JP2572777Y2 - Liquid container - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to a liquid container in which the liquid contained therein is extremely easy to be taken out, and is suitably used as a drinking cup for infants and the elderly. The present invention relates to a liquid container for preventing accidental ingestion.

[Conventional technology]

Even when infants and the elderly drink water, tea, milk, juice, etc., there are no special cups or bowls for infants or the elderly. Etc. were used.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

In the case where an infant or elderly person drinks water, tea, etc. using the above-mentioned cylindrical shape or a normal cup or bowl having a cylindrical shape with a slight taper upward, Situations occur.

That is, a fall accident frequently occurs due to lack of stability, and an accidental ingestion (flow into the trachea, etc.) accident frequently occurs due to a failure to adjust the inclination angle.

In particular, in the case of an infant, in the course of its growth, the transition of the beverage apparatus from a baby bottle to a cup or the like requires daily training and effort of the infant itself.

At this time, if it is attempted to immediately shift from the feeding bottle to a normal cup or the like, the above-mentioned accident occurs more frequently because the cup or the like is unstable and it is difficult to adjust the inclination angle as described above. .

In addition, in the case of a normal cup having the above-mentioned shape, when drinking a small amount of beverage in the cup, the cup must be greatly inclined and the face must be turned upward. Then, in the case of an infant, the movement including the beverage in the mouth is immature,
Beverage flows into the nasal cavity or trachea before the soft palate blocks the entrance to the nasal cavity, or before the epiglottis blocks the tracheal entrance. To prevent this, if you put an excess amount of beverage in a cup in advance and try to drink at a small inclination angle,
The amount of beverage that can be contained in the mouth greatly exceeds the amount of the beverage that can be contained in the mouth, and the beverage flows out of the mouth corner in a large amount. The former is quite painful for infants and the latter for mothers.

In consideration of the above points, the present invention is suitable for use as a drinking appliance for infants and the elderly, and is particularly easy for infants who are in the process of transitioning from baby bottles to ordinary drinking appliances such as cups. It is an object of the present invention to provide a liquid container capable of performing the following.

[Means for solving the problem]

The liquid container of the present invention is used for preventing accidental ingestion, and is characterized in that an inverted conical container having an opening at the bottom and / or in the vicinity thereof is provided inside the cylindrical container.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the cylindrical container and the inverted conical container are detachably provided.

[Action]

In the container of the present invention, the outer cylindrical container serves to provide stability to the container of the present invention, and the inverted conical container provided inside the cylindrical container serves to store liquid.

The liquid contained in the inverted conical container can be easily taken out of the container of the present invention only by slightly tilting the container of the present invention. That is, in the case of the container of the present invention,
The stored liquid can be taken out at a smaller inclination than in the case of the above-described ordinary cup or the like.

For this reason, when the container of the present invention is used as a beverage container for, for example, an infant or an elderly person, the stability is good and the fall accident is reduced, and the inclination angle is easily adjusted and the accidental drinking accident is reduced.

In addition, when the present invention is used during training for a baby to transfer from a baby bottle to a cup, even when drinking a small amount of beverage, the present invention does not require a large inclination of the container, and the nasal cavity and trachea. The inflow accident to the river is eliminated.

Further, since it is not necessary to put an excessive amount of beverage in the container of the present invention in advance, an accidental escape from the corner of the mouth is eliminated.

At this time, if the cylindrical container and the inverted conical inclined container are configured to be detachable and the cylindrical container is made of a transparent material as described above, the cylindrical container attracts the interest of infants such as artificial flowers and dolls. It can also be made to function as a storage section for articles.

In addition, since the opening is provided at the bottom or in the vicinity of the inverted conical container as described above, the cylindrical container also functions as a beverage container, and appropriately adjusts the amount of beverage according to the growth of the infant. be able to.

In addition, in the container of the present invention, the stability is increased because a beverage such as water is present in the space between the cylindrical container and the inverted conical container, and when air exists in the space, the air having a large specific heat is used. The beverage, such as water and water, exhibits an insulating effect, and the temperature of the beverage in the inverted conical container is kept constant for a long time.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the container of the present invention. FIG. 1 (A) is a perspective view, FIG. 1 (B) is a side sectional view, and FIG. 1 (C) is a plan view.

In this example, as shown in FIGS. 1A to 1C, an inverted conical container having a part (or entirety) of a bottom 2 ″ having an opening (not shown) inside a cylindrical (cylindrical) container 1. The container 2 has an opening edge 2 ′ of the inverted conical container 2 and an opening edge 1 ′ of the cylindrical container 1.
And are fixedly provided.

Further, in this example, the size of the cylindrical container 1 and the inverted conical container 2 is set so that a slight gap is formed between the bottom 2 ″ of the inverted conical container 2 and the bottom 1 ″ of the cylindrical container 1. Has been adjusted.

The cylindrical container 1 and the inverted conical container 2 are made of glass,
It can be made of various materials such as pottery, porcelain, plastic, metal (including alloy), paper, etc. Both containers 1 and 2 may be made of the same material or different materials Can also.

In the container of the present invention having the above-described configuration, a liquid beverage (hereinafter, referred to as a liquid for convenience of description) is used for an inverted conical container 2.
Put in.

When the above-mentioned cylindrical container 1 is approximately the same size as a normal cylindrical cup, the liquid storage amount is about 1/3 of the normal glass cup storage amount (note that the inverted cone-shaped container 2 bottom portion). Since the inside of the inverted conical container 2 and the cylindrical container 1 communicate with each other through the opening, the liquid storage capacity can be increased to about three times).

Therefore, by using this capacity as a guide and preparing containers of the present invention of various sizes, according to the necessary amount according to the growth of the infant when used as a transition training container for the drinking equipment of the infant, The container of the present invention can be selected and used.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the liquid contained in the container of the present invention can be easily taken out by inclining at an inclination angle smaller than that of a normal cup.

Therefore, when used as a beverage training container for elderly people or for infants, it is possible to pour the beverage into the mouth without having to turn the face up, so that there is room for conscious swallowing. , Accidental ingestion is greatly reduced.

In this example, the cylindrical container 1 and the inverted conical container 2
If the air having high specific heat is contained in the space 3 between the container and the beverage such as water having high specific gravity or specific heat, the stability and heat insulation of the container of the present invention are enhanced, and the drinking equipment for the elderly and the drinking equipment for infants are improved. It is even more useful as a transition training container.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing still another embodiment of the container of the present invention. In this embodiment, an inverted cone having an opening (not shown) partially or entirely at the bottom 2 "similar to FIG. A flange 21 is provided on the opening edge 2 'of the cylindrical container 2, and the flange 21 is bent outward and downward so as to wrap the opening edge 1' of the cylindrical container 1, so that the cylindrical container 1 and the inverted conical container 2 are connected to each other. It is configured to be detachable.

However, in this example, at least the inverted conical container 2 needs to be made of an elastic material such as paper, plastic, metal or the like in order to facilitate attachment and detachment by the flange 21 described above.

The means for attaching and detaching the cylindrical container 1 and the inverted conical container 2 is not limited to the example shown in FIG. 2 and various means such as screws, fasteners with irregularities, magic tape, etc. are employed although not shown. be able to.

When the cylindrical container 1 and the inverted conical container 2 are fixed, the liquid contained in the cylindrical container 1 enters through the opening, and the liquid in the cylindrical container 1 is inverted from the cylindrical container 1. When the conical container 2 is detachable, the conical container 2 can be directly put into the cylindrical container 1 outside.

Then, as the liquid in the inverted conical container 2 is taken out,
The liquid in the cylindrical container 1 passes through the opening and the inverted conical container 2
And the liquid in the cylindrical container 1 is also very easily removed.

Therefore, if the container of the present invention having the above-mentioned opening is used as a container for training the transfer of beverage appliances for infants, the capacity of the container can be freely adjusted from a very small amount to a large amount of beverages according to the growth of the infant. Can be adjusted.

FIG. 3 shows a case where the above-mentioned opening is provided at the bottom 2 ″ of the inverted conical container 2 and the above-mentioned opening 5 is provided slightly above the bottom 2 ″.

In the case of FIG. 3 as well as in the case of FIGS. 1 and 2, the liquid in the cylindrical container 1 cannot be taken out of the container of the present invention. It is preferable from the viewpoint of hygiene and the like that the container 1 and the inverted conical container 2 or the inverted conical container 2 are configured to be detachable.

Further, in the above embodiment, the cylindrical container is shown as a cylindrical container. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the container of the present invention can be formed in a shape that is easy to hold, such as a triangle, a square, and other polygons.

Further, although not shown, a scale may be provided on the inner surface or the outer surface of the inverted conical container so that the amount of the stored liquid can be grasped, or a handle is provided on the outer surface of the cylindrical container, and the present invention is provided. The container can also be made easier to hold.

[Effect of the invention]

As described in detail above, according to the container of the present invention, higher stability can be obtained by the outer cylindrical container, and the liquid contained in the inner inverted cone-shaped container can be slightly removed from the container of the present invention. It can be easily taken out by inclination.

Therefore, the container according to the present invention can be extremely useful as a container for beverages for infants and the elderly, or as a container for training exercises to transfer beverage appliances to infants, because it can prevent the occurrence of a fall accident or an accidental ingestion accident. .

Furthermore, in the case where the cylindrical container and the inverted conical container are made detachable, the cylindrical container can be used as a spare drink container or a doll container, and the inside of the cylindrical container can be cleaned. It can be carried out.

In addition, since the opening is provided at the bottom of the inverted conical container or in the vicinity thereof, the liquid storage capacity can be improved in addition to the above-described high stability and easy liquid removal.

In addition, the container of the present invention can enhance the stability because a beverage such as water enters the space between the cylindrical container and the inverted conical container, and when air exists in the space, water can be used. It is also possible to obtain the heat insulating effect, the heat insulating effect, and the cold insulating effect by the beverage and the air.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the container of the present invention, and FIG.
2 is a perspective view, FIG. 2B is a side sectional view, FIG. 2C is a plan sectional view, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are perspective views showing another embodiment of the container of the present invention. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Cylindrical container 1 '... Opening edge 2 ... Inverted conical container 21 ... Flange 2' ... Opening edge 2 "... Bottom part of inverted conical container 3 ... Space 5 ... Opening

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-52-4380 (JP, A) Japanese Patent Application No. 50-80270 (Japanese Utility Model Application No. 51-159630) Microfilm (JP, U) Jpn. Microfilm (JP, U) Jpn. Sho 50-48613 (Jpn. Pat. Appln. KOKAI Publication No. 51-127803) Microfilm (JP, U) which photographs the contents of the specification and drawings attached to the application for Japanese Patent Application No. 62-189688 (Japanese Utility Model Application No. 64-94277).

Claims (2)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A liquid container for preventing accidental ingestion, wherein an inverted conical container having an opening at a bottom and / or in the vicinity thereof is provided inside a cylindrical container. 2. The liquid container according to claim 1, wherein a cylindrical container and an inverted conical container are detachably provided.