JP2002037350A - Portable container with two separated chambers - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To separately receive two kinds of contents in a single container and combine the two kinds of contents by a peel-off operation of an upper lid. SOLUTION: A container body 6 is divided into two upper and lower chambers 6A and 6B by the upper lid 7 and an inner lid 8. First contents 3 and 15 are received in the lower chamber 6B, and second contents 9 and 16 are received in the upper chamber 6A. When the inner lid 8 is peeled off approximately simultaneously with the upper lid 7, the second contents 9 and 16 in the upper chamber 6A flow into the lower chamber 6B to be combined with the first contents 3 and 15.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a two-chamber portable container.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the field of cosmetics, for example, a face pack mask is formed of a hydrophilic sheet material into a face shape, and the face pack mask is impregnated with lotion and placed on the face.

When using the face pack mask as described above, first, as shown in FIG. 8 (a), the cap 2 of the bottle 1 containing the lotion is removed and placed upward. Pour lotion into the part, and then FIG. 8 (b)
When the face pack mask 3 folded into a tablet shape as shown in FIG.
Face pack mask 3 folded as shown in (c)
Then, as shown in FIG. 8D, the face pack mask 3 impregnated with the lotion is taken out from the concave portion of the cap 2 and developed into a face shape as shown in FIG.
As shown in (e), put on the user's face.

[0004] On the other hand, in the field of foods, coffee jelly or yogurt is housed in a large cup-shaped container closed with an upper lid which can be peeled off from its upper opening and adhered thereto.
The milk for coffee jelly and the sauce for yogurt are stored inside and a small container closed with an upper lid that can be peeled off and attached to the upper opening is attached, and when eating, the upper lid of the large container is peeled off and the small container is removed. In some cases, the top lid is peeled off, and a small container of milk or sauce is applied to a large container of coffee jelly or yogurt.

[0005]

However, in the former prior art, since an excessive amount of lotion is often poured into the concave portion of the cap 2, expensive lotion is wasted and folded. When putting the face pack mask 3 into the recess, if the amount of the lotion poured is too large, it may overflow from the cap 2 and stain the dressing table, and when traveling, the folded face pack mask may be used. I had to carry a bottle 1 with lotion along with 3.

In the latter prior art, the upper lid of the large container must be peeled off and the upper lid of the small container must be peeled off, which is troublesome, and requires two types of containers, a large container and a small container. Therefore, the cost increases as well as the bulkiness.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems. Two types of storages are separated and stored in a single container, and the two types of storages are combined by peeling off an upper lid. It is an object of the present invention to provide a two-chamber separable portable container that can be operated.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a container body whose upper opening is closed by an upper lid which is peelably adhered, and the inside of the container body is peelable. The upper and lower compartments are separated by an inner lid bonded to the upper compartment, the first compartment is accommodated in the lower compartment, and the second compartment is accommodated in the upper compartment.
When the storage body is stored and the peeling tab of the inner lid is connected to the peeling tab of the upper lid, and the inner lid is peeled off almost simultaneously with the upper lid, the first storage body of the upper chamber is moved to the lower chamber. To provide a two-chamber separable portable container characterized in that the container is integrated with the second storage body.

According to the present invention, the container body is divided into upper and lower chambers by an upper lid and a middle lid, the first storage body is stored in the lower chamber, and the second storage body is stored in the upper chamber. Almost simultaneously, when the inner lid is pulled off, the first storage body in the upper chamber flows into the lower chamber and is combined with the second storage body.

Preferably, an inner convex step is formed between the upper chamber and the lower chamber of the container body, and the inner lid is peelably adhered to the inner convex step. .

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the tab for peeling off the inner lid is formed integrally with the inner lid, or is formed separately from the inner lid and fixed to the inner lid. be able to.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the first storage body is a face pack mask folded in a tablet shape, and the second storage body is filled with a sufficient amount of lotion to impregnate the face pack mask without excess or shortage. If the inner lid is peeled off almost simultaneously with the upper lid, if the lotion in the upper chamber flows down to the lower chamber and is impregnated into the face pack mask, the inner lid is pulled almost simultaneously with the upper lid. When peeled off, the lotion in the upper chamber flows down to the lower chamber and becomes impregnated into the face pack mask.After that, the face pack mask that has been impregnated with the lotion and swelled out from the upper opening of the container body is taken out and the face shape is removed. To expand.

According to a fifth aspect, the first storage body is a food such as jelly or yogurt, and the second storage body is
Additives such as creams and sauces to be applied to this food, and when the inner lid is pulled off almost simultaneously with the upper lid, the additive in the upper chamber flows down to the lower chamber and is applied to the upper surface of the food. If so, when the inner lid is peeled off almost simultaneously with the upper lid, the additives in the upper chamber flow down to the lower chamber and can be applied to the upper surface of the food.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 5 show a first embodiment. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, a portable container 5A comprises a container body 6, an upper cover 7 and a middle cover 8.

The container body 6 is made of a liquid-permeable material such as plastic or the like, and has a large-diameter upper chamber 6A and a small-diameter lower chamber 6A.
B is integrally formed. The container main body 6 is substantially the same as a commercially available disposable milk container (cup) for coffee and tea. The container body 6 is circular in plan view, but may be triangular, hexagonal, or elliptical.

An inner convex step 6a is formed between the upper chamber 6A and the lower chamber 6B of the container body 6, and a flange 6b is formed around the outer periphery of the upper chamber 6A. A protruding portion 6c protruding outward is formed at a part of the protruding portion, and a fold line 6d is formed in the middle of the protruding portion 6c, as shown in FIG.
As shown in (a) and (b), the tab 6e of the projection 6c is pinched with a finger and bent upward at about 90 degrees so that the tab 6e is cut along the cutting line 6d. become.

The face pack mask 3 folded into a tablet shape is stored in the lower chamber 6B of the container body 6. This face pack mask 3 has, for example, an outer diameter of 2
It is folded into a tablet shape so as to have a thickness of about 0 mm and a thickness of about 6 mm.

The inner lid 8 is peelably adhered to the upper surface of the inner convex step 6a between the upper chamber 6A and the lower chamber 6B of the container body 6, so that the upper opening 6f of the lower chamber 6B is watertight.・ Becomes airtightly closed.

The inner lid 8 is formed, for example, by coating the lower surface of an aluminum foil with a thermo-adhesive plastic. After the face pack mask 3 is stored in the lower chamber 6B, the inner lid 8 is removed.
Is applied to the inner convex step 6a and the outer periphery is pressed while applying heat to the jig, so that the heat-adhesive plastic is melted and adhered to the inner convex step 6a. And
The adhesive can be peeled off by picking the tip 8b of the peeling tab 8a formed integrally with the inner lid 8 with a finger and strongly pulling it upward. Note that, instead of the heat-adhesive plastic, the aluminum foil of the inner lid 8 may be bonded to the inner convex step 6a with a hot melt adhesive.

With the tip 8b of the peeling tab portion 8a of the inner lid 8 superimposed on the upper surface of the cutting tab portion 6e of the projecting portion 6c of the container body 6, the upper chamber 6A of the container body 6 The face pack mask 3 is filled and stored with an amount of lotion 9 to be sufficiently impregnated. This lotion 9
The appropriate amount is, for example, about 7 to 8 cc. In FIG. 5, the lotion 9 is depicted as a solid, but is actually a fluid.

On the upper surface of the brim portion 6b of the container body 6,
The upper lid 7 is peelably adhered and the upper opening 6g of the upper chamber 6A is closed in a water-tight and air-tight manner.

The upper lid 7 is formed, for example, by coating the lower surface of an aluminum foil with a heat-adhesive plastic in the same manner as the inner lid 8, and after the lotion 9 is stored in the upper chamber 6A,
By pressing the upper lid 7 to the flange 6b and pressing the outer periphery while applying heat to the jig, the heat-adhesive plastic is melted and adhered to the flange 6b. Then, the peeling tab portion 7 integrally formed on the upper lid 7 is formed.
It is possible to peel off the adhesive by pinching the front end tab portion 7b of FIG. Note that, instead of the heat-adhesive plastic, the aluminum foil of the upper lid 7 may be bonded to the brim portion 6b with a hot melt adhesive.

The tip 7b of the peeling tab portion 7a of the upper lid 7 is connected to the tip of the peeling tab portion 8a of the inner lid 8 which is superimposed on the upper surface of the cutting tab portion 6e of the projecting portion 6c of the container body 6. The tip 8b of the peeling tab portion 8a of the inner lid 8 is placed on the upper surface of the cut-off tab portion 6e of the projecting portion 6c of the container body 6 by hot pressing with the jig in a state further superposed on the upper surface of the inner lid 8. At the same time as being glued
The tip 7b of the peeling tab 7a of the upper lid 7 is adhered to the upper surface of the tip 8b of the peeling tab 8a of the inner lid 8.

When using the face pack mask 3 using the portable container 5A configured as described above, first,
As shown in FIG. 2A, a tab portion 8 a for peeling off the inner lid 8.
Of the container main body 6 and the tip 7 of the tab 7a for peeling off the upper lid 7 with the tip 8b of the container 7 interposed therebetween.
When “b” is picked up with a finger and bent upward at about 90 degrees as indicated by an arrow F, the fold tab portion 6e is cut along the fold line 6d.

Then, as shown in FIG. 2B, in this state, when the container is strongly pulled upward as shown by an arrow G, the upper lid 7 is peeled off from the brim portion 6b of the container body 6, and the upper portion of the upper chamber 6A is removed. The opening 6g is opened, and almost at the same time, the inner lid 8 is also peeled off from the inner convex step 6a of the container body 6, and the upper opening 6f of the lower chamber 6B is opened. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, when the upper lid 7 and the inner lid 8 are strongly pulled upward as indicated by the arrow G, the upper lid 7 and the inner lid 8 are completely peeled off from the container body 6.

When the inner lid 8 is peeled off almost simultaneously with the upper lid 7 and the upper opening 6f of the lower chamber 6B is opened, the lotion 9 of the upper chamber 6A flows down from the upper opening 6f to the lower chamber 6B, and the face pack mask 3 Will be impregnated. The face pack mask 3 impregnated with the lotion 9 swells to a thickness T of about 5 to 6 times as shown in FIG.
The face pack mask 3 protruding from the face is taken out with a finger and developed into a face shape in the same manner as in the related art shown in FIG. 8D, and put on the user's face as shown in FIG. 8E. .

In the case of the portable container 5A of the face pack mask 3 as described above, the folded face pack mask 3 and the amount of the lotion 9 to be sufficiently impregnated into the face pack mask 3 are contained in the portable container 5A. Is stored in advance, so that the expensive lotion 9 is not wasted.

Further, the trouble of pouring the lotion 9 into the concave portion of the cap 2 as in the related art is not required, and there is no possibility that the lotion 9 overflows from the cap 3 and stains the dressing table.

Further, with a simple one-touch operation of peeling off the inner lid 8 together with the upper lid 7, the lotion 9 in the upper chamber 6A flows down to the lower chamber 6B and is impregnated in the face pack mask 3.

Further, each chamber 6A of the portable container A5,
Since the face pack mask 3 and the lotion 9 are stored separately in 6B, the face pack mask 3 is kept in a dry state and the propagation of various bacteria can be prevented. Therefore, the face pack mask 3 can be kept clean until immediately before use.

When traveling, the portable container 5A is used.
It is only necessary to carry only one, so that portability is improved.

One or many folded tissues (towels) are stored in the lower chamber 6B, and water or disinfecting water (for example, alcohol) is stored in the upper chamber 6A.
Water or disinfecting water may be impregnated into the tissue of the lower chamber 6B to obtain a wet tissue. In this case, since the upper lid 7 and the inner lid 8 are completely peeled off from the container body 6 and the upper opening 6g of the upper chamber 6A remains open, when a large number of tissues are stored, the remaining wet In order to protect the tissue, a separate detachable lid may be provided so that the upper opening 6g can be closed in a water-tight and air-tight manner.

FIG. 6 shows a second embodiment, in which a portable container 5 is provided.
B includes a container body 6, an upper lid 7, and an inner lid 8, as in the first embodiment. The same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description is omitted.

The container body 6 is made of a liquid-permeable material such as plastic or the like, and has a large-diameter upper chamber 6A and a small-diameter lower chamber 6A.
B is integrally formed. The container body 6 is approximately the same as a commercially available disposable container (cup) of coffee jelly or yogurt, and is preferably a transparent one through which stored items (coffee jelly or yogurt) can be seen.

The container body 6 has a shallow upper chamber 6A and a lower chamber 6A.
B is formed deeply, and the volume of the lower chamber 6B is increased, and coffee jelly and yogurt 15 are stored in the lower chamber 6B. The upper chamber 6A is deep and the lower chamber 6B
Is formed shallowly, and the volume of the upper chamber 6B is increased.
Coffee jelly or yogurt 15 may be stored in the upper room 6B. In addition, upper room 6A and lower room 6B
Can have the same volume, and one of the upper chamber 6A and the lower chamber 6B can store vegetable juice (eg, tomato) and the other can store fruit juice (eg, peach).

The inner lid 8 is peelably adhered to the upper surface of the inner convex step 6a between the upper chamber 6A and the lower chamber 6B of the container body 6, so that the upper opening 6f of the lower chamber 6B is watertight.・ Becomes airtightly closed.

After the coffee jelly and the yogurt 15 are stored in the lower chamber 6B, the inner lid 8 is applied to the inner convex step 6a, and the outer periphery is pressed while applying heat to the jig, so that the heat is applied. The adhesive plastic melts and the inner convex step 6a
Will be adhered to.

In a state in which the tip 8b of the peeling tab 8a of the inner lid 8 is overlapped on the upper surface of the cut-off tab 6e of the projecting portion 6c of the container body 6, the upper chamber 6A of the container body 6 If the coffee jelly 15 is stored in the lower room 6B, the coffee jelly 15 is filled and stored with an amount of cream 16 that can be applied without excess and deficiency, and if the yogurt is stored in the lower room 6B. The yogurt 15 is filled and stored with an amount of sauce 16 that can be poured without excess or shortage.

On the upper surface of the brim portion 6b of the container body 6,
The upper lid 7 is peelably adhered and the upper opening 6g of the upper chamber 6A is closed in a water-tight and air-tight manner.

After the cream and the sauce 16 are stored in the upper chamber 6A, the upper lid 7 is applied to the brim portion 6b, and the outer periphery is pressed while applying heat to the jig, so that the upper lid 7 is thermally bonded. The conductive plastic is melted and adhered to the brim portion 6b.

When eating coffee jelly or yogurt 15 stored in the portable container 5B constructed as described above, first, as in FIG.
With the tip 8b of the peeling tab portion 8a sandwiched therebetween, the finger is used to pinch the cutting tab portion 6e of the container body 6 and the tip 7b of the peeling tab portion 7a of the upper lid 7 as shown by an arrow F. When it is bent upward at about 90 degrees, the folding tab portion 6
e is cut at the cutting line 6d.

Then, similarly to FIG. 2 (b) of the first embodiment, when the container is strongly pulled upward as shown by the arrow G in this state, the upper lid 7 is peeled off from the brim portion 6b of the container body 6. The upper opening 6g of the upper chamber 6A is opened, and almost simultaneously, the inner lid 8 is also peeled off from the inner convex step 6a of the container body 6, so that the upper opening 6f of the lower chamber 6B is opened. Further FIG.
Similarly, when the upper lid 7 and the inner lid 8 are strongly pulled upward as indicated by the arrow G, the upper lid 7 and the inner lid 8 are completely peeled off from the container body 6.

When the inner lid 8 is peeled off almost simultaneously with the upper lid 7 and the upper opening 6f of the lower chamber 6B is opened, the cream or sauce 16 of the upper chamber 6A flows down from the upper opening 6f into the lower chamber 6B to cause coffee jelly or the like. The yogurt 15 can be hung on the upper surface.

In the case of the portable container 5B for coffee jelly or yogurt 15 as described above, the inner lid 8 and the upper lid 7 are used.
The cream or sauce 16 in the upper room 6A flows down into the lower room 6B and can be applied to the upper surface of the coffee jelly or the yogurt 15 by a simple one-touch operation of peeling off the coffee jelly or the yogurt 15.

Furthermore, each chamber 6A of the portable container 5B,
Since the coffee jelly or yogurt 15 and the cream or sauce 16 are stored separately in 6B, the cream or sauce 16 can be applied to the coffee jelly or yogurt 15 immediately before eating.

Further, since the upper lid 7 of the container body 6 is peeled off and the inner lid 8 is also peeled off at the same time, the upper lid of the large container and the upper lid of the small container do not have to be peeled separately as in the prior art. This requires a lot of trouble and requires two types of containers, a large container and a small container as in the prior art.

In each of the above embodiments, the upper chamber 6 of the container body 6
The inner lid 8 was detachably adhered to the upper surface of the inner convex step 6a between the lower chamber 6A and the lower chamber 6B so that the adhesion could be easily performed from above, as shown in FIG. , Upper room 6A
And the lower chamber 6B may have the same diameter, and the outer peripheral rising portion 8c of the inner lid 8 may be peelably adhered to the inner peripheral surface of the container body 6.

In each of the above embodiments, the peeling tab 8a is formed integrally with the inner lid 8, but FIG.
As shown in (a), the peeling tab portion 8a may be separately attached to the upper surface of the inner lid 8. FIG.
As shown in (b), the peeling tab portion 8a may be formed of a thread or a string and adhered to the upper surface of the inner lid 8. In this case, as shown in FIG.
Can be spirally adhered to the upper surface of the device.

In the first embodiment, cosmetics are taken as an example, and in the second embodiment, foods are taken as an example. In short, the first storage of the upper chamber 6A can be performed by a simple one-touch operation of peeling off the inner lid 8 together with the upper lid 7. Since the bodies 9 and 16 fall into the lower chamber 6B and can be combined with the second storage bodies 3 and 15, two types of materials such as a two-component mixed adhesive, a chlorine-based deodorant, and a deodorant can be used. The present invention can also be applied to the field of chemicals in which chemicals are mixed (reacted) immediately before use.

In each of the above embodiments, since the upper chamber 6A and the lower chamber 6B of the container body 6 are each formed in a tapered shape, the container bodies 6 can be stacked by being fitted in the up-down direction. The volume at the time of storage of the container main body 6 or disposal after use can be reduced.

[0052]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, the container body is divided into upper and lower compartments by an upper cover and a middle cover, the first compartment is accommodated in the lower compartment, and the first compartment is accommodated in the upper compartment. When the two storage bodies are stored and the inner lid is peeled off almost simultaneously with the upper lid, the first storage body in the upper chamber flows into the lower chamber and is combined with the second storage body. With a simple one-touch operation of peeling off the lid, the first storage body in the upper chamber falls into the lower chamber and is combined with the second storage body.

The first container is a face pack mask folded into a tablet shape, and the second container is an amount of lotion that impregnates the face pack mask in an appropriate amount. At the same time, when the inner lid is peeled off, the lotion in the upper chamber flows down to the lower chamber and is impregnated into the face pack mask (claim 4). Since the amount of the lotion to be sufficiently impregnated into the face pack mask is stored in the portable container in advance, the waste of the expensive lotion is eliminated.

Further, the trouble of pouring the lotion into the concave portion of the cap as in the prior art is not required, and there is no possibility that the lotion overflows from the cap to stain the dressing table.

Further, with a simple one-touch operation of peeling off the inner lid together with the upper lid, the lotion in the upper chamber flows down to the lower chamber and is impregnated in the face pack mask.

Further, since the face pack mask and the lotion are stored separately in each compartment of the portable container, the face pack mask is kept in a dry state and the propagation of various bacteria can be prevented. It is not necessary to add a preservative to the face pack, and the face pack mask can be kept clean until just before use.

Further, when traveling, it is sufficient to carry only the portable container, so that portability is improved.

On the other hand, the first container is a food such as jelly or yogurt, and the second container is an additive such as a cream or sauce applied to the food. When the upper lid is peeled off and the inner lid is peeled off almost simultaneously with the upper lid, if the additive in the upper chamber flows down to the lower chamber and is applied to the food (claim 5), The objects flow down into the lower chamber and can be hung on top of the food.

Therefore, since the jelly or yogurt and the cream or sauce are stored separately in each compartment of the portable container, the cream or sauce can be applied to the jelly or yogurt immediately before eating.

Further, since the inner lid is peeled off at the same time as the upper lid of the container body is peeled off, it is not necessary to peel off the upper lid of the large container and the upper lid of the small container separately as in the prior art. In addition, since two types of containers, a large container and a small container, are required as in the related art, the bulk is not increased and the cost is reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a portable container according to a first embodiment of the present invention, wherein (a) is a plan view and (b) is a side sectional view.

FIG. 2A is a side cross-sectional view when a cutting tab portion of a container main body is cut off, and FIG. 2B is a side cross-sectional view when a middle lid and an upper lid of the container main body are peeled off.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view when the inner lid and the upper lid of the container body are completely peeled off.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of a portable container of a modified example.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the portable container.

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of a portable container according to a second embodiment.

FIGS. 7A, 7B, and 7C are perspective views of modified examples of the peeling tab portion of the inner lid.

FIGS. 8A to 8E are perspective views showing steps of impregnating a conventional face pack mask with a lotion.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3 Face Pack Mask 5 (A, B) Portable Container 6 Container Main Body 6A Upper Room 6B Lower Room 6a Inner Convex Step 6f Upper Opening 7 Upper Lid 8 Middle Lid 8a Peeling Tab 9 Lotion 15 Coffee Jelly and Yogurt 16 Cream and sauce

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A container body having an upper opening closed by a peelable upper lid is provided, and the inside of the container body is separated into two upper and lower chambers by a peelable middle lid, and a lower chamber. The first storage body is stored in the
When the storage body is stored and the peeling tab of the inner lid is connected to the peeling tab of the upper lid, the first storage body of the upper chamber is moved to the lower chamber when the inner lid is peeled off almost simultaneously with the upper lid. A two-chamber separable type portable container, wherein the container is settled down and merges with the second storage body. 2. The two-chamber separation according to claim 1, wherein an inner convex step is formed between the upper chamber and the lower chamber of the container main body, and the inner lid is peelably adhered to the inner convex step. Type portable container. 3. The two-chamber separation according to claim 1, wherein the peeling tab of the inner lid is formed integrally with the inner lid, or formed separately from the inner lid and fixed to the inner lid. Type portable container. 4. The first storage body is a face pack mask folded in a tablet shape, and the second storage body is an amount of lotion that impregnates the face pack mask in an appropriate amount. The two-chamber separable mobile phone according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the lotion in the upper chamber flows down to the lower chamber and is impregnated into the face pack mask when the inner lid is peeled off almost at the same time. Container. 5. The first container is a food such as jelly or yogurt, and the second container is an additive such as a cream or a sauce applied to the food, and the inner lid is almost simultaneously with the upper lid. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein when the material is peeled off, the additives in the upper chamber flow down to the lower chamber and are applied to the upper surface of the food.
The two-chamber separable portable container according to any one of claims 1 to 3.