EP1647497A1 - Conteneur avec cavités pour retenir des liquides - Google Patents

Conteneur avec cavités pour retenir des liquides Download PDF

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EP1647497A1
EP1647497A1 EP05254729A EP05254729A EP1647497A1 EP 1647497 A1 EP1647497 A1 EP 1647497A1 EP 05254729 A EP05254729 A EP 05254729A EP 05254729 A EP05254729 A EP 05254729A EP 1647497 A1 EP1647497 A1 EP 1647497A1
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Alan Ludkin
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Sharp Interpack Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/24—Adaptations for preventing deterioration or decay of contents; Applications to the container or packaging material of food preservatives, fungicides, pesticides or animal repellants
    • B65D81/26—Adaptations for preventing deterioration or decay of contents; Applications to the container or packaging material of food preservatives, fungicides, pesticides or animal repellants with provision for draining away, or absorbing, or removing by ventilation, fluids, e.g. exuded by contents; Applications of corrosion inhibitors or desiccators
    • B65D81/261—Adaptations for preventing deterioration or decay of contents; Applications to the container or packaging material of food preservatives, fungicides, pesticides or animal repellants with provision for draining away, or absorbing, or removing by ventilation, fluids, e.g. exuded by contents; Applications of corrosion inhibitors or desiccators for draining or collecting liquids without absorbing them

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  • the invention relates to a container for food, particularly to a container for fish and raw meat such as poultry.
  • Raw meat and fish releases fluid. It is known to include an absorbent pad in containers for raw meat in order to absorb this fluid. However, these absorbent pads can become saturated, and do not keep the fluid away from the raw meat.
  • the present invention provides a container for food comprising a base provided with a plurality of recesses for receiving fluid from the food.
  • Recesses can hold as much fluid as an absorbent pad, while keeping the fluid away from the food.
  • the recesses are shaped to retain the fluid received therein by means of surface tension. This helps keep the fluid away from the food even when the container is tilted.
  • each recess is preferably greatest at the open end of the recess. This maximises the surface area of any fluid in the recess, and so helps retain the fluid therein.
  • the recesses may be provided with inclined walls such that the cross-sectional area at the openings of the recesses (in-use, the tops of the recesses) are greater than that at the (in-use) bottoms of the recesses.
  • each recess is frusto-conical. This will give any fluid in the recess a high surface area:volume ratio at the open end of the recess, which will also help retain the fluid in the recess.
  • the recesses may have any desired cross-sectional shape, particularly in the plane of the opening of the recess.
  • Preferable shapes include circles, ovals, closed curves, ellipses, ovoid and elongate shapes, particularly those having rounded ends.
  • a recess may be have an oval cross-section in the plane of the opening.
  • Other suitable shapes will be readily apparent to one skilled in the art, particularly shapes which will retain fluid by means of surface tension.
  • containers for poultry having recesses with circular cross-sections and being frusto-conically shaped
  • containers for poultry may be provided with oval or similarly shaped recesses (for example two elongate sides joined by rounded end portions).
  • the recesses of the container need not all be of the same shape, and if desired the container may be provided with recesses of different shapes, e.g. recesses having a circular cross-section in the plane of the opening of the recesses, and recesses having an oval or similarly shaped cross-section in the plane of the opening of the recesses.
  • each recess comprises two portions, the upper portion being frusto-conical and the lower portion being cylindrical. This will increase the amount of fluid which can be held in the recess, whilst still giving any fluid in the recess a high surface area: volume ratio at the open end of the recess to help retain fluid in the recess.
  • Each recess preferably comprises a planar base.
  • the planar bases will provide a stable surface to support the container.
  • the recesses are preferably located on a panel in the base, the panel comprising at least two recesses per square centimetre, preferably at least four recesses per square centimetre. Having a high density of small recesses increases the amount of fluid which can be retained in the recesses, while allowing the recesses to have a high surface area: volume ratio to retain the fluid in the recesses.
  • the container preferably comprises a plurality of ribs for supporting the food above the recesses. This helps to keep the food away from any fluid in the recesses.
  • the container is preferably made by pressure forming.
  • pressure forming plastics material is pushed into the mould as well as being sucked into the mould by a vacuum. This results in more accurate moulding, especially in the recesses where the moulding process can result in variations in thickness in the plastics material.
  • Accurate moulding is particularly important where the container is made from a material such as polypropylene which does not provide a high barrier to gas transmission. For such materials, it is important that the container has a constant thickness as this thickness is required in order to achieve a barrier.
  • a container according to the present invention containing food.
  • it contains meat or fish, more preferably raw meat or fish.
  • a container 1 for raw meat (particularly for raw fish) comprising a base 2 provided with a plurality of recesses 3 for receiving fluid from the meat.
  • Each recess 3 is shaped to retain the fluid within the recess 3 by means of surface tension.
  • Each recess comprises two portions 4, 5, the upper portion 4 being frusto-conical, and the lower portion 5 being cylindrical.
  • the cylindrical portion 5 of the recess 3 includes a planar base 6 to provide a stable support for the container 1.
  • the frusto-conical portion 4 of the recess 3 tapers from a maximum diameter of 5 mm at the open end of the recess 3 to a minimum diameter of 2.5 mm at the point where the frusto-conical portion 4 adjoins the cylindrical portion 5.
  • the cylindrical portion 5 of the recess 3 has a constant diameter of 2.5 mm.
  • the recesses 3 are located on a panel 7 in the centre of the base 2 of the container 1.
  • the recesses 3 are arranged in a plurality of rows 8, each row 8 being offset from the adjacent row 8 so that the recesses 3 form an hexagonal array.
  • Each recess 3 is spaced from each of the six surrounding recesses 3 by approximately 1 mm.
  • the container 1 has two short sides 9 and two long sides 10.
  • the two short sides 9 each include three ribs 11, a short portion of each of which extends into the base 2 of the container 1.
  • the two long sides 10 also each include three ribs 12 which extend across the base 2 of the container 1.
  • the container 1 is made from polypropylene, but it may be made from any suitable material.
  • the container 1 is made by pressure forming, but it may be made by any suitable method.
  • a portion of raw meat such as poultry is placed on the panel 7 of the container 1. Fluid which seeps from the raw meat enters the recesses 3, and is held therein by means of surface tension.
  • the ribs 11, 12 support the raw meat, and raise it away from the recesses 3, thereby ensuring that the meat does not come into contact with the fluid retained in the recesses 3.
  • a container 1 formed from polypropylene by pressure forming is provided for raw meat (particularly for raw poultry) comprising a base 2 provided with a plurality of recesses 3' for receiving fluid from the meat.
  • Each recess 3' is shaped to retain the fluid within the recess by means of surface tension.
  • Each recess is provided with an inner wall which is inwardly inclined along the vertical axis so as to have a greater cross-sectional area at the top (the open end) of the recess than at the bottom of the recess.
  • Each recess 3' has (as viewed from the top) an oval shape with first and second generally parallel sides joined by rounded ends, and is about 4 mm in length and 2 mm in width.
  • Recess 3' has a planar base 6 to provide a stable support for the container 1.
  • the recesses 3' are arranged in the same manner as the recesses 3 of the first embodiment.
  • container 1 of the second embodiment is as for the container 1 of the first embodiment.

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US3253762A (en) * 1963-03-25 1966-05-31 Illinois Tool Works Trays, containers and the like
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US3040947A (en) * 1960-01-25 1962-06-26 Diamond National Corp Food container
US3253762A (en) * 1963-03-25 1966-05-31 Illinois Tool Works Trays, containers and the like
US3346400A (en) * 1965-02-08 1967-10-10 American Excelsior Corp Tray
WO1981001825A1 (fr) * 1978-11-20 1981-07-09 J Joelner Amenagement pour conteneur
US4533585A (en) * 1984-05-25 1985-08-06 Mobil Oil Corporation Liquid holding packaging tray
DE10301171A1 (de) * 2002-01-17 2003-07-31 Mcairlaid S Vliesstoffe Gmbh & Absorbierende Laminat-Einlage für Lebensmittelverpackungen

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