DE202019004798U1 - Refrigerated goods carriers for cooling heat-sensitive foods, especially butter - Google Patents

Abstract

Refrigerated goods carrier (1) for cooling heat-sensitive foods, in particular butter, characterized in that the base body (2) has a cuboid shape made of a solid and dimensionally stable metal.

Description

The present invention relates to a refrigerated goods carrier for cooling heat-sensitive foods, in particular butter.

Butter but also vegetable substitute fats tend to soften when they absorb heat and ultimately liquefy. Especially in summer temperatures, we appreciate a long and extensive breakfast outdoors, especially on weekends and on vacation. When we take the butter out of the refrigerator, it is still hard and stable due to the cooling. Especially in direct sunlight, it can quickly happen that the butter's texture becomes soft and unsightly.

Before there were cooling devices, it was customary to store the butter in clay pots filled with water. The butter was placed in a cup-shaped top and placed upside down in a bottom filled with water. The clay stores the coldness of the water and keeps the butter cool and tender. However, the water needs to be changed every few days. For outside temperatures in the range of 20 ° to 25 ° Celsius, this is an alternative storage method, but means an additional effort for the user, since the cup-shaped top part must first be filled with spreadable butter. Not everyone likes soft butter.

From utility model DE 90 03 373 U1 a butter dish is known which allows the melting of the butter to be delayed if the outside temperature in the room or outdoors is too high by inserting a cold pack into the base of a butter container.

A similar device for cooling food is from the published patent application DE 27 26 026 A1 described. For better cooling performance, the cold pack is inserted into a double-walled cavity that is insulated on all sides. The food to be cooled is then stored on a separate tray over the cold pack. A lid over the food ensures that the cooling effect is enhanced. It is perceived as a disadvantage that a corresponding space in the cooling device must be provided for the accommodation of a cold accumulator.

Another variant for cooling butter results from the utility model DE 20 2006 00 56 14U1 , The bottom of the butter dish and the lid are made of a double-shell material that is filled with a coolant. If the butter dish is kept in the freezer, the coolant freezes. If necessary, remove the frozen butter dish, put the butter in it and enjoy cold butter over a long period in summer and outdoors. For the freezing process, however, a correspondingly large freezer compartment is required to hold the butter dish.

It is further considered to be disadvantageous that, due to the external shape of the cooling packs, a specially provided housing for receiving the cooling pack and the butter is required.

The invention has for its object to provide a space-saving and always reusable refrigerated goods, which can be used with existing butter containers.

The present invention takes into account that eating habits have changed and today people like to have a long brunch breakfast. Even when camping, especially in the summer months, when you spend a lot of time outdoors, especially when eating meals, and perishable food is laid out for a long time, compliance with the cold chain should not be underestimated.

The object is achieved according to the invention by a one-piece refrigerated goods carrier made of a thermally highly conductive material, preferably metal, an internal recess in the flat base surface being designed in such a way that it is particularly suitable for holding packaged butter or butter in butter dishes.
The inner recess formed on the base of the refrigerated goods carrier preferably forms a peripheral edge which is so pronounced that the refrigerated goods placed thereon cannot slide down.

According to a further embodiment, handle segments are formed on the two long sides of the refrigerated goods carrier. This enables the refrigerated goods rack to be removed quickly from the freezer compartment. If the butter to be cooled is then immediately placed on the inwardly recessed, frozen surface, this arrangement can be handled as a unit using the handle segments.

In a further embodiment, the two longitudinally shaped handle segments are coated with a frost-proof coating, preferably made of a rubber- or silicone-containing material or a thermoplastic elastomer, in order to protect the fingers from the frozen refrigerated goods carrier.

In a further preferred embodiment, the refrigerated goods carrier is designed such that it can be stacked in the freezer in a space-saving manner. So that the individual metal plates do not freeze together knobs or webs are formed on the base of each refrigerated goods carrier. As a result, the contact area between the metal plates is reduced to a few support points. Furthermore, the few support points during the cooling phase with butter advantageously reduce the heat exchange to the substrate.

In all corresponding embodiments, the refrigerated goods carrier is provided with a wear-resistant and attractive surface coating by means of painting or anodizing. For this purpose, the handle segments each have a hole in the middle in order to enable the refrigerated goods carrier to be received for surface treatment by means of product carriers.

In an advantageous development of the invention, the base area of the inner recess is an advertising medium and is provided as an advertising area by means of engraving, laser or printing.

With regard to the design of the function of the refrigerated goods carrier, a further use as a base for cold drinks in bottles or glasses is provided in a further development of the inventive concept. If the refrigerated goods rack is not frozen but warmed in a water bath, it can alternatively also be used as a heat store for hot beverages.

• 1 eine Seitenansicht des Kühlgutträgers.
• Fig: 2 eine Draufsicht des Kühlgutträgers
• 3 eine Unteransicht des Kühlgutträgers der 2 mit Noppen.
• 4 eine Unteransicht des Kühlträgers der 2 mit Stegen.

In a preferred embodiment, the invention is explained in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Show it:

• 1 a side view of the refrigerated goods.
• Fig. 2 is a plan view of the refrigerated goods carrier
• 3 a bottom view of the refrigerated goods 2 with pimples.
• 4 a bottom view of the cooling carrier of the 2 with bars.

The Indian 1 and 2 refrigerated goods shown 1 consists of a cuboid base 2 preferably made of a solid, thermally conductive and dimensionally stable material, in particular metal. The refrigerated goods rack 1 points to its top 3 a footprint 4 on, through an interior recess 6 a rectangular contact surface 5 is formed, which is suitable in size to accommodate conventional butter or butter dishes. The essentially rectangular interior recess 6 there follows a circumferential border 7 as delimitation of the contact area 5 from the refrigerated goods.

The cuboid shape of the refrigerated goods rack 1 is on the two short-sided surfaces of the base body 2 through handle segments 8th demarcated. One on both handle segments 8th attached elastic coating 9 protects the fingers from frost.

The cuboid refrigerated goods rack 1 points centrally in the longitudinal direction for each handle segment 8th a hole 13 on to provide the possibility that the refrigerated goods carrier 1 if not needed, be hung up as a kitchen utensil. According to a further variant, the holes are 13 provided as an aid for inclusion by means of product carriers for a surface coating.

3 shows the refrigerated goods carrier in a bottom view 1 the 2 , On the flat bottom 10 of the basic body 2 are at least three knobs 11 provided so that the refrigerated goods stacked in the freezer compartment do not touch the entire surface.

4 shows the refrigerated goods carrier in a bottom view 1 the 2 , On the flat bottom 10 of the basic body 2 are in a second variant instead of the knobs 11 at least two bridges 12 in the transverse direction of the cuboid base body 2 appropriate.

As in the representation of the 2 shown, enables the contact surface 5 the interior recess 6 attaching advertising messages.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

refrigerated goods

2

body

3

top

4

Floor space

5

bearing surface

6

indoor recess

7

edge

8th

grip segment

9

coating

10

bottom

11

burl

12

Stege

13

drilling

QUOTES INCLUDE IN THE DESCRIPTION

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Patent literature cited

• DE 9003373 U1 [0004]
• DE 2726026 A1 [0005]
• DE 202006005614 U1 [0006]

Claims (9)

Refrigerated goods carrier (1) for cooling heat-sensitive foods, in particular butter, characterized in that the base body (2) has a cuboid shape made of a solid and dimensionally stable metal. Refrigerated goods carrier (1) after Claim 1 , characterized in that a handle segment (8) is arranged at each end in the longitudinal direction of the cuboid base body (2). Refrigerated goods carrier (1) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the two handle segments (8) are coated with an elastic coating (9). Refrigerated goods carrier (1) according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that on the upper side (3) the base surface (4) forms a support surface (5) with an internal recess (6). Refrigerated goods carrier (1) after Claim 4 , characterized in that the bearing surface (5) formed by an inner recess (6) is delimited by an edge (7) from the base body (2). Refrigerated goods carrier (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least three knobs (11) are formed on the underside (10) of the base body (2) and enable a 3-point support. Refrigerated goods carrier (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that on the underside (10) at least two webs (12) are formed symmetrically distributed in the transverse direction to the long side of the base body (2). Refrigerated goods carrier (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a bore (13) is made centrally in the longitudinal direction of the two handle segments (8). Refrigerated goods carrier (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the bearing surface (5) of the inner recess (6) is provided for advertising surfaces.

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