TWI609823B - Drinking and food container - Google Patents

Abstract

A food container comprising: an outer container; and at least one inner container coupled to the inner portion of the outer container; wherein the outer container and the inner container are within a height overlap of the inner body of the inner container and the outer container The inner container forms an outer container graphic and at least one inner container graphic on any radial section of the food container, the outer container graphic being in contact with any of the inner container patterns.

Description

Diet container

The present invention relates to a food container, and more particularly to a food container that can be used to store a plurality of food products separately.

With the accelerated pace of life and the development of audio-visual and leisure content, the use of food containers, such as hand cups, has increased the number of food items, making it easier for people to eat while doing other things, such as watching movies or work. To enhance leisure fun or work efficiency.

At this time, if the hand cup can only be filled with one kind of food, the taste that can be provided is slightly monotonous. Therefore, in order to increase the taste richness, it is usually possible to mix staple foods (such as biscuits) with different ingredients (such as beverages or seasonings), but the staple food and the ingredients are separately packaged, and the consumer may have inconvenience when eating. In order to solve this problem, we have developed a conventional catering cup that can store a variety of foods at the same time, so as to store a plurality of foods in the same catering cup at the same time. For example, the Chinese Patent No. CN 204520139 "a portable catering cup" patent case can be considered. .

However, conventional hand cups that can store a variety of foods are usually assembled from a plurality of containers, for example, a small container is placed in another large container, and the structural strength of such a hand cup is poor or not good. For example, it can only be used for lighter weight foods, resulting in limited food combinations that can be stored.

In view of this, it is necessary to provide a food container to solve the problems of the conventional technology.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a food container which is formed by combining different container shapes to form a high-strength structure, so as to store a plurality of foods at the same time, thereby improving the diversity of the food combination.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a food container, which may include: an outer a container; and at least one inner container, coupled to the inner portion of the outer container; wherein the outer container and the inner container are in the food container within a height overlapping range of the inner body of the inner container and the outer container An outer container pattern and at least one inner container pattern are formed on a radial section, the outer container pattern being in contact with any of the inner container patterns.

In an embodiment of the invention, the outer container graphic and any of the inner container graphics may be the same geometric shape.

In an embodiment of the invention, the geometric figure may be circular or polygonal.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the number of the inner containers may be two or more, and the inner containers have at least a point-to-point combination with each other.

In one embodiment of the invention, the inner container graphic can form a line symmetrical pattern.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the outer container and any inner container may have a connection between the inner container pattern formed by all the radial sections and the outer container pattern. The connection may be A straight line or an arc.

In an embodiment of the invention, the two ends of the outer container are respectively provided with an opening and a bottom, and an area enclosed by the outer container pattern can be tapered from the opening of the outer container to the back cover of the outer container.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the two ends of the inner container are respectively provided with an opening and a bottom, and an area enclosed by the inner container pattern can be tapered from the opening of the inner container to the back cover of the inner container.

In an embodiment of the invention, the back cover of the inner container and the back cover of the outer container may overlap each other.

In an embodiment of the invention, the back cover of the inner container and the back cover of the outer container are separable from each other.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the number of inner containers may be two or more, and the back covers of the inner containers may be different from one of the back covers of the outer container.

In an embodiment of the invention, one of the edges of the opening of the inner container and one of the edges of the opening of the outer container may be coplanar.

In an embodiment of the invention, the inner container and the outer container can be integrally formed Ways to combine with each other.

In an embodiment of the invention, a pair of snap-fit configurations may be formed between the inner container and the outer container to engage each other.

In an embodiment of the invention, the pair of engaging structures may have a ridge and a groove, and the rib and the groove are slidably engaged with each other.

In an embodiment of the invention, the outer container may form a cup or a bowl.

In an embodiment of the invention, the inner container may form a cup or a bowl.

1‧‧‧ outer container

11‧‧‧ openings

12‧‧‧ Back cover

2,2’‧‧‧ Inner Organizer

2a’, 2b’‧‧‧ inner container

21, 21’ ‧ ‧ openings

22,22’‧‧·Back cover

F1‧‧‧outer container graphics

F2‧‧‧ innerware graphics

F2a, F2b‧‧‧ innerware graphics

C, C1, C2‧‧‧ connection

P, P1, P2‧‧ points

S‧‧‧ radial section

T‧‧‧ joint office

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the combination of the food container of the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing one of the food containers of the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing a combination of different heights of inner containers of the food container of the second embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing a combination of different heights of inner containers of the food container of the third embodiment of the present invention.

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more <RTIgt; Furthermore, the directional terms mentioned in the present invention, such as upper, lower, top, bottom, front, rear, left, right, inner, outer, side, surrounding, central, horizontal, horizontal, vertical, longitudinal, axial, Radial, uppermost or lowermost, etc., only refer to the direction of the additional schema. Therefore, the directional terminology used is for the purpose of illustration and understanding of the invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the food container of the first embodiment of the present invention mainly comprises an outer container 1 and an inner container 2, and the inner container 2 is coupled to the inner portion of the outer container 1; wherein the inner container 2 and the inner container The height of one of the outer containers 1 is within a range of height, for example, the outer container 1 and the inner container 2 may be formed into a cup body or a bowl body. For example, the cup body is the cup of the inner container 2 The overall height of the body and the overall height of the cup of the outer container 1 have mutually overlapping vertical length intervals, and the outer container 1 and the inner container 2 are formed on any radial section S of the food container. An outer container graphic F1 and an inner container graphic F2 (as shown in FIG. 2), the outer container graphic F1 is connected to the inner container pattern F2 at a point P and is of the same geometric shape, such as a circle (such as a perfect circle or an ellipse) or a polygon (such as a triangle, a quadrangle, a pentagon, ...), etc. The inner container graphic F2 can form a line symmetrical figure, but is not limited thereto. Thereby, the structural strength of the outer container 1 and the inner container 2 can be effectively strengthened while retaining the maximum storage space.

Referring to Figures 1 and 2, in an embodiment, the outer container 1 and the inner container 2 are connected to the outer container pattern F1 by the inner container pattern F2 formed in all the radial sections S. The point has a connecting line C, which may be a straight line or an arc. The outer container 1 and the inner container 2 can be made by using a laminated manufacturing technique, such as a 3D printing device. Manufacturing, etc., when at least one of the outer container 1 and the inner container 2 is made of a transparent material, the connection C can also be varied as needed to produce a special visual effect.

Referring to FIG. 1 , in one embodiment, the container 1 and the inner container 2 outside the food container can be made of materials (such as metal materials, transparent polymers or plastics) which are conventionally suitable for making containers. The outer container 1 and the inner container 2 can be combined in a suitable manner, for example, the inner container 2 and the outer container 1 can be combined with each other in an integrated manner, so as to reduce the process cost of subsequent large-scale filling of food; or the inner container 2 and A pair of engaging structures can be formed between the outer containers 1 to be engaged with each other. For example, the pair of engaging structures can have a ridge and a groove, and the rib and the groove can slide. The mutual engagement of the ground allows the food supplier to assemble the food container according to different food combinations, which can improve the diversity of food combinations suitable for filling.

Referring to FIG. 1 , in an embodiment, the two ends of the outer container 1 can be respectively provided with an opening 11 and a bottom 12, and the area enclosed by the container pattern F1 outside the outer container 1 can be externally The opening 11 of the container 1 is tapered to the back cover 12 of the outer container 1; in addition, the two ends of the inner container 2 can be respectively provided with an opening 21 and a bottom 22, and the area enclosed by the inner container pattern F2 of the inner container 2 The opening 21 of the inner container 2 is tapered to the back cover 22 of the inner container 2. Thereby, the shape of the outer container 1 is narrow and narrow (in the drawing), so that the consumer can easily hold the hand without loosening.

In an embodiment, the back cover 22 of the inner container 2 and the back cover 12 of the outer container 1 may overlap or separate from each other; one edge of the opening 21 of the inner container 2 and one edge of the opening 11 of the outer container 1 may be Located in the same plane (ie, coplanar), taking the cup as an example, so that the subsequent use of the sealing film The opening 21 of the inner container 2 and the opening 11 of the outer container 1 are closed.

Referring to Figures 3 and 4, the second and third embodiments of the present invention are substantially the same as the first embodiment, but the main difference from the first embodiment is that the second and third embodiments may include several contents. 2', the number of the inner containers 2' can be set to two or more according to actual needs, and the outer container 1 and the inner container 2' are in a height overlapping range of the body of the two In the radial section of the food container, an outer container pattern F1 and two inner container patterns F2a and F2b are formed. The outer container pattern F1 and the two inner container patterns F2a and F2b are connected to the two points P1. , P2 and the same geometry, the outer container 1 and any inner container 2' have two connections at the point where the inner container pattern F2a, F2b formed by all the radial sections meets the outer container pattern F1 C1, C2, the connection C1, C2 may be a straight line or an arc.

Referring to Figures 3 and 4, in an embodiment, the inner containers 2' may be containers of the same shape or different shapes, such as a cup or a bowl, and only two different shapes. The cup body is exemplified, but not limited thereto; the inner container 2' has at least a point-to-point combination with each other, for example, the two inner containers 2a', 2b' can be combined with each other at a joint T, The spacing between the bottom 22' of each of the two inner containers 2a', 2b' and the bottom 12 of the outer container 1 may be different (as shown in Fig. 3) to accommodate the staple food (such as beancurd) by the outer container 1. Etc.), and filling the different ingredients (such as red beans and syrup, etc.) with the two inner containers 2a', 2b'; or the respective back cover 22' of the inner container 2a', 2b' and the back cover 12 of the outer cup 1 The distance between the two can be the same (as shown in FIG. 4), for example, the back cover 12 and the two back cover 22' are attached or separated to each other for loading different beverages, but not limited thereto.

Referring to Figures 1, 3 and 4, when the above embodiment of the present invention is used, the food supplier can select an appropriate amount of the inner container 2, 2' according to the demand, and use the outer container 1 to fill the edible food. Staple food, such as bean curd, pudding and other dessert staple foods, and then one or more kinds of condiments (such as sugar water or sweetener ingredients) are loaded into the inner container 2, 2', taking the single inner container 2 shown in Fig. 1 as an example. Since the opening 21 of the inner container 2 and the opening 11 of the outer container 1 are coplanar, the two openings 11 and 21 can be sealed with the same film by a sealing machine, and when the consumer wants to eat, Just hold the body of the outer container 1 with one hand, and then tear off the sealing film with the other hand, you can easily mix a variety of ingredients and enjoy delicious food.

The above embodiment of the present invention is constructed by the outer container 1 and the inner container 2, 2' The different accommodation space combinations are built. When the supplier develops a new product that allows consumers to mix and match their own food, they can freely choose the appropriate amount of inner container and fill the different ingredients separately to prevent the premature mixing of the ingredients to produce a taste. It is also available for consumers to mix and match with food, which can increase the richness and fun of the edible process. In addition, the number and structure of the outer container 1 and the inner container 2, 2' can be changed according to product or consumer demand to enhance the design margin of the food package.

Therefore, the present invention can achieve the advantages of improving the design margin of the food packaging, avoiding the loss of the flavor of the foodstuff, and increasing the richness and fun of the edible process, and can improve the disadvantages of the combination of the storage and storage items of the conventional food container, and is more applicable to The existing instant food packaging materials make consumers happy to buy, increase the number of products sold, and create a win-win situation for both supply and demand.

The present invention has been disclosed in its preferred embodiments, and is not intended to limit the invention, and the present invention may be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of protection is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application.

1‧‧‧ outer container

11‧‧‧ openings

12‧‧‧ Back cover

2‧‧‧ Inner Container

21‧‧‧ openings

22‧‧‧ Back cover

F1‧‧‧outer container graphics

F2‧‧‧ innerware graphics

C‧‧‧ connection

P‧‧‧ points

Claims (18)

A food processor comprising: an outer container; and at least one inner container coupled to the inner portion of the outer container; wherein the outer container and the inner container are within a height overlap of the body of the inner container and the outer container The inner container forms an outer container graphic and at least one inner container graphic on any radial section of the food container, the outer container graphic being in contact with any of the inner container patterns. The food container of claim 1, wherein the outer container graphic is the same geometric shape as any of the inner container graphics. The food container of claim 2, wherein the geometric shape is a circle or a polygon. The food container of claim 1, wherein the number of the inner containers is two or more, and the inner containers have at least a point-to-point combination with each other. The food container of claim 1, wherein the inner container graphic forms a line symmetrical pattern. The food container of claim 1, wherein the outer container and any inner container have a line connecting the inner container pattern formed by all the radial sections to the outer container pattern. The connection is a straight line. The food container of claim 1, wherein the outer container and any inner container have a line connecting the inner container pattern formed by all the radial sections to the outer container pattern. The connection is an arc. The food container of claim 1, wherein the outer container is The ends are respectively provided with an opening and a bottom, and an area enclosed by the outer container pattern is tapered from the opening of the outer container to the back cover of the outer container. The food container of claim 8, wherein the inner end of the inner container is respectively provided with an opening and a bottom, and an area enclosed by the inner container pattern is tapered from the opening of the inner container to the inner container. The back cover. The food container of claim 9, wherein the back cover of the inner container and the back cover of the outer container overlap each other. The food container of claim 9, wherein the back cover of the inner container is separated from the back cover of the outer container. The food container of claim 11, wherein the number of inner containers is two or more, and the inner covers of the inner containers are different from one of the back covers of the outer container. The food container of claim 9, wherein an edge of one of the openings of the inner container and one of the edges of the opening of the outer container are coplanar. The food container of claim 1, wherein the inner container and the outer container are combined with each other in an integrally formed manner. The food container of claim 1, wherein the inner container and the outer container form a pair of engaging structures to engage with each other. The food container of claim 15, wherein the pair of engaging structures has a ridge and a groove, and the rib and the groove are slidably engaged with each other. The food container of claim 1, wherein the outer container forms a cup or a bowl. The food container of claim 1, wherein the inner container is formed A cup or a bowl.