JP2709688B2 - Confectionery container - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a confectionery container, and more particularly to a confectionery container used for packaging spherical confectionery.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, the shape of confectionery such as gum, chocolate, and candy is generally square, such as cubic or polyhedral, but those formed into spherical shapes are also commercially available. And, as a container for packaging these confections, a box-shaped one obtained by bending a blank made of a flexible material such as paper was generally used.

[0003]

However, since these containers follow the shape of a container for ordinary square confectionery as they are, the following problems arise.

[0004] First, since spherical confectionery has rolling properties due to its shape, there has been a problem that if the container is tilted carelessly in the opened state, many confections will roll down.

[0005] In addition, since a large number of confections remain in the container, the desired number of confections can be picked up with a finger because the confections are stored in a stacked state in the container.
In the case of confectionery remaining at the bottom of the container, the number of confectionery must be turned upside down or tilted, and in this case, more confections than intended will roll out, There was a problem of falling out of hand.

[0006] In order to solve the above problems, in this type of confectionery of the prior art, the confectionery was wrapped one by one in order to eliminate the rolling property. For this reason, there has been a problem in that the number of steps for the process has increased, and the consumer has to discard the wrapping paper one by one.

[0007] On the other hand, from the viewpoint of merchantability, although the angled confectionery is made into a spherical shape to make it interesting, the container for wrapping the confectionery is the same as a conventional square confectionery. There was also a problem of lack of attractiveness.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made for the purpose of providing a confectionery container based on a completely new idea, which solves the above-mentioned problems of the prior art confectionery container. . That is, the confectionery container of the present invention comprises an outer box having a transparent portion on the upper surface and an inner box to be inserted into the outer box, and a partition for vertically dividing the inside of the outer box in front of the inner box. In addition to providing a plate, the partition plate is provided with a dropping hole large enough to allow spherical confectionery to pass through, while a pair of openings are provided before and after the middle box, and the slider to be moved forward and backward is made of an elastic body. It is pierced through this opening while being urged forward by a pulling force, and this opening is sized to allow the spherical confection to pass through, and the spherical confection passes through the side of the lower half of the outer box partitioned by the partition plate A characteristic outlet is provided. In the present specification, “front” of the confectionery container is used to mean a direction with respect to “rear” which is a side provided with a slider.

[0009]

The operation of the confectionery container of the present invention having the above-described structure is as follows. First, in packaging, a spherical confection is stored in a middle box of a container. As a result, the confection has the effect of being confined in the inner box, since the opening of the inner box is usually closed by a slider passing through it.

Next, in order for the consumer to remove the confectionery from the container, the slider is first pulled out against the urging force while the container is slightly inclined to the slider side. By doing so, the confection rolls into the space from which the slider has left, and in this case, the number of confections to be moved is determined based on the slider withdrawal amount. Next, release the slider, and the slider will return vigorously forward by the urging force,
The confection hit by the end is pushed out onto the partition plate through the opening of the inner box.

The extruded confection rolls randomly on the partition plate. In this case, since the partition plate has a drop hole, the confectionery falls from the drop port to the lower half of the outer box. And is further discharged outside through a discharge port provided there.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The container of the present invention comprises an outer box having a transparent portion formed on the upper surface, and an inner box to be inserted into the outer box. FIG. 1 is an exploded view showing these, in which reference numeral 10 denotes an outer box, and reference numeral 20 denotes an inner box.

The outer box 10 is obtained by folding and assembling a blank made of cardboard into a box shape. At least a rear portion is formed in order to form an insertion port for inserting an inner box 20 described later. A lid 14 that can be freely opened and closed is provided via a broken line (no symbol in the figure). Here, reference numeral 15 in the figure denotes a tack flap provided at the end of the lid piece 14, and similarly, 16 and 16 denote dust flaps combined with the lid piece 14. In addition, the above-mentioned lid piece 14
Is provided with an opening 17 through which a slider described later penetrates.

A transparent portion is provided on the upper surface of the outer box 10. Here, a transparent plate 12 made of a synthetic resin material is positioned on the back surface of the window 11 provided on the upper surface. Further, an outlet 13 having a size through which the confectionery K can pass is provided on a side surface of the lower half portion of the outer box 10.

Next, the inner box 20 is obtained by folding and assembling a blank made of cardboard into a box shape. In this case, the bottom wall A, the rear wall B, the upper wall C, and the front wall D are respectively formed. After bending into a cylindrical shape along a broken line (there is no sign in the figure), it is assembled by inserting the insertion piece 25 provided at the end of the rear wall D into the cut 35 provided in the bottom wall A to accommodate the confectionery K. An openable and closable lid piece 22 is provided on one side through a broken line (no reference numeral in the drawings) (see FIGS. 1 and 3). Here, reference numeral 23 in FIG.
Is a tack flap provided at the end of the lid piece 22, and 24, 24 are dust flaps combined with the lid piece 22. Further, openings 26 and 27 are provided before and after the middle box 20 so that a slider described later penetrates.

On the other hand, the middle box 20 is provided with a partition plate for partitioning the inside of the outer box 10 up and down. In this case, the bottom wall A constituting the middle box is extended forward as it is to form a partition plate. 30. Here, both ends of the partition plate 30 are bent downward so that the feet 32, 3
2 and an arched guide plate 4 on the upper surface of the partition plate.
0 is provided. The guide plate 40 is fixed by inserting the insertion piece 41 provided at the lower end into the notch 34 provided in the partition plate 30. The height of the guide plate 40 is the same as the height of the middle box 20, and Height and partition plate 30
Is set so that the sum of the heights of the feet of the outer box 10 matches the height in the outer box 10. As a result, the outer box 10 is completely partitioned into the upper and lower spaces by the inner box 20 and the partition plate 30 continuous therewith. The partition plate 30 is provided with a plurality of (five in this case) drop openings 31 large enough to allow a confectionery to pass through.

Reference numeral 50 in the drawing denotes a slider provided through a pair of openings 26 and 27 provided in front and rear of the inner box 20. The slider 50 is also obtained by bending and assembling a blank made of cardboard into a box shape, and a pair of long pieces provided with a pair of insertion pieces 51, 51 hanging at the lower end on the bottom wall A of the inner box 20. By being inserted through the holes 36, 36, it is provided to be able to move forward and backward with respect to the inner box 20. On the other hand, a pair of insertion pieces 51, 51 of the inserted slider 50 are provided with engagement notches 52, 52, and the engagement notches 52, 52 and a pull-up provided in front of the rear surface of the partition plate 30 are provided. The slider 50 is urged forward by the tensile force of the elastic body 60 by bridging the elastic body 60 (here, rubber band is used) between the pieces 37 (see FIGS. 4 and 5).

The method of using the confectionery container of the above embodiment is as follows. First, in packaging, the lid piece 14 of the outer box 10 is pulled open, the middle box 20 is pulled out from here, then the lid piece 22 of the middle box 20 is pulled open, and the spherical confectionery K is stored in the middle box from here. Then, after performing the reverse operation to the above,
Return 0 to the inside of the outer box 10.

Next, in order for the consumer to take out the confectionery K, first, the slider 50 is pulled out toward the user with the container slightly inclined to the slider side, and released. As a result, the confectionery K rolls into the space from which the slider 50 has exited, and the confectionery K is hit by the end of the slider that has vigorously returned forward by the urging force, and passes through the opening 26 of the inner box 20 to reach the partition plate 30. Extruded up.

After the extruded confectionery K is guided by the arch-shaped guide plate 40, the confectionery K rolls on the partition plate 30 at random, and any one of the plurality of drop openings 31 on the partition plate causes the outer box 10 to move. , And is discharged to the outside through the discharge port 13 provided therein, so that the user can pick it up.

[0021]

The present invention having the above configuration has the following specific effects. The spherical confectionery is punched out on the partition plate by the slider, and then discharged and taken out from the discharge port.Therefore, it is not necessary to open the containers one by one as in the case of the prior art container. The risk of rolling down is eliminated.

In the above case, the confection rolls into the space from which the slider has exited as described in the section of operation, so that the number of confections to be served can be determined by the amount of the slider pulled out, and the desired number of confections can be determined. It can be taken out with a simple operation.

As described above, the present invention positively utilizes the rolling property of the spherical confectionery, and the wrapping paper is used one by one to eliminate the rolling property as in the conventional confectionery of this kind. There is no need to wrap it.

The above-mentioned confectionery take-out process in the present invention is very interesting for the consumer. For example, if a plurality of drops provided on the partition plate are marked with a unique score, the container can be used simultaneously as a game and attracts the consumer. An interesting confectionery container is realized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a confectionery container of the present invention is separated into an outer box and an inner box.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the entire confectionery container of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the inner box of the confectionery container according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the middle box of the confectionery container according to the present invention in the vicinity of a slider.

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the middle box of the confectionery container according to the present invention, which is observed from the back surface near the slider.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Outer case 11 Window (constituting a transparent part) 20 Middle box 26 Opening 27 Opening 30 Partition plate 31 Drop opening 50 Slider K Confectionery

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. An outer box having a transparent portion formed on an upper surface thereof, and a middle box to be inserted into the outer box. A partition plate is provided in front of the middle box to partition the inside of the outer box up and down. The partition plate is provided with a drop opening large enough to allow spherical confectionery to pass through.On the other hand, a pair of openings are provided before and after the inner box, and the slider to be moved forward and backward is pulled forward by the pulling force of the elastic body. The opening is sized so that the spherical confections can pass through it while being urged, and an outlet through which the spherical confections can pass is formed on the side of the lower half of the outer box partitioned by the partition plate. A confectionery container provided. 2. The both sides of the partition plate are bent downward to form feet, and an arch-shaped guide plate is provided on the upper surface of the partition plate, and the height of the guide plate is the same as the height of the inner box. The confectionery container according to claim 1, wherein the sum of the height of the middle box and the height of the foot of the partition plate is set to match the height in the outer box.