JPH0232149Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Field of Application) This invention relates to a lid that doubles as a mold for food, and particularly to a lid that doubles as a mold for molding wasabi as well as for preventing flavor and air from escaping.

(Prior Art) At a drinking party, people often talk for a long time, such as seasonal greetings, etc., in front of various dishes, and the party sometimes takes a long time to start. Also, wasabi was added as a spice to sashimi and other dishes served at banquets.

(Problem that the invention aims to solve) When a drinking party takes a long time to start, the wasabi on the plate is constantly exposed to the outside air while greetings are being made at the banquet table, which causes it to lose moisture and become dry or smelly. There was a problem that I felt like I was losing my mind. Another problem was that wasabi, for example, is picked with one's fingers and placed carelessly on a cooking plate, making it unattractive.

The purpose of this invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems and provide a lid that can also be used as a mold for food, which can prevent food from deteriorating in quality and can also be used to make molds of food.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve this purpose, the food mold lid of this invention has a box-shaped lid body that has an opening and is used as a lid when laid down with the opening side facing down. Consists of. Furthermore, the inner wall surface of the lid body constitutes a molding surface for molding the food stuffed into the lid body, and is also used to separate the molded food from the inner wall surface with the lid body facing down. It has a draft angle of

(Function) According to the food mold/lid with such a structure,
After pushing the food into the lid body, the food is surrounded by the lid body and, for example, a plate on which the lid body is placed, by placing the lid body face down with the opening side of the lid body facing down and using it as a lid. As a result, deterioration of food can be suppressed.

Furthermore, since the inner wall surface of the container body constitutes a molding surface, the food can be pressed into the container body and deformed along the inner wall surface, thereby molding the food. Furthermore, since this inner wall surface has a draft angle, the molded food product can be easily separated from the inner wall surface.

(Embodiments) Hereinafter, embodiments of this invention will be described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the drawings are merely shown schematically to the extent that this invention can be understood, and therefore the shapes, arrangement positions, and dimensions of each component are not limited to the illustrated examples.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing the structure of an embodiment of this invention. In the figure, 10 indicates a box-shaped lid body, which has an opening 12, and is used as a lid by lying down with the opening 12 side facing down. As the material for forming the container body 10, a material conventionally used as a material for forming food containers, such as soft plastic, is used.

The inner wall surface 14 of the lid body 10 constitutes a molding surface 16 for molding food, such as wasabi, that is pressed into the lid body 10.

At the same time, the inner wall surface 14 of the lid main body 10 is placed on the inner wall surface 14 when the molded food is placed with the lid main body 10 face down.
It has a draft angle to separate it.

The shape, especially the draft angle, of the inner wall surface 14 including the molding surface 16 may be any shape as long as the pressed food can be separated from the inner wall surface 14 and taken out from the opening 12 to the outside of the container body 10. good.

In this embodiment, the outer surface of the lid main body 10 is formed into a conical shape, but the outer surface of the lid main body 10 may be formed into the shape of an animal, Mt. Fuji, or seasonal flowers, for example. In this case, the lid body 10 can be configured as a decoration for cooking. Furthermore, the outer surface of the lid body 10 may be decorated with, for example, a picture of an animal or flower, and the container body 10 may be used as a decoration for cooking.

Further, in this embodiment, the inner wall surface 14 of the lid main body 10
Although a part of the lid body 1 is configured as the molded surface 16,
0 may be configured as the molding surface 16. The molding surface 16 can be configured in any suitable manner depending on the shape of the molded food product.

FIGS. 2A to 2B are cross-sectional views of this embodiment, and below, referring to these drawings, an example will be described in which this invention is applied to the most suitable wasabi using the lid that also serves as a mold of this embodiment.

First, as shown in FIG. 2A, a required amount of wasabi 18 is pushed into the container body 10 with the opening 12 facing upward using, for example, a spatula, and then pressed against the molding surface 16 to make a mold. In addition, wasabi 18 in the figure
is shown by dotted lines and dots.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 2B, the lid body 10 is placed, for example, on a food serving plate, with the opening 12 facing downward, together with the wasabi 18. When the pressed food is wasabi, the wasabi 18 and the inner wall surface are easily separated, so the wasabi 18 is removed by the impact of placing the lid body 10 on a plate or by tapping the lid body 10 from the outside with a fingertip. It easily separates from the inner wall surface 14 due to impact and falls onto the plate.

In the case of food products that cannot be easily separated from the inner wall surface 14, for example, the film thickness can be set arbitrarily and suitably so that the lid body 10 can be deformed with a finger and returns to its original shape when the finger is removed. from soft plastic,
It is good to form. In this case, the lid main body 10 can be deformed to push the pressed food toward the opening 12, thereby forming a gap between the food and the inner wall surface 14, thereby separating the food from the inner wall surface 14.
Since the shape of the lid body 10 returns to its original shape, when the outer surface of the lid body 10 has the shape of an animal, for example, its appearance also returns to its original shape, and the appearance is not impaired.

Alternatively, in the case of food that can be easily separated from the inner wall surface 14, the food may be pushed while a food packaging film such as cellophane is interposed between the food and the inner wall surface 14. .
In this case, the interposed packaging film is
The food can be easily taken out from the inside of the lid main body 10 to the outside by pulling it out from the bottom and separating it from the inner wall surface 14. A packaging film that is easily deformable is used so that the food can be molded neatly. Further, by providing a notch in the packaging film, the packaging film and the food can be easily separated without changing the shape of the molded food.

This invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments; therefore, the shapes, arrangement relationships, forming materials, dimensions, and other design conditions of each component can be changed arbitrarily and suitably according to the design. In addition to wasabi, it can also be used in mustard and other foods.

(Effects of the invention) As is clear from the above explanation, the food mold/lid of this invention can prevent food deterioration, particularly the evaporation of water in wasabi, and the loss of flavor and aroma. You can also make molds. This molded food is suitable for use as a decoration for dishes and can improve the appearance of dishes.

According to this invention, it is possible to provide a lid that functions both as a lid for preventing deterioration of food and also as a mold for shaping food as a decoration.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view schematically showing the structure of an embodiment of this invention, and FIGS. 2A to 2B are sectional views showing the state of the embodiment in use. 10... Lid body, 12... Opening, 14... Inner wall surface, 16... Molding surface.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] Consisting of a box-shaped lid body that has an opening and is used as a lid when laid down with the opening side facing down; A mold for food, comprising a molding surface for molding, and having a draft angle for separating the molded food from the inner wall surface with the lid main body facing down. Dual-purpose lid.