JP3174850U - Opening aid for pull-top cans - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide an opening aid that can easily and surely hold pull-top cans and cup noodles of various sizes and can be opened and opened with one hand for the purpose of helping a handicapped person to become independent.
A fixed-side holding piece 10 integrally attached to a fixed stand 9 provided on a base 2 and a movable stand 12 provided so as to face the holding piece and movable and fixed are integrated. The ridge line portion 17A of the holding piece comprising the movable holding piece 17 attached to the gripping piece is brought into contact with and held by the pull-top can 50, so that the can can be opened with only one hand.
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Description

The present invention relates to a pull-top can opening assisting device that can easily and surely hold a pull-top can and cup noodles and can open and open the can with one hand.

The use of pull top cans and cup noodles is widespread because of their ease of use, and production is increasing day by day.

However, these are made on the premise that both hands can be used, and those who cannot use one hand can not grasp like those who can use both hands, so it is very difficult to open and open. Therefore, people who have difficulty with one hand can use one hand, but if they do not ask someone, they often cannot drink one can juice and cannot make one cup noodle. It is the fact that it is not alive.

The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and can easily and surely hold various sizes of pull-top cans and cup noodles (hereinafter referred to as pull-top cans), and can be opened and opened with only one hand. The object is to provide a can opening aid for cans (hereinafter referred to as a can opening aid) and to assist independence of a handicapped person.

In order to solve the above problems, the can opening assisting device according to the present invention is a left and right attached integrally to a fixed stand provided on a base formed sufficiently wide and long with respect to a target pull top can. A fixed-side holding piece having a ridge line portion formed higher than the central portion and having a concave or V-shaped cross section, and a movable stand that is provided facing the holding piece and that can be moved and fixed are integrated. The left and right ridge line portions are formed higher than the center portion, and the cross section is formed of a movable side sandwiching piece having a concave shape or a V shape. It is characterized in that it can be opened with only one hand.

The can opening assisting tool will be described in detail. The base is mounted integrally with a pair of base lower plates disposed on the lower plate with a non-slip sheet affixed to the lower surface and a guide bar on the lower plate. It is composed of a pair of upper base plates placed, and the side of the upper plate facing the guide bar is cut into a concave shape to form rectangular relief grooves that reach the left and right base lower plates.

The fixed stand placed at the center of the end on the base is integrally fixed to the base, and the lower end of the fixed-side holding piece integrally attached to the fixed stand has a triangular or square cut. A notch is provided.

The round bar-shaped guide bar that is passed between the left and right base lower plates and supported by the lower plate and the base upper plate is held at one end by a screw and the other end by the fixed stand. So that they do not protrude above the upper surface of the base.

The guide bar is fitted with a movable stand having a sliding guide hole at the lower part thereof so as to be slidable over the entire length of the escape groove. On the fixed stand side end face of the movable stand, a movable side holding piece having the same shape as the holding piece is integrally attached so as to face the fixed side holding piece. Thus, the rotation of the movable side holding piece is suppressed, and the posture facing the fixed side holding piece is maintained.

In addition, a demon nut is inserted in the upper part of the movable stand, and the movable stand is fixed at an arbitrary position of the guide bar by tightening the thumbscrew through the stick.

The guide bar is not limited to a round bar shape, and there is no problem even if it is a square bar shape. In this case, it is natural that the sliding guide hole has a square shape, and this can suppress the rotation of the movable side holding piece. In addition, the movable stand can be fixed by inserting a stop pin into the stop hole opened in the guide bar according to the standard of the pull-top can, regardless of the thumbscrew, or by attaching a ratchet to the guide bar and using a pawl provided on the movable stand. It is possible to hang and fix them, and these are naturally included in the present invention.

In addition, for gripping, it is sufficient that at least three ridge lines abut against the pull-top can. Therefore, a V-shaped cut is made in the fixed stand, the grip is directly held by the cut portion and the movable stand, and the clamping piece is omitted. It is also possible to omit the guide bar and the movable stand, and to insert and hold a stop pin in the V-shaped fixed stand and the stop hole opened in the base, and these are also naturally considered in the present invention. It is included.

In addition, although each site | part which forms a can opening auxiliary | assistance tool is each integrated with a bis | screw as needed, it is natural that it may integrate by other methods, such as an adhesion method and an integral molding method.

The opening aid is configured as described above, but its usage will be described below. First, place the can opening aid on a smooth table and check that it does not slip lightly from above. The pull-top can to be opened is placed on the base so that the tab comes on the guide bar while pressing against the fixed-side clamping piece. Next, the movable stand is moved, the movable side clamping piece is brought into contact with the pull top can, and after confirming that the pull top can fit into the recess formed by the four ridge lines, the ridge line Leave a slight gap between the top and the can, and tighten the thumbscrew to fix the movable stand. This completes the gripping of the pull-top can.

Opening the can is done in the same way as opening the can with both hands peeling off the top lid after placing it on the tab with the fingers of the dominant hand, with the remaining fingers and palm at this time upper part of the can body, fixed stand or movable stand The can can be opened more easily and reliably. In addition, since the direction in which the force is applied is reversed between the triggering of the tab and the peeling of the upper lid, if the jig itself or the pull-top can is rotated by 180 degrees as necessary, the opening can be performed more easily.

1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view of a 1st embodiment. It is an AA section arrow line view of a 1st embodiment. It is a BB section arrow view of a 1st embodiment. It is a side surface fragmentary figure of 2nd Embodiment. It is a top view of 3rd Embodiment.

Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

The best mode of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The embodiments described below are the best specific examples of the present invention, and thus are technically preferable. However, the scope of the present invention is particularly limited in the following description. As long as there is no description, it is not restricted to these aspects.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a can opening aid according to a first embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a top view of the first embodiment, FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of the first embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of the first embodiment. 5 and 6 show the second and third embodiments of the present invention.

1, 2, 3, and 4, the can opening aid 1 according to the present invention is integrated with a fixed stand 9 provided on a base 2 that is sufficiently wide and long with respect to a target pull top can 50. The fixed left and right ridge line portions 10A are formed higher than the central portion, and the fixed side holding piece 10 having a concave shape in cross section is provided, and the movable stand 12 provided to face the holding piece and capable of moving and fixing freely. The left and right ridge line portions 17A are integrally attached to the center portion and are formed of a movable side holding piece 17 having a concave cross section, and the ridge line portions 10A and 17A are brought into contact with the pull-top cans. And hold it.

The base 2 has a pair of base lower plates 3 attached to the lower surface of the base 2 and arranged separately on the left and right sides, and a pair of base plates placed integrally on the lower plate with a guide bar 6 interposed therebetween. The side of the upper plate that faces the guide bar is cut into a concave shape to form rectangular relief grooves 5 that reach the left and right base lower plates.

The fixed stand 9 placed at the center of the end portion on the base 2 is integrally fixed to the base, and the lower end portion of the fixed-side holding piece 10 attached integrally to the fixed stand is triangular or A rectangular notch 11 is provided.

The round bar-shaped guide bar 6 that is passed to the left and right base lower plates 3 and supported by the lower plate and the base upper plate 4 has one end thereof fixed to the base lower plate with screws 7 and the other end fixed to the stand. 9 and is integrally fixed so that it does not protrude above the upper surface of the base 2.

A movable stand 12 having a sliding guide hole in the lower portion of the guide bar 6 is fitted so as to be slidable over the entire length of the escape groove 5. On the fixed stand side end face of the movable stand, a movable side holding piece 17 having the same shape as the holding piece is integrally attached so as to face the fixed side holding piece 10. It is close to the upper surface, and thereby the rotation of the movable side holding piece is suppressed, and the posture facing the fixed side holding piece is maintained.

Further, a demon nut 14 is fitted on the upper part of the movable stand 12, and the movable stand is fixed at an arbitrary position of the guide bar 6 by tightening the thumbscrew 16 via the stick 15.

The guide bar 6 is not limited to a round bar shape, and there is no problem even if it is a square bar shape. In this case, it is natural that the sliding guide hole has a rectangular shape, and the rotation of the movable side holding piece 17 may be suppressed by this. Further, the movable stand 12 is fixed not by the thumbscrew 16 but by inserting the stop pin 18 into the stop hole 19 formed in the guide bar 6 according to the standard of the pull-top can 50, as shown in FIG. Although not shown, a ratchet may be provided on the guide bar and a pawl provided on the movable stand may be hung and fixed, and these are naturally included in the present invention.

In addition, as for gripping, it is sufficient that at least three ridge lines are in contact with the pull-top can 50. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, a V-shaped cut 20 is inserted into the fixed stand 9, and the cut portion and the movable stand are placed. It is conceivable that the holding pieces 10 and 17 are omitted, and the guide bar 6 and the movable stand 12 are also omitted, and a stop pin is formed in the V-shaped fixed stand and a stop hole opened in the base. It is also conceivable to insert and hold them, and these are naturally included in the present invention.

In addition, although each site | part which forms a can opening auxiliary | assistance tool is each integrated with the bis | screw 7 as needed, it is natural that you may integrate by other methods, such as the adhesion | attachment method and the integral molding method.

The opening aid 1 has the above-described configuration, and the usage will be described below.

First, the opening aid 1 is placed on a smooth table and lightly pressed from above to confirm that it does not slip. The pull-top can 50 to be opened is placed on the base 2 so that the tab 51 comes on the guide bar 6 while being pressed against the fixed-side clamping piece 10. Next, the movable stand 12 is moved so that the movable-side clamping piece 17 is brought into contact with the pull-top can, and the pull-top can is fitted at a sufficient depth C in the respective recesses formed by the four ridge line portions 10A and 17A. After confirming this, a slight gap is left between the ridge line portion and the pull-top can, and the thumbscrew 16 is tightened to fix the movable stand 12. This completes the gripping of the pull-top can.

The can opening may be performed in the same manner as the can opening with both hands peeling off the upper lid after causing the tab 51 to place the finger on the dominant hand. At this time, the remaining fingers and palms can be used for the upper portion of the can main body 54 and the fixed stand 9. Alternatively, the movable stand 12 can be pressed. In addition, since the direction in which force is applied is reversed between the raising of the tab and the peeling of the upper lid, the opening assisting tool 1 itself or the pull-top can 50 is rotated by 180 degrees as necessary.

Since the can opening assisting tool 1 according to the present invention is configured as described above in detail, according to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

If the pull-top can to be opened is sandwiched between the fixed side and movable side holding pieces, and the movable stand is fixed with the thumbscrew, the gripping is completed, so that it is easy and easy to set up before opening the can.

Since the lower end of the fixed side and movable side clamping pieces is provided with a triangular or quadrangular cutout, the pull top can be securely gripped even if the bottom lid of the pull top can is larger in diameter than the trunk or top lid.

Since the movable stand can be fixed at any position, it can hold pull-top cans of various sizes.

Since the pull-top can fits in the recess of each holding piece with a sufficient depth, the movable stand can be positioned roughly, and even if the can is tilted accidentally, the restoring force works in conjunction with the elasticity of the can itself. It will not fall down.

Opening the can is done in the same way as opening the can with both hands peeling off the top lid after placing it on the tab with the fingers of the dominant hand, with the remaining fingers and palm at this time upper part of the can body, fixed stand or movable stand Can be opened more easily and reliably with just one hand.

In addition, since the direction in which force is applied is reversed between the triggering of the tab and the peeling of the upper lid, it may be possible to make the opening easy by rotating the opening assistance tool itself by 180 degrees, but the pull top can is loosely gripped. Therefore, if you turn the can, it can be rotated 180 degrees easily, and can be opened without placing an extra burden on the arm or wrist.

The base is formed long enough for the pull-top can, and a non-slip sheet is attached to the bottom of the base. Can be opened.

Pull-top cans can be loosely gripped, so if the bottom lid is a pull-top can with a smaller diameter than the body or top lid, cans of the same size can be opened without resetting the fixed movable stand.

Since the opening assisting tool according to the present invention has the above-described features, it can be directly applied to opening cup noodles having a shape similar to that of a pull-top can.

The can opening assisting device of the present invention can easily and reliably hold pull-top cans and cup noodles of various sizes, and can open and open with just one hand, helping the independence of a handicapped person with one hand .

1. Opening aid 2 Base 3. Base lower plate 4. 4. Base upper plate 5. Escape groove Guide bar 7. Screw 8. 8. Non-slip sheet Fixed stand 10. Fixed side clamping piece 10A. Ridge part 11. Notch 12. Movable stand 13. Hole 14. Onim nut 15. Stick 16 Thumbscrew 17. Movable side clamping piece 17A. Ridge section 18. Stop pin 19. Stop hole 20. Cutting 50. Pull top can 51. Tab 52. Trunk 53. Bottom lid 54. Upper part of can body C. depth

Claims (2)

A fixed-side holding piece integrally attached to a fixed stand provided on the base, and a movable-side holding piece integrally attached to a movable stand that is provided to face the holding piece and is movable and fixed. A can opening aid, characterized in that the ridge line portion of the sandwiching piece of the can opening aid comprising the above is held in contact with the pull top can and can be opened with only one hand. The can opening assisting device according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the opposing sandwiching pieces has a transverse section in which the left and right ridge lines are formed higher than the central portion.