Abstract:
A container includes a container body defining a hot-storage chamber for storing hot foods therein and a partition member foldably formed in a side portion of the container body to form a cold-storage chamber as partitioned from the hot-storage chamber for storing cold drink in the cold-storage chamber, thereby thermally insulating the cold drink from the hot foods for maintaining good quality of the foods and drink.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     A conventional method for carrying fast foods and cold drinks includes respective storing of hot foods and cold drink cup into two separate bags and then together putting the two bags into a big bag for carrying purpose. The hot foods will become cool as contacting and influenced by the cold drink; and the cold drink will not be cool by the heat conducted from the hot foods, thereby deteriorating the quality of the foods and drink. 
     The present inventor has found the drawbacks of the conventional container for hot foods and cold drink and invented the present container for separately carrying the cold drink and hot foods. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The object of the present invention is to provide a container including a container body defining a hot-storage chamber for storing hot foods therein and a partition member foldably formed in a side portion of the container body to form a cold-storage chamber as partitioned from the hot-storage chamber for storing cold drink in the cold-storage chamber, thereby thermally insulating the cold drink from the hot foods for maintaining good quality of the foods and drink. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     FIG. 1 is a plan view of the board of the present invention as unfolded. 
     FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the present invention when assembled. 
     FIG. 3 is an illustration when folded to form a recessed coldstorage chamber from FIG.  2 . 
     FIG. 4 shows the storage of cold drink cup in device of FIG.  3 . 
     FIG. 5 shows another folding operation to form the cold-storage chamber of the present invention. 
     FIG. 6 shows the storing of small cold drink cup in device of FIG.  5 . 
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     As shown in FIGS.  1 ˜ 4 , the container of the present invention comprises: a container body  1  and a partitioning means  2  integrally formed and folded from a flat board  100  including paper or plastic boards and other sheet members. 
     The container body  1  includes a front wall  11 , a rear wall  11 ′, a left side wall  12 , a right side wall  12 ′, a bottom wall  15  and a pair of handle members  13  interlocked for carrying purpose. 
     Each handle member  13  includes: a flap  14  cut out in the handle member  13  to form a hand hole or finger hole for passing a user&#39;s hand or fingers therethrough for holding the handle member  13 , and a locking tab  141  formed on each flap  14  by cutting a slit such as L shape or T shape in the flap  14 , whereby upon interlocking of the two flaps  14  of the two handle members  13  by engaging the two locking tabs  141  together, the two handle members  13  will be coupled to serve as s handle for carrying the container of the present invention. 
     The front and rear walls  11 ,  11 ′; the left and right side walls  12 ,  12 ′ and the bottom wall  15  simultaneously form a hot storage chamber  10  within the container body  1  for storing hot foods (such as hamburger, French fries etc.) in the chamber  10 . 
     The partitioning means  2  includes: a bottom edge portion  21  formed among the front wall  11 , rear wall  11 ′ and the left side wall  12  (or right side wall  12 ′); an upper fastening band  22  formed between the front wall  11  and the rear wall  11 ′ and the band  22  formed on an upper portion of the left side wall  12  (or right side wall  12 ′); and a partition member  23  formed between the upper fastening band  22  and the bottom edge portion  21  and operatively recessed inwardly to form a cold storage chamber  20  (from FIG. 2 to FIG. 3 or  4 ) in the partitioning means  2  for storing cold drink (such as coke) cup in the cold storage chamber  20 . 
     The partition member  23  includes: a lower cutting line  231  horizontally cut between the bottom edge portion  21  and the partition member  23 , an upper cutting line  232  horizontally cut between the upper fastening band  22  and the partition member  23 , and a pair of main folding lines  233  each vertically formed between the front wall  11  (or rear wall  11 ′) and the partition member  23 ; whereby upon an inward depression or folding of the partition member  23  towards the hot storage chamber  10  of the container body  1 , the cold storage chamber  20  will be formed and recessed in a side portion of the container body  1  for storing cold drink cup C in the cold storage chamber  20  to be thermally insulated and separated from the hot foods as stored in the hot storage chamber  10  in the container body. 
     The cold drink and the hot foods will not be influenced mutually. The cold drink cup C is confined within the upper fastening band  22 , the bottom edge portion  21  and the recessed partition member  23 , thereby being stably held to prevent from collapse or release of the cup C from the chamber  20 . 
     The pair of handle members  13  of the present invention may be eccentrically formed on the front and rear walls  11 ,  11 ′ of the container body  1  to approximate the cold storage chamber  20  of the partitioning means  2  and to align with the gravity center W of the container when loaded with hot foods and cold drink to be gravitationally balanced since the cold drink cup may always be heavier than the hot foods as stored in the hot storage chamber  10  (FIG.  4 ). 
     The partition member  23  further includes: a middle fastening band  237  having a pair of middle cutting lines  236  respectively horizontally cut between the middle fastening band  237  and an upper portion ( 23   a ) (or a lower portion  23   b ) of the partition member  23 ; whereby upon an inward depression of the upper and lower portions ( 23   a,    23   b ) of the partition member  23 , the middle fastening band  237  will be formed (from FIG. 2 to FIG. 5 or  6 ) for storing a middle or small cold drink cup C 1  in the cold storage chamber  20  as confined by the middle fastening band  237  and the bottom edge portion  21  for stably storing the middle or small cup Cl. When the middle fastening band  237  is formed as shown in FIG. 5, two band slots  238  (as dotted line shown) will be formed in the inwardly folded upper portion  23   a  and lower portion  23   b  of the partition member  23 . 
     The partition member  23  is also formed with a central vertical folding line  235  at a longitudinal center of the partition member  23  and two side vertical folding lines  234  each vertically formed at a right-angle ridge portion between the left side wall  12  and the front wall  11  (or rear wall  11 ′), whereby upon an inward depression of the partition member  23  from FIG. 2 to FIG. 3, the central vertical folding line  235  and the two side vertical folding lines  234  may help fold the partition member  23  inwardly quickly for forming the cold storage chamber  20  for storing cold drink cup C, C 1  therein. 
     The present invention may be modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The shapes, materials, folding or unfolding mechanisms of the container are not limited in the present invention.