CN102470958B - clip scoop - Google Patents
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- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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Abstract
The invention discloses one and there is the spoon (20) of bowl (21) and shank.Described bowl has bowl edge (22) and bowl width (Wb).Described shank has the proximal handle portion edge (31) being connected to bowl edge.Shank has the distally shank edge (32) relative with proximal handle portion edge.Shank has shank width (Wh).Shank has the intermediate plate (40) of band intermediate plate pedestal (41), and intermediate plate pedestal is connected to shank edge, distally by described intermediate plate.Proximally shank edge, intermediate plate distally shank edge highlights.Intermediate plate has the free edge (42) relative with intermediate plate pedestal.Shank width is about the 50% to about 100% of bowl width.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of for dosage product and the clip scoop that fastens on flexible package.
Background technology
Spoon has been used in various field.Such as, spoon has been used for fabric care product and household care products such as detergent and fabric intensifier go out correct amount for dosage.Detergent is generally loaded in be packed in such as carton, plastic container and flexible package.Flexible package is applicable not only to the freshness of the product that holding is preserved, and also contributes to prevent moisture or air from entering in the product of encapsulating.Additionally, flexible package generally uses less material, and cost is less than corresponding carton or plastic container.
In order to allow consumer correctly dosage graininess or pelletized product, spoon can be included at commercially available product.This spoon is generally included in the product packing such as carton and plastic container, but described container is frequently not flexible package, because this type of flexible container is usually the biggest bag, spoon may be difficult to found maybe may be buried in wherein wherein.Therefore, consumer is sometimes prone to misplace or lose spoon between using at each time.When consumer prepares to reuse spoonful, may especially be difficult to find it in packaging, because described spoon may be buried in product between each use.Additionally, when Consumer Search buries spoon in the product, described product may adhere on hand.Consumer may not like do so, because this makes us feeling dirty and messy.
Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a kind of spoon, described spoon is prone to the dirty and messy state fastening on the outside of flexible package and/or can reducing on spoon.Additionally, the use of intermediate plate may also provide close mechanism to keep the freshness of the product in flexible package without changing flexible package self or flexible packages.Further, it is another object of the present invention to provide a kind of spoon, its shank is strongly attached to bowl and bends with the impedance when dipping a large amount of solid.
Summary of the invention
The present invention relates to a kind of spoon with bowl and shank.Bowl has bowl edge and bowl width.Shank has the proximal handle portion edge being connected to bowl edge.Shank has the distally shank edge relative with proximal handle portion edge.Shank has shank width.Shank has the intermediate plate including intermediate plate pedestal, and intermediate plate pedestal is connected to shank edge, distally by described intermediate plate.Proximally shank edge, intermediate plate distally shank edge highlights.Intermediate plate has the free edge relative with intermediate plate pedestal.Shank width is at least about the 50% of bowl width.
The present invention also relates to a kind of external member, described external member has and wherein comprises the flexible package of product and spoon as above.
The present inventor is it has surprisingly been found that intermediate plate can help to fasten on such as flexible package spoon.Without being bound by theory the spoon of the present invention can be fastened on the outer surface of flexible package, and consumer can need not be put back in bag spoon after usage.Therefore, consumer can easily search for the most at any time spoon and occur mess chance minimum.Additionally, intermediate plate also can reduce, relative to the orientation of spoon, the amount that spoon highlights from the packaging.This is especially suitable in the case where there: its intermediate package is housed in the region of high traffic (to reduce spoon from the packaging by the probability of abate) and/or is housed in the congested area that wherein headroom is few.Additionally, the big shank width of spoon also assists in spoon is strongly attached to bowl and the impedance bending when dipping a large amount of solid.
It is explained with reference to book and accompanying drawing will become more fully understood and know from experience these and other objects of the present invention, advantage and feature.
Accompanying drawing explanation
The present invention can be more easily understood, wherein by these non-limitative drawings:
Fig. 1 is the perspective view of the spoon of the present invention；
Fig. 2 is the bottom view of the spoon of Fig. 1；
Fig. 3 is the side view of the spoon of Fig. 1；
Fig. 4 is the profile of intermediate plate as seen by the line 4-4 along Fig. 2；
Fig. 5 is the perspective view of flexible package, and the opening of described packaging folds and buckled by the spoon of the present invention；
Fig. 6 is the perspective view of the flexible package of the spoon with Fig. 5 seen from opposite side；
Fig. 7 is the profile of the flexible package as seen by the line 7-7 along Fig. 6 with intermediate plate；
Fig. 8 is an embodiment of the grip highlighted from the lower surface of intermediate plate；
Fig. 9 is an embodiment of the grip highlighted from the lower surface of intermediate plate；
Figure 10 is an embodiment of the grip highlighted from shank upper surface；And
Figure 11 is the top view of the spoon of Fig. 1.
Accompanying drawing herein is not necessarily drawn to scale.
Detailed description of the invention
The present invention relates to a kind of spoon with bowl and shank.Described bowl has bowl edge and bowl width.Shank has and is connected to the distally shank edge relative with proximal handle portion edge, the proximal handle portion edge of bowl edge and shank width.Shank has the intermediate plate including intermediate plate pedestal, and intermediate plate pedestal is connected to shank edge, distally by described intermediate plate.Proximally shank edge, intermediate plate distally shank edge highlights.Intermediate plate has the free edge relative with intermediate plate pedestal.Shank width is at least about the 50% of bowl width.
Fig. 1 shows the perspective view of the spoon of the present invention.Spoon 20 has bowl 21, and described bowl has bowl edge 22.Bowl 21 has bowl bottom 24.Bowl 21 has bowl antetheca 25, and described antetheca is connected to bowl bottom 24.Bowl 21 has first bowl of sidewall 26, and described first bowl of sidewall is connected to bowl bottom 24 and bowl antetheca 25.Bowl 21 has second bowl of sidewall 27, described second bowl of sidewall and first bowl of sidewall 26 and relatively and is connected to bowl bottom 24 and bowl antetheca 25.Bowl 21 has bowl rear wall 28, and described bowl rear wall is relative with bowl antetheca 25 and is connected to 24, first bowl of sidewall 26 of bowl bottom and second bowl of sidewall 27.Bowl antetheca 26, second bowl of sidewall 27 of 25, first bowl of sidewall and bowl rear wall 28 originate in bowl bottom 24 and terminate at bowl top 29.Spoon 20 extends in top side face T and bottom side B.Bowl top 29 is towards top side face T.
Shank 30 has proximal handle portion edge 31.Shank 30 has the distally shank edge 32 relative with proximal handle portion edge 31.Shank 30 has the first side arm 33 and is the most always substantially parallel to the second side arm 34 of the first side arm 33, and both is each perpendicular to bowl 21 in FIG and extends.First side arm 33 and the second side arm 34 originate in proximal handle portion edge 31, and are bonded together at shank edge, distally 32 and terminate.Shank 30 has space 35.Space 35 by proximal handle portion edge 31, shank edge, distally the 32, first side arm 33 and the second side arm 34 institute around.
Shank 30 has intermediate plate 40 wherein.Proximally shank edge 31, intermediate plate 40 distally shank edge 32 highlights.Intermediate plate 40 has intermediate plate pedestal 41 and the free edge 42 being connected to shank 30.Intermediate plate 40 is generally of the undulation portion 43 extended from intermediate plate pedestal 41 towards free edge 42.When spoon 20 is fastened on flexible package, intermediate plate 40 can be used as tightening device together with shank side arm 33 and 34.Without being bound by theory it is believed that spoon need not extra material or device to fasten on flexible package when intermediate plate is integrated with shank.Owing to intermediate plate distally shank edge proximally shank edge and bowl are prominent, therefore when spoon is fastened on flexible package, intermediate plate, shank side arm can contact the outer surface of flexible package with bowl top.This causes contact stabilization to increase (see figure 6).As used herein, phrase " distally proximally shank edge, shank edge highlights " instruction intermediate plate 40 distally shank edge 32 stretches out (seeing Figure 11 equally) generally towards bowl 21.
In FIG, intermediate plate 40 has the undulation portion 43 extended from intermediate plate pedestal 41 towards free edge 42.Undulation portion 43 has the convex surface 52 of neighbouring intermediate plate pedestal 41.Intermediate plate 40 has concave surface 56 between convex surface 52 and free edge 42.Without being bound by theory it is believed that undulation portion provides the tightening force to flexible material and little space, the most rolled-up flexible material can be kept by intermediate plate.This undulation portion also reduces following probability: intermediate plate by mistake will drop from flexible package or fly off during preserving.Having been found that spoon is substantially better remained on flexible package than straight intermediate plate by the undulation portion of the type, because during preserving and/or when flexible material pack is below intermediate plate, the power of intermediate plate will not be converted to transverse movement/power as much.
Intermediate plate 40 has top surface 46 and the lower surface 47 being positioned on the opposite side of top surface 46.Top surface 46 is positioned in top side face T of spoon 20, and lower surface 47 is positioned on the bottom side B of spoon 20.Convex surface 52 rises obliquely from intermediate plate pedestal 41 on top side face direction.Concave surface 56 declines obliquely from convex surface 52 on bottom side direction.Free edge 42 rises from concave surface 56 again on top side face direction obliquely.The bottom side B of convex surface 52 exists storage space 58.
The shape of the undulation portion 43 on top surface 46 is also quite to meet ergonomics: it encourages consumer be comfortably placed on it by thumb and use palm of the hand keeping clip when consumer uses spoon to distribute product.This in turn provides point of leverage, with compared with only carrying out situation during keeping clip with finger tip, described point of leverage makes the process that dips become the easiest and reduces the strain of finger and wrist.When spoon buckles flexible package, the shape of the lower surface 47 of concave surface 56 can be used as the buckling clamping part to flexible package.
In FIG, bowl 21 has optional measurement markers 70 in 26, second bowl of sidewall 27 of first bowl of sidewall and/or bowl antetheca 25.Measurement markers 70 can be used to the amount enabling the customer to limit the product of different situations to be used for；Such as, for big medicated clothing wash load, it is used for the dirtiest load etc..
Bowl 21 can have one or more stacking protuberance 72 wherein to allow manufacturing and/or easily stacking during storage spoon and carrying out spoon solving stacking.Stacking protuberance 72 can be located in bowl 21.Bowl can have at most about 8 stacking protuberances, about 1 to about 6 protuberance, or about 2 to about 4 stacking protuberances.Stacking protuberance can be the small pieces integrated with bowl.Stacking protuberance should be sufficiently small thus do not hinder assigning process and may be positioned to prominent from bowl bottom.Stacking protuberance can have about 3mm to about 20mm, about 4mm to about 15mm, or about 5mm is to the height of about 10mm.Without being bound by theory when multiple spoons are stacked, stacking protuberance can prevent spoon to be adhered on the next one.This is even more important in the manufacture process of spoon, because can be stacked on by manufactured spoon on manufacture line.In the filling process of flexible package, multiple spoons can be stacked up one by one when they are put in packaging.The bottom of spoon can be placed on following bottom above.The stacking protuberance being positioned at bowl can prevent two spoons from adhering, because stacking protuberance can provide stop so that described bottom can not contact each other.
The overflow volume of bowl 21 is typically about 5mL to about 450mL, about 20mL to about 320mL, or about 30mL to about 150mL.The overflow volume of bowl 21 can be measured by the maximum water volume being stably maintained in spoon.The periphery of the bowl top 29 of the spoon 20 painted in Fig. 1 is substantially rectangular, and tool has rounded edges.The periphery of the bowl top 29 observed from top side face T can be as required circular, substantially elliptical, generally polygonal (such as, triangle, tetragon, pentagon, hexagon etc.) etc., and there is the sharp-pointed or turning of rounding.These shapes can according to their aesthetic property or certain functional select.Such as, by spoon and detergent granules product included together in flexible package.Multiple flexible packages can be stacked up.Thus the spoon being included in bottom compliant packaging can be subjected to heavy weight.Thus the spoon in flexible package may be from internal lacerations flexible package.In this case, the corner shape of rounding is milder to the effect of flexible package, because described turning has the most sharp-pointed edge.In other cases, the sharp-pointed spoon in turning can be preferably to be matched with certain package shape, and/or for the bigger rigidity of structure.
Fig. 2 shows the bottom view of the spoon of Fig. 1.Intermediate plate or around the concave surface 56 of intermediate plate 40, there is grip 60.Intermediate plate 40 has three grip 60, and they are wavy line.Grip has a height started from lower surface, and described height can be about 0.1mm to about 5mm, about 0.2mm to about 3mm, or about 0.3mm to about 2mm.Grip 60 highlights from the lower surface 47 of intermediate plate 40, and has the height of about 0.5mm.Intermediate plate has at least one grip on a bottom surface.Grip can be rib, line and/or point, if but grip protrudes from intermediate plate, and the most described grip is not limited to these.Intermediate plate can have about 1 to about 20, about 2-15 or about 3 to about 10 grip.When spoon is fastened on flexible package, grip can increase the friction with flexible package.This reduce the unexpected probability slipping intermediate plate and being opened accidentally packaging.
In fig. 2, bowl 21 has a bowl width WB.Bowl width WBIt is the ultimate range between first bowl of sidewall 26 and second bowl of sidewall 27.Shank 30 has shank width WH.Shank width WHFor the ultimate range from the outward flange of the first side arm 33 to the opposite outer edges of the second side arm 34.Bowl width WBShank width W can be more thanH.Shank width WHFor bowl width WBAt least about 50%, about 50% to about 150%, about 60% to about 125%, or about 70% to about 110%.In the embodiment of fig. 2, shank width WHFor bowl width WBAbout 87%.As shank width WHRelatively big and be nearly identical to a bowl width WBTime, the spoon of the present invention can more stably be maintained, and can more resistant to bending under heavy load, and can be easier to during use to reverse as when using spoon to take from bag or during the powder detergent of loose caking.Grasp to allow consumer easily capture and to use spoon additionally, described big shank width may further be used to improve, all the more so from the point of view of may suffering from arthritic old people particularly with hand.When using spoon, this wider shank meeting ergonomics also can provide bigger leverage, and described leverage makes the whole use process of spoon more pleasant.
Shank also can have minimum shank width WMIN, it is the minimum widith of shank.WMINBetween proximally positioned shank edge 31 and shank edge, distally 32.Minimum shank width WMINShank width W can be exceededHAbout 75%, about 75% to about 99%, or about 80% to about 95%.Without being limited by theory, it is believed that with its width along compared with the shank of whole consistent length, the shank with narrower minimum shank width more meets ergonomics principle and grasps more comfortable.But, as minimum shank width WMINWhen becoming too small, consumer may start the problem having in structure, and described problem may result in fracture or unacceptable shank curved.Therefore, minimum shank width W hereinMINBalance ergonomics principle and structural stability to obtain optimization effect.
Fig. 3 shows the side view of the spoon of Fig. 1.Free edge 42 rises to top side face T obliquely from concave surface 56.The top of free edge 42 can be separated with the plane formed by the top side face of shank 30 by height h, and described height can be about 2mm to about 10mm, about 2.5mm to about 8mm, or about 3mm to about 7mm.This significantly improves the availability of spoon, because it allows to be clamped on flexible package by spoon with one hand as follows: the top side face along flexible package downward sliding shank until intermediate plate engagement and clamps flexible package securely simply.See below discussion to Fig. 5 equally.
Fig. 4 shows the profile of intermediate plate as seen by the line 4-4 along Fig. 2.Intermediate plate 40 has intermediate plate pedestal 41 and the free edge 42 being connected to shank 30.Intermediate plate pedestal 41 is connected to shank edge, distally 32.Intermediate plate 40 has the undulation portion 43 extended from intermediate plate pedestal 41 towards free edge 42.When observing from top side face T, undulation portion 43 has sinusoidal shape, and described shape includes convex surface 52 and the concave surface 56 of neighbouring convex surface 52.In the diagram, convex surface 52 is positioned adjacent to intermediate plate pedestal 41.
When flexible package (see the 100 of Fig. 5) is inserted in spoon 20, by its sliding between intermediate plate 40 and shank 30.Free edge 42 is positioned at above shank 30, and therefore flexible package (see the 100 of Fig. 5) can be easily slid onto below intermediate plate 40 by consumer with one hand, and makes it keep fixing by intermediate plate 40, shank 30 and/or grip 60.
Fig. 5 shows that the perspective view of flexible package, the opening of described packaging fold and buckled by the spoon of the present invention.When consumer is initially opened the flexible package 100 wherein containing product, a part for flexible package 100 is cut or removes to form opening at periphery 102.Described opening is sufficiently large to use spoon 20, thus takes out some products from flexible package 100.Then may need to reclose the flexible package 100 opened to avoid the product of inside overflow and/or avoid moisture or air to enter in the flexible package 100 opened.
Spoon 20 can especially be fastened on following flexible package 100, and its periphery 102 is rolled or folded the most at least one times, twice, three time or four times, in order to reclose flexible package 100.In Figure 5, periphery 102 is folded three times to itself.In order to use intermediate plate 40, make flexible package 100 near free edge 42, the most as follows the periphery 102 of folding is directed in lower surface 47 undulation portion 43 below: by flexible package 100 towards intermediate plate pedestal 41 sliding, through free edge (see the 42 of Fig. 6), concave surface (see the 56 of Fig. 6), then in the storage space (see the 58 of Fig. 6) of intermediate plate, described storage space is formed by convex surface (see the 52 of Fig. 6) on the bottom side B of spoon 20.Without being bound by theory it is believed that this clip design reduces the probability that spoon slips during preserving from flexible package.When spoon 20 is slid onto in the periphery 102 of folding, it prevents the periphery 102 folded from reopening.When spoon 20 is slid onto in the periphery 102 of folding, the width of described folding generally can be about 3mm to about 30mm, about 4mm to about 25mm, or about 5mm to about 20mm.By buckling below convex surface 52 by the periphery 102 of folding, spoon 20 is fastened on flexible package 100, thus the closed state of the periphery 102 folded is kept by spoon 20.Generally, spoon herein leans flexible package by the top side face keeping spoon in this process and reduces the prominent of spoon.
Fig. 6 shows that the embodiment of the Fig. 5 observed the other way around is to illustrate intermediate plate 40.The periphery 102 folded is buckled by the intermediate plate 40 of spoon 20.Convex surface 52 provides storage space 58 to accommodate the periphery 102 folded.Undulation portion can be used for preferably being fixed on flexible package by spoon.Intermediate plate pedestal 41 and concave surface 56 make the periphery 102 of folding remain closed.Proximally shank edge 31, intermediate plate 40 distally shank edge 32 highlights.When spoon 20 is fastened on flexible package 100, bowl top 29 can contact flexible package 100, thus causes the contact surface of the increase of spoon 20 and flexible package 100.Therefore, intermediate plate herein is also used for stablizing the spoon fastening to flexible package.
Fig. 7 shows the profile of the flexible package as seen by the line 7-7 along Fig. 6 with intermediate plate.When intermediate plate 40 is fastened on the periphery 102 of the folding of flexible package 100, one or more grip 60(are if present) may contact flexible package 100.By increasing the friction between spoon 20 and flexible package 100, intermediate plate 40 can more firmly be fastened on flexible package 100 by grip 60.This can help the probability reducing and/or being avoided spoon 20 to slip from flexible package 100.Spoon 20 between intermediate plate 40 and shank 30 by the periphery 102 being slid onto folding.When spoon 20 along the periphery 102 of the folding of flexible package 100 by sliding time, spoon 20 can contact the edge of the periphery 102 folded at intermediate plate pedestal 41.When the periphery 102 folded rests in storage space 58, the periphery 102 of folding can be locked between convex surface 52 and shank 30.Therefore, the periphery 102 of flexible package 100 is firmly held, and ensures that flexible package 100 will not open or allow moisture and air to enter.
Owing to there is the free edge 42 of intermediate plate 40, the pliability of intermediate plate 40 makes user be prone to a part for flexible package 100 to be slid onto in the storage space 58 between intermediate plate 40 and shank 30.In the figure 7, intermediate plate 40 has from three prominent grip 60 of lower surface 47.
In an embodiment herein, can reinforcing clip sheet pedestal 41 to prevent from or to reduce the probability of fracture occurs at this point.Owing to intermediate plate 40 bends at most at intermediate plate pedestal 41, therefore it is the position concentrated of major part stress and strain at this during using and preserving.Therefore, reinforcing clip sheet pedestal can be carried out as follows: such as, this part is made to thicker, manufacture (such as, material the most elastic, more rigidity etc.) with different materials, this part be made to thinner and/or add additional structural elements to solve the problem of stress concentration of this point.In an embodiment herein, intermediate plate pedestal 41 thicker than the adjacent part of intermediate plate 40 about 1% to about 100%, or about 5% to about 50%, or about 7% to about 25%.In an embodiment herein, intermediate plate pedestal 41 thicker than the adjacent part of shank 30 about 1% to about 100%, or about 5% to about 50%, or about 7% to about 25%.
Fig. 8 shows an embodiment of the prominent grip of lower surface 47 from intermediate plate 40.The grip 160 of Fig. 8 is to be arranged into a line three raised points.Grip 160 is positioned at the peak of concave surface 56, in order to maximize the friction with flexible package (see the 100 of Fig. 7).These grip 160 can reinforce contacting and can preventing from slipping of spoon and flexible package.
Fig. 9 shows another embodiment of the prominent grip of lower surface 47 from intermediate plate 40.The grip 260 of Fig. 9 is four lines.
Figure 10 shows an embodiment of the prominent grip of upper surface 46 from shank 30.The grip 360 of Figure 10 is raised points and the peak across the concave surface 56 of intermediate plate 40 is positioned on shank 30.When spoon is slid onto on flexible package, this grip position also can increase the friction between spoon and flexible package.
Figure 11 shows the top view of the spoon of Fig. 1.Intermediate plate 40 may be shaped such that intermediate plate orientation crosses over the space above bowl 21.More particularly, intermediate plate 40 has the center of connection free edge 42 and the imaginary intermediate plate centrage L at the center of intermediate plate pedestal 411.Imagining center line L1May span across the space above bowl 21.This configuration can help spoon 20 preferably to fasten on flexible package, because the major part of bowl top 29 can contact flexible package.Intermediate plate 40 directly extends towards bowl 21, and the most perpendicular.Spoon 20 is in horizontal line LHGo up and be perpendicular to horizontal line LHVertical curve LVUpper extension.Specifically, intermediate plate centrage L1It is perpendicular to vertical curve LV.Without being limited by theory, it is believed that this vertical spoon can allow farthest to clamp, because bowl top and shank can apply farthest friction so that reducing when spoon is clamped on it and slipping from it on flexible package.In another embodiment, intermediate plate 40 extends towards bowl 21, but offsets with minute angle, the angle ranging from and vertical line deviation less than about +/-
15 °, less than about +/-10 °, or less than about +/-7 °.When intermediate plate offsets, imagining center line L1Also can offset to bowl edge from vertical line.Without being limited by theory, it is believed that this little angle can allow more easily to clamp with one hand, and can be for left use or right handed make for customizing.
As it has been described above, grip can be positioned on intermediate plate or shank as required, in order to grip can contact flexible pouch and prevent it from slipping.
Friction between spoon and flexible package can increase by increasing the coefficient of friction between them, such as by changing the surface smoothness of spoon and/or increasing by changing the surfacing of intermediate plate and/or shank.In order to increase friction, can coating with the material than unchanged flexible package with higher coefficient of friction at least partially of flexible package, such as by adding rubber, paraffin, cellophane etc., and can be added by method multiple known to field of plastics manufacture.In an embodiment herein, grip is made up of rubber, and described rubber is by co-injection to spoon self.
Described surfacing and/or coating material are selected from by the following group formed: polyvinyl, polypropylene, Merlon, polystyrene and polyester.
As it has been described above, spoon herein can be fastened on flexible package, and especially can keep flexible package periphery roll or the shape that folds.After opening flexible package, spoon can be fastened on the outer surface of flexible package.Therefore, spoon can be taken off and readily use it by consumer from the packaging, it is not necessary to is put into by hands and searches spoon in flexible package wherein.
Intermediate plate can have the length from intermediate plate pedestal to free edge, and wherein said length is about 2cm to about 10cm, about 3cm to about 9cm, or about 4cm to about 8cm.
Spoon herein can be injection, and described injection has the advantage that the finished products providing durable and solid.
The invention still further relates to include the external member of spoon as above and flexible package.Consumer can be used together spoon herein with flexible package.After opening flexible package, need closed perimeter, such as, by being folded or rolled up closing.Periphery that is that fold or that roll is also required to buckle so that product therein is not exposed to outside moisture or air.For this purpose it is proposed, spoon herein can be used to buckle periphery.When selling external member (such as, retail shop) herein, spoon can be included in flexible package.Alternatively mode, can be attached to the outer surface of flexible package by spoon.
Additionally or alternatively, flexible package also can have the zip type closing device for opening.Described zip type closing device is repeatable to be opened or closes without damaging flexible package.When flexible package is reclosed by zip type closing device, flexible package can be completely enclosed thus isolates with external environment condition.Utilize zip type closing device, it is possible to the product that protection is included in packaging makes it not affected by moisture or air, and without being folded or rolled up described packaging.
Spoon herein can be formed by the material of any suitable species, usually plastic material such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyethylene terephthalate, polyester, polrvinyl chloride and combinations thereof；Or polyethylene, polypropylene and combinations thereof.
Flexible package can have about 0.01mm to about 5mm, about 0.02mm to about 4mm, or about 0.03mm is to the thickness of about 3mm.Material for flexible package may include but be not limited to thermoplastic (such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyester, polrvinyl chloride etc.), paper wood (such as paper, cardboard etc.), elastomeric material etc..Flexible package can comprise the product of the group of choosing freely following composition: solid product, fluid product and/or gel products.Product herein can be unitized dose product, such as tablet, gel film, solvable pouch and/or combinations thereof.In an embodiment herein, described product is solid product, especially granular product.Described product can include such as fabric detergent, fabric intensifier, hard surface detergent, bleach, coffee bean, coffee powder, milk powder, pet food etc..
Spoon herein can be transparent, translucent or opaque.Spoon herein can include at least one color, and can include two kinds to five kinds colors.This type of color may indicate that the different parts of described spoon, different materials, and the instruction place of production or brand, simply for aesthetic reasons etc..
It is to be understood that embodiment as herein described and embodiment exclusively for the purposes of illustration and will be made various modification or change by those skilled in the art without departing from the present invention.
Dimension disclosed herein and value are not intended to be understood to be limited strictly to described exact value.On the contrary, except as otherwise noted, each such dimension refers to cited numerical value and the functionally equivalent scope around this numerical value.Such as, the dimension being disclosed as " 40mm " is intended to indicate that " about 40mm ".
Unless expressly excluded or limited, each file cited herein, including any cross reference or Patents or patent application, it is incorporated by the most accordingly herein.Quote any document is not to recognize prior art that it is disclosed herein or claimed any invention or recognize that it independently or proposes, advises or disclose this type of invention any in any combination of mode with any other one or more lists of references.Further, if any implication or the definition of term conflict mutually with any any implication being herein incorporated by reference in the literature same term or definition in this document, will be as the criterion with the implication or definition that give that term in this document.
Although illustrate and describing the particular of the present invention, it will be evident, however, to one skilled in the art that can make without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention many other change and modification.Therefore, claims are intended to all these changes and the modification being in the scope of the invention.
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1. a spoon, described spoon includes:
(1) bowl, described bowl includes bowl edge and bowl width；With
(2) shank, described shank includes:
I () proximal handle portion edge, described proximal handle portion edge is connected to described bowl edge；
(ii) relative with described proximal handle portion edge shank edge, distally；With
(iii) shank width,
Wherein, described shank includes that intermediate plate, described intermediate plate include being connected to the intermediate plate pedestal at shank edge, described distally, and described intermediate plate is prominent towards described proximal handle portion edge from shank edge, described distally, and described intermediate plate includes the free edge relative with described intermediate plate pedestal
Wherein, described shank width is at least the 50% of described bowl width, and described shank has the minimum shank width (W being positioned between described proximal handle portion edge and shank edge, described distallyMIN), and described minimum shank width is the 80% to 95% of described shank width；And
Described intermediate plate pedestal is than the adjacent part thick 1% to 100% of described intermediate plate, and described intermediate plate pedestal is than the adjacent part thick 1% to 100% of described shank.
2. spoon as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that described shank width is the 50% to 150% of described bowl width.
3. spoon as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described intermediate plate also includes undulation portion, described undulation portion extends towards described free edge from described intermediate plate pedestal, described undulation portion includes that sinusoidal shape, described sinusoidal shape include convex portions and the concave part of neighbouring described convex shape.
4. spoon as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described shank includes the first side arm and is arranged essentially parallel to the second side arm of described first side arm, described first side arm and described second side arm respectively since described proximal handle portion edge extends to shank edge, described distally.
5. spoon as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that described spoon also includes that top side face and bottom side, described intermediate plate rise to described free edge obliquely from concave surface on top side face direction.
6. spoon as claimed in claim 1, is characterised by, described spoon also includes at least one grip.
7. spoon as claimed in claim 6, it is characterised in that described grip is selected from: rib, point, line and their mixing.
8. spoon as claimed in claim 6, it is characterised in that described grip is positioned on described intermediate plate.
9. spoon as claimed in claim 6, it is characterised in that described grip is positioned on described shank.
10. spoon as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that described bowl includes that top periphery, described top periphery include that shape, described shape are selected from: circular, oval, polygon and combinations thereof.
11. spoons as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that described spoon comprises plastics.
12. spoons as claimed in claim 11, it is characterised in that described plastics are selected from: polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyethylene terephthalate, polyester, polrvinyl chloride and combinations thereof.
13. spoon as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that described intermediate plate includes from described pedestal to the length of described free edge, described a length of 2cm to 10cm.
14. spoons as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that described bowl has the overflow volume of 5mL to 450mL.
15. spoons as claimed in claim 10, it is characterised in that described polygon includes rectangle.
16. 1 kinds of external members, described external member includes:
(1) flexible package, described flexible package comprises product wherein, and
(2) spoon as claimed in claim 1.
17. external members as claimed in claim 16, it is characterised in that described flexible package comprises product, and described product is selected from: granular product, fluid product and tablet.
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