ES1235375U - Packaging for food products. - Google Patents

Abstract

1. Container for food products, characterized in that it is made up of a body (1), circular in section and transparent in nature, equipped with its corresponding closing lid (2), which presents an over-raised configuration with respect to the edge or mouth (3) in which it is coupled, through tabs (9) with lugs (10) that can be locked in recesses (11) established in flanges (9 ') complementary to the mouth (3) of the container, with the particularity that The cover (2) has a folding sector (6), through a curved folding line (7), the ends of which coincide with respective straight cuts (15) made on the raised walls of the cover (2).

Description

d e s c r i p c i or n

Packaging for food products.

technical sector

The present invention relates to a package for food products, such as small fruits and vegetables, for example blackberries, strawberries, cherry tomatoes, mini cucumbers, etc., a package that is composed of a plastic or bio-plastic body and is finished off superiorly by means of a lid with a part of the same foldable to allow manual access to its interior, and to unitarily extract said products as they are consumed.

The object of the invention is to provide the market and the public in general with a package of the aforementioned characteristics, where the means of industrial packaging, partial opening and ventilation are optimized, adapting to the configuration of the user's fingers, and allowing the stacking between containers full of product without their ventilation means being affected, allowing to keep the products contained within it in optimal conditions for a longer time.

background of the invention

Transparent plastic containers with lid are known, for the commercialization of small products such as blackberries, strawberries, cherry tomatoes, raspberries, etc., where the package is complemented with a top closure lid, including a straight hinge that allows partial abatement of the lid for access to the inside of the container.

This type of packaging is usually of a trunk-pyramidal configuration, with a flat lid, so that the pivoting of the sectorial lid is carried out on a straight line and the same plane, which determines a little ergonomic access to the interior of the container.

These semi-lids are also difficult to operate, as they are flush with the edge or mouth of the container, the user's nail must be inserted between two elements parallel and very close to each other, maneuver that can be complicated if the user has very short nails.

Another problem presented by this type of packaging is that, although they have ventilation holes to optimize the shelf life of the products contained within it, the configuration of these packages itself makes when they are stacked their ventilation capacity is seriously impaired and even locked.

explanation of the invention

The package for foodstuffs that is recommended solves in a fully satisfactory way the problem described above, based on a simple but effective solution.

To this end, the container of the invention has as its first fundamental characteristic the fact that its lid is raised above the mouth of the container on which it is applied, both being circular.

By virtue of this over-elevation of the lid, the pivoting line of the sectorial cover can adopt a curved arrangement, with respect to the upper plane of the lid, finishing in straight cuts forming grooves, arranged on the walls of lifting of the lid, It provides an ergonomic access window that adapts perfectly to the contour of the fingers, thus optimizing the space and minimizing the risk of accidentally leaving fruit.

According to another of the features of the invention, in correspondence with the edge of the mouth of the container, a recess is provided as a nail to facilitate the introduction of the end of the finger and press with it on the sectorial lid, facilitating its indiscriminately opening the length of the user's nails.

The lid is coupled to the mouth of the container through a series of lugs that emerge from its lower edge and that fit by elastic deformation in complementary recesses and over raised, said lugs having a height similar to the depth of the recesses and in turn , these boxes are over elevated, in order to that the lid in a closed situation is slightly raised, defining a gap that not only improves the aeration performance, but also facilitates the manual opening of the lid by not being flush with the mouth of the container.

The package, which, as stated above, has a circular section, includes, in correspondence with the edge of its lower base, three inclined planes in recess, with a hole in each of them, which determine aeration means that are not interchangeably blocked. of whether the package is stacked on others of the same type or simply rests on a flat surface.

Another feature is that the cuts in which the curved pivoting line of the sector cover over the walls of the top of the cover is prolonged, define at the same time ventilation slots that thus improve the ventilation of the container, which will additionally include ventilation holes established in inclined plane depressions of both the sector cover and the main cover body.

In correspondence with the hinge or hinge of the lid, an arc-shaped lower relief is established, which in the case of folding the lid fits into a recess of the same configuration practiced in correspondence with the mouth of the container, which facilitates guiding in these maneuvers, thus facilitating automation in the filling of the containers.

In this regard, it is envisaged that the body of the container has longitudinal projections near its mouth, in the form of half a cane, as retention elements of the container in its automated filling, which prevent it from rotating in said process.

In this way an ergonomic device is achieved, adapted in a practical way to the industrial packaging lines, easy to use, and with characteristics that optimize the useful life of the products contained within it.

brief description of the drawings

To complement the description that will then be made and in order to help to a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, according to a preferred example of practical realization thereof, an set of drawings is attached as an integral part of said description, where, as an illustration and not limitation, the following has been represented:

Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a container for food products made in accordance with the object of the present invention.

Figure 2.- Shows a perspective view from the bottom of the container of the previous figure.

Figure 3.- It shows, finally, a side-top perspective view of the container with the lid open.

preferred embodiment of the invention

In view of the figures outlined, it can be seen how the package for food products, intended to contain small fruits such as strawberries, raspberries or the like, is constituted from a body (1), of circular section and transparent nature, provided with its corresponding closing cover (2), presenting an over-raised configuration with respect to the edge or mouth (3) in which it is engaged, through tabs (9) with studs (10) interlocked in recessed (11) raised established in tabs (9 ") complementary to the mouth (3) of the container.

These lugs (10) have a length greater than the depth of the recesses (11), in order that the lid is partially raised with respect to the mouth of the container in its coupling, leaving a small aeration gap, which also facilitates opening maneuvers of the cover as a whole as well as of the sector cover.

In this sense, the recesses (11), which at the same time are raised, may have a funnel-shaped configuration in their upper extremity, to facilitate the guiding of the lugs (10) in their coupling.

The lid (2) has a collapsible sector (6), through a curved folding line (7), the ends of which coincide with respective straight cuts (15) made on the walls of the lift, which in addition to allowing said despondency, determine additional aeration means for the container. However, these slots could disappear so that the cover can be obtained without the folding area and its configuration is full cover.

To facilitate the opening of the sector cover, it is provided that a concave curved section of a nail (8) in which the user's finger is easily positioned can be established in the mouth (3) to press on the free edge of the said sectoral cover, and get its dejection upwards to allow access to the products contained within it.

In correspondence with the perimeter edge of the base of the container, three inclined plane recesses (4), affected by respective ventilation holes (5), are established.

Similarly, in the lid (2) recessed and inclined sectors (12) with ventilation holes (13) are established, which will not be sealed when the containers are stacked together.

In this sense, both the lid and the base of the container will have stabilizing reliefs (14-14 ’) that facilitate stable stacking between packages.

As it has been said before, in correspondence with the hinge or hinge (16) of the lid, a lower relief in the form of an arc (17) is established, which fits a recess (18) ) of identical configuration practiced in correspondence with the mouth of the container, facilitating the prepositioning for the perfect fit of the lugs (10) in their recesses (11) and thus improving the automation of filling of the containers.

Similarly, the body of the container has longitudinal projections near its mouth, in the form of half a cane (19), as anti-rotation elements in the process of automated filling of the container.

Claims (9)

claims 1§.- Container for food products, characterized in that it is constituted from a body (1), of circular section and transparent nature, equipped with its corresponding closing lid (2), presenting this over-elevated configuration with respect to the edge or mouth (3) in which it is coupled, through flanges (9) with studs (10) interlocked in recesses (11) established in tabs (9 ") complementary to the mouth (3) of the container, with the particularity that the cover (2) has a folding sector (6), through a curved folding line (7), the ends of which coincide with respective straight cuts (15) made on the lifting walls of the cover (2). 2§.- Container for food products, according to claim 1, characterized in that a manual opening (8) of the lid sector delimited by the curved folding line (7) is established in the mouth (3). 3§.- Container for food products, according to claim 1, characterized in that in correspondence with the perimeter edge of the base of the package three inclined plane recesses (4) are established, affected by respective ventilation holes (5). 4§.- Container for food products, according to claim 1§, characterized in that in the lid (2) raised, recessed and inclined sectors (12) with ventilation holes (13) are established. 5§.- Container for food products, according to claim 1§, characterized in that both the lid and the base of the container will have stabilizing reliefs (14-14 ’) in the stable stack between containers. 6§.- Container for food products according to claim 1§, characterized in that the lugs (10) have a length similar to the depth of the recesses (11) that are raised, so that in the closure of the lid it is left slightly raised with respect to the mouth of the container. 7§.- Container for food products, according to claims 1§ and 6§, characterized because the recesses (11) have a funnel-like configuration in their upper extremity, as guiding means of the lugs (10) in their coupling. 8§.- Container for food products according to claim 1§, characterized in that in correspondence with the hinge or hinge (16) of the lid a lower arc-shaped relief (17) is established, which in the folding operations of the lid fits into a recess (18) of identical configuration practiced in correspondence with the mouth of the container. 9§.- Container for food products, according to claim 1§, characterized in that the body of the container has longitudinal projections near its mouth, in the form of half a cane (19), as anti-rotation elements in the automated filling process of the container.