US2003209556A1PendingUtilityA1

Introduced in disposable cup

Priority: Apr 18, 2002Filed: Apr 18, 2003Published: Nov 13, 2003
Est. expiryApr 18, 2022(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Heleno Gruber
B65D 1/42B65D 1/265B65D 1/44
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Abstract

“IMPROVEMENT INTRODUCED IN DISPOSABLE CUP”, according to which, the external surface of the side wall ( 3 ) of the body ( 1 ) of the cup, is provided with solid projections ( 4 ), configuring thermal insulation elements, as well as elements of structural reinforcement for the cup ( 1 ), these projections ( 4 ) may vary as to shape, dimensions, number and position.

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1   st ) “IMPROVEMENT INTRODUCED IN DISPOSABLE CUP”, cup whose body ( 1 ) presents preferably cone section shape, manufactured in plastic and produced with the traditional injection molding process, and whose upper rim is provided with a short external edge ( 2 ), characterized by the fact that, the external surface of the side wall ( 3 ) of the body ( 1 ) of the cup is provided with solid projections ( 4 ), configuring thermal insulation elements, as well as elements for structural reinforcement for the body ( 1 ), these projections ( 4 ) may vary as to shape, dimensions, number and position:  
     
     
         2   nd ) “IMPROVEMENT INTRODUCED IN DISPOSABLE CUP”, according the claim  1 , and at a first, among infinite other possible realization shapes, characterized by the fact that the projections ( 4 ) consist of thin radial walls ( 4   a ), configuring ribs or wings, arranged longitudinally relative to the body ( 1 ), with a length equal or less than the height of the mentioned body ( 1 ), arranged equidistant among themselves or not.  
     
     
         3   rd ) “IMPROVEMENT INTRODUCED IN DISPOSABLE CUP”, according to claim  1 , and another possible realization shape, characterized by the fact that the projections ( 4 ) consist of several projections ( 4   b ) of semi-spherical shape, distributed along all the external surface of the wall ( 3 ), or only at a region of the same.

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