JPH1159793A - Opening tool for can of food - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To open a lid of a pull-top can of food easily and reliably. SOLUTION: The main body of this opening tool for a can of food includes a hook 3 insertable into a ring provided on a lid of a pull-top can and a gripping part 2 provided on the base end side of the hook 3. The lid of the can is raised up by hooking the ring with the hook 3 to pull up the gripping part 2. A communication portion 4 is provided between the hook 3 and the gripping part 2, and abutment portions 41, 41 are provided to this communication portion 4. A space is defined between the gripping part 2 and an upper surface of the can by abutment of the abutment portions 41, 41 against the upper surface of the can. The hook 3 is provided with an upper part 33 extending from the communication portion 4 toward its top end, and an insertion part 32 folded back downward from this upper part 33.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a can opener for opening a lid of a pull-top type can.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a structure for opening a canned lid for preserved foods and beverages is provided with a ring-pull ring for opening the can, and a tip of the ring is directed toward a base end of the ring. When the ring is raised, the base end of the ring is cut to open a small hole, and when the ring is pulled up in a direction opposite to the base end, the lid is separated from the can. The ring for opening the can is provided on the upper surface side of the can body as shown in FIG.
1 can be opened to open the can lid 52. However, in order to raise the ring of the can lid directly with a finger, considerable force is required on the fingertip, and if the fingernail is extended, the nail may be chipped when raising the ring,
In addition to being very dangerous, weaker elderly and children may be less prone to ringing and may have difficulty opening canned lids. In addition, when a plurality of cans are continuously opened, the act of directly raising the ring with the finger is repeated, so that the fingertip may be painful. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, for example, using a rod-shaped member 6 or the like for raising a ring, the rod-shaped member 6 or the like is inserted between the upper surface 53 of the can and the ring 51,
There is also a way to open the can lid by raising the ring 51,
Since the tip of the rod-shaped member 6 is not fixed, the fulcrum is not determined, and the contact portion between the rod-shaped member 6 and the ring 51 slips, which may make it difficult to raise the ring 51.

[0003]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed in view of the above circumstances, and it is not necessary to raise the ring directly with a finger when opening the lid of a pull-top type can.
An object of the present invention is to provide a can opener which can easily and surely open a lid of a can, even for an elderly person or a child having a weak force, without causing the extending claw to be chipped.

[0004]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a hook 3 which can be inserted into a ring 51 provided on a pull-top type can lid, and a grip portion 2 provided on the base end side of the hook 3 are provided. The above problem is solved by providing a can opener characterized in that the lid 52 is opened by hooking the hook 3 on the ring 51 and pulling up the grip portion 2.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a connecting portion 4 is provided between the hook 3 and the grip portion 2, and contact portions 41, 41, 22 are provided on the connecting portion 4 or a part of the grip portion 2. A space between the grip portion 2 and the upper surface 53 of the can is formed by the contact between the contact portions 41, 41, 22 and the upper surface 53 of the can. The above problem is solved by providing.

The third invention of the present application has a hook 3 at the distal end which can be inserted into a ring 51 provided on a pull-top type can lid 52 and a grip 2 at a base end. Hook 3 is connected by communicator 4,
An upper portion 33 extending from the connecting portion 4 toward the distal end, and an insertion portion 32 folded downward from the upper portion are provided.
Alternatively, a part of the grip portion 2 includes contact portions 41, 41, 22 that form a space between the grip portion 2 and the upper surface 53 of the can by contact with the upper surface 53 of the can. The base end side has arms 42, 42 divided into right and left. The grip 2 is passed between the arms 42, 42, and the insertion portion 3
The above problem is solved by providing a can opener characterized in that the cover 52 is opened by inserting the cover 2 into the ring 51 of the can 52 and pulling up by holding the grip portion 2. .

In the first embodiment of the present invention constructed as described above, the hook 3 that can be inserted into the ring 51 provided on the pull-top can lid 52 and the grip provided on the base end side of the hook 3 Unit 2 is provided. By doing so, the lid 52 can be opened by hooking the hook 3 on the ring 51 and pulling up the grip portion 2, so that the claw may be chipped because the ring is raised directly by the finger as in the related art. Can be prevented and can be made safe.

In the second aspect of the present invention, a connecting portion 4 is provided between the hook 3 and the holding portion 2, and contact portions 41, 41, 22 are provided on the connecting portion 4 or a part of the holding portion 2. It shall have been done. In this way, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, a space is formed between the grip portion 2 and the upper surface 53 of the can by the contact between the contact portions 41, 41 and the upper surface 53 of the can. Therefore, it becomes easy for a finger to enter between the grip portion 2 and the upper surface 5 of the can, and the grip portion 2 can be easily gripped.

In the third aspect of the present invention, it is assumed that the proximal end of the connecting portion 4 has left and right arms 42, 42 between which the grip 2 is passed. By doing so, the insertion section 32 is connected to the ring 5 of the can lid 52.
1 can be pulled up by holding the grip portion 2, and the force applied to the fingertip can be made smaller than in the conventional case where the ring 51 is caused only by the fingertip, and the extended nail is chipped. Without it, even elderly people and children with weak power can easily and reliably open the can lid.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a can opener according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view of the can opener of the present invention.

The can opener according to the present invention comprises an opener main body 1 and a hook 3 which can be inserted into a ring 51 provided on a ring-pulled can lid 52.

As shown in FIG. 1, the opening tool main body 1 includes a grip portion 2 provided on the base end side of the hook 3 and a communication portion 4 provided between the hook 3 and the grip portion 2. ing.

[0013] As shown in FIG.
And is covered with a sheet member 21 so as to be easily grasped by hand. This sheet member 21 is formed of a synthetic resin or the like. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any material may be used as long as it can grip the grip portion 2 without slipping even when the hand is wet with water or the like, such as rubber, or when sweating. The communication part 4 includes the arm parts 42 and 4
Abutment portions 41, 4 for forming a space between the gripping portion 2 and the upper surface 53 of the can in some of the arms 42, 42;
1 is provided. As shown in FIG.
When the hook 3 is inserted into the ring 51, the hook 41 comes into contact with the upper surface 53 of the can and forms a space between the upper surface 53 of the can and the grip portion 2. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 2B, instead of providing the contact portions 41, 41 on the connecting portion 4, a contact portion 22 may be provided on a part of the grip portion 2. Further, in the present embodiment, the contact portions 41, 41 are formed so as to be fixed to the communication portion 4. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and the contact portions 41, 41 are formed so that they can slide according to the size of the can. May be
It can be changed as appropriate. The arms 42 are shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. The arms 42 are divided into left and right sides so that the gripping part 2 is passed between the arms 42, 42. However, the present invention is not limited to this form, and is shown in FIG. Like the arm 42
Is a linear shape such as a rod-shaped body, and may be formed so as to be connected to the central portion of the grip portion 2 and can be changed as appropriate.
Also, in the present embodiment, the contact portions 41,
41, but is not limited to this form, and as shown in FIG. 4, the arms 42, 42 are formed so as to have a large thickness, and the arms 42, 42 are in contact with the upper surface 53 of the can. By
A space may be formed between the grip 2 and the upper surface 53 of the can.

The hook 3 has an upper portion 33 and an insertion portion 32 bent downward from the upper portion 33.

The upper portion 33 is formed to extend from the connecting portion 4 toward the tip. The insertion portion 32 is formed so that its thickness gradually decreases toward the distal end so that the insertion portion 32 can be easily inserted into the ring 51. Further, the insertion portion 32 includes a folded portion 34 for hooking on the ring 51. The folded portion 34 is formed by folding the distal end of the insertion portion 32 to the base end side of the insertion portion 32. As shown in FIG. 3, the folded portion 34 is formed at an angle so as to be parallel to the upper surface 53 of the can when inserted into the ring 51. By doing this,
The folded portion 34 can be smoothly inserted into the ring 51 while maintaining a well-fitted space between the upper surface 53 of the can and the grip portion 2.

Then, as shown in FIG.
The folded-back portion 34 is formed in the opening 5 of the ring 51 so that the front end of the ring 4 is oriented in the opposite direction to the caulking portion 54 of the ring 51.
5, the gripper 2 is pulled up in the direction of arrow A so as to draw an arc. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 5A, the ring 51 is raised from the upper surface 53 of the can,
A small hole is formed on the side opposite to the opening 55 of the ring 51 with the swaged portion 54 of the ring 51 as a fulcrum. Then, FIG.
As shown in (B), when the grip portion 2 is pulled in the direction of arrow B, the can lid 52 is separated from the can body 5 and
The lid of the can can be easily opened.

In this embodiment, the can opener of the present invention is used to open the lid of a ring-pull can. However, the present invention is not limited to this ring-pull can, and for example, can juice and can beer And the like, and can be used to open the lid of all pull-top cans.

[0018]

As described above, according to the first invention of the can opener of the present invention, the lid 52 can be opened by hooking the hook 3 on the ring 51 and pulling up the grip portion 2. It is possible to prevent the nail from being chipped due to the occurrence of the problem, and to make the nail safe.

The invention of the second can opener according to the present invention is characterized in that the contact portion 4
1 and 41 and the upper surface 53 of the can are brought into contact with each other.
And a space between the canned upper surface 53 and
A finger can be easily inserted between the grip portion 2 and the upper surface 53 of the can, so that the grip portion 2 can be easily gripped.

The third invention of the can opener according to the present invention is characterized in that the insertion portion 32
Can be inserted through the ring 51 of the can lid 52 and pulled up with the grip portion 2, the force applied to the fingertip can be made smaller than in the conventional case where the ring 51 is raised only with the fingertip, Without missing
Even elderly and children with weak power can easily and reliably open the can lid. Further, even when the cans are continuously opened, the cans can be opened without hurting the fingertips and without fatigue.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a can opener according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2A is a perspective view of an opener main body of the can opener according to the embodiment of the present invention. (B) and (C)
It is a perspective view which shows the example of a change of the opening tool main body of each can opener.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the can opener according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a modified example when the can opener is used.

FIG. 5 (A) is a side view when a canned ring is raised, and FIG. 5 (B) is a side view when a canned lid is opened.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a canned main body.

FIG. 7 is a side view of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Opener main body 2 Grasping part 22 Contact part 3 Hook 32 Insertion part 34 Folding part 4 Communication part 41 Contact part 42 Arm part 51 Ring 52 Lid 53 Top surface of a can

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A hook (3) which can be inserted into a ring (51) provided on a pull-top type canned lid (52), and this hook
(3) provided at the base end side of (3), and a hook
(3) A can opener characterized in that the lid (52) is opened by hooking the (3) on a ring (51) and pulling up a grip portion (2). 2. A communication part (4) is provided between the hook (3) and the grip part (2), and the communication part (4) or the grip part is provided.
Contact portions (41) and (22) are provided in a part of (2).
(41), (22) and the upper surface of the can (53) are brought into contact with each other,
2. The can opener according to claim 1, wherein a space is formed between (2) and the upper surface (53) of the can. 3. A hook (3), which can be inserted into a ring (51) provided on a pull-top type canned lid (52), is provided at a distal end, and a grip portion (2) is provided at a base end. The grip (2) is connected by the communication part (4), and the hook (3) is extended from the communication part (4) toward the tip.
(33) and the insertion portion (3
2), and the communication part (4) or a part of the grip part (2) is
Abutting portions (41), (41), (22) that form a space between the gripping portion (2) and the upper surface (53) of the can by contact with the cantilever portion (3). ) Is divided into left and right arms (4
2) and (42), the grip (2) is passed between the arms (42) and (42), and the insertion portion (32) is connected to the ring (51) of the can (52). ), And the lid (52) is opened by pulling up with the grip portion (2).