U.S. patent application number 13/934382 was filed with the patent office on 2015-01-08 for deform-proof cup.
The applicant listed for this patent is POWER SOURCE AND ASSOCIATES CORP.. Invention is credited to Sheng-Hung Lin.
Application Number | 20150008255 13/934382 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 52132118 |
Filed Date | 2015-01-08 |
United States Patent
Application |
20150008255 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Lin; Sheng-Hung |
January 8, 2015 |
Deform-Proof Cup
Abstract
A novel cup is revealed. The cup is deform-proof. A body part of
the cup has lateral-oriented fibers. By using the lateral-oriented
fibers together with a rim part surrounding an opening part of the
cup, the cup is not easily deformed on being held by hand. The
present invention can be applied to cups with different heights for
strengthening the body part, reducing weight of the body part and
lowering production cost.
Inventors: |
Lin; Sheng-Hung; (Taipei,
TW) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
POWER SOURCE AND ASSOCIATES CORP. |
Taipei |
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TW |
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Family ID: |
52132118 |
Appl. No.: |
13/934382 |
Filed: |
July 3, 2013 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
229/400 ;
220/656 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65D 65/466 20130101;
B65D 1/265 20130101; A47G 19/03 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
229/400 ;
220/656 |
International
Class: |
A47G 19/03 20060101
A47G019/03; B65D 1/48 20060101 B65D001/48; B65D 1/46 20060101
B65D001/46 |
Claims
1. A deform-proof cup, comprising a body part, said body part
comprising a plurality of lateral-oriented fibers; an opening part,
said opening part being located at an end of said body part; a rim
part, said rim part being located to surround said opening part;
and a closing part, said closing part being located at another end
of said body part opposite to said end of said body part.
2. The deform-proof cup according to claim 1, wherein said body
part, said rim part and said closing part are made of paper; and
height of said body part is longer than diameter of said opening
part.
3. The deform-proof cup according to claim 1, wherein said body
part and said closing part are made of paper; said rim part is made
of plastic; and height of said body part is longer than diameter of
said opening part.
4. The deform-proof cup according to claim 3, wherein said plastic
is selected from a group consisting of polyproylene (PP),
polyethylene (PE) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
5. The deform-proof cup according to claim 3, wherein said rim part
is made of a biomass material, a biodegradable material and poly
lactic acid (PLA).
6. The deform-proof cup according to claim 3, wherein said rim part
is made of a biomass plastic.
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a cup; more particularly,
relates to using lateral-oriented fibers in a body part together
with a rim part to prevent the cup from deformation on being held
by hand, where the present invention can thus be applied to cups
with different heights for strengthening the body part, reducing
weight of the body part and lowering production cost.
DESCRIPTION OF THE RELATED ART
[0002] A general paper cup comprises a body part of
lateral-oriented fibers, an opening part on top of the body part
and a closing part at bottom of the body part. With the paper cup,
a drink is held to be drunk.
[0003] Although, the lateral-oriented fibers of the body part is
used, the fibers may still be broken (perpendicularly) by a force
of the user's hand when the height of the body part is longer than
the diameter of the opening part (i.e. a tall cup with volume more
than 500 cubic centimeters (cc)). Consequently, stiffness of the
body part will be lost and the body part may further be deformed,
which means the body part is not suitable for the tall cup with the
height of the body part longer than the diameter of the opening
part.
[0004] Hence, the prior art does not fulfill all users' requests on
actual use.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] The main purpose of the present invention is to use
lateral-oriented fibers in a body part together with a rim part to
prevent a cup from deformation on being held by hand, where the
present invention can thus be applied to cups with different
heights for strengthening the body part, reducing weight of the
body part and lowering production cost.
[0006] To achieve the above purpose, the present invention is a
deform-proof cup, comprising a body part, an opening part, a rim
part and a closing part, where the body part comprises a plurality
of lateral-oriented fibers; the opening part is set on top of the
body part; the rim part is set to surround the opening part; and
the closing part is set at bottom of the body part. Accordingly, a
novel deform-proof cup is obtained.
BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF THE DRAWINGS
[0007] The present invention will be better understood from the
following detailed descriptions of the preferred embodiments
according to the present invention, taken in conjunction with the
accompanying drawings, in which
[0008] FIG. 1 is the view showing the first preferred embodiment
according to the present invention;
[0009] FIG. 2 is the sectional view showing the local area of the
first preferred embodiment; and
[0010] FIG. 3 is the view showing the second preferred
embodiment.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0011] The following descriptions of the preferred embodiments are
provided to understand the features and the structures of the
present invention.
[0012] Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, which are a view showing
a first preferred embodiment according to the present invention;
and a sectional view showing a local area of the first preferred
embodiment. As shown in the figure, the present invention is a
deform-proof cup, comprising a body part 1, an opening part 2, a
rim part 3 and a closing part 4.
[0013] The body part 1 comprises a plurality of lateral-oriented
fiber 11.
[0014] The opening part 2 is set on top of the body part 1.
[0015] The rim part 3 is set to surround the opening part 2.
[0016] The closing part 4 is set at bottom of the body part 1.
[0017] Thus, a novel deform-proof cup is obtained.
[0018] Therein, the body part 1, the rim part 3, and the closing
part 4 are made of paper and height of the body part 1 is longer
than diameter of the opening part 2 (i.e. a tall cup having a
volume more than 500 cubic centimeters (cc)).
[0019] On using the present invention, the body part 1 contains a
drink for a user to drink. When the user holds the body part 1 with
his hand, a force is usually put on middle or lower part of the
body part 1. Thus, upper part of the body part 1 receives a smaller
force (which can be almost reduced to none). Therefore, the upper
part of the body part 1 can use the lateral-oriented fibers 11 to
maintain proper stiffness for strengthening the body part 1. Hence,
on holding the body part 1, the lateral-oriented fibers 11 are used
to prevent deformation. Furthermore, because the upper part of the
opening part 2 and the rim part 3 are not affected by the user's
holding the body part 1, the rim part 3 can be made of paper.
[0020] Please refer to FIG. 3, which is a view showing a second
preferred embodiment. As shown in the figure, a body part 1a and a
closing part 4a of a cup fabricated according to the present
invention are made of paper. A rim part 3a of the cup is made of
plastic. Height of the body part 1 a is shorter than diameter of
the opening part 2a (i.e. a short cup). The plastic is polyproylene
(PP), polyethylene (PE), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a
biomaterial, a biodegradable material, poly lactic acid (PLA) or a
biomass plastic. Thus, strength of the body part 1a is maintained
by the plastic rim part 3a, which further reduces weight of the
body part 1a and lowers production cost.
[0021] To sum up, the present invention is a deform-proof cup,
where, by using lateral-oriented fibers in a body part together
with a rim part, a cup will not be easily deformed on being held by
hand; and, thus, the present invention can be applied to cups with
different heights for strengthening the body part, reducing weight
of the body part and lowering production cost.
[0022] The preferred embodiments herein disclosed are not intended
to unnecessarily limit the scope of the invention. Therefore,
simple modifications or variations belonging to the equivalent of
the scope of the claims and the instructions disclosed herein for a
patent are all within the scope of the present invention.
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