WO2007135494A1 - Flexible cup and corresponding support - Google Patents

Flexible cup and corresponding support Download PDF

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WO2007135494A1
WO2007135494A1 PCT/IB2007/000174 IB2007000174W WO2007135494A1 WO 2007135494 A1 WO2007135494 A1 WO 2007135494A1 IB 2007000174 W IB2007000174 W IB 2007000174W WO 2007135494 A1 WO2007135494 A1 WO 2007135494A1
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cup
envelope
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Valerio Aprile
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Produzioni Editoriali Aprile S.P.A.
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B43/00—Forming, feeding, opening or setting-up containers or receptacles in association with packaging
    • B65B43/42—Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up state; Feeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging position; Locating containers or receptacles at the filling position; Supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation
    • B65B43/44—Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up state; Feeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging position; Locating containers or receptacles at the filling position; Supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation from supply magazines
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45F—TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
    • A45F3/00—Travelling or camp articles; Sacks or packs carried on the body
    • A45F3/16—Water-bottles; Mess-tins; Cups
    • A45F3/20—Water-bottles; Mess-tins; Cups of flexible material; Collapsible or stackable cups
    • 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
    • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/008—Standing pouches, i.e. "Standbeutel"
    • 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
    • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/52—Details
    • B65D75/54—Cards, coupons, or other inserts or accessories
    • B65D75/56—Handles or other suspension means
    • B65D75/566—Hand holes or suspension apertures
    • 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
    • B65D2575/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D2575/52—Details
    • B65D2575/54—Cards, coupons, or other inserts or accessories
    • B65D2575/56—Handles or other suspension means
    • B65D2575/565—Handles or other suspension means means explicitly used for suspending

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  • the purpose of the present invention is to provide a cup that is particularly simple and inexpensive, conveniently of a disposable type, which can be used to advantage in the sector of public establishments for the administration of beverages and performs at the same time an effective advertising and promotional function.
  • the cup according to the invention is basically characterized in that it comprises an envelope made of flexible plastic material sealed along three sides and open at one end, having a normally flattened configuration and deformable to define a mouth at the aforesaid open end.
  • the envelope has, on sides opposite to said open end, two holes to enable the cup to be suspended in a removable way on a support that can be used for filling it with a beverage.
  • the sides of the envelope preferably have a tapered shape starting from the aforesaid open end, so as to facilitate handling of the cup after it has been filled.
  • a support for flexible cups of the type defined above characterized in that it consists of a base bearing at the top a pair of arms set in cantilever fashion, within which are engageable in a slidable way the aforesaid two holes of the envelope in a suspended condition of the cup, together with a plurality of identical cups in the aforesaid flattened configuration .
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a flexible cup according to the invention represented in the flattened configuration
  • FIG. 1 is a front elevation of the cup Figure 1;
  • Figure 3 is a view similar to that of Figure 1 showing the cup in its deformed configuration of use;
  • FIGS. 4 and 5 are two perspective and schematic views illustrating a support for a plurality of cups according to Figures 1 to 3, exemplifying the mode of use thereof.
  • number 1 designates a flexible cup according to the invention constituted by an envelope made of plastic material for foodstuffs, preferably but not necessarily transparent, sealed for example by means of heat sealing along its sides 2 and having a closed bottom 3, folded within the cup 1 as far as the dashed line 4.
  • the top side of the cup 1, designated by 5, is open, and in the proximity of its opposite ends the sides 2 are formed with respective through holes 3, for example having a circular shape.
  • the sides 2 of the cup 1 have a tapered shape starting from the open side 5 so that the corresponding outer edges 7 have a configuration slightly inclined towards the bottom 3 so as to facilitate in use handling of the cup 1.
  • Figures 1 and 2 represent the normal configuration of the cup 1, in which it is generally flattened, whilst Figure 3 represents the cup 1 in the condition of use, with its bottom 3 splayed out and the opening 5 defining a mouth.
  • Figures 1 and 2 represent the normal configuration of the cup 1, in which it is generally flattened
  • Figure 3 represents the cup 1 in the condition of use, with its bottom 3 splayed out and the opening 5 defining a mouth.
  • the holes 6 of the cup 1 are used to enable it to be placed, in the suspended condition, along with a plurality of similar cups 1, on a support designated as a whole by 8 in Figures 4 and 5.
  • Said support 8 is conveniently constituted by a bar bent so as to define a horizontal resting base 9, two vertical uprights 10, and two horizontal arms 11 projecting in cantilever fashion on top of the base 9.
  • the arms 11, sized for enabling slidable insertion within the holes 6 of the cups 1, define both a magazine from which the outermost cup 1 is taken each time, said cup 1 being made to slide forwards towards the user in the way represented in . Figure 4, and an aid for a easier and more convenient filling of the cup itself.
  • the two vertical uprights 10 of the support 9 can be conveniently used for positioning and anchorage of a body 12, for example constituted by a boxlike element made of cardboard or plastic material, possibly bearing externally advertising or promotional wordings.
  • the cups 1 can bear, on the respective faces, advertising information.

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Abstract

Described herein is a flexible cup formed by a sealed envelope (1) made of plastic material open at one end (5) and having a normally flattened configuration. The envelope (1) is deformable to define a mouth at the open end (5) and has, on sides opposite to this, two holes (6) for removable suspension of the cup on a support (8), which can be used for filling the cu with a beverage.

Description

"Flexible cup and corresponding support"
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Field of the invention
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a cup that is particularly simple and inexpensive, conveniently of a disposable type, which can be used to advantage in the sector of public establishments for the administration of beverages and performs at the same time an effective advertising and promotional function.
Summary of the invention
The cup according to the invention is basically characterized in that it comprises an envelope made of flexible plastic material sealed along three sides and open at one end, having a normally flattened configuration and deformable to define a mouth at the aforesaid open end. The envelope has, on sides opposite to said open end, two holes to enable the cup to be suspended in a removable way on a support that can be used for filling it with a beverage.
The sides of the envelope preferably have a tapered shape starting from the aforesaid open end, so as to facilitate handling of the cup after it has been filled. Also forming a subject of the invention is a support for flexible cups of the type defined above, characterized in that it consists of a base bearing at the top a pair of arms set in cantilever fashion, within which are engageable in a slidable way the aforesaid two holes of the envelope in a suspended condition of the cup, together with a plurality of identical cups in the aforesaid flattened configuration .
Brief description of the drawings The invention will now be described in detail with reference to the annexed plate of drawings, which are provided purely by way of non-limiting example and in which:
- Figure 1 is a schematic perspective view of a flexible cup according to the invention represented in the flattened configuration;
- Figure 2 is a front elevation of the cup Figure 1;
- Figure 3 is a view similar to that of Figure 1 showing the cup in its deformed configuration of use; and
- Figures 4 and 5 are two perspective and schematic views illustrating a support for a plurality of cups according to Figures 1 to 3, exemplifying the mode of use thereof.
Detailed description of the invention With initial reference to Figures 1 to 3, number 1 designates a flexible cup according to the invention constituted by an envelope made of plastic material for foodstuffs, preferably but not necessarily transparent, sealed for example by means of heat sealing along its sides 2 and having a closed bottom 3, folded within the cup 1 as far as the dashed line 4.
The top side of the cup 1, designated by 5, is open, and in the proximity of its opposite ends the sides 2 are formed with respective through holes 3, for example having a circular shape.
As may be seen more clearly in Figure 2, the sides 2 of the cup 1 have a tapered shape starting from the open side 5 so that the corresponding outer edges 7 have a configuration slightly inclined towards the bottom 3 so as to facilitate in use handling of the cup 1.
Figures 1 and 2 represent the normal configuration of the cup 1, in which it is generally flattened, whilst Figure 3 represents the cup 1 in the condition of use, with its bottom 3 splayed out and the opening 5 defining a mouth. To pass from the flattened configuration of Figures 1 and 2 to the configuration of use of Figure 3, it is sufficient to deform the cup slightly so as to dilate the opening 5, for example as represented in Figure 4, and then introduce a beverage therein.
The holes 6 of the cup 1 are used to enable it to be placed, in the suspended condition, along with a plurality of similar cups 1, on a support designated as a whole by 8 in Figures 4 and 5. Said support 8 is conveniently constituted by a bar bent so as to define a horizontal resting base 9, two vertical uprights 10, and two horizontal arms 11 projecting in cantilever fashion on top of the base 9. The arms 11, sized for enabling slidable insertion within the holes 6 of the cups 1, define both a magazine from which the outermost cup 1 is taken each time, said cup 1 being made to slide forwards towards the user in the way represented in .Figure 4, and an aid for a easier and more convenient filling of the cup itself. As already explained previously, for said filling it is sufficient to deform the cup 1 slightly so as to dilate the opening 5 slightly, and then pour a beverage therein. In this way, the deformation of the cup 1 is obtained from the flattened configuration to the configuration of use, following upon which the cup 1 can then be extracted completely from the arms 11 of the support 8, in the way represented in Figure 5, to enable the user to consume the contents thereof.
The two vertical uprights 10 of the support 9 can be conveniently used for positioning and anchorage of a body 12, for example constituted by a boxlike element made of cardboard or plastic material, possibly bearing externally advertising or promotional wordings.
Also the cups 1 can bear, on the respective faces, advertising information.
Of course, the details of construction and the embodiments may vary widely with respect to what is described and illustrated herein, without thereby departing from the scope of the present invention as defined in the ensuing claims.

Claims

1. A cup, characterized in that it comprises an envelope (1) made of flexible plastic material sealed along three sides (2, 3) and open at one end (5) , having a normally flattened and deformable conformation to define a mouth at the open end (5); the envelope (1) having, on sides opposite to said open end (5) , two holes (6) for removable suspension of the cup on a support (8), which can be used for filling the cup with a beverage.
2. The cup according to Claim 1, characterized in that said envelope (1) has sides (7) tapered starting from said open end (5) .
3. The cup according to Claim 1 or Claim 2, characterized in that it has an extensible bottom wall (3) .
4. The cup according to Claim 3, characterized in that the bottom wall (3) is folded within the envelope (1) in said flattened configuration and is unfoldable following upon the introduction of a beverage through said open end (5) .
5. A support for flexible cups according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that it consists of a base (9) bearing at the top a pair of arms set in cantilever fashion (11) , on which said two holes (6) of the envelope (1) are engaged in a slidable way in a suspended condition of the cup together with a plurality of identical cups, in the aforesaid flattened configuration.
6. The support according to Claim 5, characterized in that said base (9) and said arms (11) are formed by a bent bar.
7. The support according to Claim 5 or Claim 6, characterized in that said bar forms, between said base (9) and said arms set in cantilever fashion (11), two uprights (11), which can be used for anchorage of a boxlike body (12) .
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CH596040A5 (en) * 1975-10-16 1978-02-28 Matyas Pal Plastics rubbish sack support frame
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DE3803678A1 (en) * 1988-02-06 1989-08-17 Hoechst Ag Easily transportable stand-up film pack for filling with free-flowing materials
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