JP2002249181A - Auxiliary tool for taking out contents for container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an auxiliary tool for taking out contents for a container in which the contents are easily scooped by a spoon or the like from a container, hardly spilled to the outside, and hardly overflown even the container is inclined. SOLUTION: This tool has flexibility and elasticity, and comprises a belt-like member which is bendable in a width direction. In this tool, an eave part 3 and an adhesion part 2 are provided in a length direction, and the eave part 3 is projected from a container opening part to an inner side direction by adhering the adhesion part 2 to in the vicinity of the opening part of the container.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an auxiliary tool which adheres to a container when contents are taken out of the container with a spoon or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, a bowl-shaped tableware or a container which stores food and is used as a tableware as it is is usually a tapered shape in which a peripheral wall is vertically or outwardly opened from a bottom wall. In the case of a person who has difficulty in hand movements, such as when scooping out the contents from the container with a spoon or fork, the contents may climb over the opening edge or flange and spill out of the container, or In some cases, the contents were spilled when the container was tilted.

For this reason, there is a container in which a return portion is formed in which the upper end of the peripheral wall is inclined inward, and the opening is narrowed. However, in such a container, when scooping the contents with a spoon or the like, the contents are caught in the return portion, or the contents are clogged in the corners of the return portion, and the return portion often becomes an obstacle because the contents cannot be scooped well. . Of course, if the return portion is very narrow, a problem similar to that of the above-described ordinary container occurs, and if the return portion is too wide, the above-described obstacle in taking out the contents is further amplified. Further, since stacking of containers cannot be performed, there is a problem that a large space is required for transportation and storage.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, it has been proposed to provide a flexible and elastic eaves protruding inward in the vicinity of an opening of a dishware container (Japanese Patent Application No. 20-287).
00-152952). However, this eaves portion is effective only for the container and cannot be used for other containers, and cannot be used anytime and anywhere when a heat sealing machine is required to be attached to the container.
In addition, there is also a problem that it is bulky to carry a plurality of containers in a state where the eaves are formed in the containers.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an arbitrary shape,
The purpose of the present invention is to propose a contents removal aid which can be used for a container of a size.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a contents removal aid which can be easily attached to a container by hand.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the present invention, a content take-out assisting tool is formed of a band-shaped member having flexibility and elasticity and capable of being bent in the width direction. The attachment portion and the eave portion having a predetermined width are provided in the direction, and the attachment portion is attached to the periphery of the opening of the container, so that all or a part of the eave portion protrudes inward of the container opening. It is preferable to provide a continuous flare or a cut at a predetermined interval in the width direction in the eave portion.

[0008] The protruding width of the eaves is 1 mm or more, preferably more than 5 mm. The flexibility and elasticity are 4M
pa · mm to 500 Mpa · mm is preferred. The angle between the eaves and the peripheral wall of the container is 10 degrees or more, and the angle with the vertical line is 18 degrees.
0 degrees or less is good. In addition, a container mounting reference line can be provided in the length direction of the band-shaped member. This reference line may be a fold line.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the content removal aid 1 is provided on the attachment portion 2 and the eave portion 3 in the longitudinal direction of the belt-shaped member, and the eave portion 3 has a fine mountain-shaped flare. (Flare) 3a are provided continuously.
It is preferable that a reference line 4 to which the auxiliary tool 1 is attached is drawn as an identifiable line, but a fold line 4a is particularly convenient for attachment to a container described later. Note that the inner end of the mountain-shaped flare 3a does not have to reach the reference line 4.

The belt-like member is made of a single or composite material such as a synthetic resin film or sheet, paper, non-woven fabric, etc., and is formed of a material having a certain flexibility and restoring elasticity. The width W must be greater than a certain value. When tensile elastic modulus × thickness is used as an index of flexibility and restoring elasticity, 4 Mpa · mm or more and 500 Mpa · m
m or less is preferable. The protruding width W of the eaves portion 3 is preferably 1 mm or more, particularly more than 5 mm and not more than 20 mm.

As shown in FIG. 3, through cuts 3b in the width direction may be provided at appropriate intervals instead of the flares 3a.
The cut 3b may have a linear shape as shown in FIG. 3A or a V-shaped or U-shaped shape as shown in FIG. The inner end of the cut 3b may or may not reach the reference line 4.

The flares 3a and the cuts 3b are provided for improving the flexibility in the width direction of the belt-shaped member. Therefore, flares and cuts can be provided in the attachment portion 2 as well. The choice of which of the eaves portion 3 and the attachment portion 2 is provided with a flare and which is provided with a cut is arbitrary.

As shown in FIG. 4, an adhesive layer 5 can be provided on the inner surface of the attachment portion 2, and the outer surface thereof can be covered with a release paper 6. This is for the convenience of attachment.

A method for attaching the above-described auxiliary tool 1 will be described. 5 and 6 show a flanged container. As shown, the container 10 has a bottom wall 11 and a peripheral wall 12,
A flange 13 is provided on the outer periphery of the opening. In order to attach the auxiliary tool 1 to the flange 13, the release paper 6 of FIG. 4 is peeled off, and as shown in FIG.
a) is aligned with the outer peripheral edge of the flange 13, and the attachment portion 2 is attached from the lower surface of the flange 13 along the outer surface of the upper end of the peripheral wall 12. At this time, it is preferable that the protruding width W of the eaves portion 3 toward the inside of the container 10 exceeds 5 mm as described above.
As shown in FIG. 6, the width of the flange 13 is large,
Is approximately the same as the width of the flange 13, the reference line 4 is aligned with the inner peripheral edge of the flange 13 and then attached. Also,
As shown in FIG. 7, in the case of a container 10 such as tableware without a flange 13, it is preferable that the reference line 4 is aligned with the upper end of the peripheral wall 12 and the attachment portion 2 is attached to the outer surface of the peripheral wall 12. At this time, the eaves portion 3 may be protruded from a part slightly dropped from the upper end of the inner surface of the peripheral wall 12. 5 and 6, the eaves 3 can be similarly protruded by dropping from the upper end of the inner surface of the peripheral wall 12. These eaves 3 do not necessarily have to protrude horizontally, and as shown in FIG. 8, the angle θ with the peripheral wall 12 is 10 degrees or more, and the angle γ with the vertical line is 180 degrees or less, preferably 120 degrees or less. I just need. Note that the attachment portion 2 may be separately attached to the container 10 using an adhesive, an adhesive, a clip, or the like without providing the adhesive layer 5. The container 10 may be provided with an adhesive layer coated with release paper in advance.

The auxiliary tool 1 does not necessarily need to be provided on the entire circumference of the container 10, but may be provided only on the portion from which the contents are taken out. When the auxiliary tool 1 is attached and the eaves 3 are formed in this manner, as shown in FIG. 9, when the contents C are scooped out with the spoon S, the eaves 3 having flexibility and elasticity covers the contents C. To the outside of the container opening from the container opening.
Can be prevented from falling off. Also, even if the container is tilted or subjected to an impact, it is possible to prevent the contents in the container from leaking.

The material of the container is synthetic resin, paper, metal,
Glass, ceramics, etc. may be used, and the shape and size are not limited. In addition to containers that can be lifted by ordinary hands, platters and bowls that are used while being placed on a table or desk are also included. In addition, it can also be used for applications that require functions such as "hard to spill" and "easy to scoop", such as paint containers, in addition to containers that store and sell food.

[0017]

According to the present invention, as described above, the contents take-out assisting device is formed by the band-shaped member having flexibility and elasticity and capable of being bent in the width direction. If the strip is cut to an appropriate length, it can be adjusted to the size of the container.

Since a flexible and elastic eaves portion can be formed on the inner periphery of the opening of the container, the eaves portion softly presses the contents when scooping the contents with a spoon or the like, and the contents spill out of the container. Can be prevented. Even if the container is slightly tilted, the eaves prevent the contents from leaking.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an example of a contents removal aid according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing another example of a content removal aid.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the contents removal aid.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an example in which a content take-out aid is attached to a container.

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view showing another example in which a content take-out aid is attached to a container.

FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view showing still another example in which a content take-out aid is attached to a container.

FIG. 8 is a vertical sectional view showing an angle of an eaves portion.

FIG. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view for explaining the operation of the eaves portion.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Contents taking-out assisting tool 2 Attachment part 3 Eave part 3a Flare 3b Penetration cut 4 Reference line 4a Fold line 5 Adhesive layer 6 Release paper 10 Container 11 Bottom wall 12 Perimeter wall 13 Flange S Spoon C Contents P Vertical line θ angle γ angle

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A band-shaped member having flexibility and elasticity and capable of being bent in the width direction. An attachment portion and an eave portion having a predetermined width are provided in a length direction of the band-shaped member. A container contents take-out assisting tool attached to the periphery of the opening so that all or part of the eaves protrudes inward from the container opening. 2. The container contents take-out assisting tool according to claim 1, wherein a continuous flare or a predetermined interval cut is provided in the eaves portion in a width direction. 3. The container contents take-out assisting tool according to claim 1, wherein the eaves portion has a projecting width of 1 mm or more. 4. The container contents take-out assisting tool according to claim 1, wherein the eaves portion has a protruding width exceeding 5 mm. 5. The flexibility and elasticity of the eaves portion is 4 Mpa · m.
The container content take-out assisting tool according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the container content is not less than m and not more than 500 MPa · mm. 6. The container contents take-out assist according to claim 1, wherein an angle between the projecting portion of the eaves and the peripheral wall of the container is 10 degrees or more and an angle between the vertical line and the vertical line is 180 degrees or less. Utensils. 7. The container contents removal aid according to claim 1, wherein a reference line for mounting the container is provided in a longitudinal direction of the band-shaped member. 8. The system of claim 7, wherein the reference line comprises a fold line.
A container content take-out aid according to item 1.