JP7416397B2 - Neck type confectionery - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a neck-type confectionery housed in a wrapping material, and more particularly to a neck-type confectionery product that can be hung around the neck by attaching a string to the wrapping material containing the confectionery.

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, gold medal cookies with a neck strap have been manufactured and sold, in which a neck strap is attached to a packaging material containing confectionery so that the cookie can be hung around the neck (see Non-Patent Document 1, etc.). Furthermore, a confectionery bag holder for carrying an opened confectionery bag with its mouth closed and hung around the neck has already been proposed (see Patent Document 1, etc.).

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 8-217146

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However, in recent years, it has been found that a strap placed around a child's neck can get caught on a protrusion such as a doorknob that is located higher than the child's height, causing an accident in which the strap wraps around the child's neck. In addition, if a neck strap gets caught in a machine such as an automatic door, a train door, an elevator door, or the wheel of a moped bicycle, a force greater than the weight of an adult will be applied, so even adults should not do this. It cannot be removed and is dangerous.

Incidentally, some neck straps attached to card holders and the like are equipped with safety parts for the purpose of preventing such accidents (see Non-Patent Document 2, etc.). This safety part is a part made of plastic or a magnet that is installed at the connection part of the strap, and has a mechanism that allows it to separate if a certain amount of force is applied. However, it is not very suitable to provide parts such as safety parts to confectionery such as cookies and chocolates because the cost is high compared to the price of the confectionery itself.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a neck-hanging confectionery that can improve safety while suppressing increases in cost.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a neck-hanging confectionery that can be hung around the neck by attaching a string to a wrapping material containing a confectionery, in which both ends of the string are connected to the edges of the wrapping material. It is characterized in that the string can be attached to the wrapping material separately and can be easily separated from the wrapping material when a predetermined force is applied to either one end or both ends of the string.

In order to achieve the above object, in any of the neck-hanging confectioneries of the present invention , the attachment portions to which both ends of the string are attached at the edge are separated from the sealed storage portion in which the confectionery is stored. may have been done .

In order to achieve the above object, in any of the neck-hanging confectioneries of the present invention , a holding member may be disposed in the attachment portion.

In order to achieve the above object, in any of the neck-type sweets of the present invention , the holding member may be a mount that is folded in half, and predetermined information may be printed on the inside of the mount. .

In order to achieve the above object, in any one of the neck confectioneries of the present invention , the neck confectionery may have a shape imitating an award medal.

In order to achieve the above object, in any of the neck confectioneries of the present invention , the confectionery may be dorayaki.

According to the neck-hanging confectionery of the present invention, both ends of the string are separately attached to the edges of the packaging material, and one end of the string and the other end are not tied to each other, so that it can be attached to a doorknob, etc. Even if the string gets caught on a protrusion, it is possible to avoid a situation where the knot of the string becomes tightly tightened and cannot be untied. Moreover, since the string can be easily separated from the packaging material when a predetermined force is applied to one end or both ends of the string, there is an advantage that the loop-shaped string can easily return to its straight shape. Moreover, such a cord does not require safety parts such as plastic or magnets, so it is low cost. Therefore, the neck-type confectionery according to the present invention has the effect of increasing safety while suppressing increase in cost.

FIG. 1(A) is a perspective view of an embodiment of the neck-type confectionery, and FIG. 1(B) is a sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. 1(A). FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating the method of inserting the string. FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a method of tying a string. FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a knot of a string. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing how the neck-type confectionery is hung around the neck. FIG. 6 is a front view illustrating a modification of the neck-hanging confectionery. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a modification of the method of tying the string. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of the direction in which the string is pulled. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a neck-type confectionery with a notch. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a mount folded in two. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of auxiliary paper sandwiched inside the mount. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating another example of auxiliary paper sandwiched inside the mount. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating the relationship between information printed on the inside of the mount and the direction of the cut. FIG. 14 is another diagram illustrating the relationship between the information printed on the inside of the mount and the direction of the cut. FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating other information printed on the inside of the mount. FIGS. 16A, 16B, and 16C are diagrams illustrating modified examples of the outline of the mount. FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating a modification in which a plurality of sweets are connected like a necklace.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the neck-type confectionery according to the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings.
FIG. 1(A) is a perspective view of an embodiment of a neck-type confectionery, FIG. 1(B) is a sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. 1(A), and FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a method of inserting a string. FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a method of tying a string, FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating tying a string, and FIG. 5 is a view showing a neck-type confectionery being hung around the neck.

As shown in the figure, the neck-hanging confectionery 1 according to the present embodiment has a wrapping material 3 such as a bag-shaped transparent film containing a confectionery 2 (Fig. 1), a string 4 (Fig. 1) made of a woven fabric ribbon, etc. 2), it can be hung around the neck (Figure 5). Both ends 4A, 4A of this string 4 are separately attached to the edges of the packaging material 3 (FIGS. 2 to 4), and either one end 4A or both ends 4A, 4A of the string 4 It can be easily separated from the wrapping material 3 when a predetermined force (force equivalent to the weight of the confectionery 2 but smaller than the weight equivalent to the child) is applied.

Here, the attachment portion 3A, which has a triangular shape in plan view and is the attachment point of both ends of the string 4 at the edge of the packaging material 3, is separated from the sealed storage portion 3B in which the confectionery 2 is stored. A holding member 3D made of cardboard or the like and having a triangular shape in plan view is arranged as a mount on the attachment portion 3A. This arrangement of the holding member 3D allows a certain level of strength to be imparted to the attachment portion 3A. Further, by separating the mounting portion 3A that accommodates the mount from the storage portion 3B for the confectionery 2 in this manner, there is no need to sterilize the holding member 3D, which is the mount. Therefore, it is possible to secure the strength of the attachment portion 3A while suppressing the cost of the neck-hanging confectionery 1.

Furthermore, the neck confectionery 1 can be shaped to resemble an award medal (FIG. 5). The sweets 2 stored therein can be, for example, rice crackers, cookies, dorayaki, etc. as appropriate. In particular, dorayaki has a disc shape similar to award medals, and its color is cream, yellow, or brown, which is similar to the color of award medals. In addition, characters such as "gold", "silver", and "bronze" are engraved with a branding iron on the surface of the dorayaki, or a pattern imitating the surface of a medal is printed on the surface of the dorayaki. By stamping with a branding iron, the appearance of the dorayaki can be made to resemble an award medal. By bringing the appearance of the confectionery 2 closer to an award medal in this way, the value of the neck confectionery 1 as an award medal toy increases.

Next, a method for manufacturing the neck-hanging confectionery 1 will be explained.
(1) First, the manufacturer prepares the holding member 3D, which is a mount having a triangular shape in plan view, and places the top of the holding member 3D at the back of the packaging material 3, which is a bag-shaped transparent film, at the corner of the packaging material 3. (Step 1). This holding member 3D is placed at the attachment portion 3A.

(2) Next, the manufacturer welds the portion 3F (bottom side of the holding member 3D) of the packaging material 3 that forms the boundary between the attachment portion 3A and the storage portion 3B using a heat sealer (Step 2).

(3) Next, the manufacturer inserts the oxygen absorber 2B and the confectionery 2 into the portion of the packaging material 3 that will become the accommodating portion 3B, and then welds the opening side 3G of the packaging material 3 with a heat sealer. As a result, the accommodating portion 3B is sealed in a deoxidized state (step 3). Note that the oxygen absorber 2B can also be omitted.

(4) Furthermore, the manufacturer forms two circular holes 3E, 3E using a hole punch or the like in the mounting portion 3A that accommodates the holding member 3D. The direction in which the circular holes 3E and 3E are arranged is along the bottom of the holding member 3D, which is triangular in plan view. In this embodiment, the string 4 is inserted into these circular holes 3E, 3E (step 4).

(5) Next, the manufacturer inserts the ends 4A, 4A of the string 4 separately into the two circular holes 3E, 3E (Fig. 2), and ties a knot in each of the ends 4A, 4A (Fig. 2). 3) By pulling the string 4 with an appropriate strength (a strength sufficiently lighter than the child's weight) (FIG. 4), the neck-hanging confectionery 1 is completed and shipped (step 5).

The relationship between the size of the circular holes 3E and 3E and the thickness of the string 4 is optimally set in advance, and any part of the string 4 is applied with a force above a certain level (greater than the weight of the sweets 2) and When pulled with a force smaller than the body weight, the knot at the end 4A passes through the circular hole 3E, or the knot at the end 4A is loosened by friction with the side wall of the circular hole 3E.

Further, in the case of mass-producing the neck-type confectionery 1, the above-mentioned step 3 may be performed after step 4 or after step 5. Also, at least a part of step 5 may be performed by the seller or the purchaser instead of being performed by the manufacturer.

Further, the packaging material 3 may be composed of an oxygen-absorbing multilayer film for deoxidizing packaging. Further, in the above explanation, the storage section 3B is in a deoxidized state, but the storage section 3B may be filled with a gas having a disinfecting or sterilizing effect.

The effects of this embodiment will be explained below.
According to the neck-type confectionery 1 according to the present embodiment, both ends 4A, 4A of the string 4 are separately attached to two places (circular holes 3E, 3E) on the edge of the packaging material 3, and the string 4 is Since the one end 4A and the other end 4A are not tied to each other, even if the string 4 is caught on a protrusion such as a doorknob, it is possible to avoid a situation where the knot of the string 4 becomes tightly tightened and cannot be untied. Moreover, when a predetermined force (a force greater than the weight of the confectionery 2 and smaller than the weight of the child) is applied to either one end 4A or both ends 4A, 4A of the string 4, the wrapping material 3 is easily removed. Since it is made separable, there is an advantage that the looped string 4 can easily return to its straight form. Furthermore, such a string 4 does not require safety parts such as plastic or magnets, so it is low cost. Therefore, according to the neck-hanging confectionery 1 according to the present embodiment, safety can be improved while suppressing an increase in cost.

As mentioned above, although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail, the present invention is not limited to such specific embodiments, and within the scope of the gist of the present invention as described in the claims. Various modifications and changes are possible.

For example, the shape of the mounting portion 3A described above is not limited to a triangular shape in a plan view, but may also be a rectangular shape in a plan view as shown in FIG. In FIG. 6, parts having the same functions as those shown in FIG. 1 are given the same reference numerals. In FIG. 6, a portion indicated by the reference numeral 8 is a folded portion of the packaging material 3, which is a bag-shaped film.

Further, in the above embodiment, the packaging material 3 is transparent, but the packaging material 3 may be made opaque so that its appearance resembles the shape of an award medal. Further, the packaging material 3 may be printed with the design of the award medal, or a sheet with the design of the commendation medal printed may be attached to the packaging material 3. Moreover, as the packaging material 3, in addition to the above-mentioned bag-shaped film, a paper box, a plastic container, etc. can also be used.

Further, in the above embodiment, in order to attach the end 4A of the string 4 to the packaging material 3, a knot was tied at the end 4A of the string 4 inserted through the circular hole 3E (see FIG. 3). The tip end 4A of the string 4 inserted through the string 4 may be loosely tied to the base side of the string 4 as shown in FIG. Although FIG. 7 shows only one end 4A of the string 4, the same applies to the other end 4A.

Further, in the above embodiment, the end portion 4A of the string 4 is intentionally made easy to unravel in order to allow the string 4 to be easily separated from the packaging material 3. The strength of the circular hole 3E may be intentionally weakened so that the hole 4 can be easily removed. For example, the circular hole 3E may be located at the very edge of the mount (holding member 3D) so that the circular hole 3E is easily torn when the string 4 is pulled.

Further, the material of the mount (holding member 3D) is not limited to paper, and may be other materials such as plastic and metal. Moreover, if the strength of the packaging material 3 is appropriate, it is also possible to omit the mount (holding member 3D) itself. Moreover, when the mount (holding member 3D) is omitted, the structure of the packaging material 3 in the attachment part 3A may be made into a double structure (four film layers) in order to maintain the strength of the attachment part 3A. For this purpose, for example, the packaging material 3 made of a transparent film may be folded twice and then welded using a heat sealer to form the transparent attachment portion 3A.

Further, the mount (holding member 3D) may be folded in half to ensure strength, and in this case, predetermined information regarding fortune-telling, messages, or lottery tickets is printed on the inside of the mount (holding member 3D). This can add some fun.
Hereinafter, an embodiment of a neck-type confectionery having a lottery function will be described. This embodiment is a modification of any of the embodiments described above. Here, as shown in FIG. 8, the number of circular holes 3E formed in the packaging material 3 and the holding member 3D (here, a mount) is set to "1", and one end 4A of the string 4 is inserted into the circular hole 3E. The other end 4A of the string 4 is also inserted through the same circular hole 3E and tied to the root of the string 4. In addition, if the purchaser (child) of the neck-hanging confectionery pulls the string 4 with a certain force (force equivalent to the weight of the confectionery 2 but smaller than the weight equivalent to the child's weight) and separates it from the packaging material 3, the mount 3D and the wrapping Since the material 3 is torn as shown in FIG. 9, for example, the mount 3D can be taken out of the packaging material 3 (FIG. 10(A)).

Here, when the mount 3D of this embodiment is housed in the packaging material 3, it is folded in half and has a triangular shape in plan view, as shown in FIG. 10(A). Then, when the mount 3D is taken out of the packaging material 3, it can be expanded as shown in FIGS. 10(B) and 10(C). The outline of the mount 3D in the expanded state is square in plan view.

Inside the mount 3D, an auxiliary paper 3D' (Figs. 11 and 12), which is of the same type and size as the mount 3D and is thinner than the mount 3D, is pre-folded in half in the same way as the mount 3D. It's trapped. As shown in Figures 11 and 12, the supplementary paper 3D' contains information indicating the lottery results (letters such as "win", "miss", "big luck", "middle luck", "small luck", "bad luck", "big luck") ) is printed. Note that the auxiliary paper 3D' may be added to reinforce the mount 3D.

When this auxiliary paper 3D' is removed, the inner surface of the mount 3D is exposed as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14. Information indicating detailed lottery results (letters such as "hit," "home run," and "2 bases") is printed on this inner side. That is, in this embodiment, the mount 3D and the auxiliary paper 3D' which are folded in half are used as a so-called triangular lottery.

In the examples shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the lottery results are printed for each direction of the notch 3F formed in the mount 3D. For example, when the direction of the notch 3F is upward left, the word "hit" is printed as a lottery result, and when the direction of the notch 3F is upward, the word "home run" is printed as a lottery result, and the direction of the notch 3F is The characters "2 base" are printed as the lottery result when is in the upper right corner.

In the example of FIG. 13, the notch 3F is oriented toward the upper left, so the lottery result is a "hit," and in the example of FIG. 14, the notch 3F is oriented toward the upper right, so the lottery result is "2 base." In this way, the user (child) pulling the string 4 can be involved to some extent in the lottery results, making it more interesting than a simple triangular lottery. Note that in FIGS. 13 and 14, the three directions of the notch are represented by circular marks with protrusions, but other marks such as arrow marks may be used.

Moreover, although the lottery results printed on the mount 3D are expressed in baseball terms here, they may be expressed in soccer terms as shown in FIG. 15. In the example shown in FIG. 15, soccer terms such as "goal", "save", and "save" are printed.

In addition, here, the contours of the mount 3D and the auxiliary paper 3D' were made to be symmetrical with respect to the fold line so that the mount 3D and the auxiliary paper 3D' folded in half overlap with each other in just the right amount. As shown in (B) and (C), the shape may be asymmetrical.

In the example shown in FIG. 16(A), the height of the top of one side (fin portion) 3H across the fold is lowered in advance so that it does not overlap with the top of the other side (fin portion) 3G. A circular hole 3E is formed in the non-overlapping portion of both.

In the example shown in FIG. 16(B), the top of one side (fin portion) 3H across the fold is flattened in advance so that it does not overlap the top of the other side (fin portion) 3G, and both sides are made flat. A circular hole 3E is formed in the overlapping portion.

In the example shown in FIG. 16(C), the top of one side (fin portion) 3H is pre-dented across the crease so that it does not overlap the top of the other side (fin portion) 3G, and both A circular hole 3E is formed in the overlapping portion.

As shown in FIGS. 16(A), (B), and (C), there is a circle in the non-overlapping part between one side (fin portion) 3H and the other side (fin portion) G of the mount 3D and auxiliary paper 3D'. By forming the hole 3E, the thickness of the paper to which the string 4 is attached can be made thinner, so that the force required to separate the string 4 can be suppressed.

Note that a necklace may be constructed by hanging a plurality of sweets 2 on the string 4 of the embodiment (see, for example, FIG. 17). In this case, it is sufficient that the wrapping material 3 of the confectionery 2 (see arrow in FIG. 17) connected to the end of the string 4 can be easily separated.

Note that the string of the embodiment may be attached directly to the edge of the packaging material, or may be attached via a sticker affixed to the edge. In that case, each end of the string may be separately attached to one or more holes provided in the seal. It is sufficient that the string can be easily separated from the seal when a predetermined force is applied to one end or both ends of the string. Furthermore, cardboard may be inserted between the pasted stickers to improve strength.

1 Neck type confectionery 2 Confectionery 2B Oxygen absorber 3 Packaging material 3A Attachment part 3B Storage part 3D Holding member 3G Welded part of packaging material 3E Circular hole 3F Welded part of packaging material 3H Notch for opening 4 String 4A End part 8 Folded part 3D' Auxiliary paper 3F Notch 3H Fin part 3G Fin part

Claims (5)

Neck-type confectionery that can be hung around the neck by attaching a string to the packaging material containing the confectionery,
Both ends of the string are separately attached to the edges of the packaging material, and either one end or both ends of the string can be easily separated from the packaging material when a predetermined force is applied. and
A bi-folded lottery paper having a circular hole for passing either one end or both ends of the string is arranged in the attachment part of the string in the packaging material,
The material of the bi-folded lottery paper is such that when the user of the neck confectionery pulls the string and separates it from the wrapping material, a cut will be made in either direction around the circular hole;
On the inside of the bi-folded lottery paper, different lottery results are printed for each direction of the notch,
A neck-hanging confectionery characterized in that the user who pulls the string can be involved in the lottery results . In the neck confectionery according to claim 1,
The bi-folded lottery paper is a triangular lottery ticket inserted with the top located at a corner of the packaging material.
A neck confectionery characterized by this. The neck-type confectionery according to claim 1 or 2,
A neck-hanging confectionery characterized in that the attachment portions to which both ends of the string are attached at the edge are separated from a sealed storage portion in which the confectionery is stored. The neck confectionery according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ,
The neck-hanging confectionery is characterized in that the neck-hanging confectionery has a shape imitating an award medal. The neck confectionery according to any one of claims 1 to 4 ,
A neck-hanging confectionery characterized in that the confectionery is dorayaki.

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