JP2001139087A - Storage container for gelatinous food - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a storage container for gelatinous food including a means which can easily and reliably make a vent hole on a base of the container. SOLUTION: The storage container for gelatinous food has a planate member having an opening piece at an end provided to be substantially vertical on a base of the storage container with legs wherein the opening piece is provided almost at the right angles with the planate member. An external force is applied from the planate member in a direction of the opening piece, thereby forming a vent hole on the base.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to pudding, egg tofu,
The present invention relates to a container for storing gelled food such as jelly, and more particularly, to a container for taking out stored gelled food without hurting a finger even if force is applied.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, gel foods such as pudding, egg tofu, and jelly have been marketed in large quantities, and various devices have been devised for containers for storing these.

[0003] In general, gel foods are often filled in a cylindrical or rectangular container having an open top, and are filled with the food and sealed by sealing the open surface in many cases. In order to remove this, it is common to remove the seal and turn it upside down before taking it out to a dish, etc., but depending on the type of gel food, it sticks to the container surface and it is difficult to take out because air cannot enter. There was also.

As a technique for solving such a problem, a rod-shaped projection is provided on the bottom surface of a container, and after turning the container upside down, a small hole is broken to open a ventilation hole in the bottom surface and air is introduced from the bottom. A container that can easily take out the gel food has been developed.

[0005] A pudding product using such a container is sold under a trade name such as "Putchin pudding", but this container also has some problems. First, in order to make the rod-shaped projection easy to bend and bend, the periphery thereof is formed to be thinner than other parts. However, if the thin part is made large, it is difficult to form, and there is a problem that a pinhole is easily generated. Therefore, the conventional rod-shaped projection is 4 to 5 mm.
It was about φ. However, such small bar-shaped projections hurt because they hit a finger when folded, and those with weak strength such as children and elderly people were difficult to fold.

Further, the current bar-shaped projection is often provided on the periphery of the bottom of the container. In this case, the distance between the side projection and the side leg is narrowed, so that it is difficult for a finger to be inserted and to be easily broken. There has also been a problem that the part is difficult to tear and the contents may not fall. In order to avoid such a problem, it is desirable to provide the rod-shaped protrusion inside the peripheral portion of the bottom surface of the container. However, in such a case, there is a problem in molding such as the occurrence of weld at the thin portion inside. There is a possibility that the gate (resin injection port) is located at the center, so that it is difficult from the mold structure.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve all of the above-mentioned problems, and has a gel-like structure provided with means for easily and surely forming a ventilation hole in the bottom of a container. It is an object to provide a food container.

[0008]

Means for Solving the Problems The present inventors have conducted intensive studies to solve the above problems, and as a result, by providing a plate-like object having an opening piece at one end instead of the conventional rod-like projection, It has been found that the vent can be easily and reliably opened, and that there are few molding problems, and the present invention has been completed.

That is, according to the present invention, a plate-like object having an opening at one end is provided substantially vertically on a bottom surface of a storage container body having a leg, and the opening is provided in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plate-like object. An object of the present invention is to provide a gel food storage container characterized in that a vent hole is formed in a bottom surface by applying a force in one direction of an opening from a plate-like material.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a drawing showing the appearance of a gel food storage container viewed from the bottom side, FIG. 2 is a bottom view, and FIG.
It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view in the -A 'direction. In each figure, 1 is a container, 2
Denotes a bottom, 3 denotes a plate, 4 denotes an opening piece, 5 denotes a leg, 6 denotes a thin portion, and 7 denotes a seal bonding portion.

The gel food container of the present invention is generally formed of a plastic, for example, a transparent, translucent, opaque or colored plastic such as polypropylene or polystyrene. This container 1 is shown in FIG.
3 is provided with legs 5 on the bottom surface 2 as shown in FIG. A plate 3 having an opening 4 at one end is provided in the bottom surface 2 surrounded by the legs 5. The opening piece 4
The bottom portion 2 is provided in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plate-shaped object 3, and a force is applied from the plate-shaped object 3 in the direction of the opening piece 4.
It is possible to make a ventilation hole in the air. And the opening piece 4
If the surrounding area is formed as a thin portion 6 formed into a thin shape, the vent can be opened very easily.

In the above embodiment, the plate-like material 3 is provided in an independent form. However, the plate-like material 3 is formed in a continuous form except that a cut is made in the middle, and only this surface can be pushed down. Is also good. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, two plate-like objects 3 may be formed on the bottom surface 2 and placed upside down on a plate, for example, and holes may be formed by sandwiching both sides with fingers, and the installation position is not particularly limited.

Further, the shape of the opening piece 4 is not limited to the triangular shape shown in the above embodiment, but may be an arrow-shaped one or a circular one as shown in FIG. ,
Various shapes such as a mere plate (not shown) can be used. Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, a rectangular parallelepiped container is used.However, a cylindrical container may be used without any problem. The opening piece 4 may be provided.

The filling of the gel food container of the present invention with food can be carried out by a generally used method. That is, the container 1 is placed upward and the gel food is filled therein. After sufficient filling, the gel food can be stored by bonding the seal with the seal bonding portion.

Further, the gel-like food can be taken out by a conventional method. After the seal is peeled off, the gel-like food is easily taken out by placing it upside down on a dish or the like and pushing the plate-like material 3 in the direction of the opening piece 4. be able to.

[0017]

According to the present invention, since the gel-like food container of the present invention applies a force to the opening piece 4 via the plate-like material 3, it can be opened without a problem such as a painful finger. . Further, since the opening piece 4 is larger than the conventional bar-shaped projection, the opening can be reliably opened.

Further, on the molding surface, only the thin portion 6 is provided around the opening piece 4 or a part of the peripheral portion.
There is no need to provide a thin portion in other portions around the thin portion, and since the thin portion itself is easily broken, there is no need to make it extremely thin, and the occurrence of pinholes and the like can be advantageously prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a bottom side external view of a gel food storage container of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the gel food storage container of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along the line AA ′ of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a view showing another embodiment of the gel food storage container of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a drawing showing another example of the opening piece of the gel food storage container of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Container body 2 ... Bottom part 3 ... Plate-shaped object 4 ... Opening piece 5 ... Leg part 6 ... Thin part, 7 ... Seal adhesion part

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A plate-like object having an opening piece at one end is provided substantially vertically on a bottom surface of a storage container body having a leg, and the opening piece is provided in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plate-like substance. A gel food storage container, characterized in that a vent hole is formed in the bottom surface by applying a force in one direction from an opening to the object. 2. The gel food container according to claim 1, wherein the periphery of the opening piece is formed thin. 3. The gel-like material according to claim 1, wherein there are two plate-like objects having an opening piece, and the opening is opened on the bottom surface by being sandwiched between two fingers. Food storage container. 4. An opening piece having a triangular shape, a plate-like shape, or an arrow-shaped or circular shape at its tip.
Item 10. The gel food storage container according to Item 8.