JP3197493U - Mug - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] Not only ordinary adults, but even young children who are handicapped and small children who are still unable to put enough power on their fingertips, after putting plenty of drinks in heavy mugs, Provide a mug that can hold the mug handle firmly and drink it safely. In a mug 1 comprising a cup body 110 and a handle 120 provided on a part of the outer peripheral surface of the cup body, a protrusion is provided on the handle, and a person who holds the handle of the mug when holding the handle. The gripper gripping force is increased by pressing the outer peripheral surface upper part 121 of the handle of the mug with the thumb, pressing the inner peripheral surface intermediate part 122 of the handle with the index finger, and pressing the part above the protrusion of the handle part with the middle finger. It is like that. [Selection] Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a mug for storing coffee, milk tea and various other drinks.

  Mugs with handles for storing coffee, milk tea, and other various drinks are widely known (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 4). Here, Patent Document 1 is a device that facilitates transfer of a photographic image to the outer peripheral surface of a mug. Further, Patent Document 2 is a device in which the inside of the mug is made into a hollow structure to improve heat retention. Patent Document 3 is a device in which a pattern representing a puzzle is provided on the surface of a mug so that the pattern is changed by heat. Further, Patent Document 4 is a device that aims at stability when a mug is placed by fitting a ring packing made of an elastic body having a thickness protruding from the bottom to the bottom of the mug.

Utility Model Registration No. 3000397 Utility Model Registration No. 318504 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-20934 Utility Model Registration No. 30687747

  The conventional mug as described above has a photograph or puzzle attached to its surface, improves stability when placed, and enhances heat retention. However, mugs are generally made of earthenware or porcelain and are much heavier than ordinary cups. Therefore, when a user pours a hot drink into a mug and lifts the handle of the mug with a finger when drinking the drink, the mug may be inadvertently tilted unintentionally. As a result, a hot drink poured in the mug spills out, causing unexpected burns and dropping it into the table, for example, smearing important documents placed on the table There is.

  Also, when an elderly person with a fingertip drinks a drink using such a mug, the mug itself is heavy as described above, so the handle cannot be gripped well, and the mug itself cannot be held while drinking. There is a risk that it will be dropped and dropped, and a cup of tea or coffee will be sprinkled on the table or clothes. Also, when a small child tries to drink milk or juice using a mug, the hand is small and the finger is not strong enough to hold the mug handle firmly, and before drinking all the drinks in the mug, There is a risk of losing power and dropping it unintentionally, spilling a drink on the table as described above, or putting the drink on important clothes. In addition, when hot drink is poured into the mug, if an elderly person with a fingertip or a small child who cannot hold the mug firmly holds the mug while drinking the drink as described above, It will be hard to get burned.

  The purpose of the present invention is not limited to ordinary adults. For example, even elderly children with disabilities and small children who are still unable to put enough effort on their fingertips, put plenty of drinks in heavy mugs. After that, the present invention is to provide a mug that can hold the mug handle firmly and drink the drink safely.

In order to achieve the above object, a mug according to claim 1 of the present invention is:
In a mug consisting of a cup body and a handle provided on a part of the outer peripheral surface of the cup body,
The handle is provided with a projection, and when the handle is gripped, a person holding the handle of the mug presses the upper part of the outer periphery of the handle of the mug with the thumb and presses the inner periphery of the handle with the index finger. The gripping force of the handle by the finger is increased by pressing a portion above the protruding portion of the handle portion with a middle finger.

A mug according to claim 2 of the present invention is
In a mug consisting of a cup body and a handle provided on a part of the outer peripheral surface of the cup body,
The handle is provided with a protrusion, and when gripping the handle, the person holding the mug handle presses the upper part of the outer peripheral surface of the mug handle with the thumb, and the inner outer peripheral surface of the handle with the index and middle fingers The gripping force of the handle by the finger is increased by pressing the portion above the protruding portion of the handle with a ring finger.

A mug according to claim 3 of the present invention is the mug according to claim 1 or 2,
The mug is made of earthenware.

  According to the present invention, not only ordinary adults, for example, elderly people with disabilities and small children who still cannot put enough power on their fingertips, plenty of drinks were put in heavy mugs. Later, a mug can be provided in which the handle of the mug can be firmly grasped and the drink can be safely consumed.

It is the front view which drew so that the side of the handle side with which the mug which came to one form of this invention was equipped can be seen. It is the side view which looked at the mug shown in FIG. 1 from the direction from which the handle protruded. It is the figure seen from the drinking mouth side upper side of the mug shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the use condition of the mug in connection with this embodiment shown in FIG. 1 thru | or FIG.

  Hereinafter, a mug according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view depicting a mug according to an embodiment of the present invention so that the entire side of the handle side provided therein can be seen. Moreover, FIG. 2 is the side view which looked at the mug shown in FIG. 1 from the direction from which the handle protruded. FIG. 3 is a view of the mug shown in FIG.

  A mug (hereinafter simply referred to as “mug”) 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is made of earthenware, and includes a cup body 110 and a handle 120 provided on a part of the outer peripheral surface of the cup body 110. It has a certain weight.

  The handle 120 is provided at a predetermined position on the side surface of the cup body 110, has a so-called ear-shaped contour shape in a side view, and has a size that allows the user to easily pass the index finger and middle finger inside the handle 120. doing.

  A protrusion 130 is provided slightly below the outer side of the handle 120. When the user grips the handle 120, the protrusion 130 presses the outer peripheral surface upper side 121 of the handle 120 of the mug 1 with the thumb, and the inner peripheral surface opposite to the outer peripheral surface upper portion 121 pressed with the thumb. In the state where the inner peripheral surface intermediate portion 122 above the protruding portion 130 is pressed with the index finger and a part of the handle 120 is picked with the thumb and the index finger, a gentle protrusion on the upper side of the protruding portion 130 formed on the handle 120 For example, a part of the outer side facing the fist side from the second joint on the ring finger side of the middle finger can be pressed on the side surface 131.

  The protrusion lower side surface 132 of the protrusion 130 is pressed against a predetermined side surface on the middle finger side of the ring finger in the above-described state. As a result, the protrusion 130 itself is sandwiched between the middle finger and the ring finger and pressed.

  And since the handle 120 of the mug 1 has the projection part 130 of such a special shape, the grip force of the handle 120 by a finger is increased.

  Hereinafter, the operation of the mug 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a use state of the mug according to the present embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3.

  As is clear from FIG. 4, after the user puts a drink such as coffee or tea in the cup body 110 of the mug 1, the user grips the handle 120 as follows. Specifically, the outer peripheral surface upper portion 121 of the handle 120 of the mug 1 is pressed with the thumb, and the inner peripheral surface is the inner peripheral surface opposite to the outer peripheral surface upper portion 121 pressed with the thumb and above the protrusion 130. The portion 122 is pressed with the index finger, and a part of the handle 120 is picked with the thumb and the index finger. Then, a part of the outer side from the second joint on the ring finger side of the middle finger toward the fist is pressed against the upper part of the projection part 130 formed on the handle 120, and a predetermined part on the middle finger side of the ring finger is pressed against the projection lower side surface 132 of the projection part 130. Press the side of the. As a result, the protrusion 130 itself is sandwiched between the middle finger and the ring finger and pressed. Thus, in the case of this embodiment, the mug 1 made of earthenware and having a relatively heavy weight can be firmly held.

  When the mug 1 according to the present embodiment is used, the mug 1 can be firmly held by gripping the handle 120 in this way, so that when the user pours a hot drink into the mug 1 and drinks the drink, the mug When lifting the handle of 1 with a finger, the mug 1 is not inadvertently tilted due to carelessness. As a result, a lot of hot drink poured into the mug 1 as before, spills, burns unexpectedly, drops on the table, for example, smudges important documents placed on the table There is no risk of accidents.

  In addition, when an elderly person with a fingertip drinks a drink using such a mug 1, even if the mug 1 itself is heavy, the handle can be gripped well, and the mug can be used while drinking as usual. There is no possibility of dropping the 1 itself and causing a situation in which a cup of tea or coffee is applied to the table or clothes.

  In addition, when a small child tries to drink milk or juice using the mug 1, the hand of the mug 1 can be firmly held even if the hand is small and the finger is not strong enough. Before you drink all the drinks inside you, your fingers will not be able to enter, and you may drop your mind, spilling drinks on the table as described above, or putting drinks on important clothes. Absent.

  In particular, according to the mug 1 according to the present embodiment, when a hot drink is poured into the mug 1, a fingertip handicapped elderly person or a small child who cannot hold the mug 1 firmly drinks as described above. During the process, there is no possibility of causing a situation in which the mug 1 is folded or dropped as in the prior art and burns are caused. For example, if the drink is a relatively viscous soup-like drink such as corn soup or crumb chowder, the temperature of the drink itself does not decrease easily, so you accidentally spill this content and cause serious burns Can be prevented.

  In addition to the above description, the gripper 120 of the mug 1 according to this embodiment is gripped by simply pressing the outer peripheral surface upper part 121 of the handle 120 of the mug 1 with the thumb and pressing the thumb with the thumb. The inner peripheral surface 122 on the opposite side and above the protrusion 130 may be pressed with the index finger and a part of the handle 120 may be picked with the thumb and index finger. If you get used to it, you can hold the mug 1 firmly just by gripping the handle 120 of the mug 1 in this way.

  The mug according to one embodiment of the present invention described above is made of pottery with relatively heavy weight, but this material is not limited to pottery and may be made of porcelain or metal with the same weight. . In addition, since the handle can be firmly held as described above even if the weight is light, the effect of the present invention can be sufficiently exerted even for an elderly person who has difficulty with the hand and a small child who cannot grasp the handle well. . Therefore, the material of the mug may be made of a relatively lightweight resin or plastic, for example.

  Moreover, in the above-described embodiment, a mug having a relatively large size is given as an example, but the scope of application of the present invention is not limited to a mug, and it is sufficient to apply the present invention to a normal cup. Needless to say, the effects can be exhibited.

  In addition, the above-described embodiment is merely an example of the present invention, and it is not necessary to limit the present invention to the above-described dimensions, materials, and shapes without departing from the scope of the present invention. It goes without saying that it is possible.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mug cup 110 Cup main body 120 Handle 121 Outer peripheral surface upper part 122 Inner peripheral surface intermediate part 130 Projection part 131 Projection upper side 132 Projection lower side

Claims (3)

In a mug consisting of a cup body and a handle provided on a part of the outer peripheral surface of the cup body,
The handle is provided with a projection, and when the handle is gripped, a person holding the handle of the mug presses the upper part of the outer periphery of the handle of the mug with the thumb and presses the inner periphery of the handle with the index finger. The mug is characterized in that the gripping force of the handle by the finger is increased by pressing the portion above the protruding portion of the handle portion with a middle finger. In a mug consisting of a cup body and a handle provided on a part of the outer peripheral surface of the cup body,
The handle is provided with a protrusion, and when the handle is gripped, a person holding the handle of the mug presses the upper side of the protrusion of the handle of the mug with the thumb, and the inner outer peripheral surface of the handle with the index finger and the middle finger. A mug configured to increase the gripping force of the handle by the finger by pressing the portion above the protruding portion of the handle with a ring finger. The mug according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the mug is made of earthenware.

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