JPH08318953A - Container for liquid seasoning - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To make a container body, when held and tilted, right itself, bringing its pouring opening to open upward so as to prevent liquid seasoning from being let out too much by forming a pouring opening at the upper end of the container body and a plurality of hollow holds for hand cured inward in the upper part of the container body. CONSTITUTION: A container body 10 has an even surface 11 having no rise and fall for the part from the lower part to the middle, whereas it has protrusions 12 with a plurality of grooves 12a intervening for the part from the middle to the upper part. From the upper end of the part with the protrusions 12 the container body forms an inclined part 13 in which the cross section decreases with height and a pouring opening 14 in the middle at the upper end on which a lid 15 is removably fitted. On the periphery of the part with the protrusions 12 and on the respective sides an ellipsoidal hollow 16a, 16b which is vertically longer than wide and curved inward is formed one on each of the sides. For the use, the container body 10 is held, for example, between two fingers placed on two of the ellipsoidal hollows 16b and tilted; then, since the weight under the ellipsoidal hollows 16b is relatively larger, the container body 10 rights itself, bringing the pouring opening 14 to open upward and thus preventing the liquid seasoning from being let out too much.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container for containing a seasoning liquid such as soy sauce or soup stock.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a container for containing a seasoning liquid, there has been used a container which is detachably provided with an opening / closing lid having a small spout on the upper part of a container body made of glass or plastic.

This pouring port is provided as a small hole on the side surface of the opening / closing lid so that only the required amount can be appropriately dispensed. By tilting the pouring port downward, the pouring port is placed inside the container body. The stored seasoning liquid can be discharged to the outside from the spout.

On the other hand, as a container for storing a large amount of the seasoning liquid of about 1000 to 2000 ml, the seasoning liquid container is formed by opening the axial direction of the container at the upper end of a vertically elongated container made of synthetic resin or the like and using it as a spout. Is used.

[0005]

Usually, such a large container is used by pouring a small amount of the contents into a seasoning liquid container having a spout on the side surface, but it can be held with one hand. In a seasoning liquid container having a storage capacity of about 200 ml, the contents are directly poured from the seasoning liquid container into a plate, a pan or the like, as in the seasoning liquid container having a spout on the side surface as described above. In that case, since the spout is formed in the axial direction of the container, it is difficult to pour little by little, especially when the seasoning liquid is stored in the container at nearly 100%, a large amount can be Often, the seasoning liquid is discharged.

Therefore, the problem to be solved in the present invention is to effectively prevent the seasoning liquid from excessively flowing out in a seasoning liquid container such as a plastic bottle having a spout at the upper end in the axial direction of the container with a relatively simple structure. It is to provide the means that can.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the seasoning liquid container of the present invention has an axial direction of the container body at the upper end of a vertically elongated container body of a size that can be held by two fingers of one hand. In addition to forming a spout, the container body is characterized in that at least two or more holding recesses that are curved inward are formed above the center of the container body in the height direction.

Here, as the shape of the vertically long container body, various shapes such as a circular, rectangular or polygonal horizontal cross section can be adopted. About 100 to 500 ml is suitable.

[0009]

In the state in which the seasoning liquid is stored, a finger is attached to the holding recess formed at a position higher than the center of the container body in the height direction, and the container is held at the upper end of the container main body around the holding recess. By rotating the formed spout in the downward direction, the seasoning liquid is discharged to the outside from the spout. At that time, since the position where the container body is gripped with the finger pad is a position higher than the center in the height direction of the container body, even when 100% of the seasoning liquid is contained in the container, it is more than the recessed portion for gripping. The weight at the lower position becomes heavier than that at the upper position, and the self-weight causes the lower portion of the container to rotate downward and the spout to rotate upward, with respect to the holding recess.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The features of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a seasoning liquid container which is an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view showing a part of the seasoning liquid container shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. Is.

The seasoning liquid container of this example is a poly (ethylene terephthalate) obtained by polycondensation of ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid.
Erephthalate), and as shown clearly in FIG. 3, the horizontal section with curved corners is rectangular. As for the size, the width of a piece of the horizontal section is 60 mm, and the total height is 134 mm.
mm is a transparent square bottle with a capacity of about 300 ml.
It can be held with two fingers of one hand.

The container body 10 has a flat portion 11 having no unevenness on the surface up to almost the middle position, and a protrusion 12 having five grooves 12a parallel to the horizontal direction is formed from the middle portion to the upper portion. The projections 12 mainly aim to reinforce the container body 10 and also to improve the usability described later. Further, an inclined portion 13 whose cross section is reduced upward from the upper end of the protrusion 12 is formed, and a spout 14 is formed in the axial direction of the container body 10 at the center of the upper end. It is detachably attached.

Vertically elongated oblong recesses 16a and 16b, which are curved inward, are formed on the outer peripheral surfaces of the protrusion 12. The elliptical recesses 16a and 16b have a major axis of 25.5 m.
m, the minor axis is 24 mm, the area is larger than that of the ball of the finger, and the groove 12a has a pair of recesses 16a therein
And the concave portion 16 having no groove formed in the direction perpendicular to the concave portion 16
There are two types, b. When the concave portion 16a having the groove 12a is gripped by the pad of the finger, the groove 12a particularly prevents slippage.

The positions where the oval recesses 16a and 16b are formed are
Referring to FIG. 2, the height at which the seasoning liquid can be stored is H, and the center of gravity in the height direction when the seasoning liquid is filled up to this point is C-
Assuming that the height is C, the height h to the center of the oval recesses 16a and 16b is higher than the line C-C. In this embodiment, H = 119 mm and h = 78 mm, which is about 15 mm above the center of gravity.

Next, referring to FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b),
A method of using the seasoning liquid container will be described.

As shown in FIG. 4 (a), the surfaces of the oval recesses 16b arranged opposite to each other are held by the thumb and forefinger of one hand or the belly of the middle finger. 1 spout in this state
By slowly rotating so that 4 faces downward, the seasoning liquid can be discharged from the spout 14 to the outside such as a plate or a pan.

At this time, if the thumb and forefinger grasping the container are loosened so as not to remove the force, the oval recess 16 is formed.
Since the position where b is formed is higher than the position of the center of gravity in the height direction when the seasoning liquid is added, the weight at the position lower than the elliptical recess 16b becomes heavier than the weight above it, and A rotational force as indicated by an arrow is given to 4 (a), and the spout 15 rotates upward as shown in FIG. 4 (b). As a result, it is possible to effectively prevent the seasoning liquid from being dispensed too much from the spout 16. Further, particularly when the finger is slippery, by grasping the oval recess 16a having the groove 12a, an appropriate frictional force is added, and an appropriate rotational force is obtained.

As described above, according to the seasoning liquid container of the present embodiment, it is effective that the seasoning liquid is dispensed too much in a seasoning liquid container such as a PET bottle having a spout at the axially upper end of the container, although it has a simple structure. Can be prevented.

[0019]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION Since the seasoning liquid container of the present invention is formed with at least two or more gripping concave portions curved inward toward the inner side at a position above the center of the container body in the height direction, two gripping concave portions are formed. When the container is used by holding it with a finger, a rotational force in the direction in which the spout is rotated upward is applied by the weight of the container, so that there is no inconvenience that the seasoning liquid in the container comes out too much.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a seasoning liquid container which is an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the seasoning liquid container shown in FIG. 1 with a part thereof cut away.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a usage state of the seasoning liquid container shown in FIG. 1.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Container body 11 Flat part 12 Projection part 12a Groove 13 Inclined part 14 Spout 15 Lid 16a, 16b Elliptical recess

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A spout is formed in the axial direction of the container body at the upper end of a vertically elongated container body of a size that can be held by two fingers of one hand, and a position above the center of the container body in the height direction. A seasoning liquid container having at least two holding recesses that are curved inwardly on the inner surface thereof. 2. The seasoning liquid container according to claim 1, wherein the gripping recess has a non-slip process.