WO2011095783A1 - Conditionnements pour boisson - Google Patents

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WO2011095783A1
WO2011095783A1 PCT/GB2011/000153 GB2011000153W WO2011095783A1 WO 2011095783 A1 WO2011095783 A1 WO 2011095783A1 GB 2011000153 W GB2011000153 W GB 2011000153W WO 2011095783 A1 WO2011095783 A1 WO 2011095783A1
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Richard Knott
Yassine Mendili
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Yassine Mendili
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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
    • B65D85/72—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for materials not otherwise provided for for edible or potable liquids, semiliquids, or plastic or pasty materials
    • B65D85/73—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for materials not otherwise provided for for edible or potable liquids, semiliquids, or plastic or pasty materials with means specially adapted for effervescing the liquids, e.g. for forming bubbles or beer head
    • 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
    • B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D25/02—Internal fittings
    • B65D25/04—Partitions
    • B65D25/08—Partitions with provisions for removing or destroying, e.g. to facilitate mixing of contents
    • 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
    • B65D81/00—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
    • B65D81/34—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 for packaging foodstuffs or other articles intended to be cooked or heated within the package
    • B65D81/3484—Packages having self-contained heating means, e.g. heating generated by the reaction of two chemicals
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D31/00—Other cooling or freezing apparatus
    • F25D31/006—Other cooling or freezing apparatus specially adapted for cooling receptacles, e.g. tanks
    • F25D31/007—Bottles or cans
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D7/00—Devices using evaporation effects without recovery of the vapour

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  • This invention relates to beverage packages, and particularly to beverages provided in sealed containers, openable at the point of consumption. Many beverages are now available in sealed containers not designed for re-use. Drinks are sold in cartons and cans, the bulk of which cannot be effectively closed. Some bottles and cartons however, are marketed with screw tops or other forms of closure that can be re-fitted.
  • the present invention is directed at a sealed beverage package comprising an open topped container defining a rim, with a closure secured around the rim and confining a beverage in the container.
  • the closure is removable, and can be removed at the point of sale, to present the beverage in the open container to the customer.
  • the beverage is confined in the container when the package is assembled.
  • a refresher unit is disposed at the base of the container and coupled to the closure by a tie which activates the unit when the closure is removed.
  • the refresher unit is directly coupled to the closure such that removal of the closure operates a switch or other mechanism that activates the unit.
  • the closure has a tab for initiating its removal, and a tie or other coupling extends from the closure adjacent the tab to the refresher unit.
  • a pressurised gas within the body of the liquid.
  • a suitable gas is carbon dioxide.
  • the preferred gas is nitrogen.
  • gases are preferably released at the base of the liquid whence it rises through and is partially absorbed by the liquid.
  • the released gas creates a frothy head.
  • the refresher unit may comprise a chamber containing a pressurised gas which is released by the tie when the top closure is removed.
  • a typical pressure in the chamber prior to release is 50 to 60 psi (3.4 to 4.14 bar).
  • such a chamber has a wall directed towards the container top comprising a barrier with a plurality of openings, and overlaid by a sealing layer.
  • the tie extends from the sealing layer to the top closure and by this mechanism the sealing layer is removed from the barrier layer when the closure is removed. Pressurised gas in the chamber is then released through the openings to be absorbed in and/or generate a frothy head on the beverage.
  • the openings will be uniformly spread over the barrier, and each will typically have an area in the range of 0.75 to 30mm 2 . This is equivalent to diameters in the range of 1 to 6mm. Two or more different sizes of openings can be used in the same barrier. In one arrangement a spread of circular openings of around 4mm diameter is combined with openings of approximately 1mm diameter. In a particular embodiment, we have found that releasing carbon dioxide through an array of openings of 3mm diameter creates a satisfactory head on a pint of beer.
  • the sealing layer will typically be a flexible sheet of plastics material or metal foil, secured around the periphery of the barrier layer by a suitable adhesive.
  • the tie to the top closure can be a part of and formed with the sealing layer.
  • the refresher unit itself can be formed as an integral part of the container, or as a separate unit that is subsequently installed. In either case it will normally be formed in the same material as the container itself; for example, a moulded plastics material. If it is to contain pressurised gas, then this can be injected during the manufacturing process. This can be before or after the container has been filled with a beverage if the refresher unit is integral with the container.
  • it can be installed during assembly of the package, and held in place at the base of the container by projections formed on its inner wall.
  • the projections and/or the container wall can be resiliently flexible to allow the refresher unit to be pushed past them during installation.
  • some form of bayonet retention mechanism can be employed.
  • a package according to the invention can also provide hot or heated drinks.
  • Crystalline products are currently available that can be activated to generate heat, and the invention also contemplates the use of such refresher units.
  • a package according to the invention is designed to provide to a customer a beverage in an open topped container ready to drink
  • the container rim should be designed to have no sharp edge. While a flat surface is desirable for sealing securement of a closure, a rounded surface is likely to be preferred by the eventual user.
  • a preferred cross-section for the rim is then, partially flat to provide a level surface for securement of the closure, bounded by a peripheral curved section.
  • a wholly curved cross-section can be used if adequate sealing securement of the closure can be assured.
  • the top closure in packages according to the invention normally comprises sheet metal foil, but other materials can be used. Plastics compositions will be suitable in many circumstances.
  • the closure will usually be heat-sealed to the container rim. What is important is that whatever the closure is made of, it is removable, and preferably very easily removable, at the point of sale.
  • the container itself will normally be formed in a plastics material, typically as a moulded cylindrical or frusto conical section with a rigid or relatively rigid base. A rigid base is preferred particularly for cold drinks that are to be refreshed by the release of a gas therein as gas directed towards the base will be positively redirected by a rigid base upwards within the liquid.
  • Packages according to the invention will normally be based on standard sizes and shapes.
  • cold drinks are sold in standard units; for example of 500 ml or 568 ml (one pint), and these can easily be accommodated in the present invention using frusto conical containers which are readily moulded in plastics materials.
  • frusto conical containers which are readily moulded in plastics materials.
  • Such containers can also be easily packed, for transportation and storage, and the materials used can almost all be recycled.
  • the manufacture and marketing of packages according to the invention can be very straightforward, and involve minimal wastage.
  • the container and closure will almost always be made in recyclable materials, as will any materials used in transportation.
  • the closure and tie, together with any transportation material can all be disposed of at the point of sale, with only the emptied containers needing collection.
  • Figure 1 shows a cross-section through a beverage package according to a first embodiment of the invention
  • Figure 2 shows a cross-section through a beverage package according to a second embodiment of the invention
  • FIG 3 shows the refresher unit, tie and closure used in the embodiment of Figure 2;
  • Figure 4 shows a cross-section of a beverage package according to the embodiment of Figure 1 after removal of the closure and tie, shown separately;
  • Figure 5 is a plan view of the barrier closing the upper face of the refresher unit of Figures 1 and 4;
  • Figures 6 and 7 are cross-sections through rims that can be included in packages of the invention.
  • the package comprises a container 2 in the form of a frusto conical wall section 4, and a relatively rigid base 6.
  • the container is typically moulded in polyethylene with increased density at the base; low density polyethylene (LDPE) in the wall or walls and high density polyethylene (HDPE) in the base.
  • LDPE low density polyethylene
  • HDPE high density polyethylene
  • Another suitable material is polypropylene.
  • the container is covered by a removable closure 8 formed in sheet metal foil heat sealed to the rim, with a tab 10 to facilitate manual removal.
  • Each embodiment includes a refresher unit. In Figures 1 and 4 the unit is formed integrally with the container to define a chamber 12 adjacent the base 6.
  • the upper wall of the chamber 12 is a barrier 14, shown in Figure 5, formed with a plurality of openings.
  • the barrier is closed by a sealing layer 16, and a tie 18 extends from the sealing layer 16 to the top closure 8.
  • the sealing layer 16 can also be formed in sheet metal foil, and extend to form the tie 18 coupled to the closure 8.
  • the tie 18 can be attached to the closure 8, or merge with it and extend into and form the tab 10. The latter is preferred as it minimises the risk of the tie failing to remove the sealing layer 16 from the barrier 4.
  • the chamber 12 can be filled with pressurised gas before the beverage is poured into the container, but normally this will be accomplished after the package is otherwise ready.
  • the gas will normally be injected through an opening in the container wall or base that also defines the chamber, with the injection opening being sealed by heat or some other means as the injector is withdrawn.
  • the container forms an open-topped mug or cup from which the user can easily drink.
  • the closure/tie/sealing layer combination consists essentially of aluminium foil, and can be removed at the point of sale, it is eminently and easily recycled.
  • the container once the beverage has been drunk consists essentially of no more than the plastic in which the container and refresher unit are formed and is similarly eminently recyclable.
  • Figures 2 and 3 differs from that of Figures 1 and 4 only in that the refresher unit, identified at 20, is manufactured separately from the container 2, and installed prior to the container being filled with beverage. Once installed, it is held at the base of the container by projections 22.
  • the refresher unit can either be pushed past the projections 22 until its rim catches beneath them, or some form of bayonet retention mechanism can be used. However, the former is preferred to ensure that the unit 20 cannot be readily removed from the container after use, making collection more difficult.
  • the package operates in exactly the same way as that of Figures 1 and 4, with the components being readily recyclable as described above.
  • the openings in the barrier layer 14 can be the same or differing sizes, but will normally be circular with diameters in the range 1 to 6mm.
  • the openings will be uniformly spread across the barrier, and a preferred arrangement is one in which larger openings of around 5mm diameter, are formed in a group pattern with smaller openings, of around 1 mm diameter, therebetween.
  • a typical barrier layer with this arrangement is shown in Figure 5.
  • an array of openings of around 3mm diameter is effective to create a satisfactory frothing head on a pint of beer using carbon dioxide at a pressure of 50 to 60 psi in the chamber 12.
  • the refresher unit can be used to perform different functions. Once such function is to heat the beverage.
  • the refresher unit would comprise a crystalline product adapted to retain heat that can be activated by physical distortion, which can readily be accomplished by a tag of the kind described above.
  • FIGS. 6 and 7 illustrate two alternative cross-sections for the rim.
  • the cross-section includes a linear upper section which forms a flat surface against which a metal foil closure 8 can be adhesively secured or heat sealed.
  • An alternative cross-section is shown in Figure 7 which forms a continuous curve.
  • the closure 8 is drawn around the rim and held against the container wall by a belt 24 where a seal is made between the closure and the container wall. When the belt 24 is removed the closure is released, and can be removed with the tab 10 and sealing layer 16 as described above. It will be appreciated that neither of the rim cross-sections shown in Figures 6 and 7 has any sharp edge, thereby forming a rim around the container top from which it is comfortable to drink.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un conditionnement étanche pour boisson comportant un récipient à partie supérieure ouverte définissant un bord, un dispositif de fermeture (8) étant assujetti autour du bord et permettant de renfermer une boisson dans le récipient. Le dispositif de fermeture peut être retiré au niveau du point de vente, pour présenter au client la boisson dans le récipient ouvert. Une unité rafraîchissante est disposée au niveau de la base du récipient, et raccordée au dispositif de fermeture par un lien (18). Quand le dispositif de fermeture est retiré, le lien actionne l'unité rafraîchissante.
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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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US1889111A (en) * 1929-02-23 1932-11-29 Serr William Flavor dispenser cup
US4147808A (en) * 1976-11-08 1979-04-03 The Procter & Gamble Company Beverage carbonation device and process
DE3522639A1 (de) * 1985-06-25 1987-01-08 Philipp Martin Kuehlungsvorrichtung an fluessigkeitsbehaeltern, insbesondere an getraenkedosen
GB2298180A (en) 1995-02-21 1996-08-28 Alexander Lockey Campbell Container with two compartments
EP0761557A2 (fr) 1995-07-20 1997-03-12 The Wtb Company Limited Récipient pressurisable en forme de verre à boire
WO1998056678A1 (fr) 1997-06-11 1998-12-17 Carlton And United Breweries Limited Recipient permettant de stocker separement des materiaux fluides, ainsi que de les melanger au moment opportun
WO1999041152A2 (fr) 1998-02-17 1999-08-19 Reuven Tal Canette de boisson a rechauffement et refroidissement autonomes
EP1359380A2 (fr) * 2003-06-04 2003-11-05 Rainer Dominik Mayr-Hassler Récipient pour un liquide
FR2864522A1 (fr) * 2003-12-26 2005-07-01 Patrick Wattebled Dispositif anti-rejet de matieres applique a la liberation d'opercules solidaires ou non solidaires
WO2007081210A1 (fr) 2006-01-12 2007-07-19 Packaging & Product Innovations Europe B.V. Recipient, utilisation d'un recipient, chambre a additif et procede de remplissage d'un recipient

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1889111A (en) * 1929-02-23 1932-11-29 Serr William Flavor dispenser cup
US4147808A (en) * 1976-11-08 1979-04-03 The Procter & Gamble Company Beverage carbonation device and process
DE3522639A1 (de) * 1985-06-25 1987-01-08 Philipp Martin Kuehlungsvorrichtung an fluessigkeitsbehaeltern, insbesondere an getraenkedosen
GB2298180A (en) 1995-02-21 1996-08-28 Alexander Lockey Campbell Container with two compartments
EP0761557A2 (fr) 1995-07-20 1997-03-12 The Wtb Company Limited Récipient pressurisable en forme de verre à boire
WO1998056678A1 (fr) 1997-06-11 1998-12-17 Carlton And United Breweries Limited Recipient permettant de stocker separement des materiaux fluides, ainsi que de les melanger au moment opportun
WO1999041152A2 (fr) 1998-02-17 1999-08-19 Reuven Tal Canette de boisson a rechauffement et refroidissement autonomes
EP1359380A2 (fr) * 2003-06-04 2003-11-05 Rainer Dominik Mayr-Hassler Récipient pour un liquide
FR2864522A1 (fr) * 2003-12-26 2005-07-01 Patrick Wattebled Dispositif anti-rejet de matieres applique a la liberation d'opercules solidaires ou non solidaires
WO2007081210A1 (fr) 2006-01-12 2007-07-19 Packaging & Product Innovations Europe B.V. Recipient, utilisation d'un recipient, chambre a additif et procede de remplissage d'un recipient

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