JP3504924B2 - 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. 7, the handle is composed of a handle body 40, a lock ring 41, a lid member 42 and the like. 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. Also, depending on the manufacturer, the height H of the mouth 3 of the bottle 1
There is a difference in height. In this case, it is necessary to align two types of lock rings 41 corresponding to the height difference.

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. Another object of the present invention is to provide a plastic bottle handle which can cope with the difference in height of the bottle mouth portion and does not require two types of lock rings.

[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) that is left on the collar (5), the handle body (11), a lock plate (12), a spring member (22), a lock plate operation knob ( 13), a lid supporting member (29), a lid member (28), and a lid member operating knob (15).

The handle main body (11) is provided with a horizontal rod (16) orthogonal to the body (2) of the bottle (1) and a rear end of the horizontal rod, which is connected to the body (2). It has a vertical rod (17) along it, and the mouth (3) is provided at the front end of the horizontal rod (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.

The lock plate (12) is provided inside the lateral rod (16) so that the tip (12a) is engaged with and disengaged from a part of the outer periphery of the mouth (3) on the lower surface side of the cap receiving collar (5). It is incorporated in forward and backward movements. Spring member (2
2) is incorporated into the inside of the lateral rod portion (16) and always urges the lock plate (12) rearward.

The lock plate operating knob (13) has the lock plate (1) at the rear end of the lateral rod (16).
The shaft (26) extends from a lock position in which the spring member (22) is pushed forward against the spring member (22) and a lock position in which the lock plate (12) is allowed to move backward by the force of the spring member (22). It is mounted so that the posture can be changed around.

The lid supporting member (29) is provided with the horizontal rod portion (1).
It is attached to the upper surface of 6) so as to be vertically rotatable around the shaft (30). The lid member (28) is a lid support member (29).
The shaft (30) is pivotally attached to the tip end about the shaft (33) in a vertically swingable manner, and opens and closes the mouth portion (3). The lid member operation knob (15) is located at the rear end of the shaft (30) of the lid support member (29) so that the lid member (28) holds the mouth portion (3) closed. ), And the lid member (28) unlocks the lid support member (29) so that the mouth (3) can be opened.

In this case, the lid member operating knob (15) is formed in a bell crank shape, and the bent portion is vertically rotatable around the pivot shaft (31) at the rear end of the lid supporting member (29). The lid member operation knob (15) is pivotally attached to the upper surface of the horizontal rod portion (16), and the lid member operation knob (15) is attached to the lid support member (2).
9) under the posture of locking the lid member operating knob (1
The step (35a) for low moderation and the step (35b) for high moderation with which the lever (15b) of 5) abuts alternatively can be provided stepwise. In addition, a cap turning concave portion (36) that fits into the cap (6) in a non-rotating manner can be provided at a lower end portion of the vertical rod portion (17).

[0012]

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 part (18) of 1) into the outer periphery of the mouth part (3) from above and receive the lip (19) with the cap receiving collar (5).
The lock plate (12) is brought into contact with the upper surface of the lower end portion (6a) of the cap left above, and the lock plate operation knob (13) is rotated around the shaft (25) to move the lock plate (12) to the spring member (2).
It is pushed forward against 2). 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) is clamped by 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.

As described above, the handle of the present invention is different from the conventional product described above, which is attached using the male screw (4) of the mouth (3) of the bottle (1), unlike the mouth (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.

The lid member (28) for opening and closing the mouth portion (3) of the bottle (1) has a shaft (33) at the tip of the lid supporting member (29).
Since it is pivotally pivoted in the vertical direction around the lid (3), the lid support member (29) is attached to the shaft when closing the mouth (3) regardless of whether the mouth (3) is high or low. As it is rotated around (30), the lid member (28) can be put on the upper edge of the opening of the mouth portion (3) in a parallel posture, and the lid member (28) can be placed on either the high mouth portion (3) or the low mouth portion (3). In contrast, the entire inner surface of the lid member (28) can be evenly adhered and closed.

On the upper surface side of the horizontal rod portion (16), the lever (15a) of the bell crank-shaped lid member operating knob (15) abuts, and the low moderation step (35a) and the high moderation step (35).
When b) is provided stepwise, the lid member operation knob (1
By bringing the lever (15b) of 5) into contact with the low moderation step (35a), the lid member (28) can maintain the closed posture of the mouth (3), and the lid member operation knob. (1
By bringing the lever (15b) of 5) into contact with the high moderation step (35b), the lid member (28) can maintain the closed position of the mouth (3).

[0016]

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. Fig. 5 and Fig. 5 show other usage conditions.
It is sectional drawing shown corresponding to.

1 to 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 the 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, simply referred to as a cap lower end portion) connected to the lower end of the cap 6 so that the cap 6 can 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 includes a handle body 11, a lock plate 12, a spring member 22, a lock plate operating knob 13, a lid support member 29, a lid member 28, And a lid member operation knob 15 and the like.

The handle main body 11 is formed in an L shape, and is provided with a horizontal rod portion 16 orthogonal to the body portion 2 of the bottle 1, and the horizontal rod portion 1.
6 has a vertical rod portion 17 connected to the rear end of the rod 6 and extending along the body portion 2 for gripping. 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 is provided inward.

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. Allow to do. At that time, the lock plate 12 can be pushed forward against the spring member 22 with a smaller force by the boosting mechanism constituted by the finger hooking portion 26 and the eccentric cam 27.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the handle body 1
A shaft supporting portion 32 is integrally provided on the upper surface side of the first horizontal rod portion 16, and a lid supporting member 29 is attached to the shaft supporting portion 32 so as to be vertically rotatable around a shaft 30. A bifurcated portion 29a is formed on the tip of the shaft 30 of the lid support member 29, and a crown-shaped lid member 28 that opens and closes the mouth portion 3 of the bottle 1 swings vertically around the shaft 33 in the bifurcated portion 29a. Freely pivoted. A packing or liner 34 for preventing liquid leakage is provided on the inner surface of the lid member 28 as needed.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, at the rear end of the shaft 30 of the lid supporting member 29, the lid member operating knob 15 is provided with a lid so that the lid member 28 maintains the posture in which the mouth 3 is closed. The support member 29 is attached so as to be switchable about a pivot 31 between a posture in which the support member 29 is locked and a posture in which the lid support member 29 is unlocked so that the lid member 28 can open the mouth 3.
That is, the lid member operating knob 15 is formed in a bell crank shape, and the bent portion 15a is pivotally attached to the rear end of the lid supporting member 29 so as to be vertically rotatable about the pivot 31. On the other hand, Yokomo 1
On the rear side of the shaft support 32 of No. 6, a stepped portion 35a for lower moderation and a stepped portion 35b for higher moderation with which the tip of one lever 15b of the lid member operating knob 15 abuts are formed in a stepped shape.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 3, the tip portion of the lever 15b of the lid member operating knob 15 has a high step portion 35b for moderation.
When the lid member 28 comes into contact with the upper side, the lid member 28 is locked so that the lid member 28 maintains the position in which the low-height mouth portion 3 is closed, and the tip of the lever 15b of the lid member operation knob 15 is moved as shown in FIG. The lid support member 29 holds the posture in which the lid member 28 closes the high mouth portion 3 when it abuts on the low moderation step portion 35a.
Lock. Then, as shown by a chain double-dashed line P in FIG. 3, when the lid member operating knob 15 is inverted around the pivot 31 so as to move the tip end portion of the lever 15b away from the low moderation step portion 35a rearward, As shown by the chain double-dashed line Q, the lid support member 29 can be largely opened and rotated about the axis 30, and the lid member 28 can be opened upward from the mouth 3.

At the lower end of the vertical rod portion 17 of the handle 10,
A cap turning recess 3 having a knurl 36a formed on the inner peripheral surface thereof is provided so that the cap 6 of the bottle 1 can be fitted in a non-rotating manner (see FIG. 3). According to this, as shown in FIG. 6, before the handle 10 is attached to the bottle 1, the cap turning recess 36 is fitted into the cap 6 and the entire handle 10 is turned, so that the cap 6 can be easily pushed from the mouth 3. It can be removed. In particular, when the cap 6 is hard and difficult to open, it is convenient to use it.

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. Therefore, the bottle 1 can be easily and stably held by the handle 10.

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.

A lid member 28 for opening and closing the mouth portion 3 of the bottle 1.
Is pivotally attached to the tip of the lid support member 29 about the shaft 33 in a vertically swingable manner, so that when the mouth 3 is closed, the height of the mouth 3 is low (see FIG. 3) or high. In any case (see FIG. 5), the lid support member 29
The lid member 28 can be placed in parallel with the upper edge of the opening of the mouth portion 3 by rotating about the axis 30, and the inner surface of the lid member 28 for both the low mouth portion 3 and the high mouth portion 3 can be covered. The whole can be uniformly adhered and closed.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, the posture in which the lid member 28 closes the lower mouth portion 3 is the lever 15b of the lid member operating knob 15.
It can be held by abutting the tip end of the above on the high moderation step 35b. As shown in FIG. 5, the lid member 2
The posture in which the mouth 3 having a high height 8 is closed can be maintained by bringing the tip of the lever 15b of the lid member operation knob 15 into contact with the low moderation step 35a.

[0030]

As described above, according to the present invention, the fixing means for sandwiching the cap lower end portion and the cap receiving flange on the bottle mouth side by the lip on the handle body side and the tip of the lock plate is adopted. With this, any plastic bottle with a different male screw diameter at the bottle mouth can be accommodated, and the handle can be easily attached to the plastic bottle. Moreover, the lid member that opens and closes the bottle mouth is pivotally attached to the tip of the lid support member so that it can handle plastic bottles with different heights, which is convenient. Is.

[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 cross-sectional view showing another usage example corresponding to FIG.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing still another usage example.

FIG. 7 is a semi-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 15b Lever for 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 member 29 Lid support member 30 Shaft of lid support member 31 Lid member operation knob pivot 33 Shaft of lid member 35a Lower step for moderation 35b Higher step 36 Cap turning recess

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Claims (3)

(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 attached to a plastic bottle (1) in which (6a) is torn off and left on the cap receiving collar (5), which is orthogonal to the body (2) of the bottle (1). Yokomo (1
6) and a vertical rod portion (17) continuously provided at the rear end of the horizontal rod portion and extending along the body portion (2), and at the front end of the horizontal rod portion (16),
A short cylinder part (18) that can be inserted into the mouth part (3) is provided, and on the inner circumference of the upper end opening of this short cylinder part, on the upper surface of the cap lower end part (6a) left on the cap receiving collar (5). The handle main body (11) provided with the abutting lip (19) and the horizontal rod so that the tip portion (12a) is engaged with and disengaged from a part of the outer periphery of the mouth portion (3) on the lower surface side of the cap receiving collar (5). Department (1
6) A lock plate (12) that is incorporated in the front-rear direction in the inside of 6), and a spring that is incorporated in the lateral rod (16) and biases the lock plate (12) to always move rearward. Member (2
2), a lock posture in which the lock plate (12) is pushed forward against the spring member (22) at the rear end of the horizontal rod (16), and the lock plate (12) is spring-loaded. A lock plate operation knob (13) mounted so as to be able to change the posture around the shaft (26) in a lock releasing posture that allows the backward movement by the force of the member (22), and on the upper surface side of the horizontal rod portion (16). A lid supporting member (29) attached so as to be rotatable up and down about an axis (30), and a shaft (3) at a tip from the axis (30) of the lid supporting member (29).
3) A lid member (28) that is pivotally attached around the upper and lower sides so as to swing in a vertical direction, and opens and closes the mouth portion (3); and a lid member at a rear end of the shaft (30) of the lid support member (29). (28) locking the lid support member (29) so that the mouth (3) keeps the closed position, and the lid member (28)
A lid operation knob (15) mounted so that the lid support member (29) can be unlocked to open the mouth (3) and the posture can be switched around the pivot (31). Handle for plastic bottles characterized by. 2. The lid member operation knob (15) is formed in a bell crank shape, and the bent portion has the lid support member (2).
9) It is pivotally attached to the rear end of the rear end of the horizontal shaft (31) so as to be vertically rotatable. ) Is locked, the lever (15) of the lid member operation knob (15)
b) Alternate abutment step (35a) for low moderation
The handle for a plastic bottle according to claim 1, wherein the high moderation step (35b) is provided stepwise. 3. The plastic according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a cap turning concave portion (36) fitted in the cap (6) in a non-rotating manner is provided at a lower end portion of the vertical rod portion (17). Handle for bottles.