JP5464576B2 - pitcher - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a pitcher that contains drinking water such as beer and pours it into a mug or the like.

Pitchers are widely used in restaurants and the like as containers for storing a large amount of drinking water such as beer and pouring drinking water into mugs and cups as needed. The pitcher is generally composed of a main body portion that is provided with a handle and a spout and stores drinking water, and is provided with a lid as required (see Patent Document 1).

JP 2003-144289 A

The pitcher needs a predetermined capacity to accommodate several people's drinking water, so the volume is large, and there is a problem that a large space is required because it is bulky if it is arranged as it is when it is stored. . In order to solve this problem, Patent Document 1 describes a pitcher in which a pitcher turned upside down can be stacked on the pitcher.

However, even if the pitchers are stacked upside down, a considerable amount of space is required, and other conventional pitchers that can be stacked are compact like a cup because there are handles even if they are stacked as they are. There was a problem that even if it was possible to overlap the pitcher, there was a place where the pitcher was in close contact with each other and could not be dried, and there was a problem that water droplets accumulated and it was unsanitary.

Therefore, in order to solve the conventional problems, the present invention provides a pitcher that can be stored compactly by being stacked, and that can be naturally dried by securing a passage for air even in the stacked state. For the purpose.

The pitcher of the present invention is a pitcher comprising a container main body provided with a handle and a spout, and a lid portion that engages with the container main body to cover the container, and the container main body has an outer diameter from the upper part toward the lower part. It is a cylindrical shape with a step in the middle, a depression is provided below the outer peripheral surface, and the bottom is further widened. The handle has a substantially U-shaped cross section with the upper part released. And extending from the upper part of the container main body in a substantially L shape from the horizontal direction to the lower part.

The pitcher of the present invention is a pitcher comprising a handle, a container body provided with a handle and a spout, and a lid portion that engages with the container body and covers the container. The diameter of the outer periphery is reduced, and it has a cylindrical shape with a step in the middle. It has a shape with a depression below the outer peripheral surface and a wider bottom. It has a letter-shaped cross section and extends from the top of the container body in a generally L-shape from the horizontal direction to the bottom, so that multiple pitchers can be stacked in a compact manner, greatly reducing the storage space for the pitcher. In addition, since the gap can be formed without completely adhering when stacked, the whole can be naturally dried.

It is a perspective view of the pitcher of the present invention. It is a side view of the pitcher of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the pitcher of this invention. It is a schematic sectional drawing which shows the state which piled up the pitcher two steps. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. 3, and is sectional drawing of a handle. (A) is a top view of a cover part, (b) is a bottom view of a cover part. It is sectional drawing which shows the state which inclines a pitcher and is pouring drinking water. It is sectional drawing which shows the state which inclines a pitcher and is pouring drinking water. It is sectional drawing which shows the engagement state of a cover part and a container main body. It is sectional drawing which shows the state which the rib of a cover part and the container main body are closely_contact | adhering.

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the pitcher 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side view of the pitcher 1 of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the pitcher 1 of the present invention includes a handle 3, a container body 2 provided with a spout 4, and a lid portion 5 that engages with the container body 2 and covers the lid. The capacity is assumed to be about 1.8 L assuming that drinking water such as beer is added. The kind of drinking water is not limited. In addition, although it is assumed that the material is formed using a resin, the material is not limited to this, and other materials such as glass can be used.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the container body 2 has a cylindrical shape in which the diameter of the outer periphery decreases from the upper part toward the lower part, and a step is provided in the middle thereof. The lower end of the container body 2 has a shape in which the bottom is widened after the depression is provided. A handle 3 and a spout 4 are provided in the upper part of the container body 2, and the handle 3 and the spout 4 are arranged at positions facing each other. Two recesses 6 are provided on the outer surface of the container body 2.

As described above, the diameter of the outer periphery is reduced toward the lower part when the pitcher 1 is stacked, as shown in FIG. 4, the upper pitcher 1 is placed inside the container body 2 of the lower pitcher 1. This is for putting “container body 2”. Further, in order to prevent the inner surface of the lower pitcher 1 and the outer surface of the upper pitcher 1 ′ from coming into close contact when stacked, an extra force is required when removing the container body as described above. A depression is provided below 2, 2 ′, and the depression prevents the two from contacting each other.

The handle 3 extends in an approximately L shape from the horizontal direction downward from the upper part of the container body 2 to the outside, and the end part is formed in a curved line. As shown in FIG. 5, the handle 3 has a substantially U-shaped cross-section with the upper part opened, and a U-shaped recess is provided on the surface. It is shaped so that your thumb just fits when you hold it. Further, the range extending in the horizontal direction from the place connected to the container main body 2 ensures the strength by increasing the thickness of the side surface as shown in FIG. 5, and the portion extending downward is not so much. Since the strength is not required, the thickness of the side surface is reduced.

Such a cross-sectional shape is to prevent the handles 3, 3 ′ from contacting each other when the pitcher 1 is stacked, as shown in FIG. A part of the handle 3 ′ of the pitcher 1 ′ stacked on the upper side is accommodated in a recess provided in the handle 3 of the pitch 1 which is the lower side. And by setting it as the above U-shaped cross sections, predetermined | prescribed intensity | strength can be ensured to the handle 3 to which force is added when the drinking water put into the container main body 2 is poured.

The lid 5 is sized to close the upper half of the container body 2 on the side where the spout 4 is provided, leaving the top of the spout 4 above. As shown in FIG. It is comprised from the two side surfaces 8 which cover a part of the side surface of the upper part of the cover surface 7 and the container main body 2 to close. The lid surface 7 is provided with slits 9, the back surface of the lid surface 7 is provided with ribs 10 in contact with the upper inner surface of the container body 2, and the inner surface of the side surface 8 is provided with two ribs on the outer surface of the container body 2. A protrusion 11 that fits into the provided recess 6 is provided, and a protrusion 12 that is used when the lid 5 is removed from the container body 2 is provided on the outer surface of the side surface 8.

As shown in FIG. 9, the convex portion 11 provided on the lid portion 5 is fitted into the concave portion 6 provided on the container main body 2, so that the lid portion 5 is engaged with the container main body 2. In order to make it easy to remove the lid 5, the cross section of the convex portion 11 is semicircular, and when removing the lid portion 5, it can be easily removed by placing a finger on the protrusion 12.

The rib 10 is formed along the upper inner surface of the container body 2 from the pouring spout 4 side and extends to the lateral side of the slit 9. As shown in FIG. 7, when the container body 2 is tilted to pour drinking water put in the container body 2, the rib 10 is in contact with the lid 5 and the container body 2 around the spout 4. It is provided to prevent drinking water from leaking from the place.

When the lid 5 is closed, as shown in FIG. 10, the rib 10 is in contact with the upper end of the container body 2, and the gap through which drinking water leaks is blocked. Conventionally, it is possible to prevent leakage by providing a rubber packing or the like on such a lid portion. However, for that purpose, extra costs are incurred, and providing such a rib 10 makes it easy to leak. Can be prevented.

Moreover, when the said slit 9 is provided, when pouring the drinking water put into the container main body 2, the effect which stops the inclination of the pitcher 1 at a predetermined angle is brought about. This is also related to the function of the rib 10, and as shown in FIG. 8, when the pitcher is tilted to a certain angle, the drinking water contained in the container body 2 overflows from the slit 9. However, as shown in FIG. 7, if the pitcher 1 is tilted within a range where the drinking water does not overflow from the slit 9, the drinking water leaks from the portion where the lid 5 and the container body 2 are in contact. The rib 10 prevents the above.

Thus, it is possible to pour drinking water without leaking from the portion where the lid 5 and the container body 2 are in contact with each other by using the drinking water overflowing from the slit 9 as a guide. . Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 3, an inclined surface is formed on the back surface of the lid surface 7 toward the spout side 4 of the rib 10. This has the effect that the drinking water flowing on the back surface of the lid surface 7 smoothly flows when the drinking water is poured.

When storing the pitcher 1 of the present invention, the lid 5 is removed from the main body container 2 and the plurality of pitchers 1 are stacked and stored as described above. When removing the lid 5, it can be easily removed by placing a finger on the protrusion 12 provided on the lid 5.

  When the lid 5 is removed, as shown in FIG. 4, the container body 2 ′ is placed in the container body 2 so that the spouts 4, 4 ′ and the handles 3, 3 ′ overlap each other vertically. . At this time, since the handles 3 and 3 ′ have a U-shaped cross section as described above, they can be overlapped without colliding with each other.

  Further, as described above, by providing a recess in the lower portion of the outer surface of the container body 2, it is possible to prevent the inner surface of the lower container body 2 and the outer surface of the upper container body 2 ′ from coming into close contact with each other. . As a result, it is more compact than before when stacked, and not only can it store more pitchers in the same space, but it can also create gaps without causing the pitchers to fully adhere to each other when stacked. The whole can be naturally dried. In FIG. 4, the pitchers are stacked in two stages, but the number of stacked stages can be further increased as long as the pitcher 1 does not fall down.

  As described above, the pitcher of the present invention can be easily stacked only by removing the lid portion, and can be stored more compactly, and the whole can be naturally dried even in the stacked state.

1, 1 'Pitcher 2, 2' Container body 3, 3 'Handle 4, 4' Spout 5 Lid 6 Recess 7 Lid surface 8 Side 9 Slit 10 Rib 11 Protrusion 12 Protrusion

Claims (1)

A pitcher comprising a container body provided with a handle and a spout, and a lid portion that engages with the container body and covers the lid,
The container body, the diameter of the outer periphery decreases from the top toward the bottom, a cylindrical shape having a step on the way, is provided a recess below the outer peripheral surface, has a further bottom flared shape, said container Depending on the shape of the main body, when the pitcher is stacked up and down in the same direction, the inner surface of the lower pitcher and the outer surface of the upper pitcher are prevented from sticking,
The possession is to extend from the top of the container body from the horizontal direction downwardly into a substantially L-shape, the cross-section of a portion that extends horizontally inwardly substantially U-shaped, the portion of the both side surfaces of the outer The cross-section of the portion extending vertically is substantially U-shaped on the inside and outside, and the thickness of the side surface of the portion extending in the horizontal direction is the side surface of the portion extending downward Pitcher characterized by being thicker .