TWM626811U - Food container with structure to identify a state of being opened - Google Patents

Abstract

This application proposes a food container with an open state identification structure, which has a box body and a cover body. The box body has a first flat plate and a first wall plate extending from the periphery of the first flat plate, the first wall plate encloses a first accommodating space on one side of the first flat plate, and a A flexible belt body has a pre-break line at one end of the belt body connected to the box body, and a first buckle portion at the other end of the belt body. The cover body has a second flat plate and a second wall plate extending from the periphery of the second flat plate. The second wall plate encloses a second accommodating space on one side of the second flat plate. A second fastening portion is formed near the top of the wall panel. The first buckling portion and the second buckling portion are tightly buckled to each other, so that the box body and the cover body are tightly sealed, and the first accommodating space and the second accommodating space together form a closed space. After the box body and the cover body are tightly sealed The first separation is accompanied by a pre-break wire break.

Description

Food container with open state identification structure

This creation is about a food container, especially a food container with an open state identification structure.

At present, the common lunch boxes are either transparent or opaque, or made of paper or plastic, but most of them are presented in the form of a box composed of a box body and a cover body. Combined to form a closed space to accommodate food and prevent food from being contaminated by the outside world. However, before the food is eaten, if the combination of the box body and the cover body is not tight or there is a problem, or the tight state is released without being found, then the food is likely to be contaminated by the outside world during this period. food safety issues.

In addition, with the development of technology and the Internet, modern people like to use the Internet to order food and enjoy food delivery. Opening the lunch box will cause the food in the lunch box to be contaminated or lacking, which will damage the rights and interests of consumers without the knowledge of consumers, and even cause physical harm to consumers.

Therefore, the lunch box containing food should have the function of recognizing the open state to avoid the above problems. In view of the above technologies, this creation hopes to propose a new type of food container with an open state identification structure.

In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a food container with an open state identification structure.

In one embodiment, the food container with the open state identification structure has a box body and a cover body. The box body has a first flat plate and a first wall plate extending along the circumference of the first flat plate. The top of the first wall plate is higher than the first flat plate, so that the first wall plate is surrounded by one side of the first flat plate. A first accommodating space, a flexible band is formed near the top of the first wall panel, one end of the band connected to the first wall panel has a pre-break line, and the other end of the band is a free end And has a first buckle part. The cover body has a second flat plate and a second wall plate extending along the circumference of the second flat plate. The top of the second wall plate is higher than the second flat plate, so that the second wall plate surrounds one side of the second flat plate In a second accommodating space, a second buckling portion is formed on the outer surface of the second wall panel or near the top of the second wall panel. The first buckling portion and the second buckling portion are tightly buckled to each other, so that the box body and the cover body are tightly sealed, and the first accommodating space and the second accommodating space together form a closed space. After the box body and the cover body are tightly sealed The first separation is accompanied by the break of the pre-break wire.

In one embodiment, the top of the first wall panel of the box body of the food container with the opening state identification structure is formed with a first flange extending outwardly, and the top of the second wall panel is formed with a first flange extending outwardly. Two flanges, the first flange and the second flange are abutted or engaged with each other when the box body and the cover body are in close contact with each other.

In one embodiment, the surface of the first flange of the first wall panel of the box body of the food container with the opening state identification structure forms a first stepped portion, and the surface of the second flange of the second wall panel of the cover body forms a first step. Two stepped parts, the first stepped part and the second stepped part are engaged with each other when the box body and the cover body are in close contact with each other.

In one embodiment, the second buckling portion of the second wall panel of the lid of the food container with the open state identification structure is formed on the second stepped portion.

In one embodiment, a third stepped portion is formed on the outer surface of the second wall plate of the lid of the food container with the opening state identification structure, and the second engaging portion is located on the third stepped portion.

In one embodiment, the distance between the pre-break line of the strap on the box body of the food container with the opening state identification structure and the free end of the strap is less than or equal to the length of the strap.

In one embodiment, the cross-sectional shape of the first buckling portion and the second buckling portion on the belt body of the box body of the food container with the opening state identification structure is one of a circle, a rectangle and a triangle.

In one embodiment, the material of the belt body and the box body of the food container with the open state identification structure is the same.

In one embodiment, the material of the box body of the food container with the open state identification structure is one of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polypropylene (PP).

In each embodiment, the first buckling portion of the belt body on the box body of the food container with the opening state identification structure is a convex portion, and the second buckling portion on the cover body is a concave portion.

To sum up, the food container with the opening state identification structure described in the various embodiments of the present invention utilizes the first buckling portion formed on the flexible band around the wall panel of the box body and the cover body. The second clasping parts are buckled to each other, so as to achieve the purpose that the box body and the cover body are in close contact with each other and isolate the food from the outside world. On the other hand, since the other end of the belt body is provided with a pre-break line relative to the arrangement end of the first clasping part, when the box body and the cover body are opened for the first time to a state where the food inside the container can be obtained, the The belt body is broken due to the breakage of the pre-break wire, so the consumer can easily identify whether the food container has been opened with the naked eye, so as to avoid eating the food in the opened food container and ensure that the food has not been opened. the purpose of illegal access. The above-mentioned clasping methods of the first clasping portion and the second clasping portion are creative in the use of the food container, the recognition of the opening state is very high, and the operation is also quite convenient.

In order to make the above-mentioned features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, the following embodiments are given and described in detail with the accompanying drawings as follows.

The present invention discloses a food container with an open state identification structure. The following descriptions are common knowledge in the technical field and will not be described in full, such as the manufacturing method of the food container. In addition, if the meanings of the technical terms described below are different from the meanings of common terms in the technical field, the meanings in the text shall prevail, and the drawings compared in the text are intended to express the meanings related to the features of the present invention. , which are not completely drawn according to the actual size, and are also described in advance. The prepositions such as the first, the second, and the third mentioned in the following text are only used to distinguish similar elements, and have no sequence.

FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram showing a box body and a cover body of a food container with an open state identification structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , in one embodiment, the food container 10 has a box body 101 and a cover body 102 , and the box body 101 and the cover body 102 respectively have an opening. After the box body 101 and the cover body 102 are combined, a closed space will be formed inside.

FIG. 2 is a top view of the box of FIG. 1 , showing the strap located near the top of the first wall panel of the box and the first buckle on the strap. FIG. 3 is a top view of the cover body in FIG. 1 , showing the outer side surface of the second wall panel of the cover body and the second engaging portion thereon. FIG. 6 is a schematic plan view showing the belt body and its pre-break line in FIG. 2 in an enlarged manner. As shown in FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 and FIG. 6 , the box body 101 has a first flat plate 1011 and a first wall plate 1012 extending longitudinally from the periphery of the first flat plate 1011 , and the top of the first wall plate 1012 is higher than the first flat plate 1011, so that the first wall panel 1012 surrounds a first accommodating space 1013 on one side of the first flat panel 1011 (upper side in FIG. 1), and a flexible belt is formed near the top of the first wall panel 1012 In the body 1014, one end of the belt body 1014 is connected to the first wall panel 1012 and has a pre-break line 10141, and the other end of the belt body 1014 is a free end and has a first buckling portion 10142, such as a convex portion. In one embodiment, the belts 1014 may be arranged at four corners of the box 101 shown in FIG. 2 ; in other embodiments, the belts 1014 may be arranged only at two opposite corners of the box 101 shown in FIG. 2 . As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 , the cover body 102 has a second flat plate 1021 and a second wall plate 1022 extending from the periphery of the second flat plate 1021 . When the opening of the cover 102 faces upwards, the top of the second wall panel 1022 is higher than the second flat panel 1021, so that the second wall panel 1022 surrounds the second panel 1021 on one side (the lower side in FIG. 1 ) In the second accommodating space 1023 , a second engaging portion 10242 , such as a concave portion, is formed on the outer surface of the second wall panel 1022 or near the top of the second wall panel 1022 . In other embodiments, the first locking portion 10142 may be a concave portion and the second locking portion 10242 may be a convex portion.

FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view showing the A-A section in FIGS. 2 and 3 when the case body and the cover body in FIG. 1 are about to be combined. As shown in FIG. 4 , the first clasping portion 10142 and the second clasping portion 10242 are tightly buckled to each other, so that the box body 101 and the cover body 102 are tightly closed, and the first accommodating space 1013 and the second accommodating space 1023 are shared together. A closed space inside the food container 10 is formed to accommodate food. After the box body 101 and the cover body 102 are tightly closed, the first buckle part 10142 and the second buckle part 10242 have been tightly buckled together, if you try to separate the box body 101 and the cover body 102 on the first buckling portion 10142. Since the first fastening part 10142 and the belt body 1014 are integrated and the belt body 1014 has a pre-break line 10141, as long as the fastening force between the first fastening part 10142 and the second fastening part 10242 is much larger than the pre-break line 10141 Therefore, the food container 10 can be opened only after the pre-breaking line 10141 is broken. . In other words, the first separation after the box body 101 and the cover body 102 are in close contact must be accompanied by the breaking of the pre-breaking line 10141 . The pre-break line 10141 is a part of the belt body 1014. The break of the pre-break line 10141 is also the break of the belt body 1014. Since the belt body 1014 has a certain length, the break of the belt body 1014 can significantly attract the attention of the holder of the food container 10. . Therefore, the design of the pre-break line 10141 here allows people to easily identify whether the food container 10 is opened or not. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4 , in one embodiment, the top of the first wall panel 1012 of the box body 101 may further form a first flange 10121 extending outward, and the second wall panel 1022 of the cover body 102 may be further formed. A second flange 10221 extending laterally toward the outside may be formed correspondingly at the top of the . In one embodiment, the surfaces of the first flange 10121 and the second flange 10221 are planes parallel to each other, and the first flange 10121 and the second flange 10221 are attached to each other when the box body 101 and the cover body 102 are closely attached.

FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view showing the A-A section in FIGS. 2 and 3 when the box body and the cover body of the food container with the opening state identification structure according to another embodiment of the present invention are about to be combined. As shown in FIG. 5 , in another embodiment, the top of the first wall panel 1012 of the box body 101 of the food container 10a may further form a first flange 10121a extending outward, and the second wall panel of the cover body 102 may be further formed. The top of 1022 may correspondingly form a second flange 10221a extending laterally toward the outside. In this embodiment, the surface of the first flange 10121a forms the first stepped portion 101211a, the surface of the second flange 10221a forms the second stepped portion 102211a, and the surface structures of the first stepped portion 101211a and the second stepped portion 102211a are the same. The second locking portion 1024a is formed on the second stepped portion 102211a. When the box body 101 and the cover body 102 are in close contact with each other, the first step portion 101211a and the second step portion 102211a are engaged with each other, and the first flange 10121a and the second flange 10221a are bonded to each other. As long as the first stepped portion 101211a and the second stepped portion 102211a can be engaged with each other, the number of steps and the height of each step are not limited herein.

As shown in FIG. 4 , in one embodiment, a third stepped portion 1024 may be formed on the outer surface of the second wall panel 1022 of the cover body 102 , and a concave portion may be formed on a horizontal surface of the third stepped portion 1024 to serve as a second buckle Combine part 10242. In other words, the second engaging portion is located on the third stepped portion 1024 . As long as the second buckling portion 10242 can be formed on the third stepped portion 1024 and engage with the first buckling portion 10142 on the belt body 104, the number of steps of the third stepped portion 1024 and the height of each step are not limited herein.

As shown in FIG. 6 , in one embodiment, the pre-breaking line 10141 is a straight line with some discontinuous points or discontinuous sections running through the upper and lower surfaces of the belt body 1014 first, so that the belt body 1014 is under external force. It is easier to break at the pre-break line 10141 under the action. In one embodiment, the distance between the pre-break line 10141 and the free end of the belt body 1014 having the first fastening portion 10142 is less than or equal to the length L of the belt body, that is, the position of the pre-break line 10141 is just between the belt body 1014 and the first At or near the junction of the wall panel 1012 or its first flange 10121. In this way, the breaking effect on the pre-breaking wire 10141 caused by the pulling force on the first buckling portion 10142 can be relatively large. The length of the belt body 1014 is preferably the length at which the first buckling portion 10142 and the second buckling portion 10242 can just be fastened to each other after the belt body 1014 is bent. Since the belt body 1014 is flexible, during the process of combining the box body 101 and the cover body 102 , the pre-breaking wire 10141 and the belt body will not be immediately caused when the first buckling portion 10142 and the second buckling portion 10242 are fastened to each other. 1014 Fracture. On the other hand, in one embodiment, the first clasping portion 10142 and the second clasping portion 10242 are cylindrical convex portions and concave portions, respectively, and the cross-sectional shape of the first clasping portion 10142 and the second clasping portion 10242 The cross-sectional shapes of are round. However, as long as the first clasping portion 10142 and the second clasping portion 10242 can be tightly fastened to each other, the cross-sectional shape of the first clasping portion 10142 and the cross-sectional shape of the second clasping portion 10242 can also be rectangular or triangular or other shapes. Shape, this creation is not limited here.

In the above-mentioned embodiments, the belt body 1014 and the box body 101 may be integrally formed, and thus have the same material. Optionally, the material of the box body 101 is one of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polypropylene (PP). In addition, for the purpose of making the food container 10 recyclable in consideration of environmental protection, the material of the strap body 1014 and the first fastening portion 10142 is preferably the same as the material of the cover body 102 .

To sum up, the food container with the opening state identification structure described in the various embodiments of the present invention utilizes the first buckling portion formed on the flexible band around the wall panel of the box body and the cover body. The second clasping parts of the clasps are buckled with each other, so that the box body and the cover body are tightly closed to each other to form a closed space that isolates the food from the outside world. On the other hand, since the other end of the belt body is provided with a pre-break line relative to the arrangement end of the first clasping part, when the box body and the cover body are opened for the first time to a state where the food inside the container can be obtained, the The belt body is broken due to the breakage of the pre-break wire, so the consumer can easily identify whether the food container has been opened with the naked eye, so as to avoid eating the food in the opened food container and ensure that the food has not been opened. the purpose of illegal access. The above-mentioned clasping methods of the first clasping portion and the second clasping portion are creative in the use of the food container, the recognition of the opening state is very high, and the operation is also quite convenient.

The above description should be understood and implemented by those skilled in the art to which this creation belongs. Some embodiments of this creation are disclosed above, but they are not intended to limit this creation. Anyone with ordinary knowledge in the technical field can make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of this creation. In other words, other equivalent embodiments completed without departing from the spirit disclosed in this creation shall be included in this creation, and the protection scope of this creation shall be defined by the scope of the appended patent application.

10,10a: Food container with open state identification structure 101: Box 1011: First Plate 1012: First Wall Panel 10121, 10121a: First flange 101211a: First step part 1013: The first accommodation space 1014: Belt body 10141: Pre-break line 10142: The first buckle part 102: Cover 1021: Second Plate 1022: Second Wall Panel 10221, 10221a: Second flange 102211a: Second step part 1023: Second accommodation space 1024: Third Step Section 10242: The second buckle part L: length

FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram showing a box body and a cover body of a food container with an open state identification structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a top view of the box in FIG. 1 , showing the strap located near the top of the first wall panel of the box and the first buckle on the strap.

FIG. 3 is a top view of the cover body in FIG. 1 , showing the outer side surface of the second wall panel of the cover body and the second engaging portion thereon.

FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view showing the A-A section in FIGS. 2 and 3 when the case body and the cover body in FIG. 1 are about to be combined.

FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view showing the A-A section in FIGS. 2 and 3 when the box body and the cover body of the food container with the opening state identification structure according to another embodiment of the present invention are about to be combined.

FIG. 6 is a schematic plan view showing the belt body and its pre-break line in FIG. 2 in an enlarged manner.

10: Food container with open state identification structure

101: Box

1011: First Plate

1012: First Wall Panel

10121: First flange

1013: The first accommodation space

1014: Belt body

10142: The first buckle part

102: Cover

1021: Second Plate

1022: Second Wall Panel

10221: Second flange

1023: Second accommodation space

1024: Third Step Section

10242: The second buckle part

Claims (10)

A food container with an opening state identification structure, comprising: A box body has a first plate and a first wall plate extending from the periphery of the first plate, the top of the first wall plate is higher than the first plate, so that the first wall plate is in the first plate One side of the flat plate encloses a first accommodating space, a flexible band is formed near the top of the first wall panel, and one end of the band connected to the first wall panel has a pre-break a wire, the other end of the belt body is a free end and has a first buckling portion; and A cover has a second flat plate and a second wall plate extending from the periphery of the second flat plate. The top of the second wall plate is higher than the second flat plate, so that the second wall plate is in the second wall One side of the flat plate encloses a second accommodating space, and a second buckling portion is formed on the outer surface of the second wall panel or near the top of the second wall panel; Wherein, the first clasping portion and the second clasping portion are tightly buckled with each other, so that the box body and the cover body are tightly closed, and the first accommodating space and the second accommodating space together form a closed space, The first separation of the box body and the cover body after the close contact is accompanied by the breaking of the pre-break line. The food container with an open state identification structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the top of the first wall panel is formed with a first flange extending laterally outward, and the top of the second wall panel is formed with a lateral extending outward The second flange, the first flange and the second flange are abutted or engaged with each other when the box body and the cover body are in close contact. The food container with an opening state identification structure according to claim 2, wherein a surface of the first flange forms a first stepped portion, a surface of the second flange forms a second stepped portion, the first stepped portion and the second stepped portion The stepped parts are engaged with each other when the box body and the cover body are in close contact with each other. The food container with an open state identification structure according to claim 3, wherein the second engaging portion is formed on the second stepped portion. The food container with an open state identification structure according to claim 1, wherein a third stepped portion is formed on the outer surface of the second wall panel, and the second engaging portion is located on the third stepped portion. The food container with an open state identification structure according to claim 1, wherein the distance between the pre-break line and the free end of the belt body is less than or equal to the length of the belt body. The food container with an open state identification structure according to claim 1, wherein the cross-sectional shape of the first clasping portion and the second clasping portion is one of a circle, a rectangle and a triangle. The food container with an open state identification structure according to claim 1, wherein the material of the belt body and the box body are the same. The food container with an open state identification structure according to claim 1, wherein the material of the box body is one of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polypropylene (PP). The food container with an open state identification structure according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the first engaging portion is a convex portion, and the second engaging portion is a concave portion.

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