Coconut hole opening tool

Abstract

The invention discloses a coconut hole-opening tool, belonging to the field of coconut hole-opening devices. The invention comprises a fixing seat, the fixing seat comprises two or more parts that are movably connected and suitable for being locked as one, the bottom of the parts comprises a spike part, the spike part is suitable for piercing into the coconut epidermis and locking the coconut fiber, the fixing seat comprises a through hole from the top downward formed after the parts are locked as one, and the through hole guides the hole-opener to open a hole on the coconut peel. Practice has proved that the coconut hole-opening tool of the scheme can be independently and firmly locked on the coconut epidermis, and consumers can easily open a hole on the coconut peel with the help of the hole-opener anytime and anywhere after purchasing the coconut with the coconut hole-opening tool fixed, so as to drink coconut water very conveniently.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the field of coconut hole opening devices, and in particular relates to a coconut hole opening tool. Background Art

[0002] Coconut is composed of coconut water, coconut meat, and coconut peel. The coconut peel is composed of three parts from the inside to the outside: the endocarp (coconut hard shell), the mesocarp (containing coconut fiber), and the exocarp (green peel).

[0003] At present, the methods of making holes in coconuts (mainly referring to the common coconuts sold on the market after the green skin is removed) for drinking coconut water mainly include manual knife cutting, special hole-making tools, special hole-making machines, disposable easy coconut-opening tools, etc. However, the above methods have many defects, mainly including:

[0004] The hole opening process is not safe enough;

[0005] The hole-opening tool needs to be twisted and squeezed multiple times to open the hole, which is time-consuming and laborious;

[0006] Special hole-opening tools or special hole-opening machines are only suitable for opening holes in stores, and consumers often need to open coconuts in stores to drink. The above coconut opening methods are not suitable for consumers to take coconuts out of the store, and the existing coconut opening methods are difficult to open coconuts easily anytime and anywhere;

[0007] However, the disposable coconut opening tools currently available on the market still need to use heat shrink film, adhesive tape, cable ties and other methods to fix the base of the disposable coconut opening tool on the coconut epidermis. The manufacturing cost is high, the installation is cumbersome, the fixing seat is very easy to fall off when opening the hole, and the one-time hole opening success rate is low. Summary of the invention

[0008] The technical problem to be solved by the invention is: how to realize that a coconut hole opening tool is firmly locked on the coconut epidermis without any external adhesive material or other fixing method, and to provide a coconut hole opening tool which is convenient, labor-saving, has a high one-time hole opening success rate and has a low manufacturing cost.

[0009] In order to solve the above technical problems, the inventor repeatedly studied the growth law of coconut fiber and found that the coconut hole opening tool can be locked and fixed with the coconut fiber by utilizing factors such as the directionality of coconut fiber growth and the strength of coconut fiber itself, so as to achieve the coconut hole opening tool being firmly locked to the coconut epidermis. The inventor obtained the technical scheme of the present invention through practice and summary. The present invention discloses a coconut hole opening tool, comprising a fixing seat, the fixing seat comprising two or more parts that are movably connected and suitable for being locked as one, the bottom of the part comprising a spike part, the spike part being suitable for piercing into the coconut epidermis and locking the coconut fiber, the fixing seat comprising a through hole from the top to the bottom formed after the parts are locked as one, and the through hole guides the hole opener to open a hole on the coconut peel.

[0010] Practice has proved that the coconut hole-opening tool of the scheme can be independently and firmly locked on the coconut epidermis, and can also be firmly locked independently without the assistance of other methods such as bonding and heat shrink film wrapping. Consumers can easily open holes in the coconut peel with the hole opener anytime and anywhere after purchasing the coconut fixed with the coconut hole-opening tool; the coconut hole-opening tool is often sold together with the coconut as an independent product after being fixed and locked; the hole-opening part included in the hole opener can be a round tube with a tip, and the tail of the round tube has a force-bearing base, and the hole-opening part and the through hole on the fixed seat are often closely matched, so as to ensure that the direction of the hole-opening part piercing the coconut will not deviate or shake significantly. After the hole opener is installed at the through hole position on the fixed seat, the consumer can open a hole in the coconut peel by applying an impact force from the force-bearing base to the coconut.

[0011] The coconut deep processing factory or the seller can firmly lock the coconut hole opening tool to the coconut skin layer; in case of a small number, it can be realized by manpower; in case of a large number, it can be equipped with a special installation tool to realize batch installation. The coconut deep processing factory removes the green skin of coconuts, installs the coconut hole opening tool, and packages and sells it in batches; therefore, after the coconut hole opening tool is firmly locked to the coconut skin layer, it can also be wrapped with a heat shrink film or label paper to further increase the firmness of the coconut hole opening tool and the coconut, and has an aesthetic effect or publicity value; the coconut hole opening tool can also be installed after the coconut peel is wrapped with a heat shrink film or label paper.

[0012] For coconuts that are not peeled, the spiked part of the coconut hole-opening tool can also be used to pierce the green peel and the coconut skin layer, so that the coconut hole-opening tool is firmly locked to the coconut skin layer.

[0013] Preferably, the number of the components is two. This solution of two components not only has a low manufacturing cost, but also has a simpler installation process and is more stable after installation, and the special installation tools are easier to operate in batches.

[0014] Preferably, the tops of the adjacent components are connected as a whole through a connecting portion, and the connecting portion is a hinge or a bendable connecting rib located on the adjacent components. Among them, the hinge solution can realize the components to be produced separately and then assembled into a whole; the bendable connecting rib solution can process the fixing seat into a whole at one time, and the cost and effect of this solution are better.

[0015] Preferably, the connection part of the component on the fixing seat includes a gap below. The components of the solution that are movably connected as one can ensure that the connection part has sufficient bending radius and tensile strength during the installation process, the installation process is simpler, and the coconut hole opening tool and the coconut skin layer are locked more firmly after installation.

[0016] Preferably, the parts that are movably connected as one include mutually cooperating locking structures. The locking structure can prevent the coconut hole-opening tool from loosening and falling off from the locking position after installation, thereby better ensuring that the fixed base becomes a whole, and preventing the fixed base from being unevenly stressed when opening a hole in the coconut, causing the parts to break and causing the hole-opening failure.

[0017] Preferably, the locking structure includes a barb located at the mating part of the parts, and also includes a groove located at the mating part of the adjacent parts, and when the parts are mated in place, the barb and the groove are locked at the same time. The solution of the barb and the groove is easy to be integrally formed with the parts, and also makes the locking strength between the parts higher.

[0018] Preferably, the barb and the groove are perpendicular to the end surface of the adjacent parts. This solution enables the barb to slide smoothly into the groove during the locking process of the adjacent parts, thereby ensuring the locking of the adjacent parts, further ensuring that the fixing seat is a whole and preventing the coconut hole opening tool from loosening and falling off from the installation position after installation.

[0019] Preferably, the locking structure includes a guide limit structure, which includes a protrusion located at the matching position of the components and a groove located at the matching position of the adjacent components. When the components are matched in place, the protrusion and the groove are matched with each other. The matching means that the protrusion is closely matched with the groove along the set direction, which can prevent the barb and the groove from being misaligned during the matching process, resulting in the barb and the groove being unable to be locked or falling off.

[0020] Preferably, the protrusion is prism-shaped.

[0021] Preferably, the spike portion is arc-shaped, and the trajectory line of movement during the process of piercing the coconut epidermis is concentric. This solution can ensure that the aperture at the entrance of the spike portion to prevent the spike portion from piercing the coconut epidermis is continuously enlarged during the locking process of adjacent components, so that the spike portion and the coconut fiber cannot be locked, and it can also prevent the spike portion from piercing the coconut hard shell layer to cause the spike portion to deform or break. The enlarged aperture at the entrance of the spike portion piercing the coconut epidermis will also affect the appearance and quality of the coconut.

[0022] Preferably, the common center of the trajectory of the spike portion when it penetrates into the coconut epidermis is located at the top center of the through hole. This solution can further ensure that the spike portion penetrates deeper into the coconut epidermis, so that the spike portion can hold more coconut fibers, and the fixed seat and the coconut epidermis are locked more firmly.

[0023] Preferably, the spike portion includes more than two spikes. The number of the spikes determines the resistance of the spike portion in the process of piercing the coconut skin layer and the force of the spike portion locking the coconut fiber after the spike portion pierces the coconut skin layer.

[0024] Preferably, the number of the spikes is three or four. The effect of this solution includes that when a spike breaks accidentally, the other spikes can also penetrate into the coconut epidermis to achieve the effect of locking the fixing seat and the coconut epidermis.

[0025] Preferably, the cross section of the through hole is circular, elliptical or regular polygonal. This solution corresponds to the cross-sectional shape of the hole opening part of the coconut hole opening tool, which can be determined according to the shape of the drill pipe of the hole opener.

[0026] Preferably, the upper part of the fixing seat after the parts are locked is in a truncated cone shape. This solution makes the upper part of the fixing seat and the through hole more evenly stressed, and this solution also saves more material and minimizes the manufacturing cost of the coconut hole opening tool itself.

[0027] Preferably, the upper part of the fixing seat includes a material reduction hole. This solution saves more material and reduces the manufacturing cost of the coconut hole opening tool itself to the greatest extent.

[0028] Preferably, the hole opener comprises a drill pipe, which is a hollow pipe or a solid pipe, and the end of the drill pipe that pierces the coconut is a tip. When it is a hollow pipe solution, after the consumer uses the hole opener to open a hole, he can directly insert a straw into the hollow pipe of the hole opener to drink coconut water; when it is a solid pipe solution, after the consumer uses the hole opener to open a hole, he can pull out the hole opener and insert a straw to drink coconut water.

[0029] Preferably, the inner wall of the through hole is a rough surface, and the rough surface is suitable for squeezing the drill pipe of the hole opener into the through hole. The solution of limiting the drill pipe of the hole opener in the through hole can prevent the hole opener from detaching from the through hole, which is convenient for consumers to directly use the coconut hole opening tool, and can also prevent the coconut hole opening tool from deviating during the process of piercing the coconut, causing the coconut hole opening tool to be damaged, resulting in hole opening failure.

[0030] Compared with the prior art, the present invention can achieve the following technical effects:

[0031] The coconut hole-opening tool of the present invention can be independently and firmly locked on the coconut skin layer. After purchasing the coconut with the coconut hole-opening tool fixed thereon, consumers can easily open a hole in the coconut peel with the help of the hole-opening tool anytime and anywhere, so as to drink coconut water very conveniently. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0032] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, for ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative work.

[0033] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the coconut hole opening tool.

[0034] Figure 2 This is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the coconut hole opening tool in use.

[0035] Figure 3 Front view of the coconut hole opening tool in use.

[0036] Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the coconut hole opening tool locked on the coconut epidermis.

[0037] Figure 5 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the hole opener of Example 1.

[0038] Figure 6 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the hole opener of Example 2.

[0039] Figure 7 Front view of the coconut hole opening tool in use state in Example 3.

[0040] In the figure: 1. hole opener, 1a. drill pipe, 1b. force-bearing base, 1c. base through hole, 2. fixed seat, 2a. component one, 2b. component two, 3. spike part, 31. spike, 4. through hole, 5. connecting part, 6. gap, 7. locking structure, 7a. barb, 7b. groove, 8. guide limit structure, 8a. raised part, 8b. groove, 9. material reduction hole, 10. center of circle, 11. trajectory line, 12. entrance, 13. coconut peel, 13a. coconut epidermis, 13b. coconut hard shell layer. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0041] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with the embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention and are not used to limit the present invention.

[0042] The application principle of the present invention is further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0043] Example 1

[0044] like Figure 4 As shown, the peeled coconut includes a coconut peel 13, a coconut meat layer is attached to the inside of the coconut peel, and the coconut meat layer is a cavity filled with coconut water. The coconut peel 13 is composed of a coconut hard shell layer 13b and a coconut epidermis layer 13a from the inside to the outside, and the coconut epidermis layer 13a is covered with dense vertical coconut fibers.

[0045] like Figure 1-5As shown, after studying the growth law of coconut fiber, the inventor found that the coconut hole opening tool and the coconut fiber can be fixed and locked by utilizing factors such as the directionality of coconut fiber growth and the strength of coconut fiber itself. After practice and summary, the inventor has obtained this scheme. The coconut hole opening tool includes a fixing seat 2, and the fixing seat includes two parts that are movably connected and suitable for locking as one. In this embodiment, the parts include part one 2a and part two 2b respectively. The bottom of part one 2a and part two 2b both include a spike portion 3, and the spike portion is suitable for piercing the coconut epidermis and locking the coconut fiber. The fixing seat includes a through hole 4 formed from the top to the bottom after the parts are locked as one, and the through hole guides the hole opener 1 to make a hole in the coconut peel.

[0046] In this embodiment, the tops of adjacent components are connected as a whole through a connecting portion, and the connecting portion is an integrated bendable connecting rib that connects component one and component two and is located on component one and component two. In this embodiment, component one 2a and component two 2b are integrally injection molded at one time; the bendable connecting rib solution can be processed and molded in batches at one time, and it has been verified that the cost and effect of this solution are better.

[0047] Practice has proved that the coconut hole-opening tool of the present embodiment can be independently and firmly locked in the coconut epidermis, and can also be independently firmly locked without the assistance of other methods such as bonding and heat shrink film wrapping. Consumers can easily open holes in the coconut peel with the hole opener anytime and anywhere after purchasing the coconut fixed with the coconut hole-opening tool; the coconut hole-opening tool is often sold together with the coconut as an independent product after being fixed, and the hole-opening part included in the hole opener 1 can be a round tube with a tip, and the tail of the round tube also has a stress base 1b, and the hole-opening part, i.e., the round tube, is often closely matched with the through hole on the fixing seat, so that it can be ensured that the direction in which the hole-opening part pierces the coconut will not be greatly offset or shaken.

[0048] The hole opener includes a drill pipe, which is a hollow pipe, and the load-bearing base also includes a base through hole 1c, and the end of the drill pipe that pierces the coconut peel is a tip. In the hollow tube solution, after the consumer uses the hole opener to open a hole, he can directly insert a straw through the base through hole and the hollow tube at the top of the hole opener to drink coconut water.

[0049] Coconut deep processing factories or sellers can firmly lock the coconut hole opening tool on the coconut skin layer. In case of small quantity, it can be achieved by manpower. In case of large quantity, special installation tools can be equipped to achieve batch installation.

[0050] After the coconut hole opening tool is firmly locked on the coconut skin layer, it can also be wrapped with a heat shrink film or label paper to further increase the firmness of the coconut hole opening tool and the coconut, and have an aesthetic effect or publicity value; the coconut hole opening tool can also be installed after the coconut peel is wrapped with a heat shrink film or label paper.

[0051] The upper component of the fixing seat of this embodiment includes a gap 6 below the connecting portion, so that the connecting portion can have sufficient bending radius and tensile strength during the installation of the component, making the installation process simpler and more successful.

[0052] The movable parts connected as one include mutually cooperating locking structures 7. The locking structure can prevent the coconut hole opening tool from loosening and falling off from the locking position after installation, thereby better ensuring that the fixing seat becomes a whole, preventing the fixing seat from being unevenly stressed when opening a hole in the coconut, causing the parts to break and causing the hole opening failure.

[0053] The locking structure includes a barb 7a located at the mating position of component one, and a groove 7b located at the mating position of adjacent component two. When the components are mated, the barb and the groove are locked at the same time. The barb and the groove are easy to be integrally formed on the components, and the locking strength between the components is also higher.

[0054] The barb and the groove are perpendicular to the end face of the adjacent parts. This solution enables the barb to slide smoothly into the groove during the locking process of the adjacent parts, thereby ensuring the locking of the adjacent parts, further ensuring that the fixing seat is a whole and preventing the coconut hole opening tool from loosening and falling off from the locking position after installation.

[0055] The locking structure includes a guide limit structure 8, which includes a protrusion 8a located at the matching position of component one, and a groove 8b located at the matching position of adjacent component two. When the components are matched in place, the protrusion and the groove are matched. The matching means that the protrusion is closely matched with the groove along the set direction, which can prevent the barb and the groove from being misaligned during the matching process, resulting in the barb and the groove being unable to be locked or falling off.

[0056] Practice has proved that, for coconuts without green husks, the spiked part of the coconut hole-opening tool can also be used to pierce the green husk and the coconut epidermis, so that the coconut hole-opening tool can be firmly locked on the coconut epidermis.

[0057] like Figure 1-4 As shown, the protrusion is prism-shaped.

[0058] The spike portion 3 of this embodiment is arc-shaped, and the trajectory line 11 of the movement during the process of piercing the coconut epidermis is concentric with the circle 10. This solution can ensure that during the process of the adjacent parts being locked together, the aperture 12 of the entrance where the spike portion pierces the coconut epidermis is prevented from becoming larger, so that the spike portion and the coconut fiber cannot be locked; it can also prevent the spike portion from piercing the coconut hard shell layer, causing the spike portion to deform or break. The enlarged aperture at the entrance where the spike portion pierces the coconut epidermis will also affect the appearance and quality of the coconut.

[0059] The center 10 of the trajectory of the spike portion during the process of piercing the coconut epidermis is located at the top center of the through hole. This solution can further ensure that the spike portion penetrates deeper into the coconut epidermis, so that the spike portion can hold more coconut fibers, and the fixed seat and the coconut epidermis are locked more firmly.

[0060] In this embodiment, the spike portion 3 includes three spikes 31. The overall material of the component needs to have sufficient strength, especially to ensure that the spikes can penetrate into the coconut skin layer so that the spike portion locks the coconut fiber.

[0061] In this embodiment, the cross-section of the through hole is circular, which can match the circular structure of common straws.

[0062] like Figure 1-4 As shown, the upper part of the fixing seat after the parts are locked is in a truncated cone shape. This solution makes the upper part of the fixing seat and the through hole more evenly stressed, and this solution also saves more material and minimizes the manufacturing cost of the coconut hole opening tool itself.

[0063] In this embodiment, the upper part of the fixing seat includes symmetrically distributed material reduction holes 9. This solution saves more material usage and minimizes the manufacturing cost of the coconut hole opening tool itself.

[0064] Example 2

[0065] like Figure 6 The drill tube of the hole opener of this embodiment is a solid tube. In the solid tube solution, after the consumer uses the hole opener to open a hole, he pulls out the hole opener and inserts a straw to drink coconut water.

[0066] Example 3

[0067] like Figure 7 As shown, in this embodiment, the connection part is a hinge located on adjacent parts. Part 1 2a and part 2 2b are separately injection molded. The hinge solution can realize that the parts are separately produced and then combined into a whole, and the tensile strength of the combined connection part is also large enough.

[0068] Example 4

[0069] In this embodiment, the fixing seat includes three or four parts that are movably connected and suitable for being locked as a whole. However, practice has shown that an increase in the number of parts often makes the manufacturing of the parts themselves more difficult and the cost will also increase accordingly.

[0070] Example 5

[0071] The spike portion 3 in this embodiment is in a straight line shape. After repeated tests, it is found that the straight line spike portion can also achieve the function of piercing into and holding the coconut fiber, but the appearance effect is worse than that of the curved shape.

[0072] Example 6

[0073] The spike portion 3 includes two or four spikes 31. When one of the spikes breaks unexpectedly, the other spikes can penetrate into the coconut skin layer to lock the fixing seat and the coconut skin layer. The number of spikes determines the resistance of the spike portion penetrating into the coconut skin layer and the force of the spike portion locking the coconut fiber after the spike portion penetrates into the coconut skin layer; however, the increase in the number of spikes also increases the manufacturing difficulty and cost.

[0074] Example 7

[0075] In the experiment, the cross section of the through hole can also be an ellipse or a regular polygon, which corresponds to the cross-sectional shape of the hole opening part of the coconut hole opening tool and can be determined according to the shape of the drill pipe of the hole opener.

[0076] Example 8

[0077] The inner wall of the through hole of this embodiment is a rough surface, which is suitable for squeezing the drill pipe of the hole opener into the through hole. The solution of limiting the drill pipe of the hole opener in the through hole can prevent the hole opener from detaching from the through hole, making it convenient for consumers to directly use the tool, and can also prevent the coconut hole opener from deviating during the process of piercing the coconut, causing the hole opener to be damaged and resulting in hole opening failure.

[0078] In the above embodiments, the material of the component may be plastic, metal, or a combination of plastic and metal.

[0079] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the details of the exemplary embodiments described above and that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential features of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments should be considered exemplary and non-restrictive in all respects, and the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the above description, and it is intended that all changes falling within the meaning and scope of the equivalent elements of the claims be included in the present invention.

[0080] In addition, it should be understood that although the present specification is described according to implementation modes, not every implementation mode contains only one independent technical solution. This description of the specification is only for the sake of clarity. Those skilled in the art should regard the specification as a whole. The technical solutions in each embodiment may also be appropriately combined to form other implementation modes that can be understood by those skilled in the art.

Claims

1. Coconut hole opening tool, characterized by: The fixing base comprises two or more parts that are movably connected and suitable for being locked together, the bottom of the parts comprises a spike part, the spike part is suitable for piercing into the coconut skin layer and locking the coconut fiber, the fixing base comprises a through hole from the top to the bottom, the through hole guides the hole opener to open a hole in the coconut peel; The fixing seat includes a gap below the connecting portion of the component; The parts that are movably connected as one include locking structures that cooperate with each other; The locking structure includes a barb located at the mating position of the components, and also includes a groove located at the mating position of the adjacent components. When the components are mated in place, the barb and the groove are locked simultaneously.

2. The coconut hole opening tool according to claim 1, characterized in that: The number of components is two.

3. The coconut hole opening tool according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The tops of the adjacent components are connected as a whole via a connecting portion, and the connecting portion is a hinge or a bendable connecting rib located on the adjacent components.

4. The coconut hole opening tool according to claim 1, characterized in that: The barbs and grooves are perpendicular to the end faces of the mating parts of the adjacent components.

5. The coconut hole opening tool according to claim 1, characterized in that: The locking structure includes a guide and limit structure, which includes a protrusion located at the matching position of the components and a groove located at the matching position of the adjacent components. When the components are matched in place, the protrusion and the groove are matched with each other.

6. The coconut hole opening tool according to claim 5, characterized in that: The protrusion is in the shape of a prism.

7. The coconut hole opening tool according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The spike portion is arc-shaped, and the trajectory lines of the spike portion moving in the process of piercing the coconut epidermis share the center of the circle.

8. The coconut hole opening tool according to claim 7, characterized in that: The common center of the trajectory lines of the spikes when they penetrate into the coconut skin layer is located at the top center of the through hole.

9. The coconut hole opening tool according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The spike portion includes two or more spikes.

10. The coconut hole opening tool according to claim 9, characterized in that: The number of the spikes is three or four.

11. The coconut hole opening tool according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The cross section of the through hole is circular, elliptical or regular polygonal.

12. The coconut hole opening tool according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: After the components are locked, the upper portion of the fixing seat is in a frustum shape.

13. The coconut hole opening tool according to claim 12, characterized in that: The upper part of the fixing seat includes a material reduction hole.

14. The coconut hole opening tool according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The hole opener comprises a drill pipe, and the drill pipe is a hollow pipe or a solid pipe.

15. The coconut hole opening tool according to claim 14, characterized in that: The inner wall of the through hole is a rough surface, and the rough surface is suitable for squeezing the drill pipe of the hole opener to limit its position in the through hole.

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