JP2000103487A - Egg container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an egg container which is suitable for storage in an egg storage section in a refrigerator and which can be easily sealed/unsealed repetitively even through it has been once unsealed. SOLUTION: The egg container made of a thin synthetic resin sheet comprises a body 1 and a lid 2 which can be opened/closed wherein they are coupled via a foldable coupling part 3 while recesses 21, 22 for receiving eggs are formed on the body 1 and the lid 2, and flanges 12, 23 are formed along peripheries of the body 1 and the lid 2. It includes a lengthwise slit 14 formed on one of the flanges 13 and an engaging means comprising a tab 24 to be inserted into a slit 14 formed on the other flange 23.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an egg container in which a body portion into which a thin synthetic resin sheet is vacuum-molded or blow-molded and a lid portion are integrally connected to each other via a flexible connecting portion. Even if it is opened once, it is configured so that resealing for storage is easy.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Produced eggs are sold in egg containers molded of thin synthetic resin sheets, and consumers who purchase the eggs open the egg containers, take out the eggs, and put the eggs inside the refrigerator door. They are stored on the egg shelves.

[0003] Eggs placed on an egg shelf of a refrigerator door are vibrated each time the door is opened and closed to deteriorate the quality of the eggs.
Salmonella may contaminate other chilled foods, so refrigerators that will be manufactured in the future will not be equipped with egg shelves inside the door, but will be redesigned to provide a compartment for storing eggs in the refrigerator. There is.

[0005] However, as shown in the perspective view of FIG. 5, a conventional egg container comprises a body part 1, a lid part 2, and a connecting part 3 for connecting these two parts flexibly. The sheet is integrally formed by vacuum molding or blow molding, and the body portion 1 and the lid portion 2 are provided with partition walls 34.
Multiple recesses 31 to hold an even number of eggs separated by
And a flat side wall 35 for attaching a POS label across two recesses 31 at the end of the body portion 1 or the lid portion 2.

[0005]

When eggs stored in such a conventional egg container are stored in an egg storage compartment provided in a refrigerator, the lid portion 2 is opened every time the eggs are taken out. , The cover 2 must be closed, a rubber band must be fitted, and then the cover 2 needs to be returned.

Further, when the lid portion 2 is cut out while leaving the body portion 1 containing the egg, and stored with the egg placed on the body portion 1, the strength of the body portion 1 is weakened and the body portion 1 is easily deformed, so that it can be taken in and out. In such a case, there is a risk that the egg may be inadvertently dropped.

Therefore, the present invention is suitable for storing in a refrigerator compartment for storing eggs, and even if it is opened once, it is repeatedly sealed.
It has been conceived to provide an egg container that can be easily opened.

[0008]

In the egg container of the present invention, an openable and closable body portion 1 and a lid portion 2 are connected by a foldable connecting portion 3, and eggs are attached to the body portion 1 and the lid portion 2. A thin synthetic resin sheet egg container having recesses 11 and 21 formed therein and flanges 12 and 23 formed on the periphery of the body portion 1 and the lid portion 2, and a longitudinal slit 14 formed in one flange 13; Further, it is provided with an engagement means comprising a tongue piece 24 inserted into the slit 14 formed in the other flange 23.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As shown in the open perspective view of FIG. 1 and the open perspective view of FIG. 2, an even number of eggs are formed by vacuum molding or blow molding a thin synthetic resin sheet. The body portion 1 and the lid portion 2 are integrally formed via a foldable connecting portion 3 so as to be held in a separated state, and the body portion is formed so as to form an egg holding space in a closed state. 1 and the lid portion 2 are formed with concave portions 11 and 21 for receiving eggs separated by partition walls 12 and 22, and peripheral flanges 13 and 23, respectively.

Further, engaging means for easily sealing and unsealing are provided on the opposed flanges 13 and 23 of the body portion 1 and the lid portion 2.

This engaging means is constituted by a slit 14 formed in the flange 13 of the body 1 and a tongue piece 24 formed in the flange 23 of the lid 2.

The slit 14 of the body portion 1 is formed at a position close to the concave portion 11 on the flange 13, and the width of the slit 14 is
The thickness is set to approximately twice the thickness of the tongue piece 24 to be inserted. The tongue piece 24 of the lid part 2 has a flange as shown in FIG.
The cut 23 is formed by making two cuts 26, and the cut 25 is formed at the base thereof, and the maximum width of the tongue piece 24 is set slightly larger than the length of the slit 14. The cut 26 and the periphery of the tongue piece 24 are rounded so as not to be injured.

Further, a continuous elongated flat surface 27 is formed on the side wall of the two concave portions 21 at the ends formed in the lid portion 2, and a POS label is attached to the elongated flat surface 27.

When wrapping eggs in the egg container constructed as described above, the eggs are put into the respective recesses 11 of the body part 1 and then the lid part 2 is folded through the connecting part 3 to be overlapped. An adhesive tape is applied so as to straddle both flanges 13 and 23 of the part 1 and the lid part 2 and sealed.

[0015] Then, the consumer purchases the sealed egg,
After opening and taking out some of the eggs and storing them in the refrigerator, as shown in the sectional view of FIG.
24 can be easily sealed by inserting it into the slit 14 of the body part 1. In opening the tongue, the tip of the tongue piece 24 protruding from the slit 14 is pressed by a fingertip to release the engagement between the tongue piece 24 and the slit 14, so that the opening can be easily performed.

The slit 14 of the body part 1 is inserted into the tongue piece 24 of the lid part 2.
And set the maximum width of tongue piece 24 to slit 14
By setting the length slightly larger than the length of the tongue piece 24, a slight resistance is felt when the tongue piece 24 is inserted into the slit 14. However, the tongue piece 24 is not opened carelessly after sealing.

In the embodiment described above, one set of engagement means with the tongue piece 24 and the slit 14 is provided, but two or more means may be provided.

[0018]

As is clear from the description based on the above embodiment, according to the egg container of the present invention, even if the container has been opened once, frequent sealing and unsealing are extremely easy. Even if the refrigerator does not have an egg shelf,
Suitable for storage.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an open state of an egg container of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a resealed state of the egg container of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a tongue piece formed on a lid portion of the egg container according to the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing the engagement means in a state where the egg container of the present invention is resealed.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional egg container in an open state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Body part 2 Lid part 3 Bendable connection part 11, 21 Recess 13, 23 Flange part 14 Slit 24 Tongue piece

Claims (1)

[Claims] An openable and closable body portion and a lid portion are connected by a foldable connection portion, and the body portion and the lid portion are formed with a concave portion for receiving an egg, and are formed on the periphery of the body portion and the lid portion. A thin synthetic resin sheet egg container having a flange formed thereon, comprising: a longitudinal slit formed in one flange; and a tongue piece inserted into the slit formed in the other flange. An egg container characterized by the following.