WO2007046727A1

WO2007046727A1 - Food product package

Info

Publication number: WO2007046727A1
Application number: PCT/RU2005/000528
Authority: WO
Inventors: Alexei Mikhailovich Kryzhanovsky
Original assignee: Pogorelov, Igor Anatolievich; Loparev, Alexei Vladimirovich
Priority date: 2005-10-20
Filing date: 2005-10-20
Publication date: 2007-04-26
Also published as: DE212005000083U1

Abstract

The invention relates to a package for transporting and storing food products, in particular yoghurts, sour creams, vegetable and fruit purees etc. The inventive food product package comprises a container for a food product, a lid and a spoon which is hidden in the container and consists of a working part and a grip expanded on the end thereof, wherein the package lid is provided with an opening which is embodied therein and whose diameter is less than the spoon working part width but greater than the grip expanded area, the opening is closed by a diaphragm made of an easily breakable material, an opening is embodied in the diaphragm for receiving the spoon grip and the expanded area is located outside of the container above the lid in such a way that it is seizable and is used for protecting the diaphragm. Said invention makes it possible to simplify and make cheaper the package structural design, to increase the volume filled with a product with respect to the package total volume (effective volume) and to ease the use of said device.

Description

Food Packaging

Technical field

The invention relates to packaging for transportation and storage of food products, in particular, yogurts, sour cream, vegetable and fruit purees, etc.

State of the art

Known packaging for a food product, including a square-shaped container for placing the product, a hidden spoon and two removable covers, between which there is free space, a spoon is placed diagonally in this space, which is fixed using elements 121, 131, 132, as well as consoles located on another diagonal, JP 9309560. The disadvantage of this technical solution is the structural complexity due to the presence of two covers and a system of fixing elements, the length of the handle of the spoon is limited by the size of the diagonal of the compartment between du lids, which limits the depth of the container. Also known packaging for a food product, including a hidden spoon and a container for placing the product with two removable covers. A compartment is formed between the covers, in which, when folded, a spoon made of soft plastic is fixed, consisting of two parts pivotally connected to each other: the working part and the handle; The hinge is a relatively thin strip (22e) that connects both parts and bends by an angle of ~ 180 ° when putting the spoon in working position For use first, the top cover is removed, then a spoon is removed from the slots made in it, its handle is rotated relative to the working part, after which both parts of the spoon are fixed relative to each other or using the sleeve (26), or using the gripping elements (44) introduced into the support comb (42), US, C, 5705212.

The design allows you to extend the handle of the spoon, which makes it possible to use a deeper container. However, this depth cannot be more than twice the diameter of the cylindrical container (or the diagonal in the case of a rectangular container)

The design is difficult due to the presence of two lids, one of which is functionally justified by the fact that it closes the food product, the other lid serves solely to form an additional compartment with a hidden spoon, the configuration of this lid is quite complicated, as additional slots must be provided for fixing the hidden spoons; an additional compartment significantly increases the total volume of the product as a whole, which, accordingly, increases the required volume of containers, storage rooms, vehicle body, etc. Very significant the disadvantage is the presence of a hinge in the mating zone of the handle and the working part of the spoon, which is a transition section in the form of a thin strip of the same plastic from which the spoon is made; when the handle is bent 180 °, a spoon fracture in this zone is very possible, after which it will become completely unusable. To prevent this, the spoon material should be very soft and flexible, which will complicate the use of the spoon for its intended purpose, since all elements of the spoon will bend inadmissibly . Also known is packaging for a food product, US 2485303

A, including a container for placing a food product, the container is closed with a lid with a female thread; the cap is screwed onto the neck of the container. On the inside of the lid there is a slip form 26 - a sleeve-shaped formation made integral with the lid and having a through channel in which a hidden spoon is placed, including the working part and the handle, on the free end of which there is a broadening located outside the container at a distance from the lid K the working part of the spoon is adjoined by a slotted sleeve 31, which is fixed by means of protrusions on the sleeve 26, in which the corresponding grooves are made

The disadvantage of the prototype is the high complexity of the design, as well as the complexity of using the device. To open the lid, you need to unscrew it from the neck of the container, then unscrew the broadening from the free end of the handle of the spoon, then remove the spoon from the sleeve 26. The spoon will look like Fig 5 US 2485303. Using such a spoon is inconvenient, the product will fall through the slot into the cavity of the sleeve 31. If you hold the spoon by the sleeve, your hands will inevitably get dirty, hold the spoon by the end of the handle protruding from the sleeve 31. In addition, the sleeve 26 and sleeve 31 occupy a significant amount of space inside the container, and, accordingly, reduce its useful volume; as the depth of the tank increases, the length of the sleeve and sleeve increases significantly, and the useful volume of the tank, respectively, decreases even more.

Disclosure of invention

The present invention is based on the solution of the following problem. - simplification and cheapening of packaging design;

- an increase in the volume filled with the product relative to the total packaging volume (usable volume);

- facilitating the operation of the device,

According to the invention, this problem is solved due to the fact that in the packaging for a food product containing a container for accommodating a food product, a cover and a hidden spoon located inside the container, including a working part and a handle, on the free end of which there is a broadening, a hole is formed in the package cover, the diameter of which is less than the width of the working part of the spoon, but greater than the broadening, the indicated hole in the lid is closed with a diaphragm made of easily breakable material, a hole is made in the diaphragm in which the handle is placed spoons, and the broadening is located outside the container above the lid with the possibility of its capture and to protect the diaphragm

The applicant has not identified sources containing information about technical solutions identical to the present invention, which allows us to conclude that it meets the criterion of "novelty" (N)

The implementation of the distinguishing features of the invention leads to an important technical result ^{* the} diaphragm is not only a seal, but also a spoon holder, broadening at the free end of the handle holds the spoon and at the same time protects the diaphragm from damage, it is possible to open the container by pulling the spoon over the end of the handle with broadening, that the working part of the spoon is larger than the hole in the lid and when the spoon moves up its working part carries the lid along, and The broadening at the end of the handle is smaller than the hole in the lid, which is covered by the diaphragm, and the diaphragm is made of easily breakable material, which makes it possible to easily and quickly separate the spoon from the lid. Inside the container are only a thin stalk and the working part of the spoon; this eliminates the sleeve and sleeve available in the prototype, thereby increasing the amount of packaging.

The packaging design is greatly simplified, its use is facilitated

The applicant has not found any sources of information containing information about the impact of the declared distinctive signs of technical result achieved as a result of their implementation This, according to the applicant, indicates the conformity of this technical solution with the criterion of "inventive level" (IS).

Brief Description of the Drawings

The invention is further explained in the detailed description of examples of its implementation with reference to the drawing, which shows the packaging in the context

The best embodiment of the invention

The package contains a container 1, in which a thick food product 2 is placed, for the use of which a spoon is needed, in a specific example, yogurt. The spoon is located inside the container

(i.e. hidden) and includes working part 3 and stem 4

The handle 4 can be made telescopic, which allows to increase the total length of the spoon and provides a more convenient grip of the product located on the bottom of the tank 1, especially in the adjacency zone of the side walls. The container is closed with a plastic lid 5. An opening is formed in the lid 5 of the package, which is closed by a diaphragm 6 from an easily breakable material, in particular aluminum foil. This hole and, accordingly, the diaphragm 6 have a diameter "a" that is less than the width "b" of the working part 3 of the spoon. In the diaphragm 6 there is a hole 7 in which the handle 4 of the spoon, on which the broadening 8 is made, is placed in a specific example, in the form of a disk, and the broadening dimensions, in this case, the diameter “c” of the disk, should allow it to pass through the hole in the cover 5, that is, “c” is less than “a” The working part 3 of the spoon and the handle 4 are inside the container 1, while the working part 3 and the part of the handle 4 are immersed in yogurt. The broadening 8 is located outside the container 1 above the lid 5, adjoins to it with its lower surface and is capable of gripping since the broadening diameter of 8 "c" is only a gap less aperture diameter "a", then broadening 8 is protected its from accidental break during transportation, storage, sale, etc.

To use the food product, grab a broadening of 8 and pull the spoon up. The working part 3 of the spoon reaches the inner surface of the lid 5 and carries it up, while the container opens. Then click on the broadening 8, move it back to the side of the lid 5 and by further pressing push the aperture 6 through the broadening 8. The spoon is freed and can be used for eating the food product contained in the container 1

Industrial applicability

To implement the invention, conventional, widespread structural materials and standard equipment are used. These circumstances allow us to conclude that the invention meets the criterion of industrial applicability)) (IA).

Claims

Claim

A food product package containing a container for accommodating a food product, a lid and a hidden spoon located inside the container, including a working part and a handle, on the free end of which there is a broadening, characterized in that a hole is formed in the package lid, the diameter of which is smaller than the width of the working part of the spoon but with more broadening, the indicated hole in the lid is closed with a diaphragm made of easily breakable material, a hole is made in the diaphragm in which the spoon handle is placed, and the broadening is located outside the container above Ryshkov with the possibility of gripping and protection for the diaphragm.