JP5328475B2 - Teapot - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a teapot.

  As a conventional teapot, a configuration is known in which a tea strainer that contains tea leaves such as black tea and green tea can be mounted inside the pot body. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a teapot with a tea strainer having a mark on the peripheral wall indicating the amount of hot water according to the amount of tea leaves to be introduced.

JP 2009-50343 A

  In a conventional teapot equipped with a tea strainer, when the handle of the tea strainer is lengthened in order to facilitate the removal of the tea strainer from the pot body, this handle tends to become an obstacle, and the aesthetics may be impaired. For this reason, Patent Document 1 discloses a teapot configured such that the tips of the tea strainer handles are brought into contact with the handle of the pot body so that the respective grips can be gripped integrally.

  However, if you try to pour tea with a tea strainer attached to the teapot, the handle of the tea strainer may become loose against the handle of the pot body, which may impair the feeling of use. It was.

  Then, this invention aims at provision of the teapot which can be used comfortably, making the attachment and detachment of a tea strainer easy.

  The object of the present invention includes a pot body and a tea strainer detachably attached to the pot body. The pot body has a spout, an opening, and a body handle, and the opening is a lid. The tea strainer includes a bottomed cylindrical container having a flange portion at an opening edge, and a tea strainer handle provided so as to protrude from the container, A teapot in which the container is held in the pot body by engaging a flange portion with a peripheral edge of the opening of the pot body, and the body handle protrudes upward from a side surface of the pot body. And a holding part that hangs down from the tip side of the raised part, and the tea strainer handle includes a horizontal part that projects horizontally from an upper part of the container, and a horizontal part of the horizontal part. Hanging from the tip side The horizontal portion forms a gap between the horizontal portion and the raised portion on the proximal end side, and abuts on the raised portion on the distal end side. In this state, the vertical portion is the holding portion. Achieved with a teapot configured to contact

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the teapot which can be used comfortably can be provided, making attachment / detachment of a tea strainer easy.

It is a perspective view of the teapot which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which opened the cover body of the said teapot. It is a perspective view which shows the state which removed the tea strainer of the said teapot. It is a side view of the said teapot. It is a side view of the tea strainer with which the said teapot is equipped.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 and 2 are perspective views of a teapot according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows a state in which a lid is opened. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the teapot 1 includes a pot body 10 and a tea strainer 20 that is detachably attached to the pot body 10. In addition, in the following description, the description regarding a direction is represented in the state which mounted the teapot 1 in the horizontal surface.

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the pot body 10 with the tea strainer 20 removed from the teapot 1 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the pot body 10 is fixed to the side surface opposite to the pouring spout 11 with the pouring spout 11 formed on the side surface, the opening portion 12 formed on the upper portion, and the center of the opening portion 12 interposed therebetween. The main body handle 13 is made of a metal material such as stainless steel.

  The spout 11 communicates with a discharge port 14 formed on the inner peripheral surface of the pot body 10. The discharge port 14 is formed in an inverted triangle shape with the top portion 14a positioned below, and the top portion 14a is opened so as to extend to the vicinity of the bottom portion of the pot body 10, thereby cleaning the flow path to the spout 11 It is considered easy.

  The opening 12 is formed at the center of an inner flange 15 provided so as to protrude radially inward in the upper part of the pot body 10, and the inner flange 15 is lowered by one step to the periphery of the opening 12. A step portion 15a is provided. The opening 12 can be covered with the lid 2 whose peripheral edge on the lower surface is in contact with the step portion 15a.

  The lid body 2 is provided with a knob portion 2a protruding upward from the center of the upper surface, and is configured to be able to open and close the opening portion 12 by being attached to the side surface of the inner flange 15 via a hinge portion 2b. The knob 2a is covered with a heat-shrinkable tube 2c made of a known material such as silicone rubber or polyethylene, and is formed in a reverse taper shape so that the cross-sectional area expands upward. The contractible tube 2c is configured so as not to easily fall off. The heat-shrinkable tube 2c is in close contact with the knob 2a by being attached to the knob 2a and then contracted at a high temperature with a dryer or the like.

  The hinge portion 2b is provided at a substantially intermediate position between the spout 11 and the main body handle 13 along the outer periphery of the inner flange 15 (that is, a position rotated about 90 degrees from the spout 11 about the center of the opening 12). The lid 2 is configured such that the rotation axis of the lid 2 is substantially parallel to the protruding direction of the main body handle 13 in plan view.

  The main body handle 13 has a shape obtained by bending an elongated plate-like body, and one end side is fixed to the side surface of the pot main body 10 by welding or the like. The base end portion (connecting portion) of the main body handle 13 preferably has a shape bent upward as shown in FIG. 1, and the base end surface is the lower surface of the tea strainer handle 22 of the tea strainer 20 described later. It is formed to support.

On the base end side of the main body handle 13 (the connection side with the pot main body 10), a protruding portion 13a that is curved to protrude upward while projecting radially outward is formed, and on the distal end side of the protruding portion 13a. Is formed with a holding portion 13b that hangs downward. The holding portion 13b is preferably formed in a straight line so as to extend along the vertical direction, but does not necessarily need to be completely perpendicular to the horizontal plane, and may be slightly inclined. The main body handle 13 is covered with a heat-shrinkable tube 13c so as to cover substantially the entire portion from the base end portion to the tip end portion. The sex tube 13 c can be brought into close contact with the main body handle 13. In the present embodiment, the tip end of the main body handle 13 is not fixed to the side surface of the pot main body 10, but by securing the thickness of the main body handle 13, the main body handle 13 is maintained even when the pot main body 10 is filled with hot water. Sufficient strength can be obtained.

  Further, a notch portion 16 that communicates the inside and outside of the pot body 10 with the lid 2 closed is formed at a position immediately above the body handle 13 in the inner flange 15 of the pot body 10.

  As shown in a side view in FIG. 4, the tea strainer 20 includes a bottomed cylindrical container 21 formed of a porous member such as a mesh material or punching metal, and a radially outwardly extending from the container 21. And a tea strainer handle 22 provided to serve. A flange portion 23 is provided at the upper opening edge of the container 21. By engaging the flange portion 23 with the step portion 15 a of the pot body 10 shown in FIG. 3, the tea strainer 20 is placed inside the pot body 10. Are held in a suspended state. A band-shaped reinforcing plate 24 extending in the vertical direction and a band-shaped mark plate 25 extending in the circumferential direction are provided on the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface of the container 21.

  The tea strainer handle 22 has a shape obtained by bending an elongated plate-like body, and is fixed to the flange portion 23 by rivets, welding or the like. A horizontal portion 22a extending in the horizontal direction is formed on the base end side of the tea strainer handle 22 (connection side with the container 21), and a vertical portion that hangs downward is provided on the distal end side of the horizontal portion 22a. A portion 22b is formed. The vertical portion 22b is formed so as to be in contact with the holding portion 13b of the main body handle 13 over the entire longitudinal direction, and is preferably formed linearly along the vertical direction like the holding portion 13b. It does not necessarily need to be completely perpendicular to the horizontal plane, and may be slightly inclined.

  In the tea strainer 20 configured in this way, the base 21 of the tea strainer handle 22 is the notch portion of the pot body 10 as shown in FIG. 1 in a state where the container 21 is held inside the pot body 10. 16 and is arranged so that most of the strainer handle 22 is exposed and covers the main body handle 13.

  FIG. 5 is a side view of the teapot 1. The raised portion 13 a of the main body handle 13 is in contact with the lower surface side of the horizontal portion 22 a of the tea strainer handle 22 at the uppermost portion T to support the tea strainer handle 22, while the uppermost portion T from the connecting portion with the pot main body 10. In the meantime, a gap is formed between the tea strainer handle 22 and the horizontal portion 22a. The holding portion 13b of the main body handle 13 extends in parallel with the vertical portion 22b of the tea strainer handle 22, and substantially the entire vertical portion 22b is in contact with the surface of the holding portion 13b.

  When using the teapot 1 having the above-described configuration, an appropriate amount of tea leaves such as black tea are put in the container 21 of the tea strainer 20 in the same manner as a conventional teapot with a tea strainer, and the container 21 is accommodated in the pot body 10. After that, hot water is poured from the opening 12. In the state where the lid 2 of the teapot 1 is opened, as shown in FIG. 2, the marker plate 25 provided on the inner peripheral surface of the container 21 can be visually observed. Therefore, an appropriate amount of hot water is poured using the marker plate 25 as a guide. be able to.

  When pouring tea with the tea strainer 20 attached, the main body handle 13 and the tea strainer handle 22 are gripped integrally with the lid 2 closed. Since the raised portion 13a of the main body handle 13 has a gap with the horizontal portion 22a of the tea strainer handle 22 between the connecting portion with the pot body 10 and the uppermost portion T, the main body handle 13 and the teacup When the horizontal handle 22a is pressed with the thumb while holding the retainer handle 22, the horizontal portion 22a is slightly bent and the pressing force is absorbed. Therefore, rattling caused by the contact between the main body handle 13 and the tea strainer handle 22 can be prevented, and the user's anxiety can be eliminated.

  Moreover, since the vertical part 22b of the tea strainer handle 22 is in contact with the holding part 13b of the main body handle 13 over substantially the entire vertical direction, it is possible to effectively prevent rattling from this configuration. Furthermore, in this embodiment, since the holding portion 13b of the main body handle 13 is covered with the heat-shrinkable tube 13c, the vertical portion 22b and the holding portion 13b are more reliably connected by the elastic force of the heat-shrinkable tube 13c. It can be adhered.

  Thus, since the main body handle 13 and the tea strainer handle 22 are reliably integrated in the teapot 1 of the present embodiment, the tea strainer handle is attached even when the tea strainer 20 is mounted on the pot body 10. 22 can pour tea comfortably without causing a sense of incongruity.

  After the tea strainer 20 is mounted and a predetermined time has elapsed, the lid 21 is opened again and the tea strainer handle 22 is lifted to remove the container 21 from the pot body 10. Only the tea strainer handle 22 can be easily lifted by the gap between the raised portion 13a and the horizontal portion 22a.

  In the configuration of the present embodiment, the hinge 2b is rotated counterclockwise in plan view from the spout 11 so that the lid 2 can be opened and closed by pinching the knob 2a with the left hand and the tea strainer handle 22 can be lifted with the right hand. However, the hinge part 2b may be provided at a 90 degree position clockwise from the spout 11 in a plan view.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Teapot 2 Lid 2b Hinge part 10 Pot main body 11 Spout 12 Opening part 13 Main body handle 13a Raised part 13b Holding part 20 Tea strainer 21 Container 22 Tea strainer handle 22a Horizontal part 22b Vertical part

Claims (4)

A pot body, and a tea strainer detachably attached to the pot body,
The pot body has a spout, an opening and a main body handle, and the opening is openable and closable by a lid.
The tea strainer includes a bottomed cylindrical container having a flange portion at an opening edge, and a tea strainer handle provided so as to protrude from the container, and the flange portion is disposed on the pot body. A teapot in which the container is held in the pot body by engaging with the periphery of the opening,
The main body handle includes a protruding portion that protrudes upward from a side surface of the pot main body, and a holding portion that hangs down from the distal end side of the protruding portion,
The tea strainer handle includes a horizontal portion that protrudes in a horizontal direction from an upper portion of the container, and a vertical portion that hangs down from a tip side of the horizontal portion,
The horizontal portion is configured such that a gap is formed between the horizontal portion and the raised portion on the proximal end side, and abuts on the raised portion on the distal end side, and the vertical portion is in contact with the holding portion in this state. Teapot. The teapot according to claim 1, wherein the main body handle is covered with a heat-shrinkable tube at a portion in contact with the tea strainer handle. The teapot according to claim 1 or 2, wherein each of the main body handle and the tea strainer handle is made of metal and is fixed to the pot main body and the container by welding. The teapot according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the lid is rotatably attached to the pot body, and a rotation axis is parallel to a protruding direction of the main body handle in a plan view.

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