FR2564437A1 - CONTAINER FOR FOOD PRODUCTS, ESPECIALLY TREASURES, USED AS A PURCHASE - Google Patents

Abstract

CONTAINER 1 FOR FOOD PRODUCTS, WHICH MAY BE USED FOR PURCHASING AFTER CONSUMPTION OF PRODUCTS, AND WHICH INCLUDES A HOLLOW CASE 2 CONSISTING OF TWO BODIES IN THE FORM OF AUGET 3, 4 WHICH MAY BE ASSEMBLED EACH OTHER BY REMOVABLE THEIR COMPLEMENTARY FREE EDGES. ONE OF THE FREE EDGES HAS A NOTCH 10 THAT DEFINES A SLOT 12 JOINTLY WITH THE OTHER FREE EDGE WHEN THE TWO BODIES ARE ASSEMBLED TO EACH OTHER. BOTH BODIES HAVE APPENDICES IN THE FORM 5, 6, 7 WHICH GIVE THE CONTAINER A ZOOMORPHIC APPEARANCE, AND SOME 5 OF THESE APPENDICES ARE USED TO SUPPORT THE CONTAINER 1 WITH THE SLOT 12 DIRECTED UP.

Description

The present invention relates to containers for

  food, and more particularly a container

  in the form of a puller which can be used to con-

  serve money and identical items after consumption

  tion of products. The container according to the invention is characterized in that it comprises:

  - a hollow housing to receive food products

  res, consisting of two bucket-shaped bodies which can

  be removably assembled to each other in a po-

  front connection sition and which have clear edges, at least one of which has a notch which, associated with the clear edge of the other bucket-shaped body, defines a slot in the wall of the housing when the two d-shaped bodies bucket are assembled, and - a hermetic closure piece in applied sheet

  removably on the hollow housing to close the slot.

  Preferably, at least one of the bucket-shaped bodies has associated appendages, which give the container itself a zoomorphic appearance, and at least some of which constitute support structures for carrying

  the container in a position such that the slot is direct

noticeably upwards.

  Thanks to this characteristic feature, we offer a story

  neur for food products, especially sweets

  ses, which after consumption of the products it contains, can

  serve as a toy that forms a book reader.

  Other characteristics and advantages of the invention

  will follow from the description which follows, given only to

  by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: - Figure 1 is a perspective view of a container according to the invention in a first mode of use; - Figure 2 shows the container of Figure 1 after opening; and - Figure 3 shows the same container in another

how to use.

  In the drawings, a container intended to receive food products, in particular treats such as for example small chocolate eggs E, is marked at 1. The container 1 essentially consists of a hollow box 2 comprising two bodies bucket shape 3, 4 which can be removably joined in a position of

front connection.

  The two bodies 3, 4 are two half bootmakers in material

  plastic, which, when combined, define a suitable housing

approximately ovoid.

  The body 3 is made of transparent molded plastic

  while the body 4 is made of opaque plastic.

  The body 3 as the body 4 are coated with elements

  shaped coratives, for example by ultrasonic welding, to give the container itself a zoomorphic appearance. For example, in the illustrated embodiment, two lower shaped parts have been fixed on the transparent body 3

  of legs 5 and a set of upper parts 6 defined-

  sant together the muzzle, eyes and ears of a small dog. At the base of the other body 4 in the form of a bucket, on the other hand, another shaped part 7 was defined defining the tail.

* 25 of the dog.

  The legs 5 constitute a support structure intended

  born to carry container 1 in a position that corresponds

  in the standing position of the animal thus represented.

  As best seen in Figure 2, which illustrates

  container 2 partially disassembled, a part of separation

  ration 8 is inserted between the two bodies 3, 4 and plays the role of an internal separation in the housing 2 to divide the housing into two chambers corresponding substantially to the

two bodies 3 and 4.

  The "anterior" chamber of the bootmaker 2, namely the chamber corresponding to the body 3 on which the front legs 5 and the dog's muzzle 6 are mounted, contains the eggs E when the container is assembled. The "posterior" chamber of the housing, however, houses other decorative elements 9, constituted, for example by adhesive labels made of plastic or of fabrics, the use of which will better explain it.

thereafter.

  The clear edges of the two bucket-shaped bodies 3, 4 are circular. The free edge of the body 3 also has a notch 10, which, once the two bodies 3, 4 are joined and their free edges are assembled, defines a slot 12 relative to the free edge of the body 4 (Figure 3). The

  position of the notch 10 is chosen as a function of the posi-

  tion of the shaped parts (the legs 5) which define the support structures of the container, so that when the container is placed on a flat surface, the slot 12 is

  directed more or less upwards.

  Preferably, the separating part 8 is generally

  curved rale in which one can distinguish a curved or curved bottom wall and a cylindrical side wall 13 extending in a circular path whose diameter is slightly less than the diameter of the circular path in which

  the free edges of the two bodies 3 and 4 are arranged.

  When mounting the container, the separating part 8 is applied as a cover to the body 4 after the elements

  decorative 9 have been introduced into the body.

  Then, the closed body 4 is coupled to the body 3 in which the small eggs E have been placed. The assembly of the two bodies is generally carried out by snap-fastening of the edges

  franks of the two bodies 3, 4 which have complementary profiles

  res. The front and rear chambers of the boot maker are

  more effectively isolated from the outside by an annulai-

  re 14 of adhesive material which is wrapped around the housing 2 to cover the assembly area of the two bodies 3, 4. The

  adhesive tape 14 extends like a covering sealing off the

  check mark 10, further strengthening the assembly of the two bodies 3, 4. The assembled container has the appearance illustrated in FIG. 1.

  In order to consume the small eggs E, the user

  lift the adhesive tape 14, as shown schematically in

  Figure 2, separating the body 3 from the body 4. The chamber

  holding the eggs E is thus made accessible to allow

  the withdrawal of the products it contains. -

  After consumption of the eggs E, the container 1 can be reassembled, the separating part 8 being removed

  after removing the decorative elements 9 from the body 4.

  In the new configuration of the set, the story

  neur 1 takes the general appearance illustrated in figure 3. In this state, coins M, banknotes, and similar objects which one wants to keep can be introduced

  in the boot 2 by the slot defined by the notch 10.

  So, in this second mode of use, the container

1 serves as a puller.

  The elements 9 removed from the body 4 can be glued

  on one of the bodies 3, 4, to better decorate the container.

  In the illustrated embodiment, the decorative elements 9 can be applied to the container 2 to simulate the

  spots of the animal represented by the container 1.

FRENCH REPUBLIC 2,564,438

NATIONAL INSTITUTE

INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY

  PARIS This issue has not given rise to any publication 0'q cO Uo N IL

Claims (5)

  1.Container for food, which can be used to store money and similar items   after consumption of the products, characterized in that it comprises take:   - a hollow box (2) to receive the food   (E), made up of two bucket-shaped bodies (3,   4) which can be removably assembled in a po-   front connection position and have complementary free edges, at least one of the free edges having a notch (10), which, in association with the free edge of the other bucket-shaped body (3, 4), defines a slot (12) in the wall of the housing (2) when the two bodies (3, 4) are assembled, and - an airtight closure piece of sheet applied in a removable manner on the hollow housing (2) to close the slot (12).   2. Container according to claim 1, characterized in that the hermetic closure part is in the form of an annular strip (14), which can be wound around the hollow housing (2) in the assembly zone of the two bodies at bucket shape (3, 4).   3. Container according to claim 1 or claim   2, which includes associated decorative elements (9) for app-   plication on the container (1) characterized in that it comprises   carries a partition divider (8), adjusted   removably inside the hollow housing (2) for dividing   ser the housing (2) in two chambers of which one is intended to receive the food products (E) and the other to receive decorative elements (9).   4. Container according to claim 3, characterized in that   that the part (3) of the housing (2) defining the chamber intended   born to receive food products (E) is made in   transparent material, while the part of the housing (2)   finishing the room intended to receive the decorative elements   tifs (9) is made of opaque material.   5. Container according to any one of the claims   above, characterized in that at least one of the bucket-shaped bodies (3, 4) has associated appendages (5, 6, 7) giving the container (1) a zoomorphic appearance and whose   at least some (5) constitute support structures   port for carrying the container (1) in such an arrangement   that the slot (12) is directed approximately upwards.