JP2002087489A - Confectionery storage container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a confectionery storage container which is devised to allow confectionery stored in the container to be simply and reliably taken out of the container. SOLUTION: On an outer wall surface 3a in the vicinity of an opening 6 of the container 1 formed in a predetermined shape for receiving confectionery 7, a finger dent 5 for pushing out the stored confectionery 7 from the opening 6 is formed. The container 1 is designed so that an inner wall surface 5a of the dent 5 presses an outer wall surface 7a of the stored confectionery 7 when the dent 5 is pushed inward, thereby causing the confectionery 7 to be pushed out from the opening 6 of the container 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a confectionery container improved to make confectionery easy to eat. More specifically, the present invention relates to a confectionery container designed so that confectionery stored in the container can be easily and reliably taken out of the container.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, confectionery is packaged and provided to consumers from the viewpoints of maintaining quality and protecting shape. In particular, confectionery having a fragile property or shape is often stored in a harder container made of synthetic resin, paper, or the like.

[0003] For example, a corn confection having a shape such as a cone or a pyramid, which is used for frozen desserts, has a top portion,
Since the corner portion and the flange portion are often broken by an impact applied in a distribution process, a sales floor, etc., they are generally stored in a synthetic resin container 10 or a sleeve package as shown in FIG. ing.

In particular, as shown in FIG. 6, a corn confectionery 14 (partially shown in a state of being accommodated in a container 10) used for soft ice cream has a shape having a step or the like. For this reason, it is difficult to completely or densely fill the creamy ice, and it is inevitable that unfilled gaps remain at the tops, corners, and the like. Therefore, if an external impact is applied to the gap, the confection in that area is easily damaged.

Further, the flange portion 14a at the periphery of the opening of the corn confectionery 14 has a shape protruding outward, so that it is a portion easily damaged. For this reason, the whole confectionery 14 is accommodated in the synthetic resin container 10 molded according to the shape of the corn confectionery 14 so that the flange portion 14a is accommodated therein. Is protected.

[0006]

However, in a container for storing confectionery, there are the following technical problems to be solved.

[0007] When confectionery is provided in a container, it may be difficult to remove the confectionary depending on the product. Cone confectionery 1 for soft ice cream ice shown in FIGS.
In the case of eating a soft-cream ice cream having a product form in which the corn confectionery 14 is stored in the container 10, for example, the container 10 (for example, around the outer wall surface 11 in the region below the flange portion 12) is described. ) By hand and licking the raised soft ice cream ice (not shown) and eating the food, it reaches the flange portion 14 a of the corn confectionery 14.

However, when it is desired to eat the remaining ice cream and the corn confectionery 14 filled in the corn confectionery 14,
It was difficult to eat the corn confectionery 14 while being stored in the container 10. Also, when the mouth is brought close to the cut flange portion 12 of the container 10, there is a possibility that the lip may be cut by the flange portion 12.

Therefore, when the confectionery 14 is taken out of the container 10 and is to be eaten, the flange 14a of the confectionery 14 is to be picked out with a forcible finger. Since it was stored in the container 10, it took time and effort to remove it.

Although it is possible to take out the corn confectionery 14 from the container 10 by tilting the container 10 somewhat,
Particularly, it is difficult for a child to adjust the condition, and the corn confectionery 14 may be dropped while eating the ice.

Further, even if an attempt is made to push up the corn confectionery 14 by pushing the curved outer wall surface 11 of the conventionally used container 10 inward, there is a gap between the outer wall surface 11 and the corn confectionery 14. 13, the confectionery 14 could not be pushed up sufficiently.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a confectionery container designed so that confectionery contained in the container can be easily and reliably taken out of the container.

[0013]

In order to achieve the above object and to solve the above technical problems, the present invention employs the following means.

First, a depression for acupressure is formed on an outer wall surface of a confectionery container formed in a predetermined shape for accommodating the confectionery, for pushing out the confectionery contained from an opening of the container.

[0015] In this means, by pressing the acupressure recess formed on the outer wall surface of the confectionery container with a finger,
The effect that the accommodated confectionery is pushed out from the opening of the container is exhibited, and the confectionery can be easily removed from the container.

In the present invention, the term "acupressure depression" means a concave portion formed as a dedicated portion for pressing with a fingertip at a predetermined position on the outer wall surface of the container and curved inside the container.

For example, when the above-mentioned depression for acupressure is pushed inward by acupressure, the inner wall surface of the depression for acupressure comes into contact with the outer wall surface of the confectionery contained therein and presses the outer wall surface. By configuring so that the action is exhibited,
The said confectionery can be comprised so that it may be pushed out reliably from the opening part of a container.

Cone confectionery used for confectionery for frozen desserts, particularly soft ice cream (in the present application, ice and gelato are collectively referred to as ice and gelato filled with ridged ice on the corn) is placed in a container up to the flange portion. In the case where the confectionery is contained, it is necessary to take out the corn confectionery from the container when trying to eat the ice filled inside the confectionery. In the present invention, it is very convenient because the corn confectionery can be easily taken out only by lightly pressing the container with a finger.

As described above, the present invention has the technical significance of adding a confectionery take-out function to a container for storing confectionery.

[0020]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is an external side view of a corn confectionery container for soft serve which is an embodiment of the confectionery container according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a view of the container from an upper opening side, and FIG.
(A) is a partial cross-sectional view showing the vicinity of the flange of the container in a state in which corn confectionery is stored, FIG. 3 (B) is an enlarged view of a Z portion circled in (A), and FIG. FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing a use state of the device.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, a corn confectionery container 1 (hereinafter simply referred to as "container 1") according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention has a substantially conical internal cavity opening upward. This is a synthetic resin container having a shape, and has a shape substantially conforming to the outer shape of the corn confection to be stored.

The form of the container 1 will be specifically described. A long conical portion 2 whose diameter gradually narrows downward in the drawing (FIG. 1), and a bulging portion formed on the upper portion of the long conical portion 2 3 and a flange portion 4 formed on the upper portion of the bulging portion 3 so as to protrude to the periphery. The outer wall surface 3a of the bulging portion 3 is formed to be curved inward and is substantially omitted in a front view. An elliptical depression 5 for acupressure is provided.

The depression 5 for acupressure is a portion provided for pushing the stored confectionery 7 upward from the opening 6. After the consumer finishes eating the ice portion (not shown) filled and filled in the corn confection 7, the corn confection 7 contained in the container 1 and the ice 9 filled in the corn confection 7 (FIG. 4) When the user wants to eat (see FIG. 1), pressing the depression 5 for acupressure with a finger causes the confectionery 7 to be pushed upward from the opening 6 of the container 1 by a predetermined length.

Then, the consumer grasps the upper end of the corn confectionery 7 extruded from the container 1, for example, the flange portion indicated by reference numeral 7c in FIG.
Corn confectionery 7 can be easily taken out of the container 1 and eaten.

Here, as shown in FIG. 2 and the like, the depression 5 for the acupressure is 90 ° in the bulging portion 3 near the opening 6 of the container 1.
A total of four locations are provided at intervals. The consumer selects a pair of opposing depressions 5 and 5 for acupressure, for example, pinches them with the thumb and forefinger, respectively, and presses them inward (in the direction of arrow X).

As shown in FIG. 3, the inner wall surface 5a of the depression 5 for acupressure opposes the bulging portion 7 'of the corn confection 7, and comes into light contact with the outer wall surface 7a of the bulging portion 7'. It is curved inwardly to the extent of or close to it.

With this configuration, the inner wall surface 5a of the acupressure depression 5 presses the outer wall surface 7a of the bulging portion 7 'of the corn confection 7 by only slightly pressing the acupressure depression 5 slightly in the direction of arrow X. As a result, the force P ₁ of the upper side vector of the pressing force P (see FIG. 3 (B)), corn confectionery 7, in the upward direction indicated by arrow Y, so that the pushed up about 1 cm (Fig. 4 State).

Here, the acupressure recess 5 provided in the container 1
Although the shape, size and number of can be appropriately selected, the following points should be noted.

First, with regard to the shape and size, it is desirable that the finger has a good fit when pressed against it and that it is easy to press. As for the number, at least a pair of opposing depressions 5 and 5 are provided so that the thumb and the index finger or the middle finger can pinch and press the pair.

However, if only a pair of the acupressure depressions 5 and 5 are formed, it is not preferable because it takes time to search for the acupressure depression 5 portion. Conversely, if the number is too large, the shape of the container 1 becomes complicated. As a result, there is a problem in design, and molding becomes difficult. For this reason, the depression 5 for acupressure is
As in the illustrated embodiment, it is desirable to provide two pairs, that is, a total of four locations.

As the position where the acupressure depression 5 is provided, a part that can easily and surely push out the contained confectionery 7 from the part where the consumer grasps the container 1 when eating is adopted. This is because if the part to be gripped when eating is different from the part to be pressed by a finger when pushing out the corn confectionery 7, it is inconvenient because it is necessary to change the holding.

As a result of intensive studies by the inventor of the present invention, in the corn confectionery 7 having the curved outer wall surface 7a as in the present embodiment, FIG. As shown in B), the inner wall surface 5a of the depression 5 for acupressure
The zenith 5b of the outer wall 7a of the corn confectionery 7
A configuration that is formed so as to face slightly lower portion b is particularly desirable. With this configuration, the force P ₁ of the upper vector of the pressing force P of the acupressure depression 5 is effectively applied, and
Can be pushed out smoothly so as to slide upward.

If the inner wall surface 5a of the depression 5 for acupressure and the outer wall surface of the bulging portion 7a of the corn confection 7 are too far apart, the inner wall surface 5a comes into contact with the outer wall surface of the bulging portion 7a. For this reason, it is necessary to strongly push the acupressure depression 5 inward, and it is difficult to control the intensity of the pressing, which is not preferable.

Therefore, the inner wall surface 5a of the depression 5 for acupressure is separated from the outer wall surface of the bulging portion 7a by 3.0 mm or less, particularly preferably 2.0 mm or less, in consideration of the shape error of the corn confection 7. It is desirable to form them in such a way that they are separated from each other and close to each other or lightly contact each other. In this configuration, the corn confection 7 can be pushed out of the container 1 simply by lightly pressing the depression 5 for acupressure.

In this embodiment, the whole is substantially conical.
This is a container 1 for accommodating a corn confection 7 having a bulging portion 7a having an outwardly curved outer shape in a part thereof. However, the technical idea of the present invention can be applied to confectionery and other foods of various forms. Then, in a container for accommodating the food material, an optimal portion where the food material can be extruded easily and surely may be adopted, and the depression 5 for acupressure may be formed in that portion.

[0037]

The main effects achieved by the present invention are as follows.

(1) According to the confectionery storage container according to the present invention, the confectionery stored in the container and in a state difficult to eat can be easily and reliably simply pressed by a light pressure depression portion provided in the container. It is convenient because it can be taken out.

(2) A confectionery take-out function can be newly added to a container which had only a function of accommodating confectionery in the past, so that new demand for confectionery containers was developed, and the container manufacturing industry, and consequently, Contribute to the development of the food industry.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external side view of a corn confectionery container for soft serve serving as an embodiment of a confectionery container according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view of the same container as viewed from an upper opening side.

FIG. 3 (A) is a partial cross-sectional view showing the vicinity of a flange of the container in a state in which corn confectionery is accommodated, and FIG. 3 (B) is an enlarged view of a Z portion in the cross-sectional view.

FIG. 4 is an external perspective view showing a use state of the container.

FIG. 5 is an external side view showing a specific example of a conventional confectionery container.

FIG. 6 is a partial sectional view of the container.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Confectionery container 3a Outer wall surface 5 Shiatsu depression 5a Inner wall surface (of shiatsu depression 5) 6 Opening 7 Confectionery (corn confectionery) 7a Outer wall surface of (confectionery 7)

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A container formed in a predetermined shape for accommodating a confectionery, wherein an outer wall surface of the container has a depression for acupressure for pushing out the accommodated confectionery from an opening of the container. A confectionery container characterized by being formed. 2. When the acupressure depression is pushed inward, the inner wall surface of the acupressure depression presses the outer wall surface of the contained confection, whereby the confection is pushed out of the opening. The confectionery container according to claim 1, wherein the confectionery container is configured so as to be held. 3. The confectionery container according to claim 1, wherein the confectionery is corn confectionery for frozen dessert.