JPH07257674A - Container for strawberry - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the labor for packing strawberries in a container, and in addition, prevent strawberries from being damaged at the time of transport or storage. CONSTITUTION:A container for strawberry is constituted by combining a container 10 wherein a plurality of recessed parts 12 in which fruit receptacles 2 of strawberries 1 can enter are provided on the bottom part 11, and a fixing sheet 20 wherein windows 21 with a size which can be fitted on the strawberry 1 are arranged at locations to correspond with the recessed parts 12.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to containers used for shipping harvested strawberries.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, the harvested strawberries are packed in a box-shaped container and shipped, and are directly sold at a store. In this case, the strawberries were packed in a box so that the strawberries leaned sideways on top of each other. That is, the strawberries must be packed in a neatly aligned state in order to enhance the in-store effect.For that reason, it is easiest to align the strawberries in a box in a state of being tilted sideways and it is easy to align when transporting. There was little risk of misalignment due to vibration or the like.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned container packing method, firstly, since the strawberries are stored in the container in a state in which the strawberries are tilted sideways, the epidermis comes into contact with the bottom of the container, and secondly, the strawberries are Since they are housed in a container so as to be close to each other, loads are applied to each other, and there is a possibility that the load of another strawberry may be applied to a specific strawberry depending on the vibration or inclination during transportation. Therefore, in this case, when the strawberry is in contact with a container such as a synthetic resin which is a different substance for a long time, the contact part is agitated and melted, or the part of the strawberry is still painful due to the load applied between the strawberries. Then, the phenomenon of becoming a melted state occurred.

Therefore, in order to prevent such a situation, it has been widely practiced to ship immature strawberries that are less likely to cause pain when shipping strawberries, and most of the strawberries that are shipped are especially warm during the warm season. As a result, consumers are forced to have unripe strawberries with insufficient ripeness, and although the reduction in product value due to pain is prevented, the product value is opposite in terms of the taste and flavor of strawberry. There was a problem that was diminished.

Further, although it is easy to arrange the containers in a state of tilting them sideways in order to improve the work efficiency, this is the case compared to other methods, and it requires a great deal of labor and skill. The labor required to cultivate strawberries has to be spent on boxing, which has become a major bottleneck in strawberry cultivation due to the chronic labor shortage.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a strawberry container which solves the above-mentioned problems of the prior art. That is, the present invention provides a container for strawberries having a plurality of recesses at the bottom into which the fruit of strawberry can enter, and a window of a size that can be externally fitted to strawberries is provided corresponding to the arrangement of the recesses. It is characterized by being composed of a combination of fixed sheets.

[0007]

Therefore, according to the present invention, by dropping the fruit strawberries into the recessed portion at the bottom of the container, a guide action is produced when the strawberries are packed in the container, and the fruit strawberries are dropped into the recessed portion at the bottom of the container. This causes the strawberries to be independently supported in the container, and by this action the strawberries are erected inside the container with the sludge portion facing downward, so that the strawberries are segregated at the bottom of the container. The effect is that the parts primarily contact (see FIGS. 1 and 2).

Then, the strawberry in the container accommodated by the above procedure is covered with a fixing sheet, each window arranged on the fixing sheet is fitted on each strawberry, and the fixing sheet is further fixed to the strawberry container. The lower part of the fruit is supported by the recessed part at the bottom of the container, and the middle part of the container is supported by the externally fitted fixing sheet (FIG. 2).
And FIG. 3).

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Specific embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 to 3 are views showing an example of the strawberry container of the present invention. Reference numeral 10 in the drawing is a container. The container 10 is formed of a synthetic resin, for example, a transparent synthetic resin (which is treated as opaque in the drawing for the sake of illustration) in a box-like shape. In the embodiment, the void 13 is provided at the bottom of each recess. in this case,
The recess 12 has a size that allows the fruit 2 of the strawberry 1 to enter, and the void 13 also has a size that allows the base 3 of the fruit to enter (reference numeral 4 in the drawing denotes a strawberry leaves).
By doing so, when the fruit 2 of the strawberry 1 is dropped into the depression 12 at the bottom of the container, the base 3 of the fruit 2 falls into the void 13 at the bottom of the depression so that the base of the fruit and the void are separated. Together with this, a stopper action for preventing the strawberries from falling is generated (see FIG. 3).

In this embodiment, the void 13 is in the form of a recess, but it is of course possible that the void 13 may be in the shape of a cylinder whose bottom is open.

The recess 12 is not limited to a true circle,
For example, as shown in FIG. 4, elliptical shapes may be mixed. That is, in many cases, flat strawberries are mixed in actual strawberries, and in this case, there is an effect that the recessed portion that is most suitable for the shape of the strawberries can be selected in the container packing.

Next, reference numeral 20 in the drawing is a fixing sheet for fixing the strawberries contained in the container. The fixing sheet 20 is made of a thin sheet, for example, transparent synthetic resin, and a window 21 having a size that can be fitted onto the strawberry 1 is formed in correspondence with the arrangement of the recess 12 of the container 10. Consisting of a configuration. In this embodiment, the window 21 of this sheet is
By providing a plurality of notches 22 around the periphery of the strawberry 1, the diameter of the window can be enlarged, and the window can be fitted onto the strawberry 1 regardless of the individual difference.

To use the above container, hold the strawberries 1 with the leaves 4 facing the recess 12 of the container 10, first drop the base 3 of the fruit drop into the void 13 of the recess, and then drop the fruit 2 Drop it into part 12. Then, by repeating the above operation for each strawberry, the strawberries 1 are aligned in the container in a standing state with the base 3 of the fruit drops falling into the gap 13 (see FIGS. 1 and 2).

Next, the container 10 accommodated by the above procedure.
The strawberry 1 in the inside is covered with the fixing sheet 20, each window 21 arranged on the fixing sheet is externally fitted to each strawberry, and the fixing sheet is further fixed to the container using an adhesive tape or the like (FIGS. 2 and 3). reference).

4 and 5 are views showing different embodiments of the strawberry container of the present invention. In this embodiment, the container is provided with a lid integrally or separately. Here, the container 1
0 is provided with a lid 16 via a hinge 15, and in this embodiment of the container, the container 10 is attached via a hinge 15 to the lid 1.
6, a pillar 14 is provided so as to project upward from the bottom surface of the container, and a pillar 17 whose one end should come into contact with the pillar 14 is hung from the ceiling surface of the lid body. Therefore, according to this embodiment, the fixed sheet 20 covered with the strawberry 1 is the lid 16
The lid 17 is sandwiched between the columns 17 and 14 from the front and back (state of FIG. 5), and the fixing sheet is automatically fixed by the lid of the lid body 16 without being fixed to the container by the adhesive tape. Will occur.

In this embodiment, reference numeral 18 in the drawing is a concave portion provided on the upper surface of the lid body 16, and when the strawberry containers are superposed on each other, the void 13 of the recess 12 on the lower surface of the container 10 is formed. The convex portion to be fitted is fitted into the concave portion 18 and serves to prevent the containers from being displaced from each other.

[0017]

The present invention constructed as described above has the following unique effects. Strawberry positioning and dents on the bottom of the container combine to create a guide action when packing strawberries in a container, making it easy to position strawberries, and in a short time without requiring special skills The strawberries can be packed in boxes in an aligned state, and boxing work, which is said to account for 50% of strawberry production, harvest, and sales, will be dramatically improved.

Since strawberries are supported by the recessed portion at the bottom of the container at the bottom of the fruit and the fixed sheet with the middle part fitted outside, the strawberries are completely supported in the container in an upright state and transported. It prevents falling and rattling and reduces damage caused by contact.

Since the above-mentioned effect is realized only by covering and fixing the fixing sheet, complete fixing can be easily realized in a short time. Particularly, the fixing sheet is fixed by the pillar of the lid as in the embodiment. When configured, this effect is remarkable.

Due to the same action as described above, strawberry is inevitably erected in the container with the foliage part facing downward, and the foliage part mainly comes into contact with the bottom of the hollow part of the container. The epidermis part of the strawberry is prevented from coming into direct contact with the container, and pain during transportation and storage is reduced.

Since each strawberry is supported independently of each other by dropping the fruit drop into the hollow portion of the container, there is no fear that the load of other strawberry will be applied to a particular strawberry due to vibration or inclination, and during transportation. And the risk of pain during storage is reduced.

When the lid as in the embodiment is provided, it is possible to stack and display in a sales floor such as a supermarket, and the display space can be saved.

From the above effects, according to the present invention, orderly packed strawberries having a high store effect can be easily realized without any trouble, and inadvertent contact between the containers and strawberries is prevented, so that the Since the pain during storage is prevented as much as possible, not only the shipping cost of strawberries is greatly reduced, but also strawberries with high maturity in the warm season, which was not possible in the past, can be distributed. Merchandise can be improved in terms of both distribution cost and quality.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a strawberry container of the present invention in use.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the strawberry container of the present invention in a used state.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the strawberry container of the present invention in use.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a different embodiment of the strawberry container of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a strawberry container according to another embodiment of the present invention in use.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Strawberry 3 Base of fruit (of strawberry) 10 Container 11 Bottom of container 12 Cavity 20 Fixed sheet 21 Window

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A container having a plurality of depressions at the bottom into which strawberry fruits can enter, and a fixing sheet having a window having a size that allows external fitting of strawberries in correspondence with the arrangement of the depressions. A strawberry container that is a combination. 2. A combination of a container having a plurality of depressions at the bottom into which berries of strawberry can enter and a fixed sheet provided with a window having a notch at the periphery corresponding to the arrangement of the depressions. Strawberry container. 3. A vacant space into which a base portion of strawberry fruits can enter is provided in a bottom of a depression portion into which strawberry fruits can enter.
Or the strawberry container described in 2. 4. The container for strawberries according to claim 3, wherein a dent portion is further provided at the bottom of the depression portion into which the strawberry fruits can enter, thereby forming a space into which the base of the strawberry fruits can enter. 5. The container for strawberries according to claim 3, wherein the bottom of the hollow portion into which the strawberry fruits can enter is provided with a cylindrical portion with an open bottom so that the base of the strawberry fruits can enter. 6. The container according to claim 1, wherein a lid is provided on the container, a pillar is provided so as to project upward from a bottom surface of the container, and a pillar whose one end should come into contact with the pillar is hung from a ceiling surface of the lid. The container for strawberries according to any one of 5.