JPH0558659U - Food storage container - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide a food storage container capable of standing and holding the lid body in the container body in the opened state. [Structure] A container body 2 having an upper opening and a lid 3 for covering the container body 2 are provided. Left and right walls 4 of the container body 2
On the upper part of the above, the handle piece 5 protruding horizontally outward is provided. A reduced width neck portion 7 is formed at the base end portion of the handle piece portion 5. The left and right wall portions 8 of the lid body 3 are provided with two front and rear projecting pieces 9 ... In a state where the container body 2 is opened, the adjacent projecting piece portions 9 of the lid body 3 are locked so as to sandwich the reduced width neck portion 7 of the handle piece portion 5 of the container body 2 to cover the lid body 3. The body 3 can be held upright in the container body 2. In the opened state, the lid 3 does not occupy an extra space.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial application]

 The present invention relates to a food storage container.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, as food storage containers, various sizes having a resin container body with an upper opening and a resin lid as a separate body have been known. These conventional food storage containers have been used mainly in home kitchens, kitchens of restaurants, etc. to store and store food by type. When using the stored food for cooking, etc., remove the lid of the food storage container in which the desired food is stored, and separate the lid and the container body and place them in different places. It was

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the conventional food storage container as described above, when there are many kinds of foods used for cooking, by placing the lid removed from the food storage container on a table or the like, the lid is wasted. It occupied space. Especially when opening a large number of food containers at the same time in a kitchen of a restaurant, not only is the lid obstructive, but the lid may be damaged, so cooking should be done smoothly. I couldn't.

In view of this, the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and when the lid is opened, the lid can be prevented from occupying an extra space, and the lid and the container body can be integrated and used. The purpose is to provide a food container that comes out.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a food storage container according to the present invention is a food storage container comprising an upper opening container body and a lid body for covering the container body. Of the left and right wall portions facing each other are provided with a hook piece portion projecting outward in the horizontal direction, and a reduced neck portion is formed at the base end portion of the hook piece portion, and the lid body is formed. On the left and right walls facing each other, two front and rear projecting pieces that respectively project horizontally outward are provided, and when the container body is opened, the adjacent projecting piece parts of the lid body are provided. However, the lid body can be held upright on the container body by locking the narrowed neck portion of the handle piece of the container body so as to sandwich it.

[0006]

[Action]

 If the lid body removed by opening the container body is erected and the adjacent protruding pieces of the lid body are locked so as to clamp the narrowed neck portion of the handle piece portion of the container body, The body is held upright in the container body. As a result, the lid and the container body can be integrated and used in the opened state, the lid does not get in the way, and there is no risk of the lid being lost.

[0007]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings illustrating an embodiment.

FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show an embodiment of a food container according to the present invention, and in the illustrated example, the case of an opened lid is shown. The food storage container 1 includes a container body 2 that is rectangular in plan view and has an upward opening, and a lid body that covers the container body 2 as shown by an imaginary line (in FIG. 1). It consists of 3 and. The container body 2 and the lid 3 are made of resin.

On the respective upper portions of the left and right wall portions 4 and 4 of the container body 2 which face each other, handle piece portions 5 and 5 which project horizontally outward are provided. Further, along the outer peripheral surfaces of the front, rear, left and right walls of the container body 2, at a height position substantially the same as that of the handle pieces 5, 5, a low outer portion of about 1 to 3 mm protruding horizontally is provided. The collar portion 6 is provided.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the narrowed neck portions 7, 7 are formed by making the base end portions of the handle pieces 5, 5 of the container body 2 into a constricted shape in a plan view. Then, before and after the reduced neck portion 7, there are gaps S.sub.2 sandwiched between the front and rear ends of the handle pieces 5,5 and the wall portions 4,4 of the container body 2.

Next, returning to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the left and right wall portions 8, 8 of the lid body 3 that face each other project horizontally outwardly in the lid-covered state, and two protrusions are provided front and rear. The piece 9 is provided. Furthermore, a projecting portion 10 that projects downward in the covered state is formed at the tip of each projecting piece 9.

Then, in the state where the container body 2 is opened, the adjacent protruding piece portions 9, 9 of the lid body 3 hold the reduced width neck portion 7 of the handle piece portions 5, 5 of the container body 2. The lid body 3 can be held in the container body 2 in an upright state by being locked.

That is, the interval width dimension between the adjacent protruding piece portions 9, 9 of the lid body 3 is set to be slightly larger than the front-rear direction width dimension of the reduced neck portion 7 of the handle piece portion 5 of the container body 2. .. Then, the protruding piece portions 9, 9 of the left and right wall portions 4 of the lid body 3 are inserted into the gaps S, S in the front and rear of the reduced width neck portion 7 one by one.

Then, when the hand is released, as shown in FIG. 4, the lid body 3 slightly inclines outward of the container body 2, and the outer surface of the wall portion 8 of the lid body 3 and the projecting piece portion 9 are brought into contact with each other. The outer surface of the wall 4 and the handle piece 5 are brought into contact with each other. Further, in this embodiment, the outer flange portion 6 is formed even in the gap S, and the outer flange portion 6 in the gap S is provided with the protrusion 10 at the front end of the protruding piece portion 9 inserted in the gap S. Is locked to prevent it from coming off. In this way, the lid body 3 is held in the upright state.

It should be noted that the protruding piece 9 may not have the protruding portion 10 formed at its tip. Further, in this embodiment, the walls 8, 8 of the lid 3 are slightly curved, but it is also possible to make them flat, and by doing so, the upright state of the lid 3 can be improved. It can stabilize.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, projecting ridges 12 that bulge inward are formed inside the lower ends of the four corners 11 ... of the lid body 3. When the container body 2 is covered with the lid body 3 by the protruding portion 12, the lid body 3 does not come off unexpectedly.

Further, as is apparent from the state in which the lid is applied as shown in FIG. 6, the protruding piece portions 9 and 9 of the lid body 3 and the handle piece portion 5 of the container body 2 are (front and back) to each other. They are offset from each other and are next to each other. Due to this misalignment, the protruding pieces 9 and 9 can be pushed up in the direction of arrow A and the handle piece 5 can be pushed in the direction of arrow B by a person's hand or finger to easily open the lid. I can. Especially, with only one hand, twist the thumb and forefinger to open the lid.

That is, the protruding piece portions 9 and 9 of the lid body 3 and the handle piece portion 5 of the container body 2 have a function of holding the lid body 3 upright and a function of facilitating the opening of the lid body 3. It also has two functions.

Next, FIGS. 7 and 8 show another embodiment of the food container of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, elongated holes 13 are formed in the front-rear direction at the front-rear intermediate portions of the reduced neck portions 7 of the handle pieces 5 of the container body 2.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, between the adjacent projecting piece portions 9 of the lid body 3, a projecting piece 14 projecting horizontally outward is formed. In addition, the outer dimension of the cross section of the projecting piece 14 is slightly smaller than the inner dimension of the elongated hole 13.

Therefore, when the lid body 3 is erected on the handle piece portion 5 of the container body 2, the adjacent protruding piece portions 9 and 9 of the lid body 3 are the handle piece portions 5 and 5 of the container body 2. The narrowed neck portion 7 of the lid body 3 is locked so as to be clamped, and as shown in FIG. insert. As a result, the lid 3 is held upright in a more stable state.

The present invention can be freely changed in design within the scope of the invention other than the above. For example, the container body 2 and the lid body 3 are formed in a square shape in plan view or a substantially elliptical shape in plan view. Is also desirable.

[0023]

[Effect of the device]

 Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects.

The lid body 3 as a separate body can be easily erected and held by either one of the left and right hand-held piece portions 5, 5 of the container body 2. Therefore, the lid 3 removed from the container body 2 does not occupy an extra space. Further, when a large number of food storage containers are opened at the same time, there is no risk of losing the lids.

Further, since the projecting pieces 9 and 9 of the lid 3 and the handle piece 5 of the container body 2 are displaced from each other in the front-rear direction, the thumb and the index finger of one hand are twisted, It is possible to open the lid easily by lifting the protruding piece portion 9 of the lid body 3 with the hook piece portion 5 as a reaction force receiving piece. That is, it is possible to have both the function of holding the lid 3 upright and the function of facilitating the opening of the lid 3.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway front view showing an opened state of an embodiment of a food container according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing an opened state.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a container body.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a main part with a lid open.

5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a covered state.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a container body of another embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a lid body according to another embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts showing an open state of another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Container body 3 Lid body 4 Wall part 5 Handle piece part 7 Reduced width neck part 8 Wall part 9 Projecting piece part

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A food storage container comprising an upper opening container body 2 and a lid body 3 for covering the container body 2, the left and right wall portions 4 and 4 of the container body 2 facing each other. Provided on the upper part of each of the handle pieces 5 and 5 protruding horizontally outward,
Further, a narrowed neck portion 7 is formed at the base end portion of the handle piece portion 5, and two left and right wall portions 8 and 8 of the lid body 3 facing each other, each of which protrudes outward in the horizontal direction, are front and rear. Is provided with a protruding piece portion 9 ...
In a state where the container body 2 is opened, the adjacent protruding piece portions 9 of the lid body 3 hold the reduced width neck portion 7 of the handle piece portion 5 of the container body 2. A food storage container, characterized in that the lid body 3 can be retained on the container body 2 in an upright state by being locked.