JPH0333615Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] This invention relates to a rice ball mold container that can be used as a mold for making rice balls and can also be used as a container for carrying the finished rice balls.

[Prior Art] Synthetic resin or wooden rice ball molds have been known as molds for easily making rice balls. This type of rice ball mold has a shape that follows the outer shape of the rice ball, and makes it possible to make a rice ball of a certain shape by filling the mold with rice.

Furthermore, in 1989-27689, a rice ball mold 1 made of cardboard was commercially available, as shown in FIG. When using this rice ball mold 1, the inner surface of the rice ball mold 1, that is, the bottom surface 2, the side wall 3,
4, 5. Place aluminum foil 9 along all inner surfaces of presser pieces 6, 7 and flat cover 8, fill with rice, cover with presser pieces 6, 7, and then cover flat cover 8 over the rice. Make rice balls by crimping. The obtained rice ball is taken out from the rice ball mold 1 while being wrapped in aluminum foil along the inner surface of the rice ball mold 1. Therefore, the rice ball mold 1 shown in FIG. 6 is also simply a mold for making rice balls.

On the other hand, various containers for carrying the finished rice balls are known, such as those made of metal, synthetic resin, or paper.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] The various rice ball molds described above are simply molds for making rice balls, and therefore a separate container is required to carry the finished rice balls. However, it is also possible to use the rice ball mold 1 shown in FIG. 6 as a container with the flat cover 8 closed, that is, with the rice ball made.

However, the mold 1 shown in FIG. 6 is relatively thick, and there is a problem in that it requires a large display space when the rice ball mold 1 itself is sold and displayed. That is, when packaging the rice ball mold 1 shown in Fig. 6,
Usually, as shown in FIG.
A package is used in which the synthetic resin packaging material 12 is attached to a mount 11. As is clear from FIG. 7, in such a package, the rice ball mold 1 is quite thick, so the package itself is also quite thick.

Therefore, the purpose of this invention is to provide a rice ball mold container that can be used not only as a mold and container, but also can be packaged into a thin shape.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The rice ball mold container of this invention has an annular side wall section in which three or more side walls are connected. A flat side molded piece and a flat cover are respectively provided in series.
The flat side molded piece and the flat cover have shapes that match the shape of the flat side opening formed by the annular side wall.

On the other hand, a bottom side molded piece and a bottom cover are respectively provided in series on the bottom side of any two side walls constituting the side wall portion. The bottom molded piece and the bottom cover also have a shape that matches the shape of the bottom opening formed by the annular side wall.

As a characteristic structure of this invention, among the side walls constituting the annular side wall portion, a fold line is formed between the side walls or side walls where the flat side molded piece, the flat cover, the bottom side molded piece, and the bottom cover are not connected. has been done.

[Function] In the rice ball mold container of this invention, each molded piece,
Since a crease line is formed between the side walls or side walls where the flat cover and the bottom cover are not connected, the annular side wall portion can be folded along the crease line during packaging, so that the whole can be folded. It is said that it is possible to have a substantially flat shape. Therefore, it can be seen that since it can be folded into a state with almost no thickness, the product display space can be greatly reduced.

Further, the bottom side opening of the annular side wall portion is closed with the bottom side molded piece and the bottom cover, and then the contents of the rice ball are filled and the contents are compressed with the flat side molded piece,
Finally, by closing the flat side opening of the annular side wall portion with a flat cover, the shaped rice ball can be easily made and can be carried as is as a container.

[Description of Examples] Hereinafter, examples of the rice ball-shaped container according to this invention will be described.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, when the rice ball-shaped container 21 of this embodiment is used, the flat side molded product 22 and the flat cover 23 are left open, and the inside of the opening formed by the side walls 25, 26, 27 is opened. The rice ball is stuffed with rice, compressed using a flat molded product 22 to form a rice ball, and then covered with a flat cover 23 so that the rice ball can be carried as is.

The details of the structure of the rice ball-shaped container 21 are explained in the fourth section.
This will be explained with reference to the figures and FIG. In the state before assembly, as shown in FIG. 4, the side walls 25, 26,
27 are combined to form an annular side wall portion, and the side wall 25 is provided with a flat side molded piece 22 and a bottom side molded piece 28 in series. Each molded piece 22,
28 is used to compress rice when making rice balls.

On the other hand, a flat cover 23 is provided on the flat side of the side wall 26.
However, a bottom cover 29 is continuously provided on the bottom side. The plane cover 23 and the bottom cover 29 function as exterior materials when carrying the rice ball after making it, as shown in FIG. Fixing flaps 23a, 29a extend from each plane cover 23 and bottom cover 29, and these flaps 23a, 29a are bent along the side wall 27 as shown in FIG. In the state shown in FIG. 3, both flaps 23a and 29a are
It is pasted and fixed to the side wall 27 with a sticker (not shown) or the like.

The rice ball-shaped container 21 shown in FIG. 4 can be easily obtained by punching out cardboard or the like, for example, as shown in the developed view in FIG. Adhesive part 27a
By attaching the side wall 27 and the side wall 26, an annular side wall portion as shown in FIG. 4 can be constructed.

By the way, in the rice ball-shaped container 21 of this embodiment, a fold line 31 is formed at the center of the side wall 27, as shown in FIG. Therefore, as shown in the perspective view in FIG.
5. The bottom side molded piece 28 can be superimposed on the plane cover 23, the side wall 26 and the bottom cover 29, respectively. By the way, rice ball type container 2
When displaying the product 1 itself as a product, it is possible to fold the entire product into a substantially flat configuration, so that it does not require much display space.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a through hole 29b is formed in the bottom cover 29. This through hole 2
9b is provided to easily take out the finished rice ball from the rice ball-shaped container 21. That is, make rice balls, mold container 21
The state in which it is stored is as shown in FIG. 3, but when taking it out, the flat cover 23 and the flat side molded piece 22 are left open as shown in FIG. By inserting the rice ball and lifting the bottom side molded product 28 upward, the rice ball contained therein can be lifted upward from the annular side wall portion, and therefore can be taken out from the container 21 very easily. Therefore, the container 21 can be removed without touching the rice balls stored inside.
By pointing the rice balls raised from the inside of the container 21 using the side walls 25...27, etc., it is possible to eat the rice balls without touching them at all.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the annular side wall portion is the side wall 25, 2.
6, 27, and its planar shape is triangular, but the annular sidewall portion is not limited to this, and the annular sidewall portion may be configured with four or more sidewalls so as to have a polygonal planar shape of quadrilateral or more. . In that case, the fold line is formed as appropriate depending on the number of side walls, and depending on the case, the fold line may not be formed within the side wall, but may be formed between the side walls.

Furthermore, the molded pieces 22 and 28 do not need to be provided on both sides of the same side wall, and similarly the plane cover 23 and the bottom cover 29 do not need to be provided consecutively on both sides of the same side wall.

Furthermore, other auxiliary flaps may be provided on each molded piece 22, 28 and on the side wall where the flat cover 23 and bottom cover 29 are not provided.

[Effects of the invention] In this invention, among the side walls constituting the annular side wall portion, crease lines are formed on or between the side walls that are not continuous with each molded piece, the plane cover, and the bottom cover. Since the molded container itself can be folded into a substantially flat shape, it is possible to significantly reduce the display space when selling the molded container. In addition, the rice ball-shaped container of this invention can be used not only for shaping rice balls, but also as a container for storing rice balls, so it can reliably prevent the rice balls from losing their shape when being carried around, and it can also be used to store rice balls. There is no need for special packaging materials.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view for explaining the folded state of an embodiment of this invention. Figure 2 shows the first
FIG. 3 is a perspective view for explaining the process of filling the illustrated embodiment with rice, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the flat cover is closed. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the embodiment of FIG. 1 before assembly. FIG. 5 is a developed view of the rice ball mold container of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 4. FIG. 6 and 7 are a perspective view of a conventional rice ball type and a sectional view showing the packaging form. In the figure, 21 is a rice ball-shaped container, 22 is a molded piece on the flat side, 23 is a flat cover, 25, 26, 2
7 is a side wall, 28 is a bottom side molded piece, 29 is a bottom cover, 29b is a through hole, and 31 is a fold line.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) An annular side wall in which three or more side walls are connected, and an annular side wall that is connected to the plane side of any two side walls constituting the annular side wall. a flat side molded piece and a flat cover having a shape that matches the shape of the opening formed by the side wall; a bottom side molded piece and a bottom cover each having a shape that matches the shape of the opening to be opened, and the flat side molded piece, the flat cover, the bottom side molded piece, and the bottom cover are connected to each other among the side walls constituting the annular side wall portion. A rice ball mold container characterized by having a side wall that is not folded or a fold line formed between the side walls. (2) The rice ball mold container according to claim 1, wherein a hole is formed in the bottom cover to enable the bottom molded piece to be lifted from the outside.