JP2004136013A - Spout-cup utensil - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a spout-cup utensil enabling a caregiver and a patient himself to use easily and avoiding spilling of water during use to the utmost even when a container member is filled with water. <P>SOLUTION: The spout-cut utensil comprises the container member 1, a plug element 2 threaded with the container member 1 and a head 3 attached to the plug element 2 having a pour port 4 freely rotatably in a manner slidable up and down within a predetermined range, and has a plug mechanism wherein a water passage in the head 3 is closed by pushing the head 3 to the plug element 2 and opened by drawing up the head 3 from the plug element 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a drinker, and more particularly, to a drinker used by a patient or a caregiver to drink water to a care recipient such as a patient who cannot freely drink water by themselves. Things.
[0002]
[Prior art]
At present, as a drinker used when a caregiver gives water to a care-requiring person, one having a shape in which a spout 31 is provided in a container 30 as shown in FIG. 6 is generally used. Needless to say, this drinker takes the lid 32, fills the container 30 with water, closes the lid 32, puts the spout 31 into the mouth of the care recipient, lifts the container 30, and pours water.
[0003]
In the case of this conventional drinker, if not used, water will be spilled before the spout 31 is brought to the mouth. This is because water is excessively filled in the container 30. In the case of the conventional drinking device, the tip of the spout 31 is slightly inclined due to the structure that is close to the water level in the container 30. Since the water is injected only by itself, even if the water volume scale attached to the container 30 is adjusted, the water is overfilled.
[0004]
Further, in the case of a conventional drinking device, the water may be spilled due to a strong water force at the time of pouring, or the drinking device may be drunk too much at a time, and the drinking device may be spilled.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As described above, the conventional drinker has many problems, and the present invention has no such problems, that is, it is easy for the caregiver and the patient to use, and the container is filled with water. Another object of the present invention is to provide a drinking device in which spilling water during use is avoided as much as possible.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
A drinker according to the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems has a container, a stopper screwed to the container, and a water inlet, and is rotatable with the stopper and slidable vertically in a predetermined range. A head attached to the head, the head is pressed against the plug to close the water hole in the head, and the head is lifted up from the plug to open the water hole. It is characterized by the following.
[0007]
Preferably, a part of the side surface of the container is made non-swelling, and the lower part of the head is a double cylinder part into which a support cylinder formed on the upper surface of the plug enters, and the support cylinder and the double cylinder part And locking means for cooperating with them to restrict vertical movement.
[0008]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is an external view of a drinker according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view thereof. In FIG. 1, 1 is a container, 2 is a plug, and 3 is a head having a water injection port 4. It is made.
[0009]
Although a general container of this type has a shape which swells outward as a whole (see FIG. 6), the container 1 in the present invention partially (left side in FIG. 1) lacks swelling. The water-injection port 4 is preferably directed in that direction during use. The plug 2 has a female screw portion 6, which is screwed to a male screw portion 7 formed on the upper surface of the container 1.
[0010]
A support cylinder 8 is provided upright on the upper surface of the female thread portion 6 of the plug 2, a ridge 9 is provided around an intermediate portion of the outer peripheral surface of the support tube 8, and a stopper 10 is provided around an upper end of the outer peripheral surface. . A support arm 11 extending from the side surface is radially provided at the bottom of the support tube 8, and a plug 12 is erected at the center thereof.
[0011]
The lower part of the head 3 is a double cylinder part 13, and the support cylinder 8 enters between the inner and outer cylinders of the double cylinder part 13. A ridge 14 is formed inside the outer tube of the double tube portion 13. In addition, a water outlet 15 that is opened and closed by the stopper 12 is formed on the top surface of the double cylindrical portion 13.
[0012]
The plug 12 and the head 3 are integrated in a movable state. That is, when the support cylinder 8 is inserted between the inner and outer cylinders of the double cylinder portion 13 and the head 3 is pushed into the plug 2, the ridge 14 exceeds the stopper 10, and thereafter the ridge 14 engages with the stopper 10. Stopped and can not be removed. Thereafter, when a certain amount of force is applied to the head 3, the ridges 14 get over the ridges 9 and are locked to the ridges 9 (the state of FIG. 4). In this state, the water passage 15 is closed by the stopper 12.
[0013]
When the head 3 is lifted with a certain force from this state, the ridges 14 get over the ridges 9 and can be slid up and down within a range between the ridges 9 and the stoppers 10 and can be stopped at a desired position ( FIG. 5). In this state, the water inlet 15 is opened, and the water can pass. In any of the above states, the head 3 is rotatable in the horizontal direction with respect to the plug 2.
[0014]
The illustrated stopper mechanism is merely an example of the stopper mechanism that can be employed in the present invention, and the mechanism for opening and closing the water inlet by the push-pull operation is not limited to this, and various other mechanisms can be considered.
[0015]
In the drinker having the above configuration, the plug 2 and the head 3 are removed from the container 1 by turning the female screw portion 6, and the container 1 is filled with water. The filling amount does not matter. After filling, the plug 2 and the head 3 are returned.
[0016]
In use, the head 3 is pulled up to open the water inlet 15, and the water inlet 4 is applied to the patient's mouth to lift the container 1. At this time, by adjusting the degree of lifting of the head 3, the amount of injected water, in other words, the water force can be adjusted. Further, since the head 3 can be rotated 360 degrees with respect to the stopper 2, the water inlet 4 can be directed in any direction. If the head 3 is pushed down after use, the water passage 15 is closed, so that there is no risk of remaining water spilling even when the head 3 is knocked down.
[0017]
In addition, in the drinker according to the present invention, since the tip position of the water inlet 4 is high, water cannot be injected unless the container 1 is tilted to some extent. For this reason, careless spilling is reduced, but when the remaining amount is reduced, it becomes difficult to inject water from the container 1 and water easily remains in the container 1.
[0018]
However, when the non-bulging portion 5 is provided in a part of the container 1, if the water injection port 4 is used in that direction, the water hardly stops there, so that even if the remaining amount is small, the water injection is not hindered. And it is difficult to remain.
[0019]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the present invention is easy for caregivers and patients to use, and even if the container is filled with water, spilling of water during use is avoided as much as possible, and even if the remaining amount is small, water injection is performed. This has the effect of making it easy to remove water.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an external view of a mouthpiece according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the drinker according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an AA line view (a plan view of the plug) in FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a view showing the operation of the stopper mechanism in the mouthpiece according to the present invention (when the stopper is closed).
FIG. 5 is a view showing the operation of the stopper mechanism in the mouthpiece according to the present invention (when the stopper is opened).
FIG. 6 is a view showing an example of the shape of a conventional drinker.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container 2 Plug 3 Head 4 Water inlet 5 Non-bulging part 6 Female thread part 7 Male screw part 8 Support cylinder 9 Ridge 10 Stopper 11 Support arm 12 Plug 13 Double cylinder part 14 Ridge 15 Water inlet

Claims (3)

A container, a plug that is screwed to the container, and a head that has a water inlet and is attached to the plug so as to be rotatable and slidable up and down in a predetermined range, and the head is attached to the plug. A water supply port in the head is closed by pushing the head, and a stopper mechanism for opening the water supply port by pulling up the head from the plug body is provided. The drinker according to claim 1, wherein a part of the side surface of the container is made non-bulging. The lower part of the head is a double cylinder part into which a support cylinder formed on the upper surface of the plug enters, and a locking means is provided between the support cylinder and the double cylinder part to regulate vertical movement. The drinker according to claim 1 or 2.

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