Stand for tabletop trash can

Abstract

To provide a stand for a tabletop trash can that prevents the trash storage component from falling off the stand. [Solution] The stand 13 consists of a pair of holding members 14, 14, a fixing mechanism 15 that fixes them in an overlapping state, and a support leg mechanism 16 that holds the fixed pair of holding members 14, 14 upright. The fixed pair of holding members 14, 14 secure both sides of the waste storage member 12 with their opposing clamping portions 18, 18, and the waste storage member 12 can be held upright without detaching or falling off while maintaining the open state of its upper edge.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a tabletop trash stand that is installed and used on a desk, table, or the like.

Background Art

[0002] When working or studying on a tabletop such as a desk or table, relatively small trash may be generated. It is operationally cumbersome to store such trash in a large floor trash can every time it is generated. Therefore, in recent years, a relatively small tabletop trash stand has been proposed that can be installed in a space that does not obstruct the tabletop, into which trash can be put and stored in small amounts each time it is generated, and the accumulated trash can be discarded at once without getting the hands dirty.

[0003] As shown in FIG. 17, a conventional tabletop trash stand is formed by a combination of a trash storage member 1 that is a two-folded sheet such as A4-sized waste paper and a stand 2 that holds both sides of the trash storage member 1 with the fold at the bottom and makes the trash storage member 1 stand upright. The generated trash is put into the trash storage member by separating the upper edge portions of the trash storage member 1, and when the trash accumulates, the entire trash storage member is discarded.

[0004] In such a tabletop trash stand, the stand 2 that holds the trash input and acceptance form of the trash storage member is formed by an upward U-shaped holding member 5 in which upright portions 4 made of metal bar materials are vertically fixed on both sides of a horizontally long portion 3 made of a metal bar material, and support legs provided on the horizontally long portion to hold the upright state of the holding member 5. Slits 6 are provided in a range close to the fixed portion from the upper end to the horizontally long portion on both upright portions of the holding member 5 and are bifurcated.

[0005] To use the stand 2 described above to hold the waste storage member 1 and create a tabletop trash can, the waste storage member 1, with its fold facing downwards, is positioned above the two upright parts 4 of the upright stand. Both sides of the waste storage member 1 are inserted from above into the slits 6 of the upright parts 4, and the lower edge of the waste storage member 1 is supported by the lower end of the slits 6, thereby creating a tabletop trash can in which the waste storage member 1 is held upright.

[0006] In this state, the foldable waste storage member 1 is held closed by the upright portions 4 on both sides, and the upper edge between these supported portions is left open, allowing waste to be stored in its internal cavity. (See Non-Patent Literature 1) [Prior art documents] [Non-patent literature]

[0007] [Non-Patent Document 1] Y PAPER POCKET HOLDER Co., Ltd. (https: / / www.makuake.com / project / sogu01) [Overview of the Initiative] [Problems that the invention aims to solve]

[0008] By the way, in the conventional tabletop trash can described above, the stand 2 has a structure for holding the trash storage member 1 upright, where both sides of the trash storage member 1 are inserted from above into slits 6 of the upright parts 4 that stand upright on both sides. As a result, the trash storage member 1 cannot be securely fixed to the upright parts 4 so that it does not move in the width direction. Therefore, when large or heavy trash is put into the trash storage member 1, the center of the trash storage member 1 in the width direction bulges, or a load is applied in the pulling direction, both sides of the trash storage member 1 are pulled towards the center, and as a result, both sides of the trash storage member 1 detach from the slits 6 of the upright parts 4, causing it to fall off the stand.

[0009] Furthermore, the space between the upper edges of the upright sections 4 of the waste storage member 1 is opened up to allow waste to be put in. However, some sheets of waste paper used for the waste storage member 1 have the ability to return to a flat state, depending on the paper quality. If such a sheet is used as the waste storage member 1 in a folded state, and both sides are inserted into the slits 6 and held upright by the upright sections 4 on both sides, the sides of the waste storage member 1 are not fixed to the upright sections. As a result, the upper edge of the waste storage member 1 returns to a flat state over time, closing the opening between the upper edges, which is inconvenient as it requires the operation of opening the opening between the upper edges when putting in waste again.

[0010] Therefore, the objective of this invention is to provide a stand for a tabletop trash can that can securely hold both sides of the trash storage member in an upright position, preventing the trash storage member from falling off when trash is put in, and maintaining the open shape between the upper edges over time. [Means for solving the problem]

[0011] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention of claim 1 provides a stand for a tabletop trash can, in which a sheet folded in half is used as the trash storage member, and the trash storage member with the folded portion facing downwards is held upright by a stand, The stand consists of a pair of holding members formed in an upward U-shape with clamping parts raised from both ends of the horizontal section, a fixing mechanism that fixes the pair of holding members in place on the horizontal section with their clamping parts facing each other, and a support leg mechanism that holds the fixed pair of holding members upright. The fixed pair of holding members are configured to securely hold both sides of the waste storage member between their opposing clamping portions, with the upper edge of the waste storage member open.

[0012] The invention of claim 2 is a stand for a tabletop trash can, in which a sheet folded in half is used as the trash storage member, and the trash storage member with the folded portion facing downwards is held upright by a stand, The stand consists of a pair of holding members formed in an upward U-shape with clamping parts raised from both ends of the horizontal section, a fixing mechanism that secures the pair of holding members in an overlapping state, and a support leg mechanism that holds the fixed pair of holding members upright. The pair of retaining members is a combination of one large retaining member and the other small retaining member, and is dimensionally arranged so that the width of the small retaining member fits between the clamping portions on both sides of the large retaining member. The pair of retaining members are stacked and fixed in such an arrangement that the clamping portions on both sides of the small retaining member face each other, and the clamping portions of both members are close together and parallel on both sides of the two retaining members. The inner edge corners of the clamping portions of the large retaining member and the outer edge corners of the clamping portions of the small retaining member secure both sides of the waste storage member, with the upper edge of the waste storage member open.

[0013] The invention of claim 3 is configured such that the pair of holding members are formed to have the same shape and size.

[0014] The invention of claim 4 is configured such that the fixing mechanism consists of through holes provided in the horizontally elongated portions of both of the pair of retaining members so as to communicate when the two retaining members are stacked on top of each other, a screw inserted so as to penetrate the shaft portion through the through hole, and a nut that is screwed onto the shaft portion of the screw.

[0015] The invention of claim 5 is characterized in that the pair of holding members are formed from a hard plate.

[0016] The invention of claim 6 is configured such that the support leg mechanism is provided such that the leg member protrudes outward from at least one of a pair of overlapping holding members.

[0017] The invention of claim 7 adopts a configuration in which the pair of holding members can securely hold the lower folded portion of the waste storage member between their horizontally elongated portions.

[0018] Here, the pair of holding members are formed by punching out a hard transparent synthetic resin plate. The arrangement interval of the both-side clamping parts, which is the length of the horizontally long part, is set so as to be able to hold the positions near both ends of the sheet, for example, with respect to the horizontal width of an A4-sized sheet. The height dimension of the clamping part is set within a range where both sides of the garbage storage member can be closed.

[0019] Also, a fixing mechanism for fixing the pair of holding members in a stacked state and a support leg mechanism for holding the standing state of the fixed holding members are provided at opposite end positions in the length direction of the horizontally long part. Since both of them have substantially the same structure, the support leg mechanism also has the fixing function of the pair of holding members. By protruding a part of the former fixing mechanism outward from the outer surface of the holding member as a long shaft-like object to serve as the support leg mechanism, the standing state of the fixed holding member can also be held at two positions.

Advantages of the Invention

[0020] According to the stand of this invention, since both sides of the garbage storage member are sandwiched and held by the clamping parts provided on the pair of holding members, it is possible to fix the both sides of the standing-held garbage storage member so as not to move. Even if large or heavy garbage is put in, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of the garbage storage member falling off due to both sides being pulled toward the center.

[0021] Also, since both sides of the garbage storage member can be fixed by the clamping parts so as not to move, when setting the garbage storage member on the stand, if the upper edge part of the garbage storage member is made in an open state, it is possible to prevent the return of the paper quality of the garbage storage member to a flat state and maintain the open state of the upper edge part, saving the trouble of opening the upper edge part one by one every time garbage is put in.

Brief Description of the Drawings

[0022] [Figure 1] Front view in a vertically standing state showing the first embodiment of the stand according to this invention [Figure 2] Plan view of the same [Figure 3] The same side view [Figure 4] The same perspective view [Figure 5] The same exploded perspective view [Figure 6] Perspective view showing the state of installation of the tabletop trash can using the same stand on the tabletop [Figure 7] Enlarged longitudinal sectional view showing the fixing mechanism in the temporarily tightened state of the same stand [Figure 8] Enlarged longitudinal sectional view showing the fixing mechanism in the fully tightened state of the same stand [Figure 9] Enlarged transverse plan view showing the clamping portion of the trash storage member by the clamping portion of the same stand [Figure 10] Front view in the vertically erected state showing the second embodiment of the stand according to this invention [Figure 11] The same plan view [Figure 12] The same side view [Figure 13] The same perspective view [Figure 14] The same exploded perspective view [Figure 15] Perspective view showing the state of installation of the tabletop trash can using the same stand on the tabletop [Figure 16] Enlarged transverse plan view showing the clamping portion of the trash storage member by the clamping portion of the same stand [Figure 17] Enlarged plan view showing the holding portion of the trash storage member in the tabletop trash can using the prior art stand

Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0023] Hereinafter, embodiments of this invention will be described based on the accompanying drawings.

[0024] First Embodiment Figures 1 to 9 show a first embodiment of a stand for a tabletop trash can according to the present invention. The tabletop trash can 11 is formed by combining a trash storage member 12 made by folding a sheet of waste paper or flyer of A4 size paper in half along a fold in the width direction, and a stand 13 that holds the trash storage member 12 in an upright position by clamping both sides of the trash storage member 12 with the fold facing downwards.

[0025] The stand 13 described above consists of a pair of holding members 14, 14 for clamping the waste storage member 12, a fixing mechanism 15 for fixing the pair of overlapping holding members 14, 14 together in order to clamp the waste storage member 12 with the holding members 14, 14, and a support leg mechanism 16 for holding the fixed pair of holding members 14, 14 in an upright position.

[0026] The pair of holding members 14, 14 are made of hard synthetic resin plates with flat surfaces on both sides, and are of the same size and shape. They are formed in an upward U-shape with a horizontally elongated portion 17 set to a length slightly shorter than the width of an A4 size sheet, and clamping portions 18, 18 provided at both ends of the horizontally elongated portion 17 so as to rise upward. When the pair of holding members 14, 14 are placed facing each other with their clamping portions 18 facing each other, and the waste storage member 12 is positioned between them, the two holding members 14 are then overlapped, allowing the opposing clamping portions 18, 18 to clamp both sides of the waste storage member 12.

[0027] The fixing mechanism 15, which secures the pair of holding members 14, 14 in an overlapping state, is provided near one end of the horizontally elongated portion 17. As shown in Figures 5 and 7, it consists of through holes 19, 19 provided at positions that communicate when the two horizontally elongated portions 17, 17 are overlapped, a screw 21 through which the shaft portion 20 is inserted into the communicating insertion holes 19, 19, and a nut 22 that screws onto the shaft portion 20 of the screw 21. The screw 21 and nut 22 are tightened to fix the pair of overlapping holding members 14, 14, thereby securing the waste storage member 12 between the opposing clamping portions 18, 18.

[0028] The support leg mechanism 16 described above is provided near the other end of the horizontally elongated portion 17 and, as shown in Figure 5, has a structure substantially the same as the fixing mechanism 15 described above. It consists of through holes 19a, 19a provided in the horizontally elongated portions 17, 17 so as to communicate when the two portions are superimposed, a screw 21a through which the shaft portion 20a is inserted into the communicating through holes 19a, 19a, and a leg member 23 that screws onto the shaft portion 20a of the screw 21a. The leg member 23 is axial in shape with a predetermined length and has a screw hole 23a at one end. By screwing it onto the screw 21a, it protrudes outward from the outer surface of one horizontally elongated portion 17. When the fixed pair of holding members 14, 14 are tilted in the direction of the protrusion of the leg member 23 while standing upright on the tabletop surface, the tip of the leg member 23 comes into contact with the tabletop surface, holding the fixed pair of holding members 14, 14 upright in a slightly tilted state.

[0029] Furthermore, the support leg mechanism 16 described above also functions as the fixing mechanism 15, and by adopting the same structure as the support leg mechanism 16, the leg members 23 can be made to protrude in the same direction as the support leg mechanism 16 or in the opposite direction, thereby stabilizing the fixed pair of holding members 14, 14 in the upright position so that they do not fall over.

[0030] The stand 13 of the first embodiment has the configuration described above, and in order to form a tabletop trash can using it, a trash storage member 12 made by folding a sheet of waste paper or the like in half is prepared separately.

[0031] To assemble the stand 13 described above, first, the pair of holding members 14, 14 are stacked on top of each other. For the fixing mechanism 15, the shaft portion 20 of the screw 21 is inserted through the connecting insertion hole 19 from the outer surface of one horizontally elongated part 17, and the nut 22 is loosely screwed onto the shaft portion 20 protruding from the other horizontally elongated part 17. The support leg mechanism 16 is also attached to the insertion hole 19a in the same way as the fixing mechanism 15, and the pair of holding members 14, 14 are temporarily assembled in a facing position.

[0032] Next, with the stand 13 in the temporary assembly state described above, insert the waste storage member 12 from above between the pair of opposing holding members 14, 14 with the fold 12a facing downwards, so that both sides of the waste storage member 12 are positioned between the opposing clamping parts 18, 18. Once the lower edge of the waste storage member 12 reaches the upper part of the horizontal sections 17, 17, bring the pair of holding members 14, 14 closer together, and clamp both sides of the waste storage member 12 between the clamping parts 18, 18. The upper edge is slightly widened to create an opening, and in this state the fixing mechanism 15 and the support leg mechanism 16 are tightened, and the pair of holding members 14, 14 are fixed at their respective horizontally elongated parts 17, 17, thereby assembling the stand 13 and completing the tabletop trash can 11. When placed on a table, the leg members 23 cause the holding members 14, 14 to stand upright with a slight incline toward the protruding side of the leg members 23, and the trash storage member 12 is held upright with both sides closed.

[0033] As described above, when the pair of holding members 14, 14 are held by the stand 13, as shown in Figure 9, the opposing clamping parts 18, 18 clamp and close both sides of the waste storage member 12. This clamping secures the waste storage member 12 so that both sides do not move, and it is held upright in a container state with its upper edge open. Therefore, even if large or heavy waste is put in, the sides of the waste storage member 12 are pulled towards the center, preventing it from falling off the stand 13.

[0034] Furthermore, since the waste storage member 12 is fixed in place so that both sides do not move, if the upper edge is left open when it is set on the stand 13, the restorative force of the paper will prevent the upper edge from closing, thereby eliminating the need to open the upper edge of the waste storage member 12 each time waste is put in.

[0035] Furthermore, the waste storage member 12, which has accumulated waste, can be easily disposed of without completely disassembling the stand 13 by slightly loosening the screws on the fixing mechanism 15 and the support leg mechanism 16 and pulling it upwards from between the clamping parts 18, 18.

[0036] Second implementation Figures 10 to 16 show a second embodiment of the stand 13, and parts identical to those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, thus omitting detailed explanations.

[0037] The stand 13 of this second embodiment is characterized by the fact that a pair of retaining members, both formed in an upward-facing U-shape, are formed by a combination of a large retaining member 14a and a small retaining member 14b.

[0038] The large retaining member 14a has the same size as the retaining member 14 in the first embodiment, whereas the small retaining member 14b is sized to fit within the width that fits between the inner edges of the clamping portions 18 and 18 on both sides of the large retaining member 14a, and within the inner space enclosed by the line connecting the upper ends of the clamping portions 18 and 18 and the upper edge of the elongated portion 17.

[0039] In this pair of holding members, the outer edge corners 18b of the clamping portions 18, 18 of the small holding member 14b are positioned close to and parallel to the inner edge corners 18a of the clamping portions 18, 18 of the large holding member 14a, and the horizontally elongated portions 17, 17 of both are superimposed so that they face each other, and these two horizontally elongated portions 17, 17 are fixed by a fixing mechanism 15 and a support leg mechanism 16.

[0040] In this second embodiment, the stand 13 has the configuration described above. To hold the waste storage member 12 and form a tabletop trash can, the large holding member 14a and the small holding member 14b are temporarily assembled using the fixing mechanism 15 and the support leg mechanism 16 so that their horizontally elongated parts 17, 17 face each other. Both sides of the waste storage member 12 are then inserted from above between the inner edge corners 18a of the clamping parts 18, 18 of the large holding member 14a and the outer edge corners 18b of the clamping parts 18, 18 of the small holding member 14b. In this state, the fixing mechanism 15 and the support leg mechanism 16 are then fully tightened, so that the inner edge corners 18a and the outer edge corners 18b close both sides of the waste storage member 12, as shown in Figure 16, and the waste storage member 12 is held upright, similar to the first embodiment.

[0041] In this second embodiment of the stand 13, by combining a large holding member 14a and a small holding part 14b, the waste of sheet metal used to form the pair of holding members can be reduced, thereby lowering manufacturing costs.

[0042] This is because, when cutting a pair of retaining members from a sheet of material, the small retaining member 14b can be formed from the excess inner sheet material generated when cutting out the large retaining member 14a.

[0043] In the first and second embodiments, the fixing mechanism 15 and support leg mechanism 16 for fixing the pair of holding members 14, 14 and 14a, 14b are provided on both sides of the horizontally elongated sections 17, 17. However, the shafts 20, 20a of the screws 21, 21a that pass through the insertion holes 19, 19a constituting the fixing mechanism 15 and support leg mechanism 16 are located below the upper edges of the horizontally elongated sections 17, 17. Therefore, when the waste storage member 12 is inserted between opposing or parallel clamping sections 18, 18, its lower edge is fitted between the horizontally elongated sections 17, 17. In this state, the fixing mechanism 15 and support leg mechanism 16 are tightened, allowing the waste storage member 12 to be fixed not only on both sides but also at its lower portion to the stand 13. This further stabilizes the upright position of the waste storage member 12, preventing the tabletop waste bin 11 from tipping over even when large or heavy waste is placed inside.

[0044] Furthermore, in the first and second embodiments, the fixing mechanism for fixing the pair of holding members 14, 14 or 14a, 14b can be formed by a combination of a magnet fixed to one of the opposing surfaces and an adsorption member fixed to the other.

[0045] Furthermore, in the first and second embodiments, the leg member 23 of the support leg mechanism 16 can be arranged to protrude not only from one point on one side as shown in the illustrated example, but also from both sides or both sides of one side, thereby improving stability when standing upright. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0046] 11 Tabletop trash can 12 Waste storage components 12a Fold 13 Stands 14 Retaining member 14a Large retaining member 14b Small retaining member 15 Fixing mechanism 16 Support leg mechanism 17 Horizontal section 18 Clamping part 18a Inner edge corner 18b Outer edge corner 19 Through hole 19a Through hole 20 Shaft section 20a Shaft 21 Screws 21a Screw 22 nuts 23 Leg members 23a Threaded hole

Claims

1. In a stand for a tabletop trash can, the trash storage member is made of a sheet folded in half, and the trash storage member with the folded portion facing downwards is held upright by a stand, The stand consists of a pair of holding members formed in an upward U-shape with clamping parts raised from both ends of the horizontal section, a fixing mechanism that fixes the pair of holding members in place on the horizontal section with their clamping parts facing each other, and a support leg mechanism that holds the fixed pair of holding members upright. A stand for a tabletop trash can, characterized in that the fixed pair of holding members securely hold both sides of the trash storage member between their opposing clamping portions, with the upper edge of the trash storage member open.

2. In a stand for a tabletop trash can, the trash storage member is made of a sheet folded in half, and the trash storage member with the folded portion facing downwards is held upright by a stand, The stand consists of a pair of holding members formed in an upward U-shape with clamping parts raised from both ends of the horizontal section, a fixing mechanism that secures the pair of holding members in an overlapping state, and a support leg mechanism that holds the fixed pair of holding members upright. The pair of retaining members is a combination of one large retaining member and the other small retaining member, and is dimensionally arranged so that the width of the small retaining member fits between the clamping portions on both sides of the large retaining member, and the pair of retaining members are fixed together in an arrangement where the clamping portions on both sides of the small retaining member face each other between the clamping portions of the large retaining member, and the clamping portions of both members are close together and parallel on both sides of the two retaining members, and the inner edge corners of the clamping portions of the large retaining member and the outer edge corners of the clamping portions of the small retaining member secure both sides of the waste storage member with the upper edge of the waste storage member open.

3. The stand for a tabletop trash can according to claim 1, wherein the pair of holding members described above are formed to be of the same shape and size.

4. The above fixing mechanism comprises through holes provided in the horizontally elongated portions of both of the pair of holding members so as to communicate when the two holding members are stacked together, a screw inserted so as to penetrate the shaft portion through the through hole, and a nut that is screwed onto the shaft portion of the screw, as described in claim 1 or 2 for a tabletop trash can stand.

5. The stand for a tabletop trash can according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the pair of holding members described above are formed of a rigid plate.

6. The stand for a tabletop trash can according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the support leg mechanism is provided such that the leg members protrude outward from at least one of a pair of overlapping holding members.

7. The stand for a tabletop trash can according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the pair of holding members described above are capable of securely holding the lower folded portion of the trash storage member between their horizontally elongated parts.

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