JP3444538B2 - Lunch box - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bento container, and more particularly to a bento container that hygienically stores a seasoning without touching food by forming a place for installing the seasoning on a lid of the bento.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Bento boxes that are generally sold at lunch boxes, convenience stores, etc. are accompanied by seasonings such as soy sauce and sauce, which are stored together with food in a lunch box container.

[0003]

However, when the seasoning is housed in the lunch box together with the food, there is a problem that the exterior of the seasoning directly contacts the food and is unsanitary. Also,
At the manufacturing site for bento sales, it is required to manufacture quickly, but it is necessary to consider the place of the seasoning when arranging the side dishes, and there is a problem that the arranging is troublesome. The present invention has been made in order to solve such conventional problems, and the purpose thereof is to form a seasoning installation place in a lid of a bento box so that food can be seasoned hygienically without touching it. Another object of the present invention is to provide a lunch box container that can quickly produce a bento box by accommodating the food and securing a place for installing the seasoning in advance.

[0004]

As a means for achieving the above object, a lunch container according to claim 1 of the present invention comprises a container for containing food and a lid fitted on the upper surface of the container. In the above, a recess is formed on the upper surface of the lid to be used as a place for installing seasonings, the steps on the left and right sides of the recess are cut out to form grooves for fastening the rubber band, and the steps on the front and rear sides of the recess are cut out to cut the chopsticks. Form a groove for installation, place the seasoning in the recess, hang chopsticks over it in the front-back direction, fasten the center part of the chopsticks with a rubber band, hold the seasoning together with the chopsticks, Stabilize the bottom of the container around the recess on the back
Position the convex portion of the adjustment portion is formed, are stable are available when using the <br/> lid as the bottom insole of the container by the protrusion.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the lunch box container according to the first aspect, after the wrapping paper is covered with the wrapping paper, chopsticks are hung from above the wrapping paper and fastened with a rubber band.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a bento container A according to an embodiment of the present invention is composed of a container 1 for storing rice, side dishes, etc., and a lid 2 fitted in an upper opening of the container 1. The container 1 and the lid 2 are made of resin such as polyethylene, polypropylene, vinyl chloride resin, and melamine resin. The container 1 is formed by a bottom surface 3 having a substantially quadrangular shape in a plan view and a side circumference 4 that spreads upward from the bottom surface 3. A partition of a side dish is integrally formed in the container as necessary, and an upper end of the container 1 is outside. It is turned over and a fitting portion 5 with the lid is formed.

The lid 2 is made of a transparent material made of resin, which is substantially quadrangular in plan view, and a recess 6 used as a place for installing seasonings is formed in the center of the top surface of the lid. (Rubber band) A groove 7 for fastening is formed,
Grooves 8 for installing chopsticks are formed on both front and rear sides. Also,
A fold is formed outside the recess 6 to reinforce the material, and the outer periphery of the lid is bent downward to form a fitting portion 9 with the container.

The recess 6 is formed by a flat surface having a size of 85 mm × 60 mm, and is formed so as to be depressed by about 7 mm from the lid surface. At the center on both the left and right sides of the recess 6, a step is cut out over a width of several tens of millimeters to form a groove 7 that is one step lower. The notch portion of this step has a height of about 4 mm and is 3 mm lower than the others, and the rubber band 10
Is attached to prevent the rubber band 10 from slipping sideways,
Is efficiently transmitted to the central part. A step is cut out over a width of several tens of millimeters at the center on both the front and rear sides of the concave portion 6 to form a groove 8 which is one step lower. The notch of this step has a height of about 4 mm, which is 3 mm lower than the others, and the chopstick 11 is attached here to prevent lateral displacement of the chopstick 11, and the chopstick 11 presses the seasoning 12 to make the seasoning 1
Improves the storage capacity of 2.

Spherical depressions are formed outside the four corners of the concave portion 6 of the lid 2, and convex portions 13 are formed so as to project to the back side. As shown in FIG. 3, when the lid is turned upside down, the protrusion 13 coincides with the height of the recess 6, and the lid 2 is turned upside down.
It is a position adjustment part that stabilizes the bottom of the container when it is used as a bottom cover. Without this convex portion 13, only the central concave portion protrudes on the back side and becomes unstable when it is used as the bottom of a container, but the convex portion stabilizes the bottom of the container 1.

Next, a method of using the bento container of the present invention will be described. First, the side dish is stored in the container 1, and the fitting part 5 at the upper end of the container 1 and the fitting part 9 at the outer periphery of the lid are put together to form the container 1
Fit the lid 2 on top of. In addition, the rice is stored in the same manner and stacked under the container. Then, the bag-shaped seasoning 12 such as soy sauce and sauce is placed in the recess 6, and in that state, the wrapping paper 14 is covered from the top to the upper surface and the side surface of the lunch container A. After covering the wrapping paper 14, insert a vertically long split into the groove 8
The rubber band 10
Align with the groove 7 and cross over in the left and right direction. Here, by forming the groove 8 for setting the splits, lateral displacement of the splits 8 is prevented, and the splits 11 are pressed lower, so that the seasoning 12 is surely stored in the recess 6. Further, since the groove 7 for installing the rubber band is formed, the both sides of the rubber band 10 transmit the tension from the lower portion, and the split 11 at the central portion is securely pressed. (Figure 4)

When eating a bento, the rubber band is removed, the split 11 is removed, and the wrapping paper 14 is removed to take out the seasoning. The seasoning is hygienic because it does not touch food. When the lid 2 is removed, the inside of the lid 2 can be used as a bottom cover of the container 1. Since the spherical convex portion 13 is formed on the back side of the lid 2, the bottom of the concave portion 6 and the height of the tip of the convex portion 13 are the same, and the bottom of the container 1 is stable.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the specific configuration of the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and there are design changes and the like within the scope not departing from the gist of the invention. However, it is included in the present invention. For example, although the step is formed in the groove in the above-described embodiment, the recess and the groove can be at the same level. Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the bag-shaped seasoning is placed, but the shape of the seasoning is arbitrary, and the shape of the recess can be changed according to the shape of the seasoning.

[0013]

As described above, the present invention claims 1.
In the lunch box container described above, since the concave portion used as a place for installing the seasoning is formed in the central portion of the upper surface of the lid, the seasoning can be stored without touching food, which is hygienic. Further, when a large amount of bento is produced, the seasoning accommodating portion is secured in advance, so that the bento can be produced efficiently.

Since the recesses on the left and right sides of the recess are cut out to form the grooves for fastening the rubber band, lateral displacement of the rubber band can be prevented, and the left and right ends of the rubber band are lowered so that the tension of the rubber band is at the central portion. Is transmitted efficiently. Further, since the grooves for installing chopsticks are formed by notching the steps on both front and rear sides of the concave portion, lateral displacement of the chopsticks is prevented, and the chopsticks press the seasoning to improve the storability of the seasoning.

Further, since a convex portion for stabilizing the bottom of the container is formed on the outer periphery of the concave portion on the back surface of the lid, the convex portion for stabilizing the bottom of the container is formed, so that the lid can be used as a bottom cover of the container. .

In the bento container according to the second aspect of the present invention, since the bento container covers the wrapping paper, the chopsticks are hung over the wrapping paper and fastened with the rubber band, so that the seasoning is securely held by the chopsticks and the wrapping paper. To be done.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a lunch box container according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a lunch box container according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a usage state of the lid.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which a wrapping paper is covered.

[Explanation of symbols]

A lunch box 1 container 2 lid 3 bottom 4 side circumference 5 Fitting part 6 recess 7 groove 8 grooves 9 Fitting part 10 rubber bands 11 chopsticks 12 seasonings 13 convex 14 Wrapping paper

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A lunch box container having a container for containing food and a lid fitted on the upper surface of the container, wherein a concave portion used as a place for installing seasonings is formed on the upper surface of the lid, and Cut the step to form a groove for tightening the rubber band, cut out the steps on both sides of the recess to form chopstick installation grooves, place the seasoning in the recess, and then apply the chopstick in the front-back direction. passing the central portion of chopsticks was fastened with a rubber band, and integrally holds the condiment with chopsticks, the recess periphery of the back surface of the lid stabilizes the bottom of the container position
The convex portion of the adjustment portion is formed, lunch container, characterized in that stably are available when using the lid as a bottom insole of the container by the protrusion. 2. The bento container according to claim 1, wherein the bento container is covered with a wrapping paper, and then chopsticks are laid over the wrapped paper and fastened with a rubber band.