JP6798735B1 - Calendars, packaging, and groceries - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily search for a display of an expiration date or an expiration date of a food product. SOLUTION: The calendar 10 of the present invention has a year display 22 for displaying a year numerically, a month display 24 for displaying a month numerically, and a day display for displaying the day from 1 to the last day of the month numerically. , And any day in the day display is configured to display a circle (mark) 30 indicating that it is the expiration date, and a cup (packaging container) 12 of a pudding (food) 14 It was configured so that it could be attached to. Further, the cup 12 is configured so that the calendar 10 is displayed. Further, the pudding 14 was constructed by storing the pudding ingredients in the cup 12. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

The present invention relates to a calendar displaying a date, a packaging container displaying an expiration date, and a food product displaying an expiration date.

Conventionally, the expiration date or the expiration date of the food product has been written on the outer surface of the food packaging container. Further, an application has been filed regarding the display of the best-by date of food products (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Consumers often purchase food products by looking for a display such as the expiration date from the outer surface of the packaging container, visually observing it, and reading and recognizing the number indicating the expiration date. However, in many cases, the number indicating the expiration date or the like is small or displayed on the back of the packaging container, and it is difficult to find the expiration date indication such as the expiration date. Clerks at food departments such as convenience stores and supermarkets spend a considerable amount of time checking the expiration date, which is a factor in increasing labor costs.

Utility Model Registration No. 3224598

An object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily find an indication of the expiration date or the expiration date of a food product.

The calendar of the present invention has a year display that displays the year numerically, a month display that displays the month numerically, and a day display that displays the day from 1 to the last day of the month numerically.
Any day in the date display is configured to display or display a mark indicating that it is the expiration date or the expiration date, and can be attached to a food packaging container, or the packaging container. It is characterized in that it is configured to be displayed in.

In the specification of the present application and claims, a number means an arithmetic numeral or a Chinese numeral. The best-by date means the "deadline for eating deliciously without changing the quality", and the expiration date means the "deadline for safe eating" (according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries website).

The calendar of the present invention is characterized in that the calendar can be attached to the front surface or the upper surface of the food packaging container, or is displayed on the front surface or the upper surface of the packaging container.

In the calendar of the present invention, in the calendar, the day display has five ring figures having the same dimensions centered on the vertices of a regular pentagon, and one ring figure is the other two adjacent ring figures. It is characterized in that the numbers representing the days are continuously displayed in order along the inner circumference or the outer circumference of the five ring figures, which are in contact with or separated from each other.

In the calendar of the present invention, in the calendar, the day display has five ring figures arranged clockwise, and one ring figure touches or separates from two adjacent ring figures. Along the inner or outer circumference of the five ring figures, the numbers representing the days are displayed consecutively in order, and the ring figure that displays the expiration date or the expiration date is displayed in a larger size than the other ring figures. It is characterized by being done.

In the calendar of the present invention, in the calendar, the numbers for one week's day display are displayed in one ring figure, and the numbers are displayed so as to start with the number corresponding to Sunday and end with the number corresponding to Saturday. It is characterized by.

In the calendar of the present invention, in the two adjacent ring figures, the number corresponding to Saturday displayed on one ring figure and the number corresponding to Sunday displayed on the other ring figure are It is characterized by being adjacent to each other.

The calendar of the present invention is characterized in that, in the calendar, the five ring figures have colors of blue, yellow, black, green, and red in order clockwise.

The calendar of the present invention is characterized in that, in the calendar, the five ring figures have colors of blue or green, red, yellow, white, and black in order clockwise.

The packaging container of the present invention is characterized in that the calendar is displayed.

The food product of the present invention is characterized in that the food material is stored in the packaging container.

According to the calendar of the present invention, it is novel and conspicuous for consumers or clerk that the calendar is displayed on the food, so that the consumer or the like can instantly visually check the calendar displaying the expiration date or the expiration date. However, consumers and the like can easily search for indications such as the expiration date.

In addition, according to a calendar that can be attached to the front or top surface of a food packaging container or is configured to be displayed on the front or top surface of a packaging container, it is more noticeable to consumers and the like. The person or the like can easily search for the expiration date or the like displayed on the calendar.

It has five ring figures arranged clockwise, one ring figure touching or separating from the other two adjacent ring figures, along the inner or outer circumference of the five ring figures. According to the calendar, the ring figure that displays the expiration date or the date of the expiration date is displayed in a larger size than the other ring figures. According to the calendar, the expiration date or the expiration date is displayed for consumers, etc. Since the ring figure displaying the expiration date is conspicuous, the consumer or the like can easily search for the expiration date displayed on the calendar.

It is a front view which shows the calendar, the packaging container and the food product of this invention. FIG. 5 is a front view showing another embodiment of the calendar, packaging container and food product of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a front view showing still another embodiment of the calendar, packaging container and food product of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a front view showing still another embodiment of the calendar, packaging container and food product of the present invention. It is a figure which shows still another embodiment of the calendar, a packaging container and a food product of this invention, FIG. (A) is a plan view, and FIG. (B) is a front view.

Next, embodiments of a calendar, a packaging container, and a food product according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 is a calendar according to the present invention, reference numeral 12 is a cup (packaging container) to which the calendar 10 is attached, and reference numeral 14 is a pudding (food product) in which pudding ingredients are stored in the cup 12. Is.

(Constitution)
(Base film 16)
The calendar 10 includes a circular base film 16. An adhesive (not shown) is applied to the back surface (back surface) of the base film 16, and a release sheet (not shown) is laminated via the adhesive. The calendar 10 is configured so that the release sheet can be peeled off and attached to the cup 12 of the pudding 14. The material of the base film 16 and the release sheet is not particularly limited to paper, polypropylene, polyester, and the like. The material of the pressure-sensitive adhesive is preferably, for example, an acrylic block copolymer. This is because the acrylic block copolymer is soft, easily deformed along various shapes of the adhesive object, and has excellent weather resistance. The calendar 10 is formed by printing a year display 22, a month display 24, a number display 26 (1) to 26 (5), and a circle mark 30 described later on the base film 16 by a printer.

(Year display 22, month display 24, day display, ring figures 28 (1) to 28 (5))
The calendar 10 has a year display 22 that displays the year numerically, a month display 24 that displays the month numerically, and a day display that displays the day from 1 to the last day of the month numerically on the front (front surface). Have. The day display has numerical displays 26 (1) to 26 (5). For example, when December 2020 is taken as an example of the day display, when the year display 22 is "2020" and the month display 24 is "12", "1" to "31" are displayed. The day display has five ring figures 28 (1), 28 (2), 28 (3), 28 (4) and 28 (5) having the same dimensions centered on the vertices of a regular pentagon. The ring figure of is in contact with two other adjacent ring figures. The number display 26 (1) and the ring figure 28 (1) represent the first week, and the number display 26 (2) and the ring figure 28 (2) represent the second week, and the number display 26 (3). And the ring figure 28 (3) represents the third week, the number display 26 (4) and the ring figure 28 (4) represent the fourth week, and the number display 26 (5) and the ring figure 28 (5). ) Represents the fifth week. Having 5 numbers and 5 ring figures for 1 month display is based on the idea of 5 weeks that 1 month always has 5 weeks.

The five ring figures 28 (1) to 28 (5) have colors in the order of blue, yellow, black, green, and red in the clockwise direction. That is, the ring figure 28 (1) has a blue color, the ring figure 28 (2) has a yellow color, the ring figure 28 (3) has a black color, and the ring figure 28 (4). Has a green color, and the ring figure 28 (5) has a red color. The colors are in the order of blue, yellow, black, green, and red in order to correspond to the Olympic symbol. The position of the blue ring figure 28 (1) is not limited to the upper position in the front view, and may be diagonally above or diagonally below.

In the number displays 26 (1) to 26 (5), the numbers representing the days are continuously displayed along the inner circumference of the five ring figures in ascending order from 1. Saturday numbers have a blue tint and Sunday numbers have a red tint. Numbers other than Saturday and Sunday have a black tint. In each ring figure 28 (1) to 28 (5), when the number of Sunday is included, it starts from the number of Sunday. In each ring figure 28 (1) to 28 (5), when the number of Saturday is included, it ends with the number of Saturday. In each of the ring figures 28 (1) to 28 (5), seven or less numbers for one week are displayed in order clockwise. In the ring figure 28 (1), the numbers 1 to 5, in the ring figure 28 (2), the numbers 6 to 12, and in the ring figure 28 (3), the numbers 13 to 19 are the ring figure 28 (4). ), The numbers 20 to 26 and the numbers 27 to 31 in the ring figure 28 (5) are displayed in order clockwise. In two adjacent ring figures, the number corresponding to Saturday displayed on one ring figure and the number corresponding to Sunday displayed on the other ring figure are adjacent to each other. As a result, the numbers from 1 to the number indicating the last day of the month continue in an analog manner at substantially the same interval. For example, the Saturday "12" displayed by the ring figure 28 (2) and the Sunday "13" displayed by the ring figure 28 (3) are adjacent to each other. As a result, the numbers 31 from 1 to the last day of the month continue at approximately equal intervals.

(Circle (mark) 30)
Any number in the number display 26 (1) to 26 (5) is surrounded by a circle (mark) 30 indicating that the expiration date has been reached. When the expiration date of pudding 14 is December 15, 2020, "15" in the number display 26 (3) is circled. The inside of the circle 30 is painted in yellow, for example. As a mark, the figure may be painted with fluorescent paint. As a mark, a hologram of a figure or a symbol may be displayed in the vicinity of the date corresponding to the expiration date. It is preferable to state that the circle 30 indicates the expiration date in the explanatory note column (usually attached to the cup 12) displaying the product name, raw materials, and the like.

(Action and effect)
A plurality of calendars 10 displaying different expiration dates are prepared. The manufacturer of the pudding 14 selects a calendar 10 that displays the expiration date of the pudding 14, and attaches the calendar 10 to the front attachment portion 32 which is the surface of the cup 12 of the pudding 14. The pudding 14 is placed in the store with the calendar 10 attached and displayed. The consumer or clerk who visits the store visually checks the pudding 14 and the calendar 10. Consumers and the like recognize the year display 22 displayed on the calendar 10, the month display 24, and the numbers surrounded by the circle 30. Consumers and others usually recognize that the date displayed on the food product is the expiration date. For this reason, consumers and the like recognize that the expiration date is specified by the year display 22, the month display 24, and the number surrounded by the circle 30. For example, in the case of the calendar 10 shown in FIG. 1, the year display 22 is "2020", the month display 24 is "12", and the number surrounded by the circle 30 is "15". Recognize that "December 15, 2020" is the expiration date.

According to the calendar 10, it is novel and conspicuous for the consumer or the clerk that the calendar 10 is displayed on the pudding 14, so that the consumer or the like instantly visually recognizes the calendar 10 displaying the expiration date and consumes it. Persons and the like can easily find the display of the expiration date.

Further, according to the calendar 10, since the numbers representing the days are continuously displayed in order along the inner circumference or the outer circumference of the five ring figures 28 (1) to 28 (5), consumers and the like. Visually follows the continuous numbers, and notices the numbers surrounded by the circle 30, and can easily recognize that the number is the expiration date.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above. For example, in the cup 12 and the pudding 14, as shown in FIG. 2, "○: expiration date" may be displayed on the front of the cup 12 of the pudding 14. Consumers can see at a glance the cup 12 to which the calendar 10 is attached and recognize that the number surrounded by the circle 30 on the calendar 10 is the expiration date.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the calendar 10 may not have the circle 30. In this case, it is stated in the explanation column that is usually attached to the cup 12 that the marking is made on the expiration date. Before or after the calendar 10 is attached to the cup 12, the manufacturer of the pudding 14 uses a marker pen on or near the expiration date in the numerical displays 26 (1) to 26 (5). For example, mark (mark) with pink fluorescent paint. The color of the marker pen is not particularly limited. The marking (mark) may be written with a pen or a stamp. The material of the base film 16 on which the numerical displays 26 (1) to 26 (5) are printed is preferably one in which a fluorescent paint such as paper can be easily applied. Since the number indicating the expiration date is marked after the calendar 10 is printed, it is not necessary to print the calendar 10 for each year, month and day, and the calendar 10 may be printed for each year and month.

Further, in the calendar 10, as shown in FIG. 4, in addition to enclosing the expiration date with a circle 30, the manufacturing date may be enclosed with a square mark (mark) 34. In this case, it is stated in the explanation column that is usually attached to the cup 12 that the expiration date is indicated by a circle 30 and the manufacturing date is indicated by a square 34. The consumer can recognize the manufacturing date and the expiration date from the circle 30 and the square mark 34, and can grasp the period from the manufacturing date to the expiration date. Therefore, the consumer can grasp how many days the product deteriorates in taste. Also, from the number surrounded by the square mark 34 indicating the manufacturing date to the number surrounded by the circle mark 30 indicating the expiration date by following the numbers of the days in order while looking at the calendar 10, from the manufacturing date You can easily grasp the period until the expiration date. For example, if the number of manufacturing date is 8 and the number of expiration date is 15, count as one, two, three, four, five, six, seven while chasing from 9 to 15. It can be grasped that the period from the manufacturing date to the expiration date is 7 days.

Further, in the above-mentioned calendar 10, the position of sticking to the cup 12 is not limited to the front surface of the cup 12 as long as it is the outer surface. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the calendar 10 may be attached to the upper surface of the cup 12 and the calendar 10 may be described as “◯ indicates the expiration date”. In a shopping center or convenience store, when the pudding 14 is displayed in an open-top refrigerator with a glass door above, the consumer can see the pudding 14 from above through the glass and the expiration date is obvious. Can be grasped.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the illustrated ones. For example, in the above-mentioned calendar 10 shown in FIG. 1, five ring figures 28 (1) to 28 (5) are clockwise in blue or green, red, yellow or brown, white or gold, and It may have a black color. Such colors correspond to the setting in the ancient Chinese philosophy of the Five Elements that all things consist of five elements: wood, fire, earth, gold, and water. Blue or green corresponds to wood, red corresponds to fire, yellow or brown corresponds to soil, white or gold corresponds to gold, and black corresponds to water. By having the five ring figures 28 (1) to 28 (5) of the calendar 10 having such colors, it is possible to increase the purchasing motivation of consumers who know the five elements idea.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above with reference to the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiment. The calendar of the present invention may display any one, any two, any three, or any four of the five ring figures centered on the vertices of the pentagon. Further, the calendar of the present invention may have a plurality of units of display including a plurality of numbers of one year display, one month display and one day display. The food product according to the present invention is not limited to pudding, and may be jelly, yogurt, cup noodles, raw meat, raw eggs, or the like as long as the foodstuff is stored in a packaging container. Further, the calendar of the present invention is not limited to the one attached to the packaging container, and may be printed and displayed on the packaging container. Further, as an alternative to the ring figure, cherry blossom petals may be displayed. In the present invention, the color of the ring figure is not limited in any way. For example, the five ring figures may have the same color.

10: Calendar 12: Cup (packaging container)
14: Pudding (food)
16: Base film 22: Year display 24: Month display 26 (1), 26 (2), 26 (3), 26 (4), 26 (5): Numerical display 28 (1), 28 (2), 28 (3), 28 (4), 28 (5): Ring figure 30: Circle mark (mark)
32: Sticking part 34: Square mark (mark)

Claims (9)

It has a year display that displays the year numerically, a month display that displays the month numerically, and a day display that displays the days from 1 to the last day of the month numerically.
Any day in the day display is configured to display or be displayable as a mark indicating that it is the expiration date or the expiration date.
It can be attached to a food packaging container or is configured to be labeled on the packaging container .
The day display has five ring figures of the same size centered on the vertices of a regular pentagon, and one ring figure is in contact with or separated from the other two adjacent ring figures, and five rings. A calendar in which numbers representing days are displayed in sequence along the inner or outer circumference of a figure . It has a year display that displays the year numerically, a month display that displays the month numerically, and a day display that displays the days from 1 to the last day of the month numerically.
Any day in the day display is configured to display or be displayable as a mark indicating that it is the expiration date or the expiration date.
It can be attached to a food packaging container or is configured to be labeled on the packaging container .
The day display has five ring figures arranged clockwise, and one ring figure is in contact with or separated from the other two adjacent ring figures, and the inner circumference or the outer circumference of the five ring figures. A ring figure that displays the date of the expiration date or the expiration date is a calendar that is displayed in a larger size than other ring figures . The calendar according to claim 1 or 2 , which can be attached to the front or top surface of a food packaging container, or is configured to be displayed on the front or top surface of the packaging container. It is described in any one of claims 1 to 3 in which the number of the day display for one week is displayed in one said ring figure, and it is displayed so that it starts with the number corresponding to Sunday and ends with the number corresponding to Saturday. calendar. The calendar according to claim 4 , wherein the numbers corresponding to Saturday displayed on one ring figure and the numbers corresponding to Sunday displayed on the other ring figure are adjacent to each other in the two adjacent ring figures. The calendar according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the five ring figures have colors of blue, yellow, black, green, and red in order clockwise. The calendar according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the five ring figures have colors of blue or green, red, yellow, white, and black in order clockwise. A packaging container on which the calendar according to any one of claims 1 to 7 is displayed. A food product in which foodstuffs are stored in the packaging container according to claim 8 .