JPH049873Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] This invention relates to a foldable food dispensing device made of a suitable synthetic resin, and is mainly attached to a food storage container and packaged together with it. It was prepared so that it could be used at the time of eating.

[Conventional technology]

Traditionally, folding spoons, forks, etc.
For example, Utility Model Application Publication No. 59-174083 is provided. This is done by providing grooves, etc. up to the end of the lengthwise direction of the plate that will become the handle part, and forming grooves on both sides as the side walls of the handle.A part of this side wall part is connected to the bottom surface, and the side wall part and the bottom surface are used for assembly. It has an uneven snap and further has parallel folding grooves formed in the center of the handle and between the spoon, etc. and the handle in the horizontal direction.

When not in use, this folding spoon, etc. is folded in three by bending the center of the handle and the crease between the spoon, etc. and the handle with the side wall extended, and then folding it in three, with the side wall extended. The bottom surface is bent to form the sides of a folded box-like body. In addition, when in use, it is extended, both side walls are bent downward, the bottom is bent, and the uneven snaps on the side walls and the bottom are engaged.

[Problems that this invention attempts to solve]

However, the above-mentioned conventional products only provide uneven snaps for assembly on the side walls and bottom, and there is no means for engaging the bottom when folded, so the sides of the folded box-like body are The bottom surface of the package may not be held securely and may open spontaneously, and since the entire package is folded in three, its height is large and a fixed reduced state cannot be maintained, making it unsuitable for Sielink packaging. .

In addition, when in use, parallel folding grooves are provided horizontally in the center of the handle and between the spoon, etc. and the handle, so when a load is applied to the spoon, etc. at the tip, the vertical strength is increased. In particular, the strength between the spoon and the handle is weak, and there is a risk of deformation in this area. Furthermore, since the bottom surface is bent under the handle, and the convex snap is inserted into the concave snap on the side wall from the opening direction, the bottom surface is pressed by the fingers that come in contact with it during use, making it easy to move. The problem was that the handle could be disassembled due to disengagement.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, and when not in use, when folded, the length is short and the height is low, and it is fixedly engaged to enable sealing packaging, and when in use, the whole is long. To provide a food removal tool made of synthetic resin in which the folded pieces on both sides are reliably engaged with the center piece without being affected by finger pressure due to contact, and the handle part has sufficient strength.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve the above object, the foldable food removal tool of the present invention has a necessary food removal section, its base, and a slightly wide handle section formed in a series, and two vertical grooves are formed on the back side of the handle section. A center piece is provided in the longitudinal direction to partition a center piece and folded pieces on both sides, and two lateral grooves are provided at an appropriate interval approximately at the center thereof, perpendicular to the vertical groove, and the back side of the center piece partitioned by the lateral grooves. On both sides of each interior, a pair of rod-shaped protrusions are provided on both sides in the long axis direction, and the opposing surfaces thereof are formed into slightly protruding locking edges, and the folded pieces on both sides are provided with a pair of bar-shaped protrusions that correspond to the edges between the bar-shaped protrusions. A cap-shaped engagement protrusion is provided at the tip, a protrusion with an insertion hole is provided on the back side of the base, and a corresponding protrusion is provided on the center piece. When not in use, both foldable pieces are opened and the center piece is opened. At the same time, fold back from the horizontal groove to the back side, insert the protrusion into the insertion hole and engage it removably, extend it in the longitudinal direction when in use, bend both folded pieces downward, and insert the protrusion between the rod-shaped protrusions on the center piece. It is characterized in that the engaging protrusion is detachably inserted and engaged from above.

The rod-shaped projections may be provided in pairs on the back surface of the center piece, the vertical grooves may be provided outside both edges of the base, and the food removal portion may be provided on the back surface of the center piece. It may be connected directly to the

[Effect]

When this food removal tool is not in use, the folded pieces on both sides are opened, the folded pieces are bent together with the center piece from the lateral groove to the back side, and the insertion protrusion is removably inserted into the insertion hole of the protrusion and locked therein.

In this state, the both folded pieces and the center piece that make up the handle are folded in half to the back side, and the height of the handle increases slightly, but its length in the longitudinal direction is approximately half that of when it is extended. Since it is folded and held firmly, it can be packaged with a container.

In addition, when in use, when the folded handle section is returned to its original position and extended, and the folded pieces on both sides are bent from the vertical groove to the back side, the engaging protrusion rotates in an arc shape, allowing the engagement protrusion to move between the pair of rod-shaped protrusions. enters from the space above it,
Engages with the locking edge of the opposing surface.

In this state, the length in the longitudinal direction increases, and
This engaging protrusion only moves in and out from above between the pair of rod-shaped protrusions as the folding piece bends and rotates, and does not move in this direction even if the folding piece opens and moves laterally. , so the engagement will not come off. Therefore, even if the folding piece comes into contact with a finger and moves under pressure, the engaging protrusion will not come off from between the pair of rod-shaped protrusions, and the handle part will be reliably and firmly constructed and will not bend during use. There's nothing to do.

〔Example〕

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 1 to 10 show an example in which the food removal portion at the tip is configured as a fork, but this is similar to the spoon 30 shown in FIG. A knife 40 or a toothpick as shown in the figure can be arbitrarily selected, and the configuration of this food removal section is not the gist of the present invention.

The food retrieval tool of this embodiment has a fork portion 1 as a food retrieval portion at the tip made of an appropriate synthetic resin.
, its base 2 , and a handle 3 having a required thickness are formed in series. On the back side of this handle part 3,
As shown in the first figure, two-shaped vertical grooves 4 and 5 are provided in the longitudinal direction so as to match the extension lines of both end edges of the base 2, and the handle 3 has a central piece 6 and folded pieces 7 on both sides. . A protrusion 11 is provided on the back side of the center piece 6, and a protrusion 13 having an insertion hole 12 is provided on the back side of the base 2. Protrusion 11
is inserted into the insertion hole 12 and is removably locked.

At appropriate positions on the central piece 6 and the folded pieces 7 and 8 on both sides, engaging means m are provided to keep the folded pieces 7 and 8 bent along the longitudinal grooves 4 and 5 in their bent positions. . FIG. 1 shows an example of this engaging means m, and as shown in the enlarged slope view of FIG.
Two bar-shaped protrusions 14 are provided on both sides of the back side of the center piece 6,
15 are arranged opposite each other at a required interval, and the inside of each rod-shaped projection is formed into slightly protruding locking edges 14a, 15a, and the other folded pieces 7, 8 have corresponding locking edges with cap-shaped tips. A mating protrusion 16 is provided protrudingly, and the folding piece 7,
8 is bent at a substantially right angle, an engaging protrusion 16 that moves in a circular arc enters between the two rod-shaped protrusions 14 and 15 from above and engages them in a detachable manner.

Note that this engaging means m is not limited to the above-mentioned configuration, and can engage the folded pieces 7 and 8 that move in an arc with the vertical grooves 4 and 5 as fulcrums during folding, and that engagement is detachable. Any other suitable configuration can be selected as long as the following conditions are met. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, a plate member 19 with a notch 18 provided at the upper edge of the engagement hole 17 is provided protruding from the center piece 6, and engagement protrusions provided on the folded pieces 7 and 8 are used. The tip of 20 may be formed into a spherical shape for engagement,
Any other configuration may be used.

In the above-mentioned configuration, when packaging is not used as a food removal device, the handle portion 3 is held open with the folded pieces 7 and 8 on both sides open, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.
The center piece 6 is bent toward the back side from the lateral grooves 9 and 10, and the protrusion 11 of the center piece 6 is inserted into the insertion hole 12 of the protrusion 13.

Since the folded pieces 7 and 8 on both sides are opened and stretched and folded in half, the height of the handle portion 3 is not higher than the width between the horizontal grooves 4 and 5, and its length in the longitudinal direction is a. is the length A at the time of extension (the fifth
(see figure), so even if it is packaged in a shell link together with a container, its ends will not protrude.

In addition, in order to use it as a food removal tool, the handle part 3 folded into the back side is returned to its original position and extended, and the folded pieces 7 and 8 on both sides are bent from the longitudinal grooves 4 and 5 to the back side and engaged. When the portion of the means m is lightly pressed with a fingertip and engaged, a handle portion 3 having a U-shaped cross section is formed as shown in the fifth figure.

In this state, the length A in the longitudinal direction increases, and the entire handle portion 3, including the portions of the lateral grooves 9 and 10, is reinforced by the folded pieces 7 and 8 bent at approximately right angles. , it maintains sufficient strength in the front and back directions, and can be used reliably without bending or twisting during use.

FIG. 7 shows an embodiment in which the engaging means m provided on the central piece 6 are arranged in a row, and in this case,
Since the width b of the central piece 6 when folded is smaller than the width b' when the engaging means m are provided on both sides of the central piece 6, there is an advantage that the handle portion 3 can be formed thin.

In FIG. 8, the longitudinal edges of folded pieces 7 and 8 are each formed into an inwardly sloping surface, and one end face is provided with a continuous or intermittent engagement protrusion 21, and the other end face is provided with an engaging protrusion 21. This shows an embodiment in which insertion recesses 22 corresponding to the above are provided continuously or intermittently, and in this case, as shown in the same figure, the folded pieces 7 and 8 are bent and both edges thereof are removably engaged. This allows the handle portion 3 to have a triangular cross section.

Further, FIG. 9 shows an embodiment in which the longitudinal grooves 4 and 5 are provided so as to be shifted outward by a required distance c from the extension line of both end edges of the base 2, and FIG.
This figure shows an embodiment in which the fork portion 1 is provided in a row on the center piece 6 without providing a fork portion 1, and the center piece 6 is provided with a protrusion 13 provided at the base. In the former embodiment,
The width of the handle part 3 when folded can be made wider by the distance c, and in the case of the latter embodiment, the length D of the handle part 3 in the longitudinal direction can be increased by the amount of the absence of the base part 2. It has the advantage of being able to

〔effect〕

As mentioned above, according to the present invention, when not in use, the central piece and the folded pieces on both sides that make up the handle are opened and lined up and folded in half, reducing their length and height and fixedly engaging them. It is possible to attach it to the top surface of the lid of the container and package it together with a sealant, and when in use, by extending the handle and bending the flap downwards, the engaging protrusion becomes a pair of bar-shaped protrusions. The engagement protrusion is inserted from the upper space between the fingers, and the engaging protrusion does not disengage when the folding piece moves in the horizontal direction, so even if the folding piece comes into contact with a finger and moves under pressure, the handle part remains secure. Moreover, there is an effect that a strong foldable food removal tool can be obtained.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 1 is an exploded back view of the food removal device, and Fig. 2 is a view of Fig. 1-
A cross-sectional view of the line, Figure 3 is a slope view at the time of packaging,
FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the same line as FIG. 2 at the time of packaging, FIG. 5 is a perspective view in use, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the engagement means, and the same figure shows another configuration of the engagement means. 7 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the engagement means, FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the engagement means, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the folding piece.
Figure 0 is a perspective view of an embodiment without a base, No. 11
The figure is a perspective view when the food removal part is a spoon, and the same figure is a perspective view when the food removal part is a knife. 1... Food removal part, 2... Base, 3... Handle part, 4, 5... Vertical groove, 6... Center piece, 7, 8...
Folding piece, 9, 10...horizontal groove, 21...engaging protrusion,
22...Insertion recess, m...Engagement means.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] (1) The required food removal part 1, its base 2, and a slightly wide handle part 3 are formed in series, and two longitudinal grooves 4 and 5 are formed on the back side of the handle part. The center piece 6 and the folded pieces 7 and 8 on both sides are provided in the direction, and two lateral grooves 9 and 10 are provided at appropriate intervals substantially in the center thereof, perpendicular to the vertical groove, and the groove is divided by the lateral groove. On both sides of each interior on the back side of the central piece, there is a pair of rod-shaped protrusions 1 in the longitudinal direction.
4 and 15 are provided protrudingly on both sides, and the opposing surfaces thereof are formed into slightly protruding locking edges, and the folded pieces on both sides have engaging protrusions 1 with cap-shaped tips corresponding to between the rod-shaped protrusions.
6 is provided protrudingly, and an insertion hole 12 is further provided on the back side of the base.
The central piece is provided with a corresponding protrusion 11, and when not in use, both folded pieces are opened and folded back together with the central piece from the horizontal groove to the back side, and the protrusion is inserted into the insertion hole to allow attachment and detachment. When in use, they are engaged, extended in the longitudinal direction, both folded pieces are bent downward, and the engaging protrusion is removably inserted from above between the rod-shaped protrusions of the central piece to engage them. Foldable food removal device. (2) Utility model registration claim 1, in which the rod-shaped projections are provided in pairs in a row on the back surface of the central piece.
Foldable food removal device as described in section. (3) The foldable food dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein the vertical groove is provided outside both edges of the base. (4) The foldable food dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein the food dispensing portion is directly connected to the central piece.