JPS6024232Y2 - Serving utensils - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a serving utensil comprising a combination plate and a heat-insulating tray into which the combination plate fits.

Traditionally, in places where a large number of people need to be served, such as hospitals and schools,
In order to serve food in a warm state, we use thermal trays that can maintain the appropriate temperature for a certain period of time.

When storing food on this thermal tray, the food can be placed directly into the plate portion of the tray, but usually, tableware that can be stored in the plate portion is prepared separately and the tray is used as a serving container.

In this case, the tableware to be accommodated in the serving container has conventionally been made of plastic such as melamine resin, polypropylene, polystyrene, or polycarbonate, and has separate plates that are large enough to fit into the individual plate portions of the tray.

However, since all of those tableware are independent containers, each
It is expensive to manufacture one tableware, it takes time to set the tableware on the tray and wash the tableware after use, and furthermore, the tableware has disadvantages in that it takes a lot of space to store the tableware when not in use.

In addition, even if these tableware are disposable, it does not take much effort to handle them.

The present invention provides a serving utensil consisting of a combination plate and a heat-insulating tray into which the combination plate fits.
A flange portion and a plurality of dish-shaped recesses are formed in the combination dish, and a raised part that surrounds each dish-shaped recessed part and stands up from the flange part is formed, and the raised part has approximately the same shape in its longitudinal section. The entire combination dish is made up of thin walls made of synthetic resin to emphasize its shape, and the heat-insulating tray has an upper plate and a lower plate, and the upper plate is provided with a plurality of dish-shaped recesses, as well as the surrounding area. The present invention relates to a serving utensil characterized in that a raised portion is formed on the lower plate, and an inverted recessed portion that fits into the raised portion of the upper plate when the heat-insulating trays are stacked on the lower plate.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a combination dish according to the present invention.

The dish-shaped recess 1 is a recess whose lower surface protrudes further downward than the flange part 3, and the degree of this protrusion is appropriately determined in consideration of the depth of the dish part of the heat-insulating tray into which the combination is fitted. .

At least two or more dish-shaped recesses 1 are provided, and the sizes and shapes thereof may be the same or different.

A raised portion 2 is provided around the dish-shaped recessed portion 1, and the raised portion 2 is configured to have a substantially U-shape in its longitudinal section as shown in FIG. When the combination plates are stacked on top of each other, the plate-shaped recess 1 of the combination plate is fitted into the plate-shaped recess 9 of the heat-insulating tray.

The raised portion 2 is a reverse recessed portion 1 provided at the bottom of the upper heating tray when multiple sets are stacked with the combination plates fitted to the heating tray to form one set.
2 (described later) helps maintain a safe laminated state by improving airtightness and preventing sideways sliding.

A flange portion 3 is provided on the outer periphery of the dish-shaped recess 1 .

The flange portion 3 may extend horizontally from the rising portion of the raised portion 2 in a simple flat shape, but in order to provide strength to the combination plate and prevent deformation, the step portion 4 is
It is preferable to provide an outer flange 3' and an inner flange 3''.

Further, a protrusion 5 may be provided on the periphery of the flange portion 3 horizontally in the direction of extension of the combination plate so as to serve as a convenient finger rest for removing the combination plate.

A combination plate is used as a tableware by being fitted into a heat-insulating tray, and examples of the heat-insulating tray include trays as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4.

FIG. 2 shows a heat-insulating tray consisting of an upper plate 7 and a lower plate 8.

A dish-shaped recess 9 is provided in the upper plate 7, and a raised part 10 having the same shape and size as the combination dish is formed around the recess 9.

A plurality of the plate-shaped recesses 9 are provided to match the plate-shaped recesses 1 of the combination plate.

The lower plate 8 is provided with an inverted recess 12 that fits into the raised portion 10 of the upper plate 7 when the heat-insulating trays are stacked.

The upper plate 7 and the lower plate 8 are joined at the flange portion 11, and the space between them is filled with a heat insulating material.

The combination dish is fitted into the thermal tray as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.

What is a combination plate thermal tray? The flange portion 3 of the combination plate and the peripheral edge 13 surrounding the dish-shaped recess 9 of the thermal insulation tray are attached to each other on the vertical extension of the raised portion 10 of the thermal insulation tray. Uphill section 2
is raised and positioned.

The raised parts 2 and 1 of the combination plate and thermal tray
0 have the same shape, so even if the combination plate is interposed between the upper and lower trays when thermal trays are stacked, the inverted recess 12 of the thermal tray and the raised portion 2 of the combination plate will fit together. This allows the trays to be stacked stably.

The serving utensil according to the present invention is lightweight compared to conventional tableware in which each plate is used individually because the combination plate is a tableware in which multiple plate parts are integrally molded from synthetic resin. Setting on a tray and cleaning after use can save labor, and manufacturing costs can also be reduced.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a combination plate according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of a thermal tray according to the present invention, and Fig. 3 is an example of a serving tool according to the present invention. 4 is a perspective view showing the line TV-IV in FIG.
FIG. 1...Dish-shaped concave portion, 2...Prominent portion,
3...Flange part, 7...Top plate, end...
...Lower plate, 9...Dish-shaped recess, 10...
...raised part, 12...reverse concave part.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] In a serving utensil consisting of a combination plate and a heat-insulating tray into which the combination plate is fitted, the combination plate is formed with a flange portion and a plurality of plate-shaped recesses, and each plate-shaped A raised portion is formed surrounding the recessed portion and rises higher than the flange portion, and the entire combination plate is constituted by a thin wall of synthetic resin such that the raised portion has a substantially U-shape in its longitudinal section; A heat-insulating tray having an upper plate and a lower plate has a plurality of dish-shaped recesses on the upper plate, similar to the combination dish, and a raised part around the recesses, and the heat-insulating trays are stacked on the lower plate. A serving utensil characterized by being provided with an inverted recessed part that sometimes fits into a raised part of a top plate.