US20100133127A1 - Cup including a compartment in the form of an inverted cup - Google Patents
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- US20100133127A1 US20100133127A1 US12/452,270 US45227008A US2010133127A1 US 20100133127 A1 US20100133127 A1 US 20100133127A1 US 45227008 A US45227008 A US 45227008A US 2010133127 A1 US2010133127 A1 US 2010133127A1
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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
- B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
- B65D85/70—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for materials not otherwise provided for
- B65D85/804—Disposable containers or packages with contents which are mixed, infused or dissolved in situ, i.e. without having been previously removed from the package
- B65D85/816—Disposable containers or packages with contents which are mixed, infused or dissolved in situ, i.e. without having been previously removed from the package into which liquid is added and the resulting preparation is retained, e.g. cups preloaded with powder or dehydrated food
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- the present invention relates to a cup comprising in its lower part a quantity of product which is generally pre-packed in powdered form, each quantity being placed in a compartment which is sealed from the air and moisture, and able to be easily opened by the user.
- the powdered product in question may consist of freeze-dried ingredients such as coffee, or simply of powdered foodstuffs such as chocolate, fruit juices, soup, etc.
- This type of cup is known, in particular with a seal sealing a lower volume of the cup, and has been used for many years. For example, it is manually, distributed in aircraft, trains, etc. The addition of hot or cold water into the cup containing the powdered product is then carried out by the hostess or steward.
- Said cups may also be distributed automatically: when the user desires a beverage, the user takes out a cup from a distributor, removes the seal therefrom and fills the cup using a hot or cold water dispenser.
- the distributor permits the selection of the cup by the type of product contained in the sealed compartment.
- the cups used are manufactured from plastics, the seal being welded, for example, onto a shoulder arranged in the lower part of the cup.
- the seal is made, for example, from aluminium, a material which ensures the best seal from the air and moisture, and thus makes it possible to preserve the flavour of the products.
- the fixing of said seal to the area containing the freeze-dried product obviously also has to achieve a hermetic seal.
- the fixing is carried out by welding the seal, for example, onto a shoulder.
- cups are available of which the body is made of cardboard, onto which it is naturally not possible to form a weld, and in which this problem is resolved by inserting a plasticised capsule sealed by an aluminium seal. From an ecological point of view, however, the plastics capsule, which is certainly less bulky than the cup, only solves the problem posed very inadequately.
- the cup of the present invention is not made of plastics and the use of a seal made of aluminium, for example, thus poses the problem of fixing said seal to the cup, for the aforementioned reasons.
- said cup conventionally comprising a pre-packed quantity of a powdered product in a volume arranged in the lower part, said volume being sealingly partitioned from the air and from moisture, is characterised in that the cup is made of cardboard and comprises a base to which a small inverted dish is fixed, forming with said base the sealed compartment, the material of the base and of the small dish forming a barrier preserving the characteristics of the product.
- cardboard is nowadays recognised as an alternative which contributes to preserving the environment, as the recycling thereof is simple and low-polluting.
- the use of cardboard for producing the cup thus appears to be perfectly natural, except that cardboard does not provide the required seal from the air and moisture.
- the invention provides a solution which is original both in the use of materials and in the shaping thereof.
- the small dish may also have a planar flange. This edge, bearing in a planar manner against the flat base of the cup, permits the use of a weld in the same conditions as for cups of the prior art.
- the annular peripheral space which thus exists between the small dish and the lateral wall of the cup is also used for other purposes, as will be shown in more detail below:
- the small dish is fixed to the base, for example by heat-welding, but it may also be fixed by induction welding or bonding, according to a conventional operation for this type of cup.
- the cardboard/aluminium composite base and the small aluminium dish make it possible to produce a compartment of which all the faces are made of aluminium.
- the existence of a coating made of synthetic material makes it possible to produce the weld in conditions enabling the required seal to be provided.
- the base and the small dish may be selected from the following materials: polyester, polypropylene, polyethylene, etc.
- Said material may also be metallised and/or arranged in the form of film on a paper layer, etc. More generally, as indicated above, any material forming a barrier is suitable.
- the small dish may comprise a pull tab extending towards the edge of the cup.
- the user when he or she removes said small dish by pulling on the pull tab, releases the powdered product before placing said powdered product beneath a (cold or hot) water dispenser.
- the cup of the invention may have a raised base creating an external recess in the lower part of the cup, the respective heights of said recess and of the shell-like portion permitting the cups to be stacked.
- the external recess may also be slightly flared. This makes it possible to facilitate the welding operation, since the counterpart of the welding tool thus has easier access to the wall forming the base, in order to exert its action correctly over the entire periphery of said base.
- FIG. 1 is a view from the side of a cup according to the present invention
- FIG. 2 shows schematically, in section, the possibility of stacking cups according to the invention.
- the cup ( 1 ) comprises a first principal truncated part of which the upper edge ( 2 ) is rolled, a base ( 3 ) and a lower part ( 4 ) defining a recess ( 5 ).
- Said cup is made of cardboard rolled around a vertical axis (A, A′), the internal face being covered by a film made of synthetic material.
- the base ( 3 ) is itself made, for example, from a cardboard/aluminium composite, the aluminium forming the upper face. In this case, the aluminium is also covered by a film made of synthetic material, for example polyethylene or even polypropylene.
- the presence of aluminium is not essential and the base and the lid could be produced from other barrier materials, such as polypropylene.
- the freeze-dried powdered product is arranged between the base ( 3 ) and a small dish or shell-like portion ( 6 ), for example made of aluminium, comprising an edge with a peripheral planar flange ( 7 ) welded by heat-welding to the base ( 3 ).
- the shell-like portion ( 6 ) has an upper face which is located in the vicinity of the base ( 3 ) of the cup above.
- the walls ( 4 ) of the lower part defining the volume ( 5 ) are very slightly flared, so as to facilitate the welding of the flange ( 7 ) to the base made of cardboard/aluminium composite.
- these walls could just as easily be truncated in the extension of the upper walls of the cup.
- the powdered product which the cup comprises is thus accommodated in a sealed compartment defined by aluminium walls, namely, on the one hand, the aluminium face of the base ( 3 ) and, on the other hand, the aluminium shell-like portion ( 6 ) in the form of a small inverted dish.
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
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EP07012801.2 | 2007-06-29 | ||
EP07012801A EP2008949B1 (de) | 2007-06-29 | 2007-06-29 | Becher mit Fach in Form einer umgekehrten Schale |
PCT/FR2008/000936 WO2009027592A2 (fr) | 2007-06-29 | 2008-06-30 | Gobelet à compartiment en forme de coupelle inversée |
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US12/452,270 Abandoned US20100133127A1 (en) | 2007-06-29 | 2008-06-30 | Cup including a compartment in the form of an inverted cup |
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US (1) | US20100133127A1 (de) |
EP (1) | EP2008949B1 (de) |
JP (1) | JP2010531785A (de) |
CN (2) | CN103964081A (de) |
AT (1) | ATE430103T1 (de) |
AU (1) | AU2008291981B2 (de) |
BR (1) | BRPI0811829A2 (de) |
CA (1) | CA2691984C (de) |
DE (1) | DE602007001035D1 (de) |
DK (1) | DK2008949T3 (de) |
ES (1) | ES2326393T3 (de) |
MX (1) | MX2009014169A (de) |
PL (1) | PL2008949T3 (de) |
PT (1) | PT2008949E (de) |
SI (1) | SI2008949T1 (de) |
WO (1) | WO2009027592A2 (de) |
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US11878840B2 (en) | 2019-07-02 | 2024-01-23 | Gpi Systems Ab | Method of producing a packaging container and a packaging container |
US12006098B2 (en) | 2018-08-31 | 2024-06-11 | Gpi Systems Ab | Composite container with separable top, a body blank, and a method of separating a top end portion from a main body of the container |
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- 2008-06-30 CA CA2691984A patent/CA2691984C/fr not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2008-06-30 JP JP2010514039A patent/JP2010531785A/ja active Pending
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US4061782A (en) * | 1975-05-27 | 1977-12-06 | Redimix Beverages Limited | Beverage package cup |
US4039435A (en) * | 1975-12-11 | 1977-08-02 | Sydney Paul Narva | Unitary compartmentalized container |
US4024694A (en) * | 1976-06-18 | 1977-05-24 | Marvin Cooper | Apparatus for filling and assembling cups and process therefore |
US4232502A (en) * | 1978-10-05 | 1980-11-11 | Lucas Paul A | Method of making a drinking cup and container |
US5911360A (en) * | 1995-07-04 | 1999-06-15 | Sandherr Packungen Ag | Deep-drawn plastic cup |
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US6691870B1 (en) * | 1999-07-07 | 2004-02-17 | Lts Lohmann Therapie-Systeme Ag | Blister box pack for sensitive packaged goods with highly volatile and/or moisture sensitive components |
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US11111062B2 (en) | 2014-11-03 | 2021-09-07 | Ar Packaging Systems Ab | Method of making packaging container for bulk solids |
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US12006098B2 (en) | 2018-08-31 | 2024-06-11 | Gpi Systems Ab | Composite container with separable top, a body blank, and a method of separating a top end portion from a main body of the container |
US11878840B2 (en) | 2019-07-02 | 2024-01-23 | Gpi Systems Ab | Method of producing a packaging container and a packaging container |
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BRPI0811829A2 (pt) | 2014-11-18 |
SI2008949T1 (sl) | 2009-10-31 |
MX2009014169A (es) | 2010-03-15 |
DE602007001035D1 (de) | 2009-06-10 |
CN103964081A (zh) | 2014-08-06 |
JP2010531785A (ja) | 2010-09-30 |
PL2008949T3 (pl) | 2009-10-30 |
ES2326393T3 (es) | 2009-10-08 |
DK2008949T3 (da) | 2009-08-24 |
WO2009027592A2 (fr) | 2009-03-05 |
PT2008949E (pt) | 2009-07-31 |
AU2008291981B2 (en) | 2014-03-20 |
CA2691984A1 (fr) | 2009-03-05 |
EP2008949B1 (de) | 2009-04-29 |
CN101754912A (zh) | 2010-06-23 |
WO2009027592A3 (fr) | 2009-04-16 |
CA2691984C (fr) | 2014-09-23 |
ATE430103T1 (de) | 2009-05-15 |
AU2008291981A1 (en) | 2009-03-05 |
EP2008949A1 (de) | 2008-12-31 |
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