JPH042620Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The invention of the present application aims to solve the following problems.

(Industrial Field of Application) This invention relates to a pot that can be used to contain and dispense tea, coffee, black tea or any other liquid.

(Prior Art) In conventional pots (for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 60-220010), the outer diameters of the original upper part and the lower part of the main body are formed to be approximately the same size. However, there was a problem in that the amount of liquid that could be put into the main body was relatively small.

If the height is increased to solve this problem, there will be a drawback that the stability will deteriorate.

Furthermore, if the lower part is enlarged to make the diameter larger, as shown in Utility Model Publication No. 43-19664, it becomes difficult to drain the water from the large diameter part, and it becomes difficult to visually measure the amount of water, especially between the small diameter part and the large diameter part. There was a problem in that it was difficult to visually measure the amount of water near the boundary (for example, the amount of water at the WL position in Figure 1 of this application) from above.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) This invention, except for the above-mentioned conventional problems, can increase the amount of liquid that can be put into the main body, and also makes it possible to easily pour all the liquid in the main body from the spout. is possible,
The purpose is to provide a pot in which the amount of clean water can be easily checked visually.

The configuration of the present invention is as follows.

(Means for solving the problem) The present invention has an opening at the top, and a part of the edge of the opening extends outward on one side of the main body, which has a space for putting liquid inside. The other side of the main body is provided with a handle extending in the vertical direction, and the upper end of the handle is connected to the main body, and a finger is inserted between the main body and the main body. In a pot that has an insertion space large enough for the user to hold the pot, and has a lid placed on the opening of the main body, the height of the main body is approximately the same as the four fingers of the hand, from the index finger to the little finger. The shape of the main body is set to be larger than the sum of the width dimensions of the upper half, and the lower half is formed into a large diameter part that extends in the circumferential direction compared to the planar shape of the upper half. In the case of the small diameter portion of the main body, the portion located below the spout is bulged out to the side, and the overhang portion and each bulge of the spout are The dimensions are large enough to form a spout groove that allows the water that collects inside the large diameter part to flow out from the spout when the main body is tilted approximately 90 degrees. The inner peripheral surfaces of the projecting portion and the large diameter portion can be seen from directly above the main body, and their functions are as follows.

(Function) When liquid is put into the main body, the liquid enters the large diameter part of the lower half of the main body. If you hold the handle and tilt the main body to pour the liquid from the spout, you can tilt the main body approximately 90 degrees to pour all the liquid from the spout. Also, when checking the amount of liquid inside the main body, you can visually check the amount of liquid inside the main body through the peephole with the lid closed. Furthermore, when pouring liquid inside the main body by holding the handle, the hand holding the handle can be brought closer to the center of gravity of the main body, and the tilting operation of the main body can be easily performed with a small force.

(Example) Below, drawings showing examples of the present application will be described. In FIGS. 1 to 5, reference numeral 1 denotes a main body, which is made of ceramic material. In the main body 1, reference numeral 2 denotes a hollow cylindrical side wall, the upper half of which is formed as a small diameter portion 2a with a relatively small outer diameter, and the lower half of which is a large diameter portion that bulges laterally more roundly than the small diameter portion 2a. 2b. 3 is a bottom wall, 4 is an internal liquid chamber, 5 is an opening, and 6 is a seat provided around the opening 5, excluding a spout portion to be described later.
The inner diameter of the catch seat 6 is set to a size corresponding to the outer diameter of an engagement piece of the filter so that a commercially available filter, which will be described later, can be mounted thereon.

Next, reference numeral 7 denotes a viewing window integrally provided on one side of the main body 1, which also serves as a spout 8.
The above-mentioned peephole 7 is formed in the small diameter portion 2a so as to protrude by the same amount as or larger than that of the large diameter portion 2b, and stands up almost directly above so that the bottom of the large diameter portion 2b can be seen from directly above. It is equipped with a pouring groove 8a. Reference numeral 9 denotes a handle provided integrally on the other side of the main body 1, the upper end of which is integrally connected to the upper edge of the main body 1;
The lower end portion is integrally connected to the large diameter portion 2b. 1
Reference numeral 0 denotes an insertion space formed between the handle 9 and the main body 1, which is sized to allow insertion of four fingers, the index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger, as shown in FIG. The shape of the upper part of the insertion space 10 is such that when the handle 9 is held in the hand as shown in FIG. It is formed so that it touches the lower surface of the upper end 9a of the handle 9, and the abdomen of the thumb inevitably presses against the upper surface of the upper end 9a of the handle 9.
Further, the shape of the intermediate portion of the insertion space 10 is formed obliquely so that the thumb can enter the main body 1 when the handle 9 is held in the hand, as shown in FIG. 11 is a commercially available resin filter, and as is well known, the main body 11
a and an engaging piece 11b projecting like a brim from the periphery of the main body 11a, and the engaging piece 11b is placed on the seat 6. Note that filter 1
1 may be a strainer net. Reference numeral 12 denotes a lid, which, like the main body 1, is made of ceramic material. This lid 12 is placed on the seat 6 and closes the opening 5 of the main body 1. The position of the peripheral edge 12a of the lid 12 is set to be closer to the handle 9 than the position 13 of the tip of the thumb when gripping the handle 9 with the hand, as shown in FIG.

In the case of the above structure, for example, when brewing coffee, first the filter 11 is installed inside the main body 1, and then a predetermined amount of coffee raw material is put inside the filter 11. Next, when hot water is poured onto the raw material in the filter 11, the hot water becomes coffee liquid and accumulates at the bottom of the liquid chamber 4 of the main body 11.
In this case, since the lower half of the main body 1 is formed into the large diameter portion 2b, a large amount of coffee liquid can be put into the main body 1. After pouring hot water into the raw material in the filter 11, the lid 12 is attached to the engaging piece 1 on the catch seat 12a.
1b and close the opening 5 of the main body 1. By covering the opening 5 of the main body 1 with the lid 12 in this way, it is possible to prevent the aroma of coffee from escaping, and also to slow down the cooling of the coffee.
Prevents dirt from entering inside.

Next, when pouring the coffee liquid in the main body 1 into the container, first insert four fingers into the insertion space 10 and hold the handle 9 with your hand as shown in FIG. The part between and the second joint is close to the side surface of the main body 1 and touches the lower surface of the upper end 9a of the handle 9, and the thumb inevitably presses the upper surface of the upper end 9a of the handle 9 as a habit of the hand. Hold the handle 9 between your index finger and thumb. As a result, a portion of the thumb is positioned above the main body 1 and the lid 12. next,
Lift the main body 1 with your hand holding the handle 9, and place the main body 1 so that the spout 8 is on the lower side as shown in FIG.
Tilt. As a result, the coffee liquid in the main body 1 is poured out through the pouring groove 8a of the spout 8. In this case, since the thumb of the hand gripping the handle 9 presses the lid 12 from above as described above, the lid 12 can be prevented from falling off without pressing the lid 12 with the other hand. Furthermore, since the handle 9 is provided on the side of the small diameter portion 2a of the main body 1, the fingers grasping the handle 9 can be brought closer to the center of gravity of the main body 1, and as a result, the main body 1 can be easily tilted with relatively little force. can be done. Furthermore, since the spout 8 is constituted by a peephole 7 formed so that the bottom of the large-diameter portion 2b can be viewed from directly above, the lower half of the main body 1 can be seen as shown in FIG. Even if the main body 1 is formed in the large diameter portion 2b, all of the coffee liquid in the main body 1 can be poured out from the pouring groove 8a by tilting the main body 1 approximately 90 degrees. The coffee liquid can be poured immediately without processing the filter 11 by extracting the coffee inside the main body 1 with the lid 12 still on.

Next, if you want to check the amount of coffee liquid in the main body 1, as shown in FIG. The amount of liquid can be visually checked, and the main unit 1
Even if the lid 12 is opaque, the amount of coffee liquid in the main body 1 can be visually checked without removing the lid 12.

(Effects of the invention) As described above, the present invention has the advantage of being able to contain a large amount of liquid because the lower part is the large diameter portion 2b.

In addition, since the height of the main body 1 is set larger than the total width of the four fingers from the index finger to the little finger, the size of the insertion space 10 between the main body 1 and the handle 9 can be easily adjusted. The handle 9 can be made large enough to insert the four fingers, and the handle 9 can be firmly grasped with the hand, and the large capacity can be used to easily lift the heavy main body 1.

Furthermore, since the main body 1 has an upper half formed as a small diameter portion 2a and a lower half formed as a large diameter portion 2b, the main body 1
Even when the height of the main body 1 is increased for a large capacity, the center of gravity of the main body 1 can be made relatively low, making it difficult for the main body 1 to fall over, and there is an advantage that the amount of liquid that can be put into the inside of the main body 1 can be increased.

In addition, since the handle 9 is located on the side of the small diameter portion 2a of the main body 1, even if a large amount of liquid can be put into the main body 1, the position of the hand gripping the handle 9 can be adjusted. The center of gravity can be brought close to above, and as a result, the main body 1 can be easily tilted with a small force.

In addition, the main body 1 is designed so that the spout groove 8a on the side of the small diameter part 2a and the sides of the large diameter part 2b can be seen from directly above, so that the opening 5 of the main body 1 can be left covered with the lid 12. When visually checking the amount of liquid in the main body 1 under this condition, even if there is a water surface WL at the boundary between the small diameter part 2a and the large diameter part 2b as shown in Fig. 1, look at the inner surface of the spout groove 8a. By this,
Since the water surface is in contact with its inner surface, the height of the water surface can be accurately determined.

In addition, the spout 8 and a part of the small diameter portion 2a of the main body 1 are made to protrude laterally to form a pouring groove 8a,
Since the water accumulated in the large diameter part 2b is made easy to drain from the spout 8, even if the lower half of the main body 1 is formed into the large diameter part 2b as described above, the liquid in the main body 1 can be drained easily. When pouring out, by tilting the main body 1 approximately 90 degrees as shown in FIG. 6, all the liquid inside the main body 1 can be poured out, and the liquid pouring operation can be performed easily. The fact that water can be drained even if the slope is small is useful in preventing the sludge inside the filter from being released when a filter 11 is installed as shown in the figure.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present application, and FIG. 1 is a sectional view, FIG. 2 is a perspective view, FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the - line, FIG. 4 is a plan view, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the - line.
FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing the state of use. 1... Body, 2a... Small diameter part, 2b... Large diameter part, 5... Opening, 7... Peephole, 8... Spout, 9... Handle, 12... Lid.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] One side of the main body has an opening at the top and a space for pouring liquid inside, and a spout shaped like a part of the opening edge protrudes outward, and the other side of the main body The side of the handle is provided with a handle extending in the vertical direction, and the upper end of the handle is connected to the main body, and an insertion space large enough to insert a finger is formed between the handle and the main body. In addition, in a pot where a lid is mounted on the opening of the main body,
The height of the main body is set to be larger than the sum of the widths of the four fingers from the index finger to the little finger, and the shape of the main body is such that the lower half extends in the circumferential direction to a greater extent than the planar shape of the upper half. The handle is located on the side of the small diameter part of the upper half, and in the case of the small diameter part of the main body, the part located below the spout is placed on the side. The projecting portion and the projecting dimensions of the spout are such that water accumulated inside the large diameter portion can flow out from the spout when the main body is tilted approximately 90 degrees. A pot characterized by having a size sufficient to form a protruding groove so that the inner circumferential surfaces of the protruding portion and the large diameter portion can be seen from directly above the main body.