ITFO20090001A1 - WRIST ICE CREAM DOOR WITH DETACHABLE CUPS - Google Patents

Description

DESCRIPTION

accompanying the patent application for industrial invention having as object and title

WRIST ICE CREAM HOLDER

WITH DETACHABLE CUPS

Scope of the technique

The benefits of wetting the wrists and head with cold water are well known, constituting a suitable practice to cool off when, due to the high ambient temperature and following an intense sport or work activity, there is a need for refreshment and therefore to lower the body temperature.

In these conditions of strong heat, it is known the important need to hydrate, drinking water, beverages or moisturizing foods.

In particular, in the field of sport, it is necessary to refresh and hydrate in proportion to the temperature and humidity of the environment and to the intensity and duration of the sporting effort.

It is known, especially for the sportsman, that the need to cool down and hydrate, joins the need to feed themselves with the most appropriate nutritional elements to obtain good or excellent performance in sponlva activity.

Therefore it is known the use of sports drinks, called isotonic, which suitably contain: sugars, maltodextrins, amino acids, mineral salts, vitamins.

It is also easy to understand that these drinks must be tasty on the palate at the same time.

On the other hand, considering the ice cream, the peculiar characteristics of this food are known: the taste and the ability to refresh with incomparable sensations of relief from the heat, make it a strongly desired food in the summer season but also in the other months of ' year.

Ice cream has a high nutritional value with a variable calorie intake based on the ingredients that compose it: from 100 to 160 calories per 100 gr. if it is fruit ice cream, to reach about 220 calories per 100 gr. if it is cream or fiordilatte ice cream.

Furthermore, ice cream has a high moisturizing value as 60% or its weight is made up of water in the form of ice crystals.

It is also necessary to highlight the excellent balance between the food principles and the micronutrients that make up the ice cream.

Based on these particular qualities, nutritional experts and sports doctors suggest ice cream as a suitable food for the soortivo.

Fruit ice cream is also suitable just before a competition as it has an average value of 27 gr. of sugars, on 100 gr. of ice cream, in the absence of fat and in the absence of proteins.

The chocolate ice cream instead of 100 gr. has an average value of 4.3 gr. of protein, 8.1 gr. fat and 23.6 gr. of sugars.

Therefore, chocolate or cream ice cream also containing proteins and fats, in addition to carbohydrates, is suitable to be consumed after a qara or a workout.

As for the presence of minerals, milk ice cream on 100 gr. has an average value of 46.5 mg. of calcium and 10.5 mg. of phosphorus.

Therefore, before and after a competition or training, ice cream is an excellent food for the athlete.

The needs of the sportsman highlighted at the beginning of the chapter as well as the characteristics of the ice cream listed above: taste, ability to refresh, nutritionality, hydration, balance, represent the scope of the present invention: a wrist ice cream holder with detachable cups to refresh in hot conditions and to encourage the consumption of ice cream in particular among athletes.

Aims of the invention

The main purpose of the present invention is therefore, in the framework provided above, to provide an ice cream holder to be hooked to the wrist with easily detachable cups so as to refresh the wrist by thermal conduction and at the same time provide a moisturizing and nourishing food such as ice cream, removing the ice cream cups one at a time.

Another object of the present invention is to achieve the previous object with particular reference to sportspeople to counteract the increase in body temperature and reduce the sensation of fatigue, while at the same time providing a moisturizing, energetic, light and tasty food such as ice cream.

Another purpose of the present invention is to refresh the body gradually since the ice cream is brought into the mouth in small parts and then heated before being swallowed, unlike cold drinks which are often ingested too quickly, thus also causing problems. stomach or even congestion.

Still another object of the present invention is to encourage the consumption of geiate among athletes for the following favorable qualities: excellent nutritional composition, high energy intake, possibility of integration with various nutritional principles: mineral salts, carbohydrates, proteins, malto dextrins, fast digestibility, high rewarding value.

In fact, ice cream, as a pleasant and pleasant food, can increase the psychological well-being of the athlete, especially in sports of tension and high nervousness.

Still another object of the present invention is to make the consumption of ice cream more comfortable and effective in dynamic situations such as breaks during sports activities or moments of rest immediately after sports activities, eliminating most of the melting and dripping problems. which until now may have limited its use.

A further object of the present invention is to achieve the preceding objects through an ice cream holder which can be conveniently produced and distributed as an industrial ice cream with simple functionality and economical cost.

A further object of the present invention is to achieve the preceding objects by means of an ice cream holder which can be conveniently packaged in artisan ice cream parlors, using traditional wafer cups.

Yet another object of the present invention is to achieve the above object D by means of a means which can be adapted as much as possible to the needs of: use of sportsmen of various disciplines.

Summary abstract of the solution concept These and other objects are all achieved, according to the present invention, with the wrist ice cream holder with detachable cups (1) (2) and with plate (3) and flexible hook (5) with high conductivity thermal, suitable to cool the user in very hot conditions as well as intense sporting activity and to provide him, at the same time, with the moisturizing and nourishing ice cream (8) of each cup (1).

Identification of the attached drawings

Further characteristics and advantages of the ice cream holder with detachable cups for refreshing the wrist, according to the present invention, will become more evident from the following detailed description of n. 2 of its preferred but not exclusive embodiments, represented by way of non-limiting example only in n. 6 figures of attached drawings, in which:

in Table I figures 1, 2 and 3 show the wrist ice cream holder with detachable cups, according to the present invention, suitable for industrial ice cream.

In particular, Figure I shows the wrist ice cream holder with detachable cups, according to the present invention, with four inserted ice cream cups, in packaging ready for use.

Figure 2 shows the components of the wrist ice cream holder with detachable cups, according to the present invention, in an exotic technical drawing.

Figure 3 shows the wrist ice cream holder with detachable cups, according to the present invention, during its use with a detached cup and the other 3 ice cream cups still attached to the user's wrist.

In Table 2, figures 4, 5 and 6 show the wrist ice cream holder with detachable cups, according to the present invention, suitable for artisanal ice cream.

In particular, Figure 4 shows the wrist ice cream holder with detachable cups, according to the present invention, with two inserted ice cream cups, in packaging ready for use.

Figure 5 shows the wrist ice cream holder with detachable cups, according to the present invention, with the different components in an exquisite technical drawing.

Figure 6 shows the wrist ice cream holder with detachable cups, according to the present invention, during its use, with one cup detached and the other cup still attached to the user's wrist.

Static description of the realization example

With reference to these figures, in particular figures 1, 2 and 3 represent the wrist ice cream holder with detachable cups, suitable for industrial ice cream.

In Figure I with (1) industrially produced ice cream cups, easily detachable by means of a perforated edge (2), from a plate (3) made of a material with high thermal conductivity, such as aluminum, are indicated.

The ice cream cups are attached to the plate on the side of the perforated edge so that the surface of the ice cream is in contact with the plate (3), cooling the plate itself, the flexible hook (5) and therefore the wrist of the user ( 6).

The decrease in temperature occurs by thermal conduction and following the passage of the ice cream from the solid state to the liquid state.

The gasket (4) has the function of preventing the ice cream from escaping if it has become liquid in the cups still attached.

With (5) is indicated the flexible hook recalized in a material of high thermal conductivity to transmit the cooling to the wrist (6) and at the same time flexible to adapt to the wrist of the various users.

Figure 2 highlights the distinct components in an exquisite technical drawing.

In Figure 3, in particular with (1) the cup already detached to be consumed is indicated, while the ice cream holder with three ice cream cups still attached remains attached to the wrist (6) of the user.

In Table 2, Figures 4, 5 and 6 show the wrist ice cream holder with detachable cups, in the configuration suitable for artisanal ice cream.

In Figure 4, (1) indicates two traditional ice cream cups that are filled with ice cream in artisan ice cream parlors.

With (7) is indicated a cardboard with holes, where the ice cream cups are inserted;

with (2) the perforated edge of the holes in the cardboard is indicated in order to facilitate the detachment of the ice cream cups.

With (3) is indicated the aluminum plate, which has raised edges so as to insert the seal (a) and the cardboard with holes (7) with the ice cream cups facing so that the surface of the ice cream (8) is in contact with the plate (3).

The plate (3) in material with high thermal conductivity such as for example aluminum, is attached to the flexible hook (5) which hooks onto the wrist (6) of the user.

Figure 5 highlights the distinct components in an exploded technical drawing.

In Figure 6, in particular with (1) the cup already detached to be consumed is indicated, while the ice cream holder remains attached to the wrist (6) of the utility cup with the other cup still attached 'for the function that is described below go to specify.

Dynamic description of the example of embodiment Having thus completed the static description of a preferred example of embodiment of the ice cream holder to be hooked to the wrist with detachable cups, according to the present invention, as follows in fact the dynamic one, i.e. the relative operation and use.

In the presence of severe heat and fatigue, a person who wants to cool down and hydrate himself, according to the known technique, gets his head and hands wet, performs cold sponging and at the same time drinks water or beverages.

In particular, sportsmen always need to cool off and hydrate and generally find water in fountains, taps of the water supply, bottles but also in water bottles that attach to belts, bicycles or that fit into backpacks.

There are also small wrist bottles on the market, which allow the sportsman to have a reserve of liquids, albeit small, immediately available even during sporting activity, such as running.

There are also wrist containers that cool as they contain a material that stays frozen for a long time.

Ice cream, as a food, has until now been eaten in situations of relaxation, for example during a walk, or as a dessert, or snack or snack, sitting at the table.

Until now, it is not customary to eat ice cream during a sporting activity or in situations of high work fatigue.

In particular, sportsmen sit down during a refreshment break from sporting activity, recover normal breathing and heart rate, take a towel, dry off, fix the equipment and prepare to replenish the energy and fluids consumed.

Consequently, in these moments a sportsman, in addition to hydrating as described above, usually feeds on pre-packaged food bars with a high energy intake, but today he hardly eats an ice cream.

Even if ice cream is now available, close to sports, considering the widespread presence of bars in sports facilities.

Up to now, a series of concomitant factors have determined this limited consumption of ice cream in situations related to sport.

First of all, the opinion that the cold temperature causes digestive problems, up to now, has not prompted the sportsman to eat ice cream, while today it is found that this characteristic does not disturb the body, indeed, in many situations it is useful. .

Then, a reason for practicality: once the ice cream has been purchased it must be held in the hand if it is a cone, or eaten with two hands if it is contained in a cup and for about 15 minutes the athlete will not be able to do other things, except sit in relax, also paying attention not to get dirty, not to stick your hands, due to the dripping of the ice cream.

In fact, ice cream takes about 20 minutes to become liquid and perhaps for this reason it is not comfortably usable in the dynamism that characterizes sports environments.

For these reasons, the demand for ice cream in particular from the world of sport has so far been lower than the potential desirability that should emerge from a pleasant and pleasant food par excellence such as ice cream.

On the other hand, with the wrist ice cream holder with detachable cups, according to the present invention, purchased in the bar or in the artisan ice cream parlor, the sportsman can obtain an immediate refreshment by hooking it to the wrist and, at the same time, detaching one cup (1) at a time, will be able to eat ice cream by nourishing and hydrating with taste.

Once you have finished eating the ice cream contained in the first cup, you can remove the second.

For more than 15 minutes, even with a high external temperature, the ice cream can transmit coolness to the user.

In fact, ice cream is made up of ice crystals and ice is certainly the best element for cooling because it has a particular property: it does not cool only by conduction, as the air of a refrigerator or cold water could do, but it cools a object while it passes from the solid to the liquid state, that is, at the moment of its dissolution.

Even if the ice cream will increase its temperature r, it will always be tasty and nutritional and, once it becomes liquid, it can be drunk as an energy drink.

The gaskets (4) around the plate (3) ensure the hermetic seal of the ice cream holder even when the ice cream has become liquid, allowing the user to move his arms, to detach the other cups or to release the ice cream holder without dripping.

Implementation alternatives

It is obvious that in further alternative embodiments, still falling within the concept of solution underlying the example of embodiment illustrated above and claimed below, the wrist ice cream holder with detachable cups, according to the present invention, can be materialized with technical and material equivalents , or indeed accompanied by further supplementary measures, as well as all the conformations of the relative constituents can be varied in a manner suitable for the purpose.

In particular, the wrist ice cream holder with detachable cups, suitable for industrial ice cream, packaged by automatic machinery and then distributed in bars, can be designed in shapes, sizes and materials of various types and sizes with interventions of further simplification and cost-effectiveness of the components. .

The conformation and shape of the detachable ice cream cups and of the aluminum plate can in any case be varied, without prejudice to the innovative concept of the presence of an ice cream holder with detachable cups which by thermal conduction transfers the coolness from the ice cream to the user's wrist.

The wrist hooking system can be of any type suitable for the purpose, other than the one described by way of example, as a flexible hook, without prejudice to the concept that it is made of a material with high thermal conductivity and that it is attached to the plate so as to receive the cool and transfer it to the user's wrist.

The seals to prevent the ice cream from leaking out when it becomes liquid, can be of any type suitable for the purpose other than that described by way of example.

Furthermore, the detachable ice cream cups can be equipped with a point where it is easier to drink the liquid once the eelate has melted.

In this framework, the ice cream holder to be hooked to the wrist as a whole consisting of: detachable cups, plate, gasket and flexible hook, must preferably be made with systems that are as standard as possible and economically implemented, which must adapt to the needs of the presumed plurality of users constituted by sportsmen of multiple sports disciplines.

The wrist ice cream holder with detachable cups can be designed in a way that is not disposable, so that it can be reused in other occasions with minimal weight and dimensions.

Systems for closing and reopening the cups can also be conceived, provided that they too preferably ensure rapid adaptation to the changing conditions of utilization.

It can be envisaged that the ice cream inside the cups is divided into two layers with a different percentage of air: the softer the upper layer of the first cup, since it is eaten first, and therefore less cold, the more compact the inner layer, since it is eaten last, so that it transmits more refreshment to the wrist.

Furthermore, the wrist ice cream holder with detachable cups can also be equipped with a small towel holder.

Advantages of the invention

As is evident from the above detailed description of a preferred example of embodiment and from the reference also made above to some variants of embodiment, the wrist ice cream holder with detachable cups, according to the present invention, offers the advantages corresponding to the achievement of the intended purposes. and others: it represents in fact a functional, modular and economic innovation designed to refresh the sportsman with a pleasant refreshment, providing him, at the same time, with a moisturizing, energetic, balanced, digestible and tasty food such as ice cream and reducing most of the inconveniences and of the drawbacks that actually hinder an adequately systematic use of ice cream as a food during sports activities.

In fact, with the wrist ice cream holder with detachable cups, the sportsman can: cool the wrist and thus refresh his body as a whole; gradually as the ice cream is introduced into the mouth in small sips at a time; eat a food with a high energy intake; reduce the sensation of fatigue as a pleasant and pleasant food and therefore with a high gratifying value; avoid the problem of ice cream dripping when it melts; make the break during or recovery after sports more pleasant and enjoyable.

Scope of the protection invoked

Having thus described the innovation according to the present invention with reference to a preferred embodiment thereof, it will be obvious to want to protect all the possible embodiments with variants of normal implementation for those skilled in the art, which do not modify the invention without exit from the purposes envisaged by the same; by this it is meant, both in the foregoing description and in the following claims, to protect all the embodiments and variants that fall within the concept of solution in spirit and within the purposes of the invention itself.

LEGEND OF THE NUMBERS

1) cup for ice cream

? l perforated edge

3) plate

4) gasket

flexible hook

6) wrist of the user

cardboard with holes

8) surface of the ice cream

Claims (4)

CLAIMS r) Wrist ice cream holder with detachable cups (1) (2) and with plate (3) and flexible hook (5) with high thermal conductivity, suitable for cooling the user in very hot conditions as well as intense sports activity and at the same time providing him with the moisturizing and nourishing ice cream (8) of each cup (1). 2) Wrist holder with detachable cups (1) (2), as per the first claim, characterized by the fact that the plate (3) and the flexible hook (5) are made of a material with high thermal conductivity, such as aluminum , so that the ice cream (8) cools the plate (3), then the flexible hook (5) and then the user's wrist (6 \. 3) Wrist ice cream holder with detachable cups (1) (i2), as per the first and second claims, characterized by the fact that the ice cream cups (1) are attached to the plate (3) on the side of the perforated edge (2) in so that the surface of the ice cream (8) is in contact with the plate (3). 4) Wrist ice cream holder with detachable cups (1) (2), as per the first and second claims, characterized in that the ice cream cups (1) are easily and individually detachable from the plate (3), by means of perforated edge (2). s) Wrist ice cream holder with detachable cups (1) (2), as per any of the preceding claims, characterized by the fact that it has gaskets (4) on the edges of the plate (3) to prevent the ice cream from dripping when it becomes liquid . 6) Wrist ice cream holder with detachable cups (l) (2), as per any of the previous claims, characterized by the fact that the flexible hook (5) allows the ice cream holder to be hooked by users with different wrist sizes (6) ) 7) Wrist ice cream holder with detachable cups (1) (2), as per any of the previous claims, particularly suitable for industrial ice cream, characterized by the fact that the ice cream cups (1) are designed in any shape, material o device suitable for the purpose and the connection between cups (1), plate (3) and gaskets (4) is obtained by industrial packaging with any type and kind of simplification and cost-saving of the components. 8) Wrist ice cream holder with detachable cups (1) (2), as per any of the previous claims, particularly suitable for artisanal ice cream, characterized by the fact that the ice cream cups (l) consist of traditional wafer cups and the connection between the cups (1) and the plate (3) is made by means of a cardboard (7) with holes for the cups, to be inserted along the raised edges of the plate (3), with suitable gaskets (4). 9) Wrist ice cream holder with detachable cups (1) (2), as per any of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is equipped with any type and kind of further accessory, such as, for example, a small towel holder container, 10) Wrist ice cream holder with detachable cups (1) (2), according to the preceding claims and substantially as described and illustrated in the attached drawing tables as well as for the specified purposes.