Pet bottle opener

Abstract

To provide a pet bottle opener capable of opening a cap of a pet bottle easily as well as exhibiting a function as a stand of an acryl figure.SOLUTION: When insertion parts F1a, F2a of acrylic figures F1, F2 are inserted into through holes 14, 15, the insertion parts F1a, F2a come into sliding contact with the tip portions of convex parts 29, 31, 33, and 35 of inclined pieces 25, 27, and press the inclined pieces 25, 27, causing them to elastically deform and descend. The insertion parts F1a and F2a are clamped in a state where they are in pressure contact with the tip portions of the convex parts 29, 31, 33, and 35 of the inclined pieces 25, 27 and opposing holding parts 37, 39. Since the inclined pieces 25, 27 are elastically deformed, even if the thickness dimensions of the acrylic figures F1, F2 are different, the difference in dimensions is absorbed, and therefore, both the acrylic figures F1, F2 can be erected on the top plate part 7 without wobbling.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a plastic bottle opener used to open the caps of plastic bottles, and more particularly to a cap opener that also functions as a stand for decorative items having a flat insertion portion, such as acrylic figures. [Background technology]

[0002] As plastic bottles have become more common, cap openers that can easily open caps with little force have become widely used. For example, the plastic bottle opener shown in Patent Document 1 is used by engaging a vertical groove on the outer periphery of the cap with multiple protrusions on the cavity wall and rotating it. This type of cap opener is merely a tool and not a hobby item.

[0003] Meanwhile, decorative items called acrylic figures have appeared, which are made by printing and cutting out images of people, characters, etc. onto transparent acrylic sheets, and the number of people collecting these acrylic figures as a hobby is rapidly increasing. This acrylic figure can be placed upright on a desk or the like by inserting its insertion portion into the stand shown in Patent Document 2. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Utility Model Registration No. 3242427 [Patent Document 2] Utility Model Registration No. 3238134 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] On the other hand, in recent years, advertising activities have become widespread in which companies display images of their products on plastic bottles and distribute them at events, etc., and there is a demand for products that can associate plastic bottles with acrylic figures. The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and has as its object to provide a PET bottle opener that also functions as a stand for an acrylic figure. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The present invention is a PET bottle opener that has a peripheral wall portion, a top plate portion formed integrally with the peripheral wall portion, a main body that has an opening facing the top plate portion and can be fitted onto the cap of a PET bottle, and an anti-slip engagement portion formed on the inner surface of the peripheral wall portion that can engage with a vertical groove on the surface of the PET bottle cap, and is characterized in that the top plate portion has a through hole formed therein into which a plate-shaped insertion portion of a decorative item can be inserted, allowing the decorative item to be erected on the top plate portion.

[0007] Preferably, the plastic bottle opener is characterized in that a plurality of through holes are formed in the top plate portion.

[0008] Preferably, the through hole is formed in a rectangular shape, and an inclined piece is provided on the underside of the top plate portion, the inclined piece protruding from the widthwise edge of the through hole into the opposite area of ​​the through hole, and an opposing holding portion is provided that is continuous with the edge of the through hole and faces the inclined piece, and when the insertion portion of the decorative item is inserted into the through hole, the inclined piece is elastically deformed by the pressing force of the insertion portion, and the insertion portion is clamped in a state where it is pressed against the tip portion of the inclined piece and the opposing holding portion.

[0009] Preferably, the PET bottle opener is characterized in that the inclined piece is formed with a convex portion that comes into sliding contact with the insertion portion.

[0010] Preferably, the PET bottle opener is characterized in that a protrusion is provided on the outer surface of the peripheral wall portion, and the protrusion has an attachment hole formed therein for attaching a snap hook connected to an accessory tool. [Effects of the Invention]

[0011] The PET bottle opener of the present invention not only makes it easy to open the cap of a PET bottle, but also functions as a stand for decorative items such as acrylic figures. This allows PET bottles to be associated with decorative items such as acrylic figures, making it possible to use PET bottles more widely in corporate advertising and promotion, and dramatically improving the effectiveness of advertising using PET bottles. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0012] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view of a plastic bottle opener according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a plan view of the plastic bottle opener of FIG. 1. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the plastic bottle opener of FIG. 1. [Figure 4] 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 2. [Figure 5] 2 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the plastic bottle opener of FIG. 1 is fitted onto the cap of a plastic bottle. FIG. [Figure 6] 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the ridges of the plastic bottle opener of FIG. 1 are engaged with the vertical grooves on the surface of the cap of the plastic bottle. FIG. [Figure 7] 2 is a perspective view illustrating the operation of inserting the insertion portion of the acrylic figure into the through-hole in the top plate of the plastic bottle opener of FIG. 1. FIG. [Figure 8] 1. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the state of the inclined piece when the insertion portion of the acrylic figure is inserted into the through-hole of the plastic bottle opener of FIG. [Figure 9]1. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the state of the inclined piece when the insertion portion of the acrylic figure is inserted into the through-hole of the plastic bottle opener of FIG. [Figure 10] 2 is a perspective view of the PET bottle opener of FIG. 1 with an acrylic figure standing on the top plate thereof. FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0013] A plastic bottle opener 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. This plastic bottle opener 1 is made of flexible ABS resin. Reference numeral 3 denotes a main body, which is composed of a peripheral wall portion 5, a top plate portion 7 formed integrally with the peripheral wall portion 5, and a circular opening 9 facing the top plate portion 7. The peripheral wall portion 5 and the top plate portion 7 are provided with bulging portions 11 and 12 formed in a shape that bulges out on both the left and right sides. A protrusion 16 is provided at the lower end of the bulging portion 11 of the peripheral wall portion 5, and a mounting hole 17 is formed in this protrusion 16.

[0014] Twelve ridges 13 are formed on the inner surface of the peripheral wall 5 as anti-slip engaging portions that can engage with the vertical grooves T on the surface of the cap C of the PET bottle P (see Figure 6). The ridges 13 are formed in a shape that narrows in width toward the top so that they can easily fit into the vertical grooves T.

[0015] Rectangular through-holes 14 and 15 are formed in the center of the top plate 7, and the width of these through-holes 14 and 15 is set to a dimension slightly larger than 3 mm. A curved surface 19 that curves upward is formed between the through-holes 14 and 15 on the upper surface of the top plate 7. Furthermore, curved surfaces 21 and 23 that curve upward are formed behind the through-hole 14 and in front of the through-hole 15, respectively.

[0016] Sloping pieces 25, 27 are provided on the underside of the top panel portion 7, and these sloping pieces 25, 27 are arranged in portions that correspond to the curved surface 19. The width of the sloping pieces 25, 27 is set to approximately half the width of the through holes 14, 15. The sloping pieces 25, 27 are also provided so as to correspond to the central portions of the through holes 14, 15 in the longitudinal direction. The inclined piece 25 has protrusions 29 and 31 formed at its left and right ends, and the inclined piece 27 has protrusions 33 and 35 formed at its left and right ends. The inclined piece 25 is inclined so that its tip portion protrudes from the edge of the through hole 14 in the width direction into the opposing region of the through hole 14. Similarly, the inclined piece 27 is inclined so that its tip portion protrudes from the edge of the through hole 15 in the width direction into the opposing region of the through hole 15.

[0017] An opposing holding portion 37 is provided that continues from the edge of the through hole 14 and faces the inclined piece 25. Similarly, an opposing holding portion 39 is provided that continues from the edge of the through hole 15 and faces the inclined piece 27.

[0018] Next, how to use this plastic bottle opener 1 will be explained. The opening 9 of the main body 3 is placed opposite the upper surface of the cap C of the plastic bottle P, and the plastic bottle opener 1 is then lowered to fit onto the cap C. This causes the ridge 13 to engage with the vertical groove T on the surface of the cap P. In this state, grab the plastic bottle opener 1 and turn it to open the cap C. Since the body 3 is formed with bulging parts 11, 12, when the plastic bottle opener 1 is grasped, the fingers are caught on the bulging parts 11, 12, making it easy to apply force when turning the plastic bottle opener 1, and the cap C can be easily opened.

[0019] Next, a method of using the plastic bottle opener 1 as a stand for the acrylic figures F1 and F2 will be described. The decorative acrylic figure F1 is a transparent acrylic plate with a character image printed and cut out, and has an insertion part F1a at its bottom.The decorative acrylic figure F2 is a transparent acrylic plate with decorative letters printed on it, and has an insertion part F2a at its bottom. The thickness of the acrylic figure F1 is 2 mm, and the thickness of the acrylic figure F2 is 3 mm.

[0020] When the insertion portion F1a of the acrylic figure F1 is inserted into the through-hole 14 as shown in Fig. 8, the insertion portion F1a comes into sliding contact with the tip portions of the convex portions 29 and 31 of the inclined piece 25, and presses the inclined piece 25, causing it to elastically deform and descend as shown in Fig. 9. The insertion portion F1a is then clamped in a state where it is in pressure contact with the tip portions of the convex portions 29 and 31 of the inclined piece 25 and the opposing holding portion 37. In this way, the insertion portion F1a and the protrusions 29, 31 are in sliding contact with each other, so that the insertion portion F1a can be smoothly lowered. Similarly, when the insertion portion F2a of the acrylic figure F2 is inserted into the through-hole 15, the insertion portion F2a comes into sliding contact with the tip portions of the convex portions 33 and 35 of the inclined piece 27 and presses the inclined piece 27, causing it to descend while elastically deforming. Then, the insertion portion F2a is clamped in a state where it is in pressure contact with the tip portions of the convex portions 33 and 35 of the inclined piece 27 and the opposing holding portion 39.

[0021] As described above, the plastic bottle opener 1 is made of ABS resin, allowing the inclined pieces 25 and 27 to be elastically deformed. Therefore, even if the thickness dimensions of the acrylic figures F1 and F2 are different, both the acrylic figures F1 and F2 can be placed upright on the top panel 7 without wobbling. In this way, the plastic bottle opener 1 not only makes it possible to easily open the cap C of the plastic bottle P, but also functions as a stand for the acrylic figures F1 and F2. Furthermore, a swivel N provided on the accessory tool A can be connected to the attachment hole 17 of the protruding portion 16. This accessory tool A can also display corporate advertising text and the like.

[0022] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and the invention also includes design changes within the scope of the present invention without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, in the above embodiment, an example was shown in which the plastic bottle opener was made of ABS resin, but the present invention is not limited to this, and other flexible synthetic resins such as polycarbonate and polypropylene may also be used. The number of through holes is not limited to two, and may be one, or three or more. The number of ridges is not limited to twelve, and may be less than twelve, or thirteen or more. In the above embodiment, an acrylic figure is shown as the decorative item, but the present invention is not limited to this and can be applied to decorative items other than acrylic figures that have a flat insertion portion, and the material of which the decorative item is made is not limited to acrylic resin, but can of course be made of other synthetic resins. [Industrial Applicability]

[0023] The present invention is applicable to the manufacturing and sales of plastic bottle openers. [Explanation of symbols]

[0024] 1. Plastic bottle opener 3...Main body 5...Surrounding wall 7...Top plate 9...Opening 11, 12...Bulging part 13... Ridge 14, 15... Through holes 16...Protrusion 17...Mounting hole 19...Curved surface 21, 23... Curved surface 25, 27... Inclined piece 29, 31, 33, 35...Protruding parts 37, 39...Opposite holding parts P: Plastic bottle C: Cap T: Vertical grooves on the cap surface F1, F2...Acrylic figures F1a, F2a...Insertion part A...Accessory N...Snap hook

Claims

1. A plastic bottle opener having a peripheral wall, a top plate formed integrally with the peripheral wall, a main body having an opening facing the top plate and adapted to fit onto the cap of a plastic bottle, and an anti-slip engaging portion formed on the inner surface of the peripheral wall that can engage with a vertical groove on the surface of the cap of the plastic bottle, A PET bottle opener characterized in that a through hole is formed in the top plate portion so that a plate-shaped insertion portion of a decorative item can be inserted and the decorative item can be placed upright on the top plate portion.

2. The PET bottle opener according to claim 1, A plastic bottle opener characterized in that a plurality of through holes are formed in the top plate.

3. The PET bottle opener according to claim 1 or 2, A PET bottle opener characterized in that the through hole is formed in a rectangular shape, and an inclined piece is provided on the underside of the top plate portion, the inclined piece protruding from the widthwise edge of the through hole into the opposite area of ​​the through hole, and an opposing holding portion is provided that is continuous with the edge of the through hole and faces the inclined piece, and when the insertion portion of the decorative item is inserted into the through hole, the inclined piece is elastically deformed by the pressing force of the insertion portion, and the insertion portion is clamped in a state where it is pressed against the tip portion of the inclined piece and the opposing holding portion.

4. The PET bottle opener according to claim 3, A PET bottle opener characterized in that the inclined piece is formed with a convex portion that comes into sliding contact with the insertion portion.

5. 2. The PET bottle opener according to claim 1, wherein a protrusion is provided on the outer surface of the peripheral wall portion, and a mounting hole is formed in the protrusion for attaching a snap hook connected to an accessory tool.

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