JPH0525428Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Field of Application) The present invention relates to a fishing cooler that has a fish inlet in a lid that opens and closes an opening in a container body.

(Conventional technology) Conventionally, as a fishing cooler,
As shown in Publication No. 167881, a fish inlet smaller than the upper opening of the container body is provided in the openable/closable lid that closes the upper opening of the container body, and a cylindrical holding frame is attached to the fish inlet. A split lid with a plurality of grooves for closing the fish inlet is supported on the holding frame, and a nut body is screwed onto the holding frame, and the nut body connects the split lid with a flexible In addition to sandwiching the lower end of the funnel, an annular core bar having a plurality of supporting legs is provided in the open mouth of the funnel, and each of the supporting legs is hooked into a locking hole provided in the nut body, so that the funnel can be opened. It is known that the funnel is expanded and the funnel is compressed by releasing the hooks from the supporting legs.

(Problem that the invention attempts to solve) However, regarding the above fishing cooler,
Since the funnel is formed of flexible canvas or the like, and its lower end is clamped and fixed with a nut body, there is a problem that it is difficult to attach the funnel.
The fish inlet of the lid body is always closed only by the split lid, which has a large number of slots, even when the funnel is in use or when the funnel is not in use. There was a problem with not being able to keep it cool enough when it was not in use.

This invention was developed in view of the above circumstances.
The purpose is that the funnel can be easily attached to the fish input port provided on the lid of the container body, and that it can be easily removed when not in use, and that it can be folded compactly and stored inside the container body. To provide a fishing cooler which can provide a cooling effect when a funnel is attached and can sufficiently enhance the cooling effect when the funnel is not in use.

(Means for Solving the Problems) Therefore, the present invention has a container main body 1 having an insulating structure with an open top surface, a lid body having an insulating structure having a fish inlet 21, and closing the opening of the container main body 1. 2, and a funnel 6 whose tip is flared upward in the vertical direction, and the funnel 6 is connected to a plurality of rigid guide walls 6a to 6d, and these guide walls 6a to 6d are foldably connected. Holding grooves 5a and 5b are formed by a plurality of hinges 7a to 7d, and are open upward to the fish input port 21 in the lid body 2 and hold the lower end of the funnel 6 in a detachable manner; A holding frame 4 equipped with auxiliary lids 48 and 49 that can be closed and opened in the opening direction is provided to hold the funnel 6 in the holding grooves 5a and 5b in a detachable manner, and to hold the funnel 6 in a detachable manner. A small lid 23 having a heat insulating structure that closes an opening corresponding to the fish input port 21 of the frame 4 is fitted in an openable/closable manner.

(Function) A holding groove 5a is provided in the holding frame 4 provided in the fish input port 21.
5b, and the rigid funnel 6 is held in the holding grooves 5a, 5b. Therefore, the funnel 6 can be easily attached by simply inserting the funnel 6 into the holding grooves 5a, 5b. Moreover, when the funnel 6 is not in use, it can be easily removed, and can be folded compactly and stored in the container body 1.

Moreover, since the holding frame 4 is swingably provided with auxiliary lids 48 and 49 that close the fish input port 21, fish can be easily introduced from the funnel 6 into the fish input port 21, and the fish can be easily inserted into the fish input port 21. In addition, when the funnel 6 is not in use, the open portion of the holding frame 4 corresponding to the fish inlet 21 can be prevented from escaping from the small lid 23 having a heat-insulating structure and the auxiliary lid 48. ，
49, the cooling effect can be sufficiently increased when the funnel is not in use, such as when the funnel 6 is removed and carried. be.

(Example) A fishing cooler according to the present invention will be described below according to an example shown in the drawings.

The cooler indicated by the symbol C in the figure includes a container main body 1 having an open top surface and including a rectangular bottom wall 11 and circumferential side walls 12 rising from the four peripheries of the bottom wall 11;
It consists of a lid 2 that opens and closes the top opening of the container body 1, and the lid 2 has a fish inlet 21 and a bait outlet 22 that are rectangular in plan view. Suction cups 3 are provided at the four corners of the outer surface of the wall 11 and on the outer surface of the circumferential wall 11.
Further, a small lid 24 having a heat insulating structure for closing the bait outlet 22 is provided on one side of the bait outlet 22 so as to be freely opened and closed.

However, in the fishing cooler having the above configuration, in the embodiment shown in the figure, the fish input port 21
Assemble the holding frame 4 having the structure described below,
A separately formed funnel 6 is detachably held in the holding frame 4, and auxiliary lids 48, 49 and a small lid 23 are provided to enhance the cold insulation effect.

That is, the holding frame 4 shown in the figure is integrally molded from synthetic resin, and as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, it includes a frame body 41 that is rectangular in plan view and fits into the fish input port 21, and the frame body. a collar 42 that protrudes outward from the outer peripheral surface of the frame body 41 and engages with the upper surface of the lid body 2; Three inner surfaces 43a, 43b, 43c, excluding the fourth inner surface 43d on the small lid 23 side, of the opposing third and fourth inner surfaces 43c, 43d on the short side are directed upward and diagonally outward. On the other hand, the small lid 2 has an inclined surface.
Only the fourth inner surface 43d on the third side is a vertical surface.

The third inner surface 43c and the fourth inner surface 43c face each other.
Horizontal protruding walls 44 and 45 are provided at the lower end of the inner surface 43d, respectively, protruding toward the opposite side surface, and the free end of the protruding wall 44 on the third inner surface 43c side is provided at a predetermined distance from the third inner surface 43c. An inclined guide wall 46 that is open and extends in parallel is erected, and the guide wall 46
A first holding groove 5a that opens obliquely upward is formed between the third inner surface 43c and the fourth inner surface 43c. A vertical guide wall 47 extending parallel to the inner surface 43d is provided at a predetermined distance, and a second holding groove 5b opening upward is formed between the guide wall 47 and the fourth inner surface 43d. ing.

Further, in the embodiment shown in the figure, both the protruding walls 44,
Auxiliary lids 48 and 49 for opening and closing the fish input port 21 are integrally formed on the free end of the auxiliary lid 45.
While the free ends of the auxiliary lids 48, 49 and the protruding walls 44, 45 are made thin, hinges 48a, 49a are provided, and the hinges 48a, 49a are connected to each other. The auxiliary lids 48 and 49 are made swingable, and the fish inlet 2
Both the auxiliary lids 48, 4 due to the weight of the fish thrown in
9 is swung downward to open the fish input port 21, which is closed by the auxiliary lids 48 and 49. Further, a pair of support pieces is provided protruding from the collar 42 portion on the fourth inner surface 43d side, and these support pieces are provided with:
A small lid 23 having a heat insulating structure that closes an opening corresponding to the fish input port 21 of the holding frame 4 is pivotally supported to be openable and closable, and when the funnel 6 is attached, the small lid 23
is made to stand up as shown in Figure 3.

Further, screw bodies 50, 50 protruding downward are embedded in the lower surfaces of the protruding walls 44, 45, and the screw bodies 50, 50
0.50, the opening edge of a bag 8 made of polypropylene, for example, is perforated and locked.

On the other hand, the funnel 6 is formed into a frame shape by four first to fourth guide walls 6a, 6b, 6c, and 6d made of synthetic resin. 4 1st excluding guide wall 6d
~ While tilting the third guide walls 6a, 6b, and 6c, the remaining fourth guide wall 6d on the small lid 23 side
are provided vertically and are formed in an upwardly expanding shape as a whole, and the connecting portions of the respective guide walls 6a to 6d, in other words, the funnel 6
Thin hinges 7a, 7b, 7 extending vertically at the four corners of
c, 7d, and the third guide wall 6
Thin hinges 7e and 7f extending in the vertical direction are also provided at the middle in the width direction between the third guide wall 6c and the fourth guide wall 6d facing the third guide wall 6c.

Note that the thinner hinges 7a to 7f shown in the figure are as follows:
When the funnel 6 is molded, the thickness of the resin at each hinge forming portion is made thinner to form a so-called Inkral hinge structure.

Further, A in the figure is ice stored in the container body 1.

When using the fishing cooler constructed as described above, the lid body 2 is opened and the opening edge of the bag 8 is locked by drilling holes in the screw bodies 50, 50 as shown in FIG. After that, the lid 2 is closed again.

Then, open the small lid 23, insert the lower end of the funnel 6 into the holding frame 4 of the fish input port 21, and insert the lower end of the third guide wall 6c of the funnel 6 into the first holding groove 5a. The funnel 6 is set on the fish input port 21 by fitting the lower end of the fourth guide wall 6d into the second holding groove 5b.

When the fish that has been caught is thrown into the funnel 6, the auxiliary lids 48 and 4 are guided by the funnel 6.
9 is opened, and the fish are stored in the bag 8 in the container body 1 through the fish inlet 21.

Furthermore, when fishing, the fish inlet 21 is closed by the auxiliary lids 48 and 49, so that the cold air inside the container body 1 will not escape to the outside inadvertently.

On the other hand, when the funnel 6 is not used, it can be easily removed by pulling it out from the holding grooves 5a and 5b, and by folding the funnel 6 into a flat shape from each of the hinges 7a to 7f. , it can be stored in even a small gap in the container body 1 and easily carried. Also, small lid 23
This allows the fish input port 21 to be closed.

When the funnel 6 is not in use, the fish inlet 2 of the holding frame 4
The opening corresponding to 1 is connected to a small lid 23 having a heat insulating structure,
Since it is closed with both the auxiliary lids 48 and 49,
This makes it possible to sufficiently enhance the cooling effect when not fishing, such as when the funnel 6 is removed and carried.

In the above embodiments, the funnel 6 is made of synthetic resin to provide rigidity, but it may also be made of a metal plate such as stainless steel to provide rigidity. In this case, the structure of each of the hinges 7a to 7f may be the same as that of an existing hinge using a pivot.

Further, in the above embodiment, the holding grooves 5a and 5b were provided only on the third inner side surface 43c side and the fourth inner side surface 43d side of the holding frame 4, but the holding grooves 5a and 5b were provided on the first and second inner side surfaces 4
It may also be formed on the 3a and 43b sides. Furthermore, the shapes of the funnel 6 and the holding grooves 5a, 5b are not particularly limited.

Further, although the holding frame 4 is provided with two holding grooves 5a and 5b, other structures may be provided in which only one holding groove is provided.

(Effect of the invention) As described above, according to the invention, the holding grooves 5a and 5b are provided in the holding frame 4 provided in the fish input port 21, and the rigid funnel 6 is held in the holding grooves 5a and 5b. Therefore, the funnel 6 can be easily attached by simply inserting the funnel 6 into the holding grooves 5a and 5b, and can be easily removed when not in use, and can be folded compactly. Therefore, it can be accommodated in the container body 1.

Moreover, since the holding frame 4 is swingably provided with auxiliary lids 48 and 49 that close the fish input port 21, fish can be easily introduced from the funnel 6 into the fish input port 21, and the fish can be easily inserted into the fish input port 21. In addition, when the funnel 6 is not in use, the open portion of the holding frame 4 corresponding to the fish inlet 21 can be prevented from escaping from the small lid 23 having a heat-insulating structure and the auxiliary lid 48. ，
49, the cooling effect can be sufficiently increased when the funnel is not in use, such as when the funnel 6 is removed and carried. be.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a sectional view of the fishing cooler according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a plan view of only the holding frame, and Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the fishing cooler according to the present invention.
4 is a sectional view taken along the line shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 5 is a plan view of only the funnel, and FIG. 6 is a side view of only the funnel. 1... Container body, 2... Lid, 21... Fish inlet, 4... Holding frame, 48, 49... Auxiliary lid, 5
a, 5b...holding groove, 6...funnel, 6a-6d...
...Guide wall, 7a-7f...Hinge.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A container body 1 having a heat insulating structure with an open top surface, a lid body 2 having a heat insulating structure having a fish input port 21 and closing the opening of the container body 1, and a funnel 6 having a tapered shape upward in the vertical direction. and this funnel 6
, a plurality of rigid guide walls 6a to 6d,
These guide walls 6a to 6d are formed by a plurality of hinges 7a to 7d that connect them in a foldable manner, and are opened upward to the fish input port 21 in the lid body 2, so that the lower end of the funnel 6 can be attached and detached. Holding grooves 5a and 5b for free holding and the fish inlet 21
A holding frame 4 having auxiliary lids 48 and 49 that can be closed and pivoted in the opening direction is provided, and the holding grooves 5a and 5 are
b. A small lid 23 having an insulating structure that holds the funnel 6 in a detachable manner and that closes an opening corresponding to the fish input port 21 of the holding frame 4 is fitted in an openable/closable manner. Fishing cooler.