JP2006273422A - Waterfowl shape screw cap opener - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a screw cap opener which opens a screw cap of a PET bottle or the like easily, has an excellent effect as accessories, is provided with minimum multi-functional properties, and is user-friendly. <P>SOLUTION: The waterfowl shape opener comprises: a waterfowl shape body (3); a breast head section 1 having beaks 1a, 1b to be used to raise a pull-tab and removably inserted in the body (3); and a screw cap turning part 2 placed on the upper face of the body to be used also as a coaster, wherein the screw cap turning part 2 has a plurality of friction nails 2d to be engaged with the screw cap on a holding part imitating the back of the waterfowl and is engaged with the periphery of the screw cap to turn the screw cap with a small force. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an instrument for easily rotating and opening a screw lid that can be used as an interior article, particularly on a table.

Recently, the use of simple containers such as plastic bottles has increased, and most of the containers for drinking water and liquid seasonings placed in supermarket food departments as well as vending machines are made of plastic bottles. It is used as a plastic container.
By the way, most of the lids of such plastic containers use screw lids, and the lids are strongly fixed to the male threaded portion of the bottle to prevent loosening before use. It is difficult for children to open.

Various types of instruments have been proposed as instruments (hereinafter referred to as “openers”) for easily rotating and opening the screw caps of such plastic bottles. For example, what is found in Document 1 is designed to be rotated by pinching a lid of a plastic bottle with an openable and squeezable pinch, and what is found in Document 2 is an instrument that is provided on the outer periphery of the lid. A knurled eye provided on the inner surface of the knives is engaged.
Further, Document 3 describes an arm that is easier to grip and rotate. Documents 4 and 5 describe those in which the opener is easy to bite on the outer periphery of the lid, and in particular, Document 5 provides multi-functionality in combination with a pull tab opener of a can container.
However, these openers are usually placed in a drawer on the cupboard, placed on a shelf near the table, or hung with a string and used to get there when needed. . Therefore, when you want to open the screw cap of a plastic bottle, you feel quite inconvenient to go to the opener and search for it, especially in the case of elderly people, even if you stand up from the table and go to find it. The current situation is.

        Registered Utility Model No. 30479967         Japanese Patent Publication No. 2001-114395         Japanese Patent Publication No. 2004-203478         Japanese Patent Publication No. 2003-300597         Japanese Patent Publication No. 2001-158500

  In view of the above-mentioned background, the present invention can be easily obstructed even by a weak person such as an elderly person or a child who can easily open a screw cap such as a plastic bottle and always place it casually on a table. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an easy-to-use screw lid opener that has minimal effects and does not require a seat to search for the opener. Is.

    The invention described in claim 1 is provided on a trunk part of a waterfowl, a chest having a hook that can be used as a pull tab raising, and detachably inserted in the trunk part, and placed on the upper surface of the trunk part This is a waterfowl type screw lid opener consisting of a screw lid screwdriver that also serves as a coaster. According to a second aspect of the present invention, the trunk portion is provided with an opening for inserting the chest portion, and a locking portion comprising a semi-cylindrical convex portion protruding in the horizontal direction is provided on the rear wall surface of the opening. 4. The invention according to claim 3, wherein the insertion base chest part of the chest part of the waterfowl is provided with a recess and a stopper fitted with a locking part provided in the opening part of the trunk part. The screwdriver that also serves as the coaster is provided with a nail plate having a plurality of friction claws that engage with the screw lid on the grip portion simulating the back of a waterfowl so that it can be easily engaged with the outer periphery of the lid. Is.

With the above configuration, the present invention can easily open a screw cap such as a plastic bottle even for a weak person such as an elderly person or a child, and does not get in the way even if it is always casually placed on a table. Offers an easy-to-use screw cap opener that has excellent decorative effects as a product, does not need to stand up to search for an opener, and has the minimum functionality that can be applied to a pull tab of a can container. It has an effect that can be done.
Further, the screw lid screwdriver 2 placed on the body portion 3 of the waterfowl type screw lid opener is provided with a friction claw that engages with the outer peripheral surface of the screw lid, as will be described later. After plugging, it can be used as a coaster for beverage containers by placing it on the table as it is. Since it can be placed, it has not only a decorative effect but also an excellent functional effect as an interior product.

    FIG. 11 shows an embodiment of the present invention. A plastic bottle P after opening is placed on the back of the trunk 3 of the waterfowl H of the present invention placed on a table, and the lid of the plastic bottle is opened. The screw lid screwdriver 2 used for the above is used as a coaster for the beverage container C to be used.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on examples. FIG. 1 is an assembled perspective view of a waterfowl type screw lid opener according to the present invention, which is an image of a swan as a waterfowl. A screw lid screwdriver 2 is placed on the trunk 3, and the chest 1 of the waterfowl is detachably attached to the trunk 3 at the tip of the chest indicated by B. And the part of the heel shown by A of the said chest head 1 comprises the pull tab raising of a can container.
As will be described later, a friction claw that engages with the outer peripheral surface of the screw lid is provided on the inner side of the screw lid screwdriver 2 placed on the body 3, but by removing it as it is and placing it on the table, Since it can be used as a coaster, and the body part from which the screw cover is removed is formed with a tray part to be described later, as shown in FIG. 11, beer or a plastic bottle can be placed as it is.
In the following description, members, parts, and components having the same function may be denoted by the same reference numerals or subscripts, and description thereof may be omitted.

FIG. 2 is an exploded view for explaining the present invention, which is assembled from the components described below. The thoracic head 1 is a general term for a portion including a head 1c having an upper heel 1a and a lower heel 1b, a neck 1d, and a chest 1e, and a base chest 1g, which is a lower end of the chest 1e, is a torso described later A semi-cylindrical concave portion 1h and a stopper 1f are formed at a portion that is detachably fitted to 3.
The screw lid driver 2 is a general term for parts including the grip portion 2a, the nail plate 2c, and the upper cover 2e, and the grip portion 2a is provided with a nail plate insertion hole 2b for inserting the nail plate 2c. In 2c, a plurality of friction claws 2d engaged with the outer periphery of a screw lid such as a plastic bottle are integrally formed.
The friction claw 2d may be parallel to the vertical direction, but is preferably slightly inclined in the opening direction of the screw lid.
The upper cover 2e is fixed to the upper surface of the gripping part 2a of the screw lid driver by an appropriate fixing means, and is combined with the nail plate insertion hole 2b to constitute an insertion mounting recess of the nail plate 2c.
The body 3 is composed of a substrate 3a and a bottom plate 3b. The substrate 3a is formed with an edged tray portion 3c and a rectangular insertion opening 3d, and a half protruding in the horizontal direction on the rear wall surface of the insertion opening 3d. A locking portion 3e made of a cylindrical convex portion is formed.

3A and 3B are explanatory views of the structure of the body portion 3, in which FIG. 3A is a plan view and FIG. Reference numeral 3d denotes the above-described insertion opening, and a locking portion 3e made of a semi-cylindrical convex portion protruding in the horizontal direction as shown in the figure is formed on the rear wall surface of the opening.
As shown in the figure, the bottom plate 3b is fitted into the bottom of the substrate 3a in a stamping manner and is fixed by a well-known means, thereby forming an edged tray portion 3c.
FIG. 4 is a bottom flat portion of the screw lid driver 2, and a claw plate 2c having a plurality of friction claws 2d is fitted into the insertion mounting recess formed by the upper cover 2e and the claw plate insertion hole 2b. The claw plate 2c is fixed in the mounting recess by appropriate fixing means.
In addition, a finger hooking friction portion 2f that also serves as a decoration is formed on a part of the outer periphery of the screw lid driver as necessary.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion indicated by A in FIG. 1 and shows an example in which a pull tab raise is constituted by an upper arm of a water bird. Here, the upper rod 1a and the lower rod 1b are warped in directions away from each other, and the tip portion of the upper rod 1a is curved by bending the tip portion of the upper rod 1a to be larger than the tip portion of the lower rod 1b. The pull tab raising is configured to hook the pull tab of the can container. Only a part 1n of the tip of the upper collar 1a may be curved.
FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of the portion indicated by A in FIG. 1 and shows an example in which a pull tab raise is constituted by the lower arm of a water bird. In this case, the lower eyelid needs a larger curved return than functionally using the upper eyelid for pulling up the pull tab. Accordingly, it is preferable that only the part 1n of the tip portion of the lower rod 1b is greatly curved as shown in the figure, rather than the entire rod.

FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the portion indicated by B in FIG. 1, and this explains the attaching / detaching action of the waterfowl chest 1 and the torso 3.
First, when the waterfowl chest head 1 is assembled to the body portion 3 as shown in FIG. 1, the base chest portion 1g is inserted into the insertion opening 3d of the base plate 3a of the body portion 3 as shown by a solid line. It is in a state in which it is positioned and fixed by the stopper 1f and the semi-cylindrical recess 1h engaged with the locking portion 3e of the substrate 3a.
When the waterfowl chest 1 is removed in this state, first, the waterfowl chest 1 is tilted in the direction of the arrow a, tilted, and then lifted in the direction of the arrow b after reaching the broken line state. The part 1 can be easily removed from the body part 3.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view when the pull tab of the can container is opened with the upper arm of the waterfowl.
In this case, first remove the waterfowl chest 1 from the state shown in FIG. 1 according to the procedure described with reference to FIG. 7. Then, as shown in FIG. The pull tab can be opened very easily by inserting and tilting downward as shown by arrow b.
FIG. 9 is an explanatory view when the pull tab of the can container is opened with the lower arm of the water bird. First, as shown in FIG. 9A, the lower arm is pulled in the direction indicated by the arrow a and inserted into the gap of the pull tab. By tilting upward as shown by arrow b, the pull tab can be opened very easily.
In this way, when pulling up a pull tab using a waterfowl wing, the wings on opposite sides act as fulcrums of the lever, so that the pull tab can be easily opened with a small force.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram when the container is opened using a screw lid such as a plastic bottle using the screw lid screwdriver 2.
In this case, first, the screw lid screwdriver 2 placed on the body 3 of the waterfowl shown in FIG. 1 is picked up and turned upside down, and the friction claw 2d of the claw plate 2c is attached to the lid 4 of the container 5 in the direction indicated by the arrow A. By pressing and then rotating the gripping part 2a as shown by the arrow B, the friction claw 2d comes into strong contact with the surface of the lid 4, and the screw lid can be easily rotated and opened.

The opener of the present invention is preferably made of wood as the main component in order to increase added value as a decorative product, but it is also recommended to use an appropriate synthetic resin molded product if necessary. Is done.
The friction claws 2d provided on the screw lid driver 2 may be embedded in the screw lid driver one by one. However, in the case of mass-produced products, it is preferable to use them as insert molded parts when molding synthetic resin parts.

It is an assembly perspective view of a waterfowl type screw lid opener. It is an exploded view for explanation of the screw lid opener of the present invention. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a structure of a body part 3. FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the screw lid driver 2. It is an expansion perspective view of the site | part shown by A of FIG. It is an expansion perspective view of the other Example of the site | part shown by A of FIG. It is a partial expanded sectional view of the site | part shown by B of FIG. It is explanatory drawing in the case of opening the pull tab of a can container with an upper arm. It is explanatory drawing in the case of opening the pull tab of a can container with a lower arm. It is explanatory drawing which shows the usage example of a screw lid driver. It is an embodiment display figure of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

H: Waterfowl-shaped screw lid opener 1 ... Chest head 1a ... Upper collar 1b ... Lower collar 1f ... Stopper 1g ... Insertion base chest 1h ···································································································································· 2a 3d ... Opening 3e ... Locking part

Claims (3)

  A body part of a waterfowl, a chest that has a hook that can be used as a pull tab raise and is detachably fitted to the body part, and a screw cover that also serves as a coaster placed on the upper surface of the body part, Consists of waterfowl type screw lid opener.   The waterfowl torso is provided with an opening for inserting the thoracic head, and a rear wall surface of the opening is formed with a locking portion made of a semi-cylindrical convex portion protruding in the horizontal direction. The waterfowl type screw lid opener according to claim 1, wherein the insertion base chest part of the part is provided with a recess and a stopper fitted with a locking part provided in the opening of the body part.   3. The waterfowl type screw cover according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the screw cover screwdriver also serving as a coaster is provided with a nail plate having a plurality of friction claws engaged with the screw cover at a grip part imitating the back of a water bird. opener.

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