WO2001070080A1 - Agitateur pour liquides et dispositif d'emballage - Google Patents

Agitateur pour liquides et dispositif d'emballage Download PDF

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WO2001070080A1
WO2001070080A1 PCT/AU2001/000319 AU0100319W WO0170080A1 WO 2001070080 A1 WO2001070080 A1 WO 2001070080A1 AU 0100319 W AU0100319 W AU 0100319W WO 0170080 A1 WO0170080 A1 WO 0170080A1
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tube
stirrer
point
solid substance
container
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Guido Calkoen
Lee Christopher Harper
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Axis Product Design Pty. Ltd.
Arctec Services Pty. Ltd.
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Priority claimed from AUPQ6417A external-priority patent/AUPQ641700A0/en
Priority claimed from AUPQ7955A external-priority patent/AUPQ795500A0/en
Application filed by Axis Product Design Pty. Ltd., Arctec Services Pty. Ltd. filed Critical Axis Product Design Pty. Ltd.
Priority to AU2001239023A priority Critical patent/AU2001239023A1/en
Publication of WO2001070080A1 publication Critical patent/WO2001070080A1/fr

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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G21/00—Table-ware
    • A47G21/004—Table-ware comprising food additives to be used with foodstuff

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  • This invention relates to a dispensing container for substances, especially flowable solid substances such as sugar, which is usable as stirrer for liquids, especially beverages.
  • the invention is usable also simply as a form of packaging. The invention therefore is applicable in the fields of product packaging and implements for food consumption.
  • Some hot beverages such as coffee and tea
  • a sweetening substance such as sugar if and to the extent that they prefer.
  • the consumer may wish to stir the beverage before drinking it.
  • a restaurant may provide sugar in open-topped bowls, but when this is done, the sugar is apt to be spilled, and may be contaminated by touching or through deliberate or inadvertent addition of foreign matter. This is a particular concern where children are present. Replenishment of the bowls can be a significant cost item both in labour and in the cost of the sugar itself.
  • Sugar dispensers such as those which allow a measured quantity of sugar to be poured from a closed container, have been used but are still prone to contamination, must be replenished and control sugar consumption only to a limited extent.
  • the present invention seeks to at least alleviate these problems, by providing a disposable container suitable for sugar and which is also suitable for stirring a beverage.
  • the container is by no means limited to this application, however, being also potentially useful for other applications.
  • some so-called "instant" soups are sold in the form of a powder, to which boiling water is added, the mixture then being stirred to complete preparation of the soup.
  • the stirrer of the present invention could be used to contain the soup powder, and as a convenient stirrer for the water/soup powder mixture.
  • Such a package would be useful for campers, hikers and the like.
  • other foods and substances could be packaged and sold in the stirrer of the present invention.
  • a stirrer for liquids having a closed space therein for containment of a substance, said space being openable by a user for dispensing of the substance.
  • the stirrer preferably includes a tube, closed at a first point and at a second point along its length, said space being in the tube and between the first and second points and the tube being openable by a user at the second point for dispensing of a substance contained in said space.
  • the tube is closed at the second point by being folded about a substantially transverse fold line and the stirrer includes holding means for holding the tube closed at the second point, said holding means being releasable by a user to enable opening of the tube and dispensing of said substance therefrom.
  • a beverage consumer for example
  • a stirrer and a predetermined quantity of sweetener as a single, disposable item.
  • the stirrer is preferably sealed in an enclosure, before provision to the consumer, to avoid contamination, the enclosure being openable by the consumer for access to and use of the stirrer.
  • the use of a single package has advantages additional to hygiene, in that labour is reduced and costs also may be reduced.
  • the stirrer may of course be used with many substances other than sweeteners such as sugar. For example, it would be possible to place "instant" coffee or powder for making "instant” soup in such a stirrer.
  • stirrer it is of course not essential that the stirrer be used as a stirrer, or that it be of any particular size. It could be used simply as packaging for flowable solid substances, such as washing powder, or even small articles such as sweets. DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a container according to the invention in a closed condition.
  • Figure 2 is a perspective view of the container shown in Figure 1 , in an open condition.
  • Figure 3 is a perspective view of the container shown in Figure 1 , in a partially opened condition.
  • Figure 4 is a perspective view of an end of a tube of which the container 1 is formed.
  • Figure 5 is a cross-sectional elevation of an end of the container shown
  • Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view taken at Station BB in Figure 5.
  • Figure 7 is a perspective view of part of a further stirrer according to the invention.
  • Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view of the stirrer part shown in Figure 7, the section being taken along the line marked "B" in Figure 7, looking in the direction shown by arrow "C” in Figure 7.
  • Figure 9 is a transverse cross-sectional view of the part shown in Figure 8, taken at the station "D-D" in Figure 8.
  • a stirrer 1 which is also a dispensing container for sugar.
  • a stirrer is suitable for use in restaurants, take-away food outlets, food stalls and the like where coffee, tea and other hot beverages are sold.
  • the stirrer is suitable for containing flowable solids such as ordinary granulated sugar, as opposed to liquids.
  • the stirrer it is possible to conceive of the stirrer being used as a novel form of container and dispenser of, for example, individual sweets or other small items.
  • the invention is by no means limited to containers for beverage sweeteners. The following description will concentrate on the combination beverage stirrer and sugar container.
  • the stirrer 1 is shown in Figure 1 in a closed condition. It consists of a tube 2 extruded from a plastics material, such as that used for drinking straws. At a first end 3, the tube 2 has been flattened to form two opposing walls 4 which are heat sealed together so that the tube 2 is closed at the first end 3.
  • the end 3, being flattened, has a paddle-like shape suitable for immersion in a beverage (not shown) and for use as a stirrer.
  • the tube 2 is formed and folded, in a manner set out below, to close the tube 2 at the end 5 in such a way that a user may open it to dispense a quantity of sugar 6, which has been contained in the tube 2 between the ends 3 and 5.
  • Figure 2 shows the stirrer 1 opened and dispensing the sugar 6 from the end 5.
  • the tube 2 is of such diameter and length as to be able to contain a suitable quantity of sugar 6, such as a teaspoonful, and also such as to render it suitable for use as a beverage stirrer.
  • Figure 3 shows the stirrer 1 partially opened.
  • FIG. 4 there is shown the end 5 of the tube 2 before closure of the tube 2.
  • a cut 7 is made at a point a short distance from an end face 8 of the tube 2, the cut 7 extending partially around the periphery of the tube 2.
  • Extending lengthwise from the cut 7 to the end face 8 is a slit 9.
  • the slit 9 preferably, though not essentially, intersects the cut 7 approximately halfway along the peripheral length of the cut 7.
  • the section of the tube 2 between the cut 7 and the end face 8 is adapted to act in effect as a clip 11 , having two clip arms 12.
  • closure of the tube 2 is effected by folding the tube 2 back on itself at a point 13 in the tube 2.
  • a fold line 14, transverse to the tube 2, is defined by the folding process, and flattening of the tube 2 at the fold line 14 by the folding process closes the tube 2 to a degree o adequate for containment of sugar 6 therein.
  • the fold line 14 may actually be at the same longitudinal position on the tube 2 as the cut 7, but better results have to date been obtained with a short length 50 of the tube 2 between the fold line 14 and the cut 7.
  • the tube 2 is held in this folded position by the clip 11.
  • the tube 2 is folded far enough back on itself for the clip 11 to engage that part of the tube 2 on an opposite side of the fold line 14 from the clip 11 , the tube 2 passing through the slit 9 and being partially enveloped by the clip arms 12.
  • Figures 5 and 6 are cross-sections showing the end 5 of the tube 2 in the closed condition.
  • the cross-sectional view of Figure 5 is taken on a plane including a central axis 16 of the tube 2.
  • the empty stirrer 1 can be used as a stirrer for the beverage, its material being chosen for suitability to remain rigid enough for long enough for adequate stirring. The stirrer 1 is then disposed of.
  • the stirrer 1 be provided to consumers sealed in a package such as a tearable paper or cellophane package (not shown), to prevent contamination by human contact before use.
  • packages are known in the art and may be printed with advertising material, instructions and the like.
  • the sugar 6 may be placed in the stirrer 1 from either of the ends 3 and 5 (or both). Preferably, one of the ends 3 and 5 is closed, the sugar 6 is added, and the other one of the ends 3 and 5 is then closed. Closure of the end 3 by heat sealing may be done if the plastics material of which the tube 2 is formed is a thermoplastic material. Such heat sealing is known in the art.
  • Two platens (not shown), at least one of them being heated, may be used to squeeze the tube 2 flat and seal together the opposing walls 4 thus formed.
  • an end face 17 formed by the walls 4 may be rounded off as shown in Figures 1 to 3, rather than being left approximately square, to avoid sharp corners.
  • FIGS 7 to 9 show a stirrer 20.
  • the stirrer 20 is formed from a tube 21 , similar to the tube 2 of the stirrer 1 , with a first end 22 and a second end, not shown.
  • the second end is the same as the end 5 of the stirrer 1 , being formed and folded as described above.
  • the first end 22 is closed for containment of the substance (not shown) to be dispensed from the stirrer 20 and serves the same purpose as the end 3 of the stirrer 1 - it is the end of the stirrer preferably immersed in the beverage for stirring.
  • the stirrer 20 is formed from a thermoplastic material and closure of the end 22 is by heat sealing.
  • the tube 21 is placed between platens (not shown) for this purpose, so that diametrically opposing parts of the tube are brought together and, under the action of heat from either or both of the platens, sealed to each other.
  • Opposing external parts 23 and 24 of the tube 21 after heat sealing are parallel and substantially flat due to their having been heat sealed together.
  • the surfaces 23 and 24 are "T" shaped, so that in addition to the tube 21 being closed transversely, it is sealed along two opposing, longitudinally-oriented elongate faces 25 and 26. Accordingly, the tube 21 is bifurcated into two tubular parts 27 and 28 adjacent to faces 23 and 24.
  • the end 22 is more resistant to deformation when the stirrer 20 is used for stirring a beverage, particularly a hot beverage which might slightly soften the plastics material of which the stirrer 20 is formed, than the arrangement of the end 3 of stirrer 1.
  • other shapes could be used for the faces 23 and 24 to achieve the same end of stiffening the end 2. More specifically, it is advantageous to avoid sealed-together faces (such as 23 and 24) having corresponding edges extending substantially transversely across the whole width of the as-sealed tube and remote from the end of the tube, as such edges may effectively become a "hinge" line for deformation when stirring.
  • containers conforming to the invention may have uses other than as stirrers.
  • An enormous range of flowable solids or even small individual articles may be packaged for sale and consumption in containers conforming to the invention.
  • such containers could be sold with or without an external sealed enclosure.

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Abstract

L'invention un agitateur pour liquides comprenant un espace fermé destiné à contenir une substance, ledit espace pouvant être ouvert par un utilisateur, d'où la distribution de cette substance. Dans un mode de réalisation préféré, ledit agitateur comporte un tube fermé au niveau d'un premier point et d'un second point situés sur sa longueur. Ledit espace se trouve dans le tube et entre le premier et le second point, ce tube pouvant être ouvert par un utilisateur au niveau du second point, d'où la distribution d'une substance contenue dans l'espace en question. Il est notamment préférable que le tube soit fermé au niveau du second point par pliage autour d'une ligne de pliage sensiblement transversale, et au moyen d'un organe de retenue destiné à maintenir le tube fermé au niveau du second point, ledit organe de retenue pouvant être libéré par un utilisateur de manière à permettre l'ouverture du tube et la distribution de cette substance. Des articles se présentant sous la forme de cet agitateur peuvent également être utilisés comme simple emballage destiné à des solides fluides et à des articles de petite taille.
PCT/AU2001/000319 2000-03-23 2001-03-23 Agitateur pour liquides et dispositif d'emballage WO2001070080A1 (fr)

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AUPQ6417A AUPQ641700A0 (en) 2000-03-23 2000-03-23 A beverage stirrer
AUPQ6417 2000-03-23
AUPQ7955 2000-06-05
AUPQ7955A AUPQ795500A0 (en) 2000-06-05 2000-06-05 A stirrer for liquids

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US8919594B2 (en) 2007-01-31 2014-12-30 Sands Innovations Pty Ltd Dispensing container
EP4289767A1 (fr) 2022-06-10 2023-12-13 Joyce Frances Olierook Agitateur de cocktail

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US3034905A (en) * 1958-12-30 1962-05-15 Milko Products Inc Method of packaging confectionery
US3428460A (en) * 1965-08-05 1969-02-18 Laurice D Ely Container type stirrer
WO1998015187A1 (fr) * 1996-10-10 1998-04-16 Peter Baron Procede et appareil destines a produire une boisson aromatisee
US5979657A (en) * 1997-02-13 1999-11-09 Bumbera; Steve Combination stirrer and condiment dispenser

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US3034905A (en) * 1958-12-30 1962-05-15 Milko Products Inc Method of packaging confectionery
US3428460A (en) * 1965-08-05 1969-02-18 Laurice D Ely Container type stirrer
WO1998015187A1 (fr) * 1996-10-10 1998-04-16 Peter Baron Procede et appareil destines a produire une boisson aromatisee
US5979657A (en) * 1997-02-13 1999-11-09 Bumbera; Steve Combination stirrer and condiment dispenser

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US8919594B2 (en) 2007-01-31 2014-12-30 Sands Innovations Pty Ltd Dispensing container
EP4289767A1 (fr) 2022-06-10 2023-12-13 Joyce Frances Olierook Agitateur de cocktail

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