JPH04294737A - Egg container - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain an egg container with which assorted package of eggs in various sizes can be made according to distribution of sizes of produced eggs. CONSTITUTION:A plurality of recessed parts 4 to be formed for one egg container made up by connecting a body part 1 to a cover part 2 with a hinge part 3 are made different in sizes according to distribution of sizes of produced eggs, and mean value of the sizes of two recessed parts 4 adjoining each other is made as much closely as possible to mean value of the sizes of the produced eggs.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to an egg container in which a body portion for storing chicken eggs and a lid portion are integrally connected via a flexible connecting edge portion.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in the perspective view of FIG. 4, a conventional egg container consists of a body portion 1, a lid portion 2, and a hinge portion 3 that connects these two portions in a flexible manner. It is integrally molded by blow molding a sheet, and the body part 1 and the lid part 2 each have recesses 4 and 6 into which a plurality of eggs are placed, and a peripheral part 5.

[0003] In such a conventional egg container, the size of each recess formed in the egg container is the same, and the size of the egg is adjusted according to the size of the egg (LL, L, M, Ms, S). Several types of egg containers are used, each having a recess 4 of different size.

[0004] Consumer preferences regarding the size of chicken eggs they prefer differ from region to region.
The distribution of produced chicken eggs by size is almost the same nationwide, with no regional differences.For this reason, produced chicken eggs are classified by size, and the eggs are divided into concave areas according to the size of the egg. Eggs are packaged in containers with 400 yen and shipped to each region according to the consumer's preferences, and the origin and consumption areas of eggs do not necessarily correspond, which is a source of trouble for distributors.

[0005]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] As described above, in conventional egg containers, the recesses 4 formed in one egg container all have the same size, and the recesses 4 formed in one egg container have various sizes. In other words, there was no egg container that had a concave part, that is, an egg container that could be used to assemble eggs of various sizes according to the size distribution of the eggs being produced. Because eggs are sold separately in egg containers, problems arise due to regional differences in consumer preferences.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] Therefore, the present invention was devised in order to solve the above-mentioned problems in distribution of chicken eggs, and it is an object of the present invention to store a plurality of chicken eggs formed in one egg container. The size of each recess to be inserted is made different according to the distribution of the size of the eggs produced, and the average value of the size of two adjacent recesses is made as close as possible to the average value of the size of the eggs produced. It is arranged so that it approaches.

[0007]

[Embodiment] As shown in the plan view of FIG. 1, the egg container of the present invention consists of a body portion 1, a lid portion 2, and a hinge portion 3 that connects these two portions in a flexible manner. 1 is provided with a recess 4 into which, for example, ten chicken eggs can be placed, and a peripheral edge 5. The size of each recess 4 is different as shown in Table 1 below, and according to the distribution of each size of eggs produced, there are two LL recesses, three L recesses, and M recess. Three recesses 4 and two Ms recesses are formed, and the two adjacent recesses 4 are combined so that the average size of the two adjacent recesses 4 is as close as possible to the average size of the produced chicken eggs.

[0008]

The lid portion 2 may be provided with a recess 6 having a size matching the size of the recess 4 provided in the body portion 1, or a portion of adjacent recesses may be flattened as shown in FIG. It is also possible to form a flat surface 7 on which a label or POS mark/label is attached. Further, as shown in the side view of FIG. 2, a flat surface 8 for pasting a label may be formed on the side surface of the body portion 1.

When six eggs are placed in an egg container, the size of each recess 4 is different as shown in Table 2 above, as shown in the plan view of FIG. One LL recess and two L recesses according to the size distribution.
4, two M recesses and one Ms recess are formed, and the average size of the two adjacent recesses 4 is as close as possible to the average size of the produced eggs. All you have to do is combine them.

[0011]

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the egg container of the present invention, eggs can be packed in a state that matches the distribution of the size of the produced eggs, so that it is possible to It is possible to adopt a sales format that brings the products closer to each other, reducing waste in distribution.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of an egg container of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing the egg container of the present invention in a closed state.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the egg container of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional egg container.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Body part 2 Lid part 3 Hinge part 4 Recessed part 5 Peripheral area

Claims (2)

[Claims] Claim 1: The size of each recess formed in one egg container for storing a plurality of eggs is made different according to the distribution of each size of eggs produced, and the size of two adjacent recesses is made different. An egg container characterized in that the egg container is arranged so that the average size of the eggs is as close as possible to the average size of the eggs produced. 2. The egg container according to claim 1, wherein the space between some adjacent recesses is flattened to form a flat surface for pasting a label, POS mark, label, etc.