JPH1159661A - Packaging case - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To deliver food and drink in a single motion, because two delivering motions are required and it is bothersome, when delivering food and drink to persons, in particular, as the load of stewardesses is large in their service for a number of passengers in an airplane. SOLUTION: A packaging case 1 is detachably connected to the upper end of a drink container 3 such as a drink can or a drink cup provided with a projection or a groove 7 at the outer peripheral edge of the upper end to contain food suitable for the drink or other food in the inside. An opening is formed to pass through the upper end part of the container 3 at the bottom face 2 and a partition plate 12 dividing the inside space into the upper and lower spaces 10, 11 and contacting the upper end of the container 3, is provided in the inside. Food is contained in the upper space and the lower space 11 is connected to the upper end 4 of the drink container. And a fixing means 8 detachably engaging with the protrusion or the groove 7 of the drink container 3 is formed at the peripheral edge of the opening.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a packaging box, and more particularly, to a container such as a beverage can or a beverage cup, which is removably connected to the upper end of the container and has therein a garnish or other foodstuff suitable for a beverage. And a packaging box for containing

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, sake is accompanied by appetizers. For example, if you look at the in-flight service of an airline company, if you ask a flight attendant for beer, you can add nuts and soy sauce to canned beer. In this case, the cabin attendant places the canned beer and the paper cup or bagged appetizer on the table in the passenger seat in order.

[0003] Also, if you ask for a coffee service,
It puts coffee, sugar and cream on the table in order.

As described above, the cabin attendant places canned beer and appetizer on the table one by one when serving canned beer, and a cup containing coffee and sugar when serving coffee. Place the sachet and the container with the cream on the table one by one again.

[0005]

The above-mentioned operation of the cabin crew does not take much time for one passenger, but takes a considerable amount of time for the whole passenger. In addition, it is necessary to prepare beverages and foods in a narrow galley in preparation for servicing passengers, which requires considerable time and labor in preparation work. In the era of mass transit in the air, these tasks have become a significant burden for flight attendants.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned current situation of in-flight services, and has as its object to provide a packaging box suitable for beverage service, which can reduce the burden on flight attendants.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, a packaging box of the present invention comprises a beverage container such as a beverage can or a beverage cup having a ridge or groove at the outer peripheral edge at the upper end. A packaging box that is detachably connected to the upper end and contains therein appetizers or other foods that match the beverage, and an opening that allows the upper end of the container to pass through is formed on the bottom surface. A partition plate that divides the internal space into two upper and lower spaces and abuts on the upper end of the container at the same time is provided. The upper space is a food storage unit that stores the foods, while the lower space is A container connecting portion that is connected to an upper end portion of the beverage container, and a peripheral portion of the opening is provided with an engagement unit that is detachably engaged with a ridge or a groove of the beverage container. It is.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on illustrated embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a packaging box of the present invention is connected to, for example, canned beer as a beverage container, and FIG.
Is a perspective view of a packaging box showing a state where a lid is opened, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the packaging box, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 3 when connected to canned beer, and FIG. 5 is a development view of the packaging box.

As shown in FIG. 3, the packaging box 1 has an opening 5 formed in the bottom surface 2 so that the upper end portion 4 of the canned beer 3 can pass therethrough. The diameter of the opening 5 is set slightly larger than the outer diameter at the upper end of the canned beer 3. Since the outer shape of the canned beer 3 varies depending on the beer company, the diameter of the opening 5 is appropriately changed according to the shape of the canned beer 3 to be connected.

A pair of engaging pieces (engaging means) 8, which are detachably engaged with a ridge (caulking portion) 7 on the outer peripheral edge of the upper end of the canned beer 3, are provided on the peripheral edge 6 of the opening 5. 8 are provided. The engagement pieces 8 are arranged to face each other with the center of the opening 5 interposed therebetween. Also, folds 9, 9 are formed at the base end portions of the engagement pieces 8, 8, and the folds 9, 9 impart flexibility to the engagement pieces 8, 8. By providing the engagement pieces 8 with flexibility in this manner, the attachment / detachment operation with respect to the canned beer 3 is facilitated. The number of the engagement pieces 8 is two in the illustrated example, but may be three or more. However, if the number is three or more, the connection force to the beverage container (canned beer 3) can be increased, but the resistance is increased when the packaging box 1 is removed from the container, so that two are practical.

Inside the packaging box 1, there is provided a partition plate 12 which divides the internal space into two upper and lower spaces 10 and 11 and which comes into contact with the upper end of the beer 3. The upper space 10 formed by the partition plate 12 is a food storage unit for storing foods, while the lower space 11 is a container connection unit connected to the upper end of the canned beer 3. I have. As shown in FIG. 4, the position of the partition plate 12 is such that when the upper end of the can beer 3 comes into contact with the lower surface thereof, the tips of the engaging pieces 8, 8 engage with the ridges 7 of the can beer 3. Is preferred. In the case of this example, nuts and sardines (not shown) serving as beer appetizers are stored in the food storage section (upper space 10). When the beverage container is other than canned beer, for example, cookies and the like are stored for coffee and tea, and hail and oysters are stored for Japanese tea.

In the above example, the case where the beverage container is connected to a can container such as canned beer has been described. However, the beverage container to which the packaging box of the present invention is connected is
Although not shown, it may be, for example, a glass cup or a paper cup. In the case of cup liquor, the engaging pieces 8, 8 are engaged with the grooves between the lid sealed at the upper end of the cup and the cup body. When the beverage container is a paper cup, the engaging pieces 8, 8 are engaged with the curl formed over the entire periphery of the opening edge of the paper cup. When the beverage to be put in the paper cup is hot coffee, the sugar contained in the small bag and the milk contained in the cup container may be put in the food container (upper space 10) of the packaging box 1. Also, in this case, the upper end opening of the paper cup is closed by the partition plate 12, so that the coffee in the paper cup is difficult to cool, and the coffee is not scattered around even when it is slightly shaken during transportation. Accidents such as burns can be prevented.

The above-described packaging box 1 is as shown in FIG. That is, a front plate 14 is connected to the upper edge of the bottom plate (bottom surface) 2 via the fold 13, and a rear plate 16 is connected to the lower edge via the fold 15. At the center of the upper edge of the front plate 14, a cutout 17 having a shape matching the shape of a knob 32 of a cover plate 31 described later is formed.

Lower side plates 20 and 21 are connected to both side edges of the bottom plate 2 via folds 18 and 19, respectively.
4 and folds 22, 23, 2
Flaps 26, 27, 28, 29 are connected to each other via 4, 25. The opening 5 and the engaging pieces 8, 8 are formed in the bottom plate 2 as described above.

A lid plate 31 is connected to the lower edge of the rear plate 16 via a fold line 30. On both side edges of the cover plate 31, upper side plates 37, 38 are respectively provided continuously through short folds 35, 36 connected to both ends of the perforations 33, 34, respectively.

A connecting plate 40 is connected to the lower edge of the cover plate 31 via a fold 39, and the lower edge of the connecting plate 40 is
1, a partition plate 12 is provided continuously, and an adhesive plate 43 is provided continuously at the lower edge of the partition plate 12 via a fold line.

The connecting plate 40 has a substantially V-shaped perforation 44.
Is formed, and the portion defined by the perforations 44 is used as the knob 32 of the cover plate 31.

At the time of assembly, the attaching plate 43 is attached to the back side of the rear plate, and the connecting plate 40 is attached to the back side of the front plate 14. Subsequently, the upper side plates 37 and 38 and the lower side plate 2
The packaging box 1 is completed by folding and engaging the flaps 0, 21 and the flaps 26, 27, 28, 29 with each other.

The above-described shape of the packaging box 1 and the arrangement of the constituent plates are merely examples, and the opening through which the upper end of the beverage container can pass, the internal space into two upper and lower spaces, and The shape, arrangement of the component plates, and the like are not limited as long as a partition plate that comes into contact with the upper end of the beverage container and an engaging means that removably engages with the ridge or groove of the beverage container are provided.

When the packaging box 1 described above is used, for example, in an airplane, a large number of canned beers 3 are arranged side by side in a galley with the drinking side (upper end) facing up. The packaging boxes 1 are sequentially connected. In addition, foods are stored in the packaging box 1 in advance. Then, when serving passengers, simply putting the canned beer 3 and placing it on the table at the customer's seat can also deliver the foodstuffs in the packaging box to the passengers. Further, the received passenger removes the packaging box 1 from the canned beer 3 by pulling it upward, opens the cover plate 31, takes out the food from the food container, and eats it.

[0022]

As described above, the packaging box of the present invention can be very easily connected to the beverage container, so that the beverage container and the food can be integrated. Therefore, the beverage container and the food can be delivered with one hand. Thereby, for example, when the packaging container of the present invention is adopted for a beverage service in an airplane, the cabin attendant can simultaneously provide the beverage and the food with a single operation such as passing the beverage container to the passenger. . Therefore, the work efficiency of the in-flight service can be dramatically improved.

When the packaging box of the present invention is applied to a paper cup containing a hot drink, the opening in the upper end of the paper cup is closed by a partition plate, so that the beverage in the paper cup is cooled. In addition, the beverage is not scattered around even if it shakes slightly during transportation, so that accidents such as burns and stains on clothes can be prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state where a packaging box of the present invention is connected to, for example, canned beer as a beverage container.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a packaging box showing a state where a lid is opened.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the packaging box.

FIG. 4 shows A- in FIG. 3 when connected to canned beer.
FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line A.

FIG. 5 is a development view of a packaging box.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Packaging box 2 Bottom surface (bottom plate) 3 Beverage container 4 Upper end part of beverage container 5 Opening 6 Peripheral part 7 Ridge or groove 8 Engagement piece (engagement means) 10 Upper space (foodstuff storage part) 11 Lower space (container connection part) 12 Partition plate

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] August 21, 1997

[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Drawing

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[Correction method] Change

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An appetizer or other foodstuff that is removably connected to the upper end of a beverage container such as a beverage can or a beverage cup having a ridge or groove on the outer peripheral edge at the upper end. An opening through which the upper end of the container can pass is formed on the bottom surface, and the inside space is divided into two upper and lower spaces, and at the same time, the upper end of the container is in contact with the upper end of the container. A partition plate in contact with the food container is provided, and the upper space is a food storage portion for storing the foods, while the lower space is a container connection portion connected to an upper end portion of the beverage container, and A packaging box, characterized in that a peripheral portion is provided with an engagement means for removably engaging with a ridge or a groove of the beverage container.