JPH0449098Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] This invention comprises a container body having an opening at the top and storing food inside, and a cap covering the opening of the container body. The invention relates to food containers.

[Prior Art] and [Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The caps of conventionally commercially available containers for umeboshi and the like can be easily removed. Therefore, there is a risk that foreign matter may be mixed into the container at a store, for example. Furthermore, it is not possible for store owners, purchasers, etc. to accurately confirm whether or not the cap of the container has been removed during the process.

Therefore, the purpose of this invention was to make it difficult for anyone other than the purchaser to remove the cap.
Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide a container for foodstuffs from which it is possible to easily visually check the fact that the cap should be removed.

[Means for Solving the Problems] A food container according to this invention includes a container body having an opening at the top and storing food products therein;
A cap that covers the opening of the container body is provided. A ridge is formed around the opening of the container body, which is located higher than the lower end of the attached cap and extends along the entire outer peripheral surface of the lower end of the cap. Further, a part of the flange is provided with a notch that exposes the lower end of the attached cap. The container further includes a sealing member positioned to cover the cut and attached across the cap and the container body.

[Operations and Effects of the Invention] The projecting edge formed around the opening of the container body extends along the entire outer circumferential surface of the lower end of the cap, excluding the notched portion. The lower end of the cap is exposed at the cut portion of the flange, and a sealing member is attached to that portion.
Therefore, when the food container of this invention is displayed at a store, a person cannot place his or her finger on the lower end of the cap without breaking the sealing member. In other words, the cap cannot be removed from the container body without breaking the sealing member. Furthermore, when the cap is removed, the seal member is torn and its condition can be visually observed.

As described above, according to the food container according to this invention, it is difficult for anyone other than the purchaser to remove the cap, and furthermore, if the cap is removed, it is easy to make it easy for anyone other than the purchaser to remove the cap. can be visually observed.

[Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of this invention. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line - in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line - in Fig. 1.
FIG.

The illustrated food container 1 is a container for storing pickled plums, and includes a container body 2 and a cap 3. The container body 2 has an opening at the top,
4 pickled plums are stored inside. The cap 3 covers the opening of the container body 2.

Referring to FIG. 2, a neck 5 is formed at the upper part of the container body 2, and an annular projection 6 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the neck 5. An annular recess 7 that fits into the annular projection 6 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the cap 3. Annular projection 6 and annular recess 7
By fitting into each other, the cap 3
is firmly fixed to the container body 2. When attempting to remove the cap 3 from the container body 2 in this state, for example, place a finger on the lower end of the cap 3 and lift that portion upward. Then, the fitted state between the annular projection 6 and the annular recess 7 is released, and the cap 3 can be separated from the container body 2.

However, the illustrated food container 1 is designed to prevent the cap 3 from coming off easily. That is, around the neck 5 of the container body 2,
Located higher than the lower end of the attached cap 3,
A projecting edge 8 is formed extending along the entire outer circumferential surface of the lower end of the cap 3. Since this projecting edge 8 covers the outer peripheral surface of the lower end of the cap 3, a person cannot press his/her finger against the lower end of the cap 3. In other words, the presence of the flange 8 makes it impossible to remove the cap 3 from the container body 2.

Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a notch 9 is provided in a part of the projecting edge 8 to expose the lower end of the cap 3. Therefore, this cut 9
The cap 3 can be removed from the container body 2 by placing a finger inside and pushing the lower end of the cap 3 upward. In other words, you cannot press your finger against the lower end of the cap 3 in the part where the notch 9 is not provided, so the cap 3
cannot be removed.

As shown, the food product container 1 further includes:
A sealing member 10 is provided so as to cover the notch 9 and to be attached across the cap 3 and the container body 2. Therefore, food container 1
When the cap 3 is displayed at a store, the seal member 10 covers the notch 9, so it is impossible to press the bottom end of the cap 3 with a finger. The adhesive force of the sealing member 10 is strong, and therefore, the cap 3 cannot be removed from the container body 2 unless the sealing member 10 is broken.

In this way, the illustrated food container 1 can effectively prevent foreign matter from being mixed in during the distribution stage, and even if the cap 3 were to be removed during the distribution process, it would be possible to prevent the cap from being removed. This fact can be easily visually observed from the tear in the seal member 10.

Note that the purchaser of the food container 1 will break the seal member 10 during the first use;
In order to make the seal member 10 easier to tear at that time, perforations 11 may be provided in the seal member 10.

The food container 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 had a substantially rectangular parallelepiped overall shape. However, various shapes of containers can be considered.

Food container 12 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5
FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing another embodiment of this invention.
4 is a drawing corresponding to FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is a drawing corresponding to FIG. 3.

Food container 12 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5
is a jar-shaped container, and as in the previous embodiment, it has a container body 13 that has an opening at the top and stores food inside, and a cap 14 that covers the opening of the container body 13. There is. A projecting edge 15 is formed around the opening of the container body 13 and is located higher than the lower end of the cap 14 and extends along the entire outer peripheral surface of the lower end of the cap 14. A notch 16 for exposing the lower end of the cap 14 is provided in a part of the projecting edge 15. This cut portion 16 is covered with a seal member 17.

Therefore, even in the embodiments shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, if the seal member 17 is not broken,
The cap 14 cannot be removed from the container body 13.

Although this invention has been described above using two embodiments, these are merely illustrative. Therefore, various modifications and variations can be made within the scope of equivalents of this invention.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of this invention. FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line - in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line - in FIG. 1. FIGS. 4 and 5 are cross-sectional views showing other embodiments of this invention.
The figure corresponds to FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 corresponds to FIG. 3. In the figure, 1 is a food container, 2 is a container body, 3 is a cap, 8 is a flange, 9 is a notch, and 10
indicates a sealing member. Note that in each figure, the same numbers indicate the same or equivalent elements.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] A container body having an opening at the top and storing food therein; and a cap covering the opening of the container body, and around the opening of the container body: , a projecting edge is formed that is located higher than the lower end of the attached cap and extends along the entire outer circumferential surface of the lower end of the cap, and a part of the projecting edge has a lower end that extends above the lower end of the attached cap. an exposing notch, the container further comprising a sealing member positioned over the notch and affixed across the cap and the container body; .