Special receptacle or package – Combined or convertible – Packaged assemblage or kit
Patent
1995-09-13
1997-01-07
Foster, Jimmy G.
Special receptacle or package
Combined or convertible
Packaged assemblage or kit
206216, 206494, 229 8703, 229904, 426112, B65D 7504, B65D 8572
Patent
active
055907830
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The invention relates to a device making it possible to combine a folded container, used for packaging the food products sold in the fast food trade, with a disposable napkin.
The fast food trade, which in particular sells sandwiches containing meat, and loose products such as chips, is actively looking at all the means permitting a reduction in the consumption of basic materials used either for packaging its products or for purposes of wiping oneself clean. It has been noted in particular that the present structure of the containers obliges the restaurant chains to offer disposable paper napkins on a self-service basis; it is often observed that consumers take bundles of napkins which are out of all proportion to their need for protection in connection with eating their food; this results in a great deal of waste of basic materials, which waste it is essential to avoid without thereby inconveniencing the consumer.
It is well known that the traditional containers do not allow sandwiches in particular to be eaten without running the risk of getting sauce on one's clothes; a range of containers are being developed at present which are made from folded paper and are described in the patents FR-A-2676037, FR-A 2681582, FR-A-2689105, FR-A-2692867, which containers make it possible to eat in particular hamburgers, and chips or similar products served in loose form, minimizing the risk of one's getting dirty, and without the container spilling its contents onto the surface on which it is placed. The use of these containers makes for more convenient eating, permitting a saving in terms of napkins, but this rate of consumption is declining slowly on account of the bad habits acquired by the consumers; hence the idea of combining the napkin with the container used for packaging the sandwich or the bag of chips. Under these conditions, the rate of consumption of napkins is directly associated with the sale of the product, and it is no longer necessary to provide napkins at distribution outlets.
The description of the invention which is given below will be better understood with the help of the attached drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 shows, in a partially exploded perspective view, a container for a sandwich, comprising a napkin according to the invention.
FIG. 2 shows the various components of the container in FIG. 1 prior to their assembly.
FIG. 3 shows, in a partially exploded perspective view, the elements of a container for products in loose form, with a napkin positioned according to the invention prior to final shaping of the container.
FIG. 4 shows a perspective and partially exploded view of the container in FIG. 3 when finished.
FIG. 5 shows the container in FIG. 4 filled with chips, the napkin being partially withdrawn and the folds being partially opened out.
FIG. 6 shows a method for continuous production of the container for a sandwich, comprising a napkin according to the invention.
FIG. 7 shows a sandwich covered by a container comprising a napkin according to the invention, which container is half open in order to allow the sandwich to be eaten, and from which the napkin is partially withdrawn.
FIG. 8 shows a method for continuous production of a container for products in loose form, comprising a napkin according to the invention.
The device according to the invention, as shown in FIG. 1, consists of the combination of a napkin 1 and a container 2, the napkin 1 being positioned between the actual container 2 and a thin sheet 3 fixed to the container; the containers described in the abovementioned patents are taken as examples, but it will be understood that this concept is applicable to all existing containers based on paper or cardboard, including those comprising a single plane sheet or a bag made of ordinary paper; it is also understood that the napkin can be replaced by another flat, thin and flexible, or possibly semi-rigid, article such as a voucher, or a cardboard reinforcement, in order to prevent the hamburger being crushed, and which may also co-exist with the napkin; the thin sheet 3 is fixed t
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