JP2002037387A - Portable lid opener - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable lid opener which can initially open the cap of a PET bottle or a glass bottle, and the lip lid of an aluminum or steel can with a small force even by advanced age people or small children whose finger tip force is weak. SOLUTION: This portable lid opener is used to initially open the lid of a beverage container or a food container. The portable lid opener is equipped with a recess 3 in which the rotating type cap of a bottle can be fitted, on a main body section 1. Then, on both sides of the main body section, wing sections 2A and 2B which work as handles as well are provided in a manner to protrude. At the same time, at least one wing section 2A is formed into a flat shape having a narrower distal end. Thus, the wing section 2A is formed into a lever piece 4 which can erect the tab of the aluminum can or the steel can.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable lid opening tool, and more particularly to a portable lid opening tool for initially opening a lid of a beverage container or a food container.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A beverage container or a food container is provided with various opening / closing lids. For example, PET bottles and glass bottles for beverages are usually provided with a rotary screw-type cap, and aluminum cans and steel cans are provided with lip lids with tabs such as push-on tabs or pull tabs.

[0003] Here, the above-mentioned cap for screwing on a plastic bottle or a glass bottle is made of a synthetic resin and has a ring portion and a cap which are fixed to a bottle neck in order to improve sealing properties and to prevent tampering. A structure that cuts by rotation or a structure made of steel has a structure in which a part of the ring is cut off and removed together with the cap, and both require a large force for initial rotation. In the case of aluminum cans and steel cans, it is necessary to raise the tab to separate the lip lid from the upper lid.However, the gap between the tab and the upper lid is small, and the tab is initially raised to separate the lip lid from the upper lid. It takes a lot of power.

[0004] It is often difficult for elderly people, small children and women with weak fingertips to open the caps of the aforementioned plastic bottles or glass bottles or to raise aluminum cans or steel tabs. Also, it is difficult for a woman with strong fingertips but stretched nails to raise an aluminum can or steel tab. However, conventionally, in such a case, since a convenient tool for opening the lid was not provided, the lid could not be opened by itself.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned situation, the present invention is intended to solve the problem even for elderly people and small children who have weak fingertips, caps for plastic bottles and glass bottles, aluminum cans and steel. It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable lid opening tool that can initially open the lip lid with a small force.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a portable lid opening device for initially opening a lid of a beverage container or a food container, wherein a rotary cap for a bottle is provided on a main body. It is possible to raise a tab of an aluminum can or a steel can with at least one of the wings having a flat tapered shape while projecting wings serving as handles on both sides of the main body. A portable lid opening tool characterized by being made into a lever piece was constructed.

More specifically, a through hole is provided in the center of the main body, and the inside of the hole at the tip end of the through hole is formed into a conical shape having a diameter decreasing toward the inside. A plurality of ridges extending in a direction along the direction are formed to serve as the concave portions.

[0008] It is also a preferred embodiment that a breather provided with a blow port on the base end side of the main body is built in or attached to the main body.

[0009] It is preferable that a strap for hanging the neck is attached to the tip of the wing opposite to the wing provided with the lever piece.

Further, it is preferable that a stopper portion is integrally formed at the tip of the wing opposite to the wing provided with the lever piece.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 shows a portable lid opening tool A according to a first embodiment of the present invention, wherein reference numeral 1 denotes a main body, 2 denotes a wing, 3 denotes a concave portion for fitting a cap,
Reference numeral 4 denotes a leverage for raising a tab, and reference numeral 5 denotes a yoko.

A portable lid opener A according to the present invention is for opening a lid of a beverage container or a food container at an initial stage, and has a concave portion 3 into which a rotatable cap of a bottle can be fitted in a main body portion 1. Wings 2 serving as handles on both sides of the main body 1
A, 2B, and at least one wing 2
A has a flat tapered shape and is a lever piece 4 capable of raising a tab of an aluminum can or a steel can.

More specifically, the main body 1 has a substantially cylindrical shape provided with a through hole 6 in the center, and has a conical shape whose diameter decreases as it goes inward at the tip side of the through hole 6. Along with the molding, a plurality of ridges 7,... The wings 2A and 2B extend on both sides of the main body 1 near the front end thereof, and have a flat tapered shape. Here, the main body 1 and the wings 2A and 2B are integrally formed of a hard synthetic resin having high bending strength.
In the present invention, the material is not limited.

The main body 1 has a blower 5 provided with a blow port 8 at the base end of the main body 1. Here, to incorporate the caller 5 in the main body 1 means that the caller 5 is formed as a part of the main body 1 and is formed separately from the main body 1.
Embedded in the main body 1. In the present embodiment, an example is shown in which the caller 5 is formed integrally with the main body 1, and the escape hole 9 communicating with the blow port 8 is provided in the main body 1.
And a blow hole 8 is formed on the side of the main body 1.
Is provided with an opening 10 communicating with the opening. However, in the present invention, the structure of the caller 5 is arbitrary. Further, the blowing port 8 is formed by cutting a lower portion of a base end of the main body 1 into an arc shape.

A portable lid opener A according to a second embodiment shown in FIG. 2 has only a concave portion 3 into which the rotary cap of a bottle can be fitted in the main body portion 1; The relief hole 9 is not provided in the part 1. As shown in FIG. 3, the caller 5 manufactured separately can be fitted or adhered to the base end side of the main body 1 as an option. However, the through-hole 6 is open to the base end with a sufficient size. Although not shown, when the caller 5 is attached to the main body 1, the caller 5
The air escape hole communicates with the through hole 6.

In any of the portable lid openers A shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the wing 2 provided with the lever 4 is provided.
As shown in FIG. 4, a neck strap 11 is attached to the tip of the wing portion 2B on the side opposite to A, so that a user such as an elderly person can always carry the strap. Specifically, the strap 11 is engaged with a suspension hole 12 formed at the tip of the wing 2B.

Next, a method of using the portable lid opener A according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. First, as shown in FIG. 5, a bottle B such as a plastic bottle or a glass bottle is used.
When the cap 13 of the portable screw opening type A is opened, the concave portion 3 of the portable lid opening tool A is fitted to the cap 13 and rotated by holding both wings 2A and 2B, and the bottle neck 1 is opened.
The perforated connecting portion 16 between the ring portion 15 and the cap 13 fixed at 4 is cut off. Here, since the inner surface of the concave portion 3 has a conical shape, even caps 13 having different sizes can be fitted tightly, and a plurality of ridges 7,... Are formed on the inner surface. Are engaged with the irregularities on the outer peripheral surface of the cap 13 and do not run idle even if the pressing force is weak. By providing the two wings 2A and 2B extending in the direction away from the center of rotation of the main body 1, a large rotating torque is applied to the cap 13 and the connecting portion 16 can be easily cut. If the connecting portion 16 can be cut, the cap 13 can be easily turned. Therefore, it is sufficient to remove the portable lid opening tool A from the cap 13 and directly open the cap 13 by hand.

FIG. 6 shows a case in which the cap 13 is removed from the bottle B with the cap 13 fitted in the recess 3 of the portable lid opening tool A, and the cap 13 is strongly engaged in the recess 3. As shown in the figure, if the finger 17 or a rod is inserted from the base end side of the through hole 6 of the main body 1, that is, the side where the blowout 8 is provided, and the cap 13 is pushed out, the concave portion 3 moves to the tip end side The cap 13 can be easily removed from the inside of the concave portion 3 because of the conical shape whose diameter increases toward the bottom.

Next, as shown in FIG. 7, when opening the lip lid 18 with a tab such as a push-on tab or a pull tab of a can C such as an aluminum can or a steel can, the lever piece of the portable lid opening tool A is used. 4 is inserted between the upper lid 19 of the can C and the tab 20, and the wing portion 2B is pressed down with the flange 21 of the can C as a fulcrum. The lip lid 18 is partially cut off, and the portable lid opening tool A is removed in that state,
Holding the raised tab 20 further raises the lip lid 18 to completely cut and open it. In such an aluminum can or a steel can, the initial raising of the tab 20 requires the most fingertip force, so this work is performed by the portable lid opening tool A according to the present invention.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, since the portable lid opener A has a built-in yobuchi 5, the elderly who cannot make a loud voice or the voice cannot be made for some reason. Urgently call another person,
It is also possible to generate a loud sound by blowing the yokobashi 5 to signal a danger. It is also effective for a woman to blow Yobuko 5 to repel molesters.

Finally, in the portable lid opening tool A of the third embodiment shown in FIG. 9, a stopper opening 22 for opening a crown such as a beer bottle is further provided on the portable lid opening tool of the first embodiment. Things. That is, the wing 2A provided with the lever piece 4
The stopper opening 22 is integrally formed at the tip of the wing 2B on the opposite side. In this case, the strap 11
What is necessary is just to engage with the stopper opening part 22. If the strength of the bottle opener 22 is insufficient with synthetic resin, only the bottle opener 22 may be made of metal, and the other parts may be insert-molded with synthetic resin.

[0022]

The portable lid opening device according to the first aspect of the present invention is a portable lid opening device for initially opening a lid of a beverage container or a food container. It has a recess in which a cap can be fitted, and wings that also serve as handles are protruded on both sides of the main body, and at least one of the wings can have a flat tapered shape to raise a tab of an aluminum can or a steel can. Since it is a piece of leverage, even elderly people and small children with weak fingertips can open the caps of plastic bottles and glass bottles, and the lip lids of aluminum cans and steel with a small force.

According to the second aspect, the cap of the plastic bottle or the glass bottle is securely fitted into the concave portion, and the cap can be opened with a small force without idling. Even when the cap is opened, the cap can be easily pushed out by inserting a finger or a stick from the open side of the through hole.

According to the third aspect, when an elderly person who cannot make a loud voice or cannot make a loud voice for any reason, it is necessary to urgently call another person or to inform them of danger. Blowing can generate a loud sound.

According to the fourth aspect, the portable lid opening tool can be carried at all times, and both hands are opened even when the portable lid opening tool is carried, so that it is safe even if the elderly fall down.

According to claim 5, in addition to the effects described above,
The crown of a beer bottle or the like can be opened.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a portable lid opening tool according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the portable lid opening tool according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a portable lid opening tool according to a second embodiment, with a separate extremity attached to a main body.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the portable lid opening tool of the first embodiment is carried around a neck.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a case of opening a cap of a screw-on type such as a PET bottle or a glass bottle.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which a cap fitted to a concave portion is removed.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a case where a lip lid with a tab such as a push-on tab or a pull tab such as an aluminum can or a steel can is opened.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a state of blowing a yobuko.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a third embodiment of the portable lid opening tool according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List A Portable lid opener B Bottle C Can 1 Main body 2, 2A, 2B Wing 3 Concave 4 Lever piece 5 Yoko 6 Through hole 7 Ridge 8 Blow opening 9 Through hole 10 Opening 11 Strap 12 Hanging hole 13 Cap 14 Bottle neck Reference Signs List 15 ring part 16 connecting part 17 finger 18 lip lid 19 top lid 20 tab 21 flange part 22 stopper opening part

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A portable lid opening device for initially opening a lid of a beverage container or a food container, comprising a concave portion in a main body portion into which a rotary cap of a bottle can be fitted, and handles on both sides of the main body portion. A portable lid opening tool characterized in that at least one of the wings has a flat tapered shape and is formed as a leverage that can raise a tab of an aluminum can or a steel can. 2. A through hole is provided at a central portion of the main body, and the inside of the tip side hole of the through hole is formed into a conical shape having a diameter decreasing toward the inside, and the inner surface is formed in a direction along a generatrix. 2. The portable lid opening tool according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of extended ridges are formed as the concave portions. 3. The portable lid opening tool according to claim 1, wherein a wrist having a blow port provided at a base end side of the main body is built in or attached to the main body. 4. The portable lid opening tool according to claim 1, wherein a neck strap is attached to a tip of the wing opposite to the wing provided with the lever piece. 5. A bottle opener is integrally formed at the tip of the wing opposite to the wing provided with the lever piece.
4. The portable lid opening tool according to any one of 4.