JPH0632038Y2 - Filter - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device] [Industrial applications]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a filter used for tea filtering and the like, and more particularly to a holding mechanism for holding a cup-shaped filter in an opening of a cup-shaped tea container.

[Prior art]

Conventionally, there are various tools used for tea ceremony. However, as society is changing more and more, the chances of gathering friends or family and drinking tea together are becoming less and less, so simple tea utensils for personal use are widely used. . Under such circumstances, a cup-shaped tea container having a filter such as a tea strainer which can be freely inserted into and removed from the opening has been developed. When using such a tea container,
The tea container may be used as a cup to drink tea directly, or the tea in the tea container may be poured into another tea bowl and then drunk.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

Although conventional tea containers are considered to be very convenient for those who do not value tea ceremony, they still have the following drawbacks. That is, since the tea container filter is constantly immersed in water or hot water, the tea may become thicker,
Remove the filter from the water or hot water in the tea container and place it obliquely in the opening of the tea container for a certain long time so that the filter does not fit into the tea container, or from the tea container I had to pull it out and put it somewhere else. However, since the filter placed diagonally on the opening of the tea container is unstable, the tea container and / or the filter is damaged by sliding on the edge of the opening of the tea container and hitting a part of the tea container. There was a problem that it would end up. On the other hand, when the filter is removed from the tea container and immediately placed on another place, the water contained in the tea leaves (hereinafter referred to as "tea") falls during the movement of the filter and the table etc. There was a problem of getting wet. The present invention was developed to solve the above-mentioned problems, and a filter used for a tea strainer etc. that can be stably placed diagonally on the opening of a cup-shaped tea container It is intended to be provided.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to achieve the above object, the filter 2 used for the tea strainer of the present invention is used for a container such as a cup-shaped tea container 1 having an opening 11 at the upper end, and has an opening at the upper end. The cup-shaped tea container 1 is provided with the projecting edge 21 projecting from the outer peripheral edge of the opening.
A filter 2 which is fitted into and hooked on a bottom wall of the filter 2, and a projection 23 is projected on the lower surface of the bottom wall of the filter 2 along the outer edge of the bottom wall. Opposing notches 5 are provided. Further, a pair of facing notch engaging portions 52, and a projecting edge 21 of the filter 2 or a side wall in the vicinity of the projecting edge 21 in a direction orthogonal to the engaging portion 52 are respectively provided in the upper end opening 11 of the container. From the hook portion 52 to the hook 2 so as to hook.
The distance up to 1 is formed to be approximately the same as the diameter of the upper end opening 11 of the container. Further, it is effective to form slopes 51 that are cut outwardly from each other at the bottoms of the pair of facing notches 5, for the reason described below.

[Action]

When the filter 2 such as a tea strainer configured as described above is to be obliquely placed in the opening 11 of the tea container 1, the protrusion 23 of the protruding portion 23 simply protruding from the lower surface of the bottom wall of the filter 2 is used. Edge part,
That is, the hooking portions 52 of the pair of facing notches 5 are hooked on the rim 12 of the opening 11 of the tea container 1, and the projecting edge 21 of the filter 2 or the side wall near the projecting edge 21 is covered with the tea. It is hooked on the rim 12 of the container 1. That is, the distance from the hooking portion 52 of the cutout portion 5 hooked to the mouth edge 12 of the tea container 1 to the projecting edge 21 of the filter 2 is substantially the same as the diameter of the opening 11 of the tea container 1. , The engaging portion 52 of the filter 2 and the protruding edge 21 or the side wall near the protruding edge 21 is always the opening 1 of the tea container 1.
The filter 2 is hooked on the rim 12 of the tea container 1, and the filter 2 is stably placed on the opening 11 of the tea container 1 obliquely. In this case, the slope 51 provided at the bottom of the cutout portion 5 does not interfere with the rim 12 of the opening 11 of the tea container 1 even if the rim 12 of the opening 11 is curved. It can be deeply engaged with the rim 12 of the tea container, for example, deeply until it reaches the bottom of the notch 5, and the filter 2 placed in the opening 11 of the tea container 1 is stabilized.

【Example】

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the filter 2 of the present invention is a cup-shaped one that is used by being inserted into a cup-shaped tea container 1 having an opening 11 at the upper end, and usually has an opening at the upper end. , A projecting edge 21 formed on the outer peripheral edge of the opening,
Is hooked on the opening 11 of the tea container 1 and used for straining tea. A plurality of through holes 22 are formed in the side wall and the bottom wall of the filter 2, and the hot water poured into the tea leaves introduced into the filter becomes tea and the tea container is passed through the through holes 22. To fall. A feature of the filter 2 is that a protrusion 23 is provided on the lower surface of the bottom wall so as to have an arbitrary length along the outer edge of the bottom wall. In the present embodiment, a pair of facing notch portions 5 are provided on the protrusion portion 23 protruding along the outer edge of the bottom wall.
And slopes 51 are formed at the bottom of the notch 5 so as to be cut outwardly from each other. The slope 51 may be flat or curved. Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, when the cup-shaped filter 2 is to be placed obliquely on the opening 11 of the tea container 1, a pair of opposed notches 5 and 5 are locked. Part 52,
52 is hooked on the rim 12 of the opening 11 of the tea container 1, and the projecting edge 21 of the filter 2 or a side wall in the vicinity of the projecting edge 21 in the opposite direction to the hooking portions 52, 52 is attached to the tea container 1 The lip 12 of the tea container 1 is adapted to be hooked on the lip 12 of the tea container 1.
The distance from the hooking portions 52, 52 of the cutouts 5, 5 hooked to the projecting edge 21 hooked to the mouth edge 12 of the tea container 1 or the projecting edge 21 near the side wall to the tea container 1 The diameter of the opening 11 is almost the same as that of the opening 11. Therefore, by simply hooking the hooking portions 52, 52 of the pair of notches 5, 5 provided on the bottom wall of the filter 2 to the rim 12 of the tea container 1, and then tilting the filter 2 diagonally, Hook 5
The projecting edge 21 of the filter 2 or the side wall in the vicinity of the projecting edge 21 in the direction opposite to the directions 2, 2 and 52 is hooked on the rim 12 of the tea container 1, so that the filter 2 can be reliably and stably placed. It is placed diagonally on the rim 12 of the. The slope 51 provided at the bottom of the cutout 5 is
As shown in the figure, even when the rim 12 of the opening 11 of the tea container 1 is curved such as circular, the outer edge of the bottom wall of the filter 2 acts so as not to interfere with the rim 12 of the opening 11. Therefore, the lip 12 can be deeply engaged and stabilized so as to reach the bottom of the slope 51. When the tea container 1 is used, first, tea leaves are put into the filter 2 fitted and locked in the opening 11 of the tea container 1, and a predetermined amount of hot water is poured into the filter 2. After a certain time has passed, that is, after the tea in the tea container has a predetermined concentration, the filter 2 is pulled out of the tea container 1 and lifted, and the bottom wall of the filter 2 is removed. Cut the notch 5 into the tea container 1
It engages with the rim 12 of the opening 11 and is placed diagonally. As a result, the tea can be kept at a desired strength, and the tea contained in the tea leaves of the filter 2 does not fall into the tea container and go outside. If a lid 6 that fits into the opening of the filter 2 is provided, even if the filter 2 is left obliquely placed on the opening 11 of the tea container 1, the tea leaves in the filter 2 will be left in the air. It is hygienic as it can be protected from dust. Furthermore, after a certain amount of time has passed, most of the tea contained in the tea leaves inside the filter 2 will fall into the tea container, so even if the filter 2 is moved to another place after that, the table will not be removed. It is possible to drink directly from the tea container 1 by grasping the handle 13 of the tea container 1 without being wet.

[Effect of device]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the effects described below. A cup-shaped filter having an opening at the upper end and a projecting edge projecting from the outer peripheral edge of the opening, the projecting edge being fitted into the upper-end opening of a cup-shaped container and hooked therein. A protrusion is provided on the lower surface of the bottom wall of the bottom wall along the outer edge of the bottom wall, and the protrusion has a pair of notches facing each other. The distance from the hooking portion to the projecting edge is set so that the projecting edge of the filter or the side wall in the vicinity of the projecting edge in the direction opposite to the stop portion is hooked to the upper end opening of the container, respectively. Since the filter is formed to have a length substantially equal to the diameter of the tea container, the filter can be mounted obliquely on the opening of a stable tea container, and an extremely useful filter that does not stain the outside of the tea container, for example, the upper surface of the table, is provided. I was able to. Further, since the present invention does not require a filter holder, the number of tea utensils can be reduced. Further, since a pair of facing notches are provided on the protrusion protruding along the outer edge of the bottom wall, at least two protrusions are formed, and the filter is removed from the tea container. When the filter is obliquely placed in the opening of the container, the notch and the rim of the container opening can be easily engaged without paying too much attention to the directionality of the filter. Further, since the slopes that are cut outward from each other are formed at the bottoms of the pair of opposed cutouts, even if the opening of the container is curved, the opening of the opening is cut into the filter. The filter can be stably placed by deeply engaging with the filter.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 3 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view thereof, FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a use state, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a use state. . DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Tea container, 2 ... Filter, 5 ... Notch part 6 ... Lid, 11 ... Opening, 12 ... Mouth edge 13 ... Handle, 21 ... Projection edge, 22 ... Through hole 23 ... Projection part, 51 ... Slope, 52 ... Hook

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Claim: What is claimed is: 1. A cup-shaped filter having an opening at an upper end thereof, which is provided with a projecting edge projecting from an outer peripheral edge of the opening, and the projecting edge is fitted and hooked into an upper end opening of a cup-shaped container. In the above, a protrusion is provided on the lower surface of the bottom wall of the filter along the outer edge of the bottom wall, and the protrusion is provided with a pair of facing notches, and the pair of facing notches are hooked. Part and a protruding edge of the filter or a side wall in the vicinity of the protruding edge in a direction orthogonal to the hooking portion in a direction opposite to the hooking portion, the distance from the hooking portion to the protruding edge is set so as to hook the upper edge opening of the container. A filter having a length substantially equal to the diameter of the upper opening of the container. 2. The filter according to claim 1, wherein slopes are formed outside each other at the bottoms of the pair of facing notches.