JPH0985649A - Housing container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a housing container which can safely and easily house such a slender apparatus having a sharp edge or tip as a kitchen knife or a metal spit or the like. SOLUTION: A housing container 10 is equipped with a container body 20, a cover part 30, and a control means 40 for controlling the movement of the container body 20 and the cover part 30 toward a direction where they intend to mutually separate. In a state where a metal spit or the like has partially protruded outside the container body 20, the metal spit or the like is accommodated in the container body 20, and the cover part 30 is attached to the container body 20, and the metal spit or the like is sandwichedly held between the above body 20 and the cover part 30. In this state, an annular part 41a formed of the string 41 of the control means 40 is reduced, and the cover part 30 is energized against the container body 20. Next, the size of the annular part 41a is fixed by an adjuster 42 to maintain the sandwichedly holding of the metal spit or the like between the container body 20 and the cover part 30.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a storage container for storing an elongated instrument, and more particularly, a kitchen knife,
It relates to a container for accommodating an elongated instrument having a sharp blade or a sharp tip, such as a knife, a skewer or a peg.

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Long and narrow instruments having sharp blades or pointed tips, such as kitchen knives, knives, metal skewers, or tent pegs, may cause the blades or tips to injure people or other objects. Therefore, it must be handled with care. Therefore, when carrying such a device, it is desirable to put it in a special case. However, in general, since there are many types of these devices having different lengths, it is expensive to manufacture a special case for each length separately, and such a special case is not manufactured. Absent.

[0003]

Therefore, when carrying these devices for the purpose of auto-camping, etc., for safety, after wrapping them once with cloth or paper, a bag made of vinyl or cloth is provided. Although it is put in, it is troublesome to store and complicated. Further, the blade or the tip of these instruments may break through the cloth or the like to damage the surroundings.
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and the length of the storage space can be continuously changed according to the length of an elongated instrument such as a metal skewer, and the storage space is continuously changed. It is a highly versatile storage device that can maintain (fix) the length of a knife, and further has an elongated blade with a sharp blade or a sharp tip such as a knife, knife, gold skewer, or tent peg. An object of the present invention is to provide a storage container that can safely and easily store a device.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a bottomed cylindrical container body having an opening at one end in the longitudinal direction, and a bottomed cylindrical lid having an opening at one end. And a lid, wherein the lid portion is attached to the container body by inserting the one end side portion of the container body into the opening of the lid portion, the lid portion being one end side of the container body. The inserted portion is slidable with respect to the container body, is attached to the container body and the lid, and the length can be continuously adjusted according to the relative positional relationship between the two. A storage container provided with a string-shaped member is provided. In such a storage container, the length of the storage space formed in the storage container is continuously changed within a predetermined range by the extremely simple operation, and the continuously changed length of the storage space is fixed. can do. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the string-shaped member is an annular string that is passed through the container body and the lid, and includes clip means for changing the length of the annular portion of the string. . According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, a pad is attached to the bottom surface inside the container body.

According to another preferred embodiment of the invention,
A stopper member that opens upward and has a slot formed in the bottom portion is mounted inside the one end side portion of the container body. In this embodiment, the blade of the knife or knife is passed through the slot in the bottom portion of the stop member so that the blade end of the knife or knife grip portion abuts the bottom portion of the stop member, and the lid and stop member By sandwiching the grip portion of the knife or knife with and, the knife or knife can be held in the container without the blade (blade) of the knife or knife contacting the inner wall of the container.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a storage container 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention with a lid removed. As shown in FIG. 1, the storage container 10 includes a bottomed cylindrical container body 20 having one end opened, and a bottomed cylindrical lid portion 30 attached to the one end side of the container body 20. A regulating means 40 for regulating the movement of the container body 20 and the lid portion 30 in the directions away from each other. Container body 20
Is a bottomed cylindrical body having a substantially rectangular cross section, which is integrally molded of plastic such as polyethylene (synthetic resin) and has an opening 21 at one end side, such as barbecue skewers and tent construction pegs. It has an elongated first storage space 22 having a size and shape capable of storing a plurality of instruments therein. Also, this first
The depth (depth) of the storage space 22 is shorter than the length of the device to be stored. On the outside of the container body 20, a plug portion 23 on one end (opening portion) side having the reduced outer dimension and a main body portion 24 on the other end side are formed. The plug portion 23 is, as described later, It can be inserted into the lid portion 30. Further, a stepped step 25 is formed at the boundary between the insertion portion 23 and the main body 24. Further, an ear portion 26 is integrally formed on the insertion portion 23 side of the main body portion 24, and a hole 27 is provided in the ear portion 26. First
A pad 28 is attached over the entire innermost surface, that is, the bottom surface of the accommodation space 22. The pad 28
Is made of a flexible material such as sponge or rubber, and receives a sharp tip of a metal skewer K or the like stored in the storage container 10 (see FIG. 2). It has the function of preventing rattling and also preventing the sharp tip of the contained object from damaging the container body 20. Furthermore,
Protrusions 29 are formed on the outer surfaces of the insertion portions 23, which face in opposite directions.

The lid 30 is a bottomed cylindrical body having a substantially rectangular cross section, which is integrally molded of plastic (synthetic resin) such as polyethylene and has an opening 31 at one end side, and has a second storage space inside. 32. The second storage space 32 is
It has a cross-sectional shape corresponding to the cross-section of the insertion portion 23 of the container body 20. Therefore, the insertion portion 23
The lid portion 30 can be attached to the container body 20 by inserting the lid portion 30 into the storage space 32. When the lid 20 is attached to the container body 20, the first storage space 22 in the container body 20 and the second storage space 32 in the lid 30 are integrated to form a storage space in the storage container 10. It Further, the lid portion 30 is opened from the position where the tip of the insertion portion 23 is inserted into the second storage space 32 of the lid portion 30 to the open end 3 of the lid portion 30.
It is continuously slidable with respect to the container body 20 up to the position where 1'abuts the step 25 of the container body 20. By this sliding, the first storage space 22 and the second storage space 32
The length of the storage space formed by can be continuously changed according to the length of the stored object. An ear portion 33 is integrally formed on the outer surface of the lid portion 30 on the opening 31 side, and a hole 34 is provided in the ear portion 33. Furthermore, the lid 20
Protrusions 35 projecting inward are respectively formed on the inner surfaces facing each other in the vicinity of the open end 31 ′. When the lid 30 is slid with respect to the container body 20 until the opening end 31 ′ of the lid part 30 abuts the step 25 of the container body 20, the protrusion 35 is inserted into the container body 20. It engages with the protrusion 29 formed on the portion 24 to lock the lid portion 30 in that position.

The regulating means 40 is the ear portion 26 of the container body 20.
Ring 41 inserted into the hole 27 of the cover 27 and the hole 34 of the ear 33 of the lid 30, and an adjusting tool (clip) 42 for changing and fixing the size of the annular portion 41a formed by the string 41.
Consists of As shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 3, the adjusting tool 42 has a substantially spherical body 43 made of synthetic resin or the like. The body 43 is formed with a substantially cylindrical bore 44 that opens upward and a through hole 45 that extends laterally and intersects the bore 44. The bore 44 has a compression spring 4
A substantially cylindrical stop member 47 is inserted via 6.
A through hole 48 extending in the lateral direction is formed in the stopper member 47 so as to correspond to the through hole 45 of the body 43. Through hole 4
The string 41 is passed through the cables 5, 48. By pressing the stop member 47 in the direction of the body 43 (direction of arrow Y in FIG. 3) against the force of the compression spring 46, the through hole 45 of the body 43 is formed.
And the through hole 48 of the stopper member 47 are aligned with each other, and the string 41 can be freely moved (unlocked state) into the through holes 45, 48, that is, the adjusting tool 42 can freely move on the string 41. It will be possible. When the pressing on the stopper member 47 is stopped, the stopper member 47 is moved to the position shown in FIG. 3 by the compression spring 46, and the through hole 45 of the body 43 and the through hole 48 of the stopper member 47 are no longer aligned, and the cord 41 is sandwiched between the body 43 and the stop member 47 (locked state). As a result, the adjusting tool 42 cannot move with respect to the string 41, and the size (length) of the annular portion 41a formed by the string 41 is fixed.

As described above, in the regulating means 40, the adjusting tool 4
The size (length) of the annular portion 41a of the string 41 can be changed steplessly by moving 2 to an arbitrary position on the string 41, and further adjusting at the arbitrary position. The size (length) of the annular portion 41a can be fixed by setting the tool 42 in the unlocked state and making it immovable with respect to the string 41. Next, a method of using the storage container 10 will be described. First, while the stopper member 47 of the adjusting tool 42 is being pressed, the adjusting tool 42 is moved on the string 41, and as shown in FIG. 1, the string 41 inserted into the holes 27 and 34 of the ears 26 and 33 is inserted. The annular portion 41a should be the largest. Next, the lid 30 is removed from the container body 20, and the object to be stored such as the gold skewer K is put into the first storage space 22 through the opening 21 of the container body 20 from its tip (one end side). Next, the insertion portion 23 of the container body 20 is inserted (inserted) into the lid portion 30 to attach the lid portion 20 to the container body 20. Then, as shown in FIG.
The lid portion 30 is slid with respect to the container body 20 until the bottom surface 32a of the second storage space 32 of the lid portion 30 abuts against and presses the base end portion (the other end side) of the stored object. Next, the state in which the stop member 47 of the adjusting tool 42 is pressed (unlocked state)
Then, the adjusting tool 42 is moved on the string 41, and the ears 26, 33
The annular portion 41a of the string 41 inserted through the holes 27 and 34 is contracted so that the annular portion 41a has no slack (FIG. 2). At this time, the lid portion 30 can be pressed against the container body 20 by giving sufficient tension to the annular portion 41a of the string 41. When the pressing of the stopper member 47 is stopped in a state where sufficient tension is applied to the annular portion 41a, the adjustment tool 42 becomes immovable (locked state) with respect to the string 14, and the annular portion 41a formed by the string 41 is prevented. The size is fixed.

At this time, the object to be stored is the first storage space 2
A pad 28 attached to the bottom of the second storage space 32 and a second storage space 32
Since it is sandwiched between the bottom surface 32a of the
0 and the lid 30 cannot be relatively closer to each other.
On the other hand, since the size (length) of the annular portion 41a of the string 41 that is inserted through the container body 20 and the lid portion 30 is fixed, the container body 20 and the lid portion 30 are relatively more than that. I can't leave. That is, the movements of the container body 20 and the lid portion 30 in the directions away from each other are restricted. Therefore, the annular portion 4
By fixing the length of 1a, the relative positional relationship between the container body 20 and the lid portion 30 is maintained. In the present embodiment, the length of the storage space in the storage container 10 is set to an arbitrary length according to the length of the stored object by continuously sliding the lid 30 with respect to the container body 20. Continuously changing, and changed storage space length regulating means 4
It can be maintained by 0. Next, the second aspect of the present invention
An embodiment will be described. The first embodiment described above is for accommodating an elongated tool such as a metal skewer or peg having a sharp tip, whereas the second embodiment is a substantially cylindrical grip and the tip of the grip. It is for accommodating a knife or a knife having a plate-shaped blade (blade portion) attached to.

The storage container 50 of the second embodiment has the same basic structure as the storage container 10 of the first embodiment, but a knife or knife is "suspended" in the container body 20.
The knife holding member 60 that holds the container in the state is mounted in the insertion portion 23 of the container body 20,
And different. Hereinafter, the knife stop member 60 will be described.
In addition, the parts common to the storage container 10 of the first embodiment are
The same reference numerals are given. As shown in FIG. 4, the knife stopping member 60 has a bottomed box-shaped grip accommodating portion 61 for accommodating the grip portion of the kitchen knife. The grip accommodating portion 61 has an elongated cross section, and as shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 7, the grips of two kitchen knives (or knives) H1 and H2 can be accommodated side by side in the longitudinal direction. ing. Further, both side walls 62 at the approximate center in the longitudinal direction of the grip accommodating portion 61 are inclined so as to approach each other downward (toward the bottom) (FIG. 6), and the inclined side wall portion 62 allows the grip The accommodating portion 61 is divided into a first grip accommodating portion 61a and a second grip accommodating portion 61b, and the grip of the kitchen knife (or knife) accommodated in one accommodating portion 61a, 61b is divided into the other accommodating portion 61b. , 61
You cannot move to a.

At the approximate center of the bottom plate 63 of the grip accommodating portion 61,
A slot 64 extending in the longitudinal direction is formed. The slot 64 has a size and shape that allows the blade of a knife (or knife) to pass through it, but does not allow the grip to pass through.
Further, a pair of plate members 65 extending downward are provided at both side edges of the slot 64 on the back side of the bottom plate 63 of the grip holding portion 61. The interval between the pair of plate members 65 is substantially the same as the width of the slot 64 at the upper end portion, and this interval is gradually reduced as it goes downward. As a result, in the stored knife (or knife), the tip of the grip (the blade side end) contacts the bottom surface 63 of the grip storage portion 61, and the blade passes through the slot 64 and moves downward between the pair of plate members 65. It is housed in the container body 20 in a state of extending to the (see FIGS. 4 and 7).
This pair of plate members 65 is a knife (or knife).
The movement of the blade of the container body 20
Do not scratch the inside. The knife stop member 60 is
The tip of the blade of the knife (or knife) to be stored does not contact the bottom surface of the first storage space 22 of the container body 20, and the tip of the grip of the knife (or knife) is as shown in FIG. It is attached inside the container body 20 so as to project from the insertion member 23 of the container body 20.

The method of using the storage container 50 of the second embodiment is basically the same as the method of using the storage container 10. The different point is a method of holding an object to be stored (in this case, a knife or a knife). That is, in the storage container 50,
The kitchen knife or knife is held in the storage container 50 by sandwiching both ends of the grip of the knife or knife between the bottom surface 32a of the second housing space 32 of the lid portion 30 and the bottom plate 63 of the grip housing portion 61. That will be the case. This second
In the embodiment of the present invention, the grip of the kitchen knives or knives H1 and H2 is determined by the first grip storage portion 61a or the second grip storage portion 6a.
It is accommodated in either one of the 1b and the other accommodation section 61.
Can't move to a, 61b. In the stored state, the grips of the knives or knives H1 and H2 are sandwiched between the bottom surface 32a of the second storage space 32 of the lid 30 and the bottom plate 63 of the grip storage portion 61. As a result, it is possible to prevent the rattling of the knife or the knife in the storage container 50 or the damage of the inner wall of the container 50 due to the blade of the knife or the knife. The present invention
Without being limited to the above embodiment, various modifications are possible within the scope of the invention described in the claims,
It goes without saying that they are also included in the scope of the present invention.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the string 41 constituting the restricting means 40 is formed into an annular shape, but one end of one string is fixed to the container body 20 and the other end is fixed to the lid portion 30. Alternatively, the adjusting tool 42 may be attached to the middle portion of the cord, and the length of the cord 41 may be adjusted to regulate the movement of the lid portion 30. Further, one end of each of the two strings is fixed to the container body 20 and the lid part 30, and the two strings are passed through an adjusting tool to adjust the length of the string 41 and regulate the movement of the lid part 30. You may do it. Further, the limiting means 40 may be composed of a belt-shaped member having hook-and-loop fasteners attached to both ends. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the knife stopping member is attached to the container body 20, but it may be a detachable attachment that is a separate body.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a storage container according to a first embodiment of the present invention in a state where a lid is removed.

FIG. 2 is a side view, partly in section, showing a state in which a metal skewer is stored in the storage container shown in FIG. 1 and a lid is held at a closed position by a regulating means.

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the adjusting tool that is threaded and is in a locked state.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a kitchen knife fixing member mounted inside the container body.
It is the front view which fractured | ruptured a part which shows the state which accommodated the kitchen knife of a book.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of a knife fixing member that accommodates two knives.

6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which two kitchen knives are accommodated in a storage container according to a second embodiment of the present invention and a lid portion is removed.

[Explanation of Codes] 10 Storage Container 20 Container Main Body 21 Opening 22 First Storage Space 23 Insertion Section 25 Stepped Section 26 Ear Section 30 Lid Section 31 Opening Section 32 Second Storage Space 33 Ear Section 40 Regulation Means 41 String 41a Annular portion 42 Adjusting tool 60 Knife stop member

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A bottomed tubular container body having an opening at one end side in the longitudinal direction, and a bottomed tubular lid part having an opening at one end side, wherein one end side portion of the container body is the lid part. Is a storage container in which the lid part is attached to the container body by being inserted into the opening of the container body, and the lid part slides with respect to the container body in a state where one end side portion of the container body is inserted. A storage container provided with a string-like member that is capable of being attached to the container body and the lid portion and that can continuously adjust the length according to the relative positional relationship between the two. 2. The cord-shaped member is an annular cord passed through the container body and the lid, and clip means for changing the length of the annular portion of the cord is provided. The storage container according to claim 1. 3. The container according to claim 2, wherein a pad is attached to a bottom surface of the container body. 4. The storage according to claim 1, wherein a stopper member having an opening upward and having a slot formed in a bottom portion is attached to the inside of the one end side portion of the container body. container.