EP1207119A1 - Nahrungsmittelbehälter mit einem Halter für ein Essgerät - Google Patents

Nahrungsmittelbehälter mit einem Halter für ein Essgerät Download PDF

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EP1207119A1
EP1207119A1 EP01127292A EP01127292A EP1207119A1 EP 1207119 A1 EP1207119 A1 EP 1207119A1 EP 01127292 A EP01127292 A EP 01127292A EP 01127292 A EP01127292 A EP 01127292A EP 1207119 A1 EP1207119 A1 EP 1207119A1
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Pietro Alessio
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/24—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes
    • B65D51/246—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes provided with eating utensils or spatulas

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  • the present invention relates to a food container provided with an eating implement holder, particularly but not exclusively to be used in the field of the packaging of ice creams, dairy products such as yogurt, diced fruit, olives, small shellfish and crustaceans such as shrimps.
  • Conventional food containers are composed essentially of an open tray having various shapes and dimensions and of a closure lid.
  • the tray and the lid can be mutually coupled along their respective edges.
  • Containers of this type are currently used to package the above cited kinds of food.
  • the food is consumed shortly after purchase and for this reason the containers are provided with an adapted eating implement preferably made of plastics, for removing the food from the tray separated from the lid.
  • a typical eating implement is, for example, inserted between the lid and a film that is heat-sealed to the edges of the lid. Accordingly, in order to access the implement it is necessary to separate the lid of the tray and then break the film.
  • Other containers have an interlocking coupling of the implement on the face of the lid that is directed toward the inside of the container.
  • the main drawback found in the first example cited above relates to the fact that tampering with the container in order to take possession of the implement is not avoided.
  • the implement remains in any case in contact with the food contained in the container.
  • the aim of the present invention is to provide a food container, provided with a holder for the eating implement, that prevents the removal of the implement without causing evident tampering of container and, at the same time, prevents contact of the utensil with the food contained in the container.
  • An object of the invention is to provide a container that limits production costs, for example by eliminating the heat-sealing operations on the container.
  • the container generally designated by the reference numeral 8
  • the container comprises a frustum-shaped open containment tray 9 and a circular flat closure lid 10.
  • the tray and the lid can be coupled along respective edges 11.
  • Both the tray and the lid may have any shape, size, etc. without thereby abandoning the scope of the present invention.
  • the container 8 is provided with a holder, generally designated by the reference numeral 12, for the eating implement adapted to remove the food contained in the container 8.
  • a holder generally designated by the reference numeral 12, for the eating implement adapted to remove the food contained in the container 8.
  • Such implement may be, for example, a spoon 13, as shown in Figure 2, or a fork 14, as shown in Figure 3.
  • the holder 12 is constituted by two diametrically opposite tabs 15 and 16, that protrude from a face 17 of the lid 10 that is directed toward the inside of the container 8.
  • the tabs 15 and 16 retain the implement 13 and 14 in a position in which it is adjacent to the face 17.
  • the inactive position as shown particularly in Figures 5, 6 and 7, the tabs 15 and 16 allow the manual removal of the implement 13 and 14 from the holder 12.
  • the tabs 15 and 16 are constituted by perimetrically contoured blades, that are flexibly connected to the face 17. This connection is provided during the manufacture of the lid 10 and consists of portions 19, which act substantially as a hinge and are joined respectively to the face 17 and to the tabs 15 and 16.
  • the tabs 15 and 16 have different extensions in order to allow the user to extract the implement 13, 14 preferably always from the side where the handle is located.
  • the tab 16 that covers respectively the bowl of the spoon 13 or the prongs of the fork 14 in fact adheres more to the profile of the spoon 13 and of the fork 14, while the tab 15 that covers the handle region of the implement 13, 14 is larger, so that the user is invited almost automatically to lift it.
  • the lid 10 and the tabs 15 and 16 are made of transparent materials so as to allow direct viewing of the implement 13 and 14.
  • the implement moves, due to the tab 16, into an inclined position that is slightly raised with respect to the face 17.
  • the container provided with the described holder achieves the intended aim and object, since it prevents the removal of the implement without causing evident tampering of the container and, at the same time, prevents any contact of the implement with the contained food.
  • the container significantly reduces production costs with respect to conventional containers, wherein the holders are produced by heat-sealing operations.
  • the insertion of the utensil in the container during its packaging and its extraction by the user are extremely simple and easy operations.
  • the materials used, as well as the contingent shapes and dimensions may be any according to requirements.

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EP01127292A 2000-11-17 2001-11-16 Nahrungsmittelbehälter mit einem Halter für ein Essgerät Expired - Lifetime EP1207119B1 (de)

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ITVI000081U 2000-11-17
IT2000VI000081U IT251387Y1 (it) 2000-11-17 2000-11-17 Contenitore per alimenti dotato di custodia per l'utensile di prelievo

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WO2010003264A1 (de) * 2008-08-18 2010-01-14 Pi-Design Ag Behälter mit entnahmewerkzeug

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GB1349332A (en) * 1973-01-04 1974-04-03 First Dynamics Inc Combination of food container and implement for extracting the contents

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GB1349332A (en) * 1973-01-04 1974-04-03 First Dynamics Inc Combination of food container and implement for extracting the contents

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WO2010003264A1 (de) * 2008-08-18 2010-01-14 Pi-Design Ag Behälter mit entnahmewerkzeug
CH699386A1 (de) * 2008-08-18 2010-02-26 Pi Design Ag Behälter mit Entnahmewerkzeug.

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