Kitchen tool stand

Abstract

This kitchen tool stand minimizes the space occupied on countertops and other surfaces, while allowing for clean and compact storage of kitchen tools without soiling the surrounding area with drips from the tools. [Solution] The kitchen tool stand 1 has a tool holding section 3 that is erected at the rear end of a support base 2 which is placed on a mounting surface 20, for holding kitchen tools 10. The tool holding section 3 comprises a leg column 3a that stands upright from the support base 2, and a tool suction section 6 that is connected to the leg column 3a and is positioned to protrude forward in the space directly above the support base 2. The tool suction section 6 attracts and holds the kitchen tools 10 by the magnetic force of a magnet 7, and a drip receiving section 5 is provided on the upper surface of the support base 2 to receive drips J from the kitchen tools 10 that are attracted and held. The drip receiving section 5 is a tray that can be attached to and detached from the support base 2.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to a kitchen tool stand.

Background Art

[0002] For example, kitchen tool stands used for temporarily placing kitchen tools such as eggs, turners, and cooking spoons used during cooking have been developed in various forms. Basically, a cylindrical container for storing and holding multiple kitchen tools upright is a common form.

[0003] By the way, a kitchen tool stand is usually used by being placed on the cooking counter beside the stove. This cooking counter beside the stove also requires space for placing ingredients and seasonings used for cooking. It was difficult to secure an installation space for a kitchen tool stand large enough to store and hold multiple kitchen tools as described above.

[0004] In addition, conventional kitchen tool stands do not have a juice receiving part for receiving juices such as cooking juices adhering to kitchen tools during cooking, and there is also a problem that the kitchen tool stand itself and its surroundings are easily soiled.

[0005] In relation to this, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, there is also a kitchen tool stand that holds one or two kitchen tools and is in a form that receives juices such as cooking juices.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0006]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0007] However, because this small kitchen tool stand is designed to hold kitchen tools horizontally, it requires a relatively large installation space in terms of horizontal dimensions, and securing sufficient installation space proved difficult.

[0008] This invention was made in view of the aforementioned problems of the conventional invention, and its purpose is to provide a kitchen tool stand that is small, requires little installation space, can catch liquids adhering to kitchen tools, and has a structure that does not easily soil the surrounding area. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] To solve the above problems, the kitchen tool stand of the present invention is characterized in that a tool holding part for holding kitchen tools is provided upright at the rear end of a support base that is placed on a mounting surface, the tool holding part comprises a leg column portion that stands upright from the support base, and a tool suction part that is connected to the leg column portion and is arranged to protrude forward in the space directly above the support base, the tool suction part holds the kitchen tools by magnetic force of a magnet, and a drip receiving part is provided on the upper surface of the support base to receive drips from the kitchen tools held by the tool suction part.

[0010] Furthermore, it is desirable that the tool suction portion is formed by folding the upper part of the leg column downwards and forwards in an inverted U shape, thereby creating a space between the tool suction portion and the leg column that allows fingers to be inserted.

[0011] Furthermore, the tool adsorption portion is made of magnetic metal, and the kitchen tool can be held in place by magnetically adsorbing a magnet portion provided on the kitchen tool side to the tool adsorption portion.

[0012] Furthermore, a magnet may be provided in the tool suction part. In that case, it is preferable to house the magnet in the space between the tool suction part and the leg column and to place it on the back of the tool suction part. By providing a magnet on the back of the tool suction part, the front of the tool suction part can be made flat. This makes the front of the tool suction part a flat surface, allowing it to be used as a part that can hold kitchen tools by adsorption at any point on the front. Furthermore, the magnet may be embedded inside the tool suction part. In this case, it is preferable that the kitchen tool is made of a magnetic metal that can attract magnets.

[0013] Furthermore, it is desirable that the drip receiving portion be a tray that is detachably attached to the support base.

[0014] Furthermore, the tool suction portion also serves as a support portion for propping up the handle of the kitchen tool, which is placed and supported on the support base, and the support portion may have a fall prevention structure to prevent the kitchen tool from falling over laterally. [Effects of the Invention]

[0015] According to this invention, by positioning the tool suction part, which is connected to the leg column that rises from the rear end of the support base, so as to extend into the space directly above the support base, kitchen tools can be compactly held by suction so that they fit within the projected area of ​​the support base. This makes it possible to stably temporarily place kitchen tools while minimizing the space occupied on the surface such as a countertop.

[0016] Furthermore, even if liquid droplets such as cooking juices drip from the tip of a kitchen tool held by the tool suction part (for example, the scooping part of a ladle), they can be reliably caught by the liquid receiving part provided on the upper surface of the support base, thus preventing contamination of the mounting surface or surrounding area.

[0017] Furthermore, when the tool suction part has an inverted U-shaped folding structure, fingers can be inserted into the space formed between the tool suction part and the leg column part, making it easy to carry. Also, if the tool suction part is made of magnetic metal, the magnet on the kitchen tool side can be utilized to enable a secure one-touch attachment and detachment operation.

[0018] In addition, when the juice receiver part is a detachable tray, even when it gets dirty, only the tray can be removed and easily cleaned, thus achieving the excellent effect of always maintaining a clean state.

Brief Description of the Drawings

[0019] [Figure 1] It is a perspective view showing a kitchen tool stand which is an embodiment according to the present invention. [Figure 2] Similarly showing the same kitchen tool stand, Fig. 2(a) is a front view, Fig. 2(b) is a plan view, and Fig. 2(c) is a bottom view. [Figure 3] Similarly showing the same kitchen tool stand, Fig. 3(a) is a side view, and Fig. 3(b) is a side cross-sectional view taken along line III-III in Fig. 2(a). [Figure 4] It is a side view showing the state of use in which a ball is held by magnetic adsorption in the same kitchen tool stand. [Figure 5] Similarly it is a perspective view showing the state of use in which a ball is held by magnetic adsorption in the same kitchen tool stand.

Modes for Carrying Out the Invention

[0020] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings. Note that the same reference numerals throughout the drawings indicate the same constituent members or elements.

[0021] The kitchen tool stand 1 according to the present invention, as shown in Figs. 1 to 5, is for temporarily holding the kitchen tool 10 used during cooking while cooking. In the illustrated embodiment, the case where the kitchen tool 10 is a ball will be described as an example.

[0022] The spoon 10 is a kitchen tool for scooping food. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the head at the tip of the handle portion 10a is a hemispherical scooping portion 10b.

[0023] The kitchen tool stand 1 is made of metal with a support base 2 and a tool holding portion 3 as its main parts. The constituent material is steel and it is painted on the surface.

[0024] As shown in FIG. 4, the support base 2 is placed on a placement surface 20 such as a kitchen countertop. It has a planar circular contour shape, and a plurality (four in the illustrated embodiment) of silicon rubber legs 4, 4,... are provided on the flat bottom surface 2a, and a juice receiving portion 5 is provided on the upper surface.

[0025] The above juice receiving portion 5 receives droplets J such as cooking juice dripping from the above spoon 10 adsorbed and held by the tool adsorption portion 6 of the tool holding portion 3 (see FIG. 5).

[0026] Specifically, the support base 2 has a vessel shape with an open top, and the juice receiving portion 5 is in the form of a saucer detachably provided on the support base 2 from above. Thereby, only the saucer 5 can be removed from the support base 2 and washed alone. 5a indicates the handle of the saucer 5.

[0027] The tool holding portion 3 is configured to hold one spoon 10 and is provided upright at the rear end of the support base 2. This tool holding portion 3 includes a leg column portion 3a standing up from the support base 2 and a tool adsorption portion 6 that is connected thereto and adsorbs and holds the spoon 10 by magnetic force. <​​​​​Specifically, the leg column 3a is formed by a strip of metal extending vertically upward from the support base 2, and the upper part of this strip of metal is folded back in an inverted U-shape downward and forward to form the tool suction portion 6. As a result, the tool suction portion 6 is positioned to protrude forward by a predetermined distance in the space directly above the support base 2.

[0030] Furthermore, by inserting your fingers into the space S of the inverted U-shaped folded portion and hooking them into it, it can also be used as a hook, making it easier to handle the kitchen tool stand 1, such as by sliding it to move it.

[0031] Furthermore, the space S in the folded portion allows the handle portion 10a of the ladle 10, which is held by the tool suction portion 6, to move away from the wall surface 21 (see Figure 4), making it easier to grasp the handle portion 10a with your fingers.

[0032] The tool suction part 6 holds the handle portion 10a of the ladle 10 by magnetic force. As a result, the ladle 10 is held with the scooping portion 10b positioned in the space directly above the drip receiving portion 5 of the support base 2, as shown in Figure 4.

[0033] In the illustrated embodiment, the tool adsorption part 6 is made of a magnetic metal such as steel, and its front surface is a flat adsorption fixing part 6a. On the other hand, a magnet part 7 is integrally provided on the back surface of the handle part 10a of the ladle 10, and its back surface 7a is a flat magnetic adsorption surface.

[0034] Although not specifically shown in the diagram, the magnet section 7 has a permanent magnet integrally embedded inside it, which allows the back surface 7a of the magnet section 7 to be a flat magnetic attraction surface.

[0035] When cooking needs to be temporarily interrupted, the kitchen tool being used (a ladle in the illustrated embodiment) 10 is held in place by magnetic attraction of its handle 10a to the front surface 6a of the tool suction part 6 of the kitchen tool stand 1, as shown in Figures 4 and 5.

[0036] Furthermore, while the tool adsorption section 6 in the illustrated embodiment has a magnetic adsorption structure in which the handle portion 10a of the ladle (kitchen tool) 10 is magnetically adsorbed, it is also possible to design the tool adsorption section 6 so that it can be used as a kitchen tool stand to temporarily hold a general ladle that does not have a magnetic portion 7, such as the ladle 10 in the illustrated embodiment.

[0037] In other words, the tool suction part 6 may also function as a support part that props up the handle of the ladle 10, which is placed and supported on the support base 2. In this case, it is desirable that the tool suction part 6 be equipped with a fall prevention structure to prevent the ladle 10 from tipping over laterally.

[0038] Furthermore, while the illustrated embodiment describes the case where a ladle is held as the kitchen tool 10, it goes without saying that other kitchen tools such as spatulas, cooking spoons, or tongs can also be held. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0039] 1 Kitchen Tool Stand 2 Support base 2a Bottom 3. Tool holder 3a Pillar section 4. Silicone foot rubber 5. Drip tray 5a Handle 6. Tool suction section 6a Front (suction fixing part) 7. Magnet section 7a Back side (magnetic attachment surface) 10 Ladle (kitchen tool) 10a Handle 10b Head (scooping part) 20 Mounting surface 21 Wall surface J Droplet (cooking juice) S space

Claims

1. A tool holder for holding kitchen tools is provided upright at the rear end of the support base which is placed on the mounting surface. The tool holding portion comprises a leg column portion that rises from the support base, and a tool suction portion that is connected to the leg column portion and is positioned to protrude forward in the space directly above the support base. The tool suction unit holds the kitchen tool by magnetic force, The upper surface of the support base is provided with a drip receiving section to receive drips from the kitchen tool held by the tool suction section. A kitchen tool stand with the following features.

2. The tool suction portion is formed by folding the upper part of the leg column downwards and forwards in an inverted U shape, thereby creating a space between the leg column and the tool suction portion into which fingers can be inserted. The kitchen tool stand according to feature 1.

3. The tool adsorption part is made of a magnetic metal to which a magnet can be attracted. The magnetic portion provided on the kitchen tool is magnetically attached to the tool attachment portion to hold the kitchen tool. A kitchen tool stand according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by the features described herein.

4. The drip receiving portion is a tray that is detachably attached to the support base. The kitchen tool stand according to feature 1.

5. The tool suction part also serves as a support part for propping up the handle of the kitchen tool that is placed and supported on the support base. The aforementioned leaning section has an anti-tipping structure that prevents the kitchen tool from falling over laterally. The kitchen tool stand according to feature 1.

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