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GB2448910A
GB2448910A GB0708516A GB0708516A GB2448910A GB 2448910 A GB2448910 A GB 2448910A GB 0708516 A GB0708516 A GB 0708516A GB 0708516 A GB0708516 A GB 0708516A GB 2448910 A GB2448910 A GB 2448910A
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Steven Lee
Cheng-Ti Tu
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President Packaging Industrial Corp
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G23/00—Other table equipment
    • A47G23/02—Glass or bottle holders
    • A47G23/0208—Glass or bottle holders for drinking-glasses, plastic cups, or the like
    • A47G23/0216—Glass or bottle holders for drinking-glasses, plastic cups, or the like for one glass or cup
    • 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
    • B65D81/3876—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 insulating sleeves or jackets for cans, bottles, barrels, etc.
    • B65D81/3886—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 insulating sleeves or jackets for cans, bottles, barrels, etc. formed of different materials, e.g. laminated or foam filling between walls
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02W—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT
    • Y02W90/00—Enabling technologies or technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions mitigation
    • Y02W90/10—Bio-packaging, e.g. packing containers made from renewable resources or bio-plastics

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Abstract

A sleeve adapted to be sleeved on a disposable drinking cup 3 includes a multilayer sleeve body 100 that defines a central axis and is open at both ends. The sleeve body 100 includes a supporting layer 4 extending the full length of the sleeve, and a foam layer 5 attached to the inner surface 42 of the supporting layer 4 and adapted to be in frictional contact with the cup 3. An ink-printable layer 6 may be provided on the outer surface 41 of the supporting layer 4. The foam layer may be frusto-conical and may be made from polyethylene or polylactic acid. It may be continuous, Figure 4, or may include angularly-displaced elongate bars 51 with vent channels 52 therebetween, Figure 6.

Description

1 2448910
CUP SLEEVE FOR A DISPOSABLE DRINKING CUP
This invention relates to a cup sleeve for a disposable drinking cup, more particularly to a cup sleeve including a supporting layer and a foam layer attached to the supporting layer.
Figs. 1 and 2 illustrate a conventional cup sleeve 2 to be sleeved on a disposable drinking cup 20. The conventional cup sleeve 2 includes a frustoconical supporting layer 21 and a frustoconical corrugated insulating layer 22 attached to the supporting layer 21 and adapted to be in frictional contact with the disposable drinking cup 20. The insulating layer 22 defines a plurality of angularly displaced vent channels 23 for permitting air flow therethrough so as to provide a cooling effect. The conventional cup sleeve 2 is disadvantageous in that the thermal insulating effect provided by the insulating layer 22 is limited. In addition, the insulating layer 22 is normally made from corrugated paper board, which results in a poor printability.
Therefore, the object of thepresent invention istoprovide a cup sleeve that can overcome the aforesaid drawbacks of the
prior art.
According to this invention, there is provided a cup sleeve that is adapted to be sleeved on a disposable drinking cup and that comprises a sleeve body of a multilayer structure that defines a central axis and that has two open ends adapted for extension of the disposable drinking cup therethrough.
The sleeve body includes a supporting layer surrounding the central axis, extending from one of the open ends to the other of the open ends, and having an outer surface and an inner surfaceoppositetotheoutersurface, anda foamlayerattached to the inner surface of the supporting layer, disposed around the central axis, and adapted to be in frictional contact with the disposable drinking cup.
Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent in the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the invention, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a conventional cup sleeve in a state of use; Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view of the conventional cup sleeve and the disposable dinking cup; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the first preferred embodiment of a cup sleeve according to this invention, which is in a state of use; Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view of the first preferred embodiment; Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the second preferred embodiment of the cup sleeve according to this invention, which is in a state of use; and Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional view of the second preferred embodiment.
Before the present invention is described in greater detail with reference to the accompanying preferred embodiments, it should be noted herein that like elements are denoted by the
same reference numerals throughout the disclosure.
Figs. 3 and 4 illustrate the first preferred embodiment of a cup sleeve according to this invention, which is adapted to be sleeved on a disposable drinking cup 3. The cup sleeve includesasleevebodyl000famultilayerstructurethatdefines a central axis (L) and that has two opposite open ends 101, 102 adapted for extension of the disposable drinking cup 3 therethrough. The sleeve body 100 includes: a supporting layer 4 surrounding the central axis (L), extending from one of the open ends 101 to the other of the open ends 102, and having an outer surface 41 and an inner surface 42 opposite to the outer surface 41; a foam layer 5 attached to the inner surface 42 of the supporting layer 4, disposed around the central axis (L), and adaptedtobe in frictional contact with the disposable drinking cup 3; and an ink-printable layer 6 surrounding and attached to the outer surface 41 of the supporting layer 4.
In this embodiment, the supporting layer 4, the foam layer 5, and the ink-printable layer 6 are frustoconical in shape.
Preferably, the foam layer 5 is made from a material selected from the group consisting of polyethylene and polylactic acid.
The supporting layer 4 is made from a material selected from the group consisting of papers and plastics. The sleeve body is foldable. The ink-printable layer 6 can be made form paper or plastic materials with good ink printability. In this embodiment, a plurality of decorative marks 61 are printed on the ink-printable layer 6.
Figs. 5 and 6 illustrate the second preferred embodiment of the cup sleeve according to this invention. The second preferred embodiment differs from the previous embodiment in thatthefoamlayer5includesaplura].ityofangularlydisplaced elongate bars 5]. disposed around the central axis (L) . Each two adjacent ones of the elongate bars 51 cooperatively define a vent channel 52 therebetween to permit air flow therethrough With the inclusion of the foam layer 5 in the sleeve body lOOof thecupsleeveof this invention, theaforesaiddrawbacks
associated with the prior art can be eliminated.

Claims (8)

  1. CLADS: 1. A cup sleeve adapted to be sleeved on a disposable drinking
    cup, comprising: a sleeve body of a multilayer structure that defines a central axis and that has two open ends adapted for extension of the disposable drinking cup therethrough, said sleeve body including a supporting layer surrounding said central axis, extending from one of said open ends to the other of said open ends, and having an outer surface and an inner surface opposite to said outer surface, and a foam layer attached to said inner surface of said supporting layer, disposed around said central axis, and adapted to be in frictional contact with the disposable drinking cup.
  2. 2. The cup sleeve of claim 1, wherein said sleeve body further includes an ink-printable layer surrounding and attached to said outer surface of said supporting layer.
  3. 3. The cup sleeve of claim 1, wherein said foam layer is frustoconical in shape.
  4. 4. The cup sleeve of claim 1, wherein said foam layer includes a plurality of angularly displaced elongate bars disposed around said central axis, each two adjacent ones of said elongate bars cooperatively defining a vent channel therebetween to permit air flow therethrough.
  5. 5. The cup sleeve of claim 1, wherein said sleeve body is foldable.
  6. 6. The cup sleeve of claim 1, wherein said foam layer is made from a material selected from the group consisting of polyethylene and polylactic acid.
  7. 7. The cup sleeve of claim 1, wherein said supporting layer is made from a material selected from the group consisting of papers and plastics.
  8. 8. The cup sleeve substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as illustrated in Figs. 3 to 6.
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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2011063836A1 (en) * 2009-11-25 2011-06-03 Wei Lu An insulated cup and a cover sheet therefor
EP2579752A2 (en) * 2010-06-14 2013-04-17 Marcy L. Molz Cup insulator and customizable insert
EP3100856A3 (en) * 2010-02-12 2017-03-01 Andrew Tak Kin Yan Packaging device and manufacturing method therefor

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JP2000271011A (en) * 1999-03-24 2000-10-03 Nippon Paper Industries Co Ltd Thermally insulating and heat insulating container
US20030003251A1 (en) * 2001-04-05 2003-01-02 Debraal John Charles Insulated beverage or food container
US20040070222A1 (en) * 2002-10-15 2004-04-15 Wong Joseph Cheuk Mau Insulating sleeve for grasping container and manufacturing method

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP2000271011A (en) * 1999-03-24 2000-10-03 Nippon Paper Industries Co Ltd Thermally insulating and heat insulating container
US20030003251A1 (en) * 2001-04-05 2003-01-02 Debraal John Charles Insulated beverage or food container
US20040070222A1 (en) * 2002-10-15 2004-04-15 Wong Joseph Cheuk Mau Insulating sleeve for grasping container and manufacturing method

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2011063836A1 (en) * 2009-11-25 2011-06-03 Wei Lu An insulated cup and a cover sheet therefor
EP3100856A3 (en) * 2010-02-12 2017-03-01 Andrew Tak Kin Yan Packaging device and manufacturing method therefor
EP2579752A2 (en) * 2010-06-14 2013-04-17 Marcy L. Molz Cup insulator and customizable insert
EP2579752A4 (en) * 2010-06-14 2014-11-26 Marcy L Molz Cup insulator and customizable insert

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