Article takeout container

Abstract

An article takeout container for discharging articles, e.g. cakes, stored while being stacked sequentially by means of a rotary member in which a part of the rotary member serves as a cover for closing a discharge port and preventing intrusion of dirt or dust into the container. The article takeout container ( 1 ) includes an article containing section ( 7 ) and an article takeout section ( 5 ), wherein the article containing section ( 7 ) can store a plurality of stacked articles. Means for urging one end of a stacked article ( 3 ) toward the other end thereof is also provided and the article takeout section ( 5 ) comprises a rotary member ( 11 ) for pushing out the article ( 3 ), and a port ( 13 ) for discharging an article thus pushed out, wherein a member abutting against the back part of the stacked article and pushing out the article is provided on the outer circumferential surface of the rotary member ( 11 ). The pushing member is arranged to push out the article and closing the discharge port ( 13 ) with the pressing face ( 25 ) thereof.

1 . An article takeout container characterized by comprising the following features: 
 (a) the article takeout container has an article containing section and an article takeout section;    (b) the article containing section is capable of containing a plurality of stacked articles and has urging means which is in contact with one end of the plurality of stacked articles and adapted to urge them in a direction toward the other end;    (c) the article takeout section includes a rotary member for pushing out an article located at the other end of the plurality of stacked articles and a discharge port for discharging the article being pushed out; and    (d) an outer peripheral surface of the rotary member is equipped with a pushing member which is brought into contact with a back surface of the article located at the other end of the plurality of stacked articles to forwardly push out the article, the pushing member having a pressing face adapted to push out the article and capable of closing the discharge port from the inside.    
     
     
         2 . An article takeout container according to  claim 1 , characterized by comprising the following features: 
 (a) the rotary member is equipped with an operating member for rotating the rotary member; and    (b) the operating member is an ornamental member, such as a doll member.    
     
     
         3 . An article takeout container according to one of claims  1  and  2 , characterized by comprising the following feature: 
 a surface of the urging means which is held in contact with the plurality of stacked articles has an inclined surface inclined downwardly from a discharge port side toward a back side.