4B ) to form an insulating outer wrapper or assembly by placing a small amount of glue 12 G in a central area of, and centered on, the base sheet, and attaching the insert. If the insert material has a reflective coating on one side, the reflective side would be positioned to face away from the base sheet. Preferably less than 20% of the area of the insert is adhesively attached to the base sheet. Note that since the insert sheet is smaller than the base sheet, edge portions of the base sheet extend beyond the edges of the insert. I presently prefer to use hot melt adhesive because of its fast set time. Alternatively the adhesive can be placed on the corrugated insert.
  • glue spots can be used in a central area of the base sheet to provide more stability to the insert as it is attached with high speed machinery.
  • glue it is not necessary to use a large volume of glue to adhere each of the tips of the corrugations to the base sheet as mentioned above
  • no glue is applied to the area adjacent to the cut side edges of the insert, and as such these edges are free.
  • the overall thickness of the finished insulating outer wrapper, indicated in FIG. 4B is between 1 mm to 2 mm thick.
  • the insulating outer wrapper or assembly of base sheet 12 and corrugated insert 14 is assembled to the outside of cup 10 of FIG. 1 by placing the cup on a mandrel (not shown) and wrapping the insulating outer wrapper around the cup. This can be done by well-known automated machinery.
  • the outer wrapper is wrapped or curled in the manner shown in FIG. 5 , the right and left cut side ends of the inner or upper layer (insert 14 ) will tend to migrate outwardly on the outer or lower layer (base sheet 12 ). If the two layers were glued over their entire area, curling the assembly would tend to kink the insert, tear the base layer, or pull the glued joint apart. Since insert 14 is not attached to base sheet 12 along the side edges, these edges can migrate freely and such undesirable results will not occur.
  • the free cut edges of base layer 12 overlap and are glued together.
  • one or more beads of paste adhesive or hot melt adhesive are applied to the overlapping edges of the base sheet and then pressed together.
  • a layer of heat-activated adhesive such as polyethylene, can be pre-applied to the area adjacent the cut edges of the base sheet and then heat activated to seal the edges when they are overlapped and pressed together.
  • the insulating outer wrapper is itself adhered to the cup side wall along the wrapper's vertical side seam area through a similar means of applying paste adhesive, hot melt adhesive, or a pre-applied heat-activated polyethylene layer to the inside surface of the side seam, which is then attached directly to the cup.
  • the resultant insulated container of FIGS. 6A and 6B can contain a hot beverage, yet can be held with one's bare hands. Very little glue is needed since only a vertical strip of the wrapper (along the side seam) and the cup are glued. Note that the overlapping edges of base layer 12 are in contact with each other and with cup 10 . The cut edges of corrugated insert 14 do not come between the overlapping side seam of base sheet 12 and cup 10 since the corrugated insert is shorter than base sheet 12 . Thus it does not interfere with the gluing of base sheet 12 to cup 10 . Another advantage of this is that it reduces the overall thickness of the sidewall of finished insulated container.
  • the insulating outer wrapper to cup 10 about 1.6 mm down from rim 10 R so as to leave a an exposed area at the top of the cup directly under the rim, but the wrapper can be attached directly under the rim, or spaced farther down.
  • the wrapper could also be sized to mimic the look of a cup sleeve wrapped around a cup, whereby the cup side wall would be exposed above and below the wrapper. The wrapper should just be large enough to cover and thus insulate any area which will be held by the user.
  • cup 10 should be made of waterproof material (plastic or plastic-coated paper), the outer insulating wrapper need not be made of this expensive material since it does not contact the liquid and is not part of cup 10 .
  • the insert can be made of a layer of foamed plastic 14 F, as shown in FIG. 7 .
  • Layer 14 F preferably is made of foamed polystyrene, but also can be made of foamed polyethylene, foamed PET (sometimes called PETE), or any other closed or open cell foamed plastic.
  • a closed cell foam structure provides better insulation than an open cell structure. Therefore I presently prefer to use a closed cell foam material such as extruded foam polystyrene.
  • the blowing agent in the foam (such as CO 2 or Butane) can also be varied to effect the insulation. I prefer to use a blowing agent that provides superior insulation.
  • Layer 14 F preferably is 0.5 mm to 1.5 mm thick.
  • the insulating qualities of layer 14 F are comparable and even better in some cases to those of corrugated layer 14 , yet it can be adhered to outer layer 12 and curled in the same manner as layer 14 .
  • Wrapping the insulated wrapper around a single wall plastic cup will provide an insulated cup that, depending upon the plastic material of the inner cup, can be leak proof, have extended shelf life, be microwavable, provide rigidity to the plastic cup, provide better graphics to the plastic cup, and will be potentially be less expensive than wrapping it around a single wall paper cup (depending upon the type of plastic material and thickness used). Due to the overlap of the base layer, the insulating layer does not interfere with the gluing of the base layer to itself or to the cup.
  • the insulating insert and thus the insulated wrapper, can also be adhesively attached to the sidewall of the inner cup in one or more locations, as this will provide more rigidity to the finished cup.
  • the insulating outer wrapper can be wrapped into a cylinder and glued in this configuration, whereafter the cup is then inserted into the wrapper.
  • the insert can be embossed with dimples, horizontal corrugations, cruciform embosses, etc.
  • the insert sheet can be optionally coated with a reflective material, such as foil or metallized film, which would be positioned to reflect radiant heat back toward the inner cup.
  • base sheet 12 (as well as or in lieu of insert 14 ) can be embossed, corrugated, or made from foamed plastic in order to provide the outside of the cup wrapper with a textured look and feel and additional insulation properties.
  • the wrapper can also be adhered to the inner cup by one or more beads of cold glue (paste adhesive) or a thin layer of polyethylene (or similar heat sealing material) can be pre-applied to the cut side edges of the base sheet.
  • the base sheet and/or corrugated insert can be made from recycled paper, including clay-coated recycled paper for an improved printing surface.
  • the cup can be used to contain hot or cold solids as well as liquids.
  • the base sheet and the insulating insert can have different shapes. E.g., if the cup is not tapered, the opposite edges of the sheet and insert can be parallel.

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