JP2006263142A - Lunch box - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lunch box suited to be used by an infant and a person in need of care in particular by facilitating to scoop even paste foods with a spoon and eat up to the last in the lunch box facilitating the eating of the stored foods. <P>SOLUTION: This lunch box includes an outer box 1 and at least a single core 2, and is characterized in that a food storage part of the core is provided with a plurality of approximately arc-cross-sectional recesses from the vicinity of the bottom to the upper edge and the depth of the recess becomes deeper towards the upper edge direction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a lunch box for making it easy to eat stored food, and particularly to a lunch box suitable for use by infants, care recipients, and the like.

In recent years, the opportunity to accommodate cooked foods in lunch boxes has been increasing. Such opportunities include elderly care delivery, hospital food delivery, school meals, home delivery and others.
When an infant or a person who needs care takes a meal, the food in the tableware is often scooped up with a spoon and carried to the mouth, but when the food in the table becomes low, the food is caught and spooned. This makes it difficult for infants, care recipients, etc. to eat all the food in the dishes.
When it is difficult to swallow solid foods, the food is crushed or provided as a paste in a mixer, and it is sprinkled with a spoon, etc. It was difficult to eat until the end.

  As for tableware, a device has been devised to make it easy to scoop up food with a spoon or the like. For example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-28112 proposes a tableware in which the inner surface of the tableware has a shape with different curvature radii and the relative position with the base portion holding the food is variable. However, such a tableware not only has a complicated shape, but also the tableware itself is unstable and requires a large space to provide a plurality of kinds of foods. Not suitable for.

  Under such circumstances, there is a need for a lunch box that is easy to eat stored food and is suitable for use by infants and care recipients.

JP 2002-282112 A

The present invention is a lunch box for making it easy to eat stored foods, and provides a lunch box particularly suitable for use by infants, care recipients, and the like.
ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, even if it is a paste-like food, the lunch box which is easy to crawl with a spoon etc. and to eat until the last is provided.
ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the lunch box which is easy to eat the accommodated foodstuff and is stable at the time of a meal is provided.
According to the present invention, in addition to the above features, a lunch box that can be easily washed, dried and stored after meals is provided.

  According to the present invention, it is a lunch box including an outer box and at least one core, and a plurality of recesses having a substantially arc-shaped cross section from the vicinity of the bottom surface to the upper edge are provided in the food container of the core. The lunch box is characterized in that its depth increases in the direction of the upper edge.

  The lunch box has a convex portion extending outward near the upper edge of the core, and the convex portion can be locked to a convex portion provided near the upper edge inside at least the facing wall portion of the outer box. A box is a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

  The lunch box in which the bottom surface of the outer box is prevented from slipping is a preferred aspect of the present invention.

  The lunch box in which the anti-slip is a rubber anti-slip provided near the four corners of the bottom surface of the outer box is a preferred aspect of the present invention.

According to the present invention, a lunch box is provided that is easy to eat stored foods and that is particularly suitable for use by infants, care recipients, and the like.
The lunch box of the present invention is a lunch box that can be easily crushed with a spoon or the like and eaten to the end even for pasty foods.
ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the lunch box which is easy to eat the accommodated foodstuff and is stable at the time of a meal is provided.

  The present invention is a lunch box including an outer box and at least one core, and a plurality of recesses having a substantially arc-shaped cross section from the vicinity of the bottom surface to the upper edge are provided in the food container of the core, The indentation provides a lunch box that increases its depth in the direction of the upper edge.

  The core is usually rectangular, and a recess is formed in the center as a food container. The food container may be circular in cross section, oval, or square such as square or rectangular.

  The core of the present invention is provided with a plurality of depressions having a substantially arc-shaped cross section from the vicinity of the bottom surface to the upper edge in the food container, and the depressions increase in depth in the direction of the upper edge. The width of the dent is such that an instrument for scooping food such as a spoon can easily move upward along the dent, so that even pasty food can be scooped up with a spoon or the like and eaten to the end.

  It is preferable that the depth of the recess increases in the direction of the upper edge from the vicinity of the bottom surface to the upper edge. Increasing the depth means that the depth is gradually increased from near the bottom upward to the middle of the food container, and from the middle to the upper edge of the food container is the same depth. Alternatively, the shape may be further increased in depth.

  There are a plurality of depressions provided in the food container. Preferably, it is desirable to be provided continuously along the food container. The number is determined by the size of the food container. FIG. 1 shows a state in which a hollow food container 2 of the core 1 and a recess 3 are provided continuously along the food container. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the core of FIG. 1, but the broken line 4 of the food container indicates the position of the inner wall of the food container when no depression is provided. The space between the solid line 5 and the broken line 4 of the food container is the depth of the depression. FIG. 3 shows a state in which the depression 3 is provided continuously along the rectangular food container 2 of the core 1. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the core of FIG.

  The core of the present invention is preferably provided with a convex portion extending outward near the upper edge. Since this convex part can be locked to the convex part provided in the vicinity of the upper edge inside the wall part facing at least the outer box, the core can be fixed and the core is stabilized during eating. So it becomes easy to crawl food. The outer end of the convex portion extending outward from the core may be bent further downward to form the lower convex portion. The core 1 in FIG. 1 is formed with a convex portion 6 extending outward at the upper edge portion, and the outer end of the convex portion is shaped to form a downward convex portion 7 bent downward. Further, the core 1 shown in FIG. 3 has an outward convex portion 6 formed slightly below the upper edge.

  It is preferable to provide a convex portion in the vicinity of the upper edge inside the wall portion of the outer box. By providing the convex portion, the core can be locked to the convex portion. Providing a convex part near the upper edge inside the wall of the outer box means forming a trapezoidal part inward with respect to the inner wall of the upper edge of the outer box. The shape may be increased, or may be the same as the thickness of the upper edge of the outer box below the convex portion. FIG. 5 shows a cross-sectional shape of the outer box 10, and a convex portion 11 is provided at a slightly lower portion of the upper edge inside the wall portion.

FIG. 6 shows the upper edge 12 of the convex portion 11 provided slightly below the upper edge inside the wall portion, and the lower end of the convex portion 6 extending outwardly provided on the upper edge like the core of FIG. A state in which the core 1 is locked by the contact of the convex portion 7 is shown. When the lower protrusion 7 is provided at the outer end of the protrusion 6 extending outward from the core, a protrusion 16 is provided on the upper edge of the inner protrusion 11 of the outer box, and the protrusion 7 and the upper edge protrusion 16 are provided. Can be configured to engage. FIG. 7 shows a state in which the convex portion 7 and the upper edge protrusion 16 are engaged and the core is stably locked.
Further, FIG. 8 shows that the outer convex portion 6 provided at the slightly lower portion of the upper edge as shown in the core of FIG. 3 is formed on the upper edge 12 of the convex portion 11 provided at the slightly lower portion of the upper edge inside the wall portion. A state in which the core 1 is locked by contact is shown.

  If the outer edge of the convex part 6 extending outward from the core is structured to substantially contact the inner surface of the outer box wall part at the upper edge of the convex part of the outer box wall part, the core moves stably even during eating. Such an aspect is a preferred aspect of the lunch box of the present invention because it is easy to eat.

  One core may be used, or a plurality of cores may be used in combination. By combining a plurality of cores having different shapes, sizes, and depths of the food storage portion, various types of food can be stored. Moreover, it is also possible to store a plurality of types of food using a single core provided with a plurality of food storage units. FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing a state where one core provided with a circular and rectangular food storage portion is placed on the outer box.

  The outer box of the present invention is preferably provided with a convex portion on the outer side, and the lower outer box upper edge is in contact with the lower edge of the convex portion when the outer sides are stacked. By adopting such a structure, the outer sides can be stacked and stored, so that the outer box can be stored without taking up space. For this purpose, it is most effective to provide the convex portion outside the outer box near the upper edge of the outer box.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a front view as viewed from the cross-section side, cut transversely in the middle of the long side portion of the outer box. In FIG. 5, the outer box 10 is provided with a convex portion 11 provided on the inner side of the above-described wall portion and slightly below the upper edge. FIG. 5 shows a state in which the convex portion 13 is provided outside the outer box. When the outer box having such an outer convex part is overlapped, the upper edge 15 of the lower outer box is stored in contact with the lower edge of the outer convex part 13 of the upper outer box 10 as shown in FIG. .

  By providing anti-slip to the bottom surface of the outer box of the present invention, the lunch box can be made more stable by preventing slipping at the time of eating, so it becomes easier to eat. As a method for preventing slipping, a rubber slipper is attached to the bottom of the outer box, or a recess is provided and fitted, or a rubber solution or an aqueous dispersion is applied to form a rubber layer. There are a method of forming, a method of forming irregularities on the bottom surface, a method of sticking a non-slip material such as rubber, a cloth, or the like. Among them, it is preferable to provide a rubber slip stopper by a method of applying a rubber layer by coating or a method of attaching a rubber slip stopper.

As the rubber, natural rubber and various rubbers that exhibit a known anti-slip effect such as various synthetic rubbers can be used. Silicon rubber is a preferred example.
A non-slip 14 made of silicon rubber is mounted on the bottom of the outer box in FIG.

  A suitable lid for covering the lunch box of the present invention is combined. There is no limitation in particular in the shape of a cover body, According to the shape of the said outer box, it can select suitably.

The lunch box provided by the present invention is a lunch box that is easy to eat stored food and is particularly suitable for use by infants, care recipients, and the like.
ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the lunch box which is easy to eat the accommodated foodstuff and is stable at the time of eating is provided.
The lunch box of the present invention is a lunch box that can be easily crushed with a spoon or the like even after pasty food is eaten until the end, and therefore, a lunch box that can be suitably used in elderly care facilities or hospitals can be provided.
The lunch box provided by the present invention is a lunch box that is easy to clean, dry and store after meals in addition to the above features.

Top view of a core having a circular food container 1 is a cross-sectional view of the core of FIG. Top view of core with rectangular food compartment 2 is a cross-sectional view of the core of FIG. Front view of outer box cross section 1 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state where the lower convex portion of the outer end of the core convex portion of FIG. 1 is in contact with the inner casing convex portion and the core is locked. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which the lower convex portion of the outer convex portion of the core shown in FIG. 6 is engaged with the upper edge protrusion of the outer casing inner convex portion. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which the core outer convex portion is in contact with the outer box inner convex portion and the core is locked. It is the schematic which shows a mode that the one core which provided the several food storage part is mounted in the outer box. Schematic cross-section showing the state where outer boxes are stacked and stored

Explanation of symbols

1. Core 2. 2. Food container Dimple 4. 4. Food container wall 5. hollow wall Core convex part7. Downward convex part8. 9. Upper edge of the core Outer box 11. Inner convex part 12. Upper edge of convex part 13. Outer convex portion 14. 15. Non-slip bottom surface Outer box upper edge 16. Outer box inner convex upper edge protrusion

Claims (5)

  A lunch box including an outer box and at least one core, wherein a plurality of recesses having a cross-sectional arc shape from the vicinity of the bottom surface to the upper edge are provided in the food storage portion of the core, and the recess is in the direction of the upper edge Lunch box characterized by increasing its depth.   The core has a convex portion extending outward near the upper edge thereof, and the convex portion can be locked to a convex portion provided near the upper edge inside at least the facing wall portion of the outer box. The lunch box according to claim 1, wherein   The outer box has a structure in which a convex portion is provided on the outer side in the vicinity of the upper edge, and the upper outer edge of the lower outer box is in contact with the lower edge of the convex portion when stacked. Lunch box as described in.   The lunch box according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the bottom surface of the outer box is slip-proofed.   The lunch box according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the anti-slip is a rubber anti-slip provided near the four corners of the bottom of the outer box.

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