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US 12,606,342 B2Granted
Cup, a blank for a cup and a method of forming a cup
AssigneeChoose Planet A Limited
InventorCyril Michel Drouet
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Abstract
A system and a method for a cup for retaining a liquid comprising a base, a wall, the base and the wall defining a container with a space to retain the liquid, a first closure flap and a second closure flap, the first closure flap and second closure flap attached to the wall and extending from the wall, the first closure flap and the second closure flap being foldable relative to the wall, the first closure flap and second closure flap foldable between an open position and a closed position, wherein the first closure flap and the second closure flap defining a lid when in the closed position, and the lid being defined by a first closure flap being folded at least twice to a closed position and the second closure flap being folded at least once to a closed position.
Claims22
A cup comprising:
- a base;
- a wall extending from the base to enclose the base, the wall including a plurality of fold lines that extend across the wall and define a lid border opposite the base;
- a first closure flap extending beyond a first fold line of the plurality of fold lines, the first closure flap being attached to the wall via the first fold line, and being movable between an open position and a closed position;
- a second closure flap extending beyond a second fold line of the plurality of fold lines, and being moveable between an open position and a closed position, the second closure flap being attached to the wall via the second fold line, and the second closure flap having lateral sides disconnected from and independently movable with respect to the first closure flap;
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- an outlet for accessing an inside of the cup, the outlet being located on at least one of the first closure flap or the second closure flap, above the respective first fold line and the second fold line,
- wherein:
- the outlet includes a foldable cover that is foldably connected to the at least one of the first closure flap or the second closure flap, when the at least one of the first closure flap or the second closure flap is in the closed position,
- the cover is movable between a closed position at least partially covering the outlet and an open position allowing access to the inside of the cup,
- an edge of the outlet is aligned with at least one of the first fold line or the second fold line, and
- when in the closed position, the at least one of the first closure flap or the second closure flap is curved to form a concave surface.
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A blank for a cup, the blank comprising:
- a base portion;
- a wall portion configured to enclose the base portion when formed as the cup, the wall portion including a plurality of fold lines that extend across the wall portion and define a lid border opposite the base portion;
- a lid portion including:
- a first closure flap extending beyond a first fold line of the plurality of fold lines, the first closure flap being attached to the wall portion via the first fold line, and being movable between an open position and a closed position, and
- a second closure flap extending beyond a second fold line of the plurality of fold lines, and being moveable between an open position and a closed position, the second closure flap being attached to the wall portion via the second fold line, and the second closure flap having lateral sides disconnected from and independently movable with respect to the first closure flap;
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- an outlet portion located above the respective first fold line and the second fold line on at least one of the first closure flap or the second closure flap, the outlet portion being sized to accommodate a drinking straw therethrough when the first closure flap and the second closure flap are folded to form the lid portion,
- wherein, when the blank is formed as the cup:
- the outlet portion includes a foldable cover that is foldably connected to the at least one of the first closure flap or the second closure flap, when the at least one of the first closure flap or the second closure flap is in the closed position,
- the cover is movable between a closed position at least partially covering the outlet portion and an open position allowing access to an inside of the cup,
- an edge of the outlet portion is aligned with at least one of the first fold line or the second fold line, and
- when in the closed position, the at least one of the first closure flap or the second closure flap is curved to form a concave surface.
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A method of forming a cup using a blank, the method comprising steps of:
- attaching a first side of a wall portion of the blank to a second side of the wall portion of the blank to form a cylinder or prism shaped body that defines a hollow space therein;
- forming a base portion at, or attaching a base portion to, a first end of the wall portion;
- forming a lid at a second end of the wall portion opposite the first end, the step of forming the lid including steps of:
- folding a first closure flap inward along a first fold line of a plurality of fold lines at the second end of the wall portion, the first closure flap being attached to the wall portion via the first fold line, and being movable between an open position and a closed position,
- folding a second closure flap inward along a second fold line of the plurality of fold lines at the second end of the wall portion such that the second closure flap rests on top of the first closure flap, and being moveable between an open position and a closed position, and the second closure flap having lateral sides disconnected from and independently movable with respect to the first closure flap, and
- inserting a tab on the second closure flap into an opening on the first closure flap to close the second closure flap to the first closure flap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.