ES1078010U - Hermetic food container (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Airtight container (1) for food comprising a receptacle body (2) of substantially rectangular plant having an upper opening and an upper lid (3) coupled to said substantially rectangular plant opening, in which the container body presents a first perimetral skirt with a substantially acute angle with the wall of the container body while in the upper cover (3) a second skirt emanates perimetrally, characterized in that the second skirt comprises at least one hinged region (31) superiorly in one of the larger sides of the upper lid (3), said hinged region including at its lower end a flange facing inwardly of the upper lid (3) itself substantially arched, in such a way that said flange of the hinged region present in the upper cover (3) externally and inferiorly wraps the first skirt in a closed position of the container (1). (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Airtight food container.

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

The purpose of this utility model application is to register a food-tight container that has a number of advantages over the known state of the art, the characteristics of which are set forth in the attached claim 1.

More specifically, the object of the invention is intended to protect a sufficiently tight container that guarantees the transport of solid and liquid or semi-liquid foods, such as soups, sauces and the like.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The use of plastic containers for the preservation of raw or previously cooked food is well known for many years. These packages are usually made up of two main parts: a container with an opening where food is deposited and a removable lid.

In the prior art, an underlying problem to be solved is the tightness between the two parts of the package since in many cases, although apparently there is a sensation of tightness, in reality it is not entirely guaranteed, so it is only advisable to place of solid or semi-solid foods. In the case of placing liquids or solids together with liquids, the user must be careful to keep the container in a position, such that said container must be arranged erect, that is, the base of the container at the bottom and in a horizontal plane while The closing lid on the part must be located on the top. In the case of a carelessness of the user in regard to a bad positioning or relocation of the container during transport, for example, from the home to his workplace, there may be losses of liquid with the possibility of dirtying or staining objects around the container with the corresponding discomfort for the user.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention has been developed in order to provide an airtight container that is configured as a novelty within the field of application and resolves the aforementioned drawbacks, also providing other additional advantages that will be apparent from the accompanying description. then.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an airtight food container, in particular of the type comprising a substantially rectangular plant container body having an upper opening and an upper lid attachable to said substantially rectangular plant opening, in the that the container body has a first perimeter skirt with a substantially acute angle with the wall of the container body while a second skirt emanates perimeter from the top cover. Specifically, the invention is characterized by the fact that the second skirt comprises at least one region hinged superiorly on one of the major sides of the upper cover, said said region hinged at its lower end a flange oriented towards the inside of the own noticeably arched lid, such that said flange of the hinged region externally and inferiorly envelops the first skirt in a closed position of the container.

Thanks to these characteristics, a container for the transport of food is obtained, whether they are solids, liquids or a mixture of solids and liquids, which guarantees the tightness between the two main parts of the container and is also easy to open / close for the user .

According to another aspect of the invention, the upper lid of the airtight container includes an inner flange that extends perpendicularly with respect to the upper lid itself which defines a perimeter groove in which a silicone or similar material gasket is fitted that completely secures the airtightness of the container when it is in a closed condition when said gasket is pressed against the container body by the force exerted by the flange (indicated by reference numeral 3 in the exemplary drawings) of the above-mentioned top cover.

Advantageously, the hinged region has at its lower end a second outward-facing flange that facilitates the removal of the upper lid with respect to the container body.

Preferably, the container body and the various parts or regions of the upper lid are made of injection moldable semi-rigid plastic material.

Mention that throughout the specification, the word "understand" is not intended to exclude other technical characteristics and components. Other features and advantages of the food-tight container object of the present invention will be apparent from the description of a preferred but not exclusive embodiment, which is illustrated by way of non-limiting example in the accompanying drawings, in which:

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Figure 1.- It is a perspective view of an embodiment of the airtight container according to the present invention;

Figure 2.- It is a cross-sectional perspective view of the sealed container in a closed condition.

DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

In view of the aforementioned figures and, according to the numbering adopted, an example of a preferred embodiment of the invention can be observed therein, which comprises the parts and elements indicated and described in detail below.

In particular, the food-tight container shown here, indicated generally with reference (1), comprises a container body (2) with a substantially rectangular plant having a top opening, made of an injection moldable plastic material, such such as polypropylene (PP). In addition, there is provided an upper cover (3) that can be easily coupled in said opening, of substantially rectangular plan, in which the container body (2) has a first perimeter skirt (20) with a substantially sharp angle to the body wall container (2) while in the upper lid (3) a second skirt (30) emanates perimeter.

Mention that the second skirt (30) mentioned above comprises a pair of hinged regions (31) superiorly located on the two major sides opposite each other of the upper cover (3), said hinged region including at its lower end a flange (32) oriented towards the inside of the lid itself (3), which is substantially arched, such that said flange (32) of the lid (3) is wrapped externally and inferiorly the first skirt (20) in a closed position of the container (1).

As can be seen more clearly in Figure 2, the top cover (3) includes an inner flange (33) that extends perpendicular to the top cover itself (3) that defines a perimeter groove in which a silicone gasket (4) or similar material located along the entire perimeter.

To perform the opening and closing action of the container (1), a second flange (34) is provided at the lower end of the hinged region (31) that is oriented outwardly acting as a pressure point by using a single finger of the user's hand, so the ease of handling is evident.

Finally, in the upper cover (3) there are some incoming regions (35) arranged in each of the corners that provide a greater degree of flexibility to the second skirt (30).

The details, shapes, dimensions and other accessory elements, as well as the materials used in the manufacture of the hermetic container of the invention may be conveniently substituted by others that are technically equivalent and do not depart from the essentiality of the invention or the scope defined by the claims included below.

Claims (5)

1. Airtight food container (1) comprising a substantially rectangular plant container body (2) having an upper opening and an upper lid (3) attachable to said substantially rectangular plant opening, in which the container body has a first perimeter skirt with a substantially acute angle with the wall of the container body while a second skirt emanates perimeter from the upper cover (3), characterized by the fact that the second skirt comprises at least one hinged region (31) superiorly in one of the major sides of the upper cover (3), said hinged region including at its lower end an inwardly oriented flange of the upper cover itself (3) substantially arched, such that said flange of the hinged region present in the top cover (3) wraps outside e 10 lower the first skirt in a closed position of the container (1). 2. Airtight food container (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the upper lid (3) includes an inner flange that extends perpendicular to the upper cover itself (3) that defines a perimeter groove in which a silicone gasket (4) or similar material is embedded. 3. Airtight food container (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the hinged region (31) has at its lower end a second flange facing outwards.

Four.

 Airtight food container (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the container body (2) and the top cover (3) are made of injection moldable semi-rigid plastic material.

5.

 Airtight food container (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the upper lid

(3) includes some incoming regions (35) arranged in each of its corners.