EP0723519A1 - Necked container including a drinking straw - Google Patents
Necked container including a drinking strawInfo
- Publication number
- EP0723519A1 EP0723519A1 EP94930250A EP94930250A EP0723519A1 EP 0723519 A1 EP0723519 A1 EP 0723519A1 EP 94930250 A EP94930250 A EP 94930250A EP 94930250 A EP94930250 A EP 94930250A EP 0723519 A1 EP0723519 A1 EP 0723519A1
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- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- container
- neck
- container according
- straw
- sachet
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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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
- B65D77/00—Packages formed by enclosing articles or materials in preformed containers, e.g. boxes, cartons, sacks or bags
- B65D77/22—Details
- B65D77/24—Inserts or accessories added or incorporated during filling of containers
- B65D77/28—Cards, coupons, or drinking straws
- B65D77/283—Cards, coupons, or drinking straws located initially inside the container, whereby the straw is revealed only upon opening the container, e.g. pop-up straws
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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
- 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
- B65D75/58—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
- B65D75/5805—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture for tearing a side strip parallel and next to the edge, e.g. by means of a line of weakness
- B65D75/5811—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture for tearing a side strip parallel and next to the edge, e.g. by means of a line of weakness and defining, after tearing, a small dispensing spout, a small orifice or the like
Definitions
- This invention relates generally to a package and in particular a fluid or powder food, drink or pharmaceutical package from which the contents are intended to be consumed directly through a straw.
- a necked container containing a fluid or powder food, drink or pharmaceutical, a straw within the container and extending from adjacent the bottom of the container into the container neck, which is sealed fully to enclose the container contents and the straw, the container neck having a line of weakening, herein referred to as a tear initiator, enabling the free end of the neck to be broken away to expose the end of the straw.
- the straw may be sealed to the container neck below the tear initiator.
- the straw may stand freely within the container, so that it can be raised outwardly of the container once the free end of the neck has been broken away.
- the container preferably takes the form of a heat sealed sachet which may be heat sealed, ultra-sonically welded or cold sealed, for example made of co-extended plastics film, laminated plastics film, polymer coated metallic foil or coated paper.
- the line of the tear initiator on the neck is preferably aligned with the direction of orientation of the polymer chains, or the orientation of the fibres in the case of a paper sachet .
- the invention may be extended to a two fluid (or powder) compartmented sachet having a single neck into which two straws extend from the respective compartments, or having two necks each provided with a tear initiator.
- the neck may be cut between the two straws down to the level of the tear initiator, and optionally perforations may be provided in the partition wall between the compartments below the tear initiator to enable the compartments to be separated.
- the partition wall may be perforated over its entire length to enable the sachet to be divided into two parts, each with its own neck and straw.
- Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a food sachet
- Figure 2 is a transverse cross section through the sachet:
- Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the top of a two compartment sachet
- Figure 4 is a transverse cross section through the sachet of Figure 3.
- Figure 5 is a side elevational view of the top of an alternative two compartment sachet.
- the food package shown in Figures 1 and 2 comprises a sachet 10 containing a fluid food 12 such as a drink or possibly a powder food such as powdered sherbet.
- the sachet 10 comprises two opposed sheets of orientated polypropylene joined together by a process of heat sealing, at a peripheral web 9.
- the dotted line 19 indicates the orientation of the polymer chains of the polypropylene forming a neck 14 of the sachet. Sealed within the sachet, in addition to the food 12, is a straw 16, extending from adjacent the bottom of the sachet up into the neck 14.
- the neck 14 is formed with a pair of opposed nicks 18.
- Each nick 18 can act as a tear initiator, so that the free end portion of the neck 14 above the nicks 18 can be broken away, as by twisting, to expose the top of the straw 16.
- the tear created by this process will be substantially parallel to line 19.
- the straw 16 may stand freely in position within the sachet 10, or be sealed to the neck 14 of the sachet beneath the nicks 18.
- the sachet 20 is divided by a partition wall 22 into two compartments 24, 26, respectively for containing alternative differing foods such as two different flavours of fruit drink.
- the sachet 20 has a single neck 28 into which the partition wall 22 extends, and two straws 30, 32 are sealed within the sachet 20 with their upper ends extending up into the neck from the respective compartments 24, 26, respectively on opposite sides of the partition wall 22.
- the neck has a pair of nicks 34 which can act as tear initiators for each straw, as heretofore described with reference to the embodiment of Figures 1 and 2. Twisting off the free end portion of the neck exposes the upper ends of both straws 30, 32.
- the neck 14 is preferably cut within the partition wall 22 down to the level of the nicks 34, as indicated at 36, and below this point the partition wall 22 may optionally be perforated, as indicated at 38, so that the two compartments 24, 26 of the sachet can be split apart.
- Figure 5 shows a modification in which, in a dual compartment sachet 40, two separate necks 42, 44 are provided, each with its own pair of nicks, respectively 46, 48.
- the partition wall 50 may have perforations 52 to enable the two compartments to be split apart.
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Abstract
A sealed, necked container (10) of, for example, powder food or drink (12) also contains a straw (16) which extends from adjacent the bottom of the container into the neck (14). Access to the straw is gained by breaking away the free end of the neck to expose the end of the straw this being done by breaking the neck in a zone of weakening serving as a tear initiator.
Description
NECKED CONTAINER INCLUDING A DRINKING STRAW
Field of the invention
This invention relates generally to a package and in particular a fluid or powder food, drink or pharmaceutical package from which the contents are intended to be consumed directly through a straw.
The invention
According to the invention, there is provided a necked container containing a fluid or powder food, drink or pharmaceutical, a straw within the container and extending from adjacent the bottom of the container into the container neck, which is sealed fully to enclose the container contents and the straw, the container neck having a line of weakening, herein referred to as a tear initiator, enabling the free end of the neck to be broken away to expose the end of the straw.
If preferred or desired, the straw may be sealed to the container neck below the tear initiator. Alternatively, however, the straw may stand freely within the container, so that it can be raised outwardly of the container once the free end of the neck has been broken away.
The container preferably takes the form of a heat sealed sachet which may be heat sealed, ultra-sonically welded or cold sealed, for example made of co-extended plastics film, laminated plastics film, polymer coated metallic foil or coated paper. In this case, the line of the tear initiator on the neck is preferably aligned with the direction of orientation of the polymer chains, or the orientation of the fibres in the case of a paper sachet .
The invention may be extended to a two fluid (or powder) compartmented sachet having a single neck into which two straws extend from the respective compartments, or having two necks each provided with a tear initiator. In the former case, the neck may be cut between the two straws down to the level of the tear initiator, and optionally perforations may be provided in the partition wall between the compartments below the tear initiator to enable the compartments to be separated. In the latter case, the partition wall may be perforated over its entire length to enable the sachet to be divided into two parts, each with its own neck and straw.
Description of Embodiments
The invention will now be described, by way of exdample only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:-
Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a food sachet;
Figure 2 is a transverse cross section through the sachet:
Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the top of a two compartment sachet;
Figure 4 is a transverse cross section through the sachet of Figure 3; and
Figure 5 is a side elevational view of the top of an alternative two compartment sachet.
The food package shown in Figures 1 and 2 comprises a sachet 10 containing a fluid food 12 such as a drink or possibly a powder food such as powdered sherbet. The sachet 10 comprises two opposed sheets of orientated polypropylene joined together by a process of heat sealing, at a peripheral web 9. The dotted line 19 indicates the orientation of the polymer chains of the polypropylene forming a neck 14 of the sachet.
Sealed within the sachet, in addition to the food 12, is a straw 16, extending from adjacent the bottom of the sachet up into the neck 14.
Approximately midway of its height, and below the top of the straw 16, the neck 14 is formed with a pair of opposed nicks 18.
Each nick 18 can act as a tear initiator, so that the free end portion of the neck 14 above the nicks 18 can be broken away, as by twisting, to expose the top of the straw 16. The tear created by this process will be substantially parallel to line 19.
The straw 16 may stand freely in position within the sachet 10, or be sealed to the neck 14 of the sachet beneath the nicks 18.
In the embodiment shown in Figures 3 and 4, the sachet 20 is divided by a partition wall 22 into two compartments 24, 26, respectively for containing alternative differing foods such as two different flavours of fruit drink.
The sachet 20 has a single neck 28 into which the partition wall 22 extends, and two straws 30, 32 are sealed within the sachet 20 with their upper ends extending up into the neck from the respective compartments 24, 26, respectively on opposite sides of the partition wall 22.
The neck has a pair of nicks 34 which can act as tear initiators for each straw, as heretofore described with reference to the embodiment of Figures 1 and 2. Twisting off the free end portion of the neck exposes the upper ends of both straws 30, 32.
The neck 14 is preferably cut within the partition wall 22 down to the level of the nicks 34, as indicated at 36, and below this point the partition wall 22 may optionally be perforated,
as indicated at 38, so that the two compartments 24, 26 of the sachet can be split apart.
Figure 5 shows a modification in which, in a dual compartment sachet 40, two separate necks 42, 44 are provided, each with its own pair of nicks, respectively 46, 48. Optionally, the partition wall 50 may have perforations 52 to enable the two compartments to be split apart.
Claims
1. A necked container containing a substance to be dispensed therefrom through a straw, a straw accommodated within the container and extending from adjacent the bottom of the container into the container neck, the container neck being sealed to enclose the container contents and the straw, and having a weakened zone for enabling the free end of the neck to be broken away to expose the end of the straw.
2. A container according to claim 1, in which the straw is sealed to the container neck below said weakened zone.
3. A container according to claim 1, in which the straw is axially moveable relative to the container so that the straw can be raised outwardly of the container once the free end of the neck has been broken away.
4. A container according to any of the preceding claims in which the container comprises a sachet.
5. A container according to claim 4, in which the sachet is sealed by a process of heat sealing, ultrasonic welding or, cold sealing.
6. A container according to claim 4 or claim 5, in which the sachet is made of co-extended plastics film, laminated plastics flim or polymer coated metallic foil.
7. A container according to claim 6, in which the weakened zone on the neck is linear and is aligned with the direction of orientation of the polymer chains.
8. A container according to claim 4 or claim 5, in which the sachet is made of coated paper.
9. A container according to claim 8 in which the weakened zone on the neck is linear, and is aligned with the orientation of paper fibres of the sachet.
10. A container according to any of claims 4 to 9, in which the sachet has two compartments, and two straws, each of which extends into a respective compartment.
11. A container according to claim 10, in which the container has a single neck into which both the straws extend.
12. A container according to claim 10, in which the container has two necks, into each of which a respective straw extends, each neck being provided with a respective weakened zone, weakening.
13. A container according to claim 11, in which the single neck is provided with a cut between the two straws and perforations are provided in a partition wall between the two compartments below the weakened zone to enable the compartments to be separated.
14. A container according to claim 12, in which a partition wall between the compartments is perforated over its entire length to enable the sachet to be divided into two parts, each with its own neck and straw.
15. A container according to any of claims 4 to 6 in which the weakened zone is provided by a recess in one side of the exterior of the neck.
16. A container according to claim 15 in which the sachet comprises two opposed pieces of sheet material joined together at a peripheral web, and in which the recess comprises a nick in the web.
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB9321750 | 1993-10-21 | ||
| GB939321750A GB9321750D0 (en) | 1993-10-21 | 1993-10-21 | Improvements in or relating to packaging |
| PCT/GB1994/002269 WO1995011176A1 (en) | 1993-10-21 | 1994-10-17 | Necked container including a drinking straw |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| EP0723519A1 true EP0723519A1 (en) | 1996-07-31 |
| EP0723519B1 EP0723519B1 (en) | 1999-06-02 |
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EP94930250A Expired - Lifetime EP0723519B1 (en) | 1993-10-21 | 1994-10-17 | Necked container including a drinking straw |
Country Status (6)
| Country | Link |
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| EP (1) | EP0723519B1 (en) |
| AU (1) | AU7941994A (en) |
| CA (1) | CA2174732A1 (en) |
| DE (1) | DE69418889D1 (en) |
| GB (1) | GB9321750D0 (en) |
| WO (1) | WO1995011176A1 (en) |
Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP2002068311A (en) * | 2000-08-23 | 2002-03-08 | Hosokawa Yoko Co Ltd | Beverage container |
Families Citing this family (7)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IT1279791B1 (en) * | 1995-04-11 | 1997-12-18 | Unifill Spa | PACKAGING UNIT FOR LIQUID OR SOLID INGREDIENT FOOD PRODUCTS |
| FR2782067B1 (en) * | 1998-02-04 | 2000-09-29 | Paul Nataf | IMPROVEMENTS IN NON-REMOVABLE CLOSURES WITH REMOVABLE CAP, INTERDEPENDENT OF THE TUBULAR ARRANGEMENTS OF A TORCH BOTTLE FOR THE SAME CARBONATED BEVERAGES AND THEIR MANUFACTURING METHODS |
| EP1112160A1 (en) * | 1998-08-04 | 2001-07-04 | Paul Nataf | Improvements to fixed closures with removable cap, interdependent of tubular arrangements of a bottle-straw for beverages, even carbonated drinks and methods for making same |
| KR19990064446A (en) * | 1999-02-18 | 1999-08-05 | 이정민 | Structure of the liquid filling unit and the liquid filling unit having an outlet for discharging contents |
| EP1133969A1 (en) * | 2000-03-14 | 2001-09-19 | Dompe' S.P.A. | Container for liquid or pasty substances at differentiated doses and container sets thereof |
| US7005150B2 (en) | 2000-06-02 | 2006-02-28 | Kabushiki Kaisha Hosokawa Yoko | Beverage container |
| IT202000000226A1 (en) * | 2020-01-09 | 2021-07-09 | Unifill S R L | Unit of packaged product, and method of packaging a product |
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| US2613988A (en) * | 1950-05-08 | 1952-10-14 | Franklin E Shankle | Beverage dispensing device |
| DE1432214A1 (en) * | 1964-07-11 | 1968-12-12 | Heinz Moelleken | Ampoule-shaped container to hold flowable substances |
| NL6903195A (en) * | 1969-02-28 | 1970-09-01 | ||
| NL8701700A (en) * | 1987-07-17 | 1989-02-16 | Heijenga S Management B V | HOLDER FOR A LIQUID OR PASTIC PRODUCT. |
| DE9107722U1 (en) * | 1991-06-24 | 1991-08-08 | Basf Ag, 6700 Ludwigshafen | Multi-chamber |
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- 1993-10-21 GB GB939321750A patent/GB9321750D0/en active Pending
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1994
- 1994-10-17 CA CA 2174732 patent/CA2174732A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1994-10-17 AU AU79419/94A patent/AU7941994A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1994-10-17 WO PCT/GB1994/002269 patent/WO1995011176A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1994-10-17 EP EP94930250A patent/EP0723519B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1994-10-17 DE DE69418889T patent/DE69418889D1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Non-Patent Citations (1)
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Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP2002068311A (en) * | 2000-08-23 | 2002-03-08 | Hosokawa Yoko Co Ltd | Beverage container |
| JP4590501B2 (en) * | 2000-08-23 | 2010-12-01 | 株式会社細川洋行 | Beverage container |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
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| EP0723519B1 (en) | 1999-06-02 |
| GB9321750D0 (en) | 1993-12-15 |
| WO1995011176A1 (en) | 1995-04-27 |
| AU7941994A (en) | 1995-05-08 |
| DE69418889D1 (en) | 1999-07-08 |
| CA2174732A1 (en) | 1995-04-27 |
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