DK158196B

DK158196B - CONTAINS NAME FOR FOODS

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Publication number: DK158196B
Application number: DK343677A
Authority: DK
Inventors: Robert Francis Bateman; Roger Paul Beauchamp; Kazunobu Cho
Original assignee: Dart Ind Inc
Priority date: 1976-08-02
Filing date: 1977-08-01
Publication date: 1990-04-09
Also published as: PL199972A1; ES230253U; NZ184350A; DK158196C; NL183023C; IE44993B1; FI66737C; ZA773539B; FR2360473A1; BE857395A; FI772162A; CH609299A5; DE2729737B2; BR7704285A; CA1089416A; IT1081538B; MX144139A; AR210811A1; ES230253Y; NO143964C

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Opfindelsen angår en beholder af den i kravets indledning anførte art.The invention relates to a container of the kind specified in the preamble of the claim.

Sådanne beholdere er navnlig velegnet til opbevaring af madvarer og lignende således, at forskellige slags madvarer kan opbevares i hvert sit af beholderens rum, effektivt skilt fra hinanden. Disse beholdere er derfor særdeles velegnet til madkasser, der bør være opdelt i adskilte rum således, at man undgår enhver risiko for, at f.eks. madvarer i det ene rum kan komme i berøring med madvarer i det andet rum, eller at lugt kan forplante sig fra det ene rum til det andet.Such containers are particularly suitable for storing food items and the like, so that different types of food items can be stored in each of the containers' compartments, effectively separated from each other. These containers are therefore particularly suitable for lunch boxes which should be divided into separate rooms so as to avoid any risk that e.g. food in one room may come into contact with food in the other room or odors may propagate from one room to another.

Dette er ved kendte beholdere af den anførte art opnået ved hjælp af ret komplicerede midler, der fordyrer fremstillingen.This is achieved by known containers of the kind mentioned by means of rather complicated means which expensive to manufacture.

Beholderen ifølge ansøgningen er ejendommelig ved de i kravets kendetegnende del anførte træk, hvorved der udover en meget effektiv tætsluttende adskillelse af de to rum opnås, at både selve beholderen og skillevæggen er udformet således, at de kan fremstilles meget enkelt og billigt ved sprøjtestøbning, uden at der herved kræves overholdelse af snævre tolerancer.The container according to the application is characterized by the features set out in the characterizing part of the claim, whereby, in addition to a very effective tight-fitting separation of the two compartments, both the container itself and the partition wall are designed so that they can be manufactured very simply and cheaply by injection molding, without that this requires strict tolerance.

Opfindelsen forklares nærmere i det følgende under henvisning til tegningen, hvor fig. 1 perspektivisk viser en beholder ifølge opfindelsen, lukket med et låg, fig. 2 i perspektiv viser beholderen, hvis låg og en indvendig skillevæg samt en ekstra beholder til anbringelse i beholderen er vist adskilt fra denne, fig. 3 er et snit efter linien 3-3 i fig. 1, fig. 4 viser beholderen set fra oven med en del af låget afskåret og med den ekstra beholder anbragt i behol- 2The invention will be explained in more detail below with reference to the drawing, in which fig. 1 is a perspective view of a container according to the invention, closed with a lid; FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the container, the lid of which and an inner partition as well as an additional container for placement in the container are shown separately from it; FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 of FIG. 1, FIG. 4 shows the container from above with part of the lid cut off and with the extra container placed in the container 2

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deren, fig. 5 viser set fra siden og delvis i snit beholderen, dennes låg og skillevæg samt en ekstra beholder med tilhørende låg, idet alle disse dele er vist skilt fra hinanden, og fig. 6 i snit og i større målestok viser en del af skillevæggen anbragt i beholderen.FIG. 5 is a side view, partly in section, of the container, its lid and partition, and an additional container with its lid, all of these parts being shown separately from one another; and FIG. 6 shows in section and on a larger scale a part of the partition wall arranged in the container.

Den viste beholder 10 har en bund 15, to sidevægge 17, to endevægge 18, en aftagelig skillevæg 12 og et aftageligt låg 13. Endvidere findes en eller flere ekstra beholdere 14, der kan anbringes i hovedbeholderen 10, jfr. nærmere nedenfor, og som er udstyret med et særskilt låg 14 a»The container 10 shown has a base 15, two side walls 17, two end walls 18, a removable partition 12 and a removable lid 13. Furthermore, one or more additional containers 14 can be placed in the main container 10, cf. detailed below, which is equipped with a separate lid 14 a »

Bunden 15, der er titnærmelsesvis rektangulær, har på undersiden langs kanten en støtteribbe 16. Både sidevæggene 17 og endevæggene 18 skråner let udad til lettere optagelse af skillevæggen 12 og låget 13 som nærmere omtalt nedenfor, og sidevæggenes og endevæggenes øvre rand 19 er indrettet til at kunne optages tætsluttende i en nedadtil åben, U-formet rende 19a i låget 13 langs dettes kant således, at beholderen kan lukkes tilnærmelsesvis lufttæt. Den ekstra beholder 14 kan på tilsvarende måde lukkes tæt ved hjæl;p af låget 14a.The bottom 15, which is approximately rectangular, has a supporting rib 16 on the underside along the edge. Both the side walls 17 and the end walls 18 are inclined outwardly for easier uptake of the partition 12 and the lid 13 as discussed further below, and the upper edge 19 of the side walls and end walls being able to be snugly accommodated in a downwardly open, U-shaped gutter 19a in the lid 13 along its edge so that the container can be closed substantially airtight. Similarly, the additional container 14 may be closed tightly by means of the lid 14a.

Sidevæggene 17 buer let udad i længderetningen, jjfr. fig. 4 således, at a’fstanden mellem sidevæggene er større i dan midterste del af beholderen end i områderne •nærmere endevæggene 18.The sidewalls 17 arc slightly outwards longitudinally, cf. FIG. 4 such that the distance between the side walls is greater in the middle portion of the container than in the regions closer to the end walls 18.

Skillevæggen 12 består af en uperforeret plade 20 med tilrrærmelsesvis plan overkant 21, der er indrettet til •a>t få tæt anlæg mod undersiden af låget 13, når skille- 3Partition 12 consists of an perforated plate 20 with approximately flat top 21, which is arranged to have a tight abutment against the underside of lid 13 when the partition 3

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væggen er anbragt i beholderen mellem dennes sidevægge, og låget er påsat. Beholderen deles derved i to hvert for sig tæt lukkede rum, så at f.eks. madvarer af forskellig art kan anbringes i hvert sit af disse rum.the wall is placed in the container between its side walls and the lid is mounted. The container is thereby divided into two separately closed compartments, so that e.g. food of different kinds can be placed in each of these rooms.

Skillevæggen 12 har ved hver ende en flange 22, der fra pladens 20 kant strækker sig tilnærmelsesvis vinkelret udad fra pladen til begge sider af denne. Disse flanger jfr. fig. 2, 5 og 6 har på ydersiden langs de lodrette sidekanter og den vandrette overkant udragende ribber 23, der afgrænser et rum til tæt optagelse af modsvarende fremspring 24, der er udformet på indersiden af beholderens sidevæg 17 i ét stykke med disse.The partition 12 has at each end a flange 22 extending from the edge of the plate 20 approximately perpendicularly from the plate to both sides thereof. These flanges cf. FIG. 2, 5 and 6 have on the outside along the vertical side edges and the horizontal upper edge protruding ribs 23 defining a space for tightly accommodating corresponding projections 24 formed on the inside of the container side wall 17 in one piece therewith.

Når skillevæggen 12 anbringes i beholderen med sidevæggenes 17 fremspring 24 optaget i rummet inden for ribberne på skillevæggens kantflanger, fastholdes skillevæggen effektivt men aftageligt i beholderen. Fremspringenes 24 bredde andrager mellem 25-605S, fortrinsvis ca. halvdelen af sidevæggenes 17 højde. Bredden kan dog varieres væsentligt afhængigt af blandt andet arten af det anvendte materiale og beholderens størrelse.When the partition 12 is placed in the container with the projections 24 of the side walls 17 accommodated in the space within the ribs on the edge flanges of the partition, the partition is effectively but removably retained in the container. The width of the projections 24 is between 25-605S, preferably approx. half of the height of the side walls 17. However, the width can be varied considerably depending, among other things, on the nature of the material used and the size of the container.

Ribberne 23 medvirker effektivt til at forhindre, at indholdet af beholderens to rum vil kunne trænge gennem anlægs fladerne mellem flangerne 22 og fremspringene 24. Ribben, der strækker sig langs flangens vandrette overkant, danner en plan udvidelse af pladens 20 overkant 21, hvorved det tætte anlæg mod lågets underside yderligere effektiviseres.The ribs 23 effectively help prevent the contents of the two compartments of the container from being able to penetrate the abutment surfaces between the flanges 22 and the projections 24. The rib extending along the horizontal upper edge of the flange forms a flat extension of the top edge 21 of the plate 20, thereby systems on the underside of the lid are further streamlined.

Skillevæggen 12 kan hensigtsmæssigt bestå af polyethy-len, polypropylen eller lignende copolymere materialer med stor vægtfylde. Beholderen 11 kan bestå af et lignende materiale eller af polyethylen med middel vægt 4The partition wall 12 may conveniently consist of high density polyethylene, polypropylene or similar copolymeric materials. The container 11 may consist of a similar material or of medium weight polyethylene 4

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fylde, der er lidt mere fleksibelt end materialet, hvoraf skillevæggen består, og som kan underkastes en let, sted v i s deformer ing.fullness that is slightly more flexible than the material of which the partition consists, and which can be subjected to a light, deformed place.

Fig. 4 viser en ekstra beholder 14 anbragt i hovedbeholderens 11 ene rum, og som er lukket tæt med et låg 14a. Denne ekstra 'beholder kan f.eks. anvendes til opbevaring af madvarer, der ønskes holdt fuldstændigt adskilt fra hovedbeholderens øvrige indhold. Den ekstra beholders form og størrelse kan iøvrigt vælges frit.FIG. 4 shows an additional container 14 disposed in the one compartment of the main container 11 and closed tightly with a lid 14a. This extra container can e.g. used for storing food items that are desired to be kept completely separate from the other contents of the main container. The shape and size of the extra container can also be freely chosen.

Det vil af det anførte fremgå, at beholderen ifølge opfindelsen er indrettet til på en særdeles nem måde at kunne opdeles i to hvert for sig effektivt lukkede rum således, at f.eks. forskellige slags madvarer kan opbevares i hvert sit rum med sikkerhed for, at de ikke kommer i berøring med hinanden, og at lugt og/eller smag ikke overføres fra madvaren i det ene rum til madvaren i det andet rum.It will be apparent from the foregoing that the container according to the invention is arranged in a very easy way to be divided into two separately closed compartments, such that e.g. Different types of food can be stored in separate compartments to ensure that they do not come into contact with each other and that odors and / or tastes are not transferred from the food in one compartment to the food in the other compartment.

Claims

DK 158196 B-Patent claim: Container in particular for foodstuffs and comprising a bottom, therefrom side and end walls, a removable partition (12) arranged between two opposite walls and a tightly fitting lid (13), characterized in that the inside of the side walls (17) are provided with inwardly facing projections (24), each having a width of between 25% and 60 ό of the height of the side walls and extending upwards from near the bottom (15) to the vicinity the upper wall (19) of the sidewall, and the thickness of which gradually increases in the upward direction towards their upper edge, so that they have a wedge shape inside the container so that the removable partition (12) extends between the opposite projections and at each end has a the flange (22) projecting to the sides with the vertical lateral edges and the horizontal upper edge extending outwards (23) defining a space for receiving the projections of the sidewalls and the lower part of which runs smoothly t into the flange corresponding to the connection between the side walls and the bottom of the container, and that the upper edge (21) of the partition, which aligns with the upper edge of the ribs (22), is arranged for a tight abutment against the underside of the lid (13).