JP2000296885A - Playable container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a playable container which can be normally used for a container, and temporarily used for a playable panel in which a small toy can be moved or traveled by providing a projection-like guide on the lower surface of the bottom wall of a storage part and/or on the front or rear surface of an extensive flat part of a lid. SOLUTION: In a container comprising a storage part having an extensive flat bottom wall and a lid covering an opening part in the storage part and having an extensive flat part, a circuit-like taxiway 11 is formed by a projection-like guide 12 of trapezoidal or rectangular section at an appropriate position of lower surface of a bottom wall of the store part and/or the front or rear surface of the extensive flat part of a lid 10. An obstacle 13 and a slope 14 are provided in the vicinity of the center of the front side of the lid 10 so that a small toy including an automobile 40 can be traveled together with the taxiway 11. This container can be suitably used outdoors for picnic, traveling camping, etc., accompanying infants and children.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a playable container. More specifically, it can be used as a container for storing various goods, and can also be used as a game board when playing by moving or running a small toy,
It relates to a playable container.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, containers for storing various articles,
In particular, the demand for containers for storing food is increasing. For example, containers made of relatively thick synthetic resin such as tupperware have excellent rigidity and can withstand repeated use.
It is used for storing various foods and other articles. Further, containers made of a thin metal plate such as tinplate are also used as containers for storing rice confectionery, cookies, chocolate and the like. In addition to these synthetic resin containers and metal thin plate containers, depending on the type of articles to be stored and the purpose of use, wooden,
Paper containers are also in practical use.

[0003] Picnics, travel,
When going out to camps, etc., take into account the tiredness of infants and children, change their eyes and have fun with lunch,
Sometimes they bring food such as fruits and sweets, picture books and other small toys such as mini cars, dolls and model animals. These small toys are for the purpose of play and are not used as goods for other purposes, so please bring a separate play board etc. to use when moving or running these small toys. It was necessary. These boards are often bulky and unsuitable to bring.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned circumstances, the present inventor has been keen to provide an article which can be used as a play board for infants and children, usually for other purposes. As a result of the study, they found that the bottom wall surface of the container, the flat surface of the lid of the container, and the like can be used as a game board, and completed the present invention. An object of the present invention is to provide a versatile container that can be used as a normal container, and can be used as a game board for temporarily moving or running a small toy.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the present invention, a storage portion having a wide flat bottom wall is provided.
In a playable container comprising an opening portion of the storage portion and a lid having a wide flat portion on the front and back, an appropriate portion of the lower surface of the bottom wall of the storage portion and / or the front surface or the rear surface of the wide flat portion of the lid portion is provided. Provided is a playable container characterized in that a protruding guide is provided at a position.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail.
The playable container according to the present invention has a storage portion having a wide flat bottom wall (hereinafter, may be simply referred to as a “storage portion”).
And a lid (hereinafter, sometimes simply referred to as “lid”) that covers the opening of the storage section and has a wide flat surface on the front and back. The storage section and the lid function to store the article in the storage section so that the article is not scattered out of the container, and store the article without deterioration.

There are no particular restrictions on the planar shape (shape viewed from above) of the storage section and the lid, and the types of articles to be stored,
The shape can be appropriately determined according to the material of the storage portion and the lid, and various shapes such as a substantially square, a semicircle, and a circle can be selected. A substantially square is a rectangle,
It includes rectangles such as squares, and rounded corners of these rectangles. Also, the depth of the storage section can be determined according to the type of the article to be stored, the material of the storage section, and the like.

The size of the wide flat bottom wall of the storage section and the size of the wide flat section of the lid can be appropriately determined according to the type of articles to be stored and the materials of the storage section and the lid. If it is too large, it will be inferior in rigidity and will not function as a storage unit and a lid, and if it is too small, it will not function as a game board.For example, if the plane shape is a circle, the diameter is about 15 to 30 cm, When the planar shape is a square, the length of one side is preferably about 15 to 30 cm.

A flange (flange) for increasing rigidity can be provided in the vicinity of the opening of the storage portion or on the outer periphery of a wide flat portion of the lid. The fitting structure between the lid and the storage section can be appropriately determined according to the type of articles to be stored, the materials of the lid and the storage section, and the like. For example, if the lid and the storage portion are made of synthetic resin, a convex ring is provided on the opening edge of the storage portion, and a concave groove for fitting the convex ring on the lower surface of the peripheral portion of the lid is provided. can do.

In the playable container according to the present invention, a protruding guide is provided at an appropriate position on the lower surface of the bottom wall of the storage portion and / or on the front or back surface of the wide flat portion of the lid. . The surface on which the guide protrudes may be only the lower surface of the bottom wall of the container storage portion, or either the front surface or the back surface of the flat portion of the lid, or the lower surface of the bottom wall of the container storage portion and the flat portion of the lid. May be both the front surface and the back surface. The projecting guide functions as a guideway when a small toy is placed on these surfaces and moved or traveled to play.

The projecting positions of the projecting guides on these surfaces can be appropriately determined according to the type, size, shape, etc. of the small toy to be moved or run. For example, when the small toy is an automobile, a small circuit-shaped taxiway that allows the small toy to travel around can be formed. When the small toy is a doll or an animal, a maze-shaped guideway can be formed.

The cross-sectional shape of the protruding guide can be variously determined, and the cross section cut at right angles to the direction in which the guide extends can be rectangular, trapezoidal, semicircular, triangular, or the like. Also, the size of this protruding guide is
It can be appropriately determined in consideration of the size of the lower surface of the bottom wall of the container storage part, the width of the wide flat part of the lid, etc., but if it is too high it will be difficult to play, and if it is too low it will function as a taxiway. Therefore, about 1 to 2 mm is preferable. In addition, on the plane on which the guide path is formed by protruding the protruding guide, an uneven portion for obstruction, an inclined portion, a small hole, or the like can be provided or various printings can be performed. When the storage section or the lid provided with the small hole is used for its intended purpose, it is closed with the lid.

When the playable container according to the present invention is formed of a synthetic resin, it is formed integrally by an injection molding method. Types of this synthetic resin include polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, polypropylene, polyethylene,
Polycarbonate and the like can be mentioned. When the playable container according to the present invention is made of metal, the type of metal is not particularly limited as long as it is a thin plate that can be processed into a container or a lid, and examples thereof include tin and aluminum alloy.

The playable container according to the present invention is used as an ordinary container by combining a storage portion and a lid. Examples of the articles that can be stored include various foods such as rice crackers, cookies, chocolates, rice balls, and sandwiches, as well as various toys such as blocks, pieces for board games, and dolls. The playable container according to the present invention stores these articles and is used for use, display, transport, sale, storage, and the like.

When the playable container according to the present invention is used as a game board, the following is performed. If a guideway for moving or running the small toy is formed on the surface of the wide flat surface of the lid of this container, place the small toy on the lid before consuming the stored goods. You can play by moving or running. In addition, the user can play in the same manner during consumption of the stored article by removing the lid from the storage section, and also after exhaustion of the stored article. Taxiways for moving or running small toys are
When formed on the bottom surface of the bottom wall of the container, the contents are turned over regardless of the consumption state, and the small toy is placed on the bottom surface of the bottom wall of the container to move or run. You can play.

As a playing method, for example, when a small car toy runs along a small circuit-shaped taxiway formed on a lid of a playable container according to the present invention, the lid is inclined. This small car toy runs from the start to the goal along the taxiway, measures the orbiting time of each person and competes. There is a method of running the vehicle so as not to deviate from the road and competing for reaching the same goal or a different goal. If the small toy is a doll or an animal, a section is drawn from the start to the goal at regular intervals along the taxiway, and the small toy is drawn on the taxiway by victory or dice with dice eyes or rock-paper-scissors. A method of sequentially moving along a section and competing to reach the goal early can be cited. It should be noted that the playing method is not limited to the above.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the following description unless it exceeds the gist.

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a state in which a small toy (automobile) is placed on an example of a lid of a playable container according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the playable container according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a state in which a small toy (a horse) is placed on an example of a lower surface of a wall, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an example of a playable container according to the present invention.

The lid 10 of the playable container shown in FIG.
Has a substantially square planar shape, and a circuit-shaped guideway 11 is formed on the surface thereof. The projecting guide 12 forming the guide path 11 has a trapezoidal or quadrangular cross section. Taxiway 1 protruding from the surface of this lid 10
A small toy (automobile) 40 is placed on 1,
The vehicle can be driven in the direction of the arrow in the figure. This lid 10
An obstacle 13 and a sloping road 14 are provided near the center of the surface of the vehicle, and are used when the small toy (automobile) 40 travels and plays together with the taxiway 11.

The bottom surface 20 of the bottom wall of the playable container shown in FIG. 2 has a circular planar shape, and a guide path 21 is formed in the bottom surface 20 of the bottom wall. A small toy (horse) 50 is placed on the taxiway 21 protruding from the surface of the bottom wall lower surface 20, and can run in the direction of the arrow in the figure. Similar to FIG. 1, near the center of the bottom wall lower surface 20,
An obstacle 23 is provided. The projecting guide 22 forming the guide path 21 has a triangular or quadrangular cross section.

The playable container 30 shown in FIG. 3 has a substantially square planar shape, and has a maze-shaped guideway 31 formed on the surface of its lid. As shown in the figure, a start (S) and a goal (G) are provided, and small toys such as dolls and animals can be moved and played on the maze-shaped guideway 31.

[0022]

The present invention has the following particularly advantageous effects, and its industrial value is extremely large. 1. The playable container according to the present invention can be used as a normal container. 2. The playable container according to the present invention is provided with a protruding guide at an appropriate position on the lower surface of the bottom wall of the storage portion and / or the front surface or the rear surface of the wide flat portion of the lid.
It can be used as a play board when playing by moving or running a small toy. 3. Since the playable container according to the present invention has a use as a game board in addition to the use as a container, it is suitably used when going out for picnics, trips, camps and the like accompanied by infants and children.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a state in which a small toy (automobile) is placed on an example of a lid of a playable container according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a small toy (horse) is placed on an example of the lower surface of the bottom wall of the playable container according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an example of a playable container according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10: Lid of a playable container 20: Lower surface of the bottom wall of a playable container 30: Playable container 11, 21, 31: Taxiway 12, 22: Guide-shaped guide 13, 23: Obstacle 14: Slope 40 : Small toys (automobiles) 50: Small toys (horses)

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A playable container comprising: a storage section having a wide flat bottom wall; and a lid covering an opening of the storage section and having a wide flat section on the front and back sides. And / or a playable container characterized in that a protruding guide is provided at an appropriate position on the front surface or the back surface of the wide flat portion of the lid. 2. The playable container according to claim 1, wherein a guide path for moving or running the small toy is formed by the protruding projecting guide. 3. The small toy is selected from the group consisting of a car, a train, a tank, an animal, and a doll.
A playable container according to claim 1.