JP2003054656A - Food extrusive member to be used for extruding food in cylindrical container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a food extrusive member capable of sanitarily extruding food, such as rice-balls and rolled Sushi, in a cylindrical container even with a dirty hand, and allowing the food to be directly taken to the mouth and to be reliably eaten with one hand only, without using a tool or tableware and without making hands and fingers dirty. SOLUTION: In the food extrusive member, a short cylindrical potion 12 is connected to an upper circumferential end of a bowl-like portion 11 consisting of a synthetic-resin-molded article 10 formed so as not to be easily deformed even by being pressed with fingers of one hand 50. The food extrusive member thus formed is so designed that after putting a lower part of food 40 into the molded article 10, the molded article 10 is fitted in a bottom 21 of a cylindrical container 20, and that after keeping the container 20 in the state of a standing posture, the molded article 10 is pressed from the outside of the container 20 with the fingers of one hand 50, thereby enabling the food 40 to be pushed out through an opening 22 of the container 20.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a food extruding tool used for extruding food in a cylindrical container.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the conventional food container, when eating foods contained except for beverages, they are carried out with tools such as chopsticks, spoons and forks, or directly by hand. Therefore,
Conventional food containers are used when the body is agitated while walking, riding, working, etc., when the eyesight needs to be focused on something other than eating, or when the body is physically impaired due to illness, disability, etc. In many cases, the above-mentioned eating method is difficult. The present inventor has succeeded in developing a food pushing tool that can push out a food placed in a tubular container as it is by just operating it with one hand and directly sip it to eat.

[0003]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention, when walking, riding, working, sick, or physically handicapped, visually impaired, elderly, etc., when the usual eating method is difficult, Without using any tools or dishes, without contaminating your fingers, or hygienically with dirty hands, you can push out the food that has been inserted into the tubular container with just one finger and put it directly into your mouth. The present invention provides a food product extruding tool used for extruding food products in a cylindrical container that can be carried and reliably eaten. Further, the present invention, with one finger only, if sequentially pressed upward from the outside of the cylindrical container in a standing posture, the food is easily pushed out of the opening, and can be directly eaten by mouth. The present invention provides a food product extruding tool used for extruding food products in a cylindrical container. Further, the present invention provides a food extruding tool used for extruding food in a cylindrical container, which is suitable for selectively eating a small amount of many kinds of food in a short time. In addition, the present invention can be miniaturized, can be easily stored in a small bag or pocket, and can be carried, and can be stored in a store space easily, and can be easily stored, transported, and disposed of after use. The present invention also provides a food product extruding tool used for extruding food products in a cylindrical container. Further, the present invention provides a food extruding tool used for extruding food in a cylindrical container, which is easy to manufacture and inexpensive.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a food extruding tool for extruding food in a cylindrical container of the present invention has a bowl-shaped portion 11 as shown in FIGS. 1 to 5. The short cylindrical portion 12 is connected to the upper end of the bowl, and the bowl-shaped portion 11 is made of a synthetic resin molded product 10 formed so as not to be easily deformed even when pressed with one hand finger 50. After placing the lower portion of the food 40 on the bottom, the molded product 10 is fitted into the bottom portion 21 of the cylindrical container 20, and the cylindrical container 20 is placed in an upright posture. The food 40 or the food 40 and the food 40 placed on the food 40 can be pushed out from the opening 22 of the cylindrical container 20 by sequentially pressing the fingers 50 from the outside. Moreover, in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the food extruding tool used for extruding the food in the cylindrical container of the present invention has, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 10, an inner circumference of the synthetic resin molded product 10B or 10C. A large number of small protrusions or small protrusions 131B or 131C are formed on the surface 13B or 13C. In the present invention, the food extruding tool is made of a synthetic resin molded product in which a short tubular portion is formed at the upper peripheral end of the bowl-shaped portion, but at least the bowl-shaped portion is easily deformed even if pressed with one finger. A thin-walled synthetic resin molded article having a structural strength that does not occur is preferable. Further, the short tube portion serves to give directionality for raising when pressing from the outside of the tubular container. Also,
The food extruding tool of the present invention is formed so as to form a large number of small ridges or small ridges on the inner peripheral surface in order to improve the releasability at the time of extruding the lower portion of the food fitted into the inner peripheral surface. In some cases, it may be preferable to do so, but at that time, a small groove line corresponding to the small convex line of the inner peripheral surface or a small recess corresponding to the small protrusion may be formed on the outer peripheral surface. In addition, the formation of a large number of small protrusions or small protrusions or corresponding small groove lines or small recesses also serves to improve the structural strength of the pushing tool. Further, in the present invention, the food includes various kinds of foods such as rice balls, rolled sashimi and the like, kneaded products such as ricepen, smoked products such as wieners, confectionery and bread. These foods are sticks, bales, spheres,
Eggs and the like are preferable. The food in the present invention is applicable not only to foods that can be eaten as they are, but also to foods that need to be processed such as cooked or heated. In the present invention, the tubular container is preferably a thin synthetic resin film product which is a known tubular bag of polyethylene, polypropylene or the like, but in the case of the tubular container and the lid, polyethylene, polypropylene by blow molding or the like, A known synthetic resin thin-walled molded product such as polyethylene terephthalate may be used. Further, in the present invention, a known thin film made of synthetic resin such as polyethylene or polypropylene may be used as the film coating instead of the lid of the container. Further, in the present invention, the operation of sequentially pressing the food pushing tool from the outside of the tubular container with one finger is a plurality of cases where the thumb tip and the index finger tip of the one hand finger, or the thumb tip, the index finger tip, and the middle finger tip are pinched. In some cases, you can grab it with one finger.

[0005]

Embodiment 1 of the Invention An embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. In the food extruding tool of the embodiment of the present invention, the short tubular portion 12 is connected to the upper peripheral end of the bowl-shaped portion 11, and the synthetic resin molded product 10 in which the short tubular portion 12 is added to the bowl-shaped portion 11 is a semi-finished product. At least the bowl-shaped portion 11 that is hard or rigid is made of a synthetic resin such as polypropylene or polyethylene terephthalate, which is thin enough to be pressed by a fingertip and not recessed. The cylindrical container 20 is a known container made of a synthetic resin film such as thin polyethylene, polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate. The food 40 is exemplified by a roasted rice ball formed in a rod shape or a bale shape so that the lower portion of the food can be fitted into the molded product 10. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, the molded product 10 with the lower portion of the food 40 is inserted from the opening 22 to the bottom 21 of the tubular container 20 and then divided into one or more pieces. If you put the food 40 on it and close it with the rubber string 31,
A food container as a portable container is completed. The opening may be removed by shifting the rubber string 31 with one finger. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the cylindrical container 20 is closed at both ends 321 and 3.
It is also possible to do this with a U-shaped clip 32 which 21 is in close proximity, in which case the opening need only slide the clip 32 with one finger. When using, as shown in FIG. 3, the lower end portion 21 of the tubular container 20 is placed from the outside with one finger 50.
The thumb tip and forefinger tip, or the thumb tip, forefinger tip and middle finger tip, pinch the molded product 10 from the outside of the container 20, and sequentially press upward to raise the molded product 10 into the container 20, The food 40 can be pushed out from the opening 22 and directly moved to the mouth to eat. Also, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the lower end 21 in the tubular container 20 is pressed from outside with one finger, and sequentially pressed upward to raise the molded product 10 into the tubular container 20 to open the opening. It is possible to push out the food 40 from 22 and directly move it to the mouth to eat.

[0006]

Embodiment 2 of the Invention An embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. In the food extruding tool according to the embodiment of the present invention, the short cylindrical portion 12B is connected to the upper peripheral end of the bowl-shaped portion 11B, and the inner peripheral surface 13B has a large number of small protrusions 131B for improving the mold release property and the structural strength of the food. The other configuration and usage are the same as those of the first embodiment of the invention.
Detailed description is omitted.

[0007]

Embodiment 3 of the Invention An embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 9 and 10. In the food extruding tool of the embodiment of the present invention, a short cylinder portion 12C is connected to the upper peripheral end of the bowl-shaped portion 11C, and the bowl-shaped portion 11C has a short cylinder portion 12C.
The synthetic resin molded product 10C to which is added is made of a synthetic resin such as polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate or the like, which is semi-rigid or hard, and at least the bowl-shaped portion 11C is thin enough not to be depressed by fingertips, and the inner surface 13C has a food release. A large number of small ridges 1 to improve the formability and structural strength
31C is formed. Also, the outer surface is a small ridge 13 due to molding.
A large number of small grooves 132C corresponding to 1C are formed.
The other configurations and usages are the same as those of the first embodiment of the invention, and thus detailed description will be omitted.

[0008]

Fourth Embodiment of the Invention An embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. The food pusher according to the embodiment of the present invention has a short cylindrical portion 12D connected to the upper peripheral end of the bowl-shaped portion 11D, which is the same as that of the first embodiment of the invention, and thus detailed description thereof will be omitted. The tubular container 20D is a molded product made of synthetic resin such as thin-walled polyethylene, polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate, etc., the body portion 23D is formed in a cylindrical shape, the upper end is opened to form an opening 22D, and the lower end 21D is tapered. Forming a hollow semi-spherical bottom part, and the opening 22D is closed by a cover 24D shown in FIG. Therefore, from the opening 22D of the cylindrical container 20D to the body 2
By inserting the molded product 10D into which the lower portion of the food 40D is inserted into the bottom portion 21D of the 3D and closing the lid with the lid 24D, the food container as a portable container is completed. Although the lid 24D can be removed with one hand finger, the lid 24D is naturally pushed out and opened when the food 40D is pushed up by the molded product 10D. Regarding usage, Embodiment 1 of the invention
Since it is the same as, the detailed description will be omitted.

[0009]

According to the present invention, the food pusher of the present invention, when used in a tubular container, pushes the bottom of the container from the outside with only one finger to raise the food into the container, It can be extruded sequentially from the opening of the container and directly transferred to the mouth. Don't get your hands dirty while walking, driving, or working
In addition, without using tableware or tools such as chopsticks, saji, plates, bowls, etc., food can be eaten hygienically without washing hands, and pedestrians, workers, drivers, the elderly, people with disabilities, It is suitable for meals for sick people. The food can be eaten in a short time by accommodating different kinds of foods in each miniaturized container. In addition, it is extremely convenient because it can be easily stored in a small bag or pocket. Since it can be formed into a small portable food container, it can be stored and transported in large quantities, is convenient for over-the-counter sales, and can easily be disposed of after use. Further, the food extruding tool of the present invention is extremely practical in terms of its easy manufacture and extremely low cost.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of a usage state of FIG.

FIG. 3 is another explanatory view of the usage state of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is another explanatory view of the usage state of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is another explanatory view of the usage state of FIG. 4;

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

FIG. 7 is a plan view of FIG.

8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a plan view of FIG.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing still another embodiment of the present invention.

12 is a perspective view of a lid used for the cylindrical container of FIG. 11. FIG.

[Explanation of Codes] 10, 10B, 10C, 10D Food Extruding Tool (Synthetic Resin Molded Product) 11, 11B, 11C, 11D Bowl-shaped Part 12, 12B, 12C, 12D Short Tube Part 13B, 13C Among Synthetic Resin Molded Product Peripheral surface 131B, 131C Small ridge or small ridge 20, 20B, 20C, 20D Cylindrical container 21, 21B, 21C, 21D Lower end (bottom) of cylindrical container 22, 22B, 22C, 22D Opening of cylindrical container 40, 40D Food 50 One hand finger

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A short tubular portion is connected to an upper peripheral end of the bowl-shaped portion, and the bowl-shaped portion is made of a synthetic resin molded product formed so as not to be easily deformed even when pressed with one finger.
Place the lower part of the food in the molded product, fit the molded product into the bottom of the tubular container, after the posture of standing the tubular container, the molded product from the outside of the tubular container The food in the tubular container characterized in that the food or the food and the food placed on the food can be pushed out from the opening of the tubular container by sequentially pressing with one finger. Food extrusion tool used for extrusion. 2. A food extruding tool used for extruding food in a cylindrical container, characterized in that a large number of small ridges or small ridges are formed on the inner peripheral surface of the synthetic resin molded product.