Air-tight reclosable processed food container

US7549540B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION · KR

Inventors

• Sang Jin Lee · Suneung-ri, KR
• Kyoung Sik Jo · Seoul, KR
• Gu Hoan Cha · Seoul, KR

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 15, 2005
• Grant date: Jun 23, 2009
• Expiry date: Nov 16, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65D2543/00842
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Provided is a structure of an air-tight reclosable processed food container in which a lid can be easily opened, can be reclosed for maintaining a remaining food, and can be checked by the user whether it has been opened or not prior to purchasing the food. The air-tight reclosable processed food container, an upper part of which is opened and includes a container body that forms a space with a bottom surface and an container wall and a lid coupled to the container body capable of being opened and closed. The container body includes a container flange formed to extend horizontally along an upper circumference of a container wall and a coupling groove is formed along an upper inner circumference of the container wall, a container leaf formed to extend downward from the container flange, and a container handle formed to extend horizontally from an arbitrary point of the container leaf. The processed food container can maintain a remaining food in a sealed state since it can be sealed air-tight by a coupling groove of the container body and the coupling unit of the lid. Also, a user can easily determine whether the lid has been opened or not prior to purchasing the food since the cont…