EP0306800A2 - Ustensile de table, en particulier cuillère, à utiliser une seule fois - Google Patents
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- EP0306800A2 EP0306800A2 EP88114104A EP88114104A EP0306800A2 EP 0306800 A2 EP0306800 A2 EP 0306800A2 EP 88114104 A EP88114104 A EP 88114104A EP 88114104 A EP88114104 A EP 88114104A EP 0306800 A2 EP0306800 A2 EP 0306800A2
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- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
- A47G21/00—Table-ware
- A47G21/004—Table-ware comprising food additives to be used with foodstuff
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- the invention relates to a cutlery part, in particular a spoon, for one-way use, consisting of a front working part and a rear handle integrally formed thereon, in which a chamber is formed for receiving an ingredient, the chamber being closed via a channel running inside the cutlery part with a channel when not in use Exit opening in the area of the working part is connected.
- Such a piece of cutlery for one-way use in the form of a spoon is known from DE-PS 35 03 167.
- the known spoon is a plastic injection molded part and consists of a front spoon recess, on which a rear spoon handle is molded.
- This spoon handle is designed with a chamber for holding an ingredient, for example for holding milk or sugar for a drink.
- a channel runs inside the plastic material of the spoon and opens into an outlet opening in the transition area between the spoon depression and the dipper stick. This outlet opening is closed when not in use and can be opened if necessary so that, for example, milk or sugar escapes in the region of the spoon depression and can be added to the drink.
- the known spoon for disposable use has only a single chamber, only a single ingredient can be stored in it and dispensed if necessary.
- a single ingredient can be stored in it and dispensed if necessary.
- the object of the invention is to further develop the known cutlery part for single use so that several ingredients can be stored separately in the stem.
- the invention proposes that several and separate chambers are formed in the stem for receiving different ingredients and that the chambers are each connected to an outlet opening for each of the chambers via separate channels.
- a cutlery part designed according to this technical teaching has the advantage that several, in particular two or three, ingredients can be kept in stock in corresponding chambers in the handle and can be dispensed accordingly if required. Since the chambers are each provided with their own outlet opening, the ingredients can be dispensed separately from one another by opening the corresponding outlet opening. If a user does not want any ingredient at all, he can keep the corresponding compartment closed and be satisfied with the other ingredients in the remaining compartments.
- a spoon can consist of three compartments, the first compartment containing a tea or coffee concentrate, the second condensed milk and the third compartment containing a sugar concentrate. Such a spoon is very suitable for example for tea and coffee machines, since only hot water and the spoon according to the invention have to be dispensed.
- the user can then first add the tea or coffee concentrate to the hot water from the spoon handle and then condensed milk and / or the sugar concentrate as required.
- This proves to be advantageous in that the very strict hygiene regulations are very easy to meet in such vending machines, which is particularly true with regard to condensed milk, since hygienic problems have repeatedly arisen in the past.
- the condensed milk in the spoon handle the condensed milk, on the other hand, is stable for a long time without having to fear any impairments.
- the spoon with several compartments is suitable for catering for guests on airplanes, for example when serving tea or coffee. It is also ideal for a camping holiday.
- the outlet openings are preferably each closed by tear-off tabs.
- tear-off tabs can be attached in a simple manner after the chambers have been filled with the ingredients, and the outlet openings can thereby be closed. If necessary, they can then be removed individually for the optional removal of the ingredients, so that quick and unproblematic access to the chamber contents in the stem is possible.
- this consists of a flat, dimensionally stable frame in which openings are assigned to the respective chambers, on which bulky walls are formed on both sides of the frame to form the chambers, which are elastically deformable at least in some areas.
- the frame gives the stem the necessary internal stability, while the chambers formed by the bulbous walls can hold very large amounts of ingredients.
- the frame takes up very little space compared to the chambers, so that most of the stem is available for holding the ingredients. Due to the elastic deformability of these bulbous walls, the corresponding ingredient can be pressed out of the respective chamber in a simple manner.
- a total of three chambers are formed, two chambers being arranged next to one another in the longitudinal direction of the stem at the rear end of the stem and extending towards the front end of the stem and wherein at the front end of the stem between the first and second Chamber the third chamber is arranged parallel to the first two chambers, the first and the second chamber in this area each being tapered in cross section.
- a total of three chambers are formed, a first chamber being arranged at the rear end of the stem over its entire width and tapering in cross section towards the front end of the stem, and the second and third chambers being arranged on both sides in this tapered region of the first chamber.
- a total of three chambers are formed, the three chambers being staggered and arranged one after the other from the rear end to the front end of the stem, and the chambers running next to one another at the front end of the stem.
- FIGS. 7 to 12 a first embodiment is shown in FIGS. 7 to 12, a second embodiment and finally, in FIGS. 13 to 19, a third embodiment of a disposable spoon, which differ from one another only by different chamber divisions, in principle Structure, however, are the same.
- the disposable spoons each consist of a plastic injection molded part with a front spoon recess 1 and a rear handle 2 formed thereon.
- the disposable spoons there are three chambers 3a, 3b, 3c in this handle 2 for receiving different ingredients educated.
- Such ingredients can be, for example, a tea or coffee concentrate, condensed milk and a sugar concentrate, which are required for the production of tea or coffee as required.
- the handle 2 consists of a flat and relatively dimensionally stable frame 4, which gives the handle 2 the necessary rigidity. Openings 5a, 5b, 5c are formed in this frame 4 and are assigned to corresponding chambers 3a, 3b, 3c. On both sides of this flat frame 4 are each to form the chambers 3a, 3b, 3c walls 6a, 6b, 6c formed from a flexible material. These walls 6a, 6b, 6c define the chambers 3a, 3b, 3c for receiving the corresponding ingredients.
- Channels 7a, 7b, 7c emanate from the chambers 3a, 3b, 3c and open into outlet openings 8a, 8b, 8c in the region of the transition from the handle 2 into the spoon recess 1.
- These outlet openings 8a, 8b, 8c are each closed by a tear-off tab 9a, 9b, 9c so that the ingredients stored in the chambers 3a, 3b, 3c cannot run out. If necessary, these tear-off tabs 9a, 9b, 9c can be removed for the optional removal of the corresponding ingredients and the ingredients can be pressed separately from their chambers 3a, 3b, 3c by pressing the corresponding walls 6a, 6b, 6c together according to a tube.
- the outlet openings 8a, 8b, 8c can at the same time also serve as filling openings for mechanically filling the chambers 3a, 3b, 3c by inserting appropriate filling nozzles.
- the two chambers 3a, 3b are arranged parallel to one another at the rear end of the handle 2, while in the front region of the handle 2 the third chamber 3c between the first two chambers 3a, 3b is arranged, which are each tapered in their cross sections for this purpose.
- the chamber 3a can serve for the reception of a tea or coffee concentrate, the chamber 3b for the reception of the condensed milk and the chamber 3c finally for the reception of the sugar concentrate.
- the second embodiment shown in Figs. 7 to 12 has a chamber 3a at the rear end of the stem 2, which is extends over the entire width of the stem 2.
- This chamber 3a tapers in its cross section towards the spoon trough 1, so that there is enough space on both sides for the second chamber 3b and for the third chamber 3c.
- the rear chamber 3a can serve, for example, to hold the tea or coffee concentrate, the chamber 3b to hold the sugar concentrate and the chamber 3c to hold the condensed milk.
- the three chambers 3a, 3b, 3c are arranged one after the other, finally running parallel to one another in the region of the outlet openings 8a, 8b, 8c.
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE19873730507 DE3730507A1 (de) | 1987-09-11 | 1987-09-11 | Besteckteil, insbesondere loeffel, fuer einwegbenutzung |
| DE3730507 | 1987-09-11 |
Publications (3)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| EP0306800A2 true EP0306800A2 (fr) | 1989-03-15 |
| EP0306800A3 EP0306800A3 (en) | 1990-01-10 |
| EP0306800B1 EP0306800B1 (fr) | 1993-02-03 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| EP88114104A Expired - Lifetime EP0306800B1 (fr) | 1987-09-11 | 1988-08-30 | Ustensile de table, en particulier cuillère, à utiliser une seule fois |
Country Status (4)
| Country | Link |
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| US (1) | US4841637A (fr) |
| EP (1) | EP0306800B1 (fr) |
| DE (2) | DE3730507A1 (fr) |
| ES (1) | ES2037777T3 (fr) |
Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO1993018693A1 (fr) * | 1992-03-16 | 1993-09-30 | Macarthur Onslow Rohan James | Ustensile de table |
| WO2008000107A1 (fr) * | 2006-06-27 | 2008-01-03 | Werner Baltisser | Couvert |
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| US5873167A (en) * | 1997-08-06 | 1999-02-23 | Mason; Grady R. | Condiment utensil |
| US7175215B2 (en) * | 2003-11-14 | 2007-02-13 | Harris Charles A | Eating utensils having internal chambers storing liquid condiments |
| AU2004100000A4 (en) | 2004-01-02 | 2004-02-12 | Sands Innovations Pty Ltd | Dispensing stirring implement |
| DE102004055796A1 (de) * | 2004-11-18 | 2006-05-24 | Mühling, Joachim, Prof. Dr.Dr. | Einweglöffel |
| USD538424S1 (en) | 2004-11-24 | 2007-03-13 | Holopack International Corp. | Dispensing container |
| US7562796B2 (en) * | 2004-11-24 | 2009-07-21 | Holopack International Corp. | Dispensing container with flow control system |
| US7513397B2 (en) * | 2004-11-24 | 2009-04-07 | Holopack International Corp. | Dispensing container |
| USD534648S1 (en) | 2004-11-24 | 2007-01-02 | Holopack International Corp. | Dispensing container |
| USD551760S1 (en) | 2005-11-23 | 2007-09-25 | Holopack International Corp. | Dispensing container-single channel |
| NL1031129C2 (nl) * | 2005-12-01 | 2007-06-04 | Asepticstraw Internat B V | Artikel voor het bewegen van een medium voor te eten en/of drinken. |
| US20090217532A1 (en) * | 2006-01-24 | 2009-09-03 | Cantu Homaro R | Food Delivery System and Methods |
| BRPI0806943A2 (pt) | 2007-01-31 | 2014-05-06 | Sands Innovations Pty Ltd | Utensílio de dispensação e método de fabricação para o mesmo |
| US20080229585A1 (en) * | 2007-03-22 | 2008-09-25 | Robert Kelly | Seasoning spoon |
| US8628266B2 (en) * | 2008-05-29 | 2014-01-14 | Edgar Virgil Martin, Jr. | Knife with integrated dispenser |
| EP2373551B1 (fr) | 2008-12-09 | 2015-04-08 | Sands Innovations Pty Ltd. | Contenant de distribution |
| US8511500B2 (en) | 2010-06-07 | 2013-08-20 | Sands Innovations Pty. Ltd. | Dispensing container |
| US8485360B2 (en) | 2011-03-04 | 2013-07-16 | Sands Innovations Pty, Ltd. | Fracturable container |
| WO2015019352A2 (fr) * | 2013-08-07 | 2015-02-12 | Navigazo Ltd. | Ustensile et récipient de distribution à double usage |
| US11737607B2 (en) | 2021-02-16 | 2023-08-29 | Edward Scott Rubin | Cooking utensil with seasoning grinder integrated into the handle |
| US12575701B2 (en) | 2021-02-16 | 2026-03-17 | Edward Scott Rubin | Cooking utensil with integrated seasoning dispenser |
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| DE730312C (de) * | 1939-03-29 | 1943-01-09 | Otto Liebeck | Loeffel mit Hohlraeumen zur Aufnahme von Mitteln zum Temperaturausgleich |
| US2252119A (en) * | 1940-02-03 | 1941-08-12 | Henry N Edmonds | Infant's or invalid's feeding spoon |
| US2453525A (en) * | 1945-09-22 | 1948-11-09 | Bachmann Bros Inc | Medicine administering spoon |
| US3428460A (en) * | 1965-08-05 | 1969-02-18 | Laurice D Ely | Container type stirrer |
| US3410457A (en) * | 1966-06-24 | 1968-11-12 | Chester A. Brown | Seasoning fork |
| DE7523870U (de) * | 1975-07-26 | 1976-11-18 | Szperkowski, Reiner G., 5474 Brohl | Eßbesteck mit integrierten Dlspendern |
| BE893968A (fr) * | 1982-07-28 | 1982-11-16 | Staar Dev Cy S A | Conditionnements individuels d'ingredients pour boissons. |
| DE3503167C2 (de) * | 1985-01-31 | 1986-12-11 | Karl Heinz 5810 Witten Wenk | Löffel für Einwegbenutzung |
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- 1987-09-11 DE DE19873730507 patent/DE3730507A1/de not_active Withdrawn
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- 1988-08-30 DE DE8888114104T patent/DE3878101D1/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1988-08-30 ES ES198888114104T patent/ES2037777T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1988-08-30 EP EP88114104A patent/EP0306800B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1988-09-09 US US07/243,063 patent/US4841637A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO1993018693A1 (fr) * | 1992-03-16 | 1993-09-30 | Macarthur Onslow Rohan James | Ustensile de table |
| WO2008000107A1 (fr) * | 2006-06-27 | 2008-01-03 | Werner Baltisser | Couvert |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| US4841637A (en) | 1989-06-27 |
| EP0306800B1 (fr) | 1993-02-03 |
| DE3730507A1 (de) | 1989-03-23 |
| EP0306800A3 (en) | 1990-01-10 |
| ES2037777T3 (es) | 1993-07-01 |
| DE3878101D1 (de) | 1993-03-18 |
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