JPH0627662U - Cake storage container - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] For storing cakes, various cut cakes can be individually wrapped, and the cakes can be displayed effectively, and the cakes can be eaten without soiling the surroundings. Providing a container with a simple structure. [Structure] An individually formed cake C for accommodating a piece of cake C and a pedestal 2 for supporting the inside container 10
0, and a cake storage container 100 consisting of a transparent outer container 30 fitted to the pedestal 20 together with the middle container 10 and covering the whole of the cake cake C. The engaging protrusion 11 that engages with the engaging portion 21 is formed, and the protruding portion 12 that protrudes outward is formed on the side wall of the middle container 10. The second locking portion 22 to which the first locking portion 31 formed in the lower portion is locked is formed, and the engaging portion 21
Supporting portion 2 for supporting a part of the middle container 10 at a portion facing the
Formed 3.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a container for storing individual cakes such as Japanese sweets, cut cakes or short cakes, and more particularly to a cake storage container for individually storing cakes made of plastic. .

[0002]

[Prior art]

 For example, the cake C as shown in FIG. 1 is a soft cake as a whole and is very easily deformed because it is decorated with cream or the like. Therefore, when displaying or transporting such cake C, a storage container is naturally used.

However, if the cake C is a decoration cake that can be cut later, a general box can be used as the storage container, but a small piece such as a short cake in which the cake C is eaten as it is The following problems arise when there are cases where several items must be transported together.

When a plurality of cakes C are put in one box, they may come into contact with each other and lose their shape during transportation. Although the shape of the paper is easy to eat, it is not only impossible to completely prevent the shape loss when eating, but it is difficult to eat with the protection of only the general paper for packaging. Also, when displaying individual cakes such as Japanese sweets, cut cakes or short cakes, the optimum effect cannot be obtained.

Therefore, the inventors of the present invention have variously studied measures for protecting the individually cut cake C and providing an optimal display effect that is easy to eat. However, we came to the conclusion that the use of a plastic sheet, which can be provided at a relatively low cost and is easy to process, produces good results, and completed the present invention.

[0006]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 The present invention has been made based on the above background, and the problem to be solved is to sufficiently protect the individually formed cake C.

The purpose of the present invention is to make it possible to individually package various cut cakes, effectively display the cakes, and eat the cakes without polluting the surroundings. The purpose is to provide a cake storage container with a simple structure.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the means adopted by the present invention will be described with reference to the reference numerals used in the embodiments, "a middle container 10 for accommodating one individually formed cake C, A container 20 for cake storage comprising a pedestal 20 for supporting the inner container 10 and a transparent outer container 30 fitted to the pedestal 20 to cover the entire cake C together with the inner container 10. An engaging protrusion 11 engaging with an engaging portion 21 formed on the pedestal 20 is formed on the bottom surface, and a projecting portion 12 projecting outward is formed on the side wall of the inner container 10, so that one of the outer periphery of the pedestal 20 is formed. The second locking portion 22 to which the first locking portion 31 formed in the lower portion of the outer container 30 is locked, and a part of the middle container 10 is supported in the portion facing the engaging portion 21. Cake collecting characterized by forming a supporting portion 23 for Delivery container 100 ".

[0009]

[Function of the device]

 The operation of the cake container 100 according to the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail below together with the mode of use thereof.

First, each of the middle container 10, the pedestal 20 and the outer container 30 constituting the cake storage container 100 are formed by a method such as compressed air or vacuum forming using a thin plastic sheet. However, it is very easy to manufacture. In particular, since the cake container 100 is constructed by assembling the constituent members of the above-mentioned three separate members, it is easier to manufacture the constituent members. .

In order to store one cake C in a protected state by using the cake storage container 100 configured as described above, the following procedure may be performed. That is, first, the cake C is placed on the middle container 10, but in the embodiment described below, the highest part of the middle container 10 is lower than the cake C, and the side wall of the middle container 10 is also lower. Since a part of the cake C has been cut off, the cake C can be easily inserted into the middle container 10 by, for example, laterally. In general, this type of cake C is one in which the bottom of the cake is wrapped in paper and grabbed by a tongue or the like. However, since part of each side wall is cut off as described above, the cake C is grabbed by this tongue while being held inside. It can be inserted into the container 10.

The medium container 10 containing the cake C is placed on the pedestal 20 by sandwiching the side wall thereof with fingers, for example. In this case, the engagement protrusions 11 of the medium container 10 are engaged on the pedestal 20 side. Since the engaging portion 21 to be performed is formed, the engaging protrusion 21 of the inner container 10 is engaged with the engaging portion 21 and the bottom portion of the inner container 10 is housed in the support portion 23 on the pedestal 20 side. . As a result, the inner container 10 containing the cake C is not only supported in the state of being positioned with respect to the pedestal 20 by the engaging portion 21 and the supporting portion 23, but also the inner container 10 having a wide concave shape. If so, it can also contain a deoxidizing material as a preservative.

After that, the transparent outer container 30 is covered on the whole of the cake C and the middle container 10 containing the cake C, and the first locking portion 31 formed on the bottom of the outer container 30 is provided on the pedestal 20 side. By locking the second locking portion 22, the cake storage container 100 stores the cake C in a state where the cake C is securely protected inside, as shown in FIG. In the outer container 30 in this state, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, the respective side walls 32 are in contact with the protrusions 12 on the side of the middle container 10. That is, since the protruding portion 12 of the middle container 10 does not come into contact with the cake C, the cake C does not lose its shape due to this middle container 10, and even if some force is applied to the outer container 30 from the outside. However, the cake C is completely protected by the rigidity of the protrusions 12 of the outer container 30 and the middle container 10. In this cake storage container 100, most of the stored cake C protrudes from the middle container 10, and the entire outer surface of the cake C is covered with a transparent outer container 30. It is visible and has a high display effect.

Of course, as shown in FIG. 5, the outer container 30 has its first locking portion 31 firmly locked to the second locking portion 22 formed on the pedestal 20 side. Even if the outer container 30 is lifted while being grasped, the cake C and the pedestal 20 will not fall from the outer container 30. When eating the cake C, the outer container 30 must be removed from the pedestal 20. In that case, insert a nail or a finger between the outer container 30 and the pedestal 20 to make the first container. It suffices to disengage the engagement portion 31 and the second engagement portion 22, and in the following embodiments, one of the protrusions 24 on the pedestal 20 side that is close to the first engagement portion 31 is exposed. Therefore, the first locking portion 31 and the second locking portion 22 can be easily unlocked.

Then, in order to eat the cake C stored in the cake storage container 100, the middle container 10 with the cake C stored therein is taken out by the reverse operation to the above, and the middle container 10 You can either take the cake with your hand and slide the cake C onto a plate, or hold the medium container 10 in your hand and start eating from the portion of the cake C that comes out of the container 10. When the cake C is eaten while being stored in the middle container 10, it is preferable to hold the protruding portion 12 of the middle container 10 between them. Since the protruding portion 12 gives rigidity to the middle container 10, even if a finger force is applied thereto, the cake C inside thereof is not crushed.

[0016]

【Example】

 The cake storage container 100 according to the present invention will be described above according to the embodiment shown in the drawings, and FIGS. 1 to 6 show examples in which the cake C has a general four-corner shape. The cake storage container 100 includes a medium container 10 for storing one individually formed cake C, a pedestal 20 for supporting the medium container 10, and a medium container 10 fitted to the pedestal 20. And a transparent outer container 30 that covers the entire cake C. The inner container 10, the pedestal 20 and the outer container 30 are formed of a plastic sheet, and particularly the outer container 30 has a high display effect so that the stored cake C can be easily seen from the outside. Therefore, it is formed of a transparent plastic sheet.

The middle container 10 is, so to speak, a basis for holding the cake C, and as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, has a bottom surface having substantially the same shape as the bottom surface of the cake C, An engaging projection 11 is integrally formed at the tip of the bottom surface. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the portion of the middle container 10 having the maximum height is lower than the height of the cake C, and both side walls extending from this portion to the engaging projection 11 are cut off obliquely. I am doing it. As a result, when the cake C is stored in the medium container 10, most of the cake C can be exposed. Further, in this middle container 10, as shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 6, a protruding portion 12 protruding outward is formed on the side wall thereof. When the C is stored, the side wall of the middle container 10 does not come into direct contact with the cake C. In this embodiment, the flange 13 is formed on the upper edge side of the inner container 10 so as to project outward, and the flange 13 also ensures the rigidity of the opening of the inner container 10. ing. Further, the inner container 10 may have a wide concave shape so that a deoxidizing material as a preservative can be stored therein.

The pedestal 20 has a shape as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, and the upper surface thereof is engaged with the engaging projections 11 of the inner container 10 as shown in FIG. An engaging portion 21 is formed, and a support portion 23 for positioning the inner container 10 is integrally formed on the upper surface opposite to the engaging portion 21. Then, at the four corners of the pedestal 20, for example, a second locking portion 22 as shown in FIG. 5 is formed, and the second locking portion 22 has a first locking portion on the outer container 30 side. 31 is locked. In the pedestal 20 of the present embodiment, the protrusions 24 projecting outward are integrally formed at the portions close to the second locking portions 22, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3. .

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the outer container 30 formed of a transparent plastic sheet is higher than the cake C to be stored and has an opening larger than the planar shape of the middle container 10. At the bottom, and first locking portions 31 are formed at the four corners of this opening. As described above, these first locking portions 31 are locked to the second locking portions 22 on the pedestal 20 side, as shown in FIG. Of course, the outer container 30 is so-called deep-drawn, and has a transparent side wall 32 through which the cake C inside can be seen.

In the outer container 30 according to the present embodiment, the protrusions 24 having the same shape as the protrusions 24 on the pedestal 20 side are formed in the portions close to the respective first locking portions 31. As shown in FIG. 1, not all four corners are formed, but some of them are not formed. That is, when the outer container 30 is fitted to the pedestal 20, a part of the protrusion 24 on the pedestal 20 side can be exposed, whereby the fitting between the outer container 30 and the pedestal 20 is released. It makes the work easier. The shapes of the first locking portion 31 and the second locking portion 22 are not limited to those shown in FIG. 5, and in short, as long as the pedestal 20 and the outer container 30 can be engaged with each other. , Which may be of any shape or structure.

FIGS. 7 and 8 show a cake storage container 100 according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The cake storage container 100 has a shape suitable for a cylindrical cake C. 1 is the same as the cake container 100 shown in FIGS. Therefore, the reference numerals used in the description of the first embodiment are attached to these FIGS. 7 and 8 and the description thereof is omitted. As shown in the cake storage container 100 of the second embodiment, the present invention can be applied to Japanese sweets, ice cream cakes, cut cakes, short cakes, etc. even if the shape of the cake is different.

[0022]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, in the present invention, the middle container 10 having the protruding portion 12, the pedestal 20 for positioning the middle container 10, and the cake C and the whole middle container 10 fitted to the pedestal 20 are provided. The feature is that it is composed of the outer container 30 that covers, which allows various cut cakes to be individually packaged, the display of the cakes can be made effective, and the surroundings can be kept clean. It is possible to provide a cake storage container in which the cake can be eaten with a simple structure.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a cake storage container according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view when the same cake storage container is assembled.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the cake storage container.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the cake storage container.

5 is a partial cross-sectional view showing an enlarged part A of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of a cake storage container according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a front view of the same.

[Explanation of symbols]

 100 Cake Storage Container 10 Medium Container 11 Engagement Protrusion 12 Protrusion 13 Flange 20 Pedestal 21 Engagement Part 22 Second Engagement Part 23 Support Part 30 Outer Container 31 First Engagement Part 32 Sidewall

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An inner container for accommodating one individually formed cake, a pedestal for supporting the inner container, and a transparent outer container for covering the entire cake together with the inner container fitted to the pedestal. A cake storage container consisting of, wherein an engaging projection that engages with an engaging portion formed on the pedestal is formed on a bottom surface of the middle container, and a protrusion protruding outward on a side wall of the middle container. Forming a part, and forming a second locking part for locking the first locking part formed in the lower portion of the outer container on a part of the outer periphery of the pedestal, and a part facing the engaging part A cake storage container, characterized in that a support portion for supporting a part of the middle container is formed in the container.