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WO2008067368A2
WO2008067368A2 PCT/US2007/085748 US2007085748W WO2008067368A2 WO 2008067368 A2 WO2008067368 A2 WO 2008067368A2 US 2007085748 W US2007085748 W US 2007085748W WO 2008067368 A2 WO2008067368 A2 WO 2008067368A2
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cup member
storage container
insulating
cup
product storage
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Mike Stauffer
Ian Arnold
David A. Cassese
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Get Silly Inc.
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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
    • 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
    • B65D81/38—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
    • B65D81/3869—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 formed with double walls, i.e. hollow

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  • the subject application is directed to an insulating product storage container that insulates a product from an outside environment as well as insulating an end user from the product inside the container.
  • the subject application is directed to an insulating food storage container capable of being used for both cold and hot food.
  • a consumer purchasing an individually packaged serving of ice cream is expected to ingest the product prior to the product melting. Merely holding the product results in the transfer of heat from the consumer to the product, increasing the rate at which the product melts. The inverse is also possible, as when a hot soup transfers heat to the hand of the end user, causing discomfort.
  • a first method involves the use of STYROFOAM containers, which have insulating properties.
  • the problems associated with STYROFOAM include low structural integrity and rigidity relative to cost and size, and the material's inability to be effectively integrated into contemporary filling machinery.
  • a second method involves the use of paper containers of various thicknesses, so as to provide a greater barrier against the transfer of heat to the product or from the product.
  • paper products are increasingly expensive and are prone to absorption of the product. That is, as the product melts, the paper absorbs some or all of the moisture inherent to the product. The paper absorbs even more moisture when the paper container is used for liquid products.
  • Various coatings may be used to prevent this absorption, but these coatings add to the expense and fail to overcome the heat transfer problems noted above.
  • an insulating product storage container that insulates a product from an outside environment as well as insulating an end user from the product inside the container.
  • an insulating food storage container for cold food for cold food.
  • an insulating food storage container for hot food for hot food.
  • an insulating food storage container for frozen food. Still further in accordance with one embodiment of the subject application, there is provided an insulating product storage container comprising a double-walled cup, including a first cup member and a second cup member adapted for nesting inside the first cup member.
  • the double-walled cup further comprises an insulating space and a top opening.
  • the insulating space is formed by at least a part of an interior surface of the first cup member and at least a part of an exterior surface of the second cup member.
  • each of the first cup member and the second cup member further comprises a corresponding circumferential lip protruding outwardly with respect to an interior of the double-walled cup.
  • the corresponding circumferential lips are positioned generally adjacent to the top opening of the double- walled cup. At least a part of the lip of the first cup member is adhesively engaged with at least a part of the lip of the second cup member, thereby forming a sealed heat-insulating space.
  • the sealed heat-insulating space is formed by welding of at least a part of the lip of the first cup member and at least a part of the lip of the second cup member.
  • Figure Ia is side view of an insulating product storage container according to one embodiment of the subject application.
  • Figure Ib is a top view of an insulating product storage container according to one embodiment of the subject application.
  • Figure Ic is a cross-sectional view of an insulating product storage container according to one embodiment of the subject application.
  • Figure 2 is a detailed view of a top portion of an insulating product storage container according to one embodiment of the subject application
  • Figure 3 is a detailed view of a bottom portion of an insulating product storage container according to one embodiment of the subject application
  • Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of an insulating product storage container according to another embodiment of the subject application.
  • Figure 5 is an illustration of a stack of insulating product storage containers according to one embodiment of the subject application.
  • the subject application is directed to an insulating product storage container that insulates a product from an outside environment, as well as insulating an end user from the product inside the container.
  • the subject application is directed to an insulating food storage container capable of being used for both cold and hot food, including frozen food.
  • the insulating product storage container described herein is suitably adapted to a plurality of various fields employing insulating containers, including, for example and without limitation, food preparation, food storage, product advertisements, or the like.
  • the preferred embodiment explained in greater detail below, is applied to a food storage and display field for frozen food items including, for example and without limitation, frozen ice cream, flash frozen products, and other products that require heat insulating packaging.
  • the current example embodiment is not a limitation of the subject application solely to such a field.
  • the insulating product storage container 100 is capable of storing a frozen product, such as, for example and without limitation, ice cream, custard, ice, pudding, gelatin, or the like.
  • the insulating product storage container 100 includes a double-walled cup 102.
  • the double-walled cup 102 includes a first cup member 104 and a second cup member 106.
  • the second cup member 106 is adapted for nesting inside the first cup member 104.
  • the double-walled cup 102 further includes an insulating space 108 and a top opening 110.
  • the heat-insulating space 108 is formed by at least a part of an interior surface of the first cup member 104 and at least a part of an exterior surface of second the cup member 106.
  • Each of the first cup member 104 and the second cup member 106 further includes a corresponding circumferential lip 112, 114, respectively.
  • the lips 112, 114 protrude outwardly with respect to the interior 116 of the double-walled cup 102 and are positioned generally adjacent to the top opening 110 of the double-walled cup 102.
  • At least a part of the lip 112 of the first cup member 104 is adhesively engaged with at least a part of the lip 114 of the second cup member 106, thereby forming the sealed heat-insulating space 108.
  • the sealed insulating space 108 is preferably formed by welding a part of the lip 112 and a part of the lip 114.
  • welding is capable of being performed, for example and without limitation, by means of ultrasonic welding, spin welding, vibration welding, IRAM laser welding, linear vibration, orbital vibration, and hot plate welding.
  • the sealed insulating space 108 is capable of being filled with an insulating material, such as, for example and without limitation, air, noble gas, or other gaseous material having insulating properties, as will be known in the art.
  • suitable seals such as induction or conduction seals, are equally capable of being implemented in accordance with the subject application.
  • the double-walled cup 102 further includes a circumferential shoulder 118 protruding outwardly with respect to the interior 116 of the double-walled cup 102.
  • the shoulder 118 is positioned generally adjacent to the lip 112 of the first cup member 104. As will be explained in greater detail below with respect to Figure 5, the shoulder 118 provides for stacking of the double-walled cup 102 when shipping and packaging in an empty state.
  • the first and second cup members 104, 106 are manufactured using any plastic molding methods known in the art including, for example and without limitation, thermoforming, injection molding, extrusion molding, blow molding, vacuum molding, dip molding, or any other manufacturing techniques known in the art to be capable of forming plastic into suitable shapes. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the type of molding used to form the first and second cup members 104, 106 may depend upon the material selected for the first and second cup members 104, 106.
  • the method of manufacture for the first cup member 104 may differ from that of the second cup member 106 so as to enable faster production, meet different thickness requirements or rigidity standards, or the like.
  • the first and second cup members 104, 106 are comprised of a relatively inexpensive material so as to render such cup members 104, 106 disposable and/or recyclable.
  • FIG 2 there is shown a detailed view of a top portion 200 of an insulating product storage container according to one embodiment of the subject application.
  • a lip 202 of a first cup member 204 and a lip 206 of a second cup member 208 Shown in Figure 2 are a lip 202 of a first cup member 204 and a lip 206 of a second cup member 208.
  • Part of the underside portion 212 of the lip 206 rests on a part 214 of the upper side portion 210 of the lip 202 and is adhesively engaged with it.
  • a sealed insulating space 216 is thereby formed. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the configurations illustrated in Figure 2 are for example purposes only and are not intended to limit the subject application.
  • FIG. 3 there is shown a detailed view of a bottom portion 300 of an insulating product storage container, according to one embodiment of the subject application.
  • a first cup member 302 and a second cup member 304.
  • the first cup member 302 includes a center portion 306 that is raised with respect to a periphery portion 308 of a bottom portion of the first cup member 302.
  • a portion of a sealed insulating space 310 is shown in Figure 3 .
  • the raised center portion 306 has a truncated conical shape, as illustrated in Figure 3.
  • the raised center portion 306 is capable of having any other suitable shape.
  • the configurations illustrated in Figure 3 are for example purposes only and are not intended to limit the subject application. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that other bottom designs are capable of being implemented in accordance with the subject application.
  • the insulating product storage container 400 is capable of storing a frozen product, such as, for example and without limitation, ice cream, custard, ice, pudding, gelatin, or the like.
  • the insulating product storage container 400 is also capable of storing a hot product, such as a tea and the like.
  • the insulating product storage container 400 includes a double-walled cup 402.
  • the double- walled cup 402 includes a first cup member 404 and a second cup member 406.
  • the second cup member 406 is adapted for nesting inside the first cup member 404.
  • the double-walled cup 402 further includes a heat-insulating space 408 and a top opening 410.
  • the insulating space 408 is formed by at least a part of an interior surface of the first cup member 404 and at least a part of an exterior surface of the second cup member 406.
  • the insulating product storage container 400 As will be recognized by a skilled artisan, other elements of the insulating product storage container 400, not shown in detail in Figure 4, are capable of implementation analogous to that described above with reference to Figures 1, 2, and 3. It will be further understood by those skilled in the art that the configurations of the insulating product storage container 100 and 400, shown in Figures 1 and 4, are for example purposes only, and the subject application is capable of implementation in any of a myriad of shapes and dimensions. In the insulating product storage containers 100 and 400, the double-walled cup 102, 402, respectively, has an inverse truncated conical shape. However, other suitable shapes are equally applicable without departing from the scope of the subject application.
  • Suitable shapes include, for example and without limitation, trapezoidal, rectangular, square, triangular, hexagonal, pentagonal, heptagonal, octagonal, or the like.
  • a skilled artisan will further appreciate that the overall dimensions of the insulating product storage containers 100 and 400, as well as dimensions of any parts of respective containers, are solely for illustration purposes. Any other suitable dimensions and relationships between elements and parts of the insulating product storage containers 100 and 400 are capable of being implemented without departing from the scope of the subject application.
  • FIG. 5 there is shown a stack 500 of insulating product storage containers according to one embodiment of the subject application.
  • the stack 500 includes insulating product storage containers 502, 504, 506, and 508.
  • Each of the insulating product storage containers 502, 504, 506, and 508 includes a corresponding circumferential shoulder 510, 512, 514, and 516 protruding outwardly with respect to the interior of the respective double-walled insulating product storage containers 502, 504, 506, and 508.
  • the circumferential shoulders 510, 512, 514, and 516 advantageously allow stacking of the insulating product storage containers 502, 504, 506, and 508.
  • the shoulder 510 of the insulating product storage container 502 rests on the welded lips of the insulating product storage container 504, the shoulder 512 of the insulating product storage container 504 rests on the welded lips of the insulating product storage container 506, and so on.
  • the stack 500 suitably allows for convenient shipping and packaging of the insulating product storage containers 502, 504, 506, and 508 in an empty state.
  • the stack 500 including four insulating product storage containers 502, 504, 506, and 508 is presented herein for illustration purposes only.
  • the stack 500 is capable of including any suitable number of insulating product storage containers conforming to respective storage and/or packaging facilities.
  • the material of at least one cup member is, preferably, characterized by a low thermal conductivity. More preferably, the material is a thermoplastic material, such as, for example and without limitation, polypropylene, poly-styrene, polyester, polyethylene, or any suitable plastic material known in the art. The skilled artisan will appreciate that other materials are capable of being used to construct either the first cup member or the second the inner cup, or both. It will be further understood by those skilled in the art that the size of the double-walled cup, i.e., the dimensions associated with double-walled cup, are capable of being varied in accordance with the application, e.g., product, stored therein.
  • an insulating product storage container enable distribution and storage of frozen articles, such as ice cream, without allowing heat from the consumer to be transferred through the container, thereby melting the frozen article.
  • the foregoing embodiments of an insulating product storage container further enable individual distribution and storage of hot food products and cold food products, such as soups and teas, both hot and cold. The latter is particularly advantageous with respect to individual servings pre-packaged for retail, such as would be employed at grocery stores, sporting events, concerts, amusement parks, theme parks, and the like.

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L'invention concerne un contenant de stockage de produit isolant. Le contenant est une coupe à double paroi, comprenant un organe de coupe interne et un organe de coupe externe, l'organe de coupe interne étant dimensionné pour s'ajuster dans l'organe de coupe externe. Un espace isolant thermique est formé par la surface intérieure de l'organe de coupe externe et la surface extérieure de l'organe de coupe interne. Les organes de coupe interne et externe comprennent en outre chacun une lèvre circonférentielle faisant saillie vers l'extérieur par rapport à l'intérieur de la coupe à double paroi. Les lèvres des organes de coupe interne et externe sont soudées ensemble de façon former ainsi un espace isolant scellé.
PCT/US2007/085748 2006-11-28 2007-11-28 Contenant de stockage isolant WO2008067368A2 (fr)

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