JP3484404B2 - Plastic bottle 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 handle attached to the mouth of a plastic bottle, such as a PET bottle for mineral water or soft drinks, so that the bottle can be easily held with one hand.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art PE such as mineral water and soft drinks
If the T bottle contains 2 liters, the diameter of the body is large,
Also, because it is heavy, it is difficult for children and old people to hold with small hands.
Therefore, in order to make it easier to hold a PET bottle containing 2 liters, a convenient handle is commercially available that can be attached to the mouth after removing the cap that seals the mouth of the bottle (literature unknown). .

As shown in FIG. 5, the handle is composed of a handle body 40, a lock ring 41, and a lid member 42. The handle main body 40 is formed in an L shape and has an annular portion 43 at its tip. The lid member 42 is provided on the handle body 40 so as to be rotatable around a shaft 44. To attach this handle to a plastic bottle such as a PET bottle (hereinafter, simply referred to as a bottle) 1, the cap 6 that seals the mouth portion 3 of the bottle 1 is removed, and the lower end portion 6a of the cap is received by the cap receiving collar. 5, the annular portion 43 of the handle body 40 is fitted into the outer periphery of the mouth portion 3 of the bottle 1 under this condition, and the female screw of the inner periphery of the lock ring 41 is fitted to the male screw 4 of the mouth portion 3 protruding from the annular portion 43. The lock ring 41 is tightened by screwing, and the handle body 40 is fixed to the mouth portion 3 by this tightening. The lid member 42 is an upper end opening (pouring port) 41 of the lock ring 41.
Block a. The lid member 42 is provided with a lock button 45 slidable in the X direction between a locked position and an unlocked position. In the lock position of the lock button 45, the claw portion 46 provided at the lower end of the lock button 45 is engaged with the engaging protrusion 47 provided on the handle body 40, and the lid member 42 is locked by the lock ring 41.
The upper end opening 41a is closed and the rotation-prevented state is maintained. When the lock button 45 is slid to the unlock position, the claw portion 46 of the lock button 45 is disengaged from the engaging projection 47, and the lid member 42 can be rotated in the upward opening direction.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned handle in which the handle body 40 is fixed to the mouth portion 3 of the bottle 1 by tightening the lock ring 41, the screw-type lock ring 41 is required, and the lock ring 41 is Since the screwing operation is troublesome and the diameter of the male screw 4 of the mouth portion 3 of the bottle 1 differs depending on the manufacturer, it is necessary to prepare several kinds of lock rings 41 that match the screw diameter.

An object of the present invention is to solve such a problem, and in the handle as described above, the male screw diameter is different by devising a means for fixing the handle body to the bottle mouth. It is an object of the present invention to provide a plastic bottle handle that can handle any bottle, does not require a lock ring, and can fix the handle body to the bottle mouth portion by a simple operation.

[0006]

The present invention provides a male screw (4).
The cap (6) is screwed into the male screw (4) of the mouth (3) having the cap receiving collar (5) at the top and bottom, and the lower end (6a) of the cap is torn off when the cap is removed. A handle attached to a plastic bottle (1) to be left on a collar (5), the handle body (11) being a horizontal rod orthogonal to the body (2) of the bottle (1). A part (16) and a vertical rod part (17) continuously provided at the rear end of the horizontal rod part and extending along the body part (2), and a mouth part (3) at the front end of the horizontal rod part (16).
Is provided with a short tube portion (18) that can be inserted into the upper end opening of the short tube portion, and a lip (19) that abuts the upper surface of the lower end portion (6a) of the cap left on the cap receiving collar (5). ) Is provided, and the lock plate (12) is disengaged from the tip of the lock plate (12) inside the lateral rod (16) at a part of the outer periphery of the mouth portion 3 on the lower surface side of the cap receiving collar (5). The spring member (22) for constantly moving and biasing the lock plate (12) backward is incorporated in the front-rear direction, and the lock plate is provided at the rear end of the lateral rod portion (16). A lock plate operating knob (13) for pushing and moving the (12) forward against the spring member (22) is attached rotatably around the shaft (26), and the upper side of the horizontal rod portion (16). Includes a lid (2) that opens and closes the mouth (3).
It is characterized in that the lid member (14) having 8) is attached rotatably around the axis (30) in a posture of closing the mouth portion (3) and a posture of opening the mouth portion (3). It is a thing.

In this case, a lid member operation knob (15) is provided on the upper surface side of the lateral rod (16), a locking posture for holding the lid member (14) in a closed posture and an opening posture for the lid member (14). Axis (31) spanning with unlocked attitude allowing
It can be attached so as to be rotatable around. Further, an arcuate notch (21) along the outer circumference of the mouth (3) on the lower surface side of the cap receiving collar (5) can be provided at the tip (12a) of the lock plate (12). Further, the lock plate operating knob (13) is provided with an eccentric cam (27) which comes in contact with and separates from the rear end of the lock plate (12) as the lock plate operating knob (13) rotates around the shaft (26). Can be provided.

[0008]

According to the plastic bottle handle having the above structure, the cap (6) that seals the mouth (3) of the bottle (1) is removed and the lower end of the cap is attached to the plastic bottle. The part (6a) is left on the cap receiving collar (5), and the handle body (1
Insert the short tube portion (18) of 1) into the outer periphery of the mouth portion (3) from above and insert the lip (19) on the upper surface of the lower end portion (6a) of the cap left on the cap receiving collar (5). Abut,
The lock plate operating knob (13) is rotated around the shaft (25) to push the lock plate (12) forward against the spring member (22). Then, the tip portion (12a) of the lock plate (12) engages with a part of the outer periphery of the mouth portion 3 on the lower surface side of the cap receiving collar (5), and by this engagement action, the cap lower end portion (6a) and the cap receiving collar. (5) and the lip (19) and the tip (12) of the lock plate (12).
It is clamped by a), so that the handle body (11)
Is securely and securely fixed to the mouth portion (3) without rattling.

As described above, the handle according to the present invention is different from the handle which is attached by using the male screw (4) of the mouth portion (3) of the bottle (1) as in the conventional product described above, unlike the mouth portion (3). ) Cap receiving collar (5) and cap lower end (6)
a), and use the lip (1) on the handle body (11) side.
9) and the front end portion (12a) of the lock plate (12) are used to clamp the cap lower end portion (6a) on the mouth portion (3) side and the cap receiving collar (5). It can be attached to any plastic bottle with a different male thread diameter. It is possible to prevent the content liquid from spilling by closing the mouth portion (3) with the lid member (14) when not in use.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a plan view of a plastic bottle handle according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of the handle, FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. It is a figure.

2 and 3, a plastic bottle (hereinafter, simply referred to as a bottle) 1 such as a PET bottle which is the object of the present invention is provided with a mouth portion 3 at an upper end of a body portion 2, and the mouth portion 3 is provided. A male screw 4 and a cap receiving collar 5 are provided above and below the outer periphery of the. A cap 6 is screwed into the male screw 4 of the mouth portion 3 for sealing, and when the cap 6 is removed, a lower end portion (hereinafter referred to as a cap lower end portion) connected to the lower end of the cap 6 so as to be torn off with a small force. 6a is torn off and left on the cap receiving collar 5.

1 to 3, a handle 10 for a plastic bottle according to the present invention comprises a handle body 11, a lock plate 12, and a lock plate operating knob 1.
3, a lid member 14, and a lid member operation knob 15.

The handle main body 11 is formed in an L shape, and is provided with a horizontal rod portion 16 which is orthogonal to the body portion 2 of the bottle 1, and the horizontal rod portion 1.
6 has a vertical rod portion 17 continuously provided at the rear end thereof and extending along the body portion 2. At the front end of the horizontal rod portion 16, a short tube portion 18 that can be inserted into the outer circumference of the mouth portion 3 of the bottle 1 is provided, and a lip that abuts the upper surface of the cap lower end portion 6a on the inner circumference of the upper end opening of the short tube portion 18. 19 are provided. A bowl-shaped wall 20 that covers the base of the mouth 3 of the bottle 1 is integrally formed on the outer periphery of the lower end opening of the short tubular portion 18 so as to project outward.

As shown in FIG. 3, the lock plate 12 is provided inside the lateral rod portion 16 of the handle body 11, and the tip portion 12a of the lock plate 12 is disengaged from a part of the outer periphery of the mouth portion 3 on the lower surface side of the cap receiving collar 5. It is incorporated in the forward and backward movements. The tip portion 12a has a mouth portion 3 on the lower surface side of the cap receiving collar 5.
An arcuate notch 21 (see FIG. 4) is provided along the outer circumference of the cap so as to surely abut and engage a part of the outer circumference of the mouth portion 3 on the lower surface side of the cap receiving collar 5. Further, a spring member 22 that constantly urges the lock plate 12 to move rearward is incorporated inside the lateral rod portion 16. The spring member 22 is composed of a compression coil spring, and is interposed between an opening portion 23 provided in the middle portion of the lock plate 12 and a spring receiving portion 24 provided inside the horizontal rod portion 16.

A lock plate operating knob 13 for pushing the lock plate 12 forward against the spring member 22 is attached to the rear end of the horizontal rod portion 16 so as to be rotatable around a shaft 25. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the lock plate operation knob 13 is integrally formed with eccentric cams 27, 27 having a shaft 25 at an eccentric position on both sides of a finger hook portion 26. Use this lock plate operating knob 13 with the finger hook 2
When the fingertip is hung on 6 and rotated in the E direction in FIG. 3, the outer peripheral portion of the eccentric cam 27 causes the rear end portion 12b of the lock plate 12 to rotate.
Is pressed against and the lock plate 12 is moved forward against the force of the spring member 22. Lock plate operation knob 1
3 is rotated in the F direction in FIG. 3, the outer peripheral portion of the eccentric cam 27 is separated from the rear end portion 12b of the lock plate 12, and the lock plate 12 is automatically returned and moved rearward by the urging force of the spring member 22. To do. Finger hook 26 and eccentric cam 27
The lock plate 12 can be pushed forward against the spring member 22 with a smaller force by the boosting mechanism by.

On the upper surface side of the lateral rod portion 16 of the handle body 11, a lid member 14 having a crown-shaped lid portion 28 for opening and closing the mouth portion 3 of the bottle 1 integrally formed at the tip of the swing rod 29 is formed. Three
Is attached so as to be rotatable around the shaft 30 in a posture of closing the mouth and a posture of opening the mouth portion 3. If necessary, a packing or liner for preventing liquid leakage is provided on the inner surface of the lid portion 28. On the upper surface side of the horizontal rod portion 16, a lid member operation knob 15 is rotatable about an axis 31 between a locked posture for holding the closed posture of the lid member 14 and an unlocked posture for allowing the opened posture of the lid member 14. Is attached to.

The lid member operating knob 15 is formed in a gate shape having leg portions 33, 33 on both sides of the finger hook portion 32, and the lid member 1
The lower ends of both leg portions 33, 33 are attached to the horizontal rod portion 16 so as to be rotatable around the shaft 31 in the front-rear direction so as to straddle the upper portion between the lid portion 28 of 4 and the shaft 30. At this time, in the lid member operating knob 15, in the locked posture shown by the solid line in FIG. 3, the lower end portion 32a of the finger hook portion 32 presses against the upper surface of the swing rod 29 of the lid member 14 so that the lid member 14 opens and rotates. Fig. 3
In the middle, in the unlocked posture indicated by the chain double-dashed line G, the lid member 14 is attached so as to release the pressure contact state with the upper surface of the lid member 14 and allow the lid member 14 to rotate upward. In addition, the lid member operation knob 15
When is further tilted rearward in the unlocking posture direction, the finger hook portion 32 abuts and engages with a projection portion 34 which is integrally projected upward from the rear end portion of the shaft 30 of the lid member 14, and the lid member operation knob The lid member 14 is adapted to rotate upwardly around the shaft 30 as the member 15 is rotated in the unlocking posture direction.

To attach the handle 10 constructed as described above to the bottle 1, as shown in FIG.
The cap 6 that seals the mouth portion 3 of is removed and the lower end portion 6a of the cap is left on the cap receiving collar 5. Under this state, the short tubular portion 18 of the handle body 11 is placed on the outer periphery of the mouth portion 3 from above. The lip 19 is inserted and brought into contact with the upper surface of the lower end portion 6a of the cap, and the lock plate operating knob 13 is rotated around the shaft 25 to push the lock plate 12 against the spring member 22 in the forward direction. Then, the lock plate 12
Of the cap receiving collar 5 engages with a part of the outer periphery of the mouth portion 3 on the lower surface side of the cap receiving collar 5, and by this engaging action.
The lower end portion 6a of the cap and the lower end portion 6a of the cap are sandwiched between the lip 19 and the tip portion 12a of the lock plate 12, whereby the handle body 11 is stably and reliably fixed to the mouth portion 3 without rattling.

Thus, the lip 1 on the handle body 11 side
Since the cap lower end 6a on the mouth 3 side and the cap receiving collar 5 are sandwiched by 9 and the tip 12a of the lock plate 12, the maker 9 attaches to any bottle 1 having a different male screw diameter. be able to. Further, the short tubular portion 18 of the handle main body 11 can be attached by a simple operation of inserting the short tubular portion 18 into the outer periphery of the mouth portion 3 and rotating the lock plate operating knob 13. The bottle 1 to which the handle 10 is attached has a large diameter in the body portion 2, and even if it is heavy, it can be easily held by grasping the vertical rod portion 17 with one hand. Further, since the mouth portion 3 can be opened and closed by the lid portion 28 of the lid member 14, and the state in which the mouth portion 3 is closed by the lid member 14 when not in use can be held by the lid member operation knob 15, It is possible to prevent the content liquid from accidentally spilling.

[0020]

According to the present invention, a fixing means is employed, in which the lip on the handle body side and the tip of the lock plate hold the lower end portion of the cap on the mouth side and the cap receiving collar, so that the manufacturer can It is advantageous that the handle can be easily attached to any plastic bottle having a different male screw diameter at the mouth portion.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a plastic bottle handle.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the handle.

3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a half-cutaway sectional view of a conventional plastic bottle handle.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 plastic bottle 3 mouth 4 male screw 5 Cap receiving tsuba 6 caps 6a Lower end of cap 11 handle body 12 Lock plate 13 Lock plate operation knob 14 Lid member 15 Lid member operation knob 16 Yokomo 17 Vertical rod 18 Short tube part 19 lips 21 Arc-shaped notch 22 Spring member 25 Lock plate operation knob shaft 27 Eccentric cam 28 Lid 30 Shaft of lid member 31 Lid member operation knob shaft

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A cap (6) is screwed into a male screw (4) of a mouth (3) having a male screw (4) and a cap receiving collar (5) at the top and bottom, and when the cap is removed, the lower end of the cap is removed. A handle to be attached to a plastic bottle (1) in which (6a) is torn off and left on the cap receiving collar (5), wherein the handle body (11) is a body of the bottle (1). The horizontal rod portion (16) has a horizontal rod portion (16) orthogonal to the portion (2) and a vertical rod portion (17) continuously provided at the rear end of the horizontal rod portion and extending along the body portion (2). A short tube portion (18) that can be inserted into the mouth portion (3) is provided at the front end of the cap, and the cap lower end portion (6a) left on the cap receiving collar (5) is provided on the inner periphery of the upper end opening of the short tube portion. ) Has a lip (19) that comes into contact with the upper surface of the lock rod (16). The front end (12a) of the door (12) is incorporated in the front-rear direction so as to engage and disengage with the outer peripheral part of the mouth (3) on the lower surface side of the cap receiving collar (5), and the lock plate ( A spring member (22) for constantly urging the rear plate 12) is installed, and a lock plate (12) is provided at the rear end of the lateral rod (16).
A lock plate operation knob (13) for pressing and moving the spring against the spring member (22) is attached rotatably around the shaft (26), and on the upper surface side of the horizontal rod portion (16), A lid member (14) having a lid portion (28) for opening and closing the mouth portion (3) has a shaft (3) extending between a posture of closing the mouth portion (3) and a posture of opening the mouth portion (3).
0) A plastic bottle handle, which is attached so as to be rotatable around. 2. A lid member operation knob (15) is provided on the upper surface side of the horizontal rod portion (16), and has a lock posture for holding the lid member (14) in a closed posture and an open posture for the lid member (14). The plastic bottle handle according to claim 1, wherein the plastic bottle handle is mounted so as to be rotatable around an axis (31) in an allowable unlocked posture. 3. A tip portion (12) of the lock plate (12).
The plastic bottle handle according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a) is provided with an arcuate notch (21) along the outer periphery of the mouth (3) on the lower surface side of the cap receiving collar (5). 4. An eccentric cam (27) which comes into contact with and separates from a rear end portion of the lock plate (12) as the lock plate operation knob (13) rotates around an axis (26) of the lock plate operation knob (13). ) Is provided, the plastic bottle handle according to any one of claims 1 to 3.