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"SUPPORT FOR FOOD ARTICLES"
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present utility model relates to an improvement introduced in a support
for food
articles, and, more particularly, to a support for EaSter eggs.
BACKGROUND
Several supports for food articles have already been known to the state of the
art.
However, the current supports for food articles fail to maintain the articles
they
receive in their predetermined position when those are exposed at a point of
sale. This
problem may cause both damage to the food article and to impair the product
exposure.
This is because the manufacturers of those supports use adhesives, glues or
the
like to secure the food articles in place, that are released due to constant
handling of the
supports at point of sale.
Hence, it arises the need for a support for food articles that provides both
features,
the appropriate exposure and the protection of the received article.
SUMMARY
The present utility model relates to a support for food articles comprising a
piece of
material comprising a base and at least two side walls extending along the
same, the base
provided with projections that extend outward therefrom, thereby forming a
base lug which
receives the base of the food article to be exposed.
One objective of the present utility model is to provide a support for food
articles that
maintains the food article in its predetermined position, preventing it from
moving and
preventing any damage from this movement. Another objective of the present
utility model is
to provide a support for food articles that keep the food article protected
from damage, while
exposing it properly.
The objectives of the present utility model are achieved by providing a
support for
food articles comprising a support for food articles that comprises a material
piece
comprising a base; at least two side walls extending vertically; at least one
fastening element
located at the end of each of said at least two side walls; and at least two
projections, which
are opposite each other, extending from the base, said at least two
projections extending
vertically.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The present utility model will be better understood based on the detailed
description
herein below, considered together with the accompanying drawings, in which:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the support for food articles of the present
utility
model;
Figure 2 is a front view of the support for food articles of the present
utility model;
Figure 3 is a left side view of the support for food articles of the present
utility model;
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Figure 4 is a right side view of the support for food articles of the present
utility
model;
Figure 5 is an upper view of the support for food articles of the present
utility model;
Figure 6 is a bottom view of the support for the food articles of the present
utility
model;
Figure 7 is a flattened view of the support for food articles of the present
utility
model;
Figure 8 is an additional flattened view of the support for food articles of
the present
utility model;
Figure .9 is an additional flattened view of the support for food articles of
the present
utility model, showing a different construction of the upper flap; and
Figure 10 is a perspective view of the support for additional food articles of
the
present utility model, illustrating a confectionery included therein.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE MODEL
Figures 1, 7 and 8 illustrate the support for food articles 10 of the present
application that comprises a material piece comprising a base 20 and at least
two side walls
30, 30 ' which extend upwards therefrom, which are separated by fold lines 25,
25 '.The base
should be wide enough to accommodate the base of the food article to be
received on the
support 10.The side walls, in turn, as noticed from Figures 3 and 4, should be
sufficiently
20 high to extend along the height of the food article to be housed in the
support 10.
The material piece forming the support for food articles 10 may be any
material that
can be folded or creased including a natural material, a synthetic polymeric
material or a
mixture thereof.
The side walls 30, 30 ' have, at their ends, fastening elements 40, 40' which
are
responsible for connecting one side wall 30 to the other side wall 30 ', and
which are
separated by fold lines 35, 35'.Exemplary, the fastening elements may overlap
and
subsequently engage one another or be bonded or adhered to one another.
Alternatively, as seen in Figure 9, one of the at least two side walls 30 may
include
just one fastening element 40, which is connected to the other of the at least
two side walls
30', both adhered thereto and by means of a flap.
As it can be seen from Figures 1 and 5, when the two fastening elements 40, 40
'
overlap, thereby connecting the two side walls, they form an opening 50
through which it may
eventually pass any type of supporting element to maintain the support 10
suspended at a
point of sale. Preferably, the food article a confectionery, and more
preferably, the
confectionery is an Easter egg, and the crown of the Easter egg package will
passes through
the opening 50, as illustrated in Figure 10.
If the support is manufactured by using the construction of the fastening
element,
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the opening 50 is pre-formed in the fastening element 40. The crown of the
package will then
extend through the opening 50.
From the base 20, as seen from Figures 1, 2 and 8, projections 60, 60 '
extend,
wherein each end 70, 70', 80, 80 ' of said projections can be further fastened
to the bottom of
each of the side walls 30, 30 ',thereby forming a lug on each side of the base
20 of the
support 10, which prevents the food article from moving when it is exposed and
handled at
the point of sale, as seen in Figure 10.Thus, the base of the article being
received by the
support lies within the region delimited by the two lugs and the two side
walls.
The base 20 is also separated from the projections 60, 60' by fold lines 55,
55'.The
projections 60, 60 ' may have additional fold lines which facilitate the
formation of lugs.
Alternatively, said lug can also be constructed by individual strips that are
then
applied on the base 20 of the support and fixed to its side walls 30, 30'.
It should be noticed that variations, modifications and changes in the utility
model
described herein are possible to those skilled in the art, without departing
from the spirit and
scope of the present utility model or equivalents thereof, encompassed by the
appended
claims and the equivalents thereof.
