JP3128322U - Synthetic resin container for fresh flowers - Google Patents

Abstract

In a synthetic resin container for fresh flowers that accommodates fresh flowers with a container body and a cap that covers the opening of the container body, a vent hole for venting the interior of the container is made inconspicuous.
A bulging portion (30) is formed on a part of a fitting portion (16) of a cap (14) that fits with a container body (12). A gap is formed inside the bulging portion 30 with the edge of the opening of the container body 12, and this gap becomes a vent hole. Since the dome part 20 of the cap 14 does not have a vent hole, there is no obstacle to seeing the accommodated fresh flowers, and the appearance is good.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a container for fresh flowers made of synthetic resin used for flower arrangements and the like.

  In recent years, flower arrangements using fresh flowers in vases, baskets, etc. are gaining popularity as interior decorations and gifts. In order to protect fresh flowers, a container having a cover or a cap so as to cover the flowers has been proposed (see Patent Document 1 below). A hole is provided in the cover of the container to ensure air permeability inside the container. In addition, examples of using food containers such as glasses and parfait containers are known as flower arrangement containers, and some of them are provided with a cover or a cap so as to cover the opening of these containers. Containers have also been proposed.

JP 2003-128154 A

  When arranging fresh flowers in a container provided with a cover or cap, it is necessary to ventilate the fresh flowers so that they do not get steamed. In addition, when the cover or cap is transparent so that the fresh flowers accommodated in the container can be seen from the outside, it is necessary to ventilate the inside of the cover or cap so as not to fog up. In particular, when diverting food containers, the food containers have good airtightness, so it is necessary to newly provide vent holes. If the cover or cap is perforated, the appearance will be impaired. Moreover, the process for opening a hole is needed, and a manufacturing process increases.

  An object of the present invention is to ensure the breathability of a container while ensuring the appearance of the container in a container that accommodates fresh flowers with a container body and a cover or cap.

  The synthetic resin container for fresh flowers according to the present invention has a cap that covers the opening of the container main body, and a part of the fitting part that fits into the edge of the opening of the container main body. Is formed as a vent hole. The cap is not provided with a hole.

  The fitting portion of the cap includes an end surface contact portion that contacts the end surface of the flange with respect to the flange around the opening of the container body, and a peripheral wall portion surrounding the flange from the periphery. A part of the peripheral wall portion bulges away from the flange to form a part having a gap, and this gap serves as a vent hole for venting outside air into the container.

  The cap can be dome-shaped. The cap can be transparent.

  By providing a gap in a part of the cap that fits into the container body and using this as a vent hole, it is not necessary to make a vent hole in the cap, and the appearance can be improved. In addition, in the manufacturing process, a process for opening the air holes is unnecessary, and the number of processes can be reduced.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a view showing an appearance of a fresh flower container 10 of the present invention. The fresh flower container 10 includes a container main body 12 having an opening in the upper portion and a cap 14 fitted to the container main body 12 so as to cover the opening of the container main body 12. The cap 14 has the fitting part 16 which is a part fitted to the edge part of the opening of a container main body.

  The container body 12 has a shape similar to that of a parfait container as shown. Specifically, the upper part is wide open, the cross section becomes smaller as it goes downward, and a leg 18 is provided at the lower end. The container main body 12 is made of, for example, a hard synthetic resin, is transparent or translucent, and it is preferable that the fresh flowers inside can be seen from the outside. The cap 14 has a dome-shaped or hemispherical dome portion 20, and the fitting portion 16 is provided at an edge portion of the dome portion 20. Details of the fitting portion 16 will be described later. The cap 14 is preferably colorless and transparent so that the internal fresh flowers can be seen from the outside, or transparent that is very lightly colored. The cap 14 can also be made of a hard synthetic resin. Further, the container body 12 and the cap 14 can be made of a biodegradable resin.

  FIG. 2 is a side view of the container body 12. In particular, the right half shows a cross section excluding the legs 18. An opening 22 is formed at the top of the container body 12, and a flange 24 is formed at the edge of the opening 22. The detailed shape of the flange 24 will be described later.

  3 and 4 are diagrams showing the shape of the cap 14. FIG. 3 is a side view, and in particular, the fitting portion 16 shows a cross section taken along the line AA of FIG. FIG. 4 is a plan view. The fitting portion 16 includes an end surface abutting portion 26 with which the end surface of the flange 24 of the container body abuts, and a peripheral wall portion 28 disposed so as to surround the flange 24. Further, bulging portions 30 bulging outward from the other portions of the fitting portion 16 are provided at four locations on the circumference of the fitting portion 16. A gap is formed in the inner portion of the bulging portion 30 from the flange of the container main body 12, and this gap becomes a vent hole that ventilates the inside of the container. The number of vents is not limited to four and can be increased or decreased as necessary.

  5 and 6 are enlarged cross-sectional views of the flange 24 of the container main body 12 and the fitting portion 16 of the cap 14. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of the bulging portion 30, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the other portion. As shown in FIG. 6, the fitting portion 16 includes an end surface abutting portion 26 that abuts on an end surface of the flange 24 of the container body, in the drawing, an upper surface, and a peripheral wall portion provided so as to surround the flange 24. 28. The end surface contact part 26 and the surrounding wall part 28 are arrange | positioned so that it may become a substantially L shape in cross-sectional shape. In a plurality of locations on the circumference of the peripheral wall portion 28, in this embodiment, 12 hook projections 32 projecting inward are formed. The hook protrusion 32 is hooked on the flange 24 to prevent the cap 14 from being detached from the container body 12 when it is not intended. As shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 6, the bulging portion 30 is formed such that a part of the fitting portion 16 bulges outward. Thereby, in the bulging portion 30, a gap is formed between the edge of the opening 22 of the container body and the fitting portion 16 of the cap, and a vent hole 34 communicating with the end surface abutting portion 26 and the peripheral wall portion 28 is formed. . The gap between the container body 12 and the cap 14 in the bulging portion 30 can be about 1 mm at the narrowest point, and the circumferential width of the bulging portion 30 can be about 15 mm.

  The cap 14 is not provided with a hole. For this reason, the shape of a dome appears clearly and looks good. In addition, when the cap 14 is transparent, the air hole is not obstructed when viewing the fresh flowers stored in the container.

  Moreover, the cap 14 can be manufactured by vacuum forming because there is no hole. Vacuum forming is a method in which a flat plate-like material in a soft state is sucked by a vacuum and conforms to a mold, and the material is formed into a shape of a mold. This molding method cannot be employed. Therefore, when providing a vent hole in the dome part 20, a process for making a hole is required after vacuum forming, and the number of processes increases.

  Further, according to injection molding instead of vacuum molding, holes can be formed simultaneously with molding. However, the injection molding is a molding method in which a resin material is injected into a space surrounded by two molds to fill the space and obtain a product having a predetermined shape, which requires a mold cost. In particular, when a thin product like this embodiment is molded, it is necessary to manage the dimension of the gap between the molds with high accuracy, which causes a cost increase of the mold.

  Since the cap 14 of this embodiment does not have a hole, it can be manufactured by vacuum forming. On the other hand, a vent hole 34 can also be provided. By providing the vent hole 34, it is possible to prevent the fresh flowers from being steamed, and it is possible to prevent the transparent cap from being clouded by the moisture emitted from the fresh flowers and making it difficult to see the stored fresh flowers.

It is an external view of the container for fresh flowers of this embodiment. It is the side view which showed a part of container main body 12 in cross section. It is the side view which showed a part of cap 14 in the cross section. 3 is a plan view of a cap 14. FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the detail of the part which the container main body 12 and the cap 14 fit, and is a figure which shows the cross section of the bulging part 30 in which the vent hole 34 is formed especially. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing details of a portion where the container body 12 and the cap 14 are fitted, and is a view showing a cross section of a portion other than the bulging portion 30.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Container for fresh flowers, 12 container main body, 14 cap, 16 fitting part, 20 dome part, 22 opening, 24 flange, 26 end surface contact part, 28 peripheral wall part, 30 bulging part, 34 vent hole.

Claims (8)

A synthetic resin container for fresh flowers having a container body having an opening and a cap that covers the opening of the container body, and accommodating fresh flowers inside,
The cap has no holes,
A part of the fitting part of the cap that fits into the edge of the opening of the container body is swelled to form a gap with the edge of the opening of the container body, and this gap vents outside air into the container. Has become a vent hole,
Synthetic resin container for fresh flowers. A synthetic resin container for fresh flowers according to claim 1,
A flange is formed around the opening of the container body,
The fitting portion of the cap includes an end surface contact portion that contacts the end surface of the flange, and a peripheral wall portion surrounding the flange from the periphery,
The vent hole is formed by allowing a part of the end surface abutting portion and the peripheral wall portion to bulge so as to be separated from the flange so that a gap is formed between the end surface abutting portion and the peripheral wall portion.
Synthetic resin container for fresh flowers.   The synthetic resin container for fresh flowers according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the cap has a dome shape.   The synthetic resin container for fresh flowers according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the cap is transparent. A cap of a synthetic resin container for fresh flowers that covers the opening of the container body and accommodates fresh flowers inside the container body,
The cap has no holes,
A part of the fitting part of the cap that fits into the edge of the opening of the container body is swelled to form a gap with the edge of the opening of the container body, and this gap vents outside air into the container. Has become a vent hole,
Cap for synthetic resin container for fresh flowers. It is a cap of the synthetic resin container for fresh flowers according to claim 5,
The fitting portion of the cap is formed corresponding to a flange provided around the opening of the container body, and includes an end surface abutting portion that abuts on an end surface of the flange, and a peripheral wall portion surrounding the flange from the periphery,
The vent hole is formed by allowing a part of the end surface abutting portion and the peripheral wall portion to bulge so as to be separated from the flange so that a gap is formed between the end surface abutting portion and the peripheral wall portion.
Cap for synthetic resin container for fresh flowers.   The synthetic resin container cap for fresh flowers according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the cap has a dome shape.   The synthetic resin container cap for fresh flowers according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein the cap is transparent.

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