JP2002240858A - Eat-aiding vessel and food package using the vessel - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inexpensive eat-aiding vessel wherewith those who need nursing or infants can eat by scooping food inside the vessel with a spoon without assistance, and also to provide a food package using the vessel. SOLUTION: The eat-aiding vessel is formed in a shape wherein at least one side of the circumferential wall 3 of the upwardly-opened vessel main body 1 is curved in a circular arc toward the inside, and the curved circumferential wall 3 is extended toward a position whereon the tangential line at its outer circumference becomes horizontal, and an indent 4 is formed at the reverse side of the bottom of the vessel main body 1. The food package A is such that is made up by putting nursing food 2 into the vessel main body 1 and by closing the upwardly-opened part of the vessel main body 1 with a lid material 7 which is separably stuck to the opening.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an auxiliary food container and a food package using the same.
A supplementary container for eating that can be consumed by a spoon alone without the assistance of a caregiver when a person with a physical disability or an infant (hereinafter simply referred to as a care recipient) eats without the help of a caregiver. The present invention relates to a package of food sealed and covered with a care food and an infant food in the same container.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, porcelain in which one side wall of a container is bent toward the inside of the container and high-cost tableware made of ceramics are repeatedly used as a supplementary container for meals in nursing homes and hospitals.

[0003]

However, these conventional auxiliary containers for meals, even if devised, have a shape in which the peripheral wall of the container is simply bent inward and inclined, and the care recipient needs a spoon. When eating the food contained in the container, etc., it is difficult to remove the food inside the container by scraping it off sufficiently on the container peripheral wall to adjust the shape of the spooned food. The disadvantage is that the caregiver's hands are extra. Further, since most of these auxiliary food containers are made of porcelain or ceramics, they are heavy and difficult to carry, and are also expensive and cannot be disposable.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible for a care-requiring person or an infant to use a spoon to scoop food alone in a container alone and eat. Another object of the present invention is to provide a low-cost auxiliary food container. In addition, the present invention uses this auxiliary food container to hermetically store nursing food and infant food,
An object of the present invention is to provide a low-cost food package that allows a care-requiring person or a baby to eat without soiling a dining table or the like without the help of a caregiver or the like by opening the lid.

[0005] In the present invention, an easily peelable adhesive is an adhesive having excellent adhesiveness but easy to peel off. For example, a rubber for preventing slip, a fixing agent for fixing dentures (manufactured by Earth Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd .: A product name “Polygrip”), a double-sided adhesive tape and the like correspond to this. Therefore, the depression formed on the bottom surface of the container body into which the easily peelable adhesive is fitted is not particularly limited, and may be formed as needed in a size and shape according to the characteristics of the adhesive to be used. Also, according to the present invention, the nursing food and infant food, for example, pilaf as a staple food, curry rice, Tianjin rice, fried rice, cooked rice, rice porridge, Mabo tofu as a side meal, stew, curry, crab balls, macaroni salad, Any kind of tofu, boiled beans and the like may be used, but these are processed as foods for the sick, elderly, and infants.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention has been made to achieve the above object, and at least one side of the peripheral wall of the container body which is opened upward is formed into an arc shape inward of the container body. A supplementary container for eating, characterized in that the container is bent and the bent peripheral wall is extended to a position where the outer peripheral tangent is horizontal, and a concave portion is formed on the bottom rear surface of the container body. It is. With this configuration, the food contained in the container main body can be easily shaped and scooped by sliding a spoon or the like into sliding contact with the bent peripheral wall, and the container main body can be inserted into the concave portion as necessary. An adhesive or the like can be fitted as a slip stopper.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a flange portion is formed on the periphery of the upper opening of the container body of the auxiliary meal container according to the first aspect. Thereby, the container main body can be securely sealed and covered with a cover material described later.

[0008] In the present invention, a third aspect of the present invention is the food auxiliary container according to the first and second aspects, wherein a readily peelable adhesive is fitted into a concave portion on the bottom rear surface. Thereby, the container can be freely attached to and detached from a predetermined position on the dining table.

In the present invention, the food package according to claim 4 accommodates nursing care food or infant food in the container main body of the meal auxiliary container according to claim 1 to 3, and has an upper opening of the container main body. The part is adhered and covered with a cover material so as to be peelable. Thus, a large number of food packages that can be successfully eaten by a sick person, an elderly person, an infant or the like who need nursing care without a caregiver can be produced as a product and provided at low cost.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of a food auxiliary container and a food package using the same according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 1, for convenience of explanation, the food 2 contained in the container body 1 is a rice porridge, and the packaging body A is assumed to be transparent.
Is a front view. FIGS. 2 and 3 are a plan view and a perspective view of the container body 1, respectively. The container body 1 is made of plastic, has a container shape opened upward, and has one side peripheral wall 3 bent inwardly into the container body 1 in an arc shape. It has been extended to a horizontal position. A concave portion 4 is formed on the back surface of the bottom of the container body 1, and a polygrip for fixing dentures as an easily peelable adhesive 5 is fitted in the concave portion 4, and is placed on a table and used. Sometimes they do not slide easily. The upper opening 6 of the container body 1 is adhered and covered with a cover 7. The lid 7 is an aluminum sheet or a plastic sheet of the same material as the container, and is adhered to the opening 6 after the food 2 is stored in the container main body 1 so as to be easily peelable.

FIG. 4 to FIG. 6 show another embodiment of the present invention in a front view, a plan view and a perspective view similarly to FIG. 1 to FIG. The basic configuration in this case is the same as that shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 except that the flange 9 is integrated with the periphery of the opening 6 of the container body 1 so that the bonding area of the lid 7 is increased. It is formed. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 4, the lid 7 can be more securely adhered to the opening 6 of the container body 1 as having a releasable property.

[0012]

Example of Use To eat food 2 such as nursing care food contained in a food package A using the auxiliary food container of the present invention, the following procedure is taken. That is, in the case of using the auxiliary food container shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the lid 7 of the container main body 1 is peeled off, and then the food 2 is heated with a microwave oven or the like. When serving on a dining table, a double-sided adhesive tape 5 as an easily peelable adhesive 5 is fitted in advance in the recess 4 on the bottom rear surface of the container body 1. Thus, the container body 1 can be fixedly placed on a dining table (not shown). Therefore,
The care-requirer or the like alone takes the food 2 in the container body 1 with a spoon 8
Can be scooped with one hand, and the spoon 8 can be moved along the peripheral edge 3 along the bent peripheral wall 3 of the container body 1.
'Food 2 on spoon 8
Can be cut into a shape that is easy to put in the mouth by cutting it off at the peripheral portion 3 ′, and it is possible to eat with less falling around.

[0013]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the auxiliary food container has the following effects. Since one side peripheral wall of the container is bent in an arc toward the inside of the container body and is formed so as to extend at least until the tangent of the peripheral wall portion becomes horizontal, the container body is formed by scooping the spoon along the peripheral wall portion. Can be scooped up without spilling the food stored in the area. In addition, since the concave portion is formed on the back surface of the container, an adhesive that can prevent the container from slipping can be inserted as necessary. The auxiliary meal container of claim 2 of the present invention has the following effects. Since the flange portion is formed on the periphery of the opening of the container body, the lid can be more easily adhered to the opening when the package is manufactured as a food package. In the present invention, the effect of the auxiliary food container of claim 3 is that the container can be easily fixed on the dining table because the easily peelable adhesive is fitted in the concave portion on the bottom rear surface. In the present invention, the food package using the same container according to claim 4 has the following effects. Since the meal auxiliary container of claim 1 to claim 3 is used, the same effect can be obtained at the time of use, and since such a package can be mass-produced and provided to markets such as facilities and hospitals at low cost. Get products that are welcomed by caregivers and caregivers.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing one embodiment of a meal auxiliary container of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing one embodiment of the meal auxiliary container.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the meal auxiliary container.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing another embodiment of the meal auxiliary container of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the meal auxiliary container of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the meal auxiliary container of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container main body 2 Food 3 Perimeter wall 3 'Peripheral part 4 Depression 5 Easy peeling adhesive part 6 Opening 7 Lid material 8 Spoon 9 Flange A Package

Claims (4)

[Claims] At least one side of a peripheral wall of a container main body that is opened upward is bent in an arc shape toward the inside of the container main body, and the bent peripheral wall is extended to a position where a tangent line of the outer periphery becomes horizontal. An auxiliary food container, wherein a concave portion is formed on the bottom rear surface of the main body. 2. The meal auxiliary container according to claim 1, wherein a flange portion is formed on the periphery of the opening of the container body. 3. The auxiliary food container according to claim 1, wherein an easily peelable adhesive is fitted into the recess on the back surface of the bottom. 4. A container for nursing care or infant food is accommodated in the container main body of the auxiliary meal container according to claim 1, and an upper opening of the container main body is adhered and covered with a lid so as to be peelable. A food package comprising: