JP2001048281A - Pasty material storage container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pasty material storage container in which a spatula member for taking out a pasty material at a constant rate is detachably pro vided using a simple construction. SOLUTION: The storage container includes a container body 1 wherein the upper part of a circumferential wall 3 is formed into a circumferential wall part 3c of large diameter through an upwardly directed step 4 and a spatula member 6 wherein an outwardly overhanging part 8 formed at the upper portion of a longitudinally long plate 7 is engaged with the step 4. The member 6 allows the plate 7 to extend downwardly from the overhanging part 8 along a circumferential wall 3a of small diameter below the step 4, while an upper plate 9 is erected along the inner surface of the wall 3c. A finger hook plate 10 is projected inwardly from the plate 9, and a nonslip protruding strip 7a, also serving as a scale mark, is provided on the inner surface of the plate 7.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container for storing a paste-like material such as miso.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, miso is generally sold in a container having a peripheral wall rising from the outer periphery of a bottom wall, and the upper surface of the container is closed with a lid.

[0003]

The miso contained in the container is usually used by scooping it with chopsticks or a spoon, but it is troublesome to take out the spoon and the like one by one from a storage place.
In addition, there may be a disadvantage of forgetting the storage location. In order to avoid the inconvenience, a spatula for taking out the miso may be incorporated in the container in advance. However, if the structure of the container becomes complicated, the cost increases.

On the other hand, when the miso is scooped using a spatula, there is an advantage that, for example, a few spoons of miso can be taken out at a time. May fall into the container, and when taking out a relatively small amount of miso, for example, one spoonful, it is more difficult to measure than miso.

Accordingly, the invention of the present application is to easily incorporate a spatula member formed of a vertically long plate portion along the inner surface of the peripheral wall of the container body, and to provide a non-slip ridge which also serves as a measuring scale line on the inner surface of the member. An object of the present invention is to provide an installed paste-like material storage container.

[0006]

The first means is to provide a bottomed container body 1 for storing paste-like materials, in which the upper part of the peripheral wall 3 is made to have a large-diameter peripheral wall part 3c through an upwardly directed step part 4, and is provided vertically. An outwardly extending portion 8 is provided on the upper portion of the plate portion 7 so that the lower surface of the outwardly extending portion is engaged with the upward step portion 4 and the lower plate portion 7 of the outwardly extending portion is provided with the upwardly extending step portion. Small-diameter peripheral wall below part 4
3a, which is hung down along the inner surface, and the upper plate portion 9 stands out along the inner surface of the large-diameter peripheral wall portion 3c.
Consists of

The second means comprises the first means, the peripheral wall 3 of the container body has a polygonal cross section, and the spatula member 6 has a substantially L-shaped cross section, and the outer surface of the spatula member is formed. The peripheral wall is provided so as to be able to contact the inner surface of the corner.

The third means comprises the first means or the second means, and is provided with a finger hooking plate inward from the upper plate portion 9.
10 are protruding.

The fourth means includes the first, second, or third means, and also serves as a scale line for measuring a paste-like material on the inner surface of the lower plate 7 of the spatula member 6. , A plurality of paste-like anti-slip ridges 7a.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First, a first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 8 will be described.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a synthetic resin container, and a bottom wall 2
The peripheral wall 3 stands upright from the outer periphery. The peripheral wall rises from the upper end of the small-diameter peripheral wall portion 3a for accommodating the paste-like material A to a large-diameter peripheral wall portion 3c via a horizontal wall portion 3b protruding outward and outward.
The upper surface of the horizontal wall portion is provided with an upward step portion 4 for locking a spatula member described later.
Formed. An outward flange 5 is provided at the upper end of the large-diameter peripheral wall 3c. In the present specification, the term “small-diameter peripheral wall portion or large-diameter peripheral wall portion” includes a polygonal cylindrical shape including the illustrated rectangular cylinder, and a cylindrical cylindrical shape, and includes a polygonal cylindrical shape. Means the distance between two opposing sides of the cylinder. The small-diameter peripheral wall portion 3a is formed in a tapered shape expanding upward and outward, and as shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of container bodies having the same size and the same shape as shown in FIG. It is good to be provided so that stacking is possible by inserting. The large-diameter peripheral wall portion 3c is formed in a tapered shape in which the diameter is reduced inward and upward, and the outward flange 5 of one container body is formed.
It is preferable to provide a horizontal wall 3b of another container body on the upper surface so that it can be placed. According to this configuration, the stacking height of the container body (stacking height)
The space formed between the upper surface of the large-diameter peripheral wall portion 3c and the upper surface of the small-diameter peripheral wall portion 3a and the lower surface of the lid described later is used to store the upper plate portion of the spatula member described later in order to secure (height). Thus, the spatula member can be stored without greatly changing the structure of the existing container.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a spatula member. The member is provided with an outwardly extending portion 8 at the upper end of a vertically elongated lower plate portion 7 for taking out miso or the like, so that the extended portion is engaged with the upward step portion 4 and the lower plate portion 7 is engaged. Along the inner surface of the small-diameter peripheral wall portion 3a and near the bottom wall 2, and from the outer edge of the outwardly extending portion 8 to the upper plate portion 9 at substantially the same height as the large-diameter peripheral wall portion along the inner surface of the large-diameter peripheral wall portion 3c. Erect, and furthermore, a finger hook plate 10 from the upper end of the upper plate portion.
Inwardly protruding. The spatula member may be attached to the container body before storing the paste-like material in the small-diameter peripheral wall portion 3a,
After the storage, the lower plate 7 may be inserted between the inner surface of the small-diameter peripheral wall and the paste. Thus, the lower plate portion 7 of the spatula member 6 is sandwiched between the inner surface of the small-diameter peripheral wall portion 3a and the outer surface of the paste-like material, and the portions other than the lower plate portion are outward in the illustrated example. The lower surface of the overhang portion 8 and the upper surface of the finger hanging plate 10 are respectively brought into contact with the upper surface of the horizontal wall portion 3b and the lower surface of an inner lid described later, thereby being sandwiched between these two surfaces to prevent rattling of the spatula member. The spatula member is integrally formed of a synthetic resin material, and has such a thickness that the plate portion does not bend to the outer surface side due to resistance when the paste-like material is scooped into the inner surface of the lower plate portion 7 as shown in FIG. And strength. In the illustrated example, the lower plate portion 7 and the upper plate portion 9 have a substantially L-shaped (or V-shaped) cross section so that the outer surface of the spatula member can be brought into contact with the inner surface of the corner of the peripheral wall 3 of the container. The strength when compared with the same thickness is increased. However, both of these plate portions may be formed in a shape capable of contacting the inner surface of the peripheral wall other than the corner portions.

The finger hooking plate 10 has a protruding length from the upper end of the upper plate 9 large enough to allow finger hooking on the finger hooking plate, and holds the upper part of the spatula member 6 including the finger hooking plate. In such a case, the finger hanging plate is formed so as to be small enough not to interfere. Further, the finger hooking plate 10 is provided with a strength that does not bend when the finger is hooked and the lower plate portion 7 is pulled up. In the illustrated example, a quadrangular (or fan-shaped) finger hanging plate 10 protrudes from the upper end of the upper plate 9 having the above-described L-shaped cross section from a portion adjacent to the L-shaped corner, thereby reducing the protruding length. At the most, it is provided so as to have a sufficient strength as compared with the one protruding from the flat upper plate portion.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a lid for closing the upper surface of the container,
In the illustrated example, an inner lid (seal) 11a releasably attached to the upper end surface of the outward flange 5 and an outer lid detachably fitted to the outer peripheral upper surface of the inner lid and the lower edge of the outward flange 5. lid
11b.

In the above configuration, when the lid 11 is removed from the state shown in FIG. 1 and the finger is hung on the lower surface of the finger hook plate 10 as shown in FIG. 3, the lower plate portion 7 is pulled out from the small-diameter peripheral wall portion 3a. By holding the upper portion of the spatula member 6 and inserting the lower plate portion 7 into the paste-like material A and scooping it as shown in FIG. 4, a predetermined amount of the paste-like material can be taken out. Spatula member 6
When finished using, for example, the lower plate 7 is inserted between the inner surface of the corner portion of the small-diameter peripheral wall portion 3a and the paste-like material, and the upper surface of the finger hook plate 10 is pushed down to almost the same height as the outward flange 5, The spatula member can be stored in the container body while the lower plate portion is again sandwiched between the paste-like material and the small-diameter peripheral wall portion.

Next, FIGS. 6 to 8 show different shapes of the spatula. That is, at the upper end of the upper plate 9 having an L-shaped cross section,
By attaching a finger hanging plate 10 provided in a fan shape having a radius larger than the width of each flat plate portion of the upper plate portion, as shown in FIG. 7, the protruding length of the finger hanging portion from the upper plate portion can be reduced as shown in FIG. It is larger than the spatula member, and the other structures are the same.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 9 to 12 will be described. In this embodiment, a plurality of paste-like non-slip ridges 7a are provided on the inner surface of the lower plate portion 7 of the spatula member 6.
The main feature of the first embodiment is that it is provided horizontally at intervals in the vertical direction, and the description of the same matters as in the first embodiment is omitted.

The paste-like anti-slip ridges 7a are:
For example, the miso is formed in such a size as to prevent the miso from slipping off when the lower plate portion is inclined as shown in FIG. These ridges are provided between both ends of the inner surface of the lower plate 7.

The ridges 7a also serve as scale lines for measuring the miso, and each ridge is formed such that each scale corresponds to an integral multiple of an arbitrary minimum amount, for example, one spoonful. The vertical position of the strip is determined. In addition, as shown in FIG. 10, near each of these ridges, the number 7b of each ridge counted from the lower end of the lower plate portion is displayed.

As another feature, in the illustrated example, the outer lid 11 is provided.
A locking portion 12 is provided at the middle in the longitudinal direction of the short cylinder hanging down from the outer periphery of the outer flange B to the lower edge of the outward flange.
A small gap is provided between the upper surface and the upper surface to improve the workability during sealing of the inner lid.

In the above configuration, the first state is changed from the state shown in FIG.
In the same manner as in the embodiment, the lid 11 is removed from the upper end of the peripheral wall 3 and the lower plate 7 of the spatula member 6 is paste-like material A such as miso.
When the lower plate portion is inserted into the miso after being pulled out from the inside, the non-slip ridges 7a on the inner surface of the plate portion are squeezed into the miso, thereby increasing the contact resistance with the miso. When the miso portion inside the lower plate portion is scraped off as shown in FIG. 11, the miso portion can be reliably taken out without slipping down into the container. When inserting the lower plate portion, one of the scale lines formed by the anti-slip ridges 7a is matched with the surface of the paste-like material, so that a required amount of miso can be accurately taken out. Becomes

FIG. 12 shows an example in which a spatula member having a shape corresponding to that of FIG. 6 is provided with the anti-slip ridges 7a and the numbers 7b of these ridges.

[0023]

The present invention has the above-described configuration, and according to the first aspect of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. Since the container of the present invention is provided with the spatula member 6 for taking out the paste-like material, there is no need to take the spatula or the like to the storage place every time the paste-like material is taken out. The spatula member 6 suspends the lower plate portion 7 of the outwardly extending portion 8 locked on the upward step portion 4 of the container body peripheral wall 3 along the inner surface of the small-diameter peripheral wall portion 3a of the peripheral wall. Since the plate portion 9 is erected along the inner surface of the large-diameter peripheral wall portion 3c, it can be compactly incorporated in the container along the inner surface of the peripheral wall 3 without substantially reducing the storage space for the paste-like material. Further, since the lower plate portion 7 hangs down along the inner surface of the small-diameter peripheral wall portion as described above, the lower plate portion 7 is sandwiched between the inner surface of the small-diameter peripheral wall portion and the outer surface of the paste-like material when the paste-like material is filled as shown in FIG. Since the paste-like material, which is a storage material, becomes the spatula member holding means, the structure of the container becomes very simple as compared with the case where the means is separately provided.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the peripheral wall of the container body has a polygonal cross section and the spatula member has a substantially L-shaped cross section, and the outer surface of the spatula member has a corner portion of the peripheral wall. Since the inner surface is provided so as to be in contact with the inner surface, it is possible to more reliably hold the spatula member 6 by the corresponding contact, and, for example, scoop up a paste-like material as compared with a case where the spatula member is formed in a flat plate shape, for example. In this case, the mechanical strength at the same thickness with respect to the stress at the time can be increased, and if the strength is the same, it can be formed thinner.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the finger hook plate 10 protrudes inward from the upper plate portion 9 of the spatula member 6, when the spatula member is used, the finger hook plate is hooked on the lower surface of the finger hook plate. The small-diameter peripheral wall portion 3a and the paste-like material A
The lower plate portion sandwiched between the lower plate portion and the lower plate portion can be reliably pulled out.In particular, when the frictional force between the paste-like material and the lower plate portion is large, the inconvenience such as slipping of the fingertip holding the spatula member can be prevented. Can be avoided.

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, the following effects can be obtained. Since a plurality of paste-like non-slip ridges 7a are horizontally provided on the inner surface of the lower plate portion 7 of the spatula member 6, a part of the miso in the container is inserted into the miso as shown in FIG. During the scooping by the lower plate portion, the frictional resistance between the scooped miso portion and the lower plate portion increases, and the miso portion can be prevented from slipping into the container. The anti-slip ridges 7a also serve as scale lines for measuring the paste-like material. Therefore, the lower plate is inserted into the miso until one of these scale lines matches the surface of the miso in the container. By inserting the part 7, the required amount of miso can be accurately taken out.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a container according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the container of FIG. 1 with a lid removed.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a state where a spatula member is taken out of the container in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a state when a paste-like material is scooped out of the container in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view illustrating a stacked state of a plurality of containers having the same shape and the same size according to the container in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a view showing a modification of the shape of the spatula member according to the first embodiment.

7 is a longitudinal sectional view illustrating a state where the spatula member of FIG. 6 is mounted on a container body.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view of a state when the paste-like material is scooped by the spatula member of FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view of a container according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

10 is a perspective view of the container in FIG. 9 with a lid removed.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a state when the paste-like material is scooped out from the container.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a modification of the shape of the spatula member according to the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

A: Paste-like material 1 ... Container body 2 ... Bottom wall 3 ... Peripheral wall 3a ... Small diameter peripheral wall 3b ... Horizontal wall 3c ... Large diameter peripheral wall 4 ... Upward step 5 ... Outward flange 6 ... Spatula member 7 ... Lower plate Part 7a: Anti-slip ridge 7b: Number display 8: Outward overhang part 9: Upper plate part 10: Finger hanging plate 11: Lid 11a: Inner lid 11b: Outer lid 12: Locking part

Continued on the front page F-term (reference) 3E035 AA19 AB08 BA05 BB05 BC02 CA02 3E062 AA10 AB14 AC02 BA03 BB06 BB09 KB02 KB11 KC01 KC06 3E067 AA04 AB21 AC01 BA02A BB14A BC06A BC07A EA18 EA32 EB27 EE23 EE10 FA10

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A bottomed container body 1 for storing a paste-like material, wherein an upper portion of a peripheral wall 3 is formed with a large-diameter peripheral wall portion 3c via an upwardly facing step portion 4.
An outwardly extending portion 8 is provided on the upper portion of the vertically long plate portion 7,
The lower surface of the outwardly extending portion is engaged with the upwardly directed step portion 4, and the lower plate portion 7 of the outwardly extending portion hangs down along the inner surface of the small-diameter peripheral wall portion 3 a below the upwardly directed step portion 4. The upper plate portion 9 comprises a spatula member 6 for taking out and standing upright along the inner surface of the large-diameter peripheral wall portion 3c. 2. The container body peripheral wall 3 has a polygonal cross section, and the spatula member 6 has a substantially L-shaped cross section.
The paste-like container according to claim 1, wherein the outer surface of the spatula member is provided so as to be able to contact the inner surface of the corner of the peripheral wall. 3. The paste-like container according to claim 1, wherein a finger hanging plate is protruded inward from the upper plate portion. 4. An inner surface of a lower plate portion 7 of the spatula member 6,
4. A paste-like material according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of paste-like material non-slip ridges 7a, which also serve as a scale line for measuring the paste-like material, are provided horizontally. Object storage container.