JPH08230958A - Container for storing flat elastic object and allowing the same to be easily taken out - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To smoothly take out a flat elastic object which is a content from an upper part by forming a take-out opening comprising a relatively wide upper opening and a relatively narrow lower opening connected thereto on one of side walls of a parallelepiped box. CONSTITUTION: A container 10 exhibits a parallelepiped box comprising a bottom wall 12, four side walls 14, 16, 18, 20 standing on a periphery of the bottom wall 12 and top wall 22 placed on an upper edges of the four side walls, while a take-out opening 24 is provided on the side wall 14. The take-out opening 24 comprises an upper opening 26 being a horizontal bar of a T-shape and a lower opening 28 corresponding to a vertical leg of the T-shape which is connected to the center of the opening 26 and extending to a lower end of the side wall 14. Both side edges 30, 30 of the upper opening 26 are located in the vicinity of both side edges 32, 32 of the side wall 14, and an upper edge 33 of the upper opening 26 is positioned at an upper edge of the side wall 14. A lower edge 34 of the upper opening 26 is inclined so that it is lower on the lower opening 28 side and higher at both side edges of the side wall 14.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container for accommodating and easily taking out a flexible flat object.

[0002]

The present inventor has made various new proposals for envelopes and the like made of thin plastic films.
As a container for accommodating such a flexible flat object, an ordinary box body having a parallelepiped shape is used.
Such a box is preferable for storage and transportation of the contents, such as an envelope made of a plastic film, but it is not sufficient in that the box can be put in the hand of the user and the user can easily take out the box when necessary. It was

[0003]

In view of the above points, the inventor of the present invention stores the contents, prevents the contents from being damaged or soiled, and can be easily taken out if necessary.
It is intended to provide a container for flexible flat objects.

[0004]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a container for accommodating and easily removing a flexible flat object, comprising: a bottom wall; four side edges standing upright on the periphery; It consists of a parallelepiped box consisting of a top wall arranged at the edge, and one side wall of the four side edges is provided with a takeout opening, and this takeout opening is
It consists of a comparatively wide upper opening and a comparatively narrow lower opening continuing below it, and both side edges of the upper opening are
The upper opening is located at or near both side edges of the one side wall, the upper edge of the upper opening is located at or near the upper edge of the one side wall, and the lower opening is extended downward. It reaches the bottom of the side wall.

The container according to claim 2 is the container according to claim 1, wherein the take-out opening is T-shaped, and the upper opening corresponds to a T-shaped horizontal leg portion. The container is characterized in that the lower opening corresponds to a T-shaped vertical leg.

The container according to claim 3 is the container according to claim 2, wherein the lower edge of the upper opening is located lower on the side of the lower opening, and the both side edges of the upper opening are provided. The container is characterized in that it is inclined so that it becomes higher as it moves to the side.

The container according to claim 4 is the container according to claim 1, wherein the outlet is V-shaped, the upper opening corresponds to the upper part of the V-shape, and the lower opening is Is a container corresponding to the lower part of the V-shape.

The container according to claim 5 is the container according to claim 1, wherein the upper opening of the take-out opening extends horizontally and the lower opening extends downward from a proper position of the upper opening. The container is characterized by extending vertically or obliquely.

A container according to a sixth aspect is the container according to the first aspect, wherein the take-out opening is formed such that the width is wide at the upper side and narrower at the lower side. . .

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a container capable of accommodating and easily taking out a flexible flat object, wherein a container is provided with a bottom wall, four side edges standing on the periphery thereof, and a top wall arranged on the upper edge thereof. It is composed of a parallelepiped box body consisting of and has a take-out opening on one side wall of the four side edges, and the take-out opening is relatively wide in the upper and lower parts and relatively narrow in the middle part, Both side edges of the take-out opening are located at both side edges of the one side wall or in the vicinity thereof, and an upper edge and a lower edge of the take-out opening are respectively an upper edge and a lower edge of the one side wall or the vicinity thereof. Is located in.

According to a eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a container for accommodating and easily taking out a flexible flat object, wherein a container is provided with a bottom wall, four side edges standing on the periphery thereof, and a top wall arranged on the upper edge thereof. A parallelepiped box consisting of and a take-out opening is provided on one side wall of the four side edges, and the take-out opening is formed narrower than the one side wall, and the upper edge of the take-out opening is formed. And the lower edge are located at or near the upper edge and the lower edge of the one side wall, respectively.

The container according to claim 9 is the container according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein a finger insertion opening is provided in the vicinity of the edge of the top plate on the side of the one side wall. The container is provided, and the finger insertion opening is continuous with the upper edge of the upper opening of the ejection opening.

The container according to claim 10 is the container according to claims 1 to 9.
The container according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein another finger insertion opening is provided in the vicinity of an edge portion of the bottom wall on the side of the one side wall, and the other finger insertion opening is the extraction opening. The container is characterized by being connected to the lower end of the lower opening of the opening.

[0014]

[Operation] In the container of claim 1, since the take-out opening is wide at the upper part and narrow at the lower part, the flexible flat object as the content is taken out from the upper part. When the contents are consumed to a certain extent and the volume is low, insert a finger through the relatively narrow bottom opening, grasp the flat object in the uppermost layer with your finger, and lift it as it is to widen the width. Bring it to the upper opening and take it out of the box from this point. In this way, the take-out opening is not wide over the entire wall surface, and the lower opening is narrow, so even if the box tilts forward for some reason, the contents Overall pop-out is prevented by the narrow lower opening. Further, since the lower opening is formed to have a narrower width as compared with the case where the take-out opening is provided over a wide area over the entire side wall, it is difficult for dust and the like to enter and the contents can be prevented from being soiled.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the take-out opening is provided in a T-shape, the T-shaped horizontal leg portion is sufficiently wide and easy to take out, and the vertical leg portion is sufficiently narrow. Therefore, the escape of the contents can be effectively prevented.

In the case of the container of claim 3, since the lower edge of the T-shaped horizontal leg portion is provided with an inclination, when the contents are taken out, it is guided by the downwardly inclined lower edge,
The contents can be easily taken out.

Similarly, in the case of the container according to claim 4,
Since the width is gradually and smoothly formed toward the lower side, the contents can be taken out smoothly.

In the case of the container of claim 5, the same operation as in the case of claim 2 is performed.

The same applies to the container of claim 6.

In the container of claim 7, since the take-out opening is wide in both upper and lower parts and narrow in its middle part, either side of the container can be used as the upper part.

In the container of the eighth aspect, since the take-out opening is formed narrower than the width of the side wall provided with the take-out opening, it is possible to prevent the content from escaping and to easily use the flexibility. It can also be taken out.

In the container of claim 9, a finger insertion port is provided on the container top plate side, and this finger insertion port is connected to the ejection opening. Therefore, even when the contents are almost full in the container, There is no need to press fit a finger between the uppermost one of the contents and the container top plate, and by pushing the finger downward from above through the finger insertion port, the contents of the uppermost layer are pushed by the finger, The contents can be easily taken out by keeping the state and pulling the finger as it is toward the front side.

In the case of the container according to the tenth aspect, since the finger insertion port is provided on the container bottom wall, when the number of contents becomes small, the container is slightly tilted rearward so that the container bottom wall front The edge is slightly separated from the table top surface or the like on which the container is placed, and a finger is inserted through this gap, and the finger is pushed up by passing through the finger insertion opening. As a result, by grasping the remaining content with your finger and passing the finger through the opening, you push the content up to a certain extent, and at that position, pull the finger toward you while holding the content, Goes out of the container smoothly.

[0024]

1 to 5 show a first embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numeral 10 denotes the entire container. The container 10 includes a bottom wall 12 and four side walls 14, 16 standing upright around the bottom wall 12,
18, 20 and the top wall 2 arranged on the upper edges of these four side walls
It forms a parallelepiped box consisting of 2.

An outlet opening 24 is provided in one of the four side walls 14. In the illustrated embodiment, the ejection opening 24 is generally T-shaped. That is, the take-out opening 24 is the upper opening 2 that is a T-shaped horizontal leg portion.
6 and a lower opening 28 corresponding to a narrow T-shaped vertical leg that extends to the lower end of the side wall 14 and extends in the center thereof. The side edges 30, 30 of the upper opening 26 are near the side edges 32, 32 of the side wall 14. The upper edge 34 of the upper opening 26 is located at the upper edge of the side wall 14.

The lower edges 34, 34 of the upper opening 26 are inclined so that the height is low on the side of the lower opening 28 in the center and high on the sides of the side edges 32, 32 of the side wall 14. .

In the vicinity of the edge of the top plate 22 on the side wall 14 side, the finger insertion opening 3 is formed at the central portion in the width direction of the container.
6 is provided. The finger insertion opening 36 is open at the front edge of the top wall 22, and as a result, the upper opening 26
It is connected with. Another finger insertion opening 38 is also formed in the bottom wall 12 at a position corresponding to the finger insertion opening 36, and this finger insertion opening 38 communicates with the lower opening 28.

FIG. 2 shows a flexible envelope H formed of a flexible film, as an example of the items to be inserted into the container 10.

When the envelope H, which is the content, is taken out of the container 10 and the content is full in the container, the procedure shown in FIG. 4 is performed. That is, the top wall 2 of the container
The index finger is pressed against the desired uppermost storage portion H in the finger insertion opening 36 provided in 2, and the front edge of the content H is pulled out by pulling the finger slightly in that state. After that, by pressing the thumb against the lower surface side of the content H, the content H is sandwiched between the index finger and the thumb, and pulled further forward. At this time, the left and right side edges 30, 30 of the upper opening 26 are slightly inward of the side edges 32, 32 of the side wall 14. That is, the left and right ends of the content H are engaged with the wall portions 40, 40 between the opening side edge 30 and the side wall side edge 32 of the side wall 14. However, since the content H is flexible,
By pulling out the content H further from the state of being gripped by the fingers shown in FIG. 4, the content H is completely outside the container 10.

Although not shown, the amount of contents is reduced,
When the uppermost layer of the contents reaches the position of the lower opening 28, the uppermost layer H is picked up with a finger to bring it to the level of the upper opening 26, and the contents from this position are transferred in the same manner as in FIG. Take the item H out of the container.

When the amount of the contents is considerably reduced and the state shown in FIG. 5 is reached, the front side of the container 10 is tilted slightly rearward so that the front edge of the container bottom wall and the container are placed. Make a gap between the table top surface, etc. and insert your finger into this gap.
Further, the finger is pushed upward through the finger insertion opening 38 provided on the bottom wall. As a result, the remaining less stored items are pushed upward, and when the uppermost layer H is brought to the level of the upper opening 26, the uppermost layer H is pinched with a finger and pulled out to the front side.

Since the lower edges 34, 34 of the upper opening 26 are inclined so that the central portions thereof become lower toward the center, the effect shown in FIG. 6 is obtained. That is, when the center portion in the width direction of the uppermost content H is slightly lifted with fingers, when it is attempted to be pulled out toward the front side in the vicinity of the lower edge 34 of the upper opening 26, both sides h, h of the content H are detected. The front edge (the front side of the paper surface in FIG. 6) of the abutting portion abuts on the inclined portions 34, 34 and is further retracted to the front side, so that the front edges of both side portions h are inclined portions 3.
Raised upward along 4,34. In this way, by pulling the stored item H toward the front side, both sides h, h of the stored item H are automatically raised and brought to the position of the upper opening 26, so that the stored item H can be smoothly exited to the outside.

7 to 10 show another embodiment of the present invention. In this case, the container 10 is not only suitable for taking out, but also suitable for storing and transporting stored items.
Initially, the entire peripheral wall of the container 10 is solid and no opening is provided. That is, the takeout opening 24 described in the above embodiment and the finger insertion openings 36, 3 communicating with the takeout opening 24.
A space corresponding to 8 is covered by the side wall. A cutting line formed of a broken line such as perforations is provided along the contours of the extraction opening 24 and the finger insertion openings 36 and 38. Further, the cutoff line is a line connecting the front edge side of the finger insertion opening 36 and the opposing ends of the two inclined lower edges 34, 34, and both the front edge sides of the finger insertion opening 36 and the inclined lower edge 3.
It is also provided on the rectangle 40 along the line connecting the central end portions of 4, 34.

To open the container 10 thus closed, first, as shown in FIG. 7, the rectangular portion 40 is pushed in with a finger. This separates the rectangular portion 40 and then
Locations 42, 42 corresponding to the left and right sides of the upper opening 26
And the part 43 corresponding to the lower opening and the finger insertion opening 3 on the upper part
8 and 6 corresponding points from the edge of the opening formed by extracting the rectangular portion 40, respectively.
Remove as shown by the arrow. A portion 43 corresponding to the lower opening 28 is a portion 45 corresponding to the lower finger insertion opening 38.
Therefore, the portion 45 is simultaneously opened by peeling the portion 43 in the direction of the arrow. In this way,
The extraction opening 24 and the openings corresponding to the finger insertion openings 36 and 38 shown in FIG. 1 are exposed.

The cut line for forming the extraction opening in FIG. Further, it can be opened as shown in FIG.
In this case, the thumb and the index finger are attached so as to straddle the rectangular portion 40 and the portion 44 corresponding to the upper finger insertion opening 36, and the both fingers are pressed toward each other. As a result, as shown in FIG. 10, both parts 40 and 44 are torn apart to expose the opening. Thereafter, similarly to the case shown in FIG. 8, both side portions 42, 42, a portion 43 corresponding to the lower opening, and a portion 45 corresponding to the lower finger insertion opening are opened.

FIG. 11 shows a container 10 having a cutting line as shown in FIG. 7 in which the outer periphery of the cutting line is covered with an adhesive sheet 50 having a shape slightly larger than the shape defined by the cutting line. In this way, since the cutoff line is covered by the sheet 50, dust, moisture, etc., will not be inserted into the inside from the outside through the minute cuts forming the cutoff line. Also, in this case, the semi-circular portion 52 of the adhesive sheet 50 that covers the upper finger insertion opening 36 is scratched with a nail, and this portion 52 is grasped with a finger and strongly urged toward the front side. By pulling, the portion surrounded by the cut line is removed together with the sheet 50, and the sheet is automatically opened.

FIG. 12 shows another embodiment of the present invention. In this case, the upper edge 34 of the upper opening 26 is provided slightly below the upper edge 23 of the top wall 22 of the container 10. Such a configuration may be used when the contents are not packed in the container.

Further, in another embodiment shown in FIG. 13, the left and right side edges 30, 30 of the upper opening 26 are provided at positions substantially matching the left and right side edges 32, 32 of the side wall 14. When the contents are fully packed in the container, the contents are difficult to bend when the uppermost contents are to be taken out. If parts 40, 40 are maintained,
It becomes difficult to take out the contents. However, if the configuration is made as in the embodiment shown in FIG. 13, such a difficulty is solved. Even if the width of the upper opening 26 is configured to be substantially the same as the width of the side wall 14 as described above, if the size of the upper opening 26 in the height direction is not so large, the contents can be obtained even when the container is in the forward tilted posture. You can avoid the difficulty that a lot of things jump out.

FIG. 14 shows still another embodiment. In this case, a cutout line for the take-out opening is provided on both the longitudinal side wall 14 and the lateral side wall 16 of the container 10. Any one may be opened depending on the preference of the user.

FIG. 15 shows various modifications regarding the shape of the take-out opening in the container 10. In the figure,
As shown in (a) to (c), the extraction opening may be V-shaped. In that case, the top edge and the top side edge of the V-shaped take-out opening may be provided near both left and right shoulders of the container side wall (a), and the top side edge of the take-out opening is slightly inward from the left and right side edges of the side wall. It may be located at the inside (b), or the top edge of the opening may be located slightly below the top edge of the side wall (c). Also, when the take-out opening is provided in a T shape, unlike the case of the above-described embodiment, it may be a substantially complete T shape (d). Further, the take-out opening may have a width that is considerably narrower than the width of the side wall of the container and that extends substantially vertically in the same direction. Further, as shown in (f) to (h), the take-out opening may be formed to have a wide width in the upper and lower portions and a narrow width in the middle portion.
In this case, the container can be used upside down. Further, as shown in (i), the upper ejection opening may be horizontal, and the lower ejection opening may extend obliquely downward from one end side thereof. As shown in (j), the upper ejection opening is horizontal. The lower extraction opening continuing to this may be narrowed at the upper side and wide at the lower side. Further, as shown in (k), it may be an inverted trapezoidal take-out opening. Further, as shown in (l), the take-out opening may be formed in the shape of numeral "7". As described above, various shapes of the extraction opening are conceivable within the scope of the claims.

[0042]

Industrial Applicability The container of the present invention provides a container which can store a flexible and flat container in a reliable, safe and clean manner and which can be easily taken out.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an envelope H stored in the container shown in the previous figure.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along a plane crossing the central portion in the longitudinal direction of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the uppermost storage item is being taken out from the state of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which a finger is pushing up the remaining contents.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a state in which the uppermost layer of the contents is being taken out easily by utilizing the inclination of the lower edge of the upper opening.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention. A state in which a cutoff line is provided at a portion corresponding to a contour line such as a takeout opening is shown. The central rectangular portion 40 is pressed with a finger.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state where the central rectangular portion 40 is removed from the state of the previous figure and the remaining portion is about to be peeled off.

9 is a perspective view showing a state in which the cutting line of FIG. 7 is being cut in another manner. FIG.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a state in which the cutting following the previous figure is completed.

11 is a perspective view showing a state in which the outer periphery of the cut line in the embodiment of FIG. 7 is covered with an adhesive sheet.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing still another embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing still another embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a schematic view showing various forms of an ejection opening.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Container 12 Bottom Wall 14 Side Wall 16 Side Wall 18 Side Wall 20 Side Wall 22 Top Wall 23 Side Wall Upper Edge 24 Extraction Opening 26 Upper Opening 28 Lower Opening 30 Upper Opening Side Edge 32 Side Side Side 33 33 Upper Opening Upper Edge 34 Upper Opening Lower edge 36 Upper finger insertion hole 38 Lower finger insertion hole H Flexible flat object

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[Submission date] April 26, 1995

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Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A container for accommodating and easily taking out a flexible flat object, which comprises a bottom wall, four side edges standing upright on the periphery thereof, and a top wall arranged on the upper edge thereof. It is composed of a parallelepiped box body and has an outlet opening on one side wall of the four side edges, and the outlet opening includes a relatively wide upper opening and a relatively narrow lower opening connected thereunder. The side edges of the upper opening are located at the side edges of the one side wall or in the vicinity thereof, and the upper side edges of the upper opening are located in the upper side of the one side wall or in the vicinity thereof, The lower opening of the container extends downward to reach the lower end of the one side wall, and a container for accommodating and easily removing a flexible flat object. 2. The container according to claim 1, wherein the take-out opening is T-shaped, the upper opening corresponds to a T-shaped horizontal leg, and the lower opening is T-shaped vertical. A container characterized by being equivalent to legs. 3. The container according to claim 2, wherein a lower edge of the upper opening is at a lower position on the side of the lower opening, and is higher as it moves to the side of both side edges of the upper opening. A container characterized by being inclined so that. 4. The container according to claim 1, wherein the outlet is V-shaped, the upper opening corresponds to an upper part of the V-shape, and the lower opening corresponds to a lower part of the V-shape. A container characterized by being. 5. The container according to claim 1, wherein the upper opening of the take-out opening extends horizontally, and the lower opening extends vertically or obliquely downward from a proper position of the upper opening. A container characterized by that. 6. The container according to claim 1, wherein the take-out opening is formed such that the width thereof is wide at the upper side and narrower at the lower side. 7. A container for accommodating and easily taking out a flexible flat object, which comprises a bottom wall, four side edges standing upright on the periphery thereof, and a top wall arranged on the upper edge thereof. And a take-out opening is provided on one side wall of the four side edges, and the take-out opening is relatively wide in the upper and lower parts and relatively narrow in the middle part. Both side edges of the take-out opening are located at both side edges of the one side wall or in the vicinity thereof, and the upper edge and the lower edge of the take-out opening are located in the upper edge and the lower edge of the one side wall or in the vicinity thereof, respectively. A container which can store and easily take out a flexible flat object characterized by being. 8. A container for accommodating and easily taking out a flexible flat object, which comprises a bottom wall, four side edges standing on the periphery thereof, and a top wall arranged on the top edge thereof. And a take-out opening is formed on one side wall of the four side edges, and the take-out opening is formed to have a width narrower than that of the one side wall. A container for accommodating and easily taking out a flexible flat object, characterized in that the edges are respectively located at an upper edge and a lower edge of the one side wall or in the vicinity thereof. 9. The container according to claim 1, wherein a finger insertion opening is provided near an edge of the top plate on the side of the one side wall, and the finger insertion opening is provided. Is connected to the upper edge of the upper opening of the ejection opening. 10. The container according to claim 1, wherein another finger insertion opening is provided in the vicinity of an edge portion of the bottom wall on the side of the one side wall. The other finger insertion opening is continuous with the lower end of the lower opening of the ejection opening.