JP2010057782A - Stacking and supporting tool of cups - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To stably stack cups which is nearly equal in the diameters of the open top and the bottom without regard to the sizes of cups or cups such as coffee cups with handles without regard to the outer diameters by using a stacking and supporting tool of the cups. <P>SOLUTION: At the tops of attaching parts 5 wherein engaging grooves 4 for attaching the open top edge 3 of a container 2 are generated opening in the lower parts and both side surfaces, supporting parts 6 for supporting the lower part of the container 2 to be stacked are formed. At the outside portions of the supporting parts 6, holding parts 7 holding the outer surface of the container 2 to be stacked upward are formed integrally. The supporting parts 6 have nearly horizontal stage parts 8 and tilted surface parts 9 continued to the nearly horizontal stage parts 8 and tilted inward/downward. At least the attaching parts 5 and the supporting parts 6 are formed from elastic material. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a stacking support for teacups that can stack and hold tableware stored in a cupboard, for example, teacups such as coffee cups.

  Tea cups with the same outer diameter at the top opening and the bottom have almost the same height but low or almost no height are not stable when stacked, and cups with handles such as coffee cups are stacked. When the upper teacups stacked on the upper opening edge of the lower teacup are in contact with each other, the upper teacups stacked are in a slanted shape and are stacked on the inclined teacups. There were problems such as poor stability.

  In view of this, there has been proposed a stacking frame in which dishes with dishes and the like are stacked using an annular body having an outer peripheral surface expanded in an inclined manner from the top to the bottom (Patent Document 1).

The stacking frame described in Patent Document 1 can stably hold a space between dishes with dishes, but when used for storing tableware, the space between the dishes widens and the stacking height increases. In addition, there is a problem that the size of the tableware to be stacked is limited to the size of the stack frame.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 08-322697

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is that, regardless of the size of the teacup, the size of the tableware such as a cup having a top opening and a bottom having substantially the same diameter, or a coffee cup provided with a handle. It is intended to provide a stacking support for teacups that can be stably stacked regardless of the above.

  The teacup stacking support tool of the present invention comprises a sandwiching portion formed by opening engagement grooves for sandwiching the upper opening edge of the container body on the lower and both side surfaces, and an upper portion of the sandwiching portion. A supporting portion for supporting the lower portion of the container body to be stacked and a holding portion for holding the outer peripheral surface of the container body integrally formed and stacked on the outer surface of the upper surface of the supporting portion.

  Then, the plurality of stacking support members are held at the opening edges of the container body by engaging the engaging grooves of the sandwiching portions of the stacking support member with an interval between the opening edges of the upper surface of the container body. In this state, the container body to be stacked is inserted inside the plurality of stacking support tools held on the upper surface opening edge of the container body, and the outer peripheral surface of the stacked container body is held by the holding section of the stacking support tool.

  In this stacked container body, the bottom of the stacked upper container body is supported by the support portion of the stacking support tool, and a plurality of container bodies can be stacked one after another.

  The stacked supporter for teacups according to claim 2, wherein the supporter has a substantially horizontal stepped portion and an inclined surface portion facing inward and downward continuous with the substantially horizontal stepped portion. It is.

  And when the stacked container body is a teacup having substantially the same outer diameter between the outer diameter of the top opening and the bottom part, the height of the height is low, or the height of the height is low, or the bottom of the upper container body is stacked. It is supported by the substantially horizontal step part formed in the support part, and a plurality of container bodies can be stacked one after another.

  In addition, in the case of teacups such as coffee cups that are provided with handles and are reduced in a curved shape downward, the stacked container body is the upper surface of the lower container body. Inserted inward from the opening, the lower part of the outer peripheral surface is supported by the inclined surface formed on the support part of the stacking support, and the plurality of container bodies are sequentially formed without the handle contacting the opening edge of the lower container body. Can be stacked.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a stacked supporter for teacups according to the first or second aspect, wherein at least the sandwiched portion and the support portion are formed of an elastic material.

  In the stacking support tool, the engaging groove of the sandwiching portion of the stacking support tool is securely held by elastically sandwiching the opening edge of the container body, and the container body stacked by the elasticity of the support portion is buffered.

  The teacup stacking support of the present invention has a simple structure and can stably stack a plurality of teacups regardless of the outer diameter and size of the teacups.

  The invention of the stacking support device for teacups according to claim 2 is for teacups in which the outer diameters of the upper opening and the bottom are substantially equal and the height of the bowl is low or almost not high, or a coffee cup, etc. Even with teacups that have a handle and are reduced in diameter downward, a plurality of container bodies can be stacked reliably and stably.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the support portion is elastically sandwiched between the upper opening edge of the container body and is securely held at the upper opening edge of the container body. The container body stacked by the support portion is buffered and held, and a plurality of container bodies can be safely stacked.

  Next, the best mode for stacking and supporting teacups according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The stacking support body 1 is integrally molded with an elastic material such as synthetic rubber, and the support body 1 has engaging grooves 4 sandwiching the upper opening edge 3 of the container body 2 on the lower and both side surfaces. The sandwiched portion 5 formed open, the support portion 6 that supports the lower portion of the container body 2 that is formed and stacked on the sandwiched portion 5, and the outer portion of the support portion 6 are integrally formed upward. And a holding part 7 for holding the outer surface of the container body 2 to be formed and stacked.

  The support portion 6 includes a substantially horizontal step portion 8 whose upper surface is substantially horizontal, and an inclined surface portion 9 that is continuous with the substantially horizontal step portion 8 and faces inward and downward.

  Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

  When stacking teacups that cannot be stacked in a state where the outer diameter of the top opening is substantially equal to the outer diameter of the bottom, and the base is low or has no high ground, the top opening edge of the container body 2 is stacked. 3, the plurality of stacking support main bodies 1 are held on the opening edge 3 of the container body 2 by engaging the engagement grooves 4 of the sandwiching portions 5 of the stacking support main body 1 at intervals. At this time, the sandwiching portion 5 of the stacking support body 1 is securely held by elastically sandwiching the upper opening edge 3 of the container body 2. In this state, the outer peripheral surfaces of the stacked container bodies 2 are stacked by inserting the container bodies 2 to be stacked inside the holding portions 7 of the plurality of stacked support body 1 held by the upper opening edge 3 of the container body 2. It is held by the holding portion 7 of the support body 1.

  In this stacked container body 2, the bottom of the stacked upper container body 2 is supported by a substantially horizontal step portion 8 formed on the support section 6 of the stacking support body 1, and the stacked container body 2 is horizontal. A plurality of container bodies 2 can be stacked one after another, and the container bodies 2 stacked by the elasticity of the support portion 6 of the stacking support body 1 are buffered and held.

  A handle 10 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the container body 2.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the container body 2 to be stacked is reduced in a curved shape downward so that the outer diameter of the bottom portion is smaller than the outer diameter of the upper surface opening, and the handle 10 is provided on the outer peripheral surface. In the case of teacups such as coffee cups provided, as in the case of the container body 2, the engagement of the sandwiching portion 5 of the stacking support body 1 is spaced from the upper opening edge 3 of the container body 2. A plurality of stacked support tool bodies 1 are held on the upper surface opening edge 3 of the container body 2 by engaging the groove 4 respectively.

  The lower part of the upper container body 2 stacked in this state is inserted from the upper surface opening of the lower container body 2, and the lower part of the outer peripheral surface contacts the inclined surface part 9 formed on the support part 6 of the stacking support body 1. A plurality of container bodies 2 can be sequentially held and stacked without contacting the handle 10 with the upper opening edge 3 of the lower container body 2, and the stack support tool body 1 can be supported. The container body 2 stacked by the elasticity of the portion 6 is abutted and supported by the inclined surface portion 9 and is buffered and held. Thus, a plurality of container bodies 2 can be stacked sequentially.

  In the above-described embodiment, the stacking support body 1 is formed of at least the sandwiching portion 5 and the support portion 6 with an elastic material. However, the entire stacking support body 1 can be formed with an elastic material. The holding part 7 of the main body 1 preferably has a configuration that is not easily elastically deformed.

It is a perspective view of the state where the container body was piled up using the stacking support of tea bowls of one embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which attached the stacking support tool of teacups to the container body shown in FIG. It is a side view of the stacking support of the bowls of one embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. It is a perspective view of the stacking support tool of teacups shown in FIG. It is a perspective view of the state which stacked the container body different from the container body shown in FIG. 1 using the stacking support tool of teacups shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state which attached the stacking support tool of the teacups to the container body shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Support tool main body 2 Container body 3 Upper surface opening edge of container body 4 Engagement groove 5 Clamping part 6 Support part 7 Holding part 8 Substantially horizontal step part 9 Inclined surface part

Claims (3)

  A sandwiching portion formed by opening engagement grooves for sandwiching the upper opening edge of the container body on the lower and both side surfaces, and a support portion for supporting the lower portion of the container body formed and stacked on the sandwiching portion; And a holding unit for holding the outer peripheral surface of the container body which is integrally formed and stacked upward on the outer surface of the upper surface of the support unit.   2. The teacup stacking support tool according to claim 1, wherein the support portion has a substantially horizontal step portion and an inclined surface portion extending inward and downward continuous with the substantially horizontal step portion.   3. A teacup stacking support tool according to claim 1 or 2, wherein at least the sandwiching part and the support part are molded from an elastic material.

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