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  Plastic food distributing container, divide-type plastic food distributing container, and plastic food distributing deviceUSPTO Application #: 20050218147Title: Plastic food distributing container, divide-type plastic food distributing container, and plastic food distributing device Abstract: A container for distributing a plastic food such as soft serve ice cream and a container capable of simultaneously distributing a plurality of plastic substances include a circular bottom portion provided with an opening, a side face with a circular-arc-shaped face and a sword-guard-shaped portion protruded outwardly in a perpendicular direction to each side face. The container is constituted so that a wall thickness of the side face is smaller than that of the circular bottom portion and that the wall thickness of the sword-guard-shaped portion is larger than that of the half-moon-shaped bottom portion. (end of abstract) Agent: Young & Thompson - Arlington, VA, US Inventors: Hideharu Tanaka, Shinya Yamada USPTO Applicaton #: 20050218147 - Class: 220601000 (USPTO) Related Patent Categories: Receptacles, End Wall Structure, Having An Outlet Or Inlet Opening (e.g., Bunghole, Etc.) The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20050218147. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a container that can store and distribute a plastic substance such as soft serve ice cream and a distributing device thereof. BACKGROUND ART [0002] Conventionally, there are provided containers that can store and distribute a plastic substance such as soft serve ice cream in Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No.H10-502251 and Registration of Utility Model No.2568808. Particularly, these approaches are characterized by almost completely discharging a content food by deforming the same into a flat shape through pressurization by providing the container with a thread groove. [0003] However, conventional methods required complicated works such that a container for distributing plastic food such as the soft serve ice cream is provided with the thread groove. Namely, it was for easily crushing the container when distributing and for preventing the plastic food such as the soft serve ice cream from staying inside after crushing. [0004] There are also two methods for manufacturing the soft serve ice cream composed of a plurality of components using a distributing container in the use of a conventional container. [0005] First method is a method of previously injecting the cream composed of a plurality of components inside the distributing container and then distributing the cream from one distributing container. This method has an advantage that a distributing step comprises a single process. However, the method has had a problem that the soft serve ice cream is already mixed when distributing it, and thereby combination of mixture of the soft serve ice creams cannot be decided. [0006] Second method is also a method of distributing one soft serve ice cream from a first distributing container and thereafter distributing the other soft serve ice cream composed of a different component using the first distributing container and the second distributing container containing one of a plurality of components respectively. In this case, combination of mixture can be decided when distributing the soft serve ice cream. However, the method has had problems that because a distribution is performed with the first distributing container and thereafter the other distribution is performed with the second container, it takes time for distributing and further time difference occurs in distributions of the first and second distributing containers. [0007] Objects of the present invention are to provide a simpler container for distributing plastic substance such as soft serve ice cream and to further provide a container capable of determining combination of a plurality of plastic substances when distributing and thereafter distributing the plurality of plastic substances simultaneously and a distributing device thereof. DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION [0008] In order to achieve the objects, a plastic food distributing container according to the present invention comprises a circular bottom portion provided with an opening, a side face comprising a circular-arc-shaped face, and a sword-guard-shaped portion protruded outwardly in a perpendicular direction to each side face, wherein the container is constituted so that wall thickness of the side face is smaller than that of the circular bottom portion and that the wall thickness of the sword-guard-shaped portion is larger than that of the circular bottom portion. [0009] Also, the wall thickness of the circular bottom portion may be between 0.2 mm and 0.5 mm inclusive, and the wall thickness of the side face may be between 0.1 mm and 0.3 mm inclusive, and further the wall thickness of the sword-guard-shaped portion may be between 0.35 mm and 0.55 mm inclusive. Material of the container may be a hard-type thin synthetic resin such as polypropylene, polyethylene, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, biodegradable resin, and high-density polyethylene or cold resistance grade thereof. [0010] Further, a divided type plastic food distributing container for soft serve ice cream etc. according to the present invention comprises a half-moon-shaped bottom portion provided with an opening, a first side face comprising a flat face, a second side face comprising a circular-arc-shaped face, and a sword-guard-shaped portion protruded outwardly in a perpendicular direction to each side face, wherein the container is constituted so that wall thickness of the first and second side faces is smaller than that of the half-moon-shaped bottom portion and that the wall thickness of the sword-guard-shaped portion is larger than that of the half-moon-shaped bottom portion. [0011] This opening may be formed at the center of the half-moon-shaped bottom portion. [0012] This opening may be formed in contact with the first side face from the center of the half-moon-shaped bottom portion. [0013] The wall thickness of the half-moon-shaped bottom portion may be between 0.2 mm and 0.5 mm inclusive, and the wall thickness of the first and second side faces may be between 0.1 mm and 0.3 mm inclusive, and further the wall thickness of the sword-guard-shaped portion may be between 0.35 mm and 0.55 mm inclusive. [0014] The material of this container may be a hard-type thin synthetic resin such as polypropylene, polyethylene, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, biodegradable resin, and high-density polyethylene or cold resistance grade thereof. [0015] And a divided type plastic food distributing container for the soft serve ice cream etc. according to the present invention comprises a sector form bottom portion provided with an opening, a first side face comprising a flat face, a second side face situating next to the first side face, a third side face comprising a circular-arc-shaped face, and a sword-guard-shaped portion protruded outwardly in a perpendicular direction to each side face, wherein the container is constituted so that wall thickness of the first, second and third side faces is smaller than that of the sector form bottom portion and that the wall thickness of the sword-guard-shaped portion is larger than that of the sector form bottom portion. [0016] The plastic food distributing device according to the present invention is provided with a pressing rod for pressing a plastic food and a container holder arranged with the divided type plastic food distributing container. [0017] Further, a plastic food distributing device according to the present invention comprises a pressing equipment comprising an upper pressing plate and a columnar pressing portion protruded perpendicularly at the center of the upper pressing plate, and a flat type container holder comprising a lower pressing plate and a cylinder protruded perpendicularly underneath the plate, wherein the cylinder is provided with a circular opening at the center of the lower pressing plate and with a small circular opening at the center of a bottom plate of the cylinder. [0018] The plastic food distributing device according to the present invention also comprises a pressing plate and a pressing portion protruded perpendicularly from the pressing plate, and a cylindrical container holder provided with an upper opening and a bottom face and having a small opening at the center of the bottom face. [0019] Further in these plastic food distributing devices, a groove may be recessed in a diameter direction of the bottom portion of the columnar portion in the pressing portion and a partitioning plate may be arranged parallel to the groove at the center of the cylinder of the container holder. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0020] FIG. 1 is a structural view of a plastic food distributing container of first embodiment according to the present invention. Continue reading... Full patent description for Plastic food distributing container, divide-type plastic food distributing container, and plastic food distributing device Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Plastic food distributing container, divide-type plastic food distributing container, and plastic food distributing device patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. 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