JP2006021893A - Foldable trash bin - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a bin foldable in no use by forming a deformable shell part with a coil spring mounted thereon. <P>SOLUTION: The foldable trash bin 1 comprises a bottom face part 2, the shell part 3 formed of a cylindrical deformable sheet material and provided along the periphery of the bottom face part 2, an opening part 4 provided on the side of the shell part 3 opposite to the side of the bottom face part 2, and the coil spring 5 spirally mounted along the periphery of the shell part 3 and having elastic force working to separate the bottom face part 2 from the opening part 4. In no use, the downward compression of the foldable refuse bin 1 puts the shell part 3 into the shrunk condition to allow easy folding operation. In use, the elastic force of the coil spring 5 puts the shell part 3 into the momentarily elongated condition to secure the capacity. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a foldable trash can, and more particularly to a foldable trash can that can be suitably used as a trash can or an accessory case in an automobile.

  For example, a container used as a trash box or an accessory case in an automobile is made of a hard material such as plastic (for example, refer to Patent Document 1 as a trash box). Therefore, the container occupies a predetermined space in the vehicle even when it is not used, that is, when there is no content. Further, as the capacity of the container is increased, the space occupied by the container is increased. Therefore, when not in use, it is desirable to fold the container and reduce the occupied space so that it can be stored in the glove box of the dashboard.

JP-A-8-217201

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and its purpose is to be able to be easily folded by simply compressing the container from the vertical direction so as not to occupy the space in the vehicle when not in use. It is an object of the present invention to provide a collapsible waste bin that can secure a sufficient capacity so that it can store garbage and small items.

Such an object is achieved by the present inventions (1) to (8) below.
(1) Provided on the opposite side of the bottom surface portion, the body portion formed of a cylindrical deformable sheet material provided along the periphery of the bottom surface portion, and the side of the body portion on which the bottom surface portion is provided. An opening, and a coil spring attached along the periphery of the body and biasing the bottom surface and the opening apart from each other, the body being in a contracted state and an expanded state. A collapsible waste bin that is preferably deformable between at least two states.

(2) The folding trash can according to (1), wherein the bottom shape, the cylindrical shape of the body portion, the winding shape of the opening and the coil spring are preferably circular.

(3) The foldable trash can according to (1) or (2), further comprising holding means for holding the body in a contracted state.

(4) The holding means includes a locking tool provided in the vicinity of the outer periphery of the opening and a locked tool provided in the vicinity of the outer periphery of the bottom surface, and the locking tool and the locked tool. Is held in a contracted state, and the engagement between the locking device and the locked device is released, so that the body portion is instantaneously extended. The folding trash can according to (3), which is preferably deformed.

(5) The locking member is provided at a shaft portion whose one end portion is joined in the vicinity of the outer periphery of the opening portion and the other end portion of the shaft portion, and has a larger cross-sectional area than the shaft portion. It is comprised from the front-end | tip part which has an area, It is preferable that the said to-be-latched tool is comprised from the loop-shaped string body in which the said locking tool can be inserted / removed.

(6) Furthermore, it is preferable that the opening is provided with an opening / closing means. (1) to (5), the foldable trash can.

(7) The opening / closing means includes a deformable lid provided on the inner periphery of the opening, and a string inserted into the lid, and the lid is drawn by pulling the string. The folding trash can according to (6), wherein the opening is preferably closed in a shape.

(8) The foldable trash can according to any one of (1) to (7), preferably further including attachment means for installation at a predetermined installation location.

  Other objects, operations, and effects of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description of embodiments with reference to the drawings.

  A collapsible trash can according to the present invention includes a coil spring attached to a trunk portion made of a deformable sheet material provided along a bottom surface portion so as to separate the bottom surface portion and the opening portion, By changing the distance from the opening, the body can be displaced between at least two states: a contracted state and an extended state. Therefore, when not in use, it can be stored in a glove box or the like of a dashboard by being compressed from above and below and locked in a state where the body portion is contracted. Further, in use, by releasing the lock, the trunk portion is instantly extended and a sufficient capacity can be secured.

  DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a folding trash can according to the present invention will be described in detail based on a preferred embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the overall configuration of an embodiment of a foldable trash can according to the present invention, showing a state where a body portion is extended. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the overall configuration of the foldable trash bin shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the coil spring. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the overall configuration of the folding trash can shown in FIG. 1, showing a state in which the opening is closed.

Details of each part will be described below.
As shown in FIG. 1, the folding trash can 1 includes a bottom surface portion 2, a cylindrical body portion 3 provided along the periphery of the bottom surface portion 2, and a side of the body portion 3 on which the bottom surface portion 2 is provided. An opening 4 provided on the opposite side and a coil spring 5 attached along the periphery of the body 3 are provided (see FIG. 3).

  The bottom surface portion 2 is made of a substantially circular nylon sheet material. The outer peripheral edge portion of the bottom surface portion 2 and the lower end of the trunk portion 3 are overlapped and sewn so that the seam allowance is inside the folding trash can 1.

  The body 3 is made of a cylindrical deformable nylon sheet material, and the cylindrical shape is held by a coil spring 5. A hollow passage 6 is formed between the cloth portion sewn on the outer surface of the body portion 3 and through which the coil spring 5 is inserted.

  The coil spring 5 is a compression spring made of metal, and is attached to the body 3 by being inserted into the passage 6 provided in the body 3. As shown in FIG. 3, the coil spring 5 includes a bottom portion 5a having substantially the same shape as the bottom surface portion 2, an upper portion 5c having substantially the same shape as the opening portion 4 and substantially parallel to the bottom portion 5a, a bottom portion 5a and an upper portion 5c. Are formed of a spiral portion 5b that continuously connects the two.

  Further, the coil spring 5 has a spring characteristic such that it is easily compressed when a user applies a load from above and below.

  The opening 4 has a substantially circular shape, and the periphery thereof is covered with a protective portion 7 made of nylon.

  In the present embodiment, the body portion 3 is deformable between at least two states, ie, an expanded state as shown in FIG. 1 and a contracted state as shown in FIG. The holding means 8 which can hold | maintain is provided. The holding means 8 includes a locking tool 9 attached in the vicinity of the outer periphery of the opening 4 and a locked tool 10 attached in the vicinity of the outer periphery of the bottom surface portion 2.

  In the present embodiment, the two locking tools 9 are attached at substantially opposite positions near the outer periphery of the opening 4, and the two locked tools 10 are attached at corresponding positions near the outer periphery of the bottom surface portion 2. Yes.

The locking tool 9 includes a shaft portion 9a to which one end is attached while being sandwiched between the opening 4 and the protection portion 7, and a cross-sectional area larger than the cross-sectional area of the shaft portion 9a provided at the other end of the shaft portion 9a. And a tip portion 9b having
In this embodiment, the front-end | tip part 9b consists of a knotted ball which tied the string which comprises the axial part 9a.

  The to-be-latched tool 10 is attached in a state of being sandwiched between the outer periphery of the bottom surface portion 2 and the lower end of the trunk portion 3, and is composed of a loop-like string body having a size that allows the distal end portion 9b to be inserted. Is done.

  As shown in FIG. 4, an opening / closing means 11 provided in the opening 4 is provided. The opening / closing means 11 includes a deformable lid 12 provided on the inner periphery of the opening 4 and a string 14 inserted into the lid 12, and the lid 14 is pulled by pulling the string 14. 12 is drawn and a purse-type structure in which the opening 4 is closed is provided.

  The lid 12 is made of a deformable nylon sheet material, and the sheet material is bent into a substantially U-shaped cross section. The ends of the lid 12 are sewn along the inner periphery of the opening 4 in a state in which both ends that are substantially opposite to the bent portion are overlapped and sandwiched between the protective portion 7 and the opening 4. A substantially annular hollow portion for allowing the string 14 to be inserted is provided inside. The lid 12 is provided with an insertion hole (not shown) for inserting the string 14 into the hollow portion.

  The string 14 is inserted into a substantially annular hollow portion inside the lid body 12 in a loop shape, and both ends of the string 14 are circular holes provided in the insertion hole (not shown) of the lid body 12 and the trunk portion 3. It extends to the outside of the body 3 through the hole 15.

  The circular hole 15 is provided with a metal protection portion at the peripheral edge portion, and has an effect that the string 14 can be smoothly taken in and out.

  The string 14 is inserted into the tightening tool 16 and further provided with a ball clasp 14a formed by tying both ends, and the clasp 16 moves and locks between the circular hole 15 and the ball clasp 14a. be able to.

  In the present embodiment, there is provided attachment means for attaching the foldable trash can 1 to a predetermined installation location.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the attachment means includes a ring-shaped engagement tool 17 a provided near the outer periphery of the opening 4, and a hook-like shape provided at a predetermined installation position such as the back side of a driving seat of an automobile, for example. The engaged tool 17b. Further, the attachment means includes a hook-and-loop fastener 18 provided on the lower surface of the bottom surface portion 2. The user can select at least one of these attachment methods.

  Hereinafter, the usage method and effects of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, and 4.

  FIG. 2 shows a state in which the body portion 3 is contracted. When the string body and the knotting ball forming the locking tool 9 are inserted into the looped string body forming the locked tool 10, the loop-shaped string body is hooked on the step between the string body and the knotting ball. Therefore, the holding means 8 maintains a contracted state against the elastic force of the coil spring 5 that biases the bottom surface portion 2 and the opening portion 4 apart. Therefore, when not in use, the space occupied by the folding trash can 1 can be reduced and stored in a glove box or the like.

  Further, the coil spring 5 separates the bottom surface portion 2 and the opening portion 4 from each other by removing the knot and the string forming the locking device 9 from the loop-shaped string forming the locked device 10, The body 3 shown in FIG. 1 is instantly deformed into an extended state. Therefore, the folding trash can 1 has a sufficient capacity and can store trash and small items.

  FIG. 4 shows a state where the opening 4 is closed. When the string 14 extending from the circular hole 15 to the outside of the body portion 3 is pulled, the string 14 inserted in a loop shape in the hollow portion of the lid body 12 squeezes the bent portion of the lid body 12 to thereby open the opening. The part 4 is closed like a purse. In this state, by locking the fastening tool 16 in the vicinity of the circular hole 15, the length of the string 14 inserted in a loop shape in the hollow portion of the lid 12 is restricted, and the closed state is maintained. Thereby, the stored garbage and small articles can be prevented from jumping out of the opening 4 to the outside.

    On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, in order to make the cover 12 open, the restriction of the string 14 is released by moving the position of the fastener 16 in the direction of the ball clamp 14a. In this state, a finger or the like is inserted into the closed central portion 13 of the lid body 12, the aperture of the bent portion of the lid body 12 is loosened, and the lid body 12 is deformed and arranged so as to be in close contact with the inner surface of the body portion 3. . Thereby, garbage or small articles can be thrown in from the sufficiently open opening 4.

  The ring-shaped engaging tool 17a provided in the vicinity of the outer periphery of the opening 4 is engaged with a hook-shaped engaged tool 17b provided at a predetermined installation location, thereby installing the folding trash can 1. Moreover, the hook-and-loop fastener 18 provided in the lower surface of the bottom face part 2 installs the folding-type trash can 1 by engaging with the fiber surface of a predetermined installation location. By these attachment means, the folding trash can 1 can be easily used even in a swinging space such as the interior of an automobile.

  For example, in the present embodiment, the cylindrical shape of the bottom surface portion 2 and the body portion 3 and the winding shape of the opening 4 and the coil spring 5 are circular, but these shapes may be polygonal (for example, a square). .

  Moreover, the material which comprises the bottom face part 2 is not limited to the nylon of this embodiment, It is comprised from cloth, leather, synthetic leather, a synthetic resin, a metal, wood, etc., or these combined materials May be.

  Moreover, the material which comprises the trunk | drum 3 is not limited to the nylon of this embodiment, It is comprised from the material which can be deform | transformed in any of cloth, leather, synthetic leather, a synthetic resin, etc., or these combination. May be.

  In the present embodiment, the coil spring 5 is made of metal, but may be made of rubber, synthetic resin, and ceramics.

  In the present embodiment, the coil spring 5 is attached by being inserted through a passage 6 provided in the body portion 3, but the upper portion 5 c and the bottom portion 5 a of the coil spring 5 are respectively formed in the opening portion 4 and the bottom surface. It may be only fixed to the part 2. Alternatively, the spiral portion 5 b of the coil spring 5 may be directly fixed to the trunk portion 3.

  In the present embodiment, there are two attached locking devices 9 and 10 to be locked, but there may be three or more. In this case, the mounting positions are the opening 4 and the bottom surface 2. It does not have to be equally spaced along the outer periphery of the.

  The capacity may be changed stepwise by extending the length of the shaft portion 9a and providing a plurality of knots on the shaft portion 9a.

  Further, by extending the length of the shaft portion 9a, inserting a fastening tool that can be moved and locked to an arbitrary position in a state of being inserted into the shaft portion 9a into the locked tool 10, and being hooked, It may be changed to an arbitrary capacity.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the holding means 8 uses the string body forming the locking device 9 and the knotted ball and the loop-shaped string body forming the locked device 10, but the fastener, the hook-and-loop fastener, the button and the button. You may use the holding | maintenance means which consists of a hole, a hook, a magnet button, a hook and a loop-shaped string, a tockle and a loop-shaped string, a buckle, or a combination thereof.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, the purse-type structure which consists of the cover body 12 and the string 14 was used as the opening-and-closing means 11, However, A fastener, a hook-and-loop fastener, a button and a button hole, a hook, a magnetic button, etc., or these A combination of opening and closing means may be used.

  In the present embodiment, the lid 12 is made of a deformable sheet material, but may be another deformable material or a hard material.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the ring-shaped engaging tool 17a and the hook-shaped engaged tool 17b and the hook-and-loop fastener 18 are used as the mounting means, but mounting means such as a magnet may be used.

  As mentioned above, although demonstrated based on suitable embodiment of this invention, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment. For example, by using a water-resistant material for the bottom surface portion 2 and the body portion 3 of the folding trash can 1 of the present invention, it can be used as a liquid container.

It is a perspective view of the whole structure of embodiment of the folding-type trash can which concerns on this invention, and shows the state which the trunk | drum extended. It is a perspective view of the whole structure of the folding-type trash box shown in FIG. 1, and shows the state which the trunk | drum contracted. It is a perspective view of a coil spring. It is a perspective view of the whole structure of the folding-type trash box shown in FIG. 1, and shows the state by which the opening part was obstruct | occluded.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Folding type trash can 2 Bottom face part 3 Body part 4 Opening part 5 Coil spring 5a Bottom part 5b Spiral part 5c Upper part 6 Passage 7 Protection part 8 Holding means 9 Locking tool 9a Shaft part 9b Tip part 10 Locked tool 11 Opening / closing means 12 Lid 13 Central obstruction 14 String 14a Ball clamp 15 Round hole 16 Fastening tool 17a Ring-shaped engaging tool 17b Hook-shaped engaged tool 18 Surface fastener

Claims (8)

The bottom,
A body made of a cylindrical deformable sheet material provided along the periphery of the bottom surface;
An opening provided on a side opposite to the side on which the bottom surface of the trunk is provided;
A coil spring that is attached along the periphery of the trunk portion and biases the bottom portion and the opening to be separated;
The collapsible trash can characterized in that the body portion is deformable between at least two states of a contracted state and an extended state.   The collapsible trash can according to claim 1, wherein the bottom shape, the cylindrical shape of the body portion, the winding shape of the opening and the coil spring are circular.   The collapsible trash can according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising holding means for holding the body portion in a contracted state. The holding means includes a locking tool provided near the outer periphery of the opening, and a locked tool provided near the outer periphery of the bottom surface,
By engaging the locking tool and the locked tool, holding the trunk portion in a contracted state, and releasing the engagement between the locking tool and the locked tool 4. The collapsible trash can according to claim 3, wherein the body part is instantly deformed into an extended state. The locking tool has a shaft portion whose one end is joined to the outer periphery of the opening, and a tip having a cross-sectional area larger than the cross-sectional area of the shaft portion provided at the other end of the shaft. And consists of
The collapsible trash can according to claim 4, wherein the to-be-latched tool is constituted by a loop-shaped string body into which the latch can be inserted and removed.   The collapsible trash can according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising an opening / closing means in the opening. The opening / closing means includes a deformable lid provided on the inner periphery of the opening, and a string inserted through the lid.
The collapsible trash can according to claim 6, wherein the lid closes the opening in a purse-like manner by pulling the string. The folding trash can according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising attachment means for installation at a predetermined installation location.

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