JP3195569U - coaster - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hygienic coaster without damaging a contact part or an object, and a placed glass or the like does not slide down from the upper surface of the coaster. A coaster 1 of the present invention has a plate-like main body 2 formed of a hard material, and a resin frame 3 attached to a side surface 2a of the plate-like main body 2, and a resin frame. The body 3 protrudes upward from the upper surface 2 b of the plate-like main body 2 and protrudes downward from the bottom 2 c of the plate-like main body 2. Such a resin frame 3 prevents the plate-like main body 2 formed of a hard material from coming into contact with the table or the like, and thus does not damage objects, and the resin frame 3 is plate-like. Since it protrudes upward from the upper surface 2b of the main-body part 2, the mounted glass etc. do not contact | abut and slide down from the upper surface 2b of the coaster 1. FIG. [Selection] Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a coaster suitable for use as an underlay for glass or the like.

  Conventionally, coasters molded from hard materials such as ceramics have been used. For example, as such, a coaster (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-139665) is proposed in which porous ceramics having water absorption are formed in a plate shape and the ceramic background is exposed on all or part of the upper surface. Has been. In addition, coasters with a plate-like cork pasted on the back of ceramic tiles are used.

  However, in these products, since the ceramics which are hard materials are exposed on the bottom and side surfaces, the contacted parts and objects may be damaged. Moreover, the placed glass or the like sometimes slipped down from the upper surface of the coaster. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 6, the latter has a back foot (many ridges) 51 on the back surface of the ceramic tile 50, so that there is a gap between the plate cork and the ridge 52. As a result, water, dust and the like invaded into the gaps, and there were problems with hygiene.

JP 2000-139665 A

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a hygienic coaster without damaging a contacted part or an object, and without a placed glass or the like slipping down from the upper surface of the coaster.

  What solves the said subject has the plate-shaped main-body part shape | molded with the hard material, and the resin-made frame attached to the side part of this plate-like main-body part, This resin-made frame is the said The coaster is characterized by projecting upward from the upper surface of the plate-like main body and projecting downward from the bottom surface of the plate-like main body.

  The plate-like main body is preferably formed of ceramic tiles. The plate-like main body may be formed of any one of ceramics, glass, castings or metals other than ceramic tiles. The resin frame has both or one of an upper surface outer periphery covering portion that covers the vicinity of the upper surface outer periphery of the plate-like main body portion and a bottom surface outer periphery covering portion that covers the vicinity of the outer periphery of the bottom surface of the plate-like main body portion. Also good. The resin frame may have a bottom surface covering portion that covers the entire bottom surface of the plate-shaped main body. It is preferable that the resin frame is an integral body made of an elastic material. The resin frame may be formed of rubber or silicon. It is preferable that the gap between the plate-like main body and the resin frame is not filled with an adhesive. The gap between the plate-shaped main body and the resin frame may be filled with an adhesive and fixed to each other. It is preferable that the top surface of the plate-like main body is subjected to a non-slip treatment.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a sanitary coaster is configured without damaging the contacted part or object, and without the placed glass or the like slipping down from the upper surface of the coaster.
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the coaster having the effect of the first aspect can be more easily configured using the ceramic tile.
According to the invention described in claim 3, the coaster having the effect of claim 1 can be configured by using a hard material other than the ceramic tile.
According to the invention described in claim 4, it is possible to configure a coaster in which the plate-like main body and the resin frame are more integrated.
According to the invention described in claim 5, a coaster that is more stable in use can be configured by providing the bottom surface covering portion.
According to the invention described in claim 6 or 7, the resin frame can be elastically deformed, so that it is possible to configure a coaster that is easy to attach and handle the resin frame to the plate-like main body.
According to the invention described in claim 8, it is possible to remove the resin frame from the plate-like main body portion, wash both, and continue to use it hygienically.
According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, the plate-like main body and the resin frame are firmly fixed, and foreign matters are not mixed into the gap between them, so that a sanitary coaster can be configured.
According to the invention described in claim 10, a coaster in which glass or the like does not slide on the upper surface of the plate-like main body portion can be configured.

It is a perspective view of one Example of the coaster of this invention. FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the coaster shown in FIG. 1 taken along the line AA. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the other Example of the coaster of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the other Example of the coaster of this invention. It is a perspective view of the other Example of the coaster of this invention. It is a perspective view of the other Example of the coaster of this invention. It is a back surface side perspective view of the plate-shaped main-body part which comprises the conventional coaster.

  In this invention, it has the plate-shaped main-body part 2 shape | molded by the hard material, and the resin frame 3 attached to the side surface 2a of the plate-shaped main-body part 2, and the resin frame 3 is a plate-shaped main-body part. 2 projecting upward from the upper surface 2b of the plate 2 and projecting downward from the bottom surface 2c of the plate-like main body 2 so that the plate-like main body 2 molded of a hard material does not come into contact with the table or the like, Therefore, a coaster was realized in which the placed glass or the like abuts against the resin frame 3 and does not slide down from the upper surface 2b of the coaster 1 without damaging an object.

The coaster of the present invention will be described with reference to an embodiment shown in FIGS.
The coaster 1 of this embodiment has a plate-like main body 2 formed of a hard material, and a resin frame 3 attached to the side surface 2a of the plate-like main body 2, and the resin frame 3 is , And protrudes upward from the upper surface 2 b of the plate-like main body 2 and protrudes downward from the bottom surface 2 c of the plate-like main body 2. Hereinafter, each configuration will be described in detail.

  The plate-like main body 2 is formed of a hard material, and in this embodiment, it is formed of a ceramic tile having a hexagonal shape in plan view. Thus, the coaster of this invention can be comprised easily by using a ceramic tile as a plate-shaped main-body part. However, the plate-like main body portion in the coaster of the present invention is not limited to ceramic tiles, but broadly includes those made of hard materials. For example, ceramics other than ceramic tiles, glass In addition, those made of cast metal or metal are also included in the scope of the present invention. Moreover, although the coaster 1 of this Example is shape | molded by planar view hexagon, it is not limited to this, What has what kind of shape by planar view if it is a plate-shaped object of this invention. Included in the category.

  The resin frame 3 is for preventing the plate-like main body 2 from coming into contact with a table or the like, and for preventing the placed glass or the like from sliding down from the upper surface 2b of the coaster 1. It is attached to the side surface 2 a of the part 2.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the resin frame 3 protrudes upward from the upper surface 2 b of the plate-like main body 2 and protrudes downward from the bottom surface 2 c of the plate-like main body 2. Attached to the side surface 2 a of the main body 2. Further, the resin frame 3 of this embodiment includes an upper surface outer periphery covering portion 3a that covers the vicinity of the outer periphery of the upper surface 2b of the plate-like main body portion 2, and a bottom surface outer periphery that covers the vicinity of the outer periphery of the bottom surface 2c of the plate-like main body portion 2. It has the coating | coated part 3b and the bottom face coating | coated part 3c which coat | covers the whole bottom face of this plate-shaped main-body part, and is shape | molded integrally with the elastic material. Thus, by covering the entire area of the side surface 2a and the bottom surface 2c of the plate-like main body 2, it is possible to more reliably prevent the plate-like main body 2 from coming into contact with other objects such as a table.

  However, the resin frame body in the coaster of the present invention is not limited to the form of the resin frame body 3 of this embodiment. For example, the upper surface outer periphery covering portion that covers the vicinity of the upper surface outer periphery of the plate-like main body portion. One having a bottom outer periphery covering portion covering the bottom outer periphery of the plate-shaped main body portion, one having no bottom covering portion covering the entire bottom surface, or a single or plural resin frame. Those having through-holes are also included in the scope of the present invention.

  The resin frame is formed of a hard resin or a soft resin, and is more preferably integrally formed of an elastic material. As the resin frame 3 is elastically deformed, a coaster that can be easily attached to the plate-like main body 2 and is easy to handle can be configured. Moreover, although it is easy to attach to the plate-like main body 2 by being an integral object, a case in which the resin frame is composed of two or more members is also included in the scope of the present invention. For example, rubber or silicon can be suitably used as the elastic material constituting the resin frame.

  Further, the coaster 1 of this embodiment is not filled with an adhesive in the gap between the plate-like main body 2 and the resin frame 3, and the resin frame 3 is removed from the plate-like main body 2 to remove both. Although it can be washed and used hygienically, conversely, the gap between the plate-like main body 2 and the resin frame 3 may be filled with an adhesive and fixed. As a result, the plate-like main body 2 and the resin frame 3 can be firmly fixed, and a sanitary coaster can be configured without foreign matter being mixed into the gap therebetween.

  Furthermore, it is preferable that the upper surface 2b of the plate-like main body portion 2 is subjected to an anti-slip treatment. Thereby, the coaster in which a glass etc. cannot slip more on the upper surface 2b of the plate-shaped main-body part 2 can be comprised. As a method of anti-slip treatment, a method of attaching an anti-slip film to the upper surface 2b of the plate-like main body part 2, for example, a method of applying an anti-slip agent such as urethane resin to the upper surface 2b of the plate-like main body part 2, or other plate processing by chemical processing For example, a method of forming an anti-slip layer on the upper surface 2b of the main body 2 may be used.

Next, other embodiments of the coaster according to the present invention will be sequentially described.
First, the coaster 10 shown in FIG. 3 differs from the coaster 1 described above except that the resin frame 11 does not have a bottom surface covering portion 3c that covers the entire bottom surface of the plate-like main body portion 2. It is the same. The same components as those of the coaster 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. The coaster 10 provided with the resin frame 11 having no bottom surface covering portion is also included in the category of the present invention.

  The coaster 20 shown in FIG. 4 is different from the coaster 1 described above in that the resin frame 21 does not have the bottom surface covering portion 3c that covers the entire bottom surface of the plate-like main body portion 2, and the plate-like main body portion. 2 is the same except that the upper surface outer periphery covering portion 3a that covers the vicinity of the outer periphery of the upper surface 2b is not provided. The same components as those of the coaster 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. The coaster 20 having such a form of the resin frame 21 is also included in the category of the present invention. In addition, even when the resin frame body is formed of a hard resin because the resin frame body does not have the upper surface outer periphery covering portion, by inserting the plate-like main body portion from above into the resin frame body, A resin frame can be attached to the main body.

  The coaster 30 shown in FIG. 5 is different from the coaster 1 described above in that the plate-like main body portion 31 is formed of ceramic tiles that are formed in a circular shape in plan view, and the shape of the plate-like main body portion 31. The resin frame body 32 is also different in that it is formed in a circular shape in plan view. Such a coaster 30 is also included in the category of the present invention.

  The coaster 40 shown in FIG. 6 has a point that the plate-like main body portion 41 is formed of a ceramic tile formed in a square in plan view in comparison with the coaster 1 described above, and the shape of the plate-like main body portion 41. The resin frame 42 is also formed in a square shape in plan view. In addition to the coaster 40 having such a configuration, a coaster having a regular hexagonal shape or a polygonal shape other than a square in plan view, and a coaster having a plan view elliptical shape or an arbitrary planar shape are widely included in the scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Coaster 2 Plate-shaped main-body part 2a Side surface of plate-shaped main-body part 2b Upper surface of plate-shaped main-body part 2c Bottom surface of plate-shaped main-body part 3 Resin frame 3a Upper surface outer periphery covering part 3b Bottom outer peripheral covering part 3c Bottom surface covering part

Claims (10)

A plate-like main body formed of a hard material, and a resin frame attached to a side surface of the plate-like main body, the resin frame being above the upper surface of the plate-like main body. A coaster characterized by projecting and projecting downward from the bottom surface of the plate-like main body. The coaster according to claim 1, wherein the plate-shaped main body is formed of ceramic tiles. The coaster according to claim 1, wherein the plate-like main body is formed of any one of ceramics, glass, castings, or metals other than ceramic tiles. The resin frame has both or one of an upper surface outer periphery covering portion that covers the vicinity of the upper surface outer periphery of the plate-like main body portion and a bottom surface outer periphery covering portion that covers the vicinity of the outer periphery of the bottom surface of the plate-like main body portion. The coaster according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The coaster according to claim 1, wherein the resin frame has a bottom surface covering portion that covers the entire bottom surface of the plate-shaped main body. The coaster according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the resin frame is an integral body formed of an elastic material. The coaster according to claim 6, wherein the resin frame is made of rubber or silicon. The coaster according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a gap between the plate-like main body portion and the resin frame is not filled with an adhesive. The coaster according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein an adhesive is filled and fixed in a gap between the plate-like main body and the resin frame. The coaster according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein an anti-slip treatment is applied to an upper surface of the plate-like main body.

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