EP1932772A1 - Method for packaging a food product and container for a food product - Google Patents

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EP1932772A1
EP1932772A1 EP07023855A EP07023855A EP1932772A1 EP 1932772 A1 EP1932772 A1 EP 1932772A1 EP 07023855 A EP07023855 A EP 07023855A EP 07023855 A EP07023855 A EP 07023855A EP 1932772 A1 EP1932772 A1 EP 1932772A1
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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
    • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/18—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient
    • B65D81/22—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient in moist conditions or immersed in liquids
    • 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
    • B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D25/02—Internal fittings
    • B65D25/04—Partitions
    • B65D25/08—Partitions with provisions for removing or destroying, e.g. to facilitate mixing of contents
    • B65D25/087—Partitions with provisions for removing or destroying, e.g. to facilitate mixing of contents the partition being in the form of a plug or the like which can be raised off its seat by means of a pull cord or the like, e.g. the plug being connected to the cap

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  • the invention relates to the handling of food.
  • It relates more particularly to an improved method for packaging food products comprising at least one solid food bathed in a liquid.
  • containers containing foods that bathe in liquid are widely used. This is particularly the case of vegetables or fruits immersed in their juice or in a preserving liquid (for example vinegar) or milk derivatives such as cheese, bathed in oil or serum.
  • a preserving liquid for example vinegar
  • milk derivatives such as cheese
  • This known container involves great vigilance on the part of users during its handling and storage in warehouses or on store shelves, to ensure that the liquid bathes solid foods.
  • Accidental or accidental inversion of the jar's position (for example during transport or storage, or when handled by a customer in a retail store) will result in solid foods being more immersed in the preservative liquid and will thus undergo a gradual degradation.
  • This known container thus has the disadvantage of leaving a great doubt about the quality of the food it contains.
  • the invention aims to remedy the disadvantages and disadvantages described above.
  • the invention is more particularly directed to providing a method for packaging food products comprising solid foods bathed in a liquid, said method being designed to reconcile the advantage of the known containers described above with an effective and safe preservation of said food products during their handling in a commercial circuit.
  • the invention further aims to provide a new and original container for the implementation of the method.
  • the food product to which the method according to the invention applies comprises at least one solid food bathed in a liquid.
  • the product may comprise a single solid food and it may be in the state of a unit block or, more generally, in the state of a plurality of particles.
  • the invention also applies to the case where the food product comprises several different solid foods. In this particular case, each of the solid foods may be in the form of a unit block or a plurality of particles.
  • solid food will denote either a unitary block or a plurality of solid particles, the shape of which is not critical for the definition of the invention.
  • Liquid is a food substance that is normally liquid under normal conditions of packaging of the food product and under the conditions of its normal use by a consumer.
  • the method according to the invention is particularized by the use of a container of particular design.
  • This container comprises two juxtaposed chambers, which are separated from each other by a partition pierced with at least one orifice.
  • the orifice of the partition is normally closed hermetically by a lid, the latter being removable.
  • One of the rooms must have a volume at least sufficient to contain all of the aforementioned food product.
  • the other chamber must have a volume at least equal to the volume of the liquid of said food product.
  • the partition serves to separate the two rooms. It must be impervious to the aforementioned liquid and its junction to the two chambers must also be impervious to this liquid and, preferably, to the air.
  • the partition is pierced with at least one orifice, which is closed by a removable cap.
  • the opening of the orifice must be calibrated so as to allow a liquid flow of the food product from one chamber to the other by simple gravity, under the normal conditions of use of the container, while opposing the passage solid food.
  • the closure of the orifice must be sufficiently hermetic to prevent passage of the liquid under normal conditions of packaging and use of the container.
  • the food product in order to condition the food product, it is enclosed in only one of the two chambers of the container.
  • the food product is poured into this chamber of the container and then sealed hermetically.
  • the means used to hermetically seal the chamber is not critical to the definition of the invention, any suitable known means that may normally be suitable.
  • the container chamber which does not contain the food product is essentially empty and free of liquid and / or solid material.
  • the opening of the upper chamber facilitates the flow of liquid to the lower chamber. Some or all of the solid food can be extracted from the upper chamber, without affecting the storage liquid, which is then in the lower chamber. If necessary, the solid food remaining in the chamber can subsequently be brought into contact with the preservation liquid, by inverting the container to invert the position of the chambers.
  • the process according to the invention finds an interesting application for the preservation and handling of perishable solid foods immersed in a preservation liquid. It finds a particularly interesting application for the preservation and handling of meat, fruit, vegetables or cheese, bathed in a preserving liquid such as an aqueous juice, vinegar, oil, alcohol or serum (illustrative list, not exhaustive).
  • a preserving liquid such as an aqueous juice, vinegar, oil, alcohol or serum
  • the invention also relates to a container for carrying out the method according to the invention, defined above.
  • the invention also relates to a container for a food product comprising at least one solid food bathed in a liquid, said container comprising two juxtaposed chambers, which are separated by a partition pierced with at least one orifice; according to the invention, the container is characterized in that each chamber is closed individually by a removable cover and that the orifice of the partition is sealed with a removable cap.
  • the wall of the chambers and the partition must be of a material which is chemically inert with respect to the food product for which the container is intended.
  • the most suitable material must therefore be determined in each particular case by a person skilled in the art, according to the nature of the food product, as well as the conditions of packaging thereof and the conditions of use of the container and the container. foodstuff.
  • Said material may for example be selected from glass, metals and synthetic (co) polymers. Examples of generally suitable metals include aluminum, aluminum alloys, stainless steels and tinned steels (non-exhaustive list).
  • Examples of (co) polymers that may be used in the context of the invention include polyvinyl chloride, polyvinylidene chloride, polyethylene, polypropylene and polybutylene terephthalate (not an exhaustive list).
  • the partition and the wall of the two chambers can be made of the same material.
  • the material of the partition may be different from that of the walls of the chambers.
  • the respective walls of the two chambers may be made of the same material or of different materials.
  • the partition can be flat or left. It is preferred that it has a plane outline, which may be curved or polygonal. In the case of a polygonal contour, it is preferred that it be regular. In the case of a curved contour, it is preferred that it be circular or elliptical, the circular contours being especially recommended.
  • the partition can be flat or curved.
  • the rooms must have a shape compatible with that of the partition, so that their connection to the partition is hermetic. They may for example have a polyhedral, cylindrical, conical or frustoconical lateral surface.
  • connection of the partition to the rooms must be hermetic.
  • the partition can be fixed to the wall of the rooms by any appropriate means, such as, for example, gluing, welding or crimping (non-exhaustive list).
  • the partition is a circular plate, which is interposed between two cylindrical or frustoconical bodies respectively forming the side walls of the two chambers.
  • the two cylindrical or frustoconical bodies may for example be assembled on either side of the partition by means of a screw or bayonet attachment.
  • the partition is the bottom of a cylindrical or frustoconical box constituting one of the two aforementioned chambers of the container.
  • the other chamber is a cylindrical or frustoconical body, which is hermetically fixed to the bottom of the box, for example by gluing, crimping or welding.
  • the position of the orifice in the partition is not critical for the definition of the invention. We prefer it is located in the center of the partition.
  • the shape of the orifice is not critical either for the definition of the invention. However, it is advantageous to give the orifice a shape that reconciles optimum flow of the liquid and effective retention of solid foods. It is preferred to give it a rectangular shape.
  • the operculum has the function of sealing the orifice, to oppose the circulation of the liquid of the food product, from one chamber to the other.
  • the filling is preferably hermetic to the air.
  • the lid must be made of a material that is chemically inert with respect to the food product for which the container is intended, under normal conditions of use and handling of the container. It must also be designed so that it can be removed without damaging the bulkhead or altering the calibrated opening of its above-mentioned hole.
  • the most suitable lid can be determined in each particular case by the skilled person, depending on the destination of the container.
  • the lid may be a plug which is screwed into said orifice, possibly with the interposition of an elastic seal.
  • the partition comprises a rigid plate and the seal forms an integral part of said plate, from which it can be separated by pulling.
  • This embodiment of the invention is especially recommended in the case where the orifice is rectangular. Rigid plates of this type, closed by a separable operculum by tearing, are well known in the art. and commonly used in the manufacture of cans containing beverages.
  • the lid is advantageously provided with a gripping member (for example a tongue or a ring), intended to facilitate its tearing.
  • each chamber of the container is closed individually by a removable cover.
  • the fixing of the lids on the wall of the chambers must be hermetic to the liquid of the food product for which the container is intended and, preferably, to the air.
  • the chambers are delimited in a cylindrical or frustoconical body and the lids are circular.
  • the hermetic fastening of the lids to the cylindrical or frustoconical body may comprise a fastening screw or bayonet and, optionally, a flexible sealing gasket.
  • the container begins by introducing a food product in one of the chambers of the container, preferably in an amount sufficient to fill substantially the entire volume of the chamber. Then closing said chamber with its removable cover. The seal being then in place on the partition to seal its orifice hermetically, the container can be handled and subjected to handling operations, without risking a separation of the solid food and liquid.
  • To extract the solid food from the container it is positioned so that the food product is in the lower chamber, under the partition. Then remove the lid of the upper chamber, remove the lid and reposition the lid on the upper room. The container is then inverted to invert the chambers, so that the chamber containing the food product is now the upper chamber.
  • the liquid passes by gravity into the lower chamber, through the open orifice of the partition. Then remove the lid of the upper chamber and can extract some or all of the solid food therein. If only a portion of the solid food is removed from the upper chamber, the lid is repositioned and the container is turned over again to invert the position of the chambers and to drown the solid food again in its liquid.
  • the method and the container according to the invention find interesting applications for the preservation and handling of perishable solid foods immersed in preserving liquids. They find a particularly interesting application for the preservation and handling of meat, fruit, vegetables or cheese, bathed in a preserving liquid such as an aqueous juice, vinegar, oil, alcohol or serum (illustrative list, not exhaustive).
  • a preserving liquid such as an aqueous juice, vinegar, oil, alcohol or serum
  • the figure 1 shows schematically a particular embodiment of the container according to the invention, in filling position with a food product consisting of a mixture of solid foods and a preservative liquid;
  • the figures 2 , 3 and 4 show respectively three successive phases of use of the container of the figure 1 , in order to extract some of the solid foods and then put it back in the storage position.
  • the container shown schematically in the figures is a cylindrical jar for containing a mixture of solid foods (eg fruits or vegetables) in an aqueous preserving juice. It comprises a cylindrical body 1, divided into two chambers juxtaposed 2 and 3 by an impermeable partition 4.
  • the partition 4 is pierced at its center with a rectangular orifice 10, hermetically sealed by a cover 5 provided with a ring 11 for the
  • the chamber 2 is closed off by a removable cover 6, screwed onto the body 1 of the jar and the chamber 3 is closed by a removable cover 7, also screwed onto the body 1 of the jar.
  • the jar 1 is disposed in a vertical position, so that the partition 4 is substantially horizontal, the chambers 2 and 3 being superimposed.
  • the jar is positioned so that the chamber 2 is the upper chamber.
  • the lid 5 closing the orifice 10 of the partition 4 the upper chamber 2 is filled with the food mixture solids 8 in its storage juice 9 and the lid 6 is then screwed on the jar to close the chamber 2.
  • the chamber 3 is kept empty.
  • the jar can therefore undergo handling, including for example a transport in a vehicle or storage in a warehouse, or it can be exposed on a shelf of a retail store.
  • the solid foods 8 remain impregnated with the storage liquid 9 in the chamber 2, whatever the orientation of the jar.
  • the chamber 3 is the upper chamber.
  • the lid 7 is then removed to open the chamber 3 and the lid 5 is torn off to release the orifice of the partition 4.
  • the chamber 3 is closed with the lid 7, the jar 1 is tilted up to bring the chamber 2 above the bedroom 3 ( figure 3 ) and the lid 6 is removed.
  • the aqueous juice 9 then flows by gravity from the chamber 2 into the chamber 3, through the orifice 10 of the partition 4.
  • the solid foods 8 remain in the upper chamber 2, the width of the orifice 10 being insufficient to allow their passage.
  • the food 8 can then be extracted from the chamber 2, without altering or causing preservation juice, which is then in the chamber 3.
  • the with the lid 6 and the jar is tilted again to invert the position of the chambers 2 and 3, as shown in FIG. figure 4 .
  • the preserving juice 9 returns to the chamber 2, via the orifice 10 of the partition 4 and impregnates the solid foods 8.

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The method involves installing a container i.e. cylindrical or conical jar, comprising two juxtaposed chambers (2, 3) separated by a partition (4), where the partition is pierced with an orifice (10) that is hermetically sealed by a membrane seal (5). Solid food e.g. meat, product (8) is completely closed in the chambers, where the chamber (3), which does not contain the food product, has volume equal to that of liquid e.g. preservation juice, of the food product. An independent claim is also included for a container for food product.

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Domaine de l'inventionField of the invention

L'invention se rapporte à la manutention d'aliments.The invention relates to the handling of food.

Elle concerne plus particulièrement un procédé amélioré pour le conditionnement de produits alimentaires comprenant au moins un aliment solide baignant dans un liquide.It relates more particularly to an improved method for packaging food products comprising at least one solid food bathed in a liquid.

Etat de la techniqueState of the art

Dans l'industrie de l'alimentation, on fait un large usage de récipients contenant des aliments qui baignent dans un liquide. C'est particulièrement le cas de légumes ou de fruits immergés dans leur jus ou dans un liquide de conservation (par exemple du vinaigre) ou de dérivés lactés comme du fromage, baignant dans de l'huile ou du sérum. Ces récipients sont souvent des bocaux cylindriques ou tronconiques, obturés par un couvercle qui, le plus souvent, peut être enlevé ou repositionné à volonté, grâce à une fixation à vis ou à baïonnette sur le bocal.In the food industry, containers containing foods that bathe in liquid are widely used. This is particularly the case of vegetables or fruits immersed in their juice or in a preserving liquid (for example vinegar) or milk derivatives such as cheese, bathed in oil or serum. These containers are often cylindrical or frustoconical jars, closed by a lid which, in most cases, can be removed or repositioned at will, thanks to a screw or bayonet attachment on the jar.

Le prélèvement d'aliments solides dans des bocaux de ce genre peut poser problème. En cuisine, par exemple, l'extraction d'aliments solides au moyen d'une cuillère s'accompagne inévitablement d'un entraînement de liquide, ce qui est un inconvénient lorsque ce liquide n'est pas souhaité.
La présence du liquide constitue également un inconvénient si les aliments solides sont prélevés à la main dans le bocal. Il en résulte en effet, d'une part, un inconfort pour l'utilisateur, dont les doigts sont mouillés et souillés par le liquide et, d'autre part, une contamination du liquide.The collection of solid foods in jars of this kind can be problematic. In the kitchen, for example, the extraction of solid food by means of a spoon is inevitably accompanied by a liquid entrainment, which is a drawback when this liquid is not desired.
The presence of the liquid is also a disadvantage if the solid foods are taken by hand in the jar. This results in fact, on the one hand, a discomfort for the user, whose fingers are wet and soiled by the liquid and, on the other hand, contamination of the liquid.

Pour remédier à ces inconvénients, on a suggéré, dans les documents US-3 040 897 et CH 638 455 , d'utiliser des bocaux cylindriques qui sont divisés en deux chambres superposées par une cloison perforée, les aliments et le liquide étant normalement situés dans la chambre inférieure. Lorsqu'il s'agit d'extraire des aliments solides du bocal, on retourne celui-ci pour inverser la position des chambres, de sorte que le liquide traverse la cloison perforée qui retient les aliments solides. Après prélèvement d'une partie des aliments solides, on repositionne le bocal dans sa position d'origine, pour immerger à nouveau les aliments dans le liquide.To remedy these drawbacks, it was suggested in the documents US-3,040,897 and CH 638 455 , to use cylindrical jars which are divided into two superimposed chambers by a perforated partition, the food and the liquid being normally located in the lower chamber. When it comes to extracting solid food from the jar, it is returned to invert the position of the chambers, so that the liquid through the perforated partition that holds solids. After taking some of the solid food, the jar is repositioned in its original position, to immerse the food in the liquid again.

Ce récipient connu implique une grande vigilance de la part des utilisateurs au cours de sa manutention et de son stockage dans des entrepôts ou sur des rayonnages de magasins, afin d'assurer que le liquide baigne les aliments solides. Une inversion accidentelle ou fortuite de la position du bocal (par exemple lors de son transport ou de son entreposage, ou encore lors d'une manipulation par un client dans un magasin de détail) va en effet avoir pour conséquence que les aliments solides ne seront plus immergés dans le liquide de conservation et vont de la sorte subir une dégradation progressive. Ce récipient connu présente ainsi l'inconvénient de laisser planer un grand doute quant à la qualité des aliments qu'il contient.This known container involves great vigilance on the part of users during its handling and storage in warehouses or on store shelves, to ensure that the liquid bathes solid foods. Accidental or accidental inversion of the jar's position (for example during transport or storage, or when handled by a customer in a retail store) will result in solid foods being more immersed in the preservative liquid and will thus undergo a gradual degradation. This known container thus has the disadvantage of leaving a great doubt about the quality of the food it contains.

Résumé de l'inventionSummary of the invention

L'invention vise à remédier aux inconvénients et désavantages exposés plus haut.The invention aims to remedy the disadvantages and disadvantages described above.

L'invention vise plus particulièrement à fournir un procédé pour le conditionnement de produits alimentaires comprenant des aliments solides baignant dans un liquide, ledit procédé étant conçu pour concilier l'avantage des récipients connus décrits plus haut avec une conservation efficace et sécurisante desdits produits alimentaires pendant leur manutention dans un circuit commercial.The invention is more particularly directed to providing a method for packaging food products comprising solid foods bathed in a liquid, said method being designed to reconcile the advantage of the known containers described above with an effective and safe preservation of said food products during their handling in a commercial circuit.

L'invention a en outre pour objectif de fournir un récipient nouveau et original pour la mise en oeuvre du procédé.The invention further aims to provide a new and original container for the implementation of the method.

En conséquence, l'invention concerne un procédé pour le conditionnement d'un produit alimentaire comprenant au moins un aliment solide baignant dans un liquide, selon lequel

  • on met en oeuvre un récipient comprenant deux chambres juxtaposées, séparées par une cloison qui est percée d'au moins un orifice, obturé hermétiquement par un opercule amovible ; et
  • on enferme la totalité du produit dans une des deux chambres.
Accordingly, the invention relates to a method for packaging a food product comprising at least one solid food bathed in a liquid, according to which
  • a container is used comprising two juxtaposed chambers, separated by a partition which is pierced with at least one orifice, sealed by a removable cap; and
  • the entire product is enclosed in one of the two chambers.

Le produit alimentaire auquel le procédé selon l'invention s'applique comprend au moins un aliment solide baignant dans un liquide. Le produit peut comprendre un seul aliment solide et celui-ci peut être à l'état d'un bloc unitaire ou, plus généralement, à l'état d'une pluralité de particules. L'invention s'applique également au cas où le produit alimentaire comprend plusieurs aliments solides différents. Dans ce cas particulier, chacun des aliments solides peut être à l'état d'un bloc unitaire ou d'une pluralité de particules.
Dans la suite du présent mémoire, à défaut d'indication particulière, l'expression « aliment solide » désignera indifféremment un bloc unitaire ou une pluralité de particules solides, dont la forme n'est pas critique pour la définition de l'invention.
Le liquide est une substance alimentaire qui est normalement liquide dans les conditions normales du conditionnement du produit alimentaire et dans les conditions de son utilisation normale par un consommateur.The food product to which the method according to the invention applies comprises at least one solid food bathed in a liquid. The product may comprise a single solid food and it may be in the state of a unit block or, more generally, in the state of a plurality of particles. The invention also applies to the case where the food product comprises several different solid foods. In this particular case, each of the solid foods may be in the form of a unit block or a plurality of particles.
In the remainder of this Memorandum, in the absence of any indication In particular, the expression "solid food" will denote either a unitary block or a plurality of solid particles, the shape of which is not critical for the definition of the invention.
Liquid is a food substance that is normally liquid under normal conditions of packaging of the food product and under the conditions of its normal use by a consumer.

Le procédé selon l'invention se particularise par l'utilisation d'un récipient de conception particulière. Ce récipient comprend deux chambres juxtaposées, qui sont séparées l'une de l'autre par une cloison percée d'au moins un orifice. L'orifice de la cloison est normalement obturé hermétiquement par un opercule, celui-ci étant amovible. L'une des chambres doit avoir un volume au moins suffisant pour contenir la totalité du produit alimentaire précité. L'autre chambre doit avoir un volume au moins égal au volume du liquide dudit produit alimentaire.The method according to the invention is particularized by the use of a container of particular design. This container comprises two juxtaposed chambers, which are separated from each other by a partition pierced with at least one orifice. The orifice of the partition is normally closed hermetically by a lid, the latter being removable. One of the rooms must have a volume at least sufficient to contain all of the aforementioned food product. The other chamber must have a volume at least equal to the volume of the liquid of said food product.

La cloison sert à séparer les deux chambres. Elle doit être imperméable au liquide précité et sa jonction aux deux chambres doit également être imperméable à ce liquide et, de préférence, à l'air. La cloison est percée d'au moins un orifice, qui est obturé par un opercule amovible. L'ouverture de l'orifice doit être calibrée de manière à permettre un écoulement du liquide du produit alimentaire d'une chambre dans l'autre par simple gravité, dans les conditions normales d'utilisation du récipient, tout en s'opposant au passage de l'aliment solide. Lorsque l'opercule est en place sur l'orifice, l'obturation de l'orifice doit être suffisamment hermétique pour faire obstacle à un passage du liquide dans les conditions normales du conditionnement et d'utilisation du récipient.The partition serves to separate the two rooms. It must be impervious to the aforementioned liquid and its junction to the two chambers must also be impervious to this liquid and, preferably, to the air. The partition is pierced with at least one orifice, which is closed by a removable cap. The opening of the orifice must be calibrated so as to allow a liquid flow of the food product from one chamber to the other by simple gravity, under the normal conditions of use of the container, while opposing the passage solid food. When the seal is in place on the orifice, the closure of the orifice must be sufficiently hermetic to prevent passage of the liquid under normal conditions of packaging and use of the container.

Conformément à l'invention, pour conditionner le produit alimentaire, on enferme celui-ci dans une seule des deux chambres du récipient. A cet effet, on déverse le produit alimentaire dans cette chambre du récipient et on obture ensuite celle-ci de manière hermétique. Le moyen utilisé pour obturer hermétiquement la chambre n'est pas critique pour la définition de l'invention, tout moyen connu adéquat pouvant normalement convenir.According to the invention, in order to condition the food product, it is enclosed in only one of the two chambers of the container. For this purpose, the food product is poured into this chamber of the container and then sealed hermetically. The means used to hermetically seal the chamber is not critical to the definition of the invention, any suitable known means that may normally be suitable.

Bien que cela ne soit pas indispensable pour la définition de l'invention, on préfère que la chambre du récipient, qui ne contient pas le produit alimentaire soit essentiellement vide et exempte de matière liquide et/ou solide.Although this is not essential for the definition of the invention, it is preferred that the container chamber, which does not contain the food product is essentially empty and free of liquid and / or solid material.

Le mode de conditionnement selon l'invention permet une manutention du produit alimentaire en toute sécurité, avant son utilisation par un utilisateur, sans risquer une séparation de l'aliment solide et du liquide, quelle que soit la position du récipient. La conception du récipient mis en oeuvre dans le procédé facilite par ailleurs une extraction propre et hygiénique de l'aliment solide par un utilisateur. Il suffit à ce moment de positionner le récipient de telle sorte que sa chambre qui contient le produit alimentaire soit située au-dessous de l'autre chambre, sous la cloison. On ouvre alors la chambre supérieure, pour avoir accès à l'opercule de la cloison, on enlève l'opercule et on referme la chambre supérieure. On retourne ensuite le récipient pour inverser les chambres, la chambre contenant le produit alimentaire étant dorénavant la chambre supérieure. Le liquide passe par gravité dans la chambre inférieure, à travers l'orifice ouvert de la cloison. L'ouverture de la chambre supérieure facilite l'écoulement du liquide vers la chambre inférieure. On peut ensuite extraire une partie ou la totalité de l'aliment solide de la chambre supérieure, sans affecter le liquide de conservation, qui se trouve alors dans la chambre inférieure. Le cas échéant, l'aliment solide restant dans la chambre peut par la suite être remis en contact avec le liquide de conservation, par retournement du récipient pour inverser la position des chambres.The mode of packaging according to the invention allows handling of the food product safely, before use by a user, without risking a separation of the solid food and liquid, regardless of the position of the container. The design of the container used in the process also facilitates clean and hygienic extraction of the solid food by a user. It is sufficient at this time to position the container so that its chamber which contains the food product is located below the other chamber, under the partition. The upper chamber is then opened, in order to have access to the lid of the partition, the lid is removed and the upper chamber is closed. The container is then inverted to invert the chambers, the chamber containing the food product now being the upper Room. The liquid passes by gravity into the lower chamber, through the open orifice of the partition. The opening of the upper chamber facilitates the flow of liquid to the lower chamber. Some or all of the solid food can be extracted from the upper chamber, without affecting the storage liquid, which is then in the lower chamber. If necessary, the solid food remaining in the chamber can subsequently be brought into contact with the preservation liquid, by inverting the container to invert the position of the chambers.

Le procédé selon l'invention trouve une application intéressante pour la conservation et la manutention d'aliments solides périssables, immergés dans un liquide de conservation. Il trouve une application spécialement intéressante pour la conservation et la manutention de viande, de fruits, de légumes ou de fromage, baignant dans un liquide de conservation tel qu'un jus aqueux, du vinaigre, de l'huile, de l'alcool ou du sérum (liste exemplative, non exhaustive).The process according to the invention finds an interesting application for the preservation and handling of perishable solid foods immersed in a preservation liquid. It finds a particularly interesting application for the preservation and handling of meat, fruit, vegetables or cheese, bathed in a preserving liquid such as an aqueous juice, vinegar, oil, alcohol or serum (illustrative list, not exhaustive).

L'invention concerne également un récipient pour la mise en oeuvre du procédé selon l'invention, défini plus haut.The invention also relates to a container for carrying out the method according to the invention, defined above.

Plus particulièrement, l'invention concerne aussi un récipient pour un produit alimentaire comprenant au moins un aliment solide baignant dans un liquide, ledit récipient comprenant deux chambres juxtaposées, qui sont séparées par une cloison percée d'au moins un orifice ; conformément à l'invention, le récipient se caractérise en ce que chaque chambre est obturée individuellement par un couvercle amovible et en ce que l'orifice de la cloison est obturé hermétiquement par un opercule amovible.More particularly, the invention also relates to a container for a food product comprising at least one solid food bathed in a liquid, said container comprising two juxtaposed chambers, which are separated by a partition pierced with at least one orifice; according to the invention, the container is characterized in that each chamber is closed individually by a removable cover and that the orifice of the partition is sealed with a removable cap.

Dans le récipient selon l'invention, la paroi des chambres et la cloison doivent être en une matière qui est chimiquement inerte vis-à-vis du produit alimentaire auquel le récipient est destiné. La matière la plus adéquate doit dès lors être déterminée dans chaque cas particulier par l'homme du métier, en fonction de la nature du produit alimentaire, ainsi que des conditions du conditionnement de celui-ci et des conditions d'utilisation du récipient et du produit alimentaire. Ladite matière peut par exemple être sélectionnée parmi le verre, les métaux et les (co)polymères synthétiques. Des exemples de métaux convenant généralement bien comprennent l'aluminium, les alliages d'aluminium, les aciers inoxydables et les aciers étamés (liste non exhaustive). Des exemples de (co)polymères utilisables dans le cadre de l'invention comprennent le polychlorure de vinyle, le polychlorure de vinylidène, le polyéthylène, le polypropylène et le polytéréphtalate de butylène (liste non exhaustive).
La cloison et la paroi des deux chambres peuvent être réalisées en une même matière. En variante, la matière de la cloison peut être différente de celle des parois des chambres. Dans cette variante, les parois respectives des deux chambres peuvent être réalisées en une même matière ou en des matières différentes.In the container according to the invention, the wall of the chambers and the partition must be of a material which is chemically inert with respect to the food product for which the container is intended. The most suitable material must therefore be determined in each particular case by a person skilled in the art, according to the nature of the food product, as well as the conditions of packaging thereof and the conditions of use of the container and the container. foodstuff. Said material may for example be selected from glass, metals and synthetic (co) polymers. Examples of generally suitable metals include aluminum, aluminum alloys, stainless steels and tinned steels (non-exhaustive list). Examples of (co) polymers that may be used in the context of the invention include polyvinyl chloride, polyvinylidene chloride, polyethylene, polypropylene and polybutylene terephthalate (not an exhaustive list).
The partition and the wall of the two chambers can be made of the same material. Alternatively, the material of the partition may be different from that of the walls of the chambers. In this variant, the respective walls of the two chambers may be made of the same material or of different materials.

Nonobstant les conditions énoncées ci-dessus, la forme des chambres et la forme de la cloison ne sont pas critiques pour la définition de l'invention.
La cloison peut être plane ou gauche. On préfère qu'elle ait un contour plan, celui-ci pouvant être courbe ou polygonal. Dans le cas d'un contour polygonal, on préfère que celui-ci soit régulier. Dans le cas d'un contour courbe, on préfère que celui-ci soit circulaire ou elliptique, les contours circulaires étant spécialement recommandés. La cloison peut être plane ou bombée.
Les chambres doivent avoir une forme compatible avec celle de la cloison, de manière que leur liaison à la cloison soit hermétique. Elles peuvent par exemple avoir une surface latérale polyédrique, cylindrique, conique ou tronconique.Notwithstanding the conditions set out above, the shape of the chambers and the shape of the partition are not critical for the definition of the invention.
The partition can be flat or left. It is preferred that it has a plane outline, which may be curved or polygonal. In the case of a polygonal contour, it is preferred that it be regular. In the case of a curved contour, it is preferred that it be circular or elliptical, the circular contours being especially recommended. The partition can be flat or curved.
The rooms must have a shape compatible with that of the partition, so that their connection to the partition is hermetic. They may for example have a polyhedral, cylindrical, conical or frustoconical lateral surface.

La liaison de la cloison aux chambres doit être hermétique. A cet effet, la cloison peut être fixée à la paroi des chambres par tout moyen approprié, tel que, par exemple, le collage, le soudage ou le sertissage (liste non exhaustive).The connection of the partition to the rooms must be hermetic. For this purpose, the partition can be fixed to the wall of the rooms by any appropriate means, such as, for example, gluing, welding or crimping (non-exhaustive list).

Dans une forme de réalisation particulière de l'invention, la cloison est une plaque circulaire, qui est interposée entre deux corps cylindriques ou tronconiques formant respectivement les parois latérales des deux chambres. Dans cette forme de réalisation de l'invention, les deux corps cylindriques ou tronconiques peuvent par exemple être assemblés de part et d'autre de la cloison au moyen d'une fixation à vis ou à baïonnette.In a particular embodiment of the invention, the partition is a circular plate, which is interposed between two cylindrical or frustoconical bodies respectively forming the side walls of the two chambers. In this embodiment of the invention, the two cylindrical or frustoconical bodies may for example be assembled on either side of the partition by means of a screw or bayonet attachment.

Dans une autre forme de réalisation particulière de l'invention, la cloison est le fond d'une boîte cylindrique ou tronconique constituant l'une des deux chambres précitées du récipient. L'autre chambre est un corps cylindrique ou tronconique, qui est fixé hermétiquement au fond de la boîte, par exemple par collage, sertissage ou soudage.In another particular embodiment of the invention, the partition is the bottom of a cylindrical or frustoconical box constituting one of the two aforementioned chambers of the container. The other chamber is a cylindrical or frustoconical body, which is hermetically fixed to the bottom of the box, for example by gluing, crimping or welding.

La position de l'orifice dans la cloison n'est pas critique pour la définition de l'invention. On préfère qu'il soit localisé au centre de la cloison.
La forme de l'orifice n'est pas critique non plus pour la définition de l'invention. On a toutefois intérêt à conférer à l'orifice une forme qui concilie un écoulement optimum du liquide et une retenue efficace des aliments solides. On préfère lui conférer une forme rectangulaire.The position of the orifice in the partition is not critical for the definition of the invention. We prefer it is located in the center of the partition.
The shape of the orifice is not critical either for the definition of the invention. However, it is advantageous to give the orifice a shape that reconciles optimum flow of the liquid and effective retention of solid foods. It is preferred to give it a rectangular shape.

L'opercule a pour fonction de réaliser une obturation hermétique de l'orifice, pour s'opposer à une circulation du liquide du produit alimentaire, d'une chambre dans l'autre. L'obturation est de préférence hermétique à l'air.
L'opercule doit être en une matière chimiquement inerte vis-à-vis du produit alimentaire auquel le récipient est destiné, dans les conditions normales d'utilisation et de manutention du récipient. Il doit en outre être conçu pour pouvoir être enlevé sans endommager la cloison ni modifier l'ouverture calibrée de son orifice précité. L'opercule le plus adéquat peut être déterminé dans chaque cas particulier par l'homme du métier, en fonction de la destination du récipient. A titre d'exemple, dans le cas d'un orifice circulaire, l'opercule peut être un bouchon que l'on visse dans ledit orifice, éventuellement avec interposition d'un joint d'étanchéité élastique.The operculum has the function of sealing the orifice, to oppose the circulation of the liquid of the food product, from one chamber to the other. The filling is preferably hermetic to the air.
The lid must be made of a material that is chemically inert with respect to the food product for which the container is intended, under normal conditions of use and handling of the container. It must also be designed so that it can be removed without damaging the bulkhead or altering the calibrated opening of its above-mentioned hole. The most suitable lid can be determined in each particular case by the skilled person, depending on the destination of the container. By way of example, in the case of a circular orifice, the lid may be a plug which is screwed into said orifice, possibly with the interposition of an elastic seal.

Dans une forme de réalisation avantageuse du récipient selon l'invention, la cloison comprend une plaque rigide et l'opercule fait partie intégrante de ladite plaque, dont il peut être séparé par arrachage. Cette forme de réalisation de l'invention est spécialement recommandée dans le cas où l'orifice est rectangulaire.
Des plaques rigides de ce type, obturées par un opercule séparable par arrachage, sont bien connues en technique et utilisées communément dans la fabrication de canettes contenant des boissons. Dans cette forme de réalisation de l'invention, l'opercule est avantageusement muni d'un organe de préhension (par exemple une languette ou un anneau), destiné à faciliter son arrachage.In an advantageous embodiment of the container according to the invention, the partition comprises a rigid plate and the seal forms an integral part of said plate, from which it can be separated by pulling. This embodiment of the invention is especially recommended in the case where the orifice is rectangular.
Rigid plates of this type, closed by a separable operculum by tearing, are well known in the art. and commonly used in the manufacture of cans containing beverages. In this embodiment of the invention, the lid is advantageously provided with a gripping member (for example a tongue or a ring), intended to facilitate its tearing.

Selon l'invention, chaque chambre du récipient est obturée individuellement par un couvercle amovible. La fixation des couvercles sur la paroi des chambres doit être hermétique au liquide du produit alimentaire auquel le récipient est destiné et, de préférence, à l'air.According to the invention, each chamber of the container is closed individually by a removable cover. The fixing of the lids on the wall of the chambers must be hermetic to the liquid of the food product for which the container is intended and, preferably, to the air.

Dans une forme de réalisation préférée du récipient selon l'invention, les chambres sont délimitées dans un corps cylindrique ou tronconique et les couvercles sont circulaires. La fixation hermétique des couvercles au corps cylindrique ou tronconique peut comprendre une fixation à vis ou à baïonnette et, éventuellement, un joint souple d'étanchéité.In a preferred embodiment of the container according to the invention, the chambers are delimited in a cylindrical or frustoconical body and the lids are circular. The hermetic fastening of the lids to the cylindrical or frustoconical body may comprise a fastening screw or bayonet and, optionally, a flexible sealing gasket.

Pour utiliser le récipient selon l'invention, on commence par introduire un produit alimentaire dans une des chambres du récipient, de préférence en une quantité suffisante pour remplir sensiblement la totalité du volume de la chambre. On obture ensuite ladite chambre avec son couvercle amovible. L'opercule étant alors en place sur la cloison pour obturer son orifice hermétiquement, le récipient peut être manipulé et soumis à des opérations de manutention, sans risquer une séparation de l'aliment solide et du liquide.
Pour extraire l'aliment solide du récipient, on positionne celui-ci de telle sorte que le produit alimentaire se trouve dans la chambre inférieure, sous la cloison. On retire alors le couvercle de la chambre supérieure, on enlève l'opercule et on repositionne le couvercle sur la chambre supérieure. On retourne ensuite le récipient pour inverser les chambres, de sorte que la chambre contenant le produit alimentaire soit dorénavant la chambre supérieure. Le liquide passe par gravité dans la chambre inférieure, à travers l'orifice ouvert de la cloison. On ôte ensuite le couvercle de la chambre supérieure et on peut dès lors en extraire une partie ou la totalité de l'aliment solide qui s'y trouve. Si on ne prélève qu'une partie de l'aliment solide de la chambre supérieure, on repositionne son couvercle et on retourne une nouvelle fois le récipient pour inverser la position des chambres et noyer à nouveau l'aliment solide dans son liquide.To use the container according to the invention, it begins by introducing a food product in one of the chambers of the container, preferably in an amount sufficient to fill substantially the entire volume of the chamber. Then closing said chamber with its removable cover. The seal being then in place on the partition to seal its orifice hermetically, the container can be handled and subjected to handling operations, without risking a separation of the solid food and liquid.
To extract the solid food from the container, it is positioned so that the food product is in the lower chamber, under the partition. Then remove the lid of the upper chamber, remove the lid and reposition the lid on the upper room. The container is then inverted to invert the chambers, so that the chamber containing the food product is now the upper chamber. The liquid passes by gravity into the lower chamber, through the open orifice of the partition. Then remove the lid of the upper chamber and can extract some or all of the solid food therein. If only a portion of the solid food is removed from the upper chamber, the lid is repositioned and the container is turned over again to invert the position of the chambers and to drown the solid food again in its liquid.

Le procédé et le récipient selon l'invention trouvent des applications intéressantes pour la conservation et la manutention d'aliments solides périssables, immergés dans des liquides de conservation. Ils trouvent une application spécialement intéressante pour la conservation et la manutention de viande, de fruits, de légumes ou de fromage, baignant dans un liquide de conservation tel qu'un jus aqueux, du vinaigre, de l'huile, de l'alcool ou du sérum (liste exemplative, non exhaustive).The method and the container according to the invention find interesting applications for the preservation and handling of perishable solid foods immersed in preserving liquids. They find a particularly interesting application for the preservation and handling of meat, fruit, vegetables or cheese, bathed in a preserving liquid such as an aqueous juice, vinegar, oil, alcohol or serum (illustrative list, not exhaustive).

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Des particularités et détails de l'invention vont apparaître au cours de la description suivante des figures annexées, qui représentent une forme de réalisation particulière du récipient selon l'invention.Features and details of the invention will become apparent from the following description of the accompanying figures, which show a particular embodiment of the container according to the invention.

La figure 1 montre schématiquement une forme de réalisation particulière du récipient selon l'invention, en position de remplissage avec un produit alimentaire constitué d'un mélange d'aliments solides et d'un liquide de conservation ;The figure 1 shows schematically a particular embodiment of the container according to the invention, in filling position with a food product consisting of a mixture of solid foods and a preservative liquid;

Les figures 2, 3 et 4 montrent respectivement trois phases successives d'utilisation du récipient de la figure 1, en vue d'en extraire une partie des aliments solides et de le remettre ensuite en position de stockage.The figures 2 , 3 and 4 show respectively three successive phases of use of the container of the figure 1 , in order to extract some of the solid foods and then put it back in the storage position.

Les figures ne sont pas dessinées à l'échelle.The figures are not drawn to scale.

Généralement, les mêmes numéros de référence désignent les mêmes éléments.Generally, the same reference numbers designate the same elements.

Description détaillée d'un mode de réalisation particulierDetailed description of a particular embodiment

Le récipient schématisé aux figures est un bocal cylindrique destiné à contenir un mélange d'aliments solides (par exemple des fruits ou des légumes) dans un jus aqueux de conservation. Il comprend un corps cylindrique 1, divisé en deux chambres juxtaposées 2 et 3 par une cloison imperméable 4. La cloison 4 est percée en son centre d'un orifice rectangulaire 10, obturé hermétiquement par un opercule 5 muni d'un anneau 11 pour l'arracher et le séparer de la cloison 4. La chambre 2 est obturée par un couvercle amovible 6, vissé sur le corps 1 du bocal et la chambre 3 est obturée par un couvercle amovible 7, également vissé sur le corps 1 du bocal.The container shown schematically in the figures is a cylindrical jar for containing a mixture of solid foods (eg fruits or vegetables) in an aqueous preserving juice. It comprises a cylindrical body 1, divided into two chambers juxtaposed 2 and 3 by an impermeable partition 4. The partition 4 is pierced at its center with a rectangular orifice 10, hermetically sealed by a cover 5 provided with a ring 11 for the The chamber 2 is closed off by a removable cover 6, screwed onto the body 1 of the jar and the chamber 3 is closed by a removable cover 7, also screwed onto the body 1 of the jar.

Aux figures, le bocal 1 est disposé en position verticale, de manière que la cloison 4 soit sensiblement horizontale, les chambres 2 et 3 étant superposées.In the figures, the jar 1 is disposed in a vertical position, so that the partition 4 is substantially horizontal, the chambers 2 and 3 being superimposed.

A la figure 1, le bocal est positionné de telle sorte que la chambre 2 soit la chambre supérieure. L'opercule 5 obturant l'orifice 10 de la cloison 4, la chambre supérieure 2 est remplie du mélange d'aliments solides 8 dans son jus de conservation 9 et le couvercle 6 est ensuite vissé sur le bocal pour obturer la chambre 2. La chambre 3 est maintenue vide.
Le bocal peut dès lors subir une manutention, comprenant par exemple un transport dans un véhicule ou un stockage dans un entrepôt, ou il peut être exposé sur un rayonnage d'un commerce de détail. Pendant cette manipulation du bocal, les aliments solides 8 restent imprégnés du liquide de conservation 9 dans la chambre 2, quelle que soit l'orientation du bocal.To the figure 1 , the jar is positioned so that the chamber 2 is the upper chamber. The lid 5 closing the orifice 10 of the partition 4, the upper chamber 2 is filled with the food mixture solids 8 in its storage juice 9 and the lid 6 is then screwed on the jar to close the chamber 2. The chamber 3 is kept empty.
The jar can therefore undergo handling, including for example a transport in a vehicle or storage in a warehouse, or it can be exposed on a shelf of a retail store. During this manipulation of the jar, the solid foods 8 remain impregnated with the storage liquid 9 in the chamber 2, whatever the orientation of the jar.

Pour extraire une partie des aliments 8 du bocal, on positionne celui-ci comme représenté à la figure 2, de telle sorte que la chambre 3 soit la chambre supérieure. On enlève ensuite le couvercle 7 pour ouvrir la chambre 3 et on arrache l'opercule 5 pour libérer l'orifice de la cloison 4. On referme ensuite la chambre 3 avec le couvercle 7, on bascule le bocal 1 jusqu'à amener la chambre 2 au-dessus de la chambre 3 (figure 3) et on ôte le couvercle 6. Le jus aqueux 9 s'écoule alors par gravité de la chambre 2 dans la chambre 3, à travers l'orifice 10 de la cloison 4. Les aliments solides 8 restent dans la chambre supérieure 2, la largeur de l'orifice 10 étant insuffisante pour permettre leur passage. On peut ensuite extraire les aliments 8 de la chambre 2, sans altérer ni entraîner du jus de conservation, celui-ci se trouvant alors dans la chambre 3. Après prélèvement de la quantité souhaitée d'aliments 8 de la chambre 2, on referme celle-ci avec le couvercle 6 et on bascule à nouveau le bocal pour inverser la position des chambres 2 et 3, comme représenté à la figure 4. Le jus de conservation 9 repasse dans la chambre 2, via l'orifice 10 de la cloison 4 et vient imprégner les aliments solides 8.To extract a portion of the food 8 from the jar, it is positioned as shown in FIG. figure 2 , so that the chamber 3 is the upper chamber. The lid 7 is then removed to open the chamber 3 and the lid 5 is torn off to release the orifice of the partition 4. Then, the chamber 3 is closed with the lid 7, the jar 1 is tilted up to bring the chamber 2 above the bedroom 3 ( figure 3 ) and the lid 6 is removed. The aqueous juice 9 then flows by gravity from the chamber 2 into the chamber 3, through the orifice 10 of the partition 4. The solid foods 8 remain in the upper chamber 2, the width of the orifice 10 being insufficient to allow their passage. The food 8 can then be extracted from the chamber 2, without altering or causing preservation juice, which is then in the chamber 3. After taking the desired quantity of food 8 from the chamber 2, the with the lid 6 and the jar is tilted again to invert the position of the chambers 2 and 3, as shown in FIG. figure 4 . The preserving juice 9 returns to the chamber 2, via the orifice 10 of the partition 4 and impregnates the solid foods 8.

Par la suite, dès que l'on souhaite extraire des aliments solides du bocal, il suffit de disposer celui-ci dans la position schématisée à la figure 3. En disposant le bocal dans la position de la figure 4, on assure une conservation optimum des aliments solides 8 dans le jus de conservation 9.Subsequently, as soon as it is desired to extract solid food from the jar, it is sufficient to arrange it in the position schematically in the figure 3 . By placing the jar in the position of the figure 4 optimum preservation of the solid foods 8 is ensured in the preserving juice 9.

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Procédé pour le conditionnement d'un produit alimentaire comprenant au moins un aliment solide baignant dans un liquide, selon lequel - on met en oeuvre un récipient comprenant deux chambres juxtaposées (2, 3), séparées par une cloison (4) qui est percée d'au moins un orifice (10), obturé hermétiquement par un opercule amovible (5) ; et - on enferme la totalité du produit (8-9) dans une (2) des deux chambres. Process for the packaging of a food product comprising at least one solid food bathed in a liquid, according to which - It implements a container comprising two juxtaposed chambers (2, 3), separated by a partition (4) which is pierced with at least one orifice (10), sealed by a removable cap (5); and the entire product (8-9) is enclosed in one (2) of the two chambers. Procédé selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la chambre (3) qui ne contient pas le produit alimentaire (8-9) est essentiellement exempte de matière liquide et/ou solide.Process according to claim 1, characterized in that the chamber (3) which does not contain the food product (8-9) is substantially free of liquid and / or solid material. Procédé selon la revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que la chambre (3) qui ne contient pas le produit alimentaire (8-9) a un volume au moins égal à celui du liquide (9) du produit alimentaire.Process according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the chamber (3) which does not contain the food product (8-9) has a volume at least equal to that of the liquid (9) of the food product. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel l'aliment solide (8) comprend de la viande et/ou des fruits et/ou des légumes et/ou du fromage et le liquide (9) comprend un jus aqueux, du vinaigre, de l'huile, de l'alcool ou du sérum.Process according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the solid food (8) comprises meat and / or fruits and / or vegetables and / or cheese and the liquid (9) comprises an aqueous juice , vinegar, oil, alcohol or serum. Récipient pour un produit alimentaire comprenant au moins un aliment solide baignant dans un liquide, ledit récipient comprenant deux chambres juxtaposées (2, 3), qui sont séparées par une cloison (4), percée d'au moins un orifice (10), caractérisé en ce que chaque chambre (2, 3) est obturée individuellement par un couvercle amovible (6, 7) et en ce que l'orifice (10) de la cloison (4) est obturé hermétiquement par un opercule amovible (5).Container for a food product comprising at least one solid food bathed in a liquid, said container comprising two juxtaposed chambers (2, 3), which are separated by a partition (4) pierced with at least one orifice (10), characterized in that each chamber (2, 3) is closed individually by a removable cover (6, 7) and in that the orifice (10) the partition (4) is hermetically closed by a removable cover (5). Récipient selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que l'une (2) des chambres (2, 3) a un volume suffisant pour contenir la totalité du produit alimentaire (8-9) et l'autre chambre (3) a un volume suffisant pour contenir le liquide (9) sans l'aliment solide (8).Container according to claim 5, characterized in that one (2) of the chambers (2, 3) has a volume sufficient to contain all the food product (8-9) and the other chamber (3) has a volume sufficient to contain the liquid (9) without the solid food (8). Récipient selon les revendications 5 ou 6,
caractérisé en ce que la cloison (4) comprend une plaque rigide dont l'opercule (5) fait partie intégrante et peut être enlevé par arrachage.Container according to claims 5 or 6,
characterized in that the partition (4) comprises a rigid plate whose lid (5) is an integral part and can be removed by pulling. Récipient selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que l'opercule (5) est muni d'un organe de préhension (11).Container according to claim 7, characterized in that the cover (5) is provided with a gripping member (11). Récipient selon l'une quelconque des revendications 5 à 7, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un corps cylindrique ou tronconique (1).Container according to any one of claims 5 to 7, characterized in that it comprises a cylindrical or frustoconical body (1). Récipient selon la revendication 9, caractérisé en ce que le couvercle (6, 7) est retenu hermétiquement sur le corps (1) par une fixation à vis ou à baïonnette.Container according to claim 9, characterized in that the cover (6, 7) is hermetically sealed to the body (1) by a screw or bayonet connection.
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