EP2255691A1 - Plastic container for transporting food, in particular bananas - Google Patents

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EP2255691A1
EP2255691A1 EP10004100A EP10004100A EP2255691A1 EP 2255691 A1 EP2255691 A1 EP 2255691A1 EP 10004100 A EP10004100 A EP 10004100A EP 10004100 A EP10004100 A EP 10004100A EP 2255691 A1 EP2255691 A1 EP 2255691A1
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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
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    • B65D85/30—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure
    • B65D85/34—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure for fruit, e.g. apples, oranges or tomatoes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C11/00—Receptacles for purposes not provided for in groups A45C1/00-A45C9/00
    • A45C11/20—Lunch or picnic boxes or the like
    • 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
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/22—Boxes or like containers with side walls of substantial depth for enclosing contents
    • 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
    • B65D11/00—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material
    • B65D11/02—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material of curved cross-section
    • 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
    • B65D43/00—Lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D43/14—Non-removable lids or covers
    • B65D43/16—Non-removable lids or covers hinged for upward or downward movement
    • B65D43/162—Non-removable lids or covers hinged for upward or downward movement the container, the lid and the hinge being made of one piece

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  • the invention relates to a container made of plastic for the transport of food, in particular of bananas, with an elongated outer shell, which is particularly adapted to the shape of a banana, and with at least one hinge for unfolding the container to release its contents.
  • a banana fits due to their special shape but often not in normal plastic containers that are used as Vesper boxes in use and could offer the desired protection due to their dimensionally stable design. Because either such Vesperboxen are too small to accommodate a whole banana can, or the banana has in a sufficiently large, normally shaped Vesperbox no support and beats during transport from the inside against the container walls, which in turn results in unwanted pressure points. Shredding the banana to be able to place it in a smaller Vesperbox, is usually also not a viable way to solve the given problem, because the cut fruit reacts very quickly with atmospheric oxygen and is thereby unappetizing.
  • the present invention seeks to improve a plastic container of the type mentioned in terms of its handling.
  • the plastic container for the transport of particular bananas is no longer composed of two dimensionally stable container halves as before, but of three dimensionally stable parts which are fastened to each other by means of two hinges and form the outer shell of the container in the closed state.
  • this embodiment of the container according to the invention makes it possible that it no longer has to be completely opened in order to access the contents - it is rather sufficient to unfold one of the three dimensionally stable parts in order to open the container.
  • the formation of the container according to the invention with two hinges allows a further opening of the container than before, so that a better access to its contents is possible.
  • the three dimensionally stable parts of the container according to the invention are designed so that one of the three dimensionally stable parts is a cup-shaped base part on which the two other dimensionally stable parts are articulated via a respective hinge, a wide opening of the container is possible to access to release a portion of the content while the portion of the content residing in the cup-shaped base remains protected.
  • the two other dimensionally stable parts of the container according to the invention in this case also form adjacent a cup-shaped form to complete the outer shell of the container and are hinged unfolding around their respective hinges to release the contents of the container.
  • the container is designed in a banana shape to transport a banana, this results in an opening way of the container, which corresponds to the peeling of a banana.
  • the container can therefore be opened intuitively, and especially for children there is an additional sexy effect, which then stimulates the banana in school or kindergarten then actually eat.
  • the two dimensionally stable parts which are articulated on the cup-shaped base part, in this case may preferably extend a parting plane which substantially corresponds to the plane of symmetry of the banana basic shape.
  • the two dimensionally stable parts which are hinged to the cup-shaped base part, preferably by means of a snap closure fastened to each other, wherein when the container has the shape of a banana, the snap closure can be integrated into the stem approach, where he disturbs the one least the least and others are intuitively sought; because a real banana is also opened or peeled from the stalk, one also intuitively attacks a banana-shaped container on its stem to open it.
  • This also results in the similarity of a banana-shaped, according to the invention container with a real banana again increased, which reinforces the already mentioned incentive for children, the banana then also to eat properly.
  • the dividing line between the two dimensionally stable parts, which are hinged to the cup-shaped base part, is preferably tightly closed when the container is closed by overlapping and interlocking edges of the dimensionally stable parts in order to ensure optimum protection of the contents and to optimize the stability of the closed container.
  • FIGS. 1 to 4 shown container for transporting a banana itself has a banana-shaped outer shell, which consists of three dimensionally stable parts 1, 2 and 3, wherein the first dimensionally stable part 1 is cup-shaped and the other two dimensionally stable parts 2 and 3 via a respective hinge 4, 5th attached to the cup-shaped part 1, which is in FIG. 2 is best recognizable.
  • the hinges 4 and 5 are how FIG. 3 best clarified, film hinges that are easy to manufacture and resistant by injection molding.
  • the present embodiment of a container designed according to the invention can be opened in accordance with the peeling of a banana, wherein the dividing plane between the two dimensionally stable parts 2 and 3 of the container in the plane of symmetry of the banana shape.
  • FIG. 4 it is also possible to pivot only a dimensionally stable part 2 of the container about its hinge 4 and thus only partially open the container. This is advantageous, for example, if the container is placed on a table and so should be opened.
  • the two openable dimensionally stable parts 2 and 3 of the container shown here with a snap closure 6 in their closed state to each other can be fixed, said snap closure 6 is integrated in the stalk approach the banana shape.
  • the snap closure 6 consists on the one hand of a snap tab 7 on the dimensionally stable part 3 and on the other hand in an insertion opening 8 on the dimensionally stable part 2, so that the snap tab 7 is inserted into the insertion opening 8 and locked there when the container as in FIG. 1 is shown closed.
  • the separating line side edge of the dimensionally stable part 3 is provided with a projection 9, while the dividing line side edge of the dimensionally stable part 2 has a retracted paragraph 10, the rear when closing the container the projection 9 of the dimensionally stable part 3 engages and ensures an overlapping meshing of the two dimensionally stable parts 2 and 3 along the parting line.
  • molded projections 11 engage behind the recessed paragraph 10 of the form- stable part 2 when closing the container, whereby the stability of the closed container is further optimized.
  • the container according to the invention is not limited to the transport of a banana and accordingly to the basic shape of a banana, but may also have another elongated basic shape for receiving other foods, such as the shape of a cucumber, a pear etc.

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A holder has a long outer casing which is specifically matched to the shape of a banana. And at least one hinge for hinging the holder open. The holder is composed of three sturdy parts (1,2,3) which are attached one under the other by two hinges (4,5) and form the outer casing of the holder when closed.

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Behälter aus Kunststoff zum Transport von Lebensmitteln, insbesondere von Bananen, mit einer länglichen Außenhülle, die insbesondere der Form einer Banane angepasst ist, sowie mit mindestens einem Scharnier zum Aufklappen des Behälters, um dessen Inhalt freizugeben.The invention relates to a container made of plastic for the transport of food, in particular of bananas, with an elongated outer shell, which is particularly adapted to the shape of a banana, and with at least one hinge for unfolding the container to release its contents.

Beim Transport von empfindlichen Lebensmitteln, insbesondere von Bananen, die als Proviant in der Schule, im Kindergarten, auf Reisen und dergleichen dienen, besteht in aller Regel das Problem, dass diese Lebensmittel während des Transports beschädigt werden oder Druckstellen erhalten können. Insbesondere bei Bananen führen solche Druckstellen sehr schnell zu unansehnlichen und unappetitlichen Stellen in der eigentlichen Frucht, und dies trotzdem gerade eine Banane innerhalb ihrer eigenen Schale in gewissem Maße geschützt ist.When transporting sensitive foods, especially bananas, which serve as provisions in school, kindergarten, travel and the like, there is usually the problem that these foods can be damaged during transport or pressure points. Especially with bananas such bruises very quickly lead to unsightly and unappetizing places in the actual fruit, and this is still protected just a banana within their own shell to some extent.

Insbesondere eine Banane passt aufgrund ihrer speziellen Form jedoch oft nicht in normale Kunststoffbehälter, die als Vesperboxen im Einsatz sind und aufgrund ihrer formstabilen Ausgestaltung den gewünschten Schutz bieten könnten. Denn entweder sind solche Vesperboxen zu klein, um eine ganze Banane aufnehmen zu können, oder aber die Banane hat in einer ausreichend großen, normal geformten Vesperbox keinen Halt und schlägt während des Transports von innen gegen die Behälterwände, woraus wiederum unerwünschte Druckstellen resultieren. Die Banane zu zerkleinern, um sie in eine kleinere Vesperbox einlegen zu können, ist in aller Regel ebenfalls kein gangbarer Weg zur Lösung des gegebenen Problems, da die angeschnittene Frucht sehr schnell mit Luftsauerstoff reagiert und hierdurch unappetitlich wird.In particular, a banana fits due to their special shape but often not in normal plastic containers that are used as Vesper boxes in use and could offer the desired protection due to their dimensionally stable design. Because either such Vesperboxen are too small to accommodate a whole banana can, or the banana has in a sufficiently large, normally shaped Vesperbox no support and beats during transport from the inside against the container walls, which in turn results in unwanted pressure points. Shredding the banana to be able to place it in a smaller Vesperbox, is usually also not a viable way to solve the given problem, because the cut fruit reacts very quickly with atmospheric oxygen and is thereby unappetizing.

Im Stand der Technik gibt es daher bereits speziell zum Transport von Bananen angefertigte Kunststoffbehälter, die in ihrer länglichen Außenhülle die Form einer Banane nachbilden und daher zur Aufnahme einer solchen geeignet sind. Diese bekannten Behälter bestehen aus zwei Behälterhälften mit einer Trennebene, die der Symmetrieebene einer Banane entspricht. Etwa in der Mitte des Rückens der Bananenform ist ein Scharnier angebracht, das die beiden Behälterhälften untereinander verbindet. Auf der Bauchseite der Bananenform ist an den beiden Behälterhälften ein Schnappverschluss angebracht, so dass der Behälter durch Lösen des Schnappverschlusses und Aufschwenken der Behälterhälften um das rückseitig angeordnete Scharnier geöffnet werden kann, um den Inhalt freizugeben. Aufgrund der einer Banane angepassten Grundform bzw. Außenhülle des Behälters kann diese im Behälter druckstellenfrei transportiert werden.In the prior art, therefore, there are already specially made for the transport of bananas plastic containers that simulate the shape of a banana in their elongated outer shell and therefore are suitable for receiving such. These known containers consist of two container halves with a parting plane which corresponds to the plane of symmetry of a banana. Approximately in the middle of the back of the banana shape, a hinge is attached, which connects the two container halves with each other. On the ventral side of the banana shape, a snap closure is attached to the two container halves so that the container can be opened by releasing the snap closure and swinging the container halves about the rearwardly disposed hinge to release the contents. Due to the banana adapted basic shape or outer shell of the container, it can be transported without pressure spot in the container.

Ausgehend von diesem Stand der Technik liegt der vorliegenden Erfindung die Aufgabe zugrunde, einen Kunststoffbehälter der eingangs genannten Art hinsichtlich seiner Handhabung zu verbessern.Based on this prior art, the present invention seeks to improve a plastic container of the type mentioned in terms of its handling.

Gelöst ist diese Aufgabe gemäß der vorliegenden Erfindung durch einen Behälter mit den Merkmalen des Anspruchs 1. Vorteilhafte Weiterbildungen des erfindungsgemäßen Behälters sind in den Ansprüchen 2 bis 6 niedergelegt.This object is achieved according to the present invention by a container having the features of claim 1. Advantageous developments of the container according to the invention are set forth in claims 2 to 6.

Gemäß der vorliegenden Erfindung ist der Kunststoffbehälter zum Transport von insbesondere Bananen nicht mehr wie bisher aus zwei formstabilen Behälterhälften zusammengesetzt, sondern aus drei formstabilen Teilen, die mittels zweier Scharniere untereinander befestigt sind und im geschlossenen Zustand die Außenhülle des Behälters bilden. Einerseits ermöglicht diese erfindungsgemäße Ausgestaltung des Behälters, dass dieser nicht mehr vollständig geöffnet werden muss, um an den Inhalt heranzukommen - es reicht vielmehr das Aufklappen eines der drei formstabilen Teile, um den Behälter zu öffnen. Andererseits erlaubt die Ausbildung des erfindungsgemäßen Behälters mit zwei Scharnieren ein weiteres Öffnen des Behälters als bisher, so dass ein besserer Zugang zu dessen Inhalt möglich ist.According to the present invention, the plastic container for the transport of particular bananas is no longer composed of two dimensionally stable container halves as before, but of three dimensionally stable parts which are fastened to each other by means of two hinges and form the outer shell of the container in the closed state. On the one hand, this embodiment of the container according to the invention makes it possible that it no longer has to be completely opened in order to access the contents - it is rather sufficient to unfold one of the three dimensionally stable parts in order to open the container. On the other hand, the formation of the container according to the invention with two hinges allows a further opening of the container than before, so that a better access to its contents is possible.

Insbesondere wenn die drei formstabilen Teile des erfindungsgemäßen Behälters so ausgestaltet sind, dass eines der drei formstabilen Teile ein becherförmiges Basisteil ist, an dem die beiden anderen formstabilen Teile über jeweils ein Scharnier angelenkt sind, ist ein weites Öffnen des Behälters möglich, um den Zugang zu einem Abschnitt des Inhalts freizugeben, während derjenige Abschnitt des Inhalts, der im becherförmigen Basisteil liegt, weiterhin geschützt bleibt. Die beiden anderen formstabilen Teile des erfindungsgemäßen Behälters bilden hierbei aneinanderliegend ebenfalls eine becherförmige Form zur Vervollständigung der Außenhülle des Behälters und sind um ihre jeweiligen Scharniere schwenkend auseinanderklappbar, um den Inhalt des Behälters freizugeben. Soweit der Behälter in einer Bananenform ausgeführt ist, um eine Banane zu transportieren, ergibt sich so eine Öffnungsweise des Behälters, die dem Schälen einer Banane entspricht. Der Behälter kann daher intuitiv geöffnet werden, und insbesondere für Kinder ergibt sich ein zusätzlicher reizvoller Effekt, der dazu anregt, die Banane in der Schule oder im Kindergarten dann auch tatsächlich zu essen.In particular, when the three dimensionally stable parts of the container according to the invention are designed so that one of the three dimensionally stable parts is a cup-shaped base part on which the two other dimensionally stable parts are articulated via a respective hinge, a wide opening of the container is possible to access to release a portion of the content while the portion of the content residing in the cup-shaped base remains protected. The two other dimensionally stable parts of the container according to the invention in this case also form adjacent a cup-shaped form to complete the outer shell of the container and are hinged unfolding around their respective hinges to release the contents of the container. As far as the container is designed in a banana shape to transport a banana, this results in an opening way of the container, which corresponds to the peeling of a banana. The container can therefore be opened intuitively, and especially for children there is an additional sexy effect, which then stimulates the banana in school or kindergarten then actually eat.

Zwischen den beiden formstabilen Teilen, die am becherförmigen Basisteil angelenkt sind, kann hierbei vorzugsweise eine Trennebene verlaufen, die im Wesentlichen der Symmetrieebene der Bananen-Grundform entspricht. Es ist jedoch möglich, die Trennlinie zwischen diesen beiden formstabilen Teilen auch anders zu wählen, wobei allerdings die genannte bevorzugte Ausgestaltung die Produktion des erfindungsgemäßen Behälters vereinfacht.Between the two dimensionally stable parts, which are articulated on the cup-shaped base part, in this case may preferably extend a parting plane which substantially corresponds to the plane of symmetry of the banana basic shape. However, it is possible to choose the dividing line between these two dimensionally stable parts differently, but said preferred embodiment simplifies the production of the container according to the invention.

Die beiden formstabilen Teile, die am becherförmigen Basisteil angelenkt sind, sind vorzugsweise mittels eines Schnappverschlusses aneinander befestigbar, wobei dann, wenn der Behälter die Form einer Banane aufweist, der Schnappverschluss in deren Stielansatz integriert sein kann, wo er zum einen am wenigsten stört und zum anderen intuitiv gesucht wird; denn da eine echte Banane ebenfalls vom Stielansatz her geöffnet bzw. geschält wird, greift man einen bananenförmigen Behälter intuitiv ebenfalls an seinem Stielansatz an, um ihn zu öffnen. Hierdurch wird ferner die Ähnlichkeit eines bananenförmigen, erfindungsgemäß ausgestalteten Behälters mit einer echten Banane nochmals erhöht, was den bereits erwähnten Anreiz für Kinder verstärkt, die Banane dann auch bestimmungsgemäß zu essen.The two dimensionally stable parts, which are hinged to the cup-shaped base part, preferably by means of a snap closure fastened to each other, wherein when the container has the shape of a banana, the snap closure can be integrated into the stem approach, where he disturbs the one least the least and others are intuitively sought; because a real banana is also opened or peeled from the stalk, one also intuitively attacks a banana-shaped container on its stem to open it. This also results in the similarity of a banana-shaped, according to the invention container with a real banana again increased, which reinforces the already mentioned incentive for children, the banana then also to eat properly.

Die Trennlinie zwischen den beiden formstabilen Teilen, die am becherförmigen Basisteil angelenkt sind, wird bei geschlossenem Behälter von sich überlappenden und ineinandergreifenden Rändern der formstabilen Teile vorzugsweise dicht verschlossen, um einen optimalen Schutz des Inhalts zu gewährleisten und die Stabilität des geschlossenen Behälters zu optimieren.The dividing line between the two dimensionally stable parts, which are hinged to the cup-shaped base part, is preferably tightly closed when the container is closed by overlapping and interlocking edges of the dimensionally stable parts in order to ensure optimum protection of the contents and to optimize the stability of the closed container.

Ein Ausführungsbeispiel für einen erfindungsgemäß ausgestalteten Kunststoffbehälter, der zum Transport einer Banane vorgesehen ist, wird im folgenden anhand der beigefügten Zeichnungen näher beschrieben und erläutert. Es zeigen:

Figur 1
eine perspektivische Darstellung eines geschlossenen Behälters;
Figur 2
eine perspektivische Darstellung eines vollständig geöffneten Behälters;
Figur 3
eine Seitenansicht des vollständig geöffneten Behälters aus Figur 2;
Figur 4
eine perspektivische Darstellung eines teilweise geöffneten Behälters.
An exemplary embodiment of an inventively designed plastic container, which is provided for transporting a banana, is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and described. Show it:
FIG. 1
a perspective view of a closed container;
FIG. 2
a perspective view of a fully open container;
FIG. 3
a side view of the fully open container FIG. 2 ;
FIG. 4
a perspective view of a partially opened container.

Der in den Figuren 1 bis 4 dargestellte Behälter zum Transport einer Banane weist selbst eine bananenförmig Außenhülle auf, die aus drei formstabilen Teilen 1, 2 und 3 besteht, wobei das erste formstabile Teil 1 becherförmig ausgestaltet ist und die anderen beiden formstabilen Teile 2 und 3 über jeweils ein Scharnier 4, 5 am becherförmigen Teil 1 befestigt sind, was in Figur 2 am besten erkennbar ist.The in the FIGS. 1 to 4 shown container for transporting a banana itself has a banana-shaped outer shell, which consists of three dimensionally stable parts 1, 2 and 3, wherein the first dimensionally stable part 1 is cup-shaped and the other two dimensionally stable parts 2 and 3 via a respective hinge 4, 5th attached to the cup-shaped part 1, which is in FIG. 2 is best recognizable.

Die Scharniere 4 und 5 sind, wie Figur 3 am besten verdeutlicht, Filmscharniere, die im Spritzgussverfahren unkompliziert herzustellen und widerstandsfähig sind.The hinges 4 and 5 are how FIG. 3 best clarified, film hinges that are easy to manufacture and resistant by injection molding.

Wie die Figuren 2 und 3 zeigen, kann das vorliegende Ausführungsbeispiel eines erfindungsgemäß ausgestalteten Behälters entsprechend dem Schälen einer Banane geöffnet werden, wobei die Trennebene zwischen den beiden formstabilen Teilen 2 und 3 des Behälters in der Symmetrieebene der Bananenform verläuft. Wie in Figur 4 dargestellt ist, ist es jedoch auch möglich, lediglich ein formstabiles Teil 2 des Behälters um sein Scharnier 4 zu verschwenken und den Behälter damit lediglich teilweise zu öffnen. Dies ist beispielsweise vorteilhaft, wenn der Behälter auf einem Tisch liegt und so geöffnet werden soll.As the Figures 2 and 3 show, the present embodiment of a container designed according to the invention can be opened in accordance with the peeling of a banana, wherein the dividing plane between the two dimensionally stable parts 2 and 3 of the container in the plane of symmetry of the banana shape. As in FIG. 4 is shown, however, it is also possible to pivot only a dimensionally stable part 2 of the container about its hinge 4 and thus only partially open the container. This is advantageous, for example, if the container is placed on a table and so should be opened.

Wie wiederum in Figur 1 am besten verdeutlicht ist, sind die beiden öffenbaren formstabilen Teile 2 und 3 des hier dargestellten Behälters mit einem Schnappverschluss 6 in ihrem geschlossenen Zustand aneinander festlegbar, wobei dieser Schnappverschluss 6 im Stielansatz der Bananenform integriert ist. Dort wird er intuitiv auch gesucht, insbesondere von Kindern, die den Behälter entsprechend dem Schälen einer Banane öffnen wollen. Der Schnappverschluss 6 besteht einerseits aus einer Schnapplasche 7 am formstabilen Teil 3 und andererseits in einer Einstecköffnung 8 am formstabilen Teil 2, so dass die Schnapplasche 7 in die Einstecköffnung 8 eingesteckt wird und dort verrastet, wenn der Behälter wie in Figur 1 dargestellt geschlossen wird.As again in FIG. 1 is best illustrated, the two openable dimensionally stable parts 2 and 3 of the container shown here with a snap closure 6 in their closed state to each other can be fixed, said snap closure 6 is integrated in the stalk approach the banana shape. There he is also intuitively sought, especially by children who want to open the container according to peeling a banana. The snap closure 6 consists on the one hand of a snap tab 7 on the dimensionally stable part 3 and on the other hand in an insertion opening 8 on the dimensionally stable part 2, so that the snap tab 7 is inserted into the insertion opening 8 and locked there when the container as in FIG. 1 is shown closed.

Um die Stabilität des geschlossenen Behälters zu optimieren und den Schutz des Behälterinhalts zu vervollkommnen, ist der trennlinienseitige Rand des formstabilen Teils 3 mit einem Überstand 9 versehen, während der trennlinienseitige Rand des formstabilen Teils 2 einen eingezogenen Absatz 10 aufweist, der beim Schließen des Behälters hinter den Überstand 9 des formstabilen Teils 3 greift und für ein überlappendes Ineinandergreifen der beiden formstabilen Teile 2 und 3 entlang von deren Trennlinie sorgt. Im formstabilen Teil 3 angeformte Vorsprünge 11 hintergreifen den zurückgesetzten Absatz 10 des form- stabilen Teils 2 beim Schließen des Behälters, wodurch die Stabilität des geschlossenen Behälters weiter optimiert wird.In order to optimize the stability of the closed container and to perfect the protection of the container contents, the separating line side edge of the dimensionally stable part 3 is provided with a projection 9, while the dividing line side edge of the dimensionally stable part 2 has a retracted paragraph 10, the rear when closing the container the projection 9 of the dimensionally stable part 3 engages and ensures an overlapping meshing of the two dimensionally stable parts 2 and 3 along the parting line. In the dimensionally stable part 3 molded projections 11 engage behind the recessed paragraph 10 of the form- stable part 2 when closing the container, whereby the stability of the closed container is further optimized.

Je ein über den jeweiligen Rand des formstabilen Teils 2 bzw. 3 überstehender, außen angeformter Überstand 12, 13, die gegeneinander versetzt zu liegen kommen, unterstützt das Öffnen des Behälters, soweit dies nötig ist. Ein eingezogener oberer Rand 14 des becherförmigen Teils 1 korrespondiert schließlich mit entsprechenden Überständen 15 und 16 der anderen formstabilen Teile 2 und 3, um auch entlang der Trennlinie zwischen dem becherförmigen Teil 1 und den jeweiligen anderen formstabilen Teilen 2 und 3 eine optimale Stabilität und einen optimalen Schutz des Behälterinhalts zu gewährleisten.Depending on the respective edge of the dimensionally stable part 2 and 3 projecting, externally molded projection 12, 13, which come to lie offset from each other, supports the opening of the container, if necessary. A retracted upper edge 14 of the cup-shaped part 1 finally corresponds with corresponding projections 15 and 16 of the other dimensionally stable parts 2 and 3, also along the dividing line between the cup-shaped part 1 and the respective other dimensionally stable parts 2 and 3 optimal stability and optimal To ensure protection of the contents of the container.

Abschließend sei bemerkt, dass der erfindungsgemäße Behälter sich nicht auf den Transport einer Banane und dementsprechend auf die Grundform einer Banane beschränkt, sondern auch eine andere längliche Grundform zur Aufnahme von anderen Lebensmitteln aufweisen kann, beispielsweise die Form einer Gurke, einer Birne etc.Finally, it should be noted that the container according to the invention is not limited to the transport of a banana and accordingly to the basic shape of a banana, but may also have another elongated basic shape for receiving other foods, such as the shape of a cucumber, a pear etc.

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Behälter aus Kunststoff zum Transport von Lebensmitteln, insbesondere von Bananen, mit einer Außenhülle in länglicher Grundform, die insbesondere der Form einer Banane angepasst ist, sowie mit mindestens einem Scharnier zum Aufklappen des Behälters, um dessen Inhalt freizugeben,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
ass der Behälter im wesentlichen aus drei formstabilen Teilen (1, 2, 3) zusammengesetzt ist, die mittels zweier Scharniere (4, 5) untereinander befestigt sind und in geschlossenem Zustand die Außenhülle des Behälters bilden.Containers of plastic for transporting food, in particular bananas, having an outer shell of elongated basic shape, in particular adapted to the shape of a banana, and having at least one hinge for unfolding the container in order to release its contents,
characterized
Ass the container is composed essentially of three dimensionally stable parts (1, 2, 3), which are fastened to each other by means of two hinges (4, 5) and in the closed state form the outer shell of the container. Behälter nach Anspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass eines der drei formstabilen Teile ein becherförmiges Basisteil (1) ist, an dem die beiden anderen formstabilen Teile (2, 3) über jeweils ein Scharnier (4, 5) angelenkt sind, wobei die beiden anderen formstabilen Teile (2, 3) aneinanderliegend eine ebenfalls becherförmige Form zur Vervollständigung der Außenhülle des Behälters aufweisen und um ihre jeweiligen Scharniere (4, 5) schwenkend auseinanderklappbar sind, um den Inhalt des Behälters freizugeben.Container according to claim 1,
characterized,
in that one of the three dimensionally stable parts is a cup-shaped base part (1) on which the two other dimensionally stable parts (2, 3) are articulated via a respective hinge (4, 5), wherein the two other dimensionally stable parts (2, 3) adjoin one another also have a cup-shaped shape for completing the outer shell of the container and pivotable about their respective hinges (4, 5) are unfolded to release the contents of the container. Behälter nach Anspruch 2,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass zwischen den beiden anderen formstabilen Teilen (2, 3) eine Trennebene verläuft, die im wesentlichen der Symmetrieebene der Bananen-Grundform entspricht.Container according to claim 2,
characterized,
that between the two other dimensionally stable parts (2, 3) extends a parting plane which substantially corresponds to the plane of symmetry of the banana basic shape. Behälter nach einem der Ansprüche 2 oder 3,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass die beiden anderen formstabilen Teile (2, 3) mittels eines Schnappverschlusses (6) aneinander befestigbar sind.Container according to one of claims 2 or 3,
characterized,
that the other two form-retaining parts (2, 3) by means of a snap closure (6) are fastened to one another. Behälter nach Anspruch 4,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass er die Form einer Banane aufweist, und dass der Schnappverschluss (6) in deren Stielansatz integriert ist.Container according to claim 4,
characterized,
that it has the shape of a banana, and that the snap closure (6) is integrated in the stem approach. Behälter nach mindestens einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 5,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass die beiden anderen formstabilen Teile (2, 3) zwischen sich eine Trennlinie einschließen, wobei die entlang der Trennlinie verlaufenden Ränder (9, 10) der formstabilen Teile (2, 3) im geschlossenen Zustand des Behälters sich überlappend und ineinandergreifend ausgebildet sind.Container according to at least one of claims 2 to 5,
characterized,
that the other two form-retaining parts (2, 3) include a dividing line between them, wherein said extending along the parting line edges (9, 10) of the dimensionally stable parts (2, 3) is formed in an overlapping and interlocking in the closed state of the container.
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