JP3059369B2 - Container with handle - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container with a handle such as a bucket capable of holding a water supply hose.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional bucket of this type is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 63-196644 (first conventional configuration).
And Japanese Utility Model Unexamined Publication No. Hei 3-103052 (second conventional configuration)
The following configuration is known.

In the first conventional configuration, an insertion hole is formed at an end of a handle rotatably attached to a bucket body, and a water supply hose is inserted into the insertion hole and held. I have. Further, in the second conventional configuration, the hose holder is prepared separately from the bucket. The hose holder has a bucket fixing part composed of a pair of elastic leg pieces and a hose retaining part composed of a pair of elastic retaining pieces. Then, in a state where the hose holder is attached to the upper edge or the handle of the bucket body in the bucket fixing part, a hose for supplying water is held and held in the hose holding part.

[0004]

However, in the first conventional configuration, a hose is inserted and held in an insertion hole of a handle. For this reason, when the inner diameter of the insertion hole is smaller than the outer diameter of the hose, the insertion work of the hose becomes difficult. However, there is a problem that the liquid crystal comes off from the insertion hole.

[0005] In the second conventional configuration, the hose holder is formed separately from the bucket. For this reason, the number of parts increases, and it is necessary to clamp and hold the hose to the hose holder after attaching the hose holder to the bucket body or the handle. there were.

Further, in the first and second conventional configurations, the handle is rotatably attached to the upper edge of the bucket body. For this reason, when water is supplied while holding the hose in the insertion hole on the handle or the hose holder, the handle is deflected and rotated by the reaction force of the water, the hose falls off, or the water supply part at the tip of the hose is in a constant state. Water could leak out of the bucket due to the inability to hold the water, and the planned water supply could not be performed.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to such problems existing in the prior art. A main object of the present invention is to provide a container with a handle that can be manufactured at a low cost and that can easily and reliably insert and hold a water supply hose.

Another object of the present invention is to lock the handle so that the handle does not rotate due to the reaction force of water when water is supplied while holding the hose on the handle. An object of the present invention is to provide a handle-equipped container that can prevent a possibility that a water supply section at a distal end cannot be held in a constant state.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, in a container with a handle rotatably attached to a container body, a hose is provided on a part of the handle. A holding recess for inserting and holding the handle is formed so as to open to one side of the handle, and when inserting and holding the hose in the holding recess, the handle can be locked at a standing position above the container body , and The handle is tilted at the falling position or at a predetermined angle.
Locking means that can be locked in the upright position
It is provided between .

[0010]

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the container with a handle according to the first aspect , a pair of mounting holes are formed in an opening edge of the container main body, and the inside of both ends of the handle is inserted into each mounting hole. A pair of cylindrical support shafts are formed, and at the outer periphery of the distal end of each support shaft, a retaining projection that can be engaged with the inner peripheral edge of the mounting hole is formed, and the peripheral wall of each support shaft is formed in the axial direction. An elongated slit is formed.

Therefore, in the container with a handle according to the first aspect, when a water supply hose is pressed against the opening of the holding recess from one side of the handle, the hose is inserted and held in the holding recess. For this reason, the hose holding structure can be manufactured simply and inexpensively, and the water supply hose can be easily and reliably inserted and held.

When the hose is inserted and held in the holding recess, the handle can be locked and held at a standing position above the container body by the locking means. For this reason, when water is supplied while the hose is inserted and held in the holding recess of the handle, the handle does not rotate deliberately due to the reaction force of the water, the hose falls off, and the water supply part at the tip of the hose is held in a constant state It is possible to prevent the possibility of being unable to do so. In addition, use
For later storage, the handle is locked and held in the lying position.
It can be stored in a stable state without being rotated
it can.

Further, in the container with a handle according to the second aspect , when the support shaft of the handle is inserted into the mounting hole of the container body, the support protrusion at the distal end is inserted into the mounting hole while the support shaft is reduced in diameter by the slit. Is inserted through. Then, the retaining projection is engaged with the inner peripheral edge of the mounting hole, and the support shaft is retained and retained in the mounting hole. For this reason, both ends of the handle can be easily assembled to the opening edge of the container body, despite the simple structure.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A container with a handle according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a bucket body 11 as a container body is formed of a synthetic resin into a closed-end cylindrical shape having an open upper surface. The handle 12 is formed in an arc band shape with a synthetic resin, and the bucket body 1 is formed at both ends thereof.
1 is rotatably attached to the upper opening edge.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a pair of square pedestals 13 are provided on both sides of the periphery of the opening of the bucket body 11, and a circular projection 14 is formed at the center of the outer surface. Are formed. The pair of mounting holes 15 are formed through the centers of the respective protruding portions 14 and the pedestal 13 so as to extend in the same axis.

The pair of side circular protrusions 16 correspond to the protrusions 14 on the bucket body 11 side so that the handle 12
Are formed on the inner surfaces of both ends. The cylindrical support shaft 17 is protruded from the center of the inner surface of each protrusion 16, and a pair of retaining protrusions 18 are formed on the outer periphery of the tip thereof, and a plurality of slits 19 extending in the axial direction are formed on the peripheral wall. Have been.

When the support shafts 17 are fitted into the mounting holes 15, the retaining projections 18 are engaged with the inner peripheral edge of the mounting holes 15, and the support shafts 17 are prevented from falling into the mounting holes 15. Is held. Thereby, the handle 12 is rotatably supported by the opening edge of the upper end of the bucket body 11.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 4, the holding recess 20 is formed at the end of the handle 12, and a part thereof is opened to one side of the handle 12. Then, the width of the opening 20a of the holding recess 20 is formed to be smaller than the inner diameter of the holding recess 20, and the water supply hose 21 is inserted into the holding recess 20 from the opening 20a while being elastically deformed. , Can be held in the holding recess 20.

Each of the three locking recesses 2 constituting the locking means
2, 23, and 24 are each of the protrusions 14 of the bucket body 11.
Are formed at predetermined intervals on the outer surface of the. One locking projection 25 constituting the locking means is provided with locking recesses 22, 23, 2.
4 so that they can be disengaged from each other.
6 are formed on the inner surface.

In the case where the hose 21 is inserted into and held in the holding recess 20 or the like, as shown by a solid line in FIG. Engages with the central locking recess 22 so that the handle 12 is locked and held in the upright position. When the handle 12 is folded down along the opening edge of the bucket body 11 as shown by a chain line in FIG.
4, the handle 12 is locked and held in the down position.

When water is supplied into the bucket body 11 by using the water supply hose 21, the handle 12 is vertically raised above the bucket body 11 as shown by a solid line in FIG. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the locking projection 25 engages with the central locking recess 22, and the handle 12 is locked and held at the upright position. In this state, when the water supply hose 21 is pressed against the opening 20a of the holding recess 20 from one side of the handle 12, the hose 21 is elastically deformed and the opening 2 is pressed.
Oa is inserted and held in the holding recess 20. Therefore, water can be supplied from the hose 21 to the bucket body 11 with the hose 21 attached.

When the bucket is to be stored after use, the handle 12 is attached to the bucket body 1 as shown by a chain line in FIG.
When the handle 12 is folded down along the opening edge, the locking projection 25 is alternatively engaged with the locking recesses 23 and 24 on both sides, and the handle 12 is locked and held at the falling position. Therefore, the bucket can be stored in a stable state without the handle 12 being rotated by delusion.

The effects that can be expected from the above embodiment will be described below. (1) In this bucket, a holding recess 20 for inserting and holding the hose 21 in the handle 12 is formed. For this reason, the number of parts does not increase, and the holding structure of the hose 21 can be manufactured simply and at low cost.
The hose 21 can be easily and reliably inserted and held. (2) In this bucket, the hose 2
When inserting and holding 1, the handle 12 can be locked and held at the upright position above the bucket body 11 by the engagement between the locking projection 25 and the locking recess 22. For this reason, the handle 12
When water is supplied while the hose 21 is inserted and held in the holding recess 20, the handle 12 does not rotate in a delusional manner due to the reaction force of the water, the hose 21 falls out, and the water supply section at the tip of the hose 21 is kept in a constant state. It is possible to prevent the possibility of not being able to be held. Therefore, water can be supplied as scheduled without water from the hose 21 leaking from the bucket body 11. (3) In this bucket, the handle 12 is attached to the bucket body 1.
When the support shaft 17 of the handle 12 is inserted into the mounting hole 15 of the bucket body 11 when assembling the bracket 1, the support shaft 17 of the tip is inserted into the mounting hole 15 while the diameter of the support shaft 17 is reduced by the slit 19. You. And this retaining projection 1
8 engages with the inner peripheral edge of the mounting hole 15 so that the support shaft 17 is retained in the mounting hole 15 so as not to come off. For this reason, both ends of the handle 12 can be easily assembled to the opening edge of the bucket main body 11 despite the simple structure.

[0026]

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In this embodiment, a flange 26 is formed on the outer periphery of the upper end opening of the bucket body 11. Further, on both outer peripheral surfaces of the flange portion 26, circular side projections 14 are formed, and a mounting hole 15 is formed at the center thereof. By inserting the support shaft 17 of the handle 12 into each of the mounting holes 15, the handle 12 is rotatably attached to the outer peripheral surfaces on both sides of the flange portion 26. In addition, other parts
The configuration is the same as that of the embodiment shown in FIGS. Therefore, also in this embodiment, the same operation and effect as those of the above-described embodiment can be exhibited.

In both of the above embodiments, as shown in FIG. 7, even when the outer diameter of the hose 21 is extremely larger than the inner diameter of the holding recess 20, a part of the hose 21 is kept in the holding recess 20. The water can be supplied from the hose 21 into the bucket body 11 in a state of being inserted and held. Conversely, hose 2
In the case where the outer diameter is smaller than the inner diameter of the holding recess 20, the hose 21 can be locked and held in the opening 20a of the holding recess 20. Therefore, regardless of the outer diameter of the hose 21, the hose 21 can be held in the holding recess 20 of the handle 12, and predetermined water supply can be performed.

The present invention can be embodied with the following modifications. (A) Contrary to the above embodiment, the locking recess 2 of the locking means
2, 23, 24 are formed on the handle 12 side, and the locking projection 25 is formed on the bucket body 11 side. (B) When the hose 21 is inserted and held in the holding recess 20 of the handle 12, the handle 12 is locked and held on the bucket body 11 by the locking means at an upright position inclined at a predetermined angle to one side from the vertical position. To be configured. (C) The structure of the locking means for the handle 12 is
The number of 2, 23, and 24 may be increased, and the structure may be changed as appropriate so that the engagement with the engagement convex portion 25 can be continuously performed. (D) The mounting structure of the handle 12 with respect to the bucket body 11 is such that both ends of the handle 12 are located inside the bucket body 11 and the support shaft 17 extends outward, so that the mounting hole 15 is provided.
It should be changed as appropriate, such as to be configured to pass through. (E) The present invention relates to a container with a handle other than a bucket, for example,
Applicable to square containers. (F) A plurality of holding recesses 20 are provided at one end or both ends of the handle 12. In this way, various hoses 21 can be easily attached to the holding recess 20 of the handle 12, so that the range of uses can be expanded.

The technical idea grasped from the above embodiment will be described below. (1) The container with a handle according to claim 1, wherein the holding recess is provided at one end of the handle, and the width of the opening is smaller than the inner diameter of the recess. According to this configuration, the hose can be attached at a position convenient for water supply so as not to fall out of the holding recess of the handle. (2) The container with a handle according to claim 2, wherein the locking means is based on an uneven relationship between a locking concave portion and a locking convex portion. With this configuration, the handle can be easily and reliably positioned and fixed at a predetermined position with respect to the container body. (3) The container with a handle according to (3), wherein the retaining projection is a plurality of projections extending in a direction orthogonal to the support shaft. According to this configuration, the handle can be reliably prevented from falling out of the container body.

[0030]

The present invention is configured as described above, and has the following effects. According to the first aspect of the present invention, the structure can be simple and inexpensive, and the water supply hose can be easily and reliably inserted and held.

Further, when the hose is inserted and held in the holding recess, the handle can be locked and held at the upright position above the container body by the locking means. For this reason, when water is supplied while the hose is held on the handle, the handle can be locked so that the handle does not rotate due to the reaction force of the water, the hose falls off, or the water supply part at the tip of the hose remains constant. It is possible to prevent the possibility of not being able to be held. In addition,
When storing after use, the handle is locked and
Store in a stable state without being rotated
Can be.

According to the second aspect of the invention, both ends of the handle can be easily assembled to the opening edge of the bucket body, despite the simple structure.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a bucket according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where a hose is held in the bucket.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a main part showing a structure for attaching a handle to a bucket body.

FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged sectional view taken along line 4-4 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a front view showing another embodiment of the bucket of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged sectional view taken along line 6-6 in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged sectional view showing the effect of the bucket of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 ... bucket body, 12 ... handle, 15 ... mounting hole, 17 ...
Support shaft, 18: retaining projection, 19: slit, 20: holding recess, 20a: opening, 21: water supply hose, 2
2, 23, 24 ... locking recesses constituting locking means, 25 ...
A locking projection that forms locking means.

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] In a container with a handle rotatably attached to a container body, a holding recess for inserting and holding a hose is formed in a part of the handle so as to open to one side of the handle. When the hose is inserted and held in the holding recess, the handle can be locked in the upright position above the container body .
The handle in the lying position or standing position inclined at a predetermined angle.
A container with a handle, wherein a locking means that can be stopped is provided between the handle and the container body . 2. A pair of mounting holes are formed at an opening edge of the container body, and a pair of cylindrical shafts inserted into the mounting holes are formed on inner surfaces of both ends of the handle. 2. The bucket according to claim 1 , wherein a retaining projection which can be engaged with an inner peripheral edge of the mounting hole is formed on an outer periphery, and a slit extending in an axial direction is formed on a peripheral wall of each support shaft.