JPH09187395A - Hand towel - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To sell a hand towel utilizing a conventional dispenser by containing a hand towel main body in a container formed almost in the same form as a container for a container-included item stocked in the dispenser main body to be discharged to a takeout port as money is charged. SOLUTION: A paper can main body 1 for a paper can-included hand towel has an almost similar diameter to a coffee can 12 sold in a conventional dispenser 11, and a total height of the paper can main body 1 as a cover body 2 is engaged is set to be almost similar to a total height of the coffee can 12. In addition, the paper can main body 1 and the cover body 2 are formed in a water-proof structure coated with resin film under consideration of heat resistance, and the whole circumference of a joint part of the paper can main body 1 with the cover body 2 is sealed by a seal 3. A hand towel main body 4 comprises thick nonwoven fabric in which clean water is impregnated, and it is spirally rolled to be contained in the paper can main body 1. A hand towel A is formed almost in the same sizes as those of the coffee can sold in the dispenser 11 to be similarly bought to the coffee can 12.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hand towel which can be sold by an automatic vending machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Oshibori is a familiar product that is often used during meals and is often offered as a free service at coffee shops and restaurants. Conventionally, such a towel has been used as a towel cloth which can be repeatedly used, a disposable non-woven fabric or the like which is rolled, a flat shape which is naked or which is sealed with a thin resin film.

[0003]

By the way, in recent years, a wide variety of outdoor activities such as leisure activities in leisure lands and recreation areas, watching sports and cherry blossom viewing, remote field work and sales, sports, etc. In such a case, you may sweat or get tired regardless of summer and winter, you may feel discomfort due to dirty face and hands, and you should buy food and drink and eat under the blue sky. In many cases, I often want a hand towel to clean my hands and face and to relieve fatigue.

However, the conventional hand towel as described above is not formed in a shape that can be sold by vending machines for drinking water, etc., which are abundantly installed in leisure lands, recreation areas, sports facilities, and on the street. Of course, it wasn't even set in a vending machine, and there was a problem that even if there were many vending machines, the hand towel could not be purchased at all. This is also the case with vending machines for Chile paper and tissue paper installed in public toilets at stations.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and the purpose thereof is to be able to sell it at vending machines for drinking water or the like installed in various places. It is to provide a hand towel.

[0006]

As a means for achieving the above object, in the hand towel according to claim 1 of the present invention, a container-containing article stocked in a vending machine main body which is carried out to an outlet by the insertion of money is used. The wet towel body was housed in a container having a shape substantially the same as that of the container. In this configuration, the container storing the hand towel main body is formed to have substantially the same size as the container of the product containing the drinking water such as the container sold in the vending machine. can do.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the hand towel according to the first aspect, in which the hand towel main body is housed in a bag instead of the container for storing the hand towel main body. With this configuration, the bag containing the hand towel is sold in a vending machine, for example, the bag is made to be approximately the same size as the chili paper in the bag. You can

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 is a perspective view showing a hand towel containing a paper can according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a hand towel containing a bag according to another embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a hand towel containing a paper box according to another embodiment. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a vending machine for displaying and selling a hand towel containing a paper can in addition to a conventional coffee can.

In the figure, 1 is a paper can body of a hand towel A containing a paper can, 2 is a lid, 3 is a seal, and 4 is a hand towel body.
The paper can body 1 has a diameter substantially the same as a coffee can 12 sold in a conventional vending machine 11, and the total height when the lid 2 is fitted to the paper can body 1. Are provided so as to have substantially the same height as the total height of the coffee can 12.

Further, the paper can main body 1 and the lid body 2 are formed by a waterproof structure coated with a resin film in consideration of heat resistance, and the entire circumference of the joint between the paper can body 1 and the lid body 2 is sealed by a seal 3. To be done.

The hand towel main body 4 is housed in the paper can main body 1 by impregnating a thick non-woven fabric with clean water and rolling it in a spiral shape. To the main body 4 of the hand towel, an extract of oolong tea or a pleasant fragrance such as lemon, rose or lavender may be added.

Since the hand towel A in the present embodiment is formed to have substantially the same size as the coffee can 12 sold by the vending machine 11, it can be stocked in any stock rack therein. Since it is possible, the vending machine 11 displays and stocks together with the coffee can 12, and after the purchaser has inserted the cash, the push button 13 for the hand towel is operated so that the hand towel A is taken out to the outlet 10 and the coffee. It can be purchased just like buying a can.
And since paper cans have relatively good heat retention compared to metal,
The state of being heated or cooled by the vending machine 11 can be maintained for a long time.

Next, FIG. 2 shows a bag-shaped hand towel B. In this case, a flexible tube 14 made of a resin film and having substantially the same size as the coffee can 12 is used as a means for accommodating the hand towel main body 4. There is. Then, the hand towel main body 4 is housed in the tube 14, and both ends are heat-welded 16 with the inside filled with air to form the bag 15. In the figure, 17 is an air layer.

This hand towel B is formed into a substantially same size as the coffee can 12 sold by the vending machine 11 by filling a flexible tube with air. Can be sold. Further, since the surface of the bag 15 is stretched smoothly by being filled with air, a neat printed surface can be obtained.

FIG. 3 shows a hand towel C containing a paper box, which serves as a means for accommodating the hand towel body 4.
8, the paper can body in the above-mentioned embodiment is formed into a box shape having substantially the same size as a coffee in a paper box conventionally sold in a vending machine, and an opening 19 is provided with flaps 20 on both sides. After storing the hand towel main body 4, the flaps are heat-welded and hermetically sealed. In this embodiment, an example in which two hand towel main bodies 4 are stored is shown.

[0016]

EXAMPLES The size of the can-shaped container is, for example, 6.5 cm × 12.5 cm or 5.2 cm × 13.2 in diameter × height.
It may be cm or 5.2 cm × 10.4 cm.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the specific configuration of the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and there are design changes and the like within the scope not departing from the gist of the invention. However, it is included in the present invention.

For example, in the case of the hand towels B in a bag, the hand towel main body 4 is rolled into a spiral shape. Folding and tube 14 may be formed along this hand towel body. In this case, it is possible to sell the conventional chili paper or tissue paper together with the chili paper or tissue paper alone or in a vending machine that sells the paper.

The means for accommodating the hand towel body is not limited to paper or a resin film, but a foamed resin sheet, an aluminum foil, or a bag or container made of a thick plastic, aluminum can, steel can, or the like can be used.

[0020]

As described above, in the hand towel according to the present invention, since it has the above-mentioned structure, a coffee can or the like can be utilized by using a vending machine for drinking water or the like which has a metal can or a paper pack as a storing means. Can be sold as well. Since it can be sold using conventional vending machines, it is possible to obtain such effects as being available at leisure land, leisure areas, sports facilities, streets, and the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a hand towel containing a paper can according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a hand towel in a bag according to another embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a hand towel containing a paper box according to another embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a vending machine for displaying and selling a hand towel containing a paper can in addition to a conventional coffee can.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A Hand towel containing a paper can B Hand towel containing a bag A Hand towel containing a paper box 1 Paper can main body 2 Lid body 3 Seal 4 Hand towel main body 10 Ejection port 11 Conventional vending machine selling coffee cans 12 Coffee cans 13 Vending machine push buttons 14 Tube 15 Tube bag 16 Heat welding 17 Air layer 18 Box body 19 Opening 20 Flap

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A hand towel which is stored in a container having a shape substantially the same as that of the stocked container in the main body of the vending machine which is carried out to the outlet by the input of money. . 2. The hand towel according to claim 1, wherein the hand towel body is stored in a bag instead of the container for storing the hand towel body.