Food and beverage container opening and closing support set

Abstract

To provide a self-help tool that enables a person, even if he or she cannot use one hand due to injury or illness, to open a container containing food or drink and open and close the lid with the remaining hand. [Solution] The food and beverage container opening and lid opening / closing support tool set consists of a cylindrical holder consisting of four side walls capable of storing food and beverage containers, a polygonal, thin, straight section cutting tool consisting only of angles of 90 degrees or more, and a corner section cutting tool obtained by cutting a square container diagonally and having two "H" shaped sides of different lengths, with the radius of curvature of the corner of the longer "H" shaped side being 15 mm or less, and when the longer "H" shaped side is placed so that it is in contact with a table, the inclination angle of the ridge is 30 degrees or more.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] This relates to a self-help device that enables a person who is unable to use one hand due to injury or illness to use the remaining hand to open containers containing food or drink or to open and close lids on such containers. [Background technology]

[0002] Natto is often sold in a pack. A device has been devised to hold the natto pack in place when one hand cannot be used due to injury or illness, and a method of cutting the natto pack with a cheese knife with rounded edges to prevent injury has been shown, but cheese knives with rounded edges are not commercially available and require time to make. Also, a pack cutter has been devised that is not limited to natto packs, but it was not capable of cutting rice packs. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Application 2024-003108 [Patent Document 2] Application 2024-003152 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The company proposes a self-help device that allows people who cannot use one hand due to injury or illness to use the remaining hand to open containers containing food or beverages or to open and close lids on them. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] A food and beverage container opening and lid opening support set comprising: a cylindrical holder consisting of four side walls capable of storing food and beverage containers; a polygonal, thin, straight section cutter consisting only of angles of 90 degrees or more; and a corner section cutter obtained by diagonally cutting off a rectangular container, which has two "U" shaped sides of different lengths, the radius of curvature of the corner of the longer "U" shaped side being 15 mm or less, and when placed so that the longer "U" shaped side is in contact with a table, the inclination angle of the ridge is 30 degrees or more. Effect of the Invention

[0006] To open a pull-top can of beer, all that is needed is the holder from the tool set of this invention, and the pull-top can of beer can be opened with one hand without tipping it over. To remove the cap from a yogurt can, all that is needed is the holder from the tool set of this invention, and the lid can be opened with one hand, and the adhesive part of the film can be peeled off with one hand. A pack of natto can be turned upside down and held with the holder, pierced four times with the corner cutter to make a hole, and if there is any uncut part, it can be pushed through with the straight cutter. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0007] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is a plan view of one embodiment of a corner cutting tool for the food and beverage container opening and lid opening / closing assistance tool set of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a side view of one embodiment of a corner cutting tool for the food and beverage container opening and lid opening / closing assistance tool set of the present invention. [Diagram 3] 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of a corner cutting tool for the food and beverage container opening and lid opening / closing assistance tool set of the present invention. FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the food and beverage container opening and lid opening / closing support set of the present invention before a rice pack is placed in the fixing device. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the fastener of the food and beverage container opening and lid opening / closing assistance set of the present invention after a rice pack has been placed in it. [Figure 6]FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of a fastener for a food and beverage container opening and lid opening / closing assistance tool set according to the present invention, after a rice pack has been placed in it and before the incision tool has been inserted. [Figure 7] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of a fastener for a food and beverage container opening and lid opening / closing assistance tool set according to the present invention after a rice pack has been placed in it and an incision tool has been inserted into it. [Figure 8] A diagram showing a natto pack placed upside down. [Figure 9] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the food and beverage container opening and lid opening / closing assistance tool set of the present invention before the natto pack is held down with the holder. [Figure 10] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a natto pack being held down by a holder from one embodiment of the food and beverage container opening and lid opening / closing assistance tool set of the present invention. [Figure 11] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the food and beverage container opening and lid opening / closing assistance tool set of the present invention, before a corner cutting tool is inserted into a natto pack. [Figure 12] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a state after a corner cutter of one embodiment of the pack cutter of the present invention has been pierced into a natto pack. [Figure 13] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of one embodiment of a food / beverage container opening / lid opening / closing assistance tool set according to the present invention, in which the corner cutter has been inserted into a natto pack and then removed. [Figure 14] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a natto pack with four corners cut open using a corner cutter from one embodiment of the food and beverage container opening and lid opening / closing assistance tool set of the present invention. [Figure 15] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of a food and beverage container opening and lid opening / closing assistance tool set according to the present invention before a straight line cutting tool is inserted into the uncut part of a natto pack. [Figure 16] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the state after a straight line cutting tool of one embodiment of the food container / beverage container opening / lid opening / closing assistance tool set of the present invention has been inserted into the uncut part of a natto pack. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0008] The incision tool of the food container / beverage container opening / lid opening support tool set of this invention can be easily manufactured by cutting it out from a commercially available polypropylene product, but the material is not limited to polypropylene. The holder of the food container / beverage container opening / lid opening support tool set of this invention can be easily manufactured by cutting it out from a cedar board, charring it, and fixing it with screws, but the material is not limited to charred cedar. To prevent injury, make sure there are no sharp parts or splinters. EXAMPLES

[0009] A wooden frame with outer dimensions of 12.5 cm wide, 18.5 cm long, and 3 cm high was made from a 1.5 cm thick cedar board, and the surface was burned to make a holder. A corner cutter with a 12 mm radius of curvature at the corner of the long "H" shaped side, a width of 14.5 cm, and a ridge length of 10 cm was cut from a 1.5 mm thick polypropylene container. A square board with a side length of 7.5 cm was cut from a 1 mm thick polypropylene container to make a straight cutter. A commercially available rice pack was placed in the holder, a cut was made in one place with the corner cutter, a small amount of water was poured in, and the pack was heated in a microwave oven. The corner cutter and straight cutter were used to make a cut in the film, and it was confirmed that the rice could be eaten with chopsticks as it was.

[0010] A square wooden frame with an outer dimension of 11 cm on each side was made from a 1.5 cm thick cedar board, and the surface was burned to make a holder. A corner cutter with a 2 mm radius of curvature at the corner of the long "U" shaped side, a width of 12 cm, and a ridge length of 8 cm was cut from a 1 mm thick polypropylene container. A square board with a side length of 7.5 cm was also cut from a 1 mm thick polypropylene container to make a straight cutter. It was confirmed that a commercially available natto pack was placed upside down and held down with the holder, and three cuts could be made with the corner cutter, and the uncut part could be cut with the straight cutter, and the natto could be eaten with chopsticks as it was.

[0011] A rectangular wooden frame with external dimensions of 12 cm wide, 12 cm deep, and 9 cm high was made from 1.5 cm thick cedar boards, and the surface was burned to create a holder. Commercially available yogurt was placed in the holder, and it was confirmed that the yogurt lid could be removed with one hand, the film inside could also be peeled off with one hand, and the lid could also be attached with one hand.

[0012] A rectangular wooden frame with external dimensions of 12 cm wide, 12 cm deep, and 9 cm high was made from 1.5 cm thick cedar boards, and the surface was burned to create a holder. A commercially available can of beer was placed in the holder, and it was confirmed that the pull top could be removed with one hand without tipping the can over.

[0013] A rectangular wooden frame with external dimensions of 12.5 cm wide, 12.5 cm deep, and 12 cm high was made from 1.5 cm thick cedar boards, and the surface was burned to create a holder. A paper box containing commercially available stick coffee was placed in the holder, and it was confirmed that the pull top could be removed with one hand without tipping the paper box over.

[0014] A rectangular wooden frame with external dimensions of 9.5 cm wide, 17.5 cm deep, and 4.5 cm high was made from 1.5 cm thick cedar boards, and the surface was burned to create a holder. A commercially available paper box containing tea bags was placed in the holder, and it was confirmed that the lid could be opened and closed with one hand without the paper box falling over.

[0015] A rectangular wooden frame with external dimensions of 10 cm wide, 10 cm deep, and 9 cm high was made from 1.5 cm thick cedar boards, and the surface was burned to create a holder. A polypropylene screw-lidded container containing kabosu juice was placed in the holder, and it was confirmed that the lid could be opened and closed with one hand without tipping the container over. [Industrial Applicability]

[0016] The food and beverage container opening and lid opening / closing support set of this invention is expected to be in demand at home, in hospitals, nursing homes, etc.

Claims

[Claim 1] The food and beverage container opening and lid opening / closing support set includes a cylindrical holder having four side walls capable of storing food and beverage containers, a polygonal, thin, straight-line cutting tool having only angles of 90 degrees or more, and a corner cutting tool obtained by diagonally cutting off a rectangular container, which has two "U"-shaped sides of different lengths, the radius of curvature of the corner of the longer "U"-shaped side being 15 mm or less, and when the longer "U"-shaped side is placed in contact with a table, the inclination angle of the ridge is 30 degrees or more.

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