JP4860776B1 - Resin cap remover and resin ring remover - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a resin-made cap detaching tool configured to safely detach various resin-made caps, having different heights, from a bottle mouth. <P>SOLUTION: The resin-made cap detaching tool 1 for detaching the resin-made cap 3 mounted on the bottle mouth 2a includes: a grip part 5; a hook part 6 rotatably mounted on the leading end side portion of the grip part 5, and configured to be engaged with the bottom of the resin-made cap 3 from the outer periphery side of the resin-made cap 3; and an insertion part 7 rotatably mounted on the leading end side portion of the grip part 5 on the base end side of the grip part 5 from the hook part 6, and configured to be inserted into the inner peripheral side of the resin-made cap 3. When detaching the resin-made cap 3 from the bottle mouth 2a by the detaching tool 1, the base end side, away from the insertion part 7, of the grip part 5 is grasped in the state in which the insertion part 7 is inserted into the inner peripheral side of the resin-made cap 3 and the hook part 6 is engaged with the bottom of the resin-made cap 3, and the grip part 5 is rotated in a direction to come closer to the bottle 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a resin cap removing tool for removing a resin cap attached to a bottle mouth. The present invention also relates to a resin ring remover for removing the resin ring remaining after the PET bottle cap is removed from the PET bottle.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a cap remover for removing a resin cap (resin cap) attached to a bottle mouth is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The cap removing device described in Patent Literature 1 includes a handle in which a slip prevention portion is formed, and a claw that is rotatably attached to the distal end side of the handle. In this cap remover, the cap is removed from the mouth of the bottle by hooking the nail on the cap and pulling the nail up with the non-slip portion as a fulcrum. Therefore, in this cap removing device, the height of the cap that can be removed is determined by the length of the nail, and various caps having different heights cannot be removed from the mouth of the bottle.

  Therefore, conventionally, a cap removing device has been proposed in which various caps having different heights can be removed from the mouth of the bottle (for example, see Patent Document 2). In the cap removing device described in Patent Document 2, a hook with a claw is slidable with respect to the main body, and by adjusting the position of the hook with the claw with respect to the main body, various caps having different heights are attached to the mouth of the bottle. It is possible to remove from. In this cap removing device, the cap is removed from the bottle mouth by holding the handle connected to the main body and lifting it upward while the hook with the claw is hooked on the cap.

  Conventionally, a resin ring cutting tool for cutting a resin ring (resin ring) remaining after removing a PET bottle cap and removing it from the PET bottle is known (see, for example, Patent Document 3). ). The cutting tool described in Patent Literature 3 includes a cutting tool main body having a blade portion formed on the distal end side, and a hook portion that is rotatably attached to the cutting tool main body. In this cutting tool, the ring is cut by engaging the hook portion with the mouth of the plastic bottle and pushing down the cutting tool body.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-310199 JP 2004-123177 A Utility Model Registration No. 3069942

  As described above, in the cap removing device described in Patent Document 2, various caps having different heights can be removed from the mouth of the bottle. However, in this cap removing device, the cap is removed from the bottle mouth by virtue of the hook being hooked on the cap, the handle is lifted upward by grasping the handle, and the cap is removed from the bottle mouth. The user may be injured by hooks with claws.

  Further, as described above, Patent Document 3 discloses a cutting tool that cuts a resin ring remaining in a plastic bottle and removes it from the plastic bottle. However, Patent Document 3 does not disclose a removal tool that can be removed from a plastic bottle without cutting the resin ring.

  Then, the subject of this invention is providing the removal tool of the resin cap which can remove safely various resin caps from which height differs from the opening of a bottle. Moreover, the subject of this invention is providing the removal tool of the resin ring which can be removed from a plastic bottle, without cut | disconnecting a resin ring.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the resin cap remover of the present invention is a resin cap remover for removing a resin cap attached to a bottle mouth. A hook part that is pivotally attached to the part and engages from the outer peripheral side of the resin cap to the bottom surface side of the resin cap, and a distal end side part of the handle part that is rotated more proximally than the hook part. An insertion portion that is movably attached and is inserted into the inner peripheral side of the resin cap, the insertion portion is inserted into the inner peripheral side of the resin cap, and the hook portion is located on the bottom side of the resin cap. In the engaged state, the handle part is grasped at the base end side with respect to the insertion part, and the handle part is rotated in a direction approaching the bottle to remove the resin cap from the mouth of the bottle.

  The resin cap removing tool of the present invention includes a hook portion that engages from the outer peripheral side of the resin cap to the bottom surface side of the resin cap, and this hook portion is rotatable to the tip side portion of the handle portion. Is attached. Therefore, by changing the angle of the handle portion with respect to the bottle, the hook portion can be engaged with the bottom surface side of various resin caps having different heights. Further, the resin cap removing tool of the present invention includes an insertion portion to be inserted into the inner peripheral side of the resin cap, and the insertion portion is a handle portion rather than a hook portion at a tip side portion of the handle portion. It is attached to the base end side of this so that rotation is possible. Therefore, regardless of the angle of the handle part with respect to the bottle, it is possible to hold the inner peripheral side of the resin cap with the insertion part, and the insertion part is inserted into the inner peripheral side of the resin cap, and the hook part is made of resin. If the handle portion is rotated in a direction approaching the bottle while being engaged with the bottom side of the cap, the resin cap can be removed from the mouth of the bottle. Therefore, in the present invention, various resin caps having different heights can be removed from the bottle mouth.

  Further, in the present invention, the handle part is separated from the bottle in order to grasp the proximal end side of the handle part from the insertion part and rotate the handle part in a direction approaching the bottle to remove the resin cap from the bottle mouth. Compared with the case where the resin cap is removed by rotating in the direction, the resin cap does not easily come off from the bottle mouth. Therefore, in the present invention, when removing the resin cap from the mouth of the bottle, it is possible to reduce the risk of injury to the user at the hook portion or the like, and the resin cap can be safely removed from the mouth of the bottle. Is possible.

  In this invention, it is preferable that the front-end | tip of an insertion part is sharp so that it may stab to the internal peripheral surface of a resin cap at the time of removal of a resin cap. If comprised in this way, it will become possible to prevent the removal tool from sliding with respect to the resin cap. Therefore, the resin cap can be easily removed from the mouth of the bottle by the remover.

  In the present invention, the insertion portion is formed in a flat plate shape, and a contact portion that contacts the upper end of the resin cap is formed or fixed to the insertion portion, and the contact portion extends to both sides in the thickness direction of the insertion portion. It is preferable that it protrudes. If comprised in this way, when removing resin-made caps, a removal tool can be rotated by making a contact part into a fulcrum. Therefore, when removing the resin cap, the removal tool can be stabilized, and as a result, the resin cap can be easily removed from the mouth of the bottle by the removal tool.

  In the present invention, the resin cap removing tool includes a first support pin fixed to the handle portion and rotatably supporting the hook portion, and a second support pin fixed to the handle portion and rotatably supporting the insertion portion. A first insertion hole through which the first support pin is inserted is formed on the proximal end side of the hook portion, and a second insertion hole through which the second support pin is inserted is formed on the proximal end side of the insertion portion. The inner diameter of the first insertion hole is preferably larger than the outer diameter of the first support pin, and the inner diameter of the second insertion hole is preferably larger than the outer diameter of the second support pin. If comprised in this way, the relative position of a hook part and an insertion part is utilized using the clearance gap between a 1st insertion hole and a 1st support pin, and the clearance gap between a 2nd insertion hole and a 2nd support pin. It is possible to make fine adjustments, and the inner peripheral side of various resin caps with different shapes can be pressed by the insertion part while engaging the hook portion with the bottom side of various resin caps with different shapes. Become. Therefore, various resin caps having different shapes can be easily removed from the mouth of the bottle.

  In this invention, it is preferable that the front end side part of a hook part is formed in a substantially circular arc shape, and the blade is formed in the inner peripheral side of the front end side part of the hook part formed in a substantially circular arc shape. If comprised in this way, it will become possible to cut | disconnect the label made from resin wound around the outer peripheral surface of the bottle, for example, using the blade formed in a hook part, and to remove from a bottle.

  In order to solve the above problems, the resin ring remover of the present invention is a resin ring remover for removing the resin ring remaining after removing the PET bottle cap from the PET bottle. And a hook portion that is pivotally attached to the distal end side portion of the handle portion and engages from the outer peripheral side of the resin ring to the bottom surface side of the resin ring, and a handle than the hook portion of the distal end side portion of the handle portion. An insertion portion that is rotatably attached to the base end side of the portion and is inserted into the inner peripheral side of the plastic bottle, the insertion portion is inserted into the inner peripheral side of the plastic bottle, and the hook portion is made of resin In the state where it is engaged with the bottom side of the ring, grasp the proximal end side of the handle part from the insertion part, rotate the handle part in a direction approaching the plastic bottle, and remove the resin ring from the plastic bottle. Features.

  The resin ring removing tool of the present invention includes a hook portion that engages from the outer peripheral side of the resin ring to the bottom surface side of the resin ring. Therefore, in this invention, it becomes possible to remove from a plastic bottle, without cut | disconnecting resin rings using a hook part. Moreover, in this invention, the hook part is attached to the front end side part of a handle part so that rotation is possible. Therefore, by changing the angle of the handle portion with respect to the plastic bottle, the hook portion can be engaged with the bottom surface side of the plastic rings of various plastic bottles having different distances from the mouth of the plastic bottle to the plastic ring. . Therefore, in this invention, it becomes possible to remove the resin ring from various PET bottles having different distances from the mouth of the PET bottle to the resin ring.

  Further, in the present invention, the grip portion is grasped at the proximal end side from the insertion portion, and the handle portion is rotated in the direction approaching the plastic bottle to remove the resin ring from the plastic bottle. Compared with the case where the resin ring is removed by rotating in a direction away from the plastic bottle, the resin ring does not easily come off from the PET bottle. Therefore, in the present invention, when removing the resin ring from the plastic bottle, it is possible to reduce the risk of injury to the user at the hook portion or the like, and it is possible to safely remove the resin ring from the plastic bottle. become.

  As described above, by using the resin cap removing tool of the present invention, it is possible to safely remove various resin caps having different heights from the mouth of the bottle. Moreover, if the removal tool of the resin ring of this invention is used, it will become possible to remove from a plastic bottle, without cut | disconnecting a resin ring.

It is a figure which shows the removal tool of the resin-made caps concerning embodiment of this invention, (A) is a front view, (B) is a top view, (C) is a side view. It is sectional drawing which shows the state which set the removal tool of the resin caps shown in FIG. 1 to the resin caps. It is a figure for demonstrating a state when removing a resin cap using the resin cap removal tool shown in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the effect of the removal tool of the resin caps shown in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the insertion part concerning other embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows a state when removing the resin-made rings of a PET bottle with the removal tool shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Configuration of resin cap removal tool)
1A and 1B are views showing a resin cap removing tool 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1A is a front view, FIG. 1B is a plan view, and FIG. 1C is a side view. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the resin cap removing tool 1 shown in FIG.

  A resin cap removal tool 1 (hereinafter referred to as “removal tool 1”) of the present embodiment is a resin cap 3 attached to a mouth 2a of a glass bottle 2 (hereinafter referred to as “bottle mouth 2a”). This is a tool for removing (hereinafter referred to as “cap 3”). As shown in FIG. 1, the removal tool 1 includes a handle portion 5, a hook portion 6 that engages with the bottom surface of the cap 3 from the outer peripheral side of the cap 3, and an insertion portion 7 that is inserted into the inner peripheral side of the cap 3. It has.

  The cap 3 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape as shown in FIG. The cap 3 includes a substantially cylindrical outer tube portion 3a disposed on the outer peripheral side of the bottle mouth 2a, and a substantially cylindrical inner tube portion 3b disposed on the inner peripheral side of the bottle mouth 2a. The inner peripheral surface of the outer cylindrical portion 3a is in close contact with the outer peripheral surface of the bottle mouth 2a, and the outer peripheral surface of the inner cylindrical portion 3b is in close contact with the inner peripheral surface of the bottle mouth 2a. The outer cylinder part 3 a and the inner cylinder part 3 b are connected on the upper end side of the cap 3. On the upper end side of the cap 3, a pull tab attaching portion 3c to which a pull tab (not shown) is attached is formed. The pull tab attaching portion 3c has an opening 3d formed by removing the pull tab.

  The handle portion 5 is formed in, for example, a flat and slender rectangular parallelepiped shape. The handle portion 5 of this embodiment is composed of two elongated and substantially rectangular flat plate members 9 and an elongated and substantially rectangular flat plate member 10 sandwiched between the two flat plate members 9. The flat members 9 and 10 are metal thin plates, such as a steel plate, for example. The two flat plate members 9 and the flat plate member 10 are in close contact with each other, and are integrated with welding, caulking, screws, or the like by fastening means. Note that the handle portion 5 may be integrally formed of a metal material or a resin material.

  The front end side of the flat plate member 9 (left end side in FIG. 1A) protrudes from the front end of the flat plate member 10 (left end in FIG. 1A), and the front end side of the two flat plate member 9 A gap is formed between the portions. In addition, one end side (upper end side in FIG. 1A) of the distal end side portion of the flat plate member 9 in the width direction of the handle portion 5 (vertical direction in FIG. 1A) is the other end side (FIG. 1A). ) Protrudes from the lower end side).

  The rear end side of the flat plate member 10 protrudes from the rear end of the flat plate member 9. On the rear end side of the flat plate member 10, an engaging claw portion 10a for engaging with a pull tab such as canned beer or can juice and opening the pull tab is formed. The engaging claw portion 10a is formed by bending the rear end side of the flat plate-like member 10 into a curved surface having a substantially arc shape. The tip 10b of the engaging claw portion 10a is formed in a substantially arc shape in consideration of user safety. Moreover, in order to make it easy to engage with a pull tab, the thickness of the engaging claw portion 10a becomes thinner toward the tip 10b.

  The hook portion 6 is formed in a flat plate shape by a thin metal plate such as a steel plate. Further, as shown in FIG. 1A, the hook portion 6 is formed so that its shape when viewed from the thickness direction is substantially J-shaped. It is formed in an arc shape. The front end portion of the hook portion 6 is an engaging portion 6 a that engages with the bottom surface of the outer cylinder portion 3 a of the cap 3. For example, a blade 6b for cutting and removing a resin label (not shown) wound around the outer peripheral surface of the bottle 2 is formed on the inner peripheral side of the engaging portion 6a formed in a substantially arc shape. Yes. The width of the engaging portion 6a becomes narrower toward the tip.

  The proximal end side of the hook portion 6 is disposed between the distal end side portions of the two flat plate members 9, and the hook portion 6 is rotatably attached to the distal end side portion of the handle portion 5. In this embodiment, both end sides of the first support pin 11 are fixed to the tip side portions of the two flat plate-like members 9, and the base end side of the hook portion 6 rotates to the first support pin 11. Supported as possible.

  The first support pin 11 is fixed to one end side in the width direction of the handle portion 5. The hook portion 6 is formed with a first insertion hole 6c through which the first support pin 11 is inserted. The inner diameter of the first insertion hole 6 c is larger than the outer diameter of the first support pin 11. For example, the inner diameter of the first insertion hole 6c is 4 mm, and the outer diameter of the first support pin 11 is 3 mm.

  The insertion part 7 is formed in a flat plate shape by a thin metal plate such as a steel plate. Further, as shown in FIG. 1A, the insertion portion 7 is formed such that the shape when viewed from the thickness direction is substantially J-shaped. The thickness of the insertion portion 7 is equal to the thickness of the hook portion 6. Further, the length of the insertion portion 7 is shorter than the length of the hook portion 6. The distal end 7 a of the insertion portion 7 is pointed so as to pierce the inner peripheral surface of the inner cylinder portion 3 b of the cap 3 when the cap 3 is removed.

  A contact portion 12 that contacts the upper end of the cap 3 is fixed to the insertion portion 7. The contact portion 12 is fixed at an intermediate position of the insertion portion 7 so as to protrude to both sides in the thickness direction of the insertion portion 7 formed in a flat plate shape. As shown in FIG. 1, the contact portion 12 is formed in a hexagonal column shape, for example, but may be formed in another polygonal column shape such as a quadrangular column shape or a pentagonal column shape, or a columnar shape or an elliptical column shape. May be formed. Further, the contact portion 12 may be formed integrally with the insertion portion 7.

  The proximal end side of the insertion portion 7 is disposed between the distal end side portions of the two flat plate-like members 9, and the insertion portion 7 is rotatably attached to the distal end side portion of the handle portion 5. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1A, the insertion portion 7 is rotatably attached to the proximal end side of the handle portion 5 rather than the hook portion 6 at the distal end side portion of the handle portion 5. . In this embodiment, both end sides of the second support pin 13 are fixed to the proximal end side of the handle portion 5 with respect to the distal end side portions of the two flat plate-like members 9 with respect to the hook portion 6, and the insertion portion 7. Is supported by the second support pin 13 so as to be rotatable. In the present embodiment, the hook portion 6 and the insertion portion 7 are arranged so that the tip of the engagement portion 6a of the hook portion 6 and the tip 7a of the insertion portion 7 face each other.

  The second support pin 13 is fixed to the other end side in the width direction of the handle portion 5. A second insertion hole 7 c through which the second support pin 13 is inserted is formed in the insertion portion 7. The inner diameter of the second insertion hole 7 c is larger than the outer diameter of the second support pin 13. For example, the inner diameter of the second insertion hole 7c is 4 mm, and the outer diameter of the second support pin 13 is 3 mm.

  The removal tool 1 may include an urging member such as a torsion coil spring that urges the hook portion 6 and the insertion portion 7 in a direction in which the hook portion 6 and the insertion portion 7 approach each other.

(How to use the plastic cap remover)
FIG. 3 is a view for explaining a state when the cap 3 is removed using the removal tool 1 shown in FIG. 1.

  When removing the cap 3 from the bottle mouth 2a using the removing tool 1 configured as described above, first, as shown in FIG. 2, until the contact portion 12 contacts the upper end of the cap 3, the cap 3 The insertion part 7 is inserted into the inner peripheral side of the inner cylinder part 3b from the opening 3d, and the engagement part 6a of the hook part 6 is engaged with the bottom surface of the outer cylinder part 3a of the cap 3. In this state, the proximal end side of the handle portion 5 with respect to the insertion portion 7 is grasped, and the handle portion 5 is rotated in a direction approaching the bottle 2 (clockwise direction in FIGS. 2 and 3).

  When the handle portion 5 is rotated, the removal tool 1 is rotated with the contact portion 12 as a fulcrum, and as shown in FIG. 3A, the distal end 7a of the insertion portion 7 is the inner periphery of the inner cylinder portion 3b. The engaging portion 6a lifts the outer cylinder portion 3a. Further, when the handle portion 5 is further rotated, the removal tool 1 is rotated with the contact portion 12 as a fulcrum, and, as shown in FIG. The cap 3 is lifted and the cap 3 is removed from the bottle mouth 2a.

(Main effects of this form)
As described above, in the removal tool 1 of the present embodiment, the hook portion 6 that engages with the bottom surface of the cap 3 from the outer peripheral side of the cap 3 is rotatably attached to the tip side portion of the handle portion 5. Therefore, the hook part 6 can be engaged with the bottom surfaces of various caps 3 having different heights by changing the angle of the handle part 5 with respect to the bottle 2. For example, as shown in FIG. 4 (B), when the handle portion 5 is set up with respect to the bottle 2, the bottom surface of the cap 3 having a height H2 higher than the cap 3 having a height H1 (see FIG. 4A). The hook portion 6 can be engaged, and as shown in FIG. 4C, if the handle portion 5 is laid on the bottle 2, the cap having a height H3 lower than the cap 3 having a height H1. The hook portion 6 can be engaged with the bottom surface of 3.

  Further, in this embodiment, the insertion portion 7 inserted on the inner peripheral side of the cap 3 is rotatably attached to the proximal end side of the handle portion 5 rather than the hook portion 6 at the distal end side portion of the handle portion 5. Yes. Therefore, regardless of the angle of the handle portion 5 with respect to the bottle 2, the inner peripheral side of the cap 3 can be pressed by the insertion portion 7, the insertion portion 7 is inserted into the inner peripheral side of the cap 3, and the hook portion 6 is If the handle portion 5 is rotated in a direction approaching the bottle 2 while being engaged with the bottom surface of the cap 3, the cap 3 can be removed. Therefore, if the removal tool 1 of this embodiment is used, various caps 3 having different heights can be removed from the bottle mouth 2a.

  In this embodiment, the cap 3 can be removed from the bottle mouth 2a by rotating the handle portion 5 in a direction approaching the bottle 2. Therefore, compared with the case where the handle part 5 is rotated in the direction away from the bottle 2 and the cap 3 is removed from the bottle mouth 2a, the cap 3 is not easily removed from the bottle mouth 2a. Therefore, in this embodiment, when removing the cap 3 from the bottle mouth 2a, it is possible to reduce the risk of injury to the user with the hook portion 6 or the like, and it is possible to safely remove the cap 3 from the bottle mouth 2a. It becomes possible.

  In this embodiment, the distal end 7 a of the insertion portion 7 is pointed so as to pierce the inner peripheral surface of the cap 3 when the cap 3 is removed. Therefore, the removal tool 1 can be prevented from slipping with respect to the cap 3, and the removal tool 1 can easily remove the cap 3 from the bottle opening 2a. Further, in this embodiment, since the contact portion 12 that contacts the upper end of the cap 3 is fixed to the insertion portion 7, the removal tool 1 can be rotated with the contact portion 12 as a fulcrum. Therefore, in this embodiment, when the cap 3 is removed, the removal tool 1 can be stabilized, and the removal tool 1 can easily remove the cap 3 from the bottle mouth 2a.

  In this embodiment, the inner diameter of the first insertion hole 6c of the hook portion 6 is larger than the outer diameter of the first support pin 11, and the inner diameter of the second insertion hole 7c of the insertion portion 7 is the second support. The outer diameter of the pin 13 is larger. Therefore, using the gap between the first insertion hole 6 c and the first support pin 11 and the gap between the second insertion hole 7 c and the second support pin 13, The relative position of the cap 3 can be finely adjusted, and the inner peripheral side of the various caps 3 having different shapes can be pressed by the insertion portion 7 while engaging the hook portions 6 with the bottom surfaces of the various caps 3 having different shapes. Is possible. Therefore, in this embodiment, various caps 3 having different shapes can be easily removed from the bottle mouth 2a.

(Other embodiments)
In the embodiment described above, the contact portion 12 is fixed to the insertion portion 7, but the contact portion 12 may not be fixed to the insertion portion 7. Even in this case, it is possible to remove various caps 3 having different heights from the bottle mouth 2a using the removal tool 1.

  In the embodiment described above, the distal end 7a of the insertion portion 7 is pointed so as to pierce the inner peripheral surface of the inner cylinder portion 3b of the cap 3 when the cap 3 is removed, but as shown in FIG. The tip 7a may be formed in a curved surface shape. In this case, as shown in FIG. 5 (A), the insertion portion 7 may be formed so that its width becomes narrower toward the tip 7a, or as shown in FIG. 5 (B). , The width may be increased toward the tip 7a. Moreover, the insertion part 7 may be formed so that the width | variety may become substantially constant.

  When the distal end 7a of the insertion portion 7 is formed in a curved shape, when the cap 3 is removed, the insertion portion 7 slides along the inner peripheral surface of the inner cylindrical portion 3b of the cap 3, and then the pull tab attachment portion. 3c is abutted and the inner peripheral side of the cap 3 is pressed. Further, when the distal end 7a of the insertion portion 7 is formed in a curved shape, the length of the insertion portion 7 is preferably shorter than when the distal end 7a of the insertion portion 7 is sharp. In this case, the contact portion 12 may be fixed to the insertion portion 7, or the contact portion 12 may not be fixed to the insertion portion 7 as shown in FIG. When the contact portion 12 is not fixed to the insertion portion 7, the insertion portion 7 is formed so that its width increases toward the distal end 7 a as shown in FIG. 5B. It is preferable.

  In the embodiment described above, the hook portion 6 is formed so that the shape when viewed from the thickness direction is substantially J-shaped, but the hook portion 6 has a shape when viewed from the thickness direction. You may form so that it may become a substantially circular arc shape. Moreover, in the form mentioned above, although the blade 6b is formed in the inner peripheral side of the engaging part 6a of the hook part 6, the blade 6b does not need to be formed in the engaging part 6a.

  In the embodiment described above, the removal tool 1 is a tool for removing the cap 3 attached to the bottle mouth 2a. However, the resin ring remaining after the cap of the plastic bottle is removed using the removal tool 1 is removed from the pet. May be removed from the bottle. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the removal tool 1 is a tool for removing a resin ring 23 (hereinafter referred to as “ring 23”) remaining after removing the cap of the plastic bottle 22 from the plastic bottle 22. Also good. In this case, the insertion portion 7 is inserted into the inner peripheral side of the plastic bottle 22 and the hook portion 6 is engaged with the bottom surface of the ring 23, so that the handle portion 5 is more proximal than the insertion portion 7. The ring 23 is removed from the plastic bottle 22 by grasping the side and rotating the handle 5 in a direction approaching the plastic bottle 22.

  Thus, when removing the ring 23 of the plastic bottle 22 using the removal tool 1, it becomes possible to remove it from the plastic bottle 22 without cutting the ring 23. Further, by changing the angle of the handle 5 with respect to the plastic bottle 22, the bottom surfaces of the rings 23 of the various plastic bottles 22 having different distances from the mouth (opening end, that is, the upper end in FIG. 6) of the plastic bottle 22 to the ring 23 are different. Since the hook portion 6 can be engaged with the ring 23, the ring 23 can be detached from various PET bottles 22 having different distances from the mouth of the PET bottle 22 to the ring 23.

  Further, in this case, the handle portion 5 is grasped at the proximal end side relative to the insertion portion 7, and the handle portion 5 is rotated in a direction approaching the plastic bottle 22 to remove the ring 23 from the plastic bottle 22. Compared with the case where the ring 23 is removed by rotating the part 5 away from the plastic bottle 22, the ring 23 is not easily detached from the plastic bottle 22. Therefore, when the ring 23 is removed from the plastic bottle 22, it is possible to reduce the risk of injury to the user with the hook portion 6 or the like, and the ring 23 can be safely removed from the plastic bottle 22.

1 Remover (Resin cap remover, Resin ring remover)
2 bottles 2a bottle mouth (bottle mouth)
3 Cap (resin cap)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 5 Handle part 6 Hook part 6b Blade 6c 1st insertion hole 7 Insertion part 7a Tip of insertion part 7c 2nd insertion hole 11 1st support pin 12 Contact part 13 2nd support pin 22 PET bottle 23 Ring (resin ring)

Claims (6)

In the resin cap remover for removing the resin cap attached to the mouth of the bottle,
The handle and
A hook portion rotatably attached to a tip side portion of the handle portion, and engaged from the outer peripheral side of the resin cap to the bottom surface side of the resin cap;
An insertion portion that is rotatably attached to the proximal end side of the handle portion relative to the hook portion of the distal end side portion of the handle portion, and is inserted into the inner peripheral side of the resin cap,
In the state where the insertion portion is inserted into the inner peripheral side of the resin cap and the hook portion is engaged with the bottom surface side of the resin cap, the handle portion is more proximal than the insertion portion And removing the resin cap from the mouth of the bottle by rotating the handle in a direction approaching the bottle.   The removal tool for a resin cap according to claim 1, wherein the distal end of the insertion portion is sharpened so as to pierce the inner peripheral surface of the resin cap when the resin cap is removed. The insertion portion is formed in a flat plate shape,
In the insertion portion, a contact portion that contacts the upper end of the resin cap is formed or fixed,
3. The resin cap remover according to claim 1, wherein the contact portion protrudes to both sides in the thickness direction of the insertion portion. A first support pin fixed to the handle portion and rotatably supporting the hook portion; and a second support pin fixed to the handle portion and rotatably supporting the insertion portion,
A first insertion hole through which the first support pin is inserted is formed on the proximal end side of the hook portion,
A second insertion hole through which the second support pin is inserted is formed on the proximal end side of the insertion portion,
The inner diameter of the first insertion hole is larger than the outer diameter of the first support pin, and the inner diameter of the second insertion hole is larger than the outer diameter of the second support pin. The remover for the resin cap according to any one of claims 1 to 3. A tip side portion of the hook portion is formed in a substantially arc shape,
The removal tool for a resin cap according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a blade is formed on an inner peripheral side of a tip side portion of the hook portion formed in a substantially arc shape. In the resin ring remover for removing the resin ring remaining after removing the PET bottle cap from the PET bottle,
The handle and
A hook portion rotatably attached to the tip side portion of the handle portion, and engaged from the outer peripheral side of the resin ring to the bottom surface side of the resin ring;
An insertion portion that is rotatably attached to the proximal end side of the handle portion relative to the hook portion of the distal end side portion of the handle portion, and is inserted into the inner peripheral side of the PET bottle,
With the insertion portion inserted into the inner peripheral side of the plastic bottle and the hook portion engaged with the bottom surface side of the resin ring, the handle portion is positioned closer to the proximal end than the insertion portion. A resin ring remover, wherein the resin ring is removed from the plastic bottle by gripping and rotating the handle portion in a direction approaching the plastic bottle.

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