JP2758146B2 - Can hanging tool - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hanging device used for carrying cans such as canned beverages and cans.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, canned juice, beer, coffee, and canned goods are sold at retail stores in individual pieces or in a predetermined number of packages. When a consumer purchases these cans at a retail store and takes them home with them, if they purchase them in a packaged form, they can carry them as they are without any particular inconvenience, but they have purchased bulk cans. In particular, if you purchase a few cans, it is inconvenient to carry.

[0003] For example, if you buy canned beer sold in bulk, you will put the cans in shopping bags one by one and bring them back. When you take them home, the cans overlap in the shopping bag, collide with each other, and It is unstable to carry it down.

As a solution to such inconvenience of carrying, there is a carrying container for storing several cans, but this container is bulky as a whole and is stored when the container is not used. And handling is troublesome.

[0005]

As a solution to the above problems, the present applicant has developed a hanging tool as shown in FIGS. This hanging tool 11
As shown in FIG. 6, a cap-shaped fitting portion 13 corresponding to the upper shape of the can C is formed at a plurality of places on a plate-shaped main body 12, and is formed by integrally molding an elastic synthetic resin material. The upper portion of the can C is fitted into the concave portion 13a on the back side of the joint portion 13,
The can C is carried in a suspended state.

As shown in FIG. 7, which is a longitudinal sectional view of FIG. 6, a plurality of locking projections 13b are formed on the inner peripheral wall of the recess 13a. When pressed against the top of the can C, the projection 13b is elastically deformed and
It fits just below the top edge and holds the handle 14
2, the can C can be lifted without the fitting portion 13 coming off the can C.

The hanging tool 11 can be easily mounted on the can C simply by pressing the fitting portion 13 against the upper portion of the can C, and when detaching, the body 12 and the fitting portion 13 are elastically utilized. Since it can be easily removed simply by pulling it away from the can C while bending, the time required for attaching and detaching to and from the can C is small. In addition, the cans C do not collide with each other when being carried.

When the hanging tool 11 is not used, the handle 14 can be tilted down as shown by a dashed line, and can be locked with the arc portion of the handle 14 hooked on the fitting portion 13, so that storage and storage can be performed. Handling is easy.

This hanging tool 11 is sold through a distribution channel different from canned drinks such as juice, beer, and coffee, and canned goods, and is used when consumers need it. It can be used at a retail store such as a store where it is provided free or paid to the purchaser of bulk goods.

However, in the above-mentioned hanging tool 11, the projection 13b on the back side of the fitting portion 13 is formed in accordance with the upper end size of a specific can. Only can be hung.

For this reason, a retail store must prepare various types of hanging tools for each size. For example, if two or three beer cans and coffee cans are purchased, two hanging tools are required. 2-3 beer and coffee cans
The inconvenience of having to hang each book individually and bring it back is caused.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to make it possible to apply one hanging tool to cans of different sizes while maintaining the simplicity of the above-described hanging tool.

[0013]

The can-hanging device of the present invention is a can-hanging device in which a cap-shaped fitting portion corresponding to the upper shape of a can is formed at a plurality of locations on a synthetic resin main body. A separation portion is formed at a plurality of positions in the circumferential direction of the fitting portion by two notches extending from the top surface of the fitting portion and the ridge line of the peripheral wall toward the top surface and the peripheral wall, and the peripheral wall portion of the separation portion is formed. A protrusion is formed on the inner surface of the first portion, and a bent portion is formed on the top surface of the separation portion along the circumferential direction.

Here, the diameter of the imaginary circle connecting the top surface of the separation portion and the ridge line of the peripheral wall portion is smaller than the diameter of the imaginary circle connecting the top surface of the fitting portion and the ridge line of the peripheral wall portion. Is preferred.

[0015]

In the hanging device according to the present invention, the portion partially separated from the fitting portion by the notch serves as the locking portion of the can. By utilizing the elastic deformation of the bent portion on the top surface of the locking portion, cans of different sizes can be locked.

When the fitting portion is pressed against the upper portion of the can, in the case of a can having a small upper end size, the upper end portion of the can presses the locking portion lightly outward, and the edge of the upper end of the can has the inner surface of the locking portion. Is locked to the projection. In the case of a can having a large upper end size, the upper end of the can strongly pushes the locking portion outward, the bent portion of the top surface of the locking portion extends, and the peripheral wall portion of the locking portion spreads outward, The edge of the upper end of the can is locked to the protrusion on the inner surface of the locking portion. Since the locking portion has a restoring force due to elasticity, it is restored to its original state after the can is removed.

[0017]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a hanging device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a locking portion formed at a fitting portion of the hanging device of FIG. 1, and FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the fitting part of the hanging tool of FIG.

In the hanging device 1 of the present embodiment, cap-shaped fitting portions 3 are formed at six places of a plate-shaped main body 2 made of synthetic resin.
The locking portions 4 are formed at four places in the circumferential direction of each fitting portion 3.

The locking portion 4 forms a separated portion by two notches 5 extending from the top surface of the fitting portion 3 and the ridgeline 3a of the peripheral wall toward the top surface and the peripheral wall, and the peripheral wall portion 4a of the separated portion is formed. Is formed with a projection 4b on the inner surface of the surface and a bent portion 4d bent upward in the circumferential direction on a part of the top surface 4c. The projection 4b of the peripheral wall 4a and the bent portion 4 of the top surface 4c
The separation part formed with d becomes the locking part 4 of the can. Fitting part 3
The area of the back surface where the locking portion 4 is not formed has a smooth surface.

The locking portion 4 has a top surface 4c of each of the four locking portions.
The diameter D ₄ of an imaginary circle connecting the ridge line 4e of the peripheral wall portion 4a with the peripheral wall portion 4a is formed to be slightly smaller than the diameter D _{3 of the} imaginary circle connecting the top surface of the fitting portion 3 and the ridge line 3a of the peripheral wall. For this reason, as described later, it is used that the bent portion 4d of the locking portion 4 expands by elastic deformation when the fitting portion 3 is mounted on the can, and the peripheral wall portion 4a elastically deforms and spreads outward. Thus, cans having different upper end sizes can be locked to the locking portion 4.

[0021] Since the hanger 1 is a structure as described above, when pressed against the engaging portion 3 on the top of the can, in the case of small cans C _S of upper size, as shown in FIG. 4 (a) To
With the upper end of the can C _S lightly pushing the peripheral wall 4 a of the locking portion 4 outward, the edge of the upper end of the can C _S is locked by the projection 4 b on the inner surface of the locking portion 4. For large cans C _L of the upper end sized, as shown in FIG. 4 (b), push the upper end of the can C _L is strongly peripheral wall 4a of the engaging portion 4 outwardly, top of the engaging portion 4 extending the bent portion 4d arrow direction of surface 4c, in a state where the peripheral wall 4a of the locking portion 4 has spread outward, the edge of the upper end of the can C _L is engaged with the projection 4b of the locking portion 4 the inner surface . Since the locking portion 4 has a restoring force due to elasticity, it returns to its original state after the can is removed. In this way, the can differ in one hanger 1 with an upper end sized C _S, can suspend the C _L.

The hanger 1 can the fitting portion 3 C _S or C _L can easily only by pressing the top of the C _S or C _L
Can attachment to, when removing Further, since deviates only by simply separating the plate-like body 2 and the fitting portion 3 while bending using the elasticity from the can C _S or C _L, cans C _S or C _L
The trouble of attaching and detaching to and from is small. Also, there is no collision between cans when carrying.

When the hanging tool 1 is not used, the handle 6
Can be locked in a state where the arc portion of the handle 6 is hung on the fitting portion 3, so that storage and handling are easy.

As described above, according to the hanging tool 1 of the present embodiment, while maintaining the simplicity of the hanging tool 11 shown in FIG. One hanger can be applied to different sized cans. The diameter D ₄ of an imaginary circle connecting the top surface portion 4c of each locking portion 4 and the ridge line 4e of the peripheral wall portion 4a is equal to the top surface of the fitting portion 3 and the ridge line 3 of the peripheral wall.
a is smaller than the diameter D _{3 of the} imaginary circle that connects
Utilizing the fact that the bent portion 4d is stretched by elastic deformation and the peripheral wall portion 4a is elastically deformed outward, it can be applied to cans of various sizes within the range of elastic deformation.

In the above embodiment, the basic configuration is such that the main body is plate-shaped and fitting portions are formed at six places of the plate-shaped main body. However, the main body is not limited to the plate shape. For example, a hanging part may be formed around a plate-like periphery, and the number of fitting portions may be five or less or seven or more. The planar shape of the main body is not limited to a rectangle, but may be a polygon, a circle, an oval, or the like.

In the above embodiment, the number of locking portions is four. However, the number of locking portions is not limited to four, and may be three or five or more. Further, although the bent portion of the top surface portion has a shape in which a part is curved upward, for example, as shown in FIG. 5A, the bent portion may be formed on the entire top surface portion. The shape of is not limited to the curved type, but may be a bent type as shown in FIG. 3B. The bending direction is not limited to the upward direction, but may be bent downward or repeatedly bent in the vertical direction. May be used. In short, any shape may be used as long as the bent portion is elastically deformed and the peripheral wall portion is elastically deformed outward.

[0027]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

(1) According to the hanging device of the present invention, while maintaining the simplicity of the can hanging device in which the cap-shaped fitting portion corresponding to the upper shape of the can is formed at a plurality of places on the main body,
By utilizing the elastic deformation of the locking portion, one hanging tool can be applied to cans of different sizes.

(2) The diameter of an imaginary circle connecting the top surface of each locking portion and the ridge line of the peripheral wall portion is formed to be smaller than the diameter of the imaginary circle connecting the top surface of the fitting portion and the ridge line of the peripheral wall portion. By doing
When the fitting portion is attached to the can, the bent portion of the locking portion is stretched by elastic deformation, and the peripheral wall portion is elastically deformed outward. Can be applied.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a hanging tool according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a locking portion formed at a fitting portion of the hanging device of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of a fitting portion of the hanging device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a view showing a locked state of cans of different sizes in the hanging device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a view showing another example of a shape of a bent portion provided in a locking portion.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional hanging device.

FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of the hanging device of FIG. 6;

[Explanation of symbols]

1 hanger 2 plate-shaped body 3 fitting portion 3a, 4e ridge 3b, 3c projection 4 engaging portion (separation portion) 4a peripheral wall 4b protrusions 4c top wall 4d bent portion 5 notch 6 handle C _L, C _S cans

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A can-hanging tool in which a cap-shaped fitting portion corresponding to an upper shape of a can is formed at a plurality of places on a synthetic resin main body. A separation portion is formed by two notches extending from the top surface of the fitting portion and the ridge line of the peripheral wall toward the top surface and the peripheral wall, and a projection is formed on the inner surface of the peripheral wall portion of the separation portion. A can-hanging tool characterized by forming a bent portion along the circumferential direction on the top surface of the can. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein a diameter of an imaginary circle connecting the top surface of the separation portion and a ridge line of the peripheral wall is smaller than a diameter of an imaginary circle connecting the top surface of the fitting portion and the ridge line of the peripheral wall. Can hanging tool.