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WO2008003570A1
WO2008003570A1 PCT/EP2007/055763 EP2007055763W WO2008003570A1 WO 2008003570 A1 WO2008003570 A1 WO 2008003570A1 EP 2007055763 W EP2007055763 W EP 2007055763W WO 2008003570 A1 WO2008003570 A1 WO 2008003570A1
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cup
opercule
product
food product
packaged food
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PCT/EP2007/055763
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Fabien Minfray
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Nestec S.A.
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Priority to EP07765372A priority Critical patent/EP2041003A1/fr
Priority to MX2009000258A priority patent/MX2009000258A/es
Priority to US12/306,843 priority patent/US20090258115A1/en
Priority to AU2007271316A priority patent/AU2007271316A1/en
Priority to CA002652912A priority patent/CA2652912A1/fr
Priority to JP2009517093A priority patent/JP2009541168A/ja
Publication of WO2008003570A1 publication Critical patent/WO2008003570A1/fr

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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
    • B65D1/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material or by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/22—Boxes or like containers with side walls of substantial depth for enclosing contents
    • B65D1/26—Thin-walled containers, e.g. formed by deep-drawing operations
    • B65D1/265—Drinking 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
    • B65D77/00—Packages formed by enclosing articles or materials in preformed containers, e.g. boxes, cartons, sacks or bags
    • 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
    • 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

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a cup for beverages, and more particularly to a so-called "opercule cup”.
  • opercule cup it is meant a container with a closed compartment containing a food product, for example soluble coffee in the form of a powder.
  • opercule cups commonly known, typically comprise a cup made out of carboard material or similar.
  • An insert having the shape of a second cup and containing the food product is usually disposed inside the cup, and attached to the bottom of the latter.
  • the insert can have anyshape or size, but its volume usually does not exceed one third of the internal volume of the cup.
  • the insert - which can be made of any type of material but is generally made out of an injection molded thermoplastic material like polystyrene or polyethylene - has an opening which is closed by a removable closure.
  • opercule cups are fairly simple and very practical, avoiding messiness. They are particularly used in public transport like for example in air transport catering.
  • the consumer has to peel off the opercule foil, eventually using a pulling tab if one is provided.
  • the contents of the cup insert eg. soluble coffee is accessible.
  • the consumer pours a fluid food composition, for instance hot water (but can be anything else like cold milk, soft ice cream, or a fluid dairy product), which is mixed with the contents of the insert.
  • a fluid food composition for instance hot water (but can be anything else like cold milk, soft ice cream, or a fluid dairy product), which is mixed with the contents of the insert.
  • the mixed food product is ready, for example hot coffee, the cup is used as a normal cup to taste the product.
  • such opercule cups provide many advantages for preparing instant fluid - liquid - food products, especially when few or no cooking material is available.
  • opercule cups known so far are expensive to manufacture, due to the insert that is produced separately, then assembled to the main cup, filled, and finally closed. All these different manufacturing operations, as well as the different materials that are used make opercule cups a packaging that is limited to premium or super-premium brand products.
  • inserts are manufactures separately and generally in one - standard - size, which corresponds to a given volume of product to package.
  • a given volume of the insert is useless.
  • one has to produce inserts with different sizes, and make sure that each insert size is adapted to each different type of product to pack. This requires a large stock of different inserts as well as a specific equipment to appropriately chose the right insert size depending on the product to be filled in the cup.
  • Such a manufacturing process is not flexible at all and is therefore expensive.
  • the present invention addresses the need set out above with a packaged food product comprising a soluble product, a package with a cup having cup inner walls defining an internal volume of the cup, a cup bottom, a cup opening, characterized in that said cup further comprises an opercule that is at least partially detachably sealed to the surface of the inner walls of the cup by sealing means, so that a predetermined portion of the internal volume of the cup is closed, said product being packed in said closed cup portion.
  • the present invention it is very easy to chose the precise location of the opercule into the cup, so the the closed volume for packing the product is appropriately linked to the amount of product to be packed. For instance, if the amount of powdered coffee mix packed is 20 g, the opercule will be sealed at a higher location in the cup than if only 2 g of powdered coffee has to be packed. Therefore, no useless headspace is created in the closed portion of the cup, and stackability of the cups is optimised relatively to the cups contents.
  • the sealing means comprise a thermoplastic layer located at the bottom surface of the opercule and a layer of a sealingly or adhesively compatible thermoplastic material located at the surface of the inner wall of the main cup, both layers being ultrasonically sealed at the interface between said opercule and said walls.
  • the sealing means comprise a thermoplastic layer located at the bottom surface of the opercule and a layer of a sealingly or adhesively compatible thermoplastic material located at the surface of the inner wall of the main cup, both layers being thermally sealed at the interface between said opercule and said walls.
  • thermoplastic layers are made out of polyethylene.
  • the said at least partially detachable opercule can be a substantially horizontal aluminium foil, comprising an integral pulling tab that extends from the level of said opercule, up to the top edges of the cup.
  • the packaged product is an instant soluble coffee product.
  • the present invention concerns a packaged food product comprising a soluble product 1 disposed in a package 2.
  • the package 2 comprises a paper cup 3 having cup inner walls 4 defining an internal volume of the cup, a cup bottom 5, a cup opening 6.
  • the cup comprises an opercule 7 that is detachably sealed to the surface of the inner walls 4 of the cup 3 by sealing means, as illustrated in figure 1.
  • the opercule is sealed approximately at one third of the height of the cup internal volume as shown in the drawing, and the coffee powder 1 is packed in the so-defined closed cup portion.
  • the sealing means comprise a thermoplastic layer - not shown in the drawing - located at the bottom surface of the opercule and a layer of a sealingly or adhesively compatible thermoplastic material, typically a polyethylene, located at the surface of the inner wall of the main cup, both layers being ultrasonically sealed at the interface 8 between said opercule 7 and said walls 4.
  • a thermoplastic layer - not shown in the drawing - located at the bottom surface of the opercule and a layer of a sealingly or adhesively compatible thermoplastic material, typically a polyethylene, located at the surface of the inner wall of the main cup, both layers being ultrasonically sealed at the interface 8 between said opercule 7 and said walls 4.
  • the said internal walls 4 of the cup define a curved surface in the radial direction.
  • the detachable opercule 7 is a substantially horizontal aluminium foil, comprising an integral pulling tab 9 that extends from the level of said opercule 7, up to the top edges 10 of the cup 3.
  • the packaged product 1 is an instant soluble coffee product.
  • the opercule 7 is applied to the inner walls 4 of the cup 3 by using a punching mechanism - not shown - which deforms a flat foil into a cup-shaped membrane, the punching tool being conical in shape so as to conform to the contours of the inner walls 4 of the cup, so that said punching tool can apply a sealing pressure onto the opercule to enable the sealing between said opercule and the surface of the inner walls 4, precisely at the interface 8.

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne un produit alimentaire conditionné (1) comportant un produit soluble (1), un emballage (2) comprenant un gobelet (3) ayant des parois intérieures (4) de gobelet définissant un volume interne du gobelet, un fond (5) de gobelet, une ouverture (6) de gobelet, caractérisé en ce que ledit gobelet (3) comporte par ailleurs un opercule (7) qui est au moins partiellement fixé de manière détachable sur la surface des parois intérieures (4) du gobelet (3) par des moyens de fixation, de manière à fermer une partie prédéterminée du volume interne du gobelet, ledit produit (1) étant conditionné dans ladite partie fermée du gobelet.
PCT/EP2007/055763 2006-07-05 2007-06-12 Produit alimentaire conditionné WO2008003570A1 (fr)

Priority Applications (6)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP07765372A EP2041003A1 (fr) 2006-07-05 2007-06-12 Produit alimentaire conditionné
MX2009000258A MX2009000258A (es) 2006-07-05 2007-06-12 Producto alimenticio envasado.
US12/306,843 US20090258115A1 (en) 2006-07-05 2007-06-12 Packaged food product
AU2007271316A AU2007271316A1 (en) 2006-07-05 2007-06-12 Packaged food product
CA002652912A CA2652912A1 (fr) 2006-07-05 2007-06-12 Produit alimentaire conditionne
JP2009517093A JP2009541168A (ja) 2006-07-05 2007-06-12 パッケージされた食料製品

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EP06116671 2006-07-05
EP06116671.6 2006-07-05

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EP (1) EP2041003A1 (fr)
JP (1) JP2009541168A (fr)
KR (1) KR20090026782A (fr)
CN (1) CN101466619A (fr)
AU (1) AU2007271316A1 (fr)
CA (1) CA2652912A1 (fr)
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KR20090026782A (ko) 2009-03-13
JP2009541168A (ja) 2009-11-26
AU2007271316A1 (en) 2008-01-10
CA2652912A1 (fr) 2008-01-10
CN101466619A (zh) 2009-06-24
MX2009000258A (es) 2009-01-22
EP2041003A1 (fr) 2009-04-01

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