JP3513546B2 - Hot bath equipment - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a warm bath device used for paraffin packing of fingertips, nails and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, interest in manicure and nail products has been increasing mainly among young people, and nail care and hand care using paraffin packs have become popular not only at nail salons and beauty salons but also at home.

[0003] When the fingertips, nails and the like are paraffin-packed at home, a bottomed cylindrical cup 51 as shown in Fig. 14 is simply used, and the procedure is as follows. That is, first, the bottomed cylindrical cup 51 and the solid paraffin 52 are prepared. Next, the solid paraffin 52 is put into the cup 51, and hot water of about 85 ° C.
Pour to about 4 and stir with a stir bar to solid paraffin 52
To melt. At this time, it is divided into a paraffin layer (upper layer) and a hot water layer (lower layer). Then, after a while,
When the temperature of the hot water reaches about 55 ° C., put one or two fingers in the paraffin layer and the hot water layer for about 1 second, and apply paraffin to the fingers and nails. Next, the paraffin attached to the finger or nail is dried for about 5 to 10 minutes, and then the paraffin is peeled off. After that, wash away the waste products on your fingers with lukewarm water. In this way, care is taken for the fingertips and nails.

After the paraffin pack is finished, the paraffin and the hot water are cooled after a while to solidify the paraffin in the upper layer and turn the hot water into water. After that, the solidified paraffin is destroyed and the water in the lower layer is discarded. Then, the solidified paraffin is used again.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned prior art, it takes a long time after the solid paraffin is melted until the temperature of the hot water reaches about 55 ° C. This time can be shortened by adding water after melting the solid paraffin, but since the water is supplied from the upper end opening of the cup 51, first, the water directly touches the upper paraffin layer. As a result, the paraffin layer is cooled and the paraffin is solidified again, so that it is necessary to stir again.

Further, when the lower layer water is discarded after the paraffin pack is finished, the upper layer solidified paraffin is in a state of covering the lower layer water, so that the solidified paraffin is destroyed. There is a need.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances and does not require re-stirring even if water is added when the temperature of the hot water is lowered after melting the solid paraffin and the paraffin pack is used. It is an object of the present invention to provide a hot bath device which does not need to destroy the solidified paraffin when the lower layer water is discarded after the completion of the above.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the hot bath apparatus of the present invention comprises a bottomed cylindrical outer container, a wall of the outer container movably accommodated in the outer container and the outer container itself. A cylindrical inner container with a bottom dimensioned to form a gap between the inner container and a wall of the inner container, and a through hole is formed at or near the bottom of the inner container to move the inner container in one direction. Thus, a projecting portion that plugs the through hole and opens by moving in the other direction is provided on the inner surface of the outer container.

That is, in the hot bath apparatus of the present invention, when a paraffin pack is used using the hot bath apparatus, the inner container is moved in one direction by a protrusion protruding on the inner surface of the outer container or the bottom of the inner container. The solid paraffin can be melted by putting solid paraffin and hot water in the inner container while the through hole formed near the bottom is plugged. Further, after this melting, when water is poured into the gap between the wall surface of the outer container and the wall surface of the inner container formed by the above movement, with the through hole being opened by moving the inner container in the other direction. The water and the lower layer hot water in the inner container can be mixed with each other through the through hole without directly touching the water and the upper layer paraffin in the inner container. Therefore, the paraffin does not solidify again and it is not necessary to stir again. After finishing the paraffin pack, wait a while and then solidify the paraffin in the upper layer and turn the hot water in the lower layer into water, and then move all the water in the inner container to the outer container through the through holes, and then the outer container. It can be discarded through the top opening of the. Therefore, it is not necessary to destroy the solidified paraffin in the upper layer when discarding the water.

Further, in the present invention, when the inner container is moved with respect to the outer container by a predetermined distance, a gap is formed between one end side of the inner container and the wall surface of the outer container and the other end side of the inner container and the outer container. The communication passage that connects the gap created with the wall surface of
When formed on at least one of the side wall of the outer container, the bottom of the outer container, the side wall of the inner container and the bottom of the inner container,
If water is previously filled in the space formed between the other end of the inner container and the wall surface of the outer container, the inner container is moved a predetermined distance in the other direction with respect to the outer container to open the through hole of the inner container. When plugged, the water moves through the communication passage into the gap between the one end side of the inner container and the wall surface of the outer container formed by the movement, and water and the lower-layer hot water in the inner container Can be mixed through the through holes. Also in this case, the paraffin does not resolidify and it is not necessary to stir again.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 to 11 show an embodiment of the hot bath apparatus of the present invention. In this embodiment, the hot bath device is made of acrylic resin, and as shown in FIG. 1, a bottomed cylindrical outer container 1 and a bottomed cylindrical inner container 2 housed in this outer container. Is equipped with.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, the outer container 1 is substantially D-shaped in a plan view and has a rounded front portion.
The inner surface of the outer container 1 is substantially U-shaped when viewed from the front, and the inner surface of the bottom is round. Further, at the lower front portion of the inner surface of the outer container 1, a through hole 3 is formed at the lower end portion of the front side wall of the inner container 2.
A disk-shaped projection 4 for plugging the plug is provided. A stopper for preventing the inner container 2 from being taken out upward from the outer container 1 in a state where the inner container 2 is located in front from both left and right sides of the upper end of the opening of the outer container 1. 5 is projected. Further, on both the left and right sides of the opening of the outer container 1, the ridges 6 projecting on the outer surfaces of the left and right side walls of the inner container 2 with the inner container 2 positioned at the forefront (see FIGS. 9 and 10). ), And a recess 8 that is located behind this engaging part 7 and that retracts the protrusion 6 of the inner container 2 when the inner container 2 slides rearward from the frontmost part. Are formed.

As shown in FIGS. 8 to 11, the inner container 2 is substantially D-shaped in plan view and has a rounded front portion.
When viewed from the front, it is substantially U-shaped, and the bottom is rounded. The width and height of the inner container 2 are slightly smaller than those of the outer container 1 (see FIG. 1), and the outer surface of the side wall of the inner container 2 and the outer container 1 are
Of the inner container 2 and the outer surface of the bottom of the inner container 2 and the inner surface of the bottom of the outer container 1 are in contact with each other. The length of the inner container 2 in the front-rear direction is shorter than that of the outer container 1, and is between the outer surface of the rear side wall of the inner container 2 and the inner surface of the rear side wall of the outer container 1 and the inner container 2
Voids A and B (see FIGS. 1 and 5) are provided between the outer surface of the front side wall and the inner surface of the front side wall of the outer container 1. Due to the gaps A and B, the inner container 2 becomes the outer container 1
It is slidable in the front-back direction. Also,
A circular through hole 3 is provided at the lower end of the front side wall of the inner container 2 so as to connect the inside and the outside of the inner container 2 and to be plugged by the protrusion 4 of the outer container 1. In addition, gripping portions 9 for gripping when the inner container 2 is slid and moved are provided on the outer container 1 (see FIG. 1) on both left and right rear portions above the opening edge of the inner container 2.
Is projected so as to protrude outside the side wall. Further, on the upper portions of the outer surfaces of the left and right side walls of the inner container 2, there are provided protrusions 6 which are long in the height direction of the inner container 2 and which engage with the engaging portions 7 (see FIG. 5) of the outer container 1.

When a paraffin pack is made using the above-mentioned hot bath apparatus, it is carried out as follows. That is, first, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the inner container 2 is positioned at the foremost part of the outer container 1, and the through hole 3 of the inner container 2 is plugged by the protrusion 4 of the outer container 1 to The inner ridge 2 is fixed by engaging the ridge 6 of No. 2 with the engaging portion 7 of the outer pod 1. Next, solid paraffin and hot water of about 85 ° C. are put in the inner container 2 and stirred with a stirring rod to melt the solid paraffin. At this time, it is divided into a paraffin layer (upper layer) and a hot water layer (lower layer). Next, the engagement between the protrusion 6 of the inner container 2 and the engaging portion 7 of the outer container 1 is released, and the inner container 2 is slid backward as shown in FIGS. At this time, the through hole 3 of the inner container 2 is opened, and a space B is formed between the outer surface of the front side wall of the inner container 2 and the inner surface of the front side wall of the outer container 1. Next, water is put into this void B. At this time, since the through hole 3 of the inner container 2 is formed at the lower end portion of the front side wall, only the hot water in the lower layer in the inner container 2 is mixed with water through the through hole 3, and the hot water is heated to about 55 ° C in a short time. Is cooled down. Next, put one or two fingers in the paraffin layer and the hot water layer for about 1 second, and apply paraffin to the fingers and nails. After that, the fingertips and nails are cared for in the same manner as in the past.

After the paraffin pack is finished, the paraffin and the hot water are cooled for a while to solidify the paraffin in the upper layer, and the hot water in the lower layer is turned into water. Then, position the inner container 2 at the rearmost part of the outer container 1 and pull it up.
Take out from the outer container 1. At this time, all the water in the inner container 2 moves to the outer container 1. After that, water is discarded from the upper end opening of the outer container 1.

As described above, according to the above-described embodiment, the hot bath apparatus includes the bottomed cylindrical outer container 1 and the bottomed cylindrical inner container 2 housed in the outer container 1. By providing gaps A and B between the outer surface of the rear side wall of the inner container 2 and the inner surface of the rear side wall of the outer container 1, and between the outer surface of the front side wall of the inner container 2 and the inner surface of the front side wall of the outer container 1, the inner container 2 Is slidable in the front-back direction in the outer container 1, and the inner container 2
A through hole 3 is formed in the lower end of the front side wall of the outer container 1, and a protrusion 4 for plugging the through hole 3 is formed in the lower front part of the inner surface of the outer container 1. Therefore, when the paraffin pack is used, the inner container 2 is positioned at the forefront part of the outer container 1,
After the solid paraffin is melted in the inside, the inner container 2 is slid backward, and water is introduced into the space B formed between the outer surface of the front side wall of the inner container 2 and the inner surface of the front side wall of the outer container 1. Only the lower hot water in the inner container 2 can be mixed with water through the through hole 3. Therefore, even if water is added in this way, unlike the conventional technique, the water does not directly touch the upper layer paraffin in the inner container 2, so that the paraffin does not solidify again and it is not necessary to stir again.

After the paraffin pack is finished,
Since only water can be discarded from the upper end opening of the outer container 1, it is not necessary to destroy the solidified paraffin in the upper layer when discarding water, unlike the conventional technique.

FIG. 12 shows another embodiment of the hot bath apparatus of the present invention. In this embodiment, in the hot bath device, a groove (communication passage) 12 that is long in the front-rear direction is formed in the center of the inner surface of the bottom of the outer container 11. This groove 12 is
A gap B formed between the outer surface of the front side wall of the inner container 2 and the inner surface of the front side wall of the outer container 11 when the inner container 2 is slid from the frontmost portion of the outer container 11 by a predetermined distance, and the outer side surface of the rear side wall of the inner container 2. A space A formed between the outer container 11 and the inner surface of the rear side wall is communicated. The rest of the configuration is the same as that of the above-described embodiment, and the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals.

When a paraffin is packed using the above hot bath apparatus, the procedure is the same as that of the above embodiment until the solid paraffin is melted in the inner container 2. Then, water is poured into the space A between the outer surface of the rear side wall of the inner container 2 and the inner surface of the rear side wall of the outer container 11. Next, the engagement between the protrusion 6 of the inner container and the engaging portion 7 of the outer container is released, and the inner container 11
Is slid backward and the through hole 3 of the inner container 2 is opened. At this time, when the inner container 2 is slid from the forefront portion of the outer container 11 by a predetermined distance, water passes through the groove 12 and is formed between the outer surface of the front side wall of the inner container 2 and the inner surface of the front side wall of the outer container 11. Of the lower layer in the inner container 2 is mixed with water through the through hole 3. After that, in the same manner as in the above embodiment, the fingertips and nails are cared for, and after the paraffin pack is finished, the water is discarded from the upper end opening of the outer container 11.

As described above, according to the other embodiments, even when water is added, unlike the prior art, the water does not directly come into contact with the paraffin in the upper layer in the inner container 2 even when water is added. Therefore, the paraffin does not solidify again and it is not necessary to stir again. Also, after finishing the paraffin pack,
Since only water can be discarded from the upper opening of the outer container 11, it is not necessary to destroy the solidified paraffin in the upper layer when discarding the water, unlike the conventional technique.

FIG. 13 shows still another embodiment of the hot bath apparatus of the present invention. In this embodiment, the warm bath device includes a bottomed cylindrical outer container 21 and the outer container 21.
It has a bottomed cylindrical inner container 22 that is accommodated inside and has a size such that a space C is formed between the inner surface of the outer wall of the outer container 21 and the outer surface of the outer wall of itself. A square through hole 23 that communicates the inside and the outside of the inner container 22 is formed at the center of the bottom of the inner container 22.
At the center of the inner surface of the bottom portion of the No. 1, a square plate-shaped projection 24 for plugging the through hole 23 is provided. The inner container 22 can be lifted and moved.

When a paraffin pack is made using the above-mentioned warm bath apparatus, it is carried out as follows. That is, first, the inner container 22 is positioned at the bottom of the outer container 21 by plugging the through hole 23 of the inner container 22 with the protrusion 24 of the outer container 21. Next, solid paraffin and hot water of about 85 ° C. are put into the inner container 22 and stirred with a stirring rod to melt the solid paraffin. At this time, it is divided into a paraffin layer (upper layer) and a hot water layer (lower layer). Next, a gap C between the inner surface of the peripheral wall of the outer container 21 and the outer surface of the peripheral wall of the inner container 22.
Add water to. Next, the inner container 22 is lifted and moved upward, and the through hole 23 of the inner container 22 is opened. Next,
When the inner container 22 is rotated by 45 degrees in the circumferential direction of the peripheral wall and lowered, the inner container 22 is placed on the protrusion 24 of the outer container 21 with a part of the through hole 23 of the inner container 22 opened. At this time, since a part of the through hole 23 of the inner container 22 is opened, only the lower hot water in the inner container 22 is mixed with water through the opening. After that, in the same manner as in the above embodiment, the fingertips and nails are cared for, and after the paraffin pack is finished, the water is discarded from the upper end opening of the outer container 21.

As described above, according to the above-mentioned other embodiments, as in the above-mentioned respective embodiments, even if water is added,
Unlike the conventional technique, water does not directly touch the upper paraffin layer in the inner container 22, so the paraffin does not resolidify,
No need to stir again. Further, after the paraffin pack is finished, only water can be discarded from the upper end opening of the outer container 21. Therefore, unlike the conventional technique, it is necessary to destroy the solidified paraffin in the upper layer when discarding the water. Absent.

In the other embodiment, the groove 12 is formed.
Was formed on the inner surface of the bottom of the outer container 11, but the invention is not limited to this, and the groove 12 may be formed on either the inner surface of the left and right sidewalls of the outer container 11, the outer surface of the left and right sidewalls of the inner container 2, or the outer surface of the bottom of the inner container 2. You may form in. Further, instead of the groove 12, the outer container 11 is provided with a communication passage having the same function as that of the groove 12.
It may be formed by penetrating into any of the inside of the left and right side walls, the inside of the bottom portion of the outer container 11, the inside of the left and right side walls of the inner container 2, and the inside of the bottom portion of the inner container 2.

Further, in each of the above-mentioned embodiments, the warm bath apparatus is used for the paraffin pack, but for the purpose of mixing only the substance in the lower layer portion in the inner containers 2 and 22 with other substances, It may be used in other cases.

The material of the hot bath device is not limited to acrylic resin, but may be other resin or metal. Further, the shapes of the through holes 3 and 23 of the inner containers 2 and 22 and the protrusions 4 and 24 of the outer containers 1, 11 and 21 are not particularly limited and may be appropriate shapes.

[0028]

As described above, according to the hot bath apparatus of the present invention, when a paraffin pack is used, the inner container is moved in one direction so that the inner container of the outer container is projected. The solid paraffin can be melted by putting solid paraffin and hot water in the inner container in a state where the through hole formed at or near the bottom of the vessel is plugged. Further, after this melting, when water is poured into the gap between the wall surface of the outer container and the wall surface of the inner container formed by the above movement, with the through hole being opened by moving the inner container in the other direction. The water and the lower layer hot water in the inner container can be mixed with each other through the through hole without directly touching the water and the upper layer paraffin in the inner container. Therefore, the paraffin does not solidify again and it is not necessary to stir again. After finishing the paraffin pack, wait a while to solidify the paraffin in the upper layer and turn the hot water in the lower layer into water, then move all the water in the inner container to the outer container through the through holes, and then put it in the outer container. It can be discarded through the top opening of the. Therefore, it is not necessary to destroy the solidified paraffin in the upper layer when discarding the water.

Further, in the present invention, when the inner container is moved with respect to the outer container by a predetermined distance, a gap is formed between one end side of the inner container and the wall surface of the outer container and the other end side of the inner container and the outer container. The communication passage that connects the gap created with the wall surface of
When formed on at least one of the side wall of the outer container, the bottom of the outer container, the side wall of the inner container and the bottom of the inner container,
If water is previously filled in the space formed between the other end of the inner container and the wall surface of the outer container, the inner container is moved a predetermined distance in the other direction with respect to the outer container to open the through hole of the inner container. When plugged, the water moves through the communication passage into the gap between the one end side of the inner container and the wall surface of the outer container formed by the movement, and water and the lower-layer hot water in the inner container Can be mixed through the through holes. Also in this case, the paraffin does not resolidify and it is not necessary to stir again.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a hot bath apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the warm bath device.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 2 showing the warm bath device.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line YY of FIG. 2 showing the warm bath device.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the warm bath device.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing the warm bath device.

FIG. 7 is a Z-Z sectional view of FIG. 6 showing the hot bath device.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing an inner container of the hot bath apparatus.

9 is a sectional view taken along line RR of FIG. 8 showing the inner container.

10 is a sectional view taken along line S-S of FIG. 8 showing the inner container.

FIG. 11 is a bottom view showing the inner container.

FIG. 12 is a sectional view showing another embodiment of the hot bath apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing still another embodiment of the hot bath apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing a conventional hot bath apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 outer container 2 inner container 3 through holes 4 protrusion B void

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (72) Inventor Hironori Yuri 1-21-17-201 Higashi-chu-shin, Hirakata-shi, Osaka (56) Reference JP-A-11-56893 (JP, A) Mitsuihei 4-11014 ( JP, U) Actual development Sho 61-196728 (JP, U) Actual development Sho 63-11017 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A45D 29/00 A61F 7/00 326 A61H 35/00

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A bottomed cylindrical outer container, and a bottomed cylinder movably accommodated in the outer container and having a size such that a gap is formed between a wall surface of the outer container and a wall surface of itself. -Shaped inner container, a through-hole is formed at or near the bottom of the inner container, and the protrusion that plugs the through-hole by moving the inner container in one direction and opens by moving in the other direction. A hot bath device, characterized in that it is provided on the inner surface of the outer container. 2. A gap formed between one end side of the inner container and the wall surface of the outer container when the inner container is moved by a predetermined distance with respect to the outer container, and between the other end side of the inner container and the wall surface of the outer container. 2. The hot bath apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a communication passage for communicating the gap formed therebetween is formed in at least one of the side wall of the outer container, the bottom of the outer container, the side wall of the inner container and the bottom of the inner container.