ES1159962U - Container for edible products (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Container for edible products, which is constituted by a thermoformed body characterized in that it has an inverted truncated-pyramidal configuration, with rounded edges, with the particularity that the body of the container has a superior perimetral skirt and lower and external projections in its base as well as a folding handle that emerges from the front of the mouth of the mouthpiece, with a single-piece character, with a fold line at its ends that defines the abatement means for the same in operant/inoperative situation, having provided that said container is complemented with a closing flap of the same configuration with respect to the contour of the mouth of the container, whose lid has flaps engageable to the skirt existing therein, and between whose flaps presents respective arched notches, and in addition complementary projections have been provided to those provided in the bottom of the container to define stable stacking means e containers, also counting the lid and the bottom of the container with ventilation holes that in the stacking position between containers are facing each other. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

Container for edible products.

Object of the invention 5

The present invention relates to a container for edible products, and more specifically to a small package intended to contain an edible product, such as cherry tomatoes or any other fruit, vegetable or perishable product that requires aeration means in its packaging, so as not to deteriorate rapidly or any other non-perishable product.

The object of the inventions provide to the market and the public in general, a container for the marketing and sale of edible products, perfectly preserved, and where the package includes a lid and folding handle for transport. fifteen

Background of the invention

Although there are containers to contain small edible products, the containers in question have the disadvantage that the lid in some cases prevents the implantation of handles or, where appropriate, the disposition of said handle implies structurally complicating the container with the consequent and negative impact on level of costs that this implies, adding complementary pieces like handles increasing production costs.

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All these known containers are formed by plastic injection, which means a higher manufacturing cost because it requires more raw material for the formation of the container.

This type of packaging also usually have problems in the conservation of the 30 products contained within it, given its poor ventilation.

Description of the invention

The packaging for edible products that is recommended fully resolves the problem described above, based on a simple but highly effective structure.

For this, the container of the invention is obtained by thermoforming and includes a handle that is articulated at its ends, through two hinges or folding lines for its folding depending on the use or storage situation provided for the container, therefore presenting a single piece character with the body of the container itself.

In its mouth, the package has a skirt for coupling and hooking the corresponding lid, the lid presenting the particularity of having a depression that affects it mostly, that is, defining an essentially flat base arranged below the perimeter edge of the lid. , in which four equidistant nerves are provided to each other, counting the bottom of the container with complementary projections to the concentric projections provided on the lid to define a kind of machi-female in the stacking, making said stacking extremely stable, and defining between 50 bottom and top of the containers stacked a small horizontal space for air passage.

The lid is coupled to the mouth of the container from four fins in correspondence with its vertices between which cut-outs are defined in the form of bridges, which facilitate the coupling of the lid. In the same way these bridges save the birth of the handle of the container allowing its operation.

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On the other hand, it is provided that both the lid and the bottom or base of the container have holes to allow aeration of the product contained in stacked containers with one another. These holes are coincident to allow vertical air flow during stacking between packages.

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The handle arrangement and lid configuration allow the handle to be manipulated from the rest position to the operative position without interfering with the closure of the lid, as well as an easy and convenient opening of the lid.

Finally, say that the package is slightly trunk-pyramidal in shape, with its 15 sharply rounded edges, tending to an almost circular contour optimal for the packaging of perishable products such as tomatoes and the like.

Also say that the lid is symmetrical with respect to its two diametral shafts, allowing its assembly on the container in any position. twenty

Description of the drawings

To complement the description that will then be made and in order to help a better understanding of the features of the invention, according to a preferred example of practical implementation thereof, a set of said description is attached as an integral part of said description. planes where, for illustrative and non-limiting purposes, the following has been represented:

Figures 1a and 1b.- Show perspective views of a container for edible products 30 made in accordance with the object of the present invention devoid of the corresponding lid with the handle in an inoperative and operative position respectively

Figure 2.- Shows a perspective view on the underside of the lid applicable to the container of Figure 1. 35

Figure 3.- Shows the same container as in figure 1 but with the lid mounted and attached to it.

Figure 4.- Shows a top plan view of the container with its lid represented in 40 the previous figure.

Figure 5.- Finally, it shows a sectional detail of the container at the level of the coupling area of the lid to the main body thereof.

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Preferred Embodiment of the Invention

As can be seen in the figures outlined, the packaging for edible products object of the invention is constituted by a body (1) obtained by thermoforming of an inverted pyramidal trunk configuration, with its strongly rounded edges. fifty

Said body (1) has at its base some projections (2), and at its mouth a perimeter skirt (3), also including a handle (4) whose ends have fold lines (5) that determine hinges for folding such handle (4) with respect to the skirt (3) from which they emerge, with a single piece, allowing said handle (4) to occupy an inoperative or resting position as shown in Figure 4, or an operative position 5 as shown in Figures 1 and 3. Without such a handle being a hindrance when it is in an inoperative position.

The handle (4) has a longitudinal lower reinforcing rib (11) for it.

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The body (1) is complemented by a closing cover (6) provided with a recess that mostly occupies the entire surface of said cover (6) in which four recesses (7) concentric and angularly equidistant from each other are provided, being complementary to the projections (2) of the bottom of the container so that when two containers are stacked said projections (2) of the base are coupled to the projections (7) of the lid, 15 stabilizing the assembly.

It is also provided that the cover (6) has skirts (8) of the same width as the projections (7), whose skirts (8) emerge from the lower edge of such cover (6), with recesses being defined therebetween arched (10), skirts (8) that 20 establish interlocking means on the lower flange of the skirt (3) corresponding to the body (1) of the container, thus being perfectly mounted and coupled the lid (6) on said container and allowing folding and unfold the handle (4) without interfering with the lid as a result of the bridges produced between the skirts (8). The closure of the cover and body is partially stable perimeter, that is to say not in the entire perimeter of the skirt (3) of the body (1).

Finally, say that both the bottom or base of the body (1) and the cover (6) have holes (9) located in the same position to face each other in the stacking between containers, thus allowing optimum aeration of the product contained in it. 30 container

From this configuration at the bottom of the container, a kind of crosshead is defined that determines a recessed plane with respect to the legs or nerves for stacking, allowing a distance in the stacking to allow not only that the air 35 enters below or the lid but horizontally between the defined space between the lid and the bottom of the stacked containers.

Claims (3)

1. Container for edible products, which is constituted by a thermoformed body characterized in that it has an inverted trunk-pyramidal configuration, with rounded edges, with the particularity that the body of the container 5 has an upper perimeter skirt and lower and external projections in its base as well as a folding handle that emerges from the skirt of the mouth, with a single piece, with a folding line at its ends that defines the means of folding for the same in operant / inoperative situation, being provided that said container is complemented with a closing lid of the same configuration with respect to the contour of the mouth of the container, whose lid has some skirts that can be attached to the existing skirt, and whose skirts have arched recesses and also have projections complementary to those provided at the bottom of the package to define stable stacking means and between containers, also counting the lid and the bottom of the container with ventilation holes that face each other in the stacking position between packages. 2. Container for edible products according to claim 1, characterized in that the handle has a longitudinal reinforcement lower rib for the same.  twenty 3. Container for edible products according to claim 1, characterized in that the stacking means between packages defined in the lid and bottom thereof have dimensions such that in said stacking between the bottom of the upper container and the lid of the lower container a space or horizontal chamber through which air can flow. 25