Container fixing tool

Abstract

To provide a container fixing tool capable of sanitarily and simply fixing a container such as a shampoo bottle, and being applied regardless of the shape of the container (for example, a ring diameter of a joining part of a cap and a container body).SOLUTION: A container fixing tool for holding a container having a cap and a container body, has: a part-to-be-sandwiched A which is a part to be sandwiched between the cap and the container body; and a projection B disposed so as to be substantially perpendicular to the part-to-be-sandwiched A at the end of the part-to-be-sandwiched A.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a container fastener, and more specifically, to a container fastener that can hygienically and simply fasten containers such as shampoo bottles and that can be applied regardless of the shape of the container such as a shampoo bottle (for example, the ring diameter of the joint of the cap portion or the container body portion). [Background technology]

[0002] Pump bottles (pump dispensers) filled with shampoo, conditioner, or liquid soap (body soap) are often placed on shelves in bathrooms and washrooms.

[0003] In this case, however, the surfaces on which the bottles touch, such as the bottom of the shelves, can easily become unsanitary, which can lead to mold growth and other damage.

[0004] In order to prevent such damage, a hanging hook for hanging a pump dispenser has been developed, as disclosed in, for example, Patent Document 1.

[0005] Patent Document 1 discloses a hook with a finger hook for hanging a pump dispenser that "makes it easy to dispense liquid from a container with one hand when the pump dispenser is hung" (abstract, etc.). This hook has a hook part 2 and a ring-shaped attachment part 1 as shown in Figure BB, and is characterized by having a protrusion for hooking a finger when dispensing liquid from a container (utility model registration claims, abstract, etc.). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] Utility Model Registration No. 3240123 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0007] However, conventional hooks, including the hook disclosed in Patent Document 1, have a ring portion R as shown in Fig. 6. When the tube of the lid portion of the pump dispenser is passed through this ring portion R and the lid portion and the main body portion are screwed together, the inner peripheral surface of the ring portion R is clamped therebetween, and the pump dispenser can be fixed. Therefore, although this ring portion R is a necessary member, there is room for improvement in the following points.

[0008] First, when passing the tube of the lid of the pump dispenser through the ring, liquid such as shampoo adhering to the inside or outside of the tube may adhere to the hook member such as the ring. Therefore, when passing the tube of the lid of the pump dispenser through the ring, the user must be very careful, and easy installation is difficult.

[0009] Furthermore, the circular shape of the ring needs to have a diameter slightly larger than the diameters of the lid and the body of the pump dispenser in order to be firmly sandwiched between them, and if the diameter is too large, the ring cannot be sandwiched between them. On the other hand, if the diameter of the ring is smaller than the diameters of the lid and the body, the ring cannot be attached.

[0010] In other words, the size of the ring needs to be adjusted depending on the type of pump dispenser, which causes a problem for users in that they need to measure the diameters of the lid and the body and consider the size of the ring that fits them every time they use the pump dispenser.

[0011] Therefore, the inventors thoroughly investigated the conventional problems and clamping means to solve them, and discovered that the conventional problems can be solved by adopting a clamping portion, which is a portion that is clamped between the cap portion (lid portion) and the container body portion, and a protrusion portion B that is arranged on the clamping portion so as to be approximately perpendicular to the clamping portion A.

[0012] In other words, the present invention aims to provide a container fastener that can hygienically and simply fasten shampoo bottles, etc., and can be used regardless of the shape of the shampoo bottle (for example, the ring diameter of the joint between the cap portion and the container body portion). [Means for solving the problem]

[0013] The container fastener according to the present invention is a container fastener for holding a container having a cap portion and a container body portion, A clamped portion A which is a portion clamped between the cap portion and the container body portion; The clamped portion has a protrusion B provided at an end of the clamped portion A so as to be approximately perpendicular to the clamped portion A.

[0014] In the container fixing device of the present invention, it is preferable that a hanging device C1 and / or a wall fixing device C2 is provided at an end of the clamping part A where the protrusion part B is not provided.

[0015] In the container fastener of the present invention, it is preferable that the end of the clamping portion A where the protrusion portion B is provided has a generally U-shaped or V-shaped constricted portion. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0016] [Figure 1] Fig. 1(A) is a side view showing one embodiment of a container fixing device according to the present invention, in which a suspending device C is in the shape of a hook. Fig. 1(B) is a side view showing an embodiment in which a chain is used as part of the suspending device C. Fig. 1(C) is a top view showing an embodiment in which the corners (edges) of the clamped portion A are chamfered. Fig. 1(D) is a top view showing an embodiment in which the end of the clamped portion A is rounded (constricted). [Diagram 2] 2(A) to (C) are diagrams showing an embodiment of the container fixing device according to the present invention, in which a screw, a suction cup, and a magnet are used as the wall fixing device C2, respectively. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the dashed circle portion in FIG. 2(A), and is a view for explaining the protrusion B and the clamped portion A in the vicinity of the protrusion B. As shown in FIG. [Figure 4] Fig. 4(A) is a diagram for explaining a container fastener of the present invention used for a container (shampoo bottle), and Fig. 4(B) is an enlarged view of the dashed line part of Fig. 4(A). [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the cap of a container (shampoo bottle) and the clamped portion A and protruding portion B of the container fastener of the present invention when the container fastener of the present invention is in use. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a photograph of a prototype of a container fastener according to the present invention. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a photograph of a conventional container fixing device. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0017] Hereinafter, a container fastener according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings as appropriate.

[0018] The container fixing device of the present invention is attached to a bottle (pump dispenser container) filled with rinse, shampoo, body soap, etc., and is used to hang it from a bathroom wall, a towel rack, etc. by the hanging part C. Here, the pump dispenser container (hereinafter, simply referred to as "container") is a container having a cap portion and a container body portion as shown in FIG. 4, and is not particularly limited as long as the cap portion and the container body portion are fixed (screwed) with screws.

[0019] 1 and 2, the container fixing device according to the present invention includes a clamped portion A and a protruding portion B as essential components, and may include other members as necessary. Note that, as shown in Fig. 1(B), a chain may be used as part of the suspending device C. Here, the clamped portion A is a portion that is clamped between the cap portion and the container body portion of the container, and as shown in Fig. 3, at the end portion of the clamped portion A, the protrusion portion B is provided so as to be approximately perpendicular to the clamped portion A. Note that "approximately perpendicular to the clamped portion A" means that, as shown in Fig. 3, the angle X formed by the longitudinal direction Y1 of the clamped portion A and the longitudinal direction (vertical direction) Y2 of the protrusion portion B has a magnitude of about 90 degrees (for example, 60 degrees to 120 degrees, preferably 80 degrees to 100 degrees).

[0020] As shown by the numeral E in Figures 1(C) to 1(D), it is preferable that the corners (edges) of the clamped portion A are chamfered. This configuration can help prevent injuries (scratches) caused by the corners (edges).

[0021] 4(A)-(B), this protrusion B is inserted between the cap and main body of the container, and the end of the clamped part A is clamped in the gap between the lower end of the cap and the shoulder of the main body of the container. Due to the presence of the protrusion B, the clamped part A is more firmly fixed to the container than when the end of the clamped part A is simply clamped.

[0022] The mechanism by which the container fastener according to the present invention is firmly fixed between the cap and body of a container will now be described in detail. First, as shown in Fig. 5(A), in a typical container, the cap part X1 and the tip part X2 provided at the tip of the container body part X3 are joined by screwing them together via the screw grooves provided on each part. Here, the container fixing device of the present invention is sandwiched between the cap part X1 and the container body part X3 (more precisely, the shoulder part of the container body part X3), but as indicated by the reference number G1, there is a gap between the clamped part A of the container fixing device and the cap part X1. That is, in this state, the container fixing device is not sufficiently fixed to the container.

[0023] 5(B) is a diagram showing a state (clamped state) in which the cap part X1 and the tip part X2 are screwed (joined) via the thread groove. When the cap part X1 is tightened, the cap part X1 and the tip part X2 are screwed together, and the clamped part A of the container fastener is clamped between the cap part X1 and the shoulder part of the container body part X3, and the protrusion part B is clamped between the cap part X1 and the tip part X2. Note that the cap part X1 may be tightened to a degree that sufficiently tightens the cap (to a degree that does not loosen, as in the normal tightening operation of a cap).

[0024] More specifically, there is no gap indicated by the reference numeral G1 between the cap portion X1 and the shoulder portion of the container body portion X3, so that they are fixed (joined, clamped).

[0025] In other words, the container fastener is fixed at two points, the clamped portion A and the protrusion B, and the container fastener is joined (fastened) very firmly to the container. In other words, even if force is applied to the container in the vertical direction (up and down direction) as well as the horizontal direction (left and right direction), the container fastener is unlikely to come off the container. For example, if force is applied to the container in the vertical direction (up and down direction), the presence of the clamped portion A will prevent it from coming off, and if force is applied to the container in the horizontal direction (left and right direction), the presence of the protrusion B will prevent it from coming off.

[0026] On the other hand, when the cap portion X1 is loosened from this clamped state, the clamping at the two points of the clamped portion A and the protrusion portion B is released again, as shown in Figure 5 (A), and the container fixing device can be easily removed. When the cap portion X1 is loosened to a certain extent, gaps (spaces) (i.e., "play") indicated by the reference numerals G1 and G2 may occur.

[0027] 1(D), it is preferable that the end of the clamped part A on which the protrusion B is provided is rounded (constricted) (having a generally U-shaped or V-shaped constricted part). With this configuration, when the end of the clamped part A is clamped, the clamped area becomes larger, so that the clamped part is more firmly fixed to the container.

[0028] Furthermore, in the container fastener of the present invention, the size and thickness of the protrusion and the clamped portion are appropriately selected in consideration of the length of the gap, etc. For example, by making the thickness of the clamped portion 0.7 mm to 1.5 mm, the end of the clamped portion A is easily clamped in the gap between the lower end of the cap portion of the container and the shoulder portion of the main body. As described above, when in use, the container fixing device of the present invention is fixed to the cap portion and main body portion of the container at two points, the clamped portion and the protrusion portion, but the thickness of the clamped portion and the protrusion portion can be adjusted as appropriate depending on the purpose of use and the weight of the container (weight of the contents).

[0029] The relationship between the thickness Y3 of B and the bottle side gap G2 will be described below. When the cap is fully closed, the gap indicated by G2 has the same width on both sides where the container fastener is clamped. The gap in this state is the smallest gap (minimum width).

[0030] On the other hand, when the cap is loosened, there is some play, and the maximum width of the gap G2 is the sum of the minimum gap (same width on both sides) and the width of the play. Also, when the thickness Y3 of B is between the minimum width and the maximum width, the container fixing device is firmly fixed.

[0031] In the embodiment in which the thickness Y3 of B is longer than the maximum width, if the stress caused by the thickness (thickness) of Y3 due to the distortion of the cap can be absorbed, the container fastener is firmly fixed. If Y3 is thicker (wider) than the limit at which this stress can be absorbed, it becomes difficult to attach the container fastener. Therefore, it is necessary to adjust the thickness of Y3 in consideration of the stress.

[0032] If Y3 is thinner (narrower) than the minimum width above, the container fixing device may not be able to be fixed sufficiently, but due to the presence of protrusion B, it will not come off.

[0033] The relationship between the thickness Y3 of B and the bottle side gap G1 will be described below. If the thickness A1 of A is the same as the gap G1 when the cap is fully closed or is slightly thicker (wider), the container fixing device will be firmly fixed.

[0034] On the other hand, when the cap is fully tightened, if the thickness A1 of A is thinner than the gap G1, the container fastener may not be sufficiently fixed, but the presence of the protrusion B will prevent it from coming loose.

[0035] In addition, in order to enable the container fixing device of the present invention to be mailed as non-standard-sized mail, it is preferable to adjust the size of the container fixing device of the present invention so that the thickness of the envelope containing the container fixing device is within 3 cm.

[0036] Furthermore, in the container fastener of the present invention, a hanger C1 and / or a wall fastener C2 may be provided at an end of the clamped portion A that is not provided with the protrusion B. With such a configuration, the container fastener to which the container is fixed can be hung from a rod-shaped structure such as a towel rack, or fixed to the wall of a bathroom or washstand, which is extremely hygienic and contributes to space saving.

[0037] The suspending device C1 is not particularly limited as long as it is a general component for suspending something, and examples thereof include a hook as shown in Figs. 1(A)-(B).

[0038] Furthermore, the wall fixing device C2 is not particularly limited as long as it is a member that can be fixed to the wall of a bathroom, washstand, etc., and examples thereof include screws (FIG. 2(A)), suction cups (FIG. 2(B)), magnets (FIG. 2(C)), bolts, etc., as shown in FIG. 2, and can be appropriately selected taking into consideration the material of the wall, the smoothness of the surface, etc.

[0039] The materials of the components of the container fastener of the present invention are not particularly limited, and are desirably made of plastic or metal (preferably metal treated with anti-rust treatment or stainless steel as shown in Fig. 5) in consideration of strength and use in places of high humidity (such as bathrooms). Also, in consideration of cost and ease of manufacture, it is preferable to make the components of a single type of material. [Industrial Applicability]

[0040] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a container fastener that can hygienically and simply fasten shampoo bottles and the like, and that can be applied regardless of the shape of the container (shampoo bottle, etc.) (for example, the ring diameter of the joint of the cap portion or the container body portion). [Explanation of symbols]

[0041] 10: Container fixing device according to the present invention A: Clamped part B: Protrusion C1: Hanging device C2: Wall fixture E: Corner (edge) X1: Cap part X2:Tip X3: Container body Y1: Longitudinal direction of clamped part A Y2: Longitudinal direction of protrusion B (vertical direction) Y3: Horizontal thickness of the protrusion G1: Gap between clamped part A of the container fixture and cap part X1 G2: Gap between the cap and the tip of the body A1: Thickness of the clamped part

Claims

1. A container fastener for holding a container having a cap portion and a container body portion, A clamped portion A which is a portion clamped between the cap portion and the container body portion; A container fastener comprising: a protrusion (B) provided at an end of the clamped portion (A) so as to be substantially perpendicular to the clamped portion (A).

2. 2. The container fixing device according to claim 1, wherein a hanging device C1 and / or a wall fixing device C2 is provided at an end of the clamping portion A where the protrusion B is not provided.

3. 3. The container fixing device according to claim 1, wherein the clamping portion A has a generally U-shaped or V-shaped constricted portion at an end where the protrusion B is provided.

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