Food packaging containers

Abstract

To provide a food packaging container that protects the surface of fresh foods such as vegetables, meat, and fresh fish, and absorbs liquids such as juices seeping from these foods, thereby maintaining the appearance of the food and the container. [Solution] A removable riser is provided inside a styrene foam sheet container 1 that covers the entire bottom surface of the container. The riser has multiple holes around its upper surface 2a, and a wrap film 3 that can cover the entire upper surface of the riser is fixed to one end of the upper surface of the riser. Furthermore, the upper surface of the riser has a shape that is convex towards the center. Conventionally, in food trays for fresh food, the shredded vegetables absorb the juices and blood that seep out from the fresh food, but the shredded vegetables become stained red with these juices and blood, which can be seen from the top of the food tray, causing buyers to doubt the freshness and reduce their desire to purchase.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a food packaging container that protects the surfaces of fresh foods such as vegetables, meat, and fresh fish, absorbs juices, gravy, etc. that seep out from these foods, and can maintain the appearance of the foods and the container.

Background Art

[0002] In supermarkets and the like, when displaying fresh foods for sale, one-way containers made of styrene foam sheets are widely used. This container is generally in the shape of a tray. After laying the roots of vegetables such as large leaves and daikon radish on the bottom of this tray, raw meat, fresh fish, etc. are placed on top, and a wrap film is covered from above for packaging. In the case of meat and fresh fish, by allowing the seeped gravy and blood to be absorbed by the roots of the vegetables during display, the soiling of the packaging is prevented.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] In the case of the food tray as described above, the roots of the vegetables absorb the gravy and blood that seep out from the fresh food. However, the roots of the vegetables are dyed red by this gravy and blood, which can also be recognized from the upper part of the food tray. As a result, the purchaser may doubt the freshness and the willingness to purchase may decrease.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0005] The food packaging container of this invention is characterized in that a raised portion is detachably provided inside a styrene foam sheet container, covering the entire bottom surface of the container, and the raised portion has a plurality of holes around its upper surface, and a wrap film that can cover the entire upper surface of the raised portion is fixed to one end of the upper surface of the raised portion. Furthermore, the upper surface of the raised portion is characterized in that it has a convex shape that rises towards the center. [Effects of the Invention]

[0006] According to the food packaging container of this invention, the container is provided with a raised section having multiple holes around the top surface and a transparent wrap film attached to one end of the top surface. By placing vegetable garnishes on the top surface of the raised section, wrapping the garnishes with the wrap film, and then placing meat or fresh fish on top, any meat juices or blood that seep out over time during display will not directly touch the vegetable garnishes but will flow through the wrap film, pass through the multiple holes, and fall to the bottom of the container. This prevents the vegetable garnishes from becoming stained red with meat juices or blood seeping from the fresh food, thus preventing customers from worrying about the freshness. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0007] [Figure 1] This is an exploded perspective view of the food packaging container according to the present invention. [Figure 2] This is a cross-sectional view of the food packaging container of the present invention in use.

[0008] Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of the food packaging container of the present invention, and Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the food packaging container of the present invention in use. In Figure 1, 1 is a food tray made of styrene foam sheet, and 2 is a riser placed inside the food tray 1. The riser 2 has an upper surface 2a on which food is placed and legs 2b, and elongated holes 2c that go through the perimeter of the upper surface 2a are provided along all four sides. In addition, a transparent wrap film 3 that is large enough to cover the upper surface 2a is attached to one side of the upper surface 2a. Furthermore, an absorbent sheet 6 is placed on the bottom of the food tray 1.

[0009] In Figure 2, when using the packaging container of this invention to package fresh foods such as meat and fresh fish, first, vegetable garnishes 4 such as shiso leaves and radishes are placed on the upper surface 2a of the raised portion 2, and then the vegetable garnishes 4 are wrapped with the plastic wrap film 3. After that, the fresh food 5 is placed on the plastic wrap film 3, and the entire food tray 1 is wrapped with a separately prepared outer plastic wrap film and displayed in the sales space. It is preferable that the upper surface 2a of the raised portion 2 is convex towards the center.

[0010] With the food packaging container described above, the vegetable garnish 4 and fresh food 5 placed on the upper surface 2a of the raised portion 2 do not come into direct contact due to the interposition of the wrap film 3, so that juices and blood seeping from the fresh food 5 do not penetrate the vegetable garnish 4. In addition, juices and blood seeping from the fresh food 5 travel along the wrap film 3 and are absorbed by the absorbent sheet 6 provided at the bottom of the food tray 1 through the elongated holes 2c provided around the upper surface 2a of the raised portion 2. If the upper surface 2a of the raised portion 2 is made to be convexly raised towards the center, juices and blood seeping from the fresh food 5 can be absorbed more efficiently. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0011] 1...Food tray, 2...Raising section, 2a...Top surface, 2b...Legs, 2c...Hole, 3...Wrap film, 4...Fingers, 5...Fresh food, 6...Absorbent sheet

Claims

1. A food packaging container characterized in that a removable riser portion is provided inside the container made of styrene foam sheet, covering the entire bottom surface of the container, the riser portion has a plurality of holes around its upper surface, and a transparent wrap film that can cover the entire upper surface of the riser portion is fixed to one end of the upper surface of the riser portion.

2. The food packaging container according to claim 1, characterized in that the upper surface of the raised portion has a convex shape that rises towards the center.

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