Scraping tool for scraping content in container and pump bottle including scraping tool

Abstract

To provide a scraping tool for content in a container which can be permanently installed in the container of a pump bottle in an easily usable manner.SOLUTION: A scraping tool 100 mainly comprises a mounting part 101 and a scraping part 103. The mounting part 101 is a portion for mounting the scraping tool 100 on a pipe 16 of a dispenser 12, and is constituted by a resin long body having elasticity and flexibility. At the mounting part 101, a tip engagement part 102 and the scraping part 103 are provided on one end part side, and a hook part 104 for hooking the scraping tool 100 to a hooking object is provided on the other end part. The scraping part 103 is a portion which a user presses to a content C for scraping the content C. In this case, the scraping part 103 and the hook part 104 are molded integrally with the mounting part 101.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a scraper for scraping the contents of a pump bottle equipped with a dispenser that discharges the contents of the container to the outside through a pipe. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, there are spoons that are attached to the inside of a container and used to scoop up the contents of the container. For example, Patent Document 1 below discloses a spoon that is attached to the inside of a container lid and can be used to scoop up goldfish food inside the container. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 2-127160

[0004] On the other hand, among containers, there are pump bottles equipped with a dispenser that dispenses the fluid contents contained in the container to the outside. The inventor realized that even in such pump bottles, a tool such as a spoon is needed for various operations on the contents, such as removing the remaining contents that could not be sucked up by the dispenser, removing foreign matter that has become mixed in the contents, stirring to remix the separated contents, or stirring to remove air (voids) that have become mixed in the contents.

[0005] However, the spoon described in Patent Document 1 has the problem that it is difficult to permanently place it in a pump bottle equipped with a dispenser in a state that is easy to use like the spoon described in Patent Document 1.

[0006] The present invention has been made to address the above-mentioned problems, and its object is to provide a scraper for scraping the contents of a container that can be permanently installed in a pump bottle container in an easy-to-use state. Summary of the Invention

[0007] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is characterized by a scraper for scraping the contents used in a pump bottle equipped with a dispenser that discharges the contents of the container to the outside through a pipe, and is equipped with a scraper portion for scraping the contents of the container that is formed in a size that can be easily inserted and removed through the opening of the container, and an attachment portion that is formed on the scraper portion and can be easily attached and detached to the pipe.

[0008] According to this, the scraper is provided with an attachment part formed on the scraper part that can be attached and detached to the pipe. By attaching the scraper to the pipe inside the container using the attachment part, the scraper can be operated via the dispenser and stored inside the container, allowing the scraper to be permanently installed in the container in an easy-to-use state.

[0009] Another feature of the present invention is that in the scraper, the attachment portion is formed of an elongated body that at least partially covers the outer periphery of the pipe along the axial direction.

[0010] According to this, the scraper has an attachment portion that is constructed of a long body that at least partially covers the outer periphery of the pipe along the axial direction, so that the attachment portion can be stably attached along the axial direction of the pipe.

[0011] Another feature of the present invention is that in the scraper, the attachment portion is made of an elastic body that is attached to the pipe in an elastically deformed state.

[0012] According to this, the scraper is made of an elastic body that can be attached with the attachment portion elastically deformed relative to the pipe, so that the attachment portion can be easily attached to the pipe by elastically deforming it.

[0013] Another feature of the present invention is that in the scraper, the attachment portion has a hook portion for hooking the scraper onto an object to be hooked.

[0014] According to this, the attachment part of the scraper is provided with a hook part for hooking the scraper onto an object to be hung, so that the scraper can be hung from the object to be hung by the hook part.

[0015] Another feature of the present invention is that in the scraper, the scraping portion is formed at a position immediately before one end of the attachment portion.

[0016] According to this, the scraper is configured such that the scraping portion is formed in a position immediately before one end of the attachment portion, i.e., the scraping portion is provided between both longitudinal ends of the attachment portion. Therefore, when scraping contents, the load applied to the connection portion between the attachment portion and the scraping portion is borne by the attachment portions extending on both sides of the connection portion, thereby enabling the scraping portion to perform scraping work stably and expanding the range of options for the materials and shapes of the attachment portion and the scraping portion.

[0017] Another feature of the present invention is that, in the scraper, when the mounting portion is attached to the pipe, the scraping portion is located adjacent to the mouthpiece of the pipe and extends downward along the axial direction of the pipe.

[0018] According to this, when the attachment part of the scraper is attached to the pipe, the scraper part is located adjacent to the mouthpiece of the pipe and extends downward along the axial direction of the pipe, so that when scraping the contents, the scraper part is supported from behind (the opposite side to the direction in which the scraper is moved) by the side wall of the pipe, making it easier to scrape the contents.

[0019] Furthermore, the present invention can be implemented not only as an invention of a scraper, but also as an invention of a pump bottle equipped with a scraper.

[0020] Specifically, the pump bottle is a pump bottle equipped with a dispenser that ejects the contents of the container to the outside through a pipe, and may be equipped with any one of the scrapers described above.

[0021] According to this, the pump bottle can be expected to have the same effects as the above-mentioned scraper invention. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0022] [Figure 1] 1 is a front view schematically illustrating an outline of the external configuration of a container to which a scraper according to one embodiment of the present invention is attached. [Figure 2] 1 is a rear view schematically illustrating an outline of the external configuration of a scraper according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a right side view schematically showing the outline of the external configuration of the scraper shown in FIG. 2. [Figure 4] FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically illustrating the attached state of the scraper shown in FIG. 2. [Figure 5] 3 is a diagram schematically showing another state in which the scraper shown in FIG. 2 is attached. FIG. [Figure 6] FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically illustrating the scraper shown in FIG. 2 in use. [Figure 7] FIG. 10 is a rear view schematically illustrating the outline of the external configuration of a scraper according to another modified example of the present invention. [Figure 8] 10(a) and 10(b) are perspective views each showing a schematic outline of the external configuration of a scraper according to another modified example of the present invention. [Figure 9] 9(a) is a perspective view showing the outline of the external configuration of scrapers according to other modified examples of the present invention, and FIG. 9(b) is a diagram showing the attached state of the scraper shown in FIG. 9(a). [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a right side view showing the outline of the external configuration of a scraper according to another modified example of the present invention. [Figure 11] FIG. 10 is a rear view showing the outline of the external configuration of a scraper according to another modified example of the present invention. [Figure 12] 3 is a diagram schematically illustrating a state in which the scraper shown in FIG. 2 is attached to another container. FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0023] Hereinafter, one embodiment of a scraper 100 according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view schematically illustrating the outline of the external configuration of a container 11 to which a scraper 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention is attached. FIG. 2 is a rear view schematically illustrating the outline of the external configuration of the scraper 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a right side view schematically illustrating the outline of the external configuration of the scraper 100 shown in FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically illustrating a usage mode (worn state) of the scraper 100 shown in FIG. 2. FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically illustrating another usage mode (worn state) of the scraper 100 shown in FIG. 2. In FIGS. 4 and 5, the contents C are indicated by hatching of a dot cloud.

[0024] In addition, the drawings referred to in this specification are schematic, with some components exaggerated, to facilitate understanding of the present invention. Therefore, the dimensions and proportions of the components may differ. This scraper 100 is used to scrape the contents C used in a pump bottle 10 equipped with a dispenser 12 that dispenses the contents C from a container 11 to the outside via a pipe 16.

[0025] (Configuration of pump bottle 10) First, before describing the configuration of the scraper 100 according to the present invention, we will explain the pump bottle 10 to which the scraper 100 is attached. As shown in Figure 1, the pump bottle 10 is mainly composed of a container 11 and a dispenser 12.

[0026] Container 11 is a container for containing fluid content C inside, and is formed in a cylindrical shape with a bottom that extends vertically. In this case, container 11 is formed to be thick enough for a user to hold with one hand. Container 11 can be made of metal, resin, or various ceramic materials (glass, clay glass for ceramics), and in this embodiment, it is made of a transparent resin.

[0027] An opening 11a is formed at the top end of this container 11 for putting contents C into and taking them out of the container 11. This opening 11a is formed in a cylindrical shape that opens upward, and has a male screw (not shown) formed on its outer periphery. Furthermore, the opening 11a is formed with an inner diameter that is smaller than the inner diameter of the portion (body) that contains the contents C. In other words, the container 11 is formed in a shape that tapers from the bottom side to the top.

[0028] Here, the content C is a fluid having a viscosity that can be discharged to the outside by the dispenser 12. The fluid includes not only liquids but also fluids having a higher viscosity than liquids (for example, slurries, sols, or pastes). Examples of the content C include shampoo, rinse, treatment, cleansing agent, facial cleanser, lotion, makeup base, foundation, hand cream, hand soap, detergent, disinfectant, perfume, essential oil, or beverage.

[0029] The dispenser 12 is a device for dispensing the content C from the container 11 to the outside. This dispenser 12 is well known, but a brief description will be given here just to be sure. The dispenser 12 is mainly composed of a cap 13, an operating unit 14, a pump 15, and a pipe 16.

[0030] Cap 13 is a component for connecting dispenser 12 to container 11 by threaded engagement and sealing the storage space of container 11, and has a female thread (not shown) formed on its inner periphery that engages with a male thread formed on the outer periphery of opening 11a. Operating portion 14 is a portion for a user to manually press downward to operate pump 15, and is provided with discharge port 14a for discharging content C delivered from pump 15 to the outside.

[0031] Pump 15 is a device for sucking up content C in container 11 and pumping it to discharge port 14a, and is attached to cap 13. Pump 15 is configured so that a piston, which is pushed down via operating unit 14, reciprocates within cylindrical cylinder 15a, thereby sucking content C from container 11 into cylinder 15a, pressurizing it, and supplying it to discharge port 14a.

[0032] Pipe 16 is a cylindrical resin tube for guiding content C from container 11 to pump 15, and is configured as a long body whose upper end is connected to cylinder 15a of pump 15 and whose lower end extends to a position just before the bottom of container 11. In this case, pipe 16 is formed with an outer diameter smaller than that of cylinder 15a. Pipe 16 is also formed to a length such that suction port 16a, which sucks in content C, is at a height position close to the bottom of container 11.

[0033] (Configuration of scraper 100) 2, the scraper 100 is mainly composed of an attachment part 101 and a scraper part 103. The attachment part 101 is a part for attaching the scraper 100 to the pipe 16 of the dispenser 12, and is composed of a long body made of elastic and flexible resin.

[0034] Specifically, the attachment portion 101 is formed by molding silicone resin into a spiral shape that can be wound around the outer periphery of the pipe 16. In this case, the attachment portion 101 is formed with an outer diameter large enough to be inserted into the opening 11a of the container 11 when attached to the outer periphery of the pipe 16.

[0035] The inner diameter of the attachment part 101 is formed so that one end (lower in the figure) is slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the pipe 16, and the other end (upper in the figure) is formed so that the inner diameter is the same as the outer diameter of the pipe 16. In other words, the attachment part 101 is configured so that when attached, at least one end is elastically spread out in the radial direction, and the attachment part 101 comes into close contact with the outer peripheral surface of the pipe 16 in a non-fixed state, partially covering the outer peripheral surface of the pipe 16.

[0036] Here, the term "same size" does not only mean the same size in the strict sense, but also includes sizes that are substantially the same even if there are some differences. This attachment part 101 is provided with a tip engagement part 102 and a scraping part 103 on one end side, and a hook part 104 on the other end side.

[0037] The tip engaging portion 102 is a portion of the mounting portion 101 that extends further in the longitudinal direction than the connection portion 101a where the scraping portion 103 is connected to the mounting portion 101 and is attached to the pipe 16, and is formed in a spiral shape similar to the mounting portion 101. That is, as shown in Fig. 3, the tip engaging portion 102 extends along the axial direction of the mounting portion 101 and is formed on the back portion 103b side that is the back side of the scraping portion 103. The tip engaging portion 102 is formed in a pointed shape whose thickness continuously decreases from the connection portion 101a toward the tip portion, and is configured to be easily elastically deformed.

[0038] The scraping portion 103 is a portion that the user presses against the contents C to scrape the contents C, and is formed by continuously extending downward in the figure from the connecting portion 101a, which is a position immediately before the one end (the lower end in the figure) of the attachment portion 101. In other words, the scraping portion 103 is molded integrally with the attachment portion 101.

[0039] This scraping portion 103 is formed into an inverted teardrop-shaped outline that tapers downward from the connection portion 101a when viewed from the front and back, and is formed into a curved plate shape (spoon shape) with a receiving portion 103a that is curved concavely on the front side and a back portion 103b that is curved convexly on the back side.

[0040] In this case, scraping portion 103 is formed with a width that allows it to be freely inserted into and removed from container 11 through opening 11a of container 11 and that extends radially outward from pipe 16. Specifically, scraping portion 103 is formed with a width that is smaller than the inner diameter of opening 11a of container 11 and larger than the outer diameter of pipe 16.

[0041] As shown in Figure 4, when attached, the scraping portion 103 is located adjacent to the mouthpiece 16a of the pipe 16 and extends downward along the axial direction of the pipe 16, with its tip extending downward beyond the mouthpiece 16a, and the back portion 103b of the scraping portion 103 is connected to the mounting portion 101 in an orientation that contacts the outer periphery of the pipe 16.

[0042] The hooking portion 104 is a portion for hooking the scraper 100 onto an object to be hooked, and is molded integrally with the mounting portion 101 to form the other end (the upper end in the figure) of the mounting portion 101. The hooking portion 104 is formed in a spiral shape that extends in an inverted J shape so that it can be wrapped around the outer circumferential surface of the pipe 16.

[0043] Here, the object to be hooked is a device that can support the scraper 100 in a hanging or leaning state, such as a J-shaped, V-shaped, L-shaped or S-shaped hook, or a bar that is installed by stretching a rod material horizontally across various walls in a room or on an object.

[0044] The scraper 100 configured in this manner is a different color from the content C in the container 11. In this embodiment, the content C is primarily white or yellow, or colorless and transparent, and the scraper 100 is red. The color of the scraper 100 is not particularly limited to red, but it is preferable that the scraper 100 be a color that is easily distinguishable from the content C.

[0045] (Operation of scraper 100) Next, the operation of the attached scraper 100 will be described. First, a user prepares the pump bottle 10 and the scraper 100. In this case, it is assumed that the container 11 of the pump bottle 10 is filled with the content C.

[0046] Next, the user attaches scraper 100 to pipe 16 of dispenser 12. Specifically, the user attaches attachment part 101 to the outer periphery of pipe 16 of dispenser 12 removed from container 11. More specifically, the user inserts pipe 16 of dispenser 12 removed from container 11 into spirally formed attachment part 101, either as is or after wiping off contents C adhering to pipe 16. In this case, the user inserts mouthpiece 16a of pipe 16 from the hook part 104 side of attachment part 101 and advances mouthpiece 16a until it reaches tip engaging part 102 via connecting part 101a.

[0047] The user then pushes the pipe 16 further into the attachment portion 101 to position the mouthpiece 16a within the tip engagement portion 102. In this case, the user adjusts the position of the attachment portion 101 so that the scraper 103 is adjacent to and above the mouthpiece 16a of the pipe 16 and the back portion 103b of the scraper 103 is in contact with the outer periphery of the pipe 16. As a result, the scraper 100 is attached in an orientation in which the scraper 103 is adjacent to the mouthpiece 16a of the pipe 16 and faces downward parallel to the pipe 16.

[0048] If the user has difficulty inserting the nozzle 16a of the pipe 16 into the smaller inner diameter of the portion of the attachment part 101 on the side of the tip engaging part 102, the user can elastically deform the portion on the side of the tip engaging part 102 to loosen the spiral state a little, and then insert the nozzle 16a. This attaches the attachment part 101 to the pipe 16, completing the installation of the scraper 100 to the dispenser 12.

[0049] Furthermore, as shown in Figure 5, if the normal length of the mounting portion 101 is longer than the length of the pipe 16, the user can attach the mounting portion 101 in a state where the overall length of the mounting portion 101 is shortened by narrowing the spiral pitch so that the overall length of the mounting portion 101 fits within the overall length of the pipe 16.

[0050] Next, the user attaches dispenser 12, to which attachment part 101 is attached, to container 11. Specifically, the user grasps cap 13 or operating part 14 of dispenser 12 and inserts pipe 16, to which attachment part 101 is attached, into opening 11a of container 11 from mouthpiece 16a side. In this case, the user can smoothly insert scraper 103 into contents C because scraper 103 is attached facing downward.

[0051] Even if the user sees or feels that the tip of scraping part 103, which extends below mouthpiece 16a of pipe 16, has reached the bottom of container 11, the user continues to insert pipe 16 into container 11 until mouthpiece 16a reaches near the bottom of container 11. In this case, scraping part 103 takes a position ranging from an upright position to a horizontal position depending on the degree to which it is pressed against the bottom of container 11.

[0052] That is, when the pressure applied to the bottom of the container 11 is weak, the scraper 103 maintains its upright state by elastic deformation of the attachment portion 101 including the connection portion 101a or the scraper 103 itself. On the other hand, when the pressure applied to the bottom of the container 11 is strong, the connection portion 101a elastically bends toward the front side opposite the pipe 16, and the tip of the scraper 103 slides on the bottom of the container 11 and extends inclined or horizontally radially outward from the pipe 16.

[0053] Then, the user attaches the cap 13 to the outer periphery of the opening 11a of the container 11. This allows the user to attach the dispenser 12 to which the scraper 100 is attached to the container 11.

[0054] Next, the user uses the pump bottle 10 with the scraper 100 attached as a normal pump bottle 10. Specifically, with the scraper 100 attached to the pipe 16, the user operates the operating part 14 of the dispenser 12 to dispense the contents C. Because the scraper part 103 of the scraper 100 is located above the bottom of the container 11 and does not block the mouthpiece 16a, the scraper 100 does not interfere with the dispenser 12's discharge of the contents C.

[0055] A user can use scraper 100 while using pump bottle 10. For example, a user can use scraper 100 when foreign matter such as dust, hair, insects, or air gets mixed into content C in container 11, when content C in container 11 separates, or when the user wants to move content C that has stuck to the side or accumulated at the bottom of container 11 (hereinafter also referred to as "residual content C").

[0056] 6, the user loosens cap 13 of dispenser 12 to make dispenser 12 removable from container 11, and then grasps cap 13 or operating unit 14 to change the position or orientation of the tip of pipe 16 within container 11, thereby changing the position or orientation of scraper 103 within the container. In this case, scraper 103 is released from the bottom of container 11, returning to its original position hanging down along pipe 16 and enabling scraping of contents C.

[0057] In this case, the back portion 103b of the scraper 103 comes into contact with the pipe 16, preventing it from deforming toward the pipe 16, and allowing the scraper 103 to effectively scrape the contents C. This allows the user to remove foreign matter from the container 11, mix the contents C, or move the remaining contents C without getting their hands dirty. In addition, because the scraper 100 is red, the user can scrape the contents C while keeping track of the position and orientation of the scraper 100 within the contents C.

[0058] When the user has finished using scraper 100, the user can attach dispenser 12 with attachment portion 101 to container 11 using the same procedure as the above-described attachment of dispenser 12 to container 11, and resume using pump bottle 10 as a normal pump bottle 10. In other words, when the user is not using scraper 100, the user can store scraper 100 in container 11 with scraper 100 attached to pipe 16. In other words, by permanently installing scraper 100 in pump bottle 10, the user can store or use scraper 100 without getting their hands dirty.

[0059] Next, when the user wants to remove scraper 100 from pipe 16 of dispenser 12, he or she loosens cap 13 of dispenser 12, removes dispenser 12 from container 11, and then pulls pipe 16 out of mounting portion 101 to remove scraper 100 from pipe 16. In this case, the user can reuse scraper 100 removed from pipe 16 or discard it.

[0060] When reusing scraper 100, the user may attach scraper 100 removed from pipe 16 to pipe 16 of another dispenser 12 as is, or may remove dirt from scraper 100 before attaching it to pipe 16 of another dispenser 12. When cleaning or storing scraper 100, the user can hang scraper 100 by hooking hook portion 104 of scraper 100 onto a target object (for example, a hanger or hook for hanging objects) and storing scraper 100 in a hanging state.

[0061] As can be understood from the above description of operation, according to the above embodiment, the scraper 100 is provided with an attachment part 101 formed on the scraping part 103 and can be attached and detached freely to the pipe 16. Therefore, by attaching the scraper 100 to the pipe 16 inside the container 11 using the attachment part 101, the scraper 100 can be operated via the dispenser 12 and can be stored inside the container 11, and the scraper 100 can be permanently installed in the container 11 in an easy-to-use state.

[0062] Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. In the modifications shown below, the same components as those in the above-described embodiments are designated by the same reference numerals, and their description will be omitted.

[0063] For example, in the above embodiment, the mounting portion 101 is formed into a single spiral shape. However, the mounting portion 101 may be formed by forming a portion thereof into a double spiral shape. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7 , the mounting portion 101 may be formed as an elongated body having a tip engaging portion 102 and a scraping portion 103 at one end and a hooking portion 104 at the other end, with the portion between the tip engaging portion 102 and the hooking portion 104 formed into a double spiral shape. In this case, the mounting portion 101 is formed with a width large enough to be inserted into the opening 11a of the container 11 when attached to the outer periphery of the pipe 16.

[0064] In the above embodiment, the attachment portion 101 is formed into a spiral shape. This allows the scraper 100 to attach the attachment portion 101 to various pipes 16 of different diameters or lengths by elastically deforming the attachment portion 101 to loosen the spiral state or by expanding or contracting the attachment portion 101 to change the spiral pitch. However, the attachment portion 101 of the scraper 100 can also be formed into a cylindrical shape that covers all or part of the outer periphery of the pipe 16.

[0065] Specifically, the mounting portion 101 can be formed into a cylindrical shape with an O-shaped cross section as shown in FIG. 8(a) or a cylindrical shape with a C-shaped cross section with a notch 101b extending in the axial direction of the mounting portion 101 as shown in FIG. 8(b). In these cases, the mounting portion 101 is formed with an outer diameter large enough to be inserted into the opening 11a of the container 11 when attached to the outer periphery of the pipe 16. In addition, the mounting portion 101 is provided with a scraper 103 that extends downward and is integrally molded at one end of the mounting portion 101, which is the bottom side of the container 11. In these scrapers 100, the mounting portion 101 is formed into a cylindrical shape that covers all or part of the outer periphery of the pipe 16, making the mounting operation easy by inserting the pipe 16 into the mounting portion 101.

[0066] Furthermore, the scraper 100, which has an attachment portion 101 formed with a C-shaped cross section, can easily insert the pipe 16 into the attachment portion 101 by expanding the notch 101b and elastically deforming the attachment portion 101 into a U-shaped trough cross section, thereby facilitating the installation work.

[0067] In the above embodiment, the mounting portion 101 is configured as a long body that partially covers the outer periphery of the pipe 16 along the axial direction. This allows the scraper 100 to stably mount the mounting portion 101 along the axial direction of the pipe 16. However, as shown in FIGS. 9( a) and 9(b), the mounting portion 101 can also be configured as a bangle (wide ring) with a C-shaped cross section that partially covers the outer periphery of the pipe 16. This allows for easy mounting of the mounting portion 101 by pressing the C-shaped opening of the mounting portion 101 against the pipe 16 to elastically deform it, and then fitting the pipe 16 into the mounting portion 101.

[0068] In this case, the mounting portion 101 is formed with an outer diameter large enough to be inserted into the opening 11a of the container 11 when attached to the outer periphery of the pipe 16. As shown in Fig. 9(b), the mounting portion 101 is configured such that a scraper 103 is integrally formed on the lower part of the side surface of the mounting portion 101 when attached to the pipe 16, and extends radially outward from the pipe 16. The configuration of the scraper 103 configured in this manner will be described later.

[0069] In the above embodiment, the inner diameter of the mounting portion 101 is slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the pipe 16 at one end, which is the scraper 103 side, and is the same as the outer diameter of the pipe 16 at the other end. This allows the mounting portion 101 to be attached in close contact with the outer surface of the pipe 16 with one end elastically deformed, making it easier to fix the scraper 103 side to the pipe 16 and less likely to fall off the pipe 16. However, the inner diameter of the mounting portion 101 may be the same as the outer diameter of the pipe 16 at one end, and may be slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the pipe 16 at the other end. Alternatively, the inner diameter of the mounting portion 101 may be the same as the outer diameter of the pipe 16 or slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the pipe 16 at both ends.

[0070] In the above embodiment, the attachment portion 101 is made of an elastic body that is attached to the pipe 16 in an elastically deformed state. This allows the scraper 100 to be easily attached to the pipe 16 by elastically deforming the attachment portion 101. However, the attachment portion 101 may also be made of a rigid body that does not elastically deform (for example, a resin material, a metal material, or wood).

[0071] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the hooking portion 104 is formed to extend in a spiral and inverted J shape so that it can be wrapped around the outer circumferential surface of the pipe 16. However, the hooking portion 104 may be formed in any shape that allows the scraper 100 to be hooked onto an object to be hooked. Therefore, the hooking portion 104 may be formed, for example, to extend in a ring shape from the mounting portion 101, may be formed as a through-hole formed in the mounting portion 101, or may be formed as a string-like body tied to the mounting portion 101 in a ring shape.

[0072] In the above embodiment, the hook portion 104 is formed on the other end of the mounting portion 101 opposite to the side on which the scraping portion 103 is formed. However, the portion on which the hook portion 104 is formed is not limited to the other end of the mounting portion 101, and the hook portion 104 can be formed on any portion of the mounting portion 101.

[0073] In the above embodiment, the scraper 100 is configured by integrally molding the attachment portion 101 and the hook portion 104. This simplifies the manufacturing process of the scraper 100. However, the scraper 100 may also be configured by joining the attachment portion 101 and the hook portion 104 that are molded separately from each other.

[0074] In the above embodiment, the scraper 100 is configured with the hook portion 104 for hooking the scraper 100 onto an object to be hung. This allows the scraper 100 to be hung from the object to be hung by the hook portion 104. However, the scraper 100 can also be configured without the hook portion 104.

[0075] In the above embodiment, the scraping portion 103 is configured to be spoon-shaped, forming an inverted teardrop-shaped outline in front and rear views. However, the shape of the scraping portion 103 is not limited to a spoon shape, and may be any shape that can scrape the contents C. Therefore, the scraping portion 103 may be configured, for example, as shown in FIG. 11 , to be a spatula-shaped (spatula-shaped) shape that extends flat in the longitudinal direction of the attachment portion 101 and has a linear tip; a butter knife-shaped (butter knife-shaped) shape that extends elongatedly flat in the longitudinal direction of the attachment portion 101 and whose width continuously tapers toward the tip; or a fork-shaped (comb-shaped) tip. The scraping portion 103 may also be configured as a brush-shaped or bristle-shaped piece of countless fibers bundled together, or as an elastic porous body (e.g., a sponge-like material). The scraping portion 103 may also be configured so that the contents C can be measured by scooping them up with the receiving portion 103a.

[0076] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the scraping portion 103 is formed at a position immediately before one end of the attachment portion 101. That is, the scraper 100 is configured such that the scraping portion 103 is provided between both longitudinal ends of the attachment portion 101. As a result, when scraping the contents C, the load applied to the connection portion 101a between the attachment portion 101 and the scraping portion 103 is borne by the attachment portion 101 extending on both sides of the connection portion 101a. This allows the scraping operation by the scraping portion 103 to be performed stably, and also allows for a wider range of choices for the materials and shapes of the attachment portion 101 and the scraping portion 103.

[0077] However, the connection portion 101a between the mounting portion 101 and the scraping portion 103 is not limited to being located immediately before one end of the mounting portion 101, and the scraping portion 103 of the scraper 100 can be formed at any position on the mounting portion 101. Therefore, the scraping portion 103 can be formed, for example, extending from either one of the two end portions of the mounting portion 101. In this case, the mounting portion 101 can be configured without the tip engaging portion 102. The scraper 100 can also be configured with multiple scraping portions 103 formed at any position on the mounting portion 101.

[0078] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the scraping portion 103 is configured to have a width that extends radially from the pipe 16, but it may also be configured to have a width that is narrower than the radial length of the pipe 16. Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the scraper 100 is attached to the pipe 16 so that the scraping portion 103 is located adjacent to the mouthpiece 16a of the pipe 16 and extends downward beyond the mouthpiece 16a. However, the scraper 100 can be attached to the pipe 16 by attaching the attachment portion 101 to any position on the pipe 16.

[0079] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the scraper 103 is formed to extend downward along the axial direction of the pipe 16 when attached to the pipe 16. This allows the scraper 103 of the scraper 100 to smoothly advance within the contents C. However, as shown in FIG. 9(b), the scraper 103 can also be formed to extend radially outward from the pipe 16 when attached to the pipe 16. In this case, the scraper 103 can be formed with a width that allows it to be inserted and removed from the container 11, or it can be configured so that it can be inserted and removed from the container 11 through the opening 11a by pressing the scraper 103 against the opening 11a or side wall surface of the container 11 and elastically deforming it.

[0080] In the above embodiment, the scraper 100 is configured such that the back portion 103b of the scraper 103 is in contact with the outer circumferential surface of the pipe 16. As a result, the scraper 100 is supported from behind (the side opposite to the direction of travel of the scraper 103) by the back portion 103b of the scraper 103 being in contact with the pipe 16, thereby enabling the scraper 100 to effectively scrape the contents C. However, the scraper 103 can also be configured such that the receiving portion 103a of the scraper 103 faces the outer circumferential surface of the pipe 16, that is, the receiving portion 103a of the scraper 103 and the tip engaging portion 102 are adjacent to each other, as shown in FIG. 10 .

[0081] In this case, the scraper 103, when attached to the pipe 16, is located adjacent to the mouthpiece 16a, extends downward along the axial direction of the pipe 16, and can be formed with a width that extends radially of the pipe 16, with its tip projecting downward beyond the mouthpiece 16a. With the scraper 100 configured in this way, when the contents C are scraped with the scraper 103, the contents C can be collected near the mouthpiece 16a, making it easier to suck the contents C into the pipe 16.

[0082] In the above embodiment, scraper 100 is configured to be attached to pipe 16 of dispenser 12 in pump bottle 10. However, scraper 100 can be attached to and used with bottles other than pump bottle 10 that have a cylindrical tube. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 12 , scraper 100 can be attached to dropper bottle 20 that has dropper 25 that sucks up content C from container 21 through pipe 26 by manually pinching and squeezing operating portion 24 provided on cap 23 and then releasing it. In this case, scraper 100 can be attached by attaching attachment portion 101 to the outer periphery of pipe 26 in dropper bottle 20. Furthermore, flow port 26a of pipe 26 in dropper bottle 20 serves as both an intake port for sucking in content C and an outlet for expelling the sucked in content C to the outside. [Explanation of symbols]

[0083] C...Contents, 10... pump bottle, 11... container, 11a... opening, 12...dispenser, 13...cap, 14...operation part, 14a...discharge port, 15...pump, 15a...cylinder, 16...pipe, 16a...suction nozzle, 20...dropper bottle, 21...container, 23...cap, 24...operation part, 25...dropper, 26...pipe, 26a...distribution port, 100... scraper, 101... mounting portion, 101a... connection portion, 101b... notch portion, 102...Tip engagement part, 103... scraping portion, 103a... receiving portion, 103b... back portion, 104...Hook part.

Claims

1. A scraper for scraping contents used in a pump bottle equipped with a dispenser that discharges contents from a container to the outside through a pipe, a scraper formed to a size that can be freely inserted and removed through the opening of the container for scraping the contents in the container; A scraper characterized by comprising an attachment portion formed on the scraping portion and removably attached to the pipe.

2. The scraper according to claim 1, The mounting portion is A scraper characterized by being composed of a long body that at least partially covers the outer periphery of the pipe along the axial direction.

3. The scraper according to claim 2, The mounting portion is A scraper characterized in that it is made up of an elastic body that is attached to the pipe in an elastically deformed state.

4. The scraper according to claim 1, The mounting portion is A scraper characterized by having a hook portion for hooking the scraper onto an object to be hooked.

5. The scraper according to claim 2, The scraping portion is A scraper characterized in that it is formed at a position just before one end of the attachment portion.

6. The scraper according to claim 1, The scraping portion is A scraper characterized in that, when the attachment portion is attached to the pipe, it is located adjacent to the mouthpiece of the pipe and extends downward along the axial direction of the pipe.

7. A pump bottle equipped with a dispenser that discharges the contents of the container to the outside through a pipe, A pump bottle comprising the scraper according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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