Food storage container that can be configured as set

Abstract

The present invention relates to a food storage container that can be configured as a set, comprising: a storage unit in which a storage space unit is formed to store food; and a cover unit provided to cover the top of the storage unit to protect food, wherein a plurality of fastening units are formed on the upper surface of the cover unit so that containers individually storing food, which can be eaten together with the food stored in the storage unit, can be separated from and fastened to each other so as to be configured as one set, thereby providing more convenience when transferring packaged food. The containers can be fastened to the upper surface of the cover unit and transferred such that food containing broth can be transferred more safely.

Description

BACKGROUNDTechnical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a food storage container that can be configured as a set. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a food storage container that includes a storage unit in which a storage space is formed to be capable of storing food, and a cover unit that is provided to cover the top of the storage unit to be able to protect food, wherein a plurality of fastening sections is formed on the upper surface of the cover unit to be able to configure containers, which individually store food that can be eaten together with the food stored in the storage unit, as a set by detachably fastening them, thereby facilitating convenient transport of food when packaged, and allowing the containers to be transported in a fastened state on the upper surface of the cover unit, thereby particularly enabling safer transport of food containing soup.Description of the Related Art

[0002] In general, existing storage containers in which various goods for transport are stored is mainly made of synthetic resin (plastic), and are used for various purposes such as a lunch box container, an egg packaging container, and a sandwich packaging container.

[0003] Meanwhile, in recent years, storage containers for packaging fruits in unit numbers have been used, and the storage containers have a general structure in which an upper cover and a lower body, which are made of polyester, are rotatably coupled by a hinge portion on one side.

[0004] Such general storage containers of the related art include: a food receiving part in which a plurality of partition spaces is formed on a bottom surface to be able to contain contents such as rice or side dishes, an extension outwardly extending is formed at a front end, and first and second insertion projections protrude at both sides of one end and both sides of the other end of a lower surface to prevent tilting when stacked; and a cover that is elastically coupled on the inner surface to the extension by covering the top of the food receiving part to seal the food and to prevent easy separation from the food receiving part, and has first and second coupling grooves formed at both sides of one end and both sides of the other end of an upper surface to respectively receive the insertion projections protruding from the food receiving part of another disposable lunch box container stacked thereon to prevent toppling due to stacking.

[0005] However, in such general storage containers in the related art, first and second insertion projections formed on corner of a lower surface of the receiving part are received in first and second coupling grooves formed in the cover as described above, whereby the storage containers are stacked. Accordingly, the receiving part of a storage container stacked at the upper portion and the cover positioned below are stacked without fastening force, so there is the problem that it is difficult to stack the storage containers in multiple layers and the storage containers inevitably easily topple when they are stacked.

[0006] In view of such problems, Korean Patent No. 10-2200048 (Patent Application No. 10-2020-0015060) discloses a food storage container that is easy to stack.

[0007] A food storage container that is easy to stack in the related art includes a food storage unit having an open top to be able to store food, and a cover that covers the top of the food storage unit to prevent inflow of foreign substances and to block leakage of the stored food, in which, one or more coupling projections are formed in a lateral direction on an upper surface of the cover to be coupled with a lower surface of another food storage unit stacked above by a pressing manner or a sliding manner; one or more coupling grooves are formed on a lower surface of the food storage unit to receive and couple the coupling projections formed on the upper surface of the cover by a pressing manner or a sliding manner and to enable stacking; A stop projection further protrudes from one side of one end of the coupling projections to make a stop position constant when the coupling projections are inserted into the coupling grooves formed on the lower surface of another food storage unit stacked above and are fastened in a sliding manner; the coupling projections protruding from an upper surface of a protrusion of the cover plate and have coupling-projection inclined surfaces formed on both side surfaces thereof to be coupled into the coupling grooves formed in a receiving plate of another food storage unit stacked above in a pressing or sliding manner; the coupling grooves are formed on the lower surface of the receiving plate and have coupling-groove inclined surfaces that are formed on both inner side surfaces to receive the coupling projections formed on another cover positioned below in a pressing or sliding manner to enable stacking; and one side and the other side of the coupling groove further have widened portions to facilitate and accelerate entry of the coupling projection.

[0008] However, the food storage container that is easy to stack in the related art is configured to be stacked by coupling with another food storage container of the same shape as described above, and thus cannot be fastened with another storage container, for example, a sauce storage container storing sauce, which causes a problem that sauce stored in a sauce storage container leaks due to movement of the sauce storage container during transportation (delivery).SUMMARY

[0009] Accordingly, the present disclosure has been made in an effort to solve the problems described above and an objective of the present disclosure is to provide a food storage container that includes a storage unit in which a storage space is formed to be capable of storing food, and a cover unit that is provided to cover the top of the storage unit to be able to protect food, wherein a plurality of fastening sections is formed on the upper surface of the cover unit to be able to configure containers, which individually store food that can be eaten together with the food stored in the storage unit, as a set by detachably fastening them, thereby facilitating convenient transport of food when packaged, and allowing the containers to be transported in a fastened state on the upper surface of the cover unit, thereby particularly enabling safer transport of food containing soup.

[0010] Other objectives of the present disclosure will be made clear through description.

[0011] In order to achieve the objectives of the present disclosure, a food storage container that can be configured as set includes: a storage unit formed by a mold for manufacturing the storage unit and having an open top to be able to store food; and a cover unit formed by a mold for manufacturing the cover unit and configured to cover the top of the storage unit to be able to prevent entry of foreign substances and to block leakage of stored food, wherein a plurality of fastening sections is formed on one side and another side of an upper surface of the cover unit so that containers individually storing food that can be eaten together with food stored in the storage unit can be detachably fastened thereto as a set and the food stored in the containers can be prevented from leaking during transportation.

[0012] Further, the fastening sections include: a first fastening section formed on one side of the upper surface of the cover plate, having a first receiving groove formed in a ⊂-shape with one side open to be able to receive a container storing in a sliding manner, and having a first fastening groove formed on an inner surface of the first receiving groove to prevent separation by fastening the container storing food; a second fastening section formed on a front other side of the upper surface of the cover plate by being positioned at one side of the first fastening section, having a second receiving groove formed in a u-shape with one side open to be able to receive a container storing food, and having second fastening grooves formed on opposite inner surfaces of the second receiving groove to prevent separation by fastening a container storing food; and a third fastening section formed on a rear other side of the upper surface of the cover plate by being positioned at one side of the second fastening section, having a third receiving groove formed in a ∩-shape with one side open to be able to receive a container storing food, and having third fastening grooves formed on opposite inner surfaces of the third receiving groove to prevent separation by fastening a container storing food.

[0013] According to the food storage container that can be configured as a set according to the present disclosure, since a plurality of fastening sections is formed on the upper surface of the food storage container including a storage unit in which a storage space is formed to be capable of storing food and a cover unit that is provided to cover the top of the storage unit to be able to protect food such that containers individually storing food, which can be eaten together with the food stored in the storage unit, are detachably fastened to be able to configure a set.

[0014] Accordingly, it is possible to more conveniently transport food during transportation with food packaging, and containers can be fastened to the upper surface of the cover unit and transported, so there is an effect of being able to transport food, particularly food containing broth, more safely.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a food storage container that can be configured as a set according to the present disclosure;

[0016] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the food storage container that can be configured as a set according to the present disclosure together with a container fastened to a fastening section of the food storage container;

[0017] FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which containers are fastened to the fastening sections of the food storage container that can be configured as a set according to the present disclosure;

[0018] FIG. 4 is a view showing another embodiment of fastening sections of the food storage container that can be configured as a set according to the present disclosure; and

[0019] FIG. 5 is a view showing another embodiment of the fastening sections of the food storage container that can be configured as a set according to the present disclosure.DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] Hereafter, an embodiment of a food storage container that can be configured as a set according to the present disclosure is described in detail.

[0021] First, it should be noted that the same components or parts are given the same reference numerals if possible. In the description of the present disclosure, detailed description of well-known relevant functions or configurations is omitted not to make the spirit of the present disclosure unclear.

[0022] As shown in the figures, a food storage container that can be configured as a set according to the present disclosure includes a storage unit in which a storage space is formed to be capable of storing food and a cover unit that is provided to cover the top of the storage unit to be able to protect food, in which containers individually storing food, which can be eaten together with the food stored in the storage unit, are detachably fastened to the upper surface of the cover of the food storage container such that they can be configured as a set.

[0023] That is, a food storage container 100 that can be configured as a set according to the present disclosure includes: a storage unit 110 formed by a mold (not shown) for manufacturing the storage unit and having an open top to be able to store food; and a cover unit 130 formed by a mold (not shown) for manufacturing the cover unit and configured to cover the top of the storage unit 110 to be able to prevent entry of foreign substances and to block leakage of stored food, in which a plurality of fastening sections 150 is formed on one side and another side of an upper surface of the cover unit 130 so that containers individually storing food that can be eaten together with the food stored in the storage unit 110 can be detachably fastened thereto as a set and the food stored in the containers can be prevented from leaking during transportation.

[0024] Hereinafter, the food storage container that can be configured as a set according to the present disclosure is described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, FIGS. 1 to 3, as follows.

[0025] First, the storage unit 110 of the food storage container that can be configured as a set according to the present disclosure is formed with an open top to be able to store food, and is configured to be stackable on another food storage container on a bottom surface thereof.

[0026] That is, the storage unit 110 described above is formed by a mold for manufacturing the storage unit and has: a plate-shaped bottom plate 111 with corner portions formed as curved surfaces; a side plate 112 extending upward from the front end of the bottom plate 111 to form a storage space so that food can be received; a coupling protrusion 113 being and extending outward and downward from the front end of the side plate 112 to enable the cover unit 130 to be coupled by covering the top; and a storage-unit extension 115 extending outward from the front end of the coupling protrusion 113 and having a grip 114 formed at one location for gripping when opening the cover unit 130 covering the top from the storage unit 110.

[0027] In addition, a pair Of rectangular slide-insertion protrusions 116 is formed to protrude and spaced apart from each other on the lower surface of the bottom plate 111 to be inserted and fastened in a sliding manner into the upper surface of the cover unit of another food storage container when stacking.

[0028] In addition, slide-receiving grooves are formed on the outer surfaces of the slide-insertion protrusions 116 to prevent easy separation when they are inserted and fastened in a sliding manner into the upper surface of the cover unit of another food storage container.

[0029] Further, on the side plate 112, a plurality of strength-reinforcing protrusions 118 are further formed at regular intervals in a radial direction to reinforce strength in a vertical direction.

[0030] The cover unit 130 is formed by a mold for manufacturing the cover unit and covers the top of the storage unit 110, thereby preventing entry of foreign substances and blocking leakage of the stored food.

[0031] That is, the cover unit 130 has: a plate-shaped cover plate 131 having corner portions formed as curved surfaces to be able to cover the top of the storage unit 110; a receiving portion 132 bending and extending downward, upward, outward, and downward again from the front end of the cover plate 131 and having a receiving groove formed therein to be able to cover the top of the storage unit by being coupled to receive the coupling protrusion 113 of the storage unit 110; and a cover-unit extension 134 extending outward from the front end of the receiving portion 132, having a cover-unit grip 133 formed at one location for gripping, being able to overlap the storage-unit extension 115 of the storage unit 110.

[0032] In addition, a plurality of fastening sections 150 is formed on the upper surface of the cover plate 131 so that a container A that can store food that can be eaten together with the food stored in the storage unit 110, for example, salad, and a container B that can store sauce that is sprinkled on the salad stored in the container A, or containers individually storing different kinds of side dishes can be fastened thereto to form a set.

[0033] Here, the fastening sections 150 include: a first fastening section 151 formed on one side of the upper surface of the cover plate 130, having a first receiving groove 151a formed in a c-shape with one side open to be able to receive a container A storing food (for example, salad) in a sliding manner, and having a first fastening groove 151b formed on the inner surface of the first receiving groove 151a to prevent separation by fastening the container A storing food; a second fastening section 152 formed on a front other side of the upper surface of the cover plate 130 by being positioned at one side of the first fastening section 151, having a second receiving groove 152a formed in a u-shape with one side open to be able to receive a container B storing food (for example, sauce), and having second fastening grooves 152b formed on opposite inner surfaces of the second receiving groove 152a to prevent separation by fastening a container B storing food; and a third fastening section 153 formed on a rear other side of the upper surface of the cover plate 130 by being positioned at one side of the second fastening section 152, having a third receiving groove 153a formed in a ∩-shape with one side open to be able to receive a container C storing food (for example, a side dish), and having third fastening grooves 153b formed on opposite inner surfaces of the third receiving groove 153a to prevent separation by fastening a container storing food.

[0034] Here, the second fastening section 152 and the third fastening section 153 of the fastening sections 150 are formed in opposite directions to be able to distribute the weight of the food stored in containers.

[0035] In addition, the mold for manufacturing the cover unit has a cover-unit molding part having a shape corresponding to the cover unit 130, a first coupling-receiving molding part is formed on one side of a bottom surface of the cover-unit molding part to be able to form the first fastening section of the fastening sections, and second and third coupling-receiving molding parts are formed at the front and rear ends of one side of the first coupling-receiving molding part to be able to form the second and third fastening sections.

[0036] In this configuration, the second and third coupling-receiving molding parts are fixedly provided at positions facing each other at the front and rear ends of the other side of the bottom surface of the cover-unit molding part, and each having second and third coupling-receiving fixing piece formed in a ⊂-shape with one side open, and second and third coupling-receiving rotating piece having one end rotatably installed on the second and third coupling-receiving fixing pieces via a rotation pin to allow the cover unit molded through the cover-unit manufacturing mold to be removed.

[0037] Meanwhile, the fastening sections 150 formed on the upper surface of the cover unit 130 are composed of the first fastening section 151, the second fastening section 152, and the third fastening section 153, but are not limited thereto, and the fastening sections may be configured depending on the food stored in the storage unit.

[0038] That is, as shown in FIG. 4 of the accompanying drawings, a slide-type fastening section 160 formed on the upper surface of the cover unit may include: a first slide-type fastening section 161 having a first receiving groove 161a formed in a ⊂-shape with one side open to be able to receive a container storing food (for example, salad) in a sliding manner on one side of the upper surface, and having a first fastening groove 161b formed on the inner surface of the first receiving groove 161a to prevent separation by fastening a container storing food; and a second slide-type fastening section 162 formed on the other side of the upper surface of the cover unit 130 by being positioned at a side of the first slide-type fastening section 161, having a second receiving groove 162a formed in a ⊂-shape with one side open to be able to receive a container storing food (for example, a side dish) in a sliding manner, and having a second fastening groove 162b formed on the inner surface of the second receiving groove 162a to prevent separation by fastening a container storing food.

[0039] In this configuration, it is preferable that the first slide-type fastening section 161 and the second slide-type fastening section 162 of the slide-type fastening section 160 are formed in opposite directions to be able to distribute the weight of food stored in containers.

[0040] In addition, as shown in FIG. 5 of the accompanying drawings, a container fastening section 170 formed on the upper surface of the cover unit 130 may include a plurality of fastening sections, depending on the food stored in the storage unit.

[0041] That is, the container fastening section 170 formed on an upper surface of the cover unit 130 may include: a first fastening section 171 formed on one side of the upper surface of the cover unit 130, having a first fastening-receiving groove 171a formed in a υ-shape with one side open to be able to receive a container storing food (for example, sauce or side dish), and having a first fastening groove 171b formed on opposite inner surfaces of the first fastening-receiving groove 171a to prevent separation by fastening a container storing food; a second fastening section 172 formed on the upper surface of the cover plate 130 behind one side of the first fastening section 171, having a second fastening-receiving groove 172a formed in a ∩-shape with one side open to be able to receive a container storing food (for example, sauce or side dish), and a second fastening groove 172b formed on opposite inner surfaces of the second fastening-receiving groove 172a to prevent separation by fastening a container storing food; a third fastening section 173 formed on the upper surface of the cover plate 130 ahead of one side of the second fastening section 172 in the same direction as the first fastening section 171, having a third fastening-receiving groove 173a formed in a ∩-shape with one side open to be able to receive a container storing food (for example, sauce or side dish), and a third fastening groove 173b formed on opposite inner surfaces of the third fastening-receiving groove 173a to prevent separation by fastening a container storing food; and a fourth fastening section 174 formed on the upper surface of the cover plate 130 ahead of and behind one side of the third fastening section 173 in the same direction as the second fastening section 172, having a fourth fastening-receiving groove 174a formed in a ∩-shape with one side open to be able to receive a container storing food (for example, sauce or side dish), and a fourth fastening groove 174b formed on opposite inner surfaces of the fourth fastening-receiving groove 174a to prevent separation by fastening a container storing food; and When it is desired to configure food as a set using the food storage container that can be configured as a set and has the configuration according to the present disclosure, first, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 of the accompanying drawings, rice and grilled meat are placed together in the storage unit 110.

[0042] When rice is stored in the storage unit 110 as described above, the top of the storage unit 110 is covered by the cover unit 130.

[0043] When the top of the storage unit 110 is covered by the cover unit 130 as described above, a set can be configured by fastening containers to the first, second, and third fastening sections 151, 152, and 153 of the fastening sections 150 formed on the upper surface of the cover unit 130.

[0044] That is, when the top of the storage unit 110 is covered by the cover unit 130, a salad container A storing salad is seated in the first receiving groove 15la formed at the first fastening section 151 of the fastening sections 150, and both outer ends of the salad container A are fastened to the first fastening groove 151b by sliding the salad container A while applying a predetermined force; and when the salad container A is fastened to the first fastening section 151, a sauce container B storing sauce to be sprinkled over the salad stored in the salad container A is seated in the second receiving groove 152a of a second fastening section 152, and both outer ends of the sauce container B are fastened to the second fastening groove 152b by sliding the sauce container B while applying a predetermined force; and when the sauce container B is fastened to the second fastening section 152, a sauce container C storing sauce for dipping meat stored together with rice in the storage unit 110 is seated in the third receiving groove 153a of the third fastening section 153, and both outer ends of the sauce container Care fastened to the third fastening groove 153b by sliding the sauce container C while applying a predetermined force, whereby a set is configured.

[0045] As described above, since containers can be respectively fastened to the first, second, and third fastening sections 151, 152, and 153 of the fastening sections 150 formed on the upper surface of the cover unit 130 to configure a set, food can be transported more conveniently with food packaging, and because containers can be fastened to the upper surface of the cover unit and transported, food, particularly food with broth, can be transported more safely.

[0046] The above description merely explains the spirit of the present disclosure and the present disclosure may be changed and modified in various ways without departing from the spirit of the present disclosure by those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the embodiments described herein are provided merely not to limit, but to explain the spirit of the present disclosure, and the spirit of the present disclosure is not limited by the embodiments. The protective range of the present disclosure should be construed by the following claims and the scope and spirit of the present disclosure should be construed as being included in the range of right of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A food storage container that can be configured as set, comprising:a storage unit formed by a mold for manufacturing the storage unit and having an open top to be able to store food; anda cover unit formed by a mold for manufacturing the cover unit and configured to cover the top of the storage unit to be able to prevent entry of foreign substances and to block leakage of stored food,wherein a plurality of fastening sections is formed on one side and another side of an upper surface of the cover unit so that containers individually storing food that can be eaten together with food stored in the storage unit can be detachably fastened thereto as a set and the food stored in the containers can be prevented from leaking during transportation.

2. The food storage container that can be configured as set of claim 1, wherein the fastening sections include:a first fastening section formed on one side of the upper surface of the cover plate, having a first receiving groove with one side open to be able to receive a container storing in a sliding manner, and having a first fastening groove formed on an inner surface of the first receiving groove to prevent separation by fastening the container storing food;a second fastening section formed on a front other side of the upper surface of the cover plate by being positioned at one side of the first fastening section, having a second receiving groove with one side open to be able to receive a container storing food, and having second fastening grooves formed on opposite inner surfaces of the second receiving groove to prevent separation by fastening a container storing food; anda third fastening section formed on a rear other side of the upper surface of the cover plate by being positioned at one side of the second fastening section, having a third receiving groove with one side open to be able to receive a container storing food, and having third fastening grooves formed on opposite inner surfaces of the third receiving groove to prevent separation by fastening a container storing food.

3. The food storage container that can be configured as set of claim 2, wherein the second fastening section and the third fastening section of the fastening sections are formed in opposite directions to be able to distribute the weight of food stored in containers.

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