JP5906353B1 - Free-standing lid grip - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a self-supporting lid grip that can be easily used for vertical installation of a removed lid, which facilitates the removal and attachment of a heavy pan lid, etc. during cooking, is easy to handle and reduces the work load. A self-supporting lid gripping includes a main body 11 having a recess portion 11a-1 that can be locked to a handle 14A of a lid 14 and a leg portion (side portion 11b) for maintaining a self-supporting state when self-standing. The grip portion 12 is provided on the back portion of the main body 11 and functions as a leg portion (end portion 12a) that contributes to maintaining a self-supporting state when it is self-supporting. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a self-supporting lid grip, and more particularly to a self-supporting lid grip suitable for reducing the burden of removing or attaching a heavy pan lid or the like during cooking.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in each household, as a means for grasping for the purpose of removing a lid such as a pot heated during cooking, generally, a mittens used for a pot grasp is used in combination. Mittens have a bifurcated glove shape, and fabric is mainly used as the material. In this conventional lid grip, in particular, when the handle of the lid is gripped, it is intended to suppress heat from being transmitted from the handle to the fingertip.

  In addition, as the lid placing device conventionally known as a known document, the devices described in the following cited documents 1 to 3 are known. Each of these lid placing devices is merely a device for placing the lid removed from the pan in a substantially horizontal state or a vertical state, and has a shape and a structure only for supporting the lid. Moreover, there exists a cooking appliance disclosed by the cited reference 4 as an instrument for making a lid stand upright and placing it vertically. This cooker is an electric heating cooker, and has a lock member that can lock the main body case and the lid, and is substantially vertically in a state where the main body case and the lid are locked by the first and second support portions. Can stand independently and can be placed vertically. Further, cited document 5 discloses a pan lid knob that can hold the pan lid and then place the pan lid vertically. Cited Document 6 discloses a pan lid handle stand.

JP 2011-161183 A JP 2004-321745 A JP 09-285402 A JP 2013-208209 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-127506 Utility Model Registration No. 3115230

  Conventional means for removing and attaching the pan lid and means for placing the lid have the following problems.

  In the case of mittens, since it is a kind of gloves, it is necessary to put it on both hands of the cooker during use. If the pan is heated several times during cooking, the action of removing and attaching the lid is repeated during cooking, and the mittens must be removed and attached repeatedly. Therefore, it takes time and is very inconvenient. In addition, after removing the lid from the pan, the lid must be placed in a suitable place such as a cooking table. From this point of view, the mittens are merely used as a means for removing the hot pot lid, and there is a problem that it is not useful at all for handling and managing the removed pot lid. In addition, since the lid must be lifted mainly with the thumb, forefinger, and middle finger after wearing the mittens in use, when grasping a heavy pot such as a clay pot or a casting pot, For those who are weak, it takes a lot of effort. Since the lid removed with the mittens is usually placed in a horizontal position, the drops on the table surface drastically. In addition, when placing the lid upside down, or again trying to lift the lid to place it in the pan, the heavy lid is difficult to handle and can cause burns in some situations.

  Moreover, the conventional lid placing instrument disclosed in the cited documents 1 to 3 is an instrument for simply placing a lid removed from a pan or the like, and does not have a structure and function for removing the lid from the pan or the like. The apparatus of the cited documents 5 and 6 has the structure for removing the lid of a pan and standing. However, the pan lid knob of the cited document 5 is configured such that the handle of the lid is pinched by a knob portion elastically supported by a spring, and thereafter the lid is raised by a leg portion formed at the rear end portion. According to this configuration, particularly in the case of a heavy pot lid, it is difficult to handle by elderly people or women, and it is difficult to remove the lid, and there is a problem that it is very unstable even when the lid is raised. Be raised. Further, the pot lid handle stand of the cited document 6 is similarly difficult to use in structure and shape, and the stand structure for raising the lid is also unstable.

  In view of the above problems, the object of the present invention is to remove and attach particularly heavy pan lids when cooking, and further, the overall handling is easy and the work load is reduced, and the removal is performed. An object of the present invention is to provide a self-supporting lid grip that can be used for stable vertical placement of a lid, is convenient and convenient, and has high practicality.

  In order to achieve the above object, the self-supporting lid grip according to the present invention is configured as follows.

The first self-supporting lid grip (corresponding to claim 1) includes a main body having a locking portion that can be locked to the handle of the lid, and a leg portion for maintaining a self-supporting state when self-supporting, and a center of the back portion of the main body. And a grip part that functions as a leg part that contributes to maintaining a self-supporting state when it is self-supporting and has a handle shape that is easy to grip.

The above-mentioned self-standing lid grip is composed of a main body having a locking portion that is hooked on the handle of the pan lid, a self-standing function of the main body itself, and a handle-shaped gripping portion that has a function of supporting the self-supporting of the main body. In addition, it is possible to easily remove a heavy pot lid or the like during cooking, and the removed pot lid or the like can be placed vertically, which is convenient and convenient.

  In the above structure, the second self-supporting lid grip (corresponding to claim 2) is preferably configured such that the main body has an elongated plate shape, and a locking portion is provided at one end of the main body. A leg portion is provided at the other end portion. According to this structure, it has a structure part for latching a lid to the main body itself, and also has a function as a leg portion that enables vertical placement when the lid is placed vertically.

  The third self-supporting lid grip (corresponding to claim 3) is characterized in that, in the above configuration, preferably, the locking portion of the main body is a recess portion or a projection portion depending on the shape of the handle. To do. There are various shapes and structures for the handle of the pan lid depending on the pan, and according to this self-supporting lid grip, a locking part is prepared according to the shape of the handle being a projection or arc can do.

  In the above structure, the fourth self-supporting lid grip (corresponding to claim 4) is preferably configured such that the main body has an elongated shape, and one end of the main body is provided with a recess and a leg portion. The other end of the main body is provided with a protrusion and functions as a leg. According to this configuration, since two types of locking portions are provided by using both end portions of the main body, it is possible to handle a handle having a shape such as a protrusion or a substantially arc with a single free-standing lid grip. Can be convenient.

  In the above-described configuration, the fifth self-supporting lid grip (corresponding to claim 5) is preferably held by the leg portion of the main body and the portion functioning as the leg portion of the grip portion. The lid is characterized in that the lid is placed in a vertically placed state while the handle is locked to the locking portion of the main body.

  The sixth self-supporting lid grip (corresponding to claim 6) preferably has a structure in which the locking portion is detachably attached to the main body in the above configuration, and the shape or size of the handle of the lid is provided. The locking portion can be arbitrarily changed according to the above.

  According to the present invention, it is composed of a main body provided with a locking portion for hooking the lid and a grip portion provided on the main body, and a heavy lid can be easily removed from a cooking pan or the like during cooking, and lifted. The lid can be placed in a stable vertical position while holding it in place, making it easy to remove and install heavy pan lids, etc. Is easy to use, convenient and highly practical.

1 is a perspective view showing a first exemplary embodiment of a self-supporting lid grip according to the present invention. It is a perspective view showing the 1st use state (removal of a lid) of a self-supporting type lid grip concerning a 1st embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the 2nd use condition (vertical placement of a lid | cover) of the self-supporting type | mold lid grip which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view in the 2nd use condition. It is a horizontal sectional view in the 2nd use condition. It is a perspective view which shows 2nd Embodiment of the self-supporting type | mold lid grip which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the 1st use condition (detachment | attachment of a lid | cover) of the self-supporting type lid grip which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the 2nd use condition (vertical placement of a lid | cover) of the self-supporting type | mold lid grip which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows 3rd Embodiment of the self-supporting type | mold lid grip which concerns on this invention.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments (examples) of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  A typical first embodiment of a self-supporting lid grip according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The self-supporting lid grip 10 includes a main body 11 and a grip portion 12. The main body 11 is preferably formed using a rectangular plate material having a relatively long shape. The material of the main body 11 is preferably a plate-shaped wood, a metal material, a resin material having required rigidity and heat resistance, a glass material having heat resistance, or the like. As will be described later, the thickness of the main body 11 having a plate shape is arbitrary as long as it can be removed, lifted, and placed vertically.

  The main body 11 of the self-supporting lid grip 10 shown in FIG. 1 etc. has a rectangular shape as an example. A side portion 11 a at one end of the main body 11 is opened by cutting a part thereof, and a recess portion 11 a-1 is formed from the side portion 11 a toward the central portion of the main body 11. An opening is formed at a location corresponding to the side 11a of the recess 11a-1. Therefore, the side part 11a is divided into two parts with the opening part in between. As will be described later, the protrusion-like handle of the lid enters the recess 11a-1 through this opening. As will be described later, the shape of the recess portion 11a-1 is locked (locked) to the handle (protruded handle) of the lid when the lid of the pan that is being cooked is lifted and removed. It is only necessary to have a shape as a locking portion that can be selected, and any recess shape can be selected. Accordingly, the width and depth of the recess 11a-1 can be arbitrarily selected according to the shape and diameter of the handle of the lid to be lifted. The side part 11b at the other end of the main body 11 has, for example, a linear side shape having a required length as a whole. As will be described later, the side 11b of the main body 11 functions as a leg for maintaining the self-supporting state when the self-supporting lid grip 10 is self-supporting for the purpose of vertically placing the cover removed from the pan. To do. That is, when the self-supporting lid grip 10 is erected to be in a self-supporting state, the side 11b of the main body 11 is in contact with the table surface. In the self-standing state of the self-supporting lid grip 10, the side 11a of the main body 11 is on the upper side, and the side 11b of the main body 11 is on the lower side. Moreover, in the main body 11, the distance between the location of the substantially bottom part of the recessed part 11a-1 and the edge part 11b is set to the dimension larger than the radius of the lid of a pan.

  In addition, in the structure of the main body 11 of the self-supporting lid grip 10, regarding the structure of the part including the side part 11b that functions as a leg part for maintaining a self-supporting state, the position and side part of the bottom part of the recess part 11a-1 It can also comprise so that a variable structure may be provided so that the distance between 11b can be changed according to the magnitude | size of the lid | cover of a pan.

  A grip portion 12 of the self-supporting lid grip 10 shown in FIG. 1 and the like is attached to a substantially central portion of the back portion (the upper surface side portion in FIGS. 1 and 2) of the main body 11 and forms a bar-shaped handle that is easy to grip. It has a shape. The material of the grip portion 12 is substantially the same as the material of the main body 11. The gripping portion 12 is gripped by the cook in a normal use state of removing the lid. When the self-supporting lid grip 10 is erected and held in a self-supporting state, the grip 12 has its end 12a in contact with the table surface and itself has a function as a leg. Thus, when the self-supporting lid grip 10 is brought into a self-supporting state, the side portion 11a of the main body 11 and the end portion 12a of the gripping portion 12 are brought into contact with the table surface to create a standing state, whereby the whole is self-supporting, The grip part 12 contributes to the holding of a self-supporting state as a leg part.

  With reference to FIG. 2, the 1st use state of the self-supporting type | mold lid grip 10, ie, the use state about removal of the lid of a pan, is demonstrated.

  The pan 13 is in a state in which ingredients being cooked are present, cooking is already finished, and the entire pan has a high temperature. The pan 13 is covered with a lid 14. On the upper surface of the lid 14, a handle 14A is provided at a substantially central position. This handle 14A is a projection-like handle, has a projection shape whose diameter increases toward the upper end portion, and is formed with a constricted portion 14A-1. Now, in order to move to the next cooking stage, the act of removing the lid 14 of the pan 13 is performed. The cook holds the grip portion 12 of the self-supporting lid grip 10 with the hand 15, holds the main body 11 in a substantially horizontal state, and constricts the protruding handle 14 </ b> A of the lid 14 in the recess portion 11 a-1 of the main body 11. The main body 11 is moved as indicated by an arrow 16 so that 14A-1 enters and is locked. Thereafter, the lid 14 with the handle 14A locked by the recess 11a-1 of the main body 11 is removed, lifted, and placed on the table surface of the cooking table in a self-supporting state. This state is shown in FIGS.

  With reference to FIGS. 3-5, the 2nd use condition of the self-supporting type | mold lid grip 10, ie, the use condition about the vertical installation of the lid | cover 14 of the pan 13, is demonstrated.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the self-supporting lid grip 10 is made to stand upright by the main body 11 and the grip portion 12 and is in a self-supporting state. The grip portion 12 is supported on the back surface of the main body 11 and contributes to the maintenance of the self-supporting state. Since the main body 11 and the grip portion 12 are provided with a required angle, the grip portion 12 is substantially upright on the table surface 17 as shown in FIG. On the other hand, the main body 11 is held in an inclined state. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the handle 14 </ b> A of the lid 14 is locked to the recess 11 a-1 of the side 11 a of the main body 11. As a result, in a state where the self-supporting lid grip 10 is self-supporting, the lid 14 is disposed along the surface of the main body 11 and is held in a substantially vertical state.

  Thus, the lid 14 removed from the pan 13 by the self-supporting lid grip 10 is placed vertically based on the self-supporting state as shown in FIG. . Since the protruding handle 14A of the lid 14 is securely locked to the recess 11a-1 of the main body 11 of the self-supporting lid grip 10, it does not fall from the self-supporting lid grip 10 and can be safely vertically Placed. In this way, the self-supporting lid grip 10 for removing the lid 14 can be used as it is, and the lid 14 can be placed in an appropriate place.

  After removing the lid 14 of the pan 13 and placing it vertically, the required cooking is performed on the ingredients in the pan 13, and then when the lid 14 is attached to the pan 13 again, the self-supporting lid grip 10 in a vertically placed state. The lid 14 can be moved by holding and the pan 14 can be directly covered with the lid 14.

  If the self-supporting lid grip 10 according to the first embodiment is used, even if the lid 14 is light or heavy, the lid 14 is removed and moved from the pan 13, the lid 14 is temporarily placed temporarily, and The operation of reattaching the lid 14 to the pan 13 can be easily performed, and can be easily handled as a whole, reducing the work load. In particular, it is an easy-to-use tool for women and the elderly. Moreover, since the removal and attachment of the lid 14 and the vertical placement of the lid 14 can be performed by the self-supporting lid grip 10 which is one tool, it is easy to use and convenient.

  A second embodiment of the self-supporting lid grip according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The self-supporting lid grip 20 according to the second embodiment has a shape suitable for removing the lid 22 of the pan 21 as shown in FIG. That is, the handle 22A of the lid 22 of the pan 21 has an arc shape, an arc shape other than a circle, or a curved shape similar thereto, and therefore an opening 23 is formed between the center portion of the lid 22 and the handle 22A. Has been. The shape of the self-supporting lid grip 20 is made to be suitable for the lid 22 provided with such a handle 22A. FIG. 6 is a view similar to FIG. 1, and for the self-supporting lid grip 20, the same elements described in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  The self-supporting lid grip 20 includes a main body 24 and a grip portion 12. The grip portion 12 is the same as that described in the first embodiment. In the main body 24, according to the shape of the handle 22A of the lid 22, a protruding portion 24a is formed at the edge of one end as a locking portion locked to the handle 22A. The side 24b at the other end of the main body 24 is the same as in the first embodiment, and functions as a leg when the self-supporting lid grip 20 is used so as to be self-supporting. Other shapes and materials related to the main body 24 are the same as those in the first embodiment. Further, the grip portion 12 is the same as the structure and function of the grip portion of the self-supporting lid grip 10 according to the first embodiment.

  When removing the lid 22 of the pan 21, as shown in FIG. 7, the self-supporting lid grip 20 is moved in the direction of the arrow 16 in a substantially horizontal posture, and the protrusion 24 a of the main body 24 of the self-supporting lid grip 20 is attached to the lid 22. It is inserted into the opening 23 formed by the handle 22A and lifted. Since the protrusion 24a at the tip of the main body 24 is simply inserted into the opening 23 of the handle 22A, the heavy cover 22 can be lifted up by a simple operation. The lid 22 removed from the pan 21 can be placed vertically as shown in FIG. 8 using the self-supporting lid grip 20. Thus, the removed lid 22 can be placed vertically by using the self-supporting lid grip 20 for removal.

  A third embodiment of the self-supporting lid grip according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  The self-supporting lid grip according to the third embodiment is configured by combining the characteristic configurations of the self-supporting lid grips 10 and 20 according to the first and second embodiments. That is, the self-supporting lid grip 30 according to the third embodiment includes a main body 31 and a grip portion 32. The shape of the grip portion 32 is preferably substantially symmetric when viewed from the side. The left and right end portions 32a of the grip portion 32 have the same functions as the end portions of the grip portion described in the first and second embodiments.

  The main body 31 has a substantially rectangular plate shape as described above as a whole, and a recess 31a-1 is formed at the central portion of the side portion 31a forming one end portion. A projecting portion 31b is formed at the central portion of the side portion forming the end portion. The recess 31a-1 has substantially the same shape and function as the recess 11a-1 described in the first embodiment, and the protrusion 31b is substantially the same as the protrusion 24a described in the second embodiment. Has the same shape and function. Accordingly, the recessed portion 31a-1 is used as a locking portion in the case of removing / vertically placing / attaching a lid having a protruding handle, and the protruding portion 31b is used to remove a lid having a substantially arc-shaped handle. Used as a locking part for vertical installation and installation. And when using the recessed part 31a-1 as a latching | locking part, the projection part 31b located in an other side edge part functions as a leg part at the time of vertical installation, and when using the projection part 31b as a latching part, The side 31a on the side of the recess 31a-1 located at the opposite end functions as a leg when placed vertically. In order to effectively function as the leg portion, the protrusion 31b is preferably formed to have a necessary width dimension, or an auxiliary support member is added.

  The grip portion 32 has a substantially T-shaped shape, and in either case of a vertically placed state in which the recessed portion 31a-1 serves as a locking portion or a vertically placed state in which the protruding portion 31b serves as a locking portion, Each of the both end portions 32 a functions as a leg portion that contributes to holding the self-supporting lid grip 30 in a self-supporting state.

  According to the above-described self-supporting lid grip 30 according to the third embodiment, the recess 31a is used as a locking portion to be used regardless of whether the handle of the pan lid is a protrusion or a substantially arc shape. This can be dealt with simply by selecting either -1 or the protrusion 31b, which is very convenient.

  The self-supporting lid grip according to the present invention can be modified as follows.

  A portion of the locking portion such as a recess or a protrusion formed at the end of the main body can be made as a structure that is detachably provided to the main body. According to such a detachable structure, the locking portion can be arbitrarily changed according to the shape or size of the lid handle.

  The shape or structure of the self-supporting support portion that can be self-supported by the main body alone can be provided at the end portion of the main body that functions as a leg portion when vertically placed. Furthermore, the self-supporting support part can be structured to be detachable from the end of the main body.

  When the lid is placed vertically, a large amount of water adhering to the inner surface of the lid may fall on the table surface, so a dish-like member that receives moisture may be attached to the part of the main body that functions as a leg part. Is possible.

  The configurations, shapes, sizes, and arrangement relationships described in the above embodiments are merely schematically shown to the extent that the present invention can be understood and implemented, and the compositions (materials) and the like of each configuration are illustrated. Only. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments, and can be variously modified without departing from the scope of the technical idea shown in the claims.

  The self-supporting lid gripper according to the present invention enables easy removal of the lid when removing a heavy pan lid or the like when cooking and placing it nearby, while maintaining the removed lid as it is. It can be made to stand on its own and is used for cooking pots.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Self-supporting type lid grip 11a Side part 11a-1 Recessed part 11b Side part 12 Grip part 13 Pan 14 Lid 14A Handle 14A-1 Constriction part 15 Hand 16 Arrow 17 Table surface 20 Self-supporting type lid grip 21 Pan 22 Lid 22A Handle 23 Opening 24 Main body 24a Protruding portion 24b Side portion 30 Self-supporting lid grip 31 Main body 31a Side portion 31a-1 Recessed portion 31b Protruding portion 32 Holding portion

Claims (6)

A main body having a locking portion that can be locked to the handle of the lid and a leg portion for maintaining a self-supporting state during self-supporting;
A grip portion provided at the center of the back portion of the main body and functioning as a leg portion that contributes to holding the self-supporting state during the self-supporting , and having a handle shape that is easy to grip;
A self-supporting lid grip characterized by comprising   The said main body has a long plate shape, The said latching | locking part is provided in the one end part of the said main body, The said leg part is provided in the other end part of the said main body, The 1st aspect is characterized by the above-mentioned. The self-supporting lid grip as described.   The self-supporting lid grip according to claim 1, wherein the locking portion of the main body is a recess portion or a projection portion according to the shape of the handle.   The main body has an elongated shape, and one end of the main body is provided with the recess and functions as the leg, and the other end of the main body is provided with the protrusion and The self-supporting lid grip according to claim 3, which functions as a leg portion.   The self-standing state is held by the leg portion of the main body and the portion functioning as the leg portion of the gripping portion, and the lid locks the handle to the locking portion of the main body by the self-standing state. The self-supporting lid grip according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the self-standing lid grip is placed in a vertically placed state.   The locking portion has a structure detachably provided to the main body, and the locking portion can be arbitrarily changed according to the shape or size of the handle of the lid. Item 2. A self-supporting lid grip according to item 1.

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