JP2000023817A - Toothpick container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To take out toothpicks one by one by a simple structure. SOLUTION: On the outer side of a semicylindrical hopper 4 fixed to an outer box 1 with an opened upper part upwards, a semicylindrical turning body 7 is disposed freely turnably coaxially with the hopper with the opened upper part upwards. A discharge hole 5 capable of passing the toothpick T is provided on the bottom part of the hopper and a take-out hole 8 capable of passing through only one toothpick is provided on the bottom part of the turning body. A receiving plate 11 for preventing the falling of the toothpick is provided on the lower part of the take-out hole and a discharge plate for sliding down the toothpick falling from the receiving plate to the outside of the outer box is provided. Only one toothpick inside the hopper is dropped from the discharge hole to the take-out hole, and when the turning body is turned, the discharge hole is closed, the toothpick moves on the receiving plate, falls on the discharge plate and goes out of the outer box and thus, it is easily taken out.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a toothpick containing a large number of toothpicks.
It relates to a toothpick that can be taken out one by one.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a toothpick is housed in a box-shaped or pot-shaped toothpick, and is taken out and used one by one.
However, if you have a lot of toothpicks or a few deep toothpicks in a deep toothpick,
It is not easy to take out one of them.

[0003] The present applicant has invented a "tooth picker" that can pick out one toothpick at a time as needed, and has previously filed a patent application (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Hei 8-120987). This "tooth picker" has a hopper for accommodating
A rotating body having a receiving groove for receiving one toothpick from the hopper, being pivotally mounted on the case, and being rotatable below the hopper;
Rotating means provided outside the case for rotating the rotating body;
A discharge plate for discharging a toothpick dropped by the rotation of the rotating body to the outside of the case. However, the above-mentioned invention has a drawback that the structure is slightly complicated and the production cost is high.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily pick out toothpicks one by one with a simpler structure.

[0005]

The features of the present invention are as follows. That is, a semi-cylindrical rotator is arranged rotatably coaxially with the hopper with the opened upper side up, outside the semi-cylindrical hopper fixed to the outer box with the opened upper side up. I do. The bottom of the hopper is provided with a discharge hole through which a toothpick accommodated in the hopper can pass, and the bottom of the rotating body is provided with a takeout hole through which only one toothpick can pass in the axial direction. Further, below the take-out hole, a receiving plate for preventing the toothpick from dropping out of the take-out hole is provided, and a discharge plate is provided for moving the fallen toothpick down to the outside of the outer box after moving on the receiving plate by the rotation of the rotating body. .

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference numeral 1 denotes an outer box, which is formed in a rectangular tube shape with upper and lower openings. Reference numeral 2 denotes a window which is opened at the upper part of the left and right side walls of the outer box 1. A lower opening 3 is provided on the left and right side walls below the window 2.

4 is a hopper for accommodating the toothpick T,
It is formed in a substantially semi-cylindrical shape with front and rear closed, and on the bottom,
A discharge hole 5 through which one or more toothpicks can pass is provided in the axial direction. The hopper 4 is fixed to the upper part of the inner wall of the outer box 1 with the upper opening (to be a slot for a toothpick) facing upward in the axial direction by a support plate 6 fixed to the upper end.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a rotating body, which is formed in a semi-cylindrical shape which is open at the top and closed at the front and back, and has a takeout hole 8 at the bottom through which only one tooth T passes therethrough in the axial direction.
Reference numeral 9 denotes a handle, which protrudes from the center of the upper left and right ends of the rotating body 7 and protrudes from the window 2 to the outside of the outer box 1. Reference numeral 10 denotes a pair of pins which are inserted through the upper part of the outer case 1 and the axis of the hopper 4 and are fixed to the axis of the rotating body 7. Therefore, the rotating body 7 provided outside the hopper 4 is rotatable around the pin 10.

Here, the outer box 1 is provided so that the rotating body 7 can be stopped at an arbitrary rotating position, that is, a free stop can be realized.
One or both of the hopper 4 and the hopper 4 may be formed by opening a bearing formed of a member having a large frictional resistance to pivot the pin 10. Alternatively, a washer having a large frictional resistance may be attached to the pin 10 so as to be sandwiched between the outer box 1 and the hopper 4 and between the hopper 4 and the rotating body 7.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a receiving plate provided below the take-out hole 8, and both ends are fixed to the front and rear inner walls of the outer box 1. This receiving plate 11 prevents the tooth T in the take-out hole 8 from dropping when the tooth T is not taken out.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a pair of discharge plates, each of which diagonally descends from directly below the receiving plate 11 and projects outward from the lower opening 3 of the outer box 1. And the tip part forms a pair of stoppers 13 which bend upwards, and stops the streak T which rolls down on the discharge plate 12. In addition, 14 in the figure is a lid.

Then, the group of toothpicks T is stored in the hopper 4,
For example, when the right handle 9 is pushed downward, the rotating body 7 rotates clockwise, so that the tooth T in the take-out hole 8 is pushed by the right side wall of the take-out hole 8, and the left side on the receiving plate 11. Moving. The discharge hole 5 is closed by the movement of the tooth T. The moved toothpick T finally falls from the receiving plate 11 onto the left discharge plate 12, as shown in FIG. The toothpick T that has fallen falls down on the discharge plate 12 and
Since it stops at 3, it can be easily taken out with a fingertip. In addition, in order to make it easier to remove the toothpick T, a lower end of the side wall of the outer box 1 is cut out to provide an upper take-out opening 15 at the center of the upper edge of the lower opening 3, and a space between the pair of stoppers 13 is cut out. The lower outlets 16 are preferably formed respectively.

After the tooth T is taken out, when the rotating body 7 is rotated counterclockwise in the opposite direction to the above, the take-out hole 8 moves below the discharge hole 5 and a plurality of Only one of the toothpicks T falls into the take-out hole 8.

In the illustrated example, the tooth T can be taken out from either the left or right side, but it is also possible to adopt a construction in which it can be taken out from only one side. In this case, one of the handle 9 and the pair of discharge plates 12 is omitted.

Although not shown, it is also possible to fix the front and rear walls of the hopper 4 directly to the inner wall of the outer box 1 and to hold the rotating body 7 opened front and rear between the hopper 4 and the receiving plate 11. . Also in this case, the rotating body 7 rotates smoothly,
In order to realize a free stop, the materials of the hopper 4, the rotating body 7 and the receiving plate 11 are appropriately selected, and the upper and lower surfaces of the rotating body 7 or one surface, the lower surface of the hopper 4 and the receiving plate 11
A tape or a paint is applied to the upper surface of the substrate.

Although not shown in the drawings, weights are attached to the left and right sides of the outer surface of the rotating body 7, and the rotating body 7 is rotated to take out the toothpick T and then the handle 9 is released. To the take-out hole 8 immediately below the discharge hole 5
May come.

[0017]

The toothpick can be taken out one by one as needed, and the structure is simple, so that it can be manufactured at low cost.

[0018] A character, a figure, or the like is drawn on the outer box.
If a seal showing figures and the like is pasted, advertising effects can be exhibited in coffee shops and bars.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view cut perpendicular to the axial direction of a rotating body.

FIG. 2 is a front view.

FIG. 3 is a plan view.

FIG. 4 is an end view taken along line AA of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a view showing a state in which a rotating body is rotated to remove a toothpick;
FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view cut perpendicular to the axial direction of the rotating body.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 outer box 4 hopper 5 discharge hole 7 rotating body 8 takeout hole 10 pin 11 receiving plate 12 discharge plate T toothpick

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A semi-cylindrical rotator fixed to an outer box with an opened upper side facing upward, and a semi-cylindrical rotating body rotatable coaxially with the hopper with the opened upper side facing upward. Are provided at the bottom of the hopper, and a discharge hole through which a toothpick accommodated in the hopper can pass, and a takeout hole through which only one toothpick can pass at the bottom of the rotating body are provided in the axial direction, respectively. At the lower part, a receiving plate for preventing the toothpick from dropping out of the take-out hole is provided, and a discharge plate is provided for moving the dropped toothpick down to the outside of the outer box after moving on the receiving plate by the rotation of the rotating body.