JP5280037B2 - Pinch grip type bottle container - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pinch grip type bottle container which contributes to the alleviation of a burden on the wrist of an operator, and facilitates the pouring of a content especially at the beginning of the pouring. <P>SOLUTION: The pinch grip type bottle container 1 is integrally molded of a mouth 2, a shoulder 3, a trunk 4, and a bottom 5 along a bottle axis L. The trunk has: a pair of finger placing recesses 10 formed in mutually-opposed side surface areas E1, respectively, in a manner of pinching the bottle axis in a radial direction; and a grip surface 11 formed in a rear surface area E2 located between the pairing finger placing recesses in a manner of extending from the mouth toward the bottom in a direction tilting with respect to the bottle axis. The finger placing recesses extend in parallel with a grip surface extending direction from the mouth toward the bottom. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a pinch grip type bottle-type container.

Synthetic resin containers such as PET bottles are lightweight and easy to handle, exhibit transparency comparable to glass containers while ensuring transparency, and are cost effective. Moreover, since it is cheap, it is frequently used mainly as a container for beverages.
In recent years, from the viewpoint of reducing waste and recycling, reduction of resin materials used per container has been demanded. In order to meet such needs, a so-called pinch grip bottle type container (see Patent Document 1) is provided that grasps the body of the container and extracts contents.

In general, the pinch grip type bottle-type container is provided with a concave portion for finger contact in the side surface region of the trunk so that the user can easily grasp the trunk of the container. Therefore, it is a container that is easy to pour the contents and is easy for the user to use. Therefore, this type of container has been used as a container for storing various contents (for example, alcohol such as soy sauce, oil, shochu), and recently has a large internal capacity (for example, more than 2.7 liters). Are also provided.
JP 2003-165518 A

However, the conventional pinch grip type bottle container described above still has the following problems.
In other words, as described above, the pinch grip type bottle-shaped container has a structure for gripping and is easy to hold because the concave part for finger contact is formed on the body part, but when pouring the contents Still needed attention. In other words, when pouring the contents, there is a possibility that it will be zero if care is not taken.
In particular, when the contents are sufficiently contained in the container, the contents are filled up to the vicinity of the mouth of the container, so that there is a high possibility that the contents will be zero at the beginning of pouring. In addition, in the case of a container having a large internal volume, since there is a weight, it is difficult to stably perform fine tilt adjustment when pouring the container, and it becomes easy to zero. In addition, because of the weight, the burden on the wrist when tilting the container was large. Therefore, it was difficult to handle for children and elderly people.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of such circumstances, and its object is to provide a pinch grip type bottle-type container that can easily pour the contents at the beginning of pouring, while reducing the burden on the wrist. It is.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following means.
The pinch grip type bottle container according to the present invention is a pinch grip type bottle container in which a mouth part, a shoulder part, a body part and a bottom part are integrally formed along the bottle axis, and among the body parts, A pair of finger rests formed on the side regions facing each other so as to sandwich the bottle shaft in the radial direction, and the pair of finger rests among the body portions are positioned between the pair of finger rests. A grip surface that is formed in a rear region and is inclined at a predetermined angle so as to gradually approach the bottle shaft from the mouth side toward the bottom side, and the pair of finger rest recesses, towards the mouth side to the bottom side, over the entire length of the extending direction inclined at the predetermined angle, parallel to and extending to said gripping surface, of the shoulder portion, and between the bottle axis The front area opposite to the rear area It is characterized in that the surface is formed.

In the pinch grip type bottle container according to the present invention, a grip surface extending in a direction inclined with respect to the bottle axis is formed in the back surface region of the body portion. For this reason, when the container is gripped with the palm on the grip surface, the container is naturally inclined with respect to the vertical axis. Moreover, the pair of finger contact recesses to which the fingertips are applied when gripped also extends in a direction substantially parallel to the grip surface from the mouth side toward the bottom side. Therefore, in addition to the effect of the palm, the lifted container is naturally tilted by the effect of hooking the fingertip onto the finger resting recess.
That is, for example, the user can naturally tilt the container at a predetermined angle with respect to the vertical axis simply by grasping the container placed on the table as usual and lifting it up. Therefore, compared with the conventional one, the contents can be poured easily, and the contents are hardly lost. In particular, the effect is more remarkable as the content is larger. Also, since the container is tilted in advance, it is not necessary to tilt the wrist so much when pouring. Therefore, the burden on the wrist can be reduced, and even a child or an elderly person can use it with peace of mind.

Furthermore, according to the pinch grip type bottle container according to the present invention , the grip surface is inclined so as to gradually approach the bottle axis from the mouth side toward the bottom side, and the finger is adjusted to the inclination. The recess for application is also inclined. Therefore, when the container is gripped, the mouth portion can be inclined in advance to the back region side opposite to the pouring side. Therefore, when grasping the container, the container can be grasped in a state where the wrist is raised with respect to the arm part (a state where the palm is orthogonal to the direction of the arm part as much as possible). Therefore, when pouring the contents, it is possible to pour the contents by tilting the arm itself without rotating the wrist itself so much. Therefore, the burden on the wrist can be further reduced. Further, when the grip surface and the finger contact recess are leveled, the mouth portion faces downward, so that the content can be poured more easily when the remaining amount of the content decreases.
In addition, according to the pinch grip type bottle-shaped container according to the present invention, a flat surface is formed on the front region side, which is the side for pouring the contents, of the shoulder portion located between the mouth portion and the trunk portion. Yes. Therefore, when pouring the contents, the contents always reach the mouth portion when passing over the flat surface, and then poured. Normally, in the case of a general shoulder that is curved outward, if the remaining amount of the content decreases, the content accumulates in the shoulder portion, and the contents are completely contained unless the container is tilted excessively. There are many cases where it is difficult to discharge things. However, as described above, since a part of the shoulder portion is a flat surface, the content does not accumulate in the shoulder portion even when the remaining amount is small. Therefore, the contents can be completely discharged without excessively tilting the container.

  The pinch grip type bottle container according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the pinch grip type bottle container of the present invention, the concave part for finger contact is formed from a plurality of concave parts.

  In the pinch grip type bottle container according to the present invention, the finger contact recess is not a single recess, but is formed of a plurality of recesses into which fingertips (index finger, middle finger, etc.) are respectively fitted. Therefore, when grasping the container, the fingertips can be firmly fitted into the respective recesses, and the grip performance can be further improved.

  According to the pinch grip type bottle container according to the present invention, it is possible to make the contents easy to pour, particularly at the beginning of pouring, while reducing the burden on the wrist. Therefore, even if the content is large and heavy, anyone can use it with peace of mind regardless of children or the elderly.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of a pinch grip type bottle-type container according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. However, this first embodiment is a reference example of the pinch grip type bottle container according to the present invention.
1 is a side view of the pinch grip type bottle-type container, FIG. 2 is a front view of the pinch grip type bottle type container, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 4 is a view showing a state in which the pinch grip type bottle-type container is lifted, and FIG. 5 is a view showing a state in which the pinch grip type bottle type container is slightly tilted and the contents W are poured.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the pinch grip type bottle container 1 of the present embodiment has a mouth portion 2, a shoulder portion 3, a body portion 4 and a bottom portion 5, for example, polyethylene terephthalate ( It is a bottle formed integrally with a synthetic resin such as PET. The body part 4 is connected to the upper part of the bottom part 5 and is a part formed in a substantially cylindrical shape around the bottle axis L. The shoulder portion 3 is a portion that is gradually reduced in diameter from the upper end side of the trunk portion 4 upward. The mouth 2 is a portion that is connected to the upper end of the shoulder 3 and extends upward. Note that a fitting projection 2a into which a cap (not shown) is fitted is formed on the mouth 2 over the outer periphery.

By the way, a pair of finger contact recesses 10 is provided in the side surface region E1 of the body portion 4 facing each other so as to sandwich the bottle axis L along the radial direction (the arrow X direction shown in FIGS. 2 and 3). Are formed respectively. Further, as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, in the back surface region E <b> 2 positioned between the pair of finger rest recesses 10, the bottle shaft L is directed from the mouth 2 side toward the bottom 5 side. A grip surface 11 extending in a direction inclined with respect to is formed.
The entire back surface area E2 including the grip surface 11 is a portion that becomes a grip portion with which the palm contacts when gripping the pinch grip type bottle-shaped container 1, and is gently curved as shown in FIG. It is a curved surface.

  However, the grip surface 11 extends in a direction inclined with respect to the bottle axis L as described above when viewed from the side as shown in FIG. 1, that is, in a state inclined by a predetermined angle θ1. Yes. If it demonstrates concretely, the grip surface 11 will be formed so that it may incline so that it may gradually separate from the bottle axis | shaft L toward the bottom part 5 side from the mouth part 2 side. At this time, the grip surface 11 is preferably adjusted so as to be inclined by an angle θ2 of about 60 ° to 85 ° with respect to the horizontal plane.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the pair of finger contact recesses 10 are long recesses recessed inward of the pinch grip type bottle-type container 1, and are directed from the mouth 2 side toward the bottom 5 side. The grip surface 11 extends in parallel along the extending direction. In other words, the pair of finger contact recesses 10 is formed along a longitudinal direction (in the direction of arrow M shown in FIG. 1) substantially parallel to the grip surface 11, and is approximately the same angle θ <b> 1 as the grip surface 11 with respect to the bottle axis L. It is formed in an inclined state.
The pair of finger contact recesses 10 are both formed in the same shape. In this case, for example, when the index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger are straightened, the length is designed to be slightly longer than the average width from the index finger to the little finger.

Next, the case where the contents W filled in the pinch grip type bottle container 1 configured as described above is poured will be described below.
First, in this pinch grip type bottle-type container 1, a grip surface 11 is formed in the back surface region E <b> 2 of the body portion 4. Therefore, when the pinch grip type bottle-shaped container 1 is gripped with the palm face on the grip surface 11, the pinch grip type bottle-shaped container 1 is naturally inclined with respect to the vertical axis Z as shown in FIG. Become. In addition, the pair of finger contact recesses 10 for hooking the fingertips is also formed along the longitudinal direction (M direction) substantially parallel to the grip surface 11 and is inclined with respect to the bottle axis L by substantially the same angle θ1. Therefore, in addition to the effect of the palm, the lifted pinch grip type bottle container 1 is naturally inclined due to the effect of hooking with the fingertip.

  That is, the user can naturally tilt the pinch grip type bottle-shaped container 1 with respect to the vertical axis Z simply by grasping the pinch grip type bottle type container 1 placed on a table as usual and lifting it as it is. Can do. Therefore, the contents W can be poured easily compared to the conventional one. In particular, the effect is more remarkable as the content is larger. Moreover, since the pinch grip type bottle container 1 is tilted in advance, it is not necessary to tilt the wrist so much when pouring. Therefore, the burden on the wrist can be reduced, and even a child or an elderly person can use it with peace of mind.

  Moreover, in the present embodiment, the grip surface 11 is inclined so as to gradually move away from the bottle axis L from the mouth portion 2 side toward the bottom portion 5 side, and the finger resting recess 10 is also inclined in accordance with the inclination. Yes. Therefore, when the pinch grip type bottle container 1 is gripped, the mouth portion 2 can be tilted in advance to the front region E3 side that is the pouring side. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, even when the contents W are sufficiently in the vicinity of the mouth portion 2 such as at the beginning of use, it is very easy to pour.

  As described above, according to the pinch grip type bottle-type container 1 of the present embodiment, it is possible to make the contents W easy to pour, particularly at the beginning of pouring, while reducing the burden on the wrist. Therefore, even if the content is large and heavy, it can be used with peace of mind regardless of children or the elderly.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the pinch grip type bottle container according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 is a side view of the pinch grip type bottle type container, FIG. 7 is a front view of the pinch grip type bottle type container, and FIG. 8 is a view showing a state in which the pinch grip type bottle type container is tilted horizontally. It is.
In the second embodiment, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted. The difference between the second embodiment and the first embodiment is that the inclination directions of the grip surface 11 and the finger rest recess 10 are different.
Moreover, the form shown in FIGS. 6 to 8 in the second embodiment is a reference example of the pinch grip type bottle container according to the present invention.

  That is, in the pinch grip type bottle container 20 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the grip surface 11 gradually approaches the bottle axis L from the mouth 2 side toward the bottom 5 side. In this way, it is inclined by a predetermined angle θ1. Similarly, the finger contact recess 10 of this embodiment is also inclined in the opposite direction to the first embodiment so as to be parallel to the grip surface 11.

In the pinch grip type bottle container 20 configured as described above, when the pinch grip type bottle container 20 is gripped, the mouth portion 2 can be inclined in advance toward the back region E2 side opposite to the pouring side. . Therefore, when the pinch grip type bottle container 20 is grasped, it can be grasped in a state where the wrist stands with respect to the arm portion (a state where the palm is orthogonal to the direction of the arm portion as much as possible). Therefore, when pouring the contents W, the wrist itself can be poured by tilting the arm itself without rotating the wrist itself so much. Therefore, the burden on the wrist can be further reduced.
Further, when the grip surface 11 and the finger contact recess 10 are leveled, as shown in FIG. 8, the mouth portion 2 naturally faces downward, so the remaining amount of the contents W is reduced. Sometimes, it becomes easier to pour the contents W.

In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, the bottom 5 side of the finger resting recess 10 may be curved so as to approach the grip surface 11. However, the embodiment shown in FIG. 9 is also a reference example of the pinch grip type bottle container according to the present invention.
In this way, when gripping the pinch grip type bottle-shaped container 20, the little finger having a shorter length than the other fingers can be surely hooked to the finger contact recess 10. Therefore, grip property can be improved and the pinch grip type bottle container 20 can be gripped in a more stable state.
In addition, although the case where it applied to 2nd Embodiment was mentioned as an example and demonstrated, you may apply to the pinch grip type bottle-type container 1 of 1st Embodiment.

In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, the finger resting recess 10 is not just one recess, but a plurality of recesses 10a into which fingertips (index finger, middle finger, etc.) are respectively fitted are arranged along the longitudinal direction. It may be formed so as to be intermittently connected. However, the form shown in FIG. 10 is also a reference example of the pinch grip type bottle container according to the present invention.
By doing so, when the pinch grip type bottle-shaped container 20 is gripped, each fingertip can be firmly fitted in each recess 10a, and the grip performance can be improved.
Moreover, although not shown in figure, the position of the finger contact recessed part 10 which applies the finger according to the size of the hand or the center of gravity of the pinch grip type bottle container 20 by forming a plurality of finger contact recessed parts 10 in parallel or in a column, for example. May be selected. By doing so, both ease of pouring and gripping properties can be improved.
In addition, although the case where it applied to 2nd Embodiment was mentioned as an example in any case mentioned above, you may apply to the pinch grip type bottle-type container 1 of 1st Embodiment.

Furthermore, in the said 2nd Embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, among the shoulder parts 3 between the opening | mouth part 2 and the trunk | drum 4, in the front surface area | region E3 which opposes the back surface area | region E2 with the bottle axis | shaft L in between. The flat surface 3a may be formed. The form shown in FIG. 11 is an example of a pinch grip type bottle container according to the present invention.
In this way, by forming the flat surface 3a on the front region E3 side that is the side on which the content W is poured, when the content W is poured, the content W always passes over the flat surface 3a and is opened. Part 2 is reached and then poured.
Here, in the case of a general shoulder 3 that is curved outward, if the remaining amount of the content W decreases, the content W accumulates in the portion of the shoulder 3, and the pinch grip type In many cases, it is difficult to completely discharge the contents W unless the bottle-shaped container 20 is tilted excessively. However, as described above, since a part of the shoulder 3 is the flat surface 3a, the content W does not accumulate in the shoulder 3 even when the remaining amount is small. Therefore, the contents W can be completely discharged without excessively tilting the pinch grip type bottle-type container 20. However, a part of the shoulder 3 may not be the flat surface 3a but a curved surface 3b in which a part of the shoulder 3 protrudes inward as shown in FIG. Even in this case, the same effects as those of the flat surface 3a can be obtained. However, the form shown in FIG. 12 is a reference example of the pinch grip type bottle container according to the present invention.
In addition, although the case where it applied to 2nd Embodiment was mentioned as an example in any case mentioned above, you may apply to the pinch grip type bottle-type container 1 of 1st Embodiment.

  The technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

  For example, a pinch grip type bottle-type container can be formed by biaxial stretch blow molding of a thermoplastic resin such as PET, but its manufacturing method is not particularly limited. Further, the filling capacity of the pinch grip type bottle-type container is not limited to a specific amount. For example, a large capacity type of 2.7 liters or more than 2.7 liters, or a capacity of about 1.8 liters or 1 liter may be used.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, anti-slip ribs 10 b may be formed in the finger rest recess 10. However, the forms shown in FIGS. 13 and 14 are reference examples of the pinch grip type bottle container according to the present invention. By doing so, it becomes more difficult to slip when the fingertip is applied to the finger resting recess 10, so that the grip performance can be further improved.
13 and 14 exemplify the case where six anti-slip ribs 10b are formed at intervals along the longitudinal direction of the finger resting recess 10, but the present invention is not limited to this. . The shape and number of the anti-slip ribs 10b may be designed freely. In addition, although the protrusion-shaped anti-slip rib 10b has been described as an example, it may be a concave anti-slip rib 10b.

It is a side surface of the pinch grip type bottle-type container of 1st Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a front view of the pinch grip type bottle-type container shown in FIG. It is a cross-sectional arrow AA figure shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the state which hold | gripped and lifted the pinch grip type bottle-type container shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the state which pours the contents by inclining a pinch grip type bottle type container a little from the state shown in FIG. It is a side surface of the pinch grip type bottle-type container of 2nd Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a front view of the pinch grip type bottle-type container shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the state which inclined the pinch grip type bottle-type container shown in FIG. 6 horizontally. It is a figure which shows the modification of the pinch grip type bottle-type container shown in FIG. 6, Comprising: It is a figure which shows the example which a part of recessed part for finger rest curves. It is a figure which shows the modification of the pinch grip type bottle type container shown in FIG. 6, Comprising: It is a figure which shows the example by which the recessed part for finger contact is comprised by the several recessed part continuing. It is a figure which shows the modification of the pinch grip type bottle-type container shown in FIG. 6, Comprising: It is a figure which shows the flat surface in a part of shoulder part. It is a figure which shows the modification of the pinch grip type bottle-type container shown in FIG. 6, Comprising: It is a figure which shows the curved surface formed in a part of shoulder part. It is a side view which shows the modification of the pinch grip type bottle-type container shown in FIG. 1, Comprising: It is a surface by which the rib for anti-slip is formed in the recessed part for finger rest. It is a front view of the pinch grip type bottle-type container shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

L ... Bottle shaft M ... Longitudinal direction 1, 20 ... Pinch grip type bottle-shaped container 2 ... Mouth part 3 ... Shoulder part 3a ... Flat surface 3b ... Curved surface 4 ... Body part 5 ... Bottom part 10 ... Recessed part 10a ... Multiple Recess 11 of the grip surface

Claims (2)

A pinch grip type bottle-shaped container in which the mouth, shoulder, trunk and bottom are integrally formed along the bottle axis,
A pair of finger rest recesses respectively formed in side regions facing each other so as to sandwich the bottle shaft in the radial direction between the body portions,
Of the body portion, formed in a back region located between the pair of finger contact recesses, and inclined at a predetermined angle so as to gradually approach the bottle shaft from the mouth side toward the bottom side. A grip surface,
The pair of finger contact recesses are inclined at the predetermined angle over the entire length in the extending direction from the mouth side toward the bottom side, and extend parallel to the grip surface.
A pinch grip type bottle-type container characterized in that a flat surface is formed in a front surface region of the shoulder portion facing the back surface region with the bottle shaft in between. In the pinch grip type bottle container according to claim 1 ,
The pinch grip type bottle-shaped container, wherein the finger contact recess is formed of a plurality of recesses.

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