JPS6143711Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a container for creamy food having a plurality of outlets having different opening shapes.

[Problems that conventional technology and ideas try to solve]

For example, a container for storing creamy foods such as mayonnaise, ketchup, and fresh cream has a container body 1 made of an elastic material such as polyethylene, as shown in Fig. 1.
It has a take-out port 2 at one end, and by removing a cap (for example, a screw cap) 3 that seals the take-out port 2, the volume of the container body 1 is reduced by external pressure as shown in Fig. 2. Then, the creamy food 4 inside is taken out.

Conventional containers of this type are placed horizontally on a table as shown in FIG. 1 when not in use. However, when the amount of creamy food 4 inside decreases, even if the container body 1 is pressed from the outside as shown in FIG. There was a problem that made it impossible to do so.

Also, as shown in Figure 2, if you take out the required amount of creamy food 4 and leave it in a horizontal position without closing the cap 3, the food 4 inside will leak out, so close the cap 3 after each use. , the next time you use it, you will need to remove the cap 3 again. Therefore, opening and closing the cap is a real pain when used frequently. Moreover, if you close the cap 3 immediately after use, the container body 1 will remain in its crushed shape, so the next time you use it, you will have to crush the container body 1 even more to remove the creamy food 4 inside. There was a problem in that as the amount of food 4 inside decreased, it became increasingly difficult to take it out.

On the other hand, when taking out mayonnaise, fresh cream, etc. from the container body 1, it has been considered to make the opening shape of the take-out opening into an irregular shape such as a star shape in order to give the cross-sectional shape of the food to be taken out decorative. If there is only one outlet, it is not possible to vary the cross-sectional shape of the food taken out, and therefore it is not possible to provide a variety of decorations.

By the way, conventionally, as shown in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 56-65842, a ventilation hole is provided above the container body.
Containers that can be placed upright with their bottom lids facing down are being considered. According to this, the food inside the main body is always gathered at the bottom, so when the bottom cover is removed, the food inside can be quickly taken out.

However, since the container is always erected with the outlet facing downward, the bottom lid cannot be removed, and the bottom lid must be opened and closed each time it is used.

In addition, as shown in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 57-86950 (Fig. 5), outlet ports are provided on both sides of the container body, and the caps that seal each outlet are made larger so that the container body can be held upright. It is also possible to have different outlet openings, but when all the caps are closed, it is difficult to tell which side the outlet is to be used. Therefore, when using the cap, there is a risk of removing another cap by mistake, making it difficult to improve cooking efficiency.

The present invention was developed to solve these conventional problems, and its purpose is to allow food to be taken out quickly and completely even when the remaining amount is low, so that it can be used frequently. You can cook efficiently with the cap removed,
Furthermore, by providing multiple outlets with different opening shapes, the cross-sectional shape of the food taken out can be varied.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a container for creamy food in which the shapes of the plurality of ejection openings can be easily recognized even when the cap is closed, and which can improve cooking efficiency.

[Means for solving problems]

The container for creamy food of the present invention has a plurality of outlet openings in the container body with different opening shapes, and each outlet is sealed with a cap that can be separated from the container body. By matching the external shape with the shape of the corresponding outlet, the correspondence between the outlet and the cap is made clear, and both caps can be placed on a flat surface to hold the container body upright. It is as large as possible.

〔Example〕

Examples are shown below.

First, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, a semi-transparent container body 11 made of polyethylene has a take-out port 12a having a circular opening shape as shown in FIG. 5, and a take-out port 12b having a star-shaped opening shape as shown in FIG. are provided, and each outlet 12a, 12b is sealed with a cap 13a, 13b having a circular and star-shaped external shape as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, respectively.

Both caps 13a and 13b are of such a size that they can be placed on a flat surface with the outlet openings 12a and 12b sealed and hold the container body 11 in an upright position. And these caps 13a,
The size of 13b is determined based on the ability to hold the container body 11 in an upright state regardless of the size of the outlet ports 12a and 12b, and making it unnecessarily large causes problems such as high manufacturing costs. Since this also occurs, they are assumed to be approximately the same size.

[Effect of idea]

In the container for creamy food constructed as described above, a creamy food 14 such as mayonnaise or fresh cream is placed in the container body 11, and the container is placed on a flat surface with one cap (for example, the cap 13b on the small opening side) facing down. If the food 14 is placed in the container, even if the remaining amount of the food 14 becomes small, the food 14 can be quickly taken out from the small opening 12b by removing the lower cap 13b.

For example, if the food 14 is taken out from the small opening 12b and then placed on a flat surface with the large opening side cap 13a facing down as shown in FIG. Food 14
will not leak out. The container body 11 elastically returns to its original shape within a short period of time, making it easy to use the container again.
No need to worry about opening and closing. In addition, since the opening shapes of the two outlet openings are different, by using them properly, the cross-sectional shape of the food 14 to be taken out can be varied, and a variety of decorations can be applied to enhance the aesthetic effect of cooking. In addition, both caps 1
Even if 3a and 13b are closed, the shape of the outlet can be determined by looking at their external shape, thereby improving cooking efficiency.

When used for cooking (or commercial use), take out a large amount from the large opening 12a as shown in Figure 10, and when used for tabletop use (or home use), take out a large amount from the small opening 12a as shown in Figure 11. It can be taken out little by little from the take-out port 12b.

Although one embodiment has been shown above, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. For example, the number of outlets may be three or more. Figure 12 shows
The container body 21 has four outlets 22a, 22b,
22c and 22d are provided, each with a cap 23.
This shows an example of sealing with a, 23b, 23c, and 23d. In this case as well, the correspondence between the outlet and the cap should be made clear by matching their shapes.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 to 3 show the conventional example, Figure 1 is a side view when not in use, Figures 2 and 3 are side views when in use, and Figures 4 to 11 are views of the present invention. Fig. 4 is a side view when not in use, Fig. 5 is a plan view with the cap removed, Fig. 6 is a bottom view with the cap removed, and Fig. 7 is a side view when not in use. 8 is a bottom view, FIG. 9 is a side view after use, FIGS. 10 and 11 are side views when in use, and FIG. 12 is a side view showing a modified example. 11, 12... Container body, 12a, 12b, 2
2a, 22b, 22c, 22d... Outlet, 1
3a, 13b, 23a, 23b, 23c, 23d
...cap, 14...creamy food.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] (1) Having multiple outlets with different opening shapes, the creamy food contained inside can be taken out from any outlet by reducing the volume by external pressure. a container main body made of an elastic material, which is separable from the container, corresponds to each outlet, and is provided with an appearance having approximately the same shape as the corresponding outlet; and a plurality of caps of approximately the same size, which make it possible to hold the container body in an upright state with either outlet facing down by sealing the container body and placing it on a flat surface. Container for creamy food. (2) The container for creamy food according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of outlets have different opening areas.