JP3116044U - Large citrus fruit straws - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a straw for a fruit of a large citrus fruit, which can efficiently take out pulp and fruit juice in a bunch of grapefruit juice with a simple configuration.
A juice suction port 1 made of a non-deformable material such as a polycarbonate resin, a synthetic resin, or a metal material such as an aluminum alloy, and having a juice suction port 2 having an area of at least 8 mm inside diameter and a juice suction port 2 on the base end side. And provided with a concave-convex notch 10 on the front peripheral surface of the fruit juice suction port 1, and gradually or partially reducing the diameter between the distal fruit juice suction port 1 and the proximal fruit juice suction port 2, It has a fruit juice outlet 2 that is formed with a smaller diameter than the tip side, and has one or a plurality of protrusions 6 on the side surface of the tip portion.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a large citrus fruit straw used for grapefruit or orange which is a large citrus fruit.

Conventionally, fruits such as grapefruit, which are large citrus fruits, have been commonly eaten and eaten as juice by squeezing with a juicer or grapefruit squeeze described in Patent Document 1, etc. .
In order to drink grapefruit juice directly outdoors, it was necessary to bring these tools together, or to make juice using these tools in advance and put them in a container such as a pot.
Moreover, what is shown to patent document 2 is proposed as what inserts an instrument directly in a fruit and eats and drinks the contents.
The technique described in Patent Document 2 is directed to the same citrus lemon as the grapefruit, and is a device in which a device is directly inserted into the peripheral surface of the lemon to mix and suck the juice with sugar or the like.

Utility Model Registration No. 3034332 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-39652

Conventionally, there has been no device for directly sucking fruit juice from large citrus fruits such as grapefruit. This is because grapefruit pulp is clogged in the straw and the juice cannot be sucked efficiently. Moreover, although the technique of patent document 2 mentioned above makes object the same citrus lemon as a grapefruit, it inserts an instrument directly in the surrounding surface of a lemon, and mixes and sucks fruit juice with sugar etc. However, when this technique is applied to grapefruit, the grapefruit bunches are larger than lemons and the bunches are thicker. For this reason, the fruit juice component contained in the pulp cannot be effectively taken out of the fruit, and even if applied as it is, it cannot be taken out as a grapefruit juice.
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a large citrus fruit straw that can efficiently suck out the pulp and juice in the bunch of grapefruit juice with a simple configuration.

The present invention has the following means in order to solve the above-described problems.
The invention described in claim 1 is made of a non-deformable material such as a polycarbonate resin, a synthetic resin, or a metal material such as an aluminum alloy, and has a fruit juice suction port having an area of at least 8 mm in diameter at the distal end side and a proximal end side. It has a fruit juice outlet.
The invention described in claim 2 is characterized in that an uneven cut is provided on the peripheral surface of the tip of the fruit juice suction port.
The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the tip peripheral surface of the fruit juice suction port is a tapered suction port surface.
The invention described in claim 4 is characterized in that the tip peripheral surface of the fruit juice suction port is a slant cut suction port that is slanted with respect to the axial direction of the straw.
The invention of claim 5 is made of a non-deformable material such as a polycarbonate resin, a synthetic resin, or a metal material such as an aluminum alloy. It has a juice suction port having one or more openings having an inner diameter of at least 8 mm on the side surface and a juice suction port on the base end side.
The invention according to claim 6 is a fruit juice outlet in which the diameter between the tip side juice inlet and the base side juice inlet is gradually or partially reduced, and the base end side is formed with a smaller diameter than the tip side. It is characterized by having.
The invention described in claim 7 is characterized in that, in addition to the above configuration, one or more protrusions are provided on the side surface in the vicinity of the tip.

The present invention is configured as described above, and when the fruit juice suction port of the straw is applied to the navel portion of the side of the large citrus fruit such as grapefruit but not inserted, It can be inserted while cutting the inner end of the tuft by inserting the center of the inner end side.
Next, after inserting a large citrus fruit straw to the center of the fruit until the fruit tip is inserted, move the juice outlet side, which is the base end side of the straw located outside the fruit, in a circle, While breaking the tuft, the pulp in the tuft is separated. After this, the juice pulp is sucked out from the juice outlet side.
In addition, when the fruit juice and pulp of the contents have deteriorated, the juice and pulp of the contents are removed by moving the juice suction port side in a circle or by moving the whole fruit. I can eat.

  The device according to claim 1 of the present invention can be produced in a large quantity at a low cost with a simple configuration. And it has composition that the tip has at least the juice suction mouth which has the area more than 8 mm inside diameter. Since the fruit juice suction port has an area of an inner diameter of 8 mm or more, the fruit juice, the fruit meat and the like can be sucked without being clogged.

The invention described in claim 2 forms an uneven cut on the peripheral surface of the tip of the fruit juice suction port. In the device of claim 3, the peripheral surface of the fruit juice suction port is a tapered suction surface. The invention according to Item 4 is configured such that the tip peripheral surface of the fruit juice suction port is a slant cut suction port that is slanted with respect to the axial direction of the straw.
By adopting such a configuration, when inserting the straw according to the present invention into a fruit such as grapefruit, the tip of the straw can be inserted smoothly into the fruit while cutting the skin like a saw or knife. This has the effect of enabling smooth insertion.

  Moreover, in the device according to claim 5, the tip portion is a closed top portion formed in a horn shape or a thrust shape, and when the straw according to the present invention is inserted into a fruit such as grapefruit, it is lighter. It has the effect that it can be inserted.

  The invention according to claim 6 is a fruit juice outlet in which the diameter between the tip side juice inlet and the base side juice inlet is gradually or partially reduced, and the base end side is formed with a smaller diameter than the tip side. Compared to the fruit-side tip, the base-side fruit suction port for suction is made smaller, so that suction is easier. Also, once the pulp, etc. has entered the straw, if the pulp and juice are sucked together and sucked continuously, the suction of the pulp and juice will be smooth even if the inner diameter decreases midway. Can be done.

  The invention according to claim 7 is provided with one or a plurality of protrusions on the side surface of the front end portion, and after inserting the straw into the pulp, the fruit juice outlet side which is the base end side of the straw located outside the fruit is provided. By moving like a circle, it has the effect of enhancing the destruction effect of the inner bunch and promoting the fragmentation of the pulp itself.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be sequentially described with reference to the drawings.
1A and 1B are explanatory views of a straw showing a first embodiment according to the present invention. FIG. 1A is a front view, FIG. 1B is a side view of a juice suction port, and FIG. 1C is a side view of a juice suction port. .

The present invention is formed from a material that does not deform, such as a synthetic resin such as polycarbonate resin or a metal material such as aluminum alloy. Moreover, the thickness of material should just be the thickness which a straw does not deform | transform, and thickness is not specifically limited.
In addition, in embodiment of the straw mentioned later, it shape | molds using the polycarbonate resin of thickness 1mm.
The straw according to the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, has a fruit juice suction port 1 having an area of an inner diameter of at least 8 mm on the distal end side, and a fruit juice suction outlet 2 on the proximal end side. A diameter narrowing portion 3 that is reduced on the side close to the side fruit juice suction port 1 is formed in the straw body portion 4.
Here, the juice suction port 1 on the front end side has an area of 8 mm inner diameter or more, because when sucking fruit juice and flesh, it is a size that can be sucked without boring, and when the normal suction is performed, the inner diameter is 8 mm. This is because there were many cases where the area was less than the area.
However, in order to perform smooth suction without clogging, it is desirable that the fruit juice suction port 1 has an inner diameter area of 10 mm or more, preferably 12 mm or more. Moreover, although the shape has shown the circular fruit juice suction opening 1 in the said embodiment, it is not restricted to this, Although it becomes easy to clog up somewhat, an elliptical shape and a square shape may be sufficient.
In the above description, for example, having an area of 8 mm inner diameter or more means an area or more when converted to an area of a circular cross section having a radius of 8 mm of a straw through which fruit juice or the like passes.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1, the uneven | corrugated shaped notch 10 is formed in the surrounding surface of the upper surface of the fruit juice suction opening 1. As shown in FIG.
When this uneven cut 10 is inserted into a fruit such as a grapefruit, the uneven cut 10 at the tip of the straw smoothly cut into the fruit while scratching the skin surface. It is provided for smooth insertion.

The size of the fruit juice suction port 2 is preferably as small as possible because it is easier to suck. Therefore, in this invention, the diameter between the front end side fruit suction port and the base end side fruit outlet is gradually or partially reduced, and the base end side is formed with a smaller diameter than the front end side and the fruit outlet. Compared to the tip on the side, the fruit suction port on the base end side that performs suction is made smaller and easier to suck, but it may be configured to have the same diameter. However, if the inner diameter is 6 mm or less, the suction amount becomes too small, and the amount of clogging is small. Therefore, it is desirable to have an area of 8 mm or more, preferably 9 mm or more.
In addition, there is a possibility that the fruit juice is clogged because the juice outlet 2 is on the side where the fruit juice comes out of the straw. Unlike the fruit juice suction port 1 on the side of fruit juice and fruit juice, clogging of the fruit is hardly a problem. Therefore, the shape can be an elliptical or flat cross section, and the shape of a fruit juice outlet that increases the area.

The straw which concerns on 1st Embodiment is comprised as mentioned above, and as shown in FIG. 2, the front end side of the said straw in the navel part of the large citrus fruit G, such as grapefruit, on the non-sticky side Insert the fruit juice suction port 1 while rotating it slightly. At this time, the straw tip can be inserted from the fruit surface while the concave-convex cut 10 cuts the fruit skin surface in a saw-like manner, and the tip juice outlet 1 can reach the bunches inside the fruit.
The navel part of this grapefruit is the inner end side where the bunch of pulp is gathered like the part with stickiness, and by inserting the fruit juice suction port 1 on the tip side of the straw around this part, The fruit juice suction port 1 can be inserted while cutting the inner end of the tuft or by applying pressure to the inner end to easily destroy the tuft.
Next, after inserting the fruit straw of large citrus fruit to the fruit center near the center of the fruit, for example, it moves to draw the fruit juice outlet side 2 which is the base end side of the straw located outside the fruit. Then, the fruit juice suction port 1 on the tip side of the straw breaks the fruit bunches and can separate the flesh in the bunches. Thereafter, the fruit juice pulp can be sucked out from the fruit juice outlet 2.

  The fruit suction port 1 is inserted from the so-called navel portion of the fruit as described above, but may be inserted from an appropriate position on the peripheral surface of the fruit. In this case, since the bunches inside the fruit are not necessarily destroyed, it is necessary to make an extra operation to draw a circle on the fruit juice outlet side 2 which is the base end side of the straw after insertion. Yes, at this time, in addition to this circular motion, if it is carried out while changing the angle of insertion and changing the position, the breakage of the bunch and the separation of the flesh can be performed well.

Next, FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of a straw showing a second embodiment according to the present invention, (a) is a front view, (b) is a sectional view, and FIG. 4 is a third view according to the present invention. It is explanatory drawing of the straw which shows embodiment, (a) is a front view, (b) is sectional drawing.
The straw according to the second embodiment is such that the tip peripheral surface of the fruit juice suction port 1 is formed into a tapered suction port 11, and the straw according to the third embodiment is the tip periphery of the fruit juice suction port 1. The surface is a slant cut suction port 12 that is a slant cut with respect to the axial direction of the straw.
And when inserting the straw which concerns on 2nd, 3rd Embodiment into fruits, such as the above-mentioned uneven cut | notch cut 10, it formed smoothly in the front-end | tip peripheral surface of the straw tip into the fruit. The tapered suction port 11 or the oblique suction port 12 which is an oblique cut surface can be inserted while cutting the skin surface, and is provided for smooth insertion.
The direction of the taper of the straw according to the second embodiment may be any of an inner taper and an outer taper.

Next, FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of a straw showing a fourth embodiment according to the present invention, in which (a) is a front view and (b) is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 5 (a).
The straw according to the fourth embodiment has a closed head portion 5 in which the tip portion is formed into a horn shape or a thrust shape, and at least one or two or more areas having an inner diameter of at least 8 mm on the side surface in the vicinity of the tip portion. The point which forms the straw trunk | drum 4 is provided with the fruit juice suction opening 13 which has an opening, has the fruit juice suction opening 2 in the base end side, and reduces the diameter narrowing part 3 reduced on the side near the front end side fruit suction opening 1. This is the same as the straw according to the first embodiment described above.
Here, in the case according to the first to third embodiments, the tip portion is the tip portion when the tip portion is inserted into the fruit. In some cases, the fruit peel part may enter the inside of the straw at the juice suction port 1, and in this case, once the straw is pulled out of the fruit and air is introduced from the juice outlet 2, After removing the peel, the juice and pulp are sucked. In the fourth embodiment, the tip of the straw has a horn shape or a thrust shape, and the fruit juice is inserted into the fruit. It is possible to prevent the skin from entering the inside through the suction port 13.

Next, FIG. 6 is explanatory drawing of the straw which shows 5th Embodiment concerning this invention, (a) is a front view, (b) is a side view of the fruit juice suction opening 1. FIG.
In addition to the first to fourth embodiments, the straw according to the fifth embodiment has a configuration in which one or a plurality of protrusions 6 are provided on the side surface of the tip portion.
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, four protrusions are continuously provided and three protrusions are provided in the circumferential direction in the embodiment shown in FIG. 6. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, an independent protrusion or a protrusion having a horn shape can be used. Needless to say, a large number of arrangements may be provided in a distributed manner on the peripheral surface.
By setting it as such a structure, by inserting a straw into a fruit and moving a straw, the processus | protrusion 6 can destroy the bunch inside a fruit, or can promote the fragmentation of the pulp in a bunch. In particular, in the straw according to the fourth embodiment, since the destruction of the tuft is not necessarily sufficient, the straw according to the fourth embodiment is provided with the projection 6 according to the fifth embodiment. The configuration is particularly beneficial.
Although the shape of the protrusion is not particularly limited, it is desirable that the shape be easy to insert when the straw is inserted into the fruit as shown in FIG.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is explanatory drawing which shows 1st Embodiment of the straw which is this invention, (a) is a front view, (b) is a side view of a fruit juice inlet, (c) is a side view of a juice inlet. It is explanatory drawing which shows the use condition of the straw which is this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the straw which shows 2nd Embodiment concerning this invention, (a) is a front view, (b) is sectional drawing. It is explanatory drawing of the straw which shows 3rd Embodiment concerning this invention, (a) is a front view, (b) is sectional drawing. It is explanatory drawing of the straw which shows 4th Embodiment concerning this invention, (a) is a front view, (b) is the sectional view on the AA line of (a). It is explanatory drawing of the straw which shows 5th Embodiment concerning this invention, (a) is a front view, (b) is a side view of the fruit juice suction opening 1. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Fruit juice suction port 10 Irregular cut 11 Tapered suction port 12 Diagonal cut suction port 13 Juice suction port 13
2 Fruit juice outlet 3 Diameter throttle 4 Straw trunk 5 Closed tip 6 Protrusion G Fruit

Claims (7)

  It is made of a non-deformable material such as a polycarbonate resin as appropriate, or a metal material such as an aluminum alloy, and has a juice suction port having an area of at least 8 mm diameter on the tip side and a juice suction port on the base side. Characteristic large citrus fruit straws.   The straw for fruit of the large citrus fruit according to claim 1, wherein a concavo-convex cut is provided on the peripheral surface of the tip of the fruit juice suction port.   3. The large citrus fruit straw according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a tip peripheral surface of the fruit juice suction port is a tapered suction port surface.   2. The straw for large citrus fruits according to claim 1, wherein the tip peripheral surface of the fruit juice suction port is a slant cut suction port that is slanted with respect to the axial direction of the straw.   It is made of a non-deformable material such as a polycarbonate resin as appropriate, or a metal material such as an aluminum alloy, and the tip portion is a closed top portion formed in a horn shape or a thrust shape, and at least 8 mm inside diameter on the side surface near the tip A large citrus fruit straw having a fruit juice suction port having one or more openings having an area or more and a fruit juice suction port on a proximal end side.   A diameter between the distal end side fruit juice suction port and the proximal end side fruit juice outlet is gradually or partially reduced, and has a fruit juice outlet that forms the proximal end side with a smaller diameter than the distal end side. The straw for large citrus fruits according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The straw for large citrus fruits according to any one of claims 1 to 6, comprising one or a plurality of protrusions on a side surface near the tip.

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