Cup Sleeve
A cup sleeve is adapted to be sleeved around a cup and includes a sleeve body that is a multilayered tissue paper. The sleeve body is formed with upper and lower open ends opposite to each other, and has an outer surface that includes at least one non-rough region and at least one rough region.
This application claims priority of Taiwanese application no. 100129578 filed on Aug. 18, 2011.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a sleeve, more particularly to a cup sleeve for providing thermal insulation between a cup and a user's hand.
2. Description of the Related Art
Referring
However, the corrugated paper has a relatively large thickness and high cost. Recycling of the cup sleeve 11 is inconvenient since it is necessary to remove the adhesive from the cup sleeve 11. Moreover, the cup sleeve 11 is unable to perfectly fit the circumference of the cup 100 because the cup sleeve 11 has double thickness at the position where the two opposite ends of the corrugated paper overlap and are attached to each other. Thus, such cup sleeve 11 is less likely to be used with a cup having a constant diameter.
In Taiwanese Utility Model No. M320352, a cup sleeve 13 has been proposed (see
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a cup sleeve that can overcome the aforesaid drawbacks of the prior art.
Accordingly, a cup sleeve of this invention is adapted to be sleeved around a cup and comprises a sleeve body that is a multilayered tissue paper. The sleeve body is formed with upper and lower open ends opposite to each other, and has an outer surface that includes at least one non-rough region and at least one rough region.
Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent in the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the invention, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Before the present invention is described in greater detail, it should be noted herein that like elements are denoted by the same reference numerals throughout the disclosure.
Referring to
In the sleeve body 2, the lower open end 21 has a perimeter smaller than that of the upper open end 22. The perimeter of the lower open end 21 is close to that of the lower closed end 101 of the cup 100. Similarly, the perimeter of the upper open end 22 is close to that of the upper open end 102 of the cup 100.
As shown in
In this embodiment, the multilayered tissue paper is obtained by folding the tissue paper twice, such that the cup sleeve is a four-layer tissue paper to provide thermal insulation. The cup sleeve has two non-rough regions 23 and two rough regions 24 on an outer surface thereof, and the non-rough regions 23 and the rough regions 24 are disposed alternately with each other.
The embossed pattern may be a trademark or other patterns for attracting the user's attention. Because the cup sleeve of this invention is made without using an adhesive, it is environmental friendly and can be produced at a relatively low cost. The rough regions 24 also facilitate holding of the cup 100. Besides, since the cup sleeve is a multilayered tissue paper, the cup sleeve can be removed from the cup 100 to serve as a tissue napkin.
Referring to
In this preferred embodiment, the bottom end of the surrounding wall portion 32 surrounds and engages the upper open end 102 of the cup 100. The sleeve body 2 is formed with a perforated tearing line 222 extending annularly along the upper open end 22 of the sleeve body 2 in proximity to the cover body 3 such that the cover body 3 can be removed from the sleeve body 2. The top wall portion 31 may be formed with a drinking opening (not shown). Otherwise, if no drinking opening is formed, the user may remove the cover body 3 to drink the beverage in the cup 100.
In addition, as shown in
To sum up, the cup sleeve according to this invention can provide thermal insulation between a cup and a user's hand, and the sleeve body of the cup sleeve can be easily recycled and printed with an advertisement.
While the present invention has been described in connection with what are considered the most practical and preferred embodiments, it is understood that this invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments but is intended to cover various arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the broadest interpretations and equivalent arrangements.
Claims
1. A cup sleeve adapted to be sleeved around a cup and comprising a sleeve body that is a multilayered tissue paper, said sleeve body being formed with upper and lower open ends that are opposite to each other, and having an outer surface that includes at least one non-rough region and at least one rough region.
2. The cup sleeve of claim 1, wherein said rough region has an embossed pattern.
3. The cup sleeve of claim 1, wherein said lower open end has a perimeter smaller than that of said upper open end.
4. The cup sleeve of claim 1, wherein said lower open end has a perimeter equal to that of said upper open end, and said sleeve body is formed with a plurality of spaced apart slits each extending downwardly from said upper open end such that said upper open end is expandable.
5. The cup sleeve of claim 1, further comprising a cover body that is adapted to cover an open end of the cup and that has a top wall portion and a surrounding wall portion extending downwardly from a periphery of said top wall portion, said surrounding wall portion having a bottom end connected to said upper open end of said sleeve body.
6. The cup sleeve of claim 5, wherein said lower open end has a perimeter greater than that of said upper open end.
7. The cup sleeve of claim 5, wherein said sleeve body is formed with a perforated tearing line extending annularly along said upper open end in proximity to said cover body such that said cover body can be removed from said sleeve body.
8. The cup sleeve of claim 1, wherein said sleeve body has a plurality of said non-rough regions, and a plurality of said rough regions that have a number identical to a number of said non-rough regions, and that are disposed alternately with said non-rough regions.
9. The cup sleeve of claim 8, wherein at least one of said non-rough regions is formed with a plurality of through holes each extending through said sleeve body.
10. The cup sleeve of claim 9, wherein said through holes are formed into a pattern on said at least one of said non-rough regions.
11. The cup sleeve of claim 10, wherein said through holes are arranged to forma generally rhombus shape.
Type: Application
Filed: Aug 15, 2012
Publication Date: Feb 21, 2013
Inventor: Ting-Yu YANG (Taipei City)
Application Number: 13/585,945
International Classification: B65D 25/20 (20060101);