JP2014057611A - Bottle drainer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bottle drainer capable of effectively drain plural bottles such as plastic bottles without requiring a space.SOLUTION: The pendant bottle drainer comprises a trunk 1a and plural rings 1b arranged like branches with respect to the trunk 1a. The trunk 1a and the rings 1b are flexible and each ring 1b supports a bottle at the trunk of the bottle.

Description

  The present invention relates to a bottle drainer used to drain water inside a bottle having a narrow mouth portion such as a PET bottle or a glass bottle.

  Since empty bottles such as plastic bottles used as containers for soft drinks are excellent in durability, they are often reused as water bottles or storage containers in general households. It is considered that a plurality of empty bottles such as plastic bottles are provided in general households. When reusing a PET bottle, the inside of the used PET bottle is washed and then air-dried. However, since the PET bottle after washing has a narrow mouth, it is difficult to quickly cut off the water adhering to the inside, and it has taken time to dry to such an extent that no water droplets have adhered. Conventionally, various proposals have been made regarding instruments for drying containers.

  For example, the following Patent Document 1 is a draining metal fitting for containers such as PET bottles, paper packs, cans, milk bottles, and the like. A draining metal fitting comprising: a suspension shaft that extends and has a hook that can be suspended from a hanging basket at its upper end; and a holder that is rotatably supported by the suspension shaft and holds each container upside down Is disclosed. Moreover, the following patent document 2 discloses a container drying case characterized in that internal water droplets naturally drop and dry in a state where a washed PET bottle is stable in a fixed frame. Further, Patent Document 3 below includes a base and one or more bottle support portions that are made of a flexible material, are erected in a rod shape on the base, and are supported by being covered with a bottle. Disclosed is a bottle stand configured to cover a bottle with the bottle support portion in a state where the mouth of the bottle hits the bottom portion or the base portion of the bottle support portion. In addition, the following Patent Document 4 hangs a container with a narrow mouth that cannot be wiped dry with a cloth, such as baby bottles, plastic bottles, cups, water bottles, etc. Apply a non-slip material to the ring, attach one end of it to the ring, hang a band around the band, and attach a hook like a hook or a hook or sucker. Is disclosed.

JP 2009-225846 A JP 2004-181170 A JP 2006-212176 A JP 2008-136827 A

  The bottle stands as disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 3 require a wide plane space for arranging them. Such appliances are often arranged around the sink in the kitchen, but the space around the sink is usually narrow. Thus, such an instrument significantly hinders effective use of the space around the sink. In addition, when drying a plurality of plastic bottles, etc., in these instruments, since it is necessary to arrange the plastic bottles using a flat space, if you want to dry more plastic bottles at once, There was a problem that it was necessary to secure a large plane space. Furthermore, there is a problem that these instruments are bulky when stored when not in use.

  Further, the container suspending tool disclosed in Patent Document 4 is a technique in which a single plastic bottle is fixed with a band having a non-slip, etc., suspended, and dried. When drying plastic bottles, the plane space around the sink may be the space of one plastic bottle. However, when simultaneously drying a plurality of plastic bottles using such a hanging tool, as in Patent Documents 1 to 3, the number of plastic bottles depends on the number of plastic bottles to be suspended. A wide plane space is required. In addition, when drying a plurality of plastic bottles using such a hanging tool, since the plurality of plastic bottles suspended on the hanging tool are two-dimensionally arranged around the kitchen, the beauty around the kitchen is greatly increased. There was a problem of losing.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a drainer for a bottle that can effectively drain a plurality of bottles such as plastic bottles without requiring a large plane space.

  The bottle drainer of the present invention is a bottle drainer used by being suspended, and includes a trunk and a plurality of ring portions arranged in a branch shape with respect to the trunk, and the trunk and the ring portion are acceptable. It has flexibility, and a ring part supports a bottle with a body part of the bottle. According to the drainer for bottles having such a configuration, since a plurality of ring portions for fixing the bottles are arranged along the trunk suspended in the vertical direction, a plane space corresponding to the number of bottles is provided. Without the need, a plurality of bottles can be arranged and dried along a substantially vertical direction. Therefore, it is possible to drain a plurality of PET bottles simultaneously in a narrow space such as around the kitchen. Moreover, since it has flexibility like a string or an elastic material, when not in use, it can be rolled and folded and compactly stored in a drawer of furniture around the kitchen. Further, since it is supported by the body of the bottle and the water droplets inside the bottle are discharged by gravity, the drying is fast, and the member is not in contact with the inside of the bottle, and is clean.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the ring part has a peripheral length adjusting means for adjusting the peripheral length according to the shape of the bottle, or is formed of an elastic material. The perimeter of the bottle varies. Therefore, when the circumference of each ring part can be adjusted, the ring part can be adjusted to a circumference suitable for supporting the bottle. And by adjusting the circumference of a ring part according to the volume of the bottle for each of a plurality of ring parts, a plurality of bottles having different volumes can be dried at the same time, such as 500 mL and 1 L PET bottles, for example. . Moreover, when formed from an elastic material, the diameter can be expanded by extending the ring portion by elasticity. For that purpose, the bottle is inserted by stretching the ring according to the size of the bottle, and the bottle is fixed by the elasticity of the ring after the bottle is inserted. Can be supported.

  According to the present invention, drainage of bottles such as a plurality of plastic bottles can be effectively performed without requiring a large plane space.

FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory view of a first embodiment of a bottle drainer according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory view showing an example of a partial structure of the drainer. FIG. 3 is a schematic explanatory view showing an example of the structure of the ring portion of the drainer. FIG. 4 is a schematic explanatory view showing an example of the structure of the ring portion of the drainer. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the adjustment of the circumference of the ring portion when supporting bottles of different sizes. FIG. 6 is a schematic explanatory view for explaining a state when the water drainer is folded when stored. FIG. 7 is a schematic explanatory diagram for explaining an example of a modified example of the drainer.

  An embodiment of a bottle drainer according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory view of an embodiment of a bottle drainer according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is a draining tool including a string-like trunk 1a formed of a flexible material and a plurality of ring portions 1b arranged in a branch shape with respect to the trunk 1a. It is. The drainer 1 is suspended from the support 10 by a hook 3 connected to the upper end of the trunk 1a. Each wheel portion 1b supports the plastic bottle 2 so that the body portion 2a of the plastic bottle 2 passes through and the liquid port 2b faces substantially vertically downward. The inside of the PET bottle 2 is previously washed with water, and is supported without attaching a lid to the liquid port 2b. The shape of the support 10 and the hook 3 is not particularly limited, and is not particularly limited as long as it forms a structure that allows the drainer 1 to hang vertically downward. Moreover, in this embodiment, although the example of a PET bottle is shown as a representative example as a bottle, the bottle which consists of other materials, such as glass, may be sufficient.

  The plastic bottle 2 attached to the drainer 1 is arranged so that the liquid port 2b faces substantially vertically downward and is supported by the ring portion 1b. By disposing the PET bottle 2 so that the liquid port 2b faces substantially vertically downward, the water adhering to the inner surface of the PET bottle 2 by water washing is slid by gravity and discharged to the outside of the PET bottle 2. Can do. And after most water droplets are discharged | emitted outside from the PET bottle 2, the water | moisture content which exists in the inner surface of the PET bottle 2 evaporates rapidly, and is dried. In addition, when such a drainer 1 is arrange | positioned above drainage facilities, such as a sink (sink stand) of a kitchen, a water drop is preferable from the point discharged | emitted to a drainage facility.

  The drainer includes a trunk and a plurality of ring portions arranged in a branch shape with respect to the trunk, and has flexibility. In addition, flexibility means having a rigidity that can be easily deformed by gravity or a force that is easily grasped by a person. Specific examples of the material for forming the flexible trunk and ring portion include, for example, a knitted string such as a knitted string or a woven string formed from a synthetic fiber or a natural fiber, or a soft resin. The obtained resin molding is mentioned. Among these, the resin molded body is preferable because it has low water absorption and can be washed with water, and also has excellent antifungal properties. Moreover, as a resin molding, it is preferable from the point which is excellent in the anti-slip property with respect to a bottle that it is a molded body of an elastic material like the molded object which consists of elastomers and various rubbers, such as a fluororesin elastomer and a silicone resin elastomer. Moreover, when a ring part is shape | molded with the elastic raw material, the diameter can be expanded by extending a ring part by elasticity. For that purpose, the bottle is inserted by stretching the ring according to the size of the bottle, and the bottle is fixed by the elasticity of the ring after the bottle is inserted. Can be supported. Among the elastic materials, in particular, resin materials such as silicone resin and fluororesin are excellent in slipperiness, so that it is easy to attach a bottle to the ring portion, and hot water is excellent in terms of heat resistance. And high temperature washing using an automatic dishwasher is preferable.

  The form of the annular portion is not particularly limited as long as it is arranged in a branch shape with respect to the trunk. For example, in FIG. 1, the example which has arrange | positioned the ring part 1b directly for every fixed space | interval is shown in the trunk 1a. As another example, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of Edas 1c made of different strings may be formed on the trunk 1a, and a ring portion 1b may be formed at the tip of each Edus 1c. Good. In this case, for example, Edas 1c is connected to an annular fastener 1d that is slidable along the trunk 1a, and if necessary, the fastener 1d is slid with respect to the trunk 1a to shift its position. The structure may be such that the position of the ring can be moved and fixed to a desired position. By adopting a structure in which the position of the ring is movable, the interval between the plurality of ring portions can be adjusted to an appropriate interval according to the size of the bottle.

  The structure of the ring portion is not particularly limited as long as it is a form that can pass the plastic bottle and support the plastic bottle. Specifically, for example, it may have a specific circumference or a structure having circumference adjustment means that can adjust the circumference according to the shape of the bottle. As a specific example of the circumferential length adjusting means, in addition to the case where the circumferential length is adjusted using the elastic material as described above, as shown in FIG. The structure which forms a part, as shown in FIG. 4, one end of the string 5 is fixed to the trunk 1a, the clip structure 6 is provided at the tip of the other end, and the predetermined position of the string 5 is set to the clip structure 6 The structure etc. which are pinched | interposed and form the ring part of desired circumference are mentioned. In the case of having such a circumference adjusting means, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, by adjusting the circumference of the ring portion 1b according to the size of the PET bottle (for example, 500 mL, 1500 mL), the PET bottle Regardless of the size, the plastic bottle 2 can be firmly supported. Moreover, by adjusting the circumference of each ring part separately, PET bottles having different sizes can be simultaneously supported by one drainer.

  In addition, when the ring part is formed of an elastic material, for example, when a ring part made of a string having protrusions formed into a shape in which a plurality of spheres are connected in a bead shape is used, In particular, it is particularly preferable from the viewpoint that the gripping force to the plastic bottle is improved by pressing the protruding portion by elasticity and partially applying a high pressure.

  Since such a drainer is formed of a flexible material at the trunk and the ring portion, it is folded as shown in FIG. 6 when not in use, or is formed of a flexible material having extremely low rigidity. If it is, it can be stored compactly in a drawer of furniture around the kitchen by rounding the string.

  As described above, the embodiment of the drainer 1 has been described in detail as the drainer of the bottle according to the present invention. However, the drainer of the bottle according to the present invention is further subjected to various modifications as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired. It may be used.

  As a specific example of the modification, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, a dish-like structure 8 for receiving a water may be provided at the lower end. Providing such a dish-like structure 8 is preferable from the viewpoint that the cut water can be received by the dish when it cannot be hung above the drainage facility.

  Moreover, in the draining tool 1, although the structure suspended from the support body 10 by the hook structure 3 was demonstrated, the method of suspending is not specifically limited, either using a suction cup, using a magnet, or the bottom plate of a hanging shelf There is no particular limitation such as a hook-type hook that clamps and fixes the end portion. Moreover, you may use so that it may hang | hang on the tableware drying rack arrange | positioned around a kitchen, a dishcloth hanger, etc.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bottle drainer 1a Trunk 1b Wheel part 1c Edas 1d Fastener 2 PET bottle 2b Body part of PET bottle 2 2b Liquid bottle of PET bottle 2 3 Hook 5 String 6 Clip structure 8 Dish-like structure 10 Support body 15 Binding tool

Claims (4)

A bottle drainer that is used suspended.
A trunk, and a plurality of ring portions arranged in a branch shape with respect to the trunk,
The trunk and the ring portion have flexibility,
The bottle drainer, wherein the ring portion supports the bottle with a body portion of the bottle.   The bottle drainer according to claim 1 or 2, which can be rounded or folded to be compact when not in use.   The bottle drainer according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the ring portion is formed of an elastic material.   The draining device for bottles according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the ring portion has a circumferential length adjusting means for adjusting a circumferential length thereof.

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