TW202037323A - Insulated container - Google Patents

Abstract

An insulated container having a bottom box and an annular wall surrounding the bottom box is provided in the present disclosure. A top of the bottom box is open and connected to the annular wall, and an inner space of the ring wall is communicated with an inner space of the bottom box, an opening is defined on a top edge of the annular wall. A grip portion is downward extended from an external surface of a joint between the bottom box and the annular wall. The grip portion is separated from the bottom box and the grip portion is covered by a rubber strip. Thereby, the bottom box is prevented from directly contacting, and so that the insulated container just heated by the microwave could be gripped.

Description

Insulated container

The present invention relates to food containers, in particular to a heat-insulating container for preventing scalding hands.

Generally, when food is heated by a microwave oven, the food is contained in a container and placed in a heating device. The container itself cannot be heated by microwaves because it contains no moisture, but the heated food still conducts its heat energy to the entire container. The user must wait for the container to cool after the heating is completed before taking out the container, so it is inconvenient to use, and the food is also cooled when the container is cooled.

In view of this, the inventor of the present invention focused on the above-mentioned prior art, especially concentrated research and the application of scientific theory, and tried to solve the above-mentioned problems, which became the goal of the present inventor's improvement.

The invention provides a heat-insulating container for preventing scalding hands.

The present invention provides a heat-insulating container, which includes a bottom box and a ring wall surrounding the bottom box. The top of the bottom box is open and connected to the ring wall. The inner space of the ring wall communicates with the inner space of the bottom box. The edge forms an opening, and the outer side of the connection between the bottom box and the ring wall extends downward to form a holding part, the holding part and the bottom box are spaced apart and the holding part is covered with a rubber strip.

In the heat-insulating container of the present invention, the opening cover is provided with a cover, and a rubber strip is arranged on the cover, and the rubber strip is clamped between the cover and the ring wall to seal the opening. In the heat-insulating container of the present invention, the outer surface of the cover body is recessed to form a positioning groove, and the positioning groove matches with the outer bottom surface of the bottom box for placing in another bottom box. One side of the cover body is provided with a ring groove and the cover body is provided with a perforation, the perforation is connected to the ring groove, the rubber strip is embedded in the ring groove and a part of the rubber strip is embedded in the perforation.

In the heat-insulating container of the present invention, a plurality of hooks are provided on the edge of the cover body, and each hook is respectively buckled to the outside of the opening. At least one undercut for buckling some hooks is arranged on the outside of the opening. The undercut is configured around the opening.

In the heat-insulating container of the present invention, the outer bottom surface of the bottom box is recessed to form a groove. The bottom box extends outward to form a connecting part, which is connected between the bottom of the box and the ring wall. An inner box is arranged in the ring wall, and the inner box is stacked on the connecting part of the bottom box. The grip extends from the lower edge of the ring wall

In the heat-insulating container of the present invention, the grip portion of the ring wall and the bottom box are arranged spaced apart, so that the user can avoid direct contact with the bottom box and hot hands through space barrier.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 6, a preferred embodiment of the present invention provides an anti-scalding heat-insulating container, which at least includes a bottom box 100 and a ring wall 200. The top edge of the ring wall 200 defines an opening 201, and the outer side of the connection 103 between the bottom box 100 and the ring wall 200 extends downward to form a holding portion 202.

In this embodiment, the bottom box 100 is preferably a flat rectangular cube, and the top 101 of the bottom box 100 is open and connected to the ring wall 200. In this embodiment, the junction 103 between the bottom of the box and the ring wall forms a flange 110 extending outward from the bottom box 100. Specifically, the flange 110 protrudes outward from the top 101 of the bottom box 100, and the flange 110 extends around the top 101 of the bottom box 100 to connect to the ring wall 200. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The connecting ring wall 200 can also be configured in an inverted cone shape to directly connect to the top 101 of the bottom box 100.

Specifically, the ring wall 200 surrounds the top 101 of the bottom box 100, and the outer edge of the flange 110 is connected to the inner wall surface of the ring wall 200 so that the inner space of the ring wall 200 is connected with the inner space of the bottom box 100 for storage food. In this embodiment, the holding portion 202 preferably extends downward from the lower edge of the ring wall 200. The holding portion 202 protrudes from the flange 110, the holding portion 202 is spaced from the bottom box 100, and the holding portion 202 is covered with a rubber strip 220 to achieve heat insulation.

Therefore, in the heat-insulating container of the present invention, the gripping portion 202 of the ring wall 200 and the bottom box 100 are spaced apart to prevent the user from directly contacting the bottom box 100 by space barrier. Furthermore, the holding portion 202 is provided with a rubber strip 220 to prevent the user from being burned when touching the holding portion 202. Furthermore, the food contained in the heat-insulating container is generally not completely filled, so that the top edge of the ring wall 200 does not touch the heated food and does not become hot. Therefore, after the heat-insulating container of the present invention is heated by the microwave, the user can hold the top edge of the ring wall 200 and the holding portion 202 without being hot, so the heat-insulating container can be taken out of the microwave oven immediately.

The opening 201 can optionally be covered with a cover 300, and the structure of the cover 300 is described in detail later. In this embodiment, the cover 300 is preferably a rectangular plate, and a rubber strip 310 is provided on the cover 300. The rubber strip 310 is clamped between the cover 300 and the ring wall 200 to seal the opening 201. Moreover, the rubber strip 310 can block the heat conduction between the cover 300 and the ring wall 200 to further achieve the effect of heat insulation. Therefore, when the cover 300 is covered in the opening 201, the user grips the cover 300 and the holding portion 202 to hold Holding the ring wall 200 can also avoid hot hands.

Specifically, one side of the cover 300 is provided with a ring groove 320 and the cover 300 is provided with a perforation 302 connected to the ring groove 320, the rubber strip 310 is embedded in the ring groove 302 and a part of the rubber strip 310 is embedded in the perforation 302. The shape of the ring groove 320 matches the shape of the opening 201 at the top edge of the ring wall 200. The perforation 302 on the cover 300 can be used as a plastic feed port for the rubber strip 310, whereby plastic can be injected into the ring groove 320 through the perforation 302. A rubber strip 310 is formed directly in the ring groove 320.

The edge of the cover 300 is provided with a plurality of hooks 320, and each hook 320 is respectively buckled with the outer side of the ring wall 200 to tightly fix the cover 300 to the opening 201 to thereby close the opening 201. At least one undercut 210 for buckling some hooks 320 is provided on the outer side of the aforementioned ring wall 200 adjacent to the opening 201. The present invention does not limit the form of the barb 210, for example, it may be a single barb 210 and the barb 210 is arranged around the opening 201, and the hooks 320 are respectively buckled with the barb 210. Alternatively, the outer side of the opening 201 of the ring wall 200 may also be provided with a plurality of barbs 210 corresponding to each hook 320, and each hook 320 is respectively buckled with the corresponding barb 210.

In the insulated container of the present invention, the outer bottom surface of the bottom box 100 is recessed to form a groove 102. When the heat-insulating container is heated, its groove 102 forms a gap between the outer bottom surface of the bottom box 100 and the plane on which it is placed, thereby avoiding moisture generated during heating and causing the outer bottom surface of the bottom box 100 to absorb the plane where it is placed.

Referring to Figure 7, preferably, the outer surface of the cover 300 can be selectively recessed to form a positioning groove 301, the positioning groove 301 and the outer bottom surface of the bottom box 100 shape fit, when a plurality of the same size of the present invention When the thermal container is stacked, the positioning groove 301 can be used to put another bottom box 10 of another insulated container.

Referring to FIG. 8, an inner box 400 may optionally be accommodated in the ring wall 200, and the inner box 400 is stacked on the flange 110 of the bottom box 100. Thereby, the space in the heat-insulating container can be divided, and the inner box 400 and the bottom box 100 can be used to contain different food materials, respectively.

In summary, in the insulated container of the present invention, the flange 110 is arranged between the ring wall 200 and the bottom box 100, and the gripping portion 202 is spaced from the bottom box 100 and is covered with a rubber strip 220, thereby preventing users from It directly contacts the bottom box 100, so the insulated container can be taken out of the microwave oven immediately after being heated by the microwave.

Referring to Figs. 9 to 11, a plurality of heat-insulating containers of the present invention of different sizes can be nested and stored. In addition, the nested insulated containers can be fixed to each other in various ways. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the bottom box 100 of the inner heat-insulated container is directly placed on the inner bottom surface of the bottom box 20 that is sleeved outside, and the inner heat-insulated container is sleeved with its holding portion 202 against it. The inner side wall of the outer bottom box 20 avoids relative translation. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, the bottom box 100 of the inner insulated container is directly placed on the inner bottom surface of the bottom box 20 that covers it, and the inner insulated container is pressed against the hook 320 on the lid 300 The inner wall of the ring wall 30 sleeved outside prevents relative translation. For example, as shown in Fig. 11, the inner insulated container is supported on the flange 11 of the insulated container with its holding portion 202, and the nested bottom boxes 100/20 can be arranged separately.

The connection 103 between the bottom box 100 and the ring wall 200 of the present invention is not limited to the aforementioned flange 110. For example, the connection 103 between the bottom box 100 and the ring wall 200 can also be a smooth connection as shown in FIG. 12 .

The foregoing descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the patent scope of the present invention. Other equivalent changes using the patent spirit of the present invention should all belong to the patent scope of the present invention.

100/10/20: bottom box

101: top

102: Groove

103: Connection

110/11: flange

200/30: Ring wall

201: open

202: Grip

210: barb

220: rubber strip

300: cover

301: positioning slot

302: Piercing

310: plastic strip

320: ring groove

330: card hook

400: inner box

Fig. 1 is a three-dimensional exploded schematic view of a thermally insulated container according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the insulated container of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a perspective exploded schematic view of a heat-insulating container including its lid in a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a perspective exploded schematic view of the cover of the heat-insulating container of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a heat-insulating container including its lid in a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a heat-insulating container including its lid in a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of a stacked state of heat-insulated containers according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

8 to 11 are schematic diagrams of various telescopic use states of the heat-insulated container of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 12 is a schematic view showing another variation of the connection between the bottom box and the ring wall in the thermally insulated container of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

100: bottom box

101: top

102: Groove

103: Connection

110: flange

200: ring wall

201: open

202: Grip

210: barb

220: rubber strip

300: cover

301: positioning slot

302: Piercing

310: plastic strip

320: card hook

Claims (11)

A heat-insulating container comprising: a bottom box and a ring wall surrounding the bottom box, the top of the bottom box is open and connected to the ring wall, the inner space of the ring wall is communicated with the inner space of the bottom box, the ring The top edge of the wall forms an opening, and the outer side of the connection between the bottom box and the ring wall extends downward to form a gripping portion, the gripping portion and the bottom box are spaced apart and the gripping portion is covered with a glue Article. The heat-insulated container according to claim 1, wherein the opening cover is provided with a cover, and a rubber strip is provided on the cover, and the rubber strip is clamped between the cover and the ring wall to seal the opening. The heat-insulated container according to claim 2, wherein the outer surface of the cover body is recessed to form a positioning groove, and the positioning groove matches with the outer bottom surface of the bottom box for placing in another bottom box. The heat-insulated container according to claim 2, wherein one side of the cover body is provided with a ring groove and the cover body is provided with a perforation, the perforation is connected to the ring groove, the rubber strip is embedded in the ring groove and the rubber strip A part is embedded in the perforation. The heat-insulated container according to claim 2, wherein the edge of the cover body is provided with a plurality of hooks, and each hook is respectively buckled to the outer side of the ring wall. The heat-insulated container according to claim 5, wherein the outer side of the ring wall is provided with at least one undercut for buckling the hooks. The insulated container according to claim 6, wherein the barb is arranged around the opening. The insulated container according to claim 1, wherein the outer bottom surface of the bottom box is recessed to form a groove. The insulated container according to claim 1, wherein a flange extending outward from the bottom box is formed at the junction of the bottom of the box and the ring wall, and the flange is connected between the bottom of the box and the ring wall . The thermally insulated container according to claim 9, wherein an inner box is placed in the ring wall, and the inner box is stacked on the flange of the bottom box. The heat-insulated container according to claim 1, wherein the grip portion extends from the lower edge of the ring wall.

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