Method Container for Viscous Food Products

Abstract

It consists of a hollow main body ( 10 ), composed preferably of a cover ( 50 ) attached to a tubular piece ( 60 ) containing the food ( 20 ), which is supplemented at its open lower end with thrust means ( 30 ), which consist of a plunger ( 80 ) assisted by a rod ( 70 ) that actuates snugly in the interior of said main body ( 10 ), determining the issue of said food ( 20 ) for its gradual consumption in a metered fashion, as this food ( 20 ) passes through multiple holes ( 40 ), provided in the closed upper end of the pack, being dispensed in portions of number, size and shapes defined by the holes ( 40 ). The pack also has a plunger ( 2,2′ ) associated with thrust means ( 3,3′ ) and the viscous food issues laterally by way of holes. Particularly applicable to the dispensing of ice creams, with a secure reliable seal, the pack proposed offers a system of consumption that is not only clean but also fun.

1 . Dispenser pack for viscous foods of the type of those comprising an elongated tubular body ( 1 ) which holds the viscous food, such as ice cream or the like, and is provided with a first plunger ( 2 ) associated with thrust means ( 3 ) at the open lower end of the tubular body ( 1 ) for the purpose of exerting pressure on the food at will in a longitudinal direction, thus determining its gradual issue from the pack for its consumption, characterised in that the body ( 1 ) has holes ( 4 ) of smaller dimensions than the body ( 1 ), by way of which the extruded viscous food is dispensed.  
   
   
       2 . Dispenser pack for viscous foods according to  claim 1 , characterised in that the upper end of the tubular body ( 1 ) is provided with a second plunger ( 2 ′) and supplementary thrust means ( 3 ′) that are able to exert pressure on the viscous food in a longitudinal direction opposite to that of the thrust means ( 3 ) so as to facilitate the issue of the viscous food by way of the holes ( 4 ).  
   
   
       3 . Dispenser pack for viscous foods according to  claim 1 , characterised in that the upper end of the tubular body ( 1 ) is sealed by means of a fixed cover ( 5 ).  
   
   
       4 . Dispenser pack for viscous foods according to  claim 1 , characterised in that the thrust means ( 3 ) and the supplementary thrust means ( 3 ′) consist of corresponding rods ( 3 ,  3 ′) that act at the same time as elements for supporting the pack in the horizontal position during the supply of the food.  
   
   
       5 . Dispenser pack for viscous foods according to  claim 1 , characterised in that the thrust means ( 3 ) and the supplementary thrust means ( 3 ′) consist of a bellows type mechanism.  
   
   
       6 . Dispenser pack for viscous foods according to  claim 1 , characterised in that the thrust means ( 3 ) and the supplementary thrust means ( 3 ′) consist of a threaded mechanism.  
   
   
       7 . Dispenser pack for viscous foods according to  claim 1 , characterised in that the pack adopts an oval form.  
   
   
       8 . Dispenser pack for viscous foods according to  claim 1 , characterised in that the pack adopts a rhomboidal form.  
   
   
       9 . Dispenser pack for viscous foods according to  claim 1 , characterised in that the pack adopts a square form.  
   
   
       10 . Dispenser pack for viscous foods according to  claim 1 , characterised in that the holes ( 4 ) through which the viscous food issues are helical shaped all along the pack.  
   
   
       11 . Dispenser pack for viscous foods according to  claim 1 , characterised in that the holes ( 4 ) are arranged in the form of clusters in the pack.  
   
   
       12 . Dispenser pack for viscous foods according to  claim 1 , characterised in that the holes ( 4 ) are arranged to form geometrical forms and fancy patterns.  
   
   
       13 . Dispenser pack for viscous foods according to  claim 1 , characterised in that it is provided in its sealed upper end with a plurality of holes ( 40 ) through which the food ( 20 ) issues in separate portions of the size of said holes ( 40 ).  
   
   
       14 . Dispenser pack for viscous foods according to  claim 13 , characterised in that the hollow main body ( 10 ) is a single piece.  
   
   
       15 . Dispenser pack for viscous foods according to  claim 13 , characterised in that the hollow main body ( 10 ) consists of a tubular piece ( 60 ) and a cover ( 50 ) that is attached to the open upper end of said tubular piece ( 60 ), being provided with holes ( 40 ) in said cover ( 50 ).  
   
   
       16 . Dispenser pack for viscous foods according to  claim 15 , characterised in that the cover ( 50 ) has at least one rib ( 100 ) in alignment with at least one groove ( 90 ) in the tubular piece ( 60 ), said cover ( 50 ) being pressed into place on the tubular piece ( 60 ) by way of the snug engagement of said rib ( 100 ) in the corresponding groove ( 90 ).  
   
   
       17 . Dispenser pack for viscous foods according to  claim 15 , characterised in that the outer upper face of the cover ( 50 ) is flat.  
   
   
       18 . Dispenser pack for viscous foods according to  claim 15 , characterised in that the outer upper face of the cover ( 50 ) has volume.  
   
   
       19 . Dispenser pack for viscous foods according to  claim 15 , characterised in that the tubular piece ( 60 ) is coated externally, at least at its upper end, with a plastic material that rubs against the interior of the cover ( 50 ), impeding its disengagement.  
   
   
       20 . Dispenser pack for viscous foods according to  claim 1 , characterised in that said holes ( 40 ) are arranged in geometrical forms with fancy patterns, so that, as the food ( 20 ) passes through them, it is divided into portions that take on such forms and are separated according to said patterns.