"Instant Coffee Packaging Spoon"

Abstract

In many ceremonies and conferences, powdered coffee mixed with other ingredients is used. Many people do not like to use mixed coffee and prefer granulated coffee. Also, a spoon is needed to dissolve each type of coffee powder in water, and in many ceremonies, the hygiene standards of the spoon are not taken into account. For example, the spoon provided may not be suitable for use in high-temperature liquids such as boiling water. Hence, the idea of ​​designing a spoon-shaped package for granulated coffee emerged, which, in addition to meeting hygiene standards for placing in high-temperature liquids, would allow the user to choose additives and adjust their amount, such as sugar or mint.

Description

Description of the invention Title of the invention Instant coffee packaging spoon Technical background of the relevant invention The technical field of this invention relates to the packaging and disposable container industry, especially food packaging, which includes special devices for delivering the contents of the containers and is capable of delivering a certain amount of food (granular or powdered). A47G19 / 34) and (B65D83 / 00) and also the packaging container, the details of which are disclosed in this document, has a use other than packaging purposes after extracting its contents. (B65D81 / 36) Technical problem and stating the objectives of the invention In many parties and conferences, coffee powder mixed with other ingredients (Coffee mix) is used. Many people do not want to use mixed coffee for various reasons and prefer to use granulated coffee. These people may not be allowed to drink drinks containing significant amounts of sugar due to diseases such as diabetes, or the person or people may be prohibited from consuming sugar due to their diet. Also; a person may refrain from drinking a coffee drink prepared by mixing coffee powder with sugar and non-dairy creamer powder because of their interest in the bitter and pure taste of coffee. In addition, a spoon is needed to dissolve each type of coffee powder in water, and in many parties and conferences, the provision of a spoon in the catering package is forgotten, or if it is provided, the hygiene standards of the spoon may not be considered. For example, the spoon provided may not be suitable for use in high-temperature liquids such as boiling water. Hence, the idea of ​​designing a package for instant coffee powder and its additives in the form of a spoon was born, which, in addition to having hygiene standards for placing in high-temperature liquids, allows the user to choose different additives and adjust their amounts, such as sugar or creamer powder. A description of the state of the prior art and the history of developments related to the claimed invention. Related documents found in international search: RU148225U1, WO2014109669A1, WO2019016827A1 RU148225U1: This document discloses details of a spoon for packaging food such as coffee. As shown in the technical drawings of this invention, the food or medicine is placed in the spoon cavity (3). Also, a sliding door (5) covers this compartment, which moves on the edges (6) and can be opened and closed with a finger. Although the opening and closing mechanism of the compartment door is similar to the mechanism used in the present invention; but in the present invention, this method is used to place separate compartments that can be separated from the main body of the spoon, and accordingly, mechanisms are designed to lock these compartments on the spoon body. Also, the spoon designed in the present invention is capable of storing at least three separate food items, but in this document, given that there is one food storage compartment, it is not possible to store multiple food items in the spoon designed in this document. WO2014109669A1: This document discloses details of a spoon that is similar to conventional spoons, except that a separating wall 17 is located in the hollow of the spoon so that two separate ingredients can be placed inside the spoon. This document provides images showing that two spoons may be connected to each other at the handle and the connected spoons can move relative to each other. In fact, this mechanism uses a pin located in the handle of the two spoons and the spoons have angular movement around the axis of the pin. The present invention uses a completely different method for separating food storage compartments and assembling them into a packaging spoon. WO2019016827A1: Based on the text and images provided in this invention, a single-serving food packaging container is designed in the shape of a spoon, with the geometric shape of the spoon cavity being different in different images. For example, the images provided in this document show spoons with circular, square, triangular and hexagonal cross-sections, and all containers are capable of being sealed to prevent food from leaking out. (These are well illustrated in Figure 1b provided in this document) In the present invention, a more complex mechanism with more capabilities is provided than in this document. Providing a solution to an existing technical problem along with an accurate, sufficient, and integrated description of the invention Fig.1a and Fig.1b: As shown in the figures, the designed spoon has three main parts. The first part, which is the spoon cavity, (10) is intended to hold instant coffee powder or coffee extract liquid. At the end of the spoon, there are two compartments (11) and (12) that are intended to hold coffee additives. For example, in the case of a three-in-one coffee mix (3 in 1), in the spoon cavity (10) instant coffee powder or coffee extract syrup is placed, in the upper compartment of the spoon (11) non-dairy creamer powder is placed, and in the lower compartment (12) sugar is placed. Or in the case of a two-in-one coffee mix, both end compartments (11) and (12) of the spoon are filled with non-dairy creamer powder. It should be noted that in this document, in order to provide a detailed explanation that can be understood by skilled persons, the example provided is for packaging coffee products, and as can be understood by those skilled in the art, tea may be placed in place of coffee, and any other foodstuff such as chocolate, chocolate sauce, caramel sauce, marshmallows, etc., may be placed in the compartments of this packaging instead of sugar. When all the compartments are filled with the desired material, a thin metal or plastic sheet (13) covers them and seals the compartments to prevent the material from leaking out. Now imagine that the spoon is placed on a table surface. As shown in the picture, when the lower compartment is in place, the head of the spoon will be above the table surface, which prevents this part from contacting the table surface and prevents the head of the spoon from getting dirty. Fig.2a and Fig.2b: The compartments located at the end of the spoon handle (211) and (212) can be slidably separated from the spoon body. To create this sliding movement, there is a section at the end of the spoon handle that acts as a rail. (20) Also, there is a groove (21) in the lower part of the compartments in which the section (20) is located and causes a sliding movement. Also, in the lower part of each chamber, there are two protrusions (22) designed to limit the movement of the chambers to the sides and to keep their position fixed when they are placed on the spoon; in fact, these protrusions prevent the chambers from loosening and shaking in the direction of the x-axis. Another protruding part is placed on the lower surface of the chambers (23), which is also intended to prevent the movement and loosening of the chambers. Considering the geometric shape of the chambers and the sliding nature of the separation mechanism, as well as the tolerance intended to create smooth movement of the chamber, if the part 23 is not present, the chambers may be unintentionally moved slightly in the direction of the y-axis, which this part prevents this phenomenon. Fig.3: When the compartments are removed from the spoon handle, a protrusion that looks like a coffee bean in the images and drawings presented is visible. (30) The appearance design of the member 30 can be in any shape, for example, a logo or emblem of a company or organization may be placed in this part. The purpose of placing the member 30 is to create a better feeling for the user when using the spoon in addition to creating visual appeal. In the absence of the member 30, a depression is created in the middle area of ​​the end of the spoon handle (31), which does not give a good feeling to the user when using and holding the spoon; therefore, the protrusion 30 is placed in the part 31 with the aim of filling the depression in this part and making this part level with the part 320. Also, at the endmost part of the handle, there is a groove (32), the reason for its existence will be explained in detail below. Fig.4a: This figure clearly shows the locking mechanism of the housings 411 and 412 on the spoon handle. When the housings are slidably placed on the spoon handle, the groove 432 and the arms 40 and 41 are in their normal position. In this case, there is also a gap between the arms 40 and 41 and the section 42. In such a situation, the housings 411 and 412 are locked on the spoon handle and there is no possibility of their spontaneous exit from the spoon handle. In Fig.4c and Fig.4b, you can see that when one of the housings 411 or 412 or both of them are being placed or removed from the spoon handle, the arms 40 and 41 bend inward and the space between the arms 40 and 41 and the section 42 decreases. Also, the gap 432 disappears due to the bending of the arms 40 and 41. Fig.4b: Now, when the user wants to remove one of the compartments (412) from the spoon, it is necessary to pull it backwards. When one of the compartments (412) is pulled backwards, the arms 40 and 41 are simultaneously affected by bending and torsional moments, this phenomenon, which is well shown in this figure, creates advantages for this product. For example, suppose that the user is holding the spoon in such a way that the compartments placed on the spoon handle are facing down. As mentioned, removing or placing these compartments on the spoon handle is done in a sliding manner, therefore, in this case, the direction of movement of removing the compartments from the spoon is the same as the direction of gravity. Given that when removing the compartment 412 from the spoon, the arms 40 and 41 bend inward, there is a possibility of the other compartment (411) from the spoon unintentionally. To solve this problem, the arms are designed in such a way that when a container is removed, in addition to the bending moment, a torsional moment is also created in the arms.Despite this phenomenon, when one compartment is removed, the other compartment is locked and remains in place by twisting the 420 rails. Fig.4c: This figure shows a situation where the user intends to remove both containers from the spoon handle simultaneously. In this case, when the user pulls both containers 411 and 412 outwards, only a bending moment is created in the arms 40 and 41, and by this the arms are bent inwards. As a result, both containers are removed from the spoon handle simultaneously. Fig.5: As is obvious to those skilled in the art, the geometric shape of the compartments 511 and 512 can be of any shape. For example, this figure shows a spoon whose end compartments slide out of the spoon handle like the previous figures, but their geometric shape is oval. It is also possible to consider other mechanisms instead of the sliding mechanism to separate the compartments from the spoon handle. For example, in this figure, points called break points (50) are considered on the spoon handle, and the user can remove the compartment from the spoon handle by holding the spoon and pulling the compartment (51), causing the break points (50) to break. The method of separating the compartments from the spoon handle may also be a combination of the previous methods. For example, in this figure, a spoon is shown in which compartments 53 and 54 are removed from the spoon handle by breaking the break points (52), and the second compartment (53) that is placed on the first compartment (54) is separated from the first compartment (54) in a sliding manner. This spoon can also be made of any material that can come into contact with hot liquids, such as polypropylene or various bioplastics. In addition, it is necessary that the selected material has the appropriate physical and mechanical properties for this product. For example, in the case of arms 40 and 41, it is essential that the selected material has the necessary resistance to torsional and bending moments and does not break or deform plastically during use. Finally, it should be noted that the descriptions in this document are presented in a manner that is understandable to those skilled in the technical field, and as is understandable to those skilled in the art, some of the components and specifications of this invention may change during various stages of product development and manufacturing within the scope of the disclosure. Explanation of shapes, maps and diagrams The numbering of the figures presented in this document is such that in two-digit numbers, the tens digit of each element indicates the number of the drawing in which the piece, component or part in question is shown. For example, if we encounter the number 21 in the description text, it means that to view the 21st piece or member, we must refer to Fig. 2. For three-digit numbers, a similar pattern applies to the two-digit reference pattern; for example, in the case of the number 412, the hundreds digit means that the 412th piece or member is shown in Fig. 4; but the tens digit of this number indicates that this piece was previously depicted in Fig. 1 with the number 12, and readers can refer to two separate figures simultaneously if necessary and to further understand the concepts and explanations provided. Fig.1a: This figure shows a complete view of the packaging spoon with the end compartments. Fig.1b: This figure shows a cross-sectional view of the spoon along with the chamber seals. Fig.2a and 2b: These figures show how to separate or place the compartments on the end of the spoon. Fig.3: This figure shows a view of the spoon without the end chambers and the components on the spoon are displayed. Fig.4a,4b and 4c: These figures show how the locking mechanism of the spoon end chambers works in different positions. Fig.5: This figure shows various examples of packaging spoons along with different methods of separating the end chambers. A clear and precise statement of the advantages of the claimed invention over prior inventions. 1. Ability to select and adjust the amount of coffee additives such as sugar and creamer powder to the desired amount. 2. Can be used by diabetics, athletes, and people who like the bitter and pure taste of coffee. Description of at least one implementation method for implementing the invention First, remove the spoon from the packaging and open the seal on the coffee part of the spoon; then pour the instant coffee powder into a glass of hot water (80-85℃), remove the sugar and creamer powder compartments from the spoon handle, add their contents to the desired amount of coffee drink, and then stir with a spoon. Explicit mention of the industrial application of the invention This invention is used in the food industry and can be sold in all grocery stores.

Claims

Claim What is claimed: Claim 1) What is claimed is a food packaging spoon that includes the following components: 1) Spoon recess and removable compartments built into the spoon handle for storing food. 2) A coating to seal the containers, preventing the contents inside them from leaking out. Claim 2) According to claim 1, a packaging spoon in which the compartments are separated from the spoon body in a sliding manner, in which case a rail and groove mechanism is provided for moving the compartments; or the compartments are separated from the spoon body by breaking the breaking points. Claim 3) According to claim 2, each of the end compartments of the packaging spoon has three protrusions on its lower surface; which, when placed on the spoon handle, keep the position of the compartments fixed on the spoon body. Claim 4) According to claim 1, the packaging spoon has two locking arms for the detachable compartments that are integral with the spoon handle and deform when the compartments are inserted and removed, creating a mechanical lock for them. Claim 5) According to claim 4, when one compartment is removed, the locking arms deform under the influence of bending and torsional moments and hold the other compartment fixed in its position; also, when both compartments are removed simultaneously, the locking arms deform under the influence of bending moments.

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