WO2003093137A1

WO2003093137A1 - Package and packaging method separating contents from outer-bread

Info

Publication number: WO2003093137A1
Application number: PCT/KR2003/000829
Authority: WO
Inventors: Seuk-Won You
Original assignee: Seuk-Won You
Priority date: 2002-04-27
Filing date: 2003-04-24
Publication date: 2003-11-13
Also published as: AU2003223128A1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a sandwich of which filler is separately packed from a bread portion and of which the bread portion having the filler inside is further packed for being commercially distributed, wherein the sandwich is ready to eat by removing packing materials that encompass the filler and the bread portion when a consumer intends to eat. Accordingly, freshness and flavor of the sandwich can be maintained in its best condition during distribution of the sandwich to retailers and/or consumers by preventing the filler from contacting the bread portion. Furthermore, the sandwich according to the present invention is provided with pocket type bread so that a stuffing procedure, a handling procedure, and a packing procedure of the product become much easier.

Description

PACKAGE AND PACKAGING METHOD SEPARATING CONTENTS FROM OUTER-BREAD

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a sandwich with separately stored filler

and a bread portion, and to a packing method thereof. More particularly, the

present invention relates to a sandwich of which filler is separately packed from

a bread portion and of which the bread portion having the filler inside is

further packed for being commercially distributed, wherein the sandwich is

ready to be served by removing packing materials that encompass the filler and

the bread portion when consumer intends to eat. Accordingly, freshness and

flavor of the sandwich can be maintained in its best condition during

distribution of the sandwiches to retailers and/ or consumers by preventing the

filler from contacting the bread portion. Furthermore, the sandwich according

to the present invention is provided with pocket type bread so that a stuffing

procedure, a handling procedure, and a packing procedure of the product

become much easier.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

In general, sandwiches (including hamburgers) are widely consumed at

a convenient store or the like because of the convenience of handling, depositing and eating. The consumption rate has been on steady increase.

However, because such sandwiches are distributed and sold in fully

prepared state, it is inevitable to lose freshness and flavor more easily in

comparison to products that are instantly prepared in a store. Namely, a

bread portion of such sandwiches absorbs moisture from filler during

distribution and/ or storage, so that the filler loses freshness due to loss of

moisture and the bread portion becomes damp, which results in losing an

original flavor of the sandwiches thus shortening the storage life.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a sandwich of

which filler is separately packed from a bread portion and of which the bread

portion having the filler inside is further packed for being commercially

distributed, wherein the moisture of the filler is prohibited from being

transferred to the bread portion by avoiding a direct contact between them,

wherein the filler is shielded from oxygen of circumstance, so that not only

deterioration of properties of the filler and the bread portion can be effectively

prevented, but also growth of harmful bacteria can be kept to a minimum level.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a packing method

of a sandwich, which can maintain a flavor and a freshness of the sandwich in

the best condition by separately packing filler from a bread portion of the

sandwich.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a sandwich and a packing method thereof, wherein the sandwich uses a pocket type bread in

order to facilitate a stuffing procedure, a handling procedure, and a packing

procedure of the product.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a stuffing

method of filler for a sandwich, which can facilitate and stabilize a stuffing

procedure in manufacturing so as to significantly improve a commercial value

of the product.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The aforementioned aspects and other features of the present invention

will be explained in the following description, taken in conjunction with the

accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a packing

method for a sandwich according to the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an unpacking

method for a sandwich according to the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of an inner package for filler according to the

present invention, wherein the inner package is equipped with a cutting strap

that facilitates to remove the inner package;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a sandwich according to the present

invention, which employs an airtight inner package where inert gas is filled;

and,

Fig. 5 is a sectional view showing filler of a sandwich according to the present invention, wherein the filler is stored in two separated parts, one for

vegetables and the other for a patty and sauce by means of an inner package.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

In order to achieve the aforementioned objects, a packing method of a

sandwich according to the present invention comprises steps of: disposing filler

on an inner package; folding inward both sides of the inner package in the

direction of width so as to encompass the filler; sticking the overlapped ends of

the inner package together to form a bar shape; sealing one end in longitudinal

direction at which the filler is not disposed, wherein the other end remains

open; inserting the filler packed by the inner package into bread to complete a

sandwich; and further packing the finalized sandwich by an outer package.

In the packing method described above, a ceiling-open frame of which

one side wall is removed is utilized in packing the filler with the inner package

to form a bar shape.

Further, in the packing method described above, a sealing part of the

inner package partially protrudes beyond the bread portion while inserting the

filler packed by the inner package into bread.

Further, in the packing method described above, the bread in which the

filler separately packed by the inner package is inserted is a pocket type bread.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention is

described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Fig. 1 shows a packing method of a sandwich according to the present

invention, which comprises several steps. In such a packing method, the filler

(10) such as a hamburger patty, vegetables, and/ or sauce is packed by the inner

package (11). As shown in Fig. 1, the filler (10) is separately packed by an inner

package, and is then inserted into bread (12) to complete a sandwich, which is

further packed by an outer package (13). Therefore, the direct contact of the

filler (10) with the bread (12) is prevented by the inner package (11) so that the

freshness and the flavor of the sandwich can be maintained in a good condition

for fairly long period of time.

Namely, before a customer removes the inner package (11) in order to

consume the sandwich, it is possible to prevent the bread (12) from being damp

and to maintain the freshness of the filler (10) by storing separately the bread

(12) and the filler (10) by means of the inner package (11).

Moreover, in the packing method according to the present invention, it is

preferred to use a pocket type bread (12) so as to not only facilitate packing

processes of the sandwich, but also for a customer to readily prepare the

sandwich to eat.

Thus, a sandwich according to the present invention is completed by

inserting the filler (10) packed by means of the inner package (11) into the

pocket type bread (12) and further packing the pocket type bread (12) by means

of the outer package (13).

With this arrangement, it is advantageous in that the pocket type bread

(12) can be used as a kind of a container to accommodate the filler (10) safely, whereby the durability of the product can be increased while slimming the

volume thereof. Another advantage of the present invention is that the

stuffing procedure and handling procedure become much easier in comparison

with those using two slices of bread. Further, the packing method of the

present invention is economically superior to a conventional packing method

using sliced bread in that an additional device such as a fixing frame for

securing position of the sliced bread is not necessary.

The present invention is provided with a ceiling-open frame (15) having

a cross section substantially similar to the inner section of the pocket type bread

(12), which is used for forming the filler (10) into a bar shape suitable for

inserting into the pocket type bread (12). The width of the ceiling-open frame

(15) is slightly smaller than that of the pocket formed in the bread (12), and the

ceiling-open frame (15) is one and a half times as long as the pocket formed in

the bread (12). A plurality of the ceiling-open frames are disposed and fixed on

a conveyer.

Subsequently, an inner package (11) made of polyvinyl, which has two

times the length of the pocket formed in the bread (12) and three times the

width of the pocket formed in the bread (12), is spread on the ceiling-open

frame (15) while aligning the center thereof with that of the frame (15).

Thereafter, predetermined amount of the filler (10) is stuffed into the

ceiling-open frame (15). Then, both sides of the inner package (11) in the

direction of width are inwardly folded to cover the filler (10) and the

overlapped inner package (11) is stuck together by means of an adhesive tape (14).

As a result, the filler (10) is packed in a shape of a bar whose section is

substantially similar to the pocket formed in the bread (12), wherein the front

and the rear end of the inner package remain open. The front end, at which

the filler is not disposed, is folded and sealed by an adhesive tape (14). Finally,

the separately packed filler (10) is inserted into the pocket type bread (12) and

the pocket type bread is further packed by an outer package (13).

Fig. 2 shows preparing processes for consuming the product packed by

the method according to the present invention.

After removing the outer package (13), the product readily becomes

ready to be served by pulling out the partially protruded inner package (11),

wherein the filler (10) is left in the pocket of the bread (12) through the opened

rear end of the inner package (11).

Further, in order to utilize the product of the present invention as a

special food such as a military food requiring long preserving period, it is

preferable to seal the inner package (11) with vacuum or nitrogen gas in an

airtight manner as well as the outer package (13), so that oxygen is perfectly

shielded off from the filler (11) to prevent the growth of bacteria. In this way,

the preserving period of the product significantly increases. In this case, the

consumer should take out the inner package (11) enclosing the filler from the

pocket of the bread (12), and peel off the inner package. The unpacked filler (10)

is then inserted back to the pocket of the bread (12) so as to complete the

sandwich. As shown in Fig. 3, the present invention further provides a cutting strap

(16) on the inner package (11) in order to eliminate a troublesome procedure

that takes out the inner package (11) enclosing the filler from the pocket of the

bread (12) to peel off the inner package (11). The cutting strap is formed in the

vicinity of the rear end of the inner package (11) along the circumference

thereof, wherein one end of the cutting strap is extended toward the frontal end

of the inner package (11), so that the inner package (11) can be readily removed

from the filler (10) by pulling the cutting strap, which is outwardly extended.

When pulling out the cutting strap, the rear end of the inner package (11) is

opened, and then the filler (10) is left inside the pocket of the bread (12) by

pulling out the inner package (11).

Hereinafter, another packing method according to the present invention

is disclosed with reference to the accompanying Fig. 4. As shown in Fig. 4, the

inner package (11) is rather extended in a longitudinal direction, wherein gas is

inserted into the inner package along with the filler (10). The frontal end (Ha)

and the rear end (lib) of the inner package (11) are sealed with different

breaking strengths. Namely, the sealing of the rear end (lib) of the inner

package (11) is easy to break in comparison with the frontal end (11a).

Thereafter, such inner package (11) is inserted into the bread (12) so that the

frontal end (11a) is inflated by pressure of the gas. With such embodiment, the

filler (10) is readily stuffed into the bread (12) by uprightly positioning the

product and suddenly squeezing the inflated frontal end (Ha) so that the rear

end (lib) of the inner package (11) is ruptured without any damage to the filler (10).

Further, as shown in Fig. 5, it is preferable to provide a dividing wall (17)

in the inner package (11), which is capable of dividing the inner package (11)

into two segmented spaces for accommodating vegetables, a patty or sauce,

respectively, whereby the freshness of the vegetables can be preserved for a

relatively long period of time.

As aforementioned, the present invention is advantageous in that the

freshness and flavor of the product are maintained in the best condition until

a consumer takes it, and in that the packing procedure, handling procedure

of the product, and stuffing procedure are convenient, by providing a

sandwich and a packing method thereof, wherein filler is separately packed

from a bread portion and the bread portion having the filler inside is further

packed for being commercially distributed.

Claims

WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:

1. A sandwich whose bread portion and filler are packed together by

means of an outer package made of polyvinyl, paper and the like,

wherein said filler is further separately packed by an inner package.

2. A sandwich according to claim 1, wherein said bread portion has a

pocket inside thereof, in which said filler can be accommodated.

3. A sandwich according to claim 1, wherein said inner package is divided

into two segmented spaces by a dividing wall, in which vegetables, a

patty and sauce are separately accommodated.

4. A sandwich according to claim 1 or claim 3, wherein a cutting strap is

formed in the vicinity of a rear end of said inner package along

circumference of said inner package, the one end of said cutting strap

being extended out of said bread portion, so that the rear end of said

imier package can be readily opened by pulling said cutting strap.

5. A sandwich according to claim 1, wherein said inner package is filled

with said filler and gas, so that a frontal end of said inner package,

which protrudes out of said bread portion, is inflated when said inner

package is inserted into a pocket formed in said bread portion.

6. A packing method of a sandwich whose bread portion and filler are

packed together by means of an outer package made of polyvinyl, paper

and the like, the packing method comprising steps of:

disposing filler on an inner package;

folding inward both sides of said inner package in the direction of width

so as to encompass the filler;

sticking the overlapped ends of said inner package together to form said

filler into bar shape;

sealing one end in longitudinal direction at which said filler is not

disposed, wherein the other end remains open;

inserting said filler packed by said inner package into a bread portion to

complete a sandwich; and,

packing further the finalized sandwich by an outer package.

7. A packing method of a sandwich according to claim 6, wherein a

ceiling-open frame whose one side wall is removed is utilized in packing

said filler with said inner package to form it into a bar shape.

8. A packing method of a sandwich according to claim 6, wherein said

inserting step of said filler into said bread portion is conducted in such a

manner that the sealing part of said inner package partially protrudes

out of said bread portion. A packing method of a sandwich according to claim 6, wherein said

bread utilized in the packing method is a pocket type bread.