JPS6326115Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Field of industrial application) The present invention is a teapot that is fitted into the upper opening of any teapot through a projection in an interference fit, and has a convex removable portion to facilitate removal of the teapot. Concerning a tea strainer that should be suspended within the main body.

(Prior Art) Various proposals have been made to prevent tea leaves from flowing down with tea water when pouring tea using a teapot. Among them, suspended-type tea strainers are also used, which have superior tea strainer and hot water draining functions. However, suspended tea strainers have the disadvantage that the tea strainer tends to fall off if tilted too far when pouring tea. It has been proposed in publications such as Utility Model Publication No. 58-32708.

However, once the tea strainer was attached to the opening at the top of the teapot, it became difficult to remove it for cleaning, etc., so tea strainers with a handle like a one-handed pot (such as Utility Model Publication No. 49-38308), A teapot with a half-moon shaped handle (such as Utility Model Publication No. 50-36626) was proposed, but in the former case the handle protruded outside the teapot, so the shape of the teapot itself had to be changed. However, in the case of the latter, there was a problem in that it was lying down and it was troublesome to raise the handle.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) Therefore, in consideration of the above-mentioned conventional technology, the present invention has been developed by fitting the upper opening of a general teapot with a lid in an interference fit through a protrusion, and Not only does it hang in the air to prevent it from falling off, but it also allows you to put the lid on as is, and when you want to remove it, there is no need to lift the handle or do any other operations, making it easy to remove. The purpose is to provide.

(Means for solving the problem) That is, the present invention has been made to achieve the above object, and is made by fitting a teapot into the upper opening of an arbitrary teapot in a tight fit shape by deforming it when fitting it. , a bottomed net is integrally attached to a flanged cylindrical body that can be suspended in the teapot body and has a pair of protrusions that can be deformed when inserted into the upper opening; This is a tea strainer with a circumferential portion that protrudes upward.

(Function) The tea strainer of the present invention constructed by the above-mentioned means is provided with a protrusion that can be deformed when fitted into the upper opening of an arbitrary teapot and pressed against the inner wall of the opening in one direction, and a flange is attached. Since the body is formed in a cylindrical shape, when it is to be fitted into the upper opening, it is necessarily fitted by applying pressure to the inner wall of the opening at several places, and natural falling off is prevented. However, when it is desired to remove the tea strainer for cleaning or the like, it can be easily removed by pushing the removable part formed on the inner periphery of the body inwardly with fingers and pulling upward.

(Embodiment) An embodiment of the tea strainer according to the present invention will be explained using FIGS. 1 to 3.

In this embodiment, a tea strainer T is provided with protrusions that can be deformed when fitted.The tea strainer T is made of a synthetic resin material and includes a flange 1, a cylindrical body 2, and a line 12 where the flange 1 and the body 2 intersect. On the top, protrusions 3, 3 each exhibiting a hemispherical shape are protruded at symmetrical positions on the circumference, and a removable part 4 is formed upwardly on the inside of one of the protrusions 3, and integrally formed by injection molding. At the same time, a mesh body 5 previously formed with a fine mesh made of stainless steel or the like with a bottom is welded to the lower end 21 of the body portion 2. The mesh body 5 has a bottom and can be welded to any depth as long as it has the same diameter.

When the tea strainer T formed as described above is inserted into the upper opening 61 of the teapot body 6, first the protrusions 3,
3 comes into contact with the inner wall of the opening 61, and as the insertion continues, the inner wall of the opening 61 squeezes the cylindrical body 2 from both sides via the protrusion 3, deforming it into an elliptical shape. This means that the tea strainer T will always continue to exert a pressing force on the inner wall of the opening 61 due to its own elasticity, and therefore the tea strainer T will remain suspended in the teapot body 6. become.

When removing the tea strainer T, it can be easily removed by holding the removal part 4 and pulling it up inward and diagonally upward.

In this embodiment, the body 2 of the tea strainer T made of synthetic resin material is made into a cylindrical shape, and when it is fitted into the upper opening 61, it is deformed into an elliptical shape by the protrusions 3, 3, and the restoring elasticity is improved. Although the explanation has been given regarding the thing to be hung by twisting, a metal material with elasticity may be used, and the specific shape and size of the protrusion, body part, collar part, detachable part, etc. are the same as those of the present invention described above. It goes without saying that these changes may be arbitrarily determined within the scope of achieving the purpose, action, and effects described below, and that none of these changes alters the gist of the present invention.

(Effects) As explained above, the tea strainer according to the present invention, while the conventional hanging tea strainer may fall off if tilted too much when pouring tea, there is no place to touch it when you want to remove it for washing etc. Because of this, there was no choice but to remove the ridge formed by the flange by pinching it with your fingers, etc., and there was a risk of deforming the tea strainer if you applied too much force. It is easy to handle and has a simple structure, and since the removal part is located close to the protrusion, the removal force works effectively and it is easy to remove, and it is only slightly convex from the inner periphery of the body. Since it can be fully accommodated on the back side of an ordinary teapot lid with a slightly raised center, there is no risk of the lid becoming uncomfortable and wobbling. Furthermore, it is possible to diversify a single product by simply changing the depth of the mesh, making it suitable for mass production, and therefore being able to provide products with no significant difference in cost compared to conventional products.This is a truly beneficial idea. No.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the tea strainer of the present invention, and Fig. 1 is a partially cutaway side view, and Fig. 2 is a partially cutaway side view.
The figure is a side sectional view taken along the line B-B in Figure 3, showing the state suspended in the teapot. Figure 3 is a side sectional view taken along the line A-A in Figure 2, showing the state suspended in the teapot. FIG. T...Tea strainer, 1...Trim part, 2...Body part, 3...
...Protrusion, 4...Removal part, 5...Network.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A bottomed mesh body is integrally attached to a cylindrical body provided with a flange so as to be fitted into an arbitrary upper opening of the teapot and suspended within the teapot body, and the body below the flange. A pair of protrusions in the shape of a hemisphere are bulged out to fit into the upper opening of the teapot in a tight fit, and a removable portion is attached upwardly to the upper end of the inner periphery of the body in proximity to one of the protrusions. A tea strainer characterized by a convex shape.