JP2002000475A - Washing utensil holder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a holder for dish washing sponge, which is smaller in size, and fur of which can be readily cleaned up. SOLUTION: The holder is formed by projecting two or more arms 2 from a base member 1 held by sucking onto a wall 5 of a kitchen sink by a suction cup 3, and the arms 2 are spaced apart so as to hold therebetween a deformable washing utensil, such as a sponge 6, or the like by deforming it.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a holder for holding a dishwashing sponge on a wall surface of a kitchen sink.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Such a conventional holder is configured such that a shallow basket made of a metal wire or a synthetic resin is attached to a wall surface of a sink with a suction cup. The holder has to be formed larger than the sponge scourer, and the holder may be an obstacle when washing a large object such as a pot in the sink.

[0003] Further, the holder is constantly wet because water for washing operation is scattered and a wet sponge eagle is placed thereon, and water scale is liable to accumulate. Just washing the holder with a sponge scourer will result in a metal wire holder.
As shown in the figure, scales accumulated at the intersection of metal wires (7) and (7)
(8) cannot be removed and must be scraped off with a brush or the like. As shown in FIG. 7, even with a synthetic resin holder, as shown in FIG.
After all, it had to be scraped off with a brush to clean it, and it took time to remove the dirt.

An object of the present invention is to clarify a holder which can securely hold a sponge scrubber even if it is small, and which can cleanly remove dirt using only the sponge scrubber.

[0005]

A holder according to the present invention comprises a suction cup (3).
At least two arms (2) are protruded from a base member (1) supported by suction on a wall surface (5), and the arms (2) are
There is provided an interval at which a deformable washing tool such as a sponge scourer (6) can be deformed and pinched.

[0006]

[Operation and effect] The holder (4) is fixed to the wall surface (5) of the sink with the suction cup (3). Used sponge eagle
(6) is deformed and inserted between the arms (2) and (2).

The sponge scallops (6) return elastically and the arm
(2) Inflates like (2). Therefore, even if the sponge scrubber (6) faces downward, it does not slide down from between the arms (2) and (2). Since the length of the arms (2) and (2) can be as thin as the thickness of the sponge scrubber (6), the entire holder can be reduced in size, and even if it is attached to the wall surface (5) of the sink, it does not hinder the washing operation.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As shown in FIG. 1, a disk-shaped base member (1) is provided with a plurality of arms (2), and in this embodiment, four arms (2) are provided on the plate surface of the base member (1). It is provided so as to protrude from. The base member (1) and the arm (2) are integrally formed of synthetic resin.

The base member (1) has a suction hole (1) at the center.
0) is opened, and a plurality of slits (11) extend from the edge of the hole (10), so that the vicinity of the hole is easily deformed.
A peripheral wall (12) protrudes from the outer peripheral edge of the back surface of the base member (1). As shown in FIG. 2, the height of the projection of the peripheral wall (12) is such that when a suction cup (3) described later is attached to the base member (1) and the suction cup (3) is pressed against the sink wall surface (5), the suction cup ( The height of the suction cup 3 is set so that the suction cup 3 is not obstructed by the elastic deformation of the suction cup 3.

[0010] The suction cup (3) is provided at the center thereof with the base member (1).
An insertion protrusion (31) is provided to be inserted into the mounting hole (10) of the base member. The insertion protrusion (31) has a circumferential groove (3) into which the thickness of the base member (1) fits.
2) has been established.

As shown in FIG. 3, the arm (2) is a base member.
It is located at equal intervals on a virtual circle C concentric with (1), the length of the arm is about 5 cm, and the distance between adjacent arms is about 4 cm.

The arm (2) is formed in a cylindrical body having a closed end, and a base end is opened on the back surface of the base member (1). FIG.
As shown in the figure, the cylindrical wall of each arm (2) is formed to have an uneven thickness with a large thickness on the center side of the base member (1) and a small thickness on the outer side. It is slightly curved to the side.

As described above, by making the cylindrical wall of the arm (2) have an uneven thickness with a large thickness on the center side of the imaginary circle C and a small thickness on the opposite side, during injection molding, There is a difference in the cooling shrinkage of the resin on the cylindrical wall of the arm (2). That is, the shrinkage of the arm (2) in the length direction on the thick side is greater than that on the thin side, so that the arm (2) is naturally It curves slightly toward the center.

The thickness of the arm (2) is 5 to 10 mm,
The base end is gradually enlarged and continues to the base member (1) on the curved surface (20).

Therefore, the insertion protrusion (31) of the suction cup (3) is inserted into the mounting hole (10) from the back surface of the base member (1), and the hole edge of the base member (1) is fitted into the peripheral groove (32). . Since the vicinity of the mounting hole (10) is easily deformed by the slit (11), even if the mounting hole (10) is pushed and expanded by the insertion of the insertion protrusion (31), the vicinity of the mounting hole (10) Is not damaged.

The holder (4) is attached to the sink by pressing the suction cup (3) against the sink wall surface (5). Perimeter wall of holder (4)
(12) does not hinder the suction cup (3) from being pressed against the sink wall (5), but has a height enough to hide the suction cup (3). Can be prevented from entering the back side of the base member, and scale can be prevented from accumulating on the back side of the base member (1).

The used sponge eagle (6) is deformed and sandwiched between the arms (2) and (2). Sponge eagle (6)
Is elastically restored and swells to stretch the arms (2) and (2).
For this reason, even if the sponge scrubber (6) is in a downward state, it does not slide down from between the arms (2) and (2). Moreover,
In the embodiment, each arm (2) is slightly curved toward the center of the base member (1), so that the holding force on the sponge swab (6) is further increased.

[0018] Hold the wet sponge scallops (6) in the holder (4)
When the holder (4) is held, the holder (4)
The lower portion tends to lean toward the sink wall surface (5) around the center (1), but the peripheral wall (12) of the base member (1) prevents the tilt. Therefore, the upper part of the base member (1) and the wall surface of the sink (5)
Is only slightly opened between the base member and the base member, so that water for the washing operation can be prevented from scattering and entering the back side of the base member (1).

As described above, the bending of the arm (2)
Since it is achieved by the uneven wall thickness of the cylindrical wall of (2), the hole for the arm of the molding die may be a straight hole, and processing is simple.

The lengths of the arms (2) and (2) are as follows:
Since the thickness of (6) is acceptable, the entire holder can be miniaturized, and even if it is attached to the wall surface (5) of the sink, it does not hinder the washing operation in the sink.

Since there is no portion that is easy to accumulate scale and hard to remove, such as an overlapping portion of a metal wire of a conventional metal wire holder and an inner edge of a drainage slit or a hole of a resin cage holder, there is no sponge scrub. The holder (4) can be cleaned neatly.

The base end of the arm (2) is continuous with the base member (1) at the curved surface (20), that is, a corner portion is formed at the connection between the base member (1) and the base end of the arm (2). Does not exist,
The scale attached to the base of the arm can be easily washed off.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show an oblong base member (1).
Another embodiment in which two arms (2) protrude in parallel is shown above. The arms (2) and (2) have an interval that allows the sponge scallops (6) to be deformed and pinched, and are not curved like the arm (2) in FIG. And a safety bulb (21).

The base member (1) is provided with a notch (13) into which an insertion protrusion (31) of a suction cup (not shown) fits. Notch
The rear edge of (13) fits into the circumferential groove (32) of the insertion protrusion (31). On the back surface of the base member (1), a short protrusion at the same position as the arm (2)
A protrusion (22) is provided, and the protrusion (22) is inclined to the sink wall surface (5) of the base member (1) in the same manner as the peripheral wall (12) of the base member (1) shown in FIG. Play a role to prevent.

In carrying out the present invention, the arm (2) is
As shown in FIG. 5, it is possible to use two, but from the viewpoints of ease of use, miniaturization, and ease of washing, three or four are desirable.

The washing tool held by the holder (4) is not limited to the sponge scrubber (6), but can be deformed such as a cloth scrubber, a resin scrubber, and a metal scrubber. The material and the shape are not limited as long as the washing tool can be sandwiched between the arms (2) and (2).

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a holder with a suction cup removed.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front view of a holder according to another embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the same.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a portion of a holder formed of a metal wire where water scale easily accumulates.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of a portion of the resin holder where water scale easily accumulates.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (1) Base member (2) Arm (3) Sucker (4) Holder

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A base member (1) having a suction cup (3) on the back surface.
And two or more arms (2) protruding from each other, the arms (2) having an interval capable of deforming and pinching a freely deformable washing tool such as a sponge scrubber (6). Washing tool holder provided. 2. An arm (2) and a base member (1) are integrally formed of synthetic resin, and a base end of the arm (2) is gradually enlarged to be continuous with the base member (1) on a curved surface (20). The washing tool holder according to claim 1, wherein the washing tool holder is provided. 3. A 3 or 4 on the virtual circle C of the base member (1).
The cylindrical arms (2) are provided at substantially equal intervals, and each arm
The cylindrical wall of (2) is formed to have an uneven thickness with a large thickness on the center side of the base member (1) and a small thickness on the outer side.
The washing tool holder according to claim 1 or 2, wherein (2) is slightly curved toward the center of the virtual circle C.