Storage container

Abstract

To provide a storage container that allows items stored in a container body to be put in and out and facilitates putting in and out items stored in the container body even without removing a small container stored in the container body.SOLUTION: The storage container includes a container body 1 having a top surface opened and a small container 2 having a storage space S within the container body 1 and stored in an upper part of the container body 1. At an upper one end of each of opposing sides 1c and 1d of the container body 1, a mating concave portion 13 is provided for playful mating with a mating convex portion 26 provided at an upper one end of each of opposing sides of a small container body 22 of the small container 2. When the mating concave portion 13 and the mating convex portion 26 are playfully mated, it is made possible to rotate the small container 2 around a playfully mated portion.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a storage container for storing fishing tackle, camping equipment, disaster prevention supplies, food and drink, tools, etc. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 12, this type of storage container has a box-shaped container body 51 with a container lid 52 hinged to the rear side of the upper side so as to be able to be opened and closed freely, and a hook fastener 53 attached to the front side of the upper side of the container body 51 and a hook fastener 54 attached to the front side of the container lid 52 (Patent Document 1).

[0003] A step 55 is formed around the inner circumference at the upper part of the side wall 51a of the container body 51, and an outer flange 59 formed on the upper circumference of the body 58 of a small container 57 with an opening / closing lid 56 is engaged onto this step 55, and the small container 57 is stored in the upper part of the container body 51.

[0004] Various items are stored within the container body 51, and items smaller than those stored within the container body 51 are generally stored within the body 58 of the small container 57. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] Jpn. Jpn. Published No. 61-6772 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] In the storage container described in Patent Document 1, small items stored in the main body 58 of small container 57 can be taken in and out by opening and closing the opening / closing lid 56 of small container 57 while the outer flange 59 of small container 57 is still engaged with the step portion 55 of container body 51.

[0007] However, in the storage container described in Patent Document 1, although the contents of the container body 51 can be put in and taken out by opening and closing the container lid 52 of the container body 51 even when the outer flange 59 of the small container 57 is still engaged with the step portion 55 of the container body 51, when storing bulky items, the small container 57 may get in the way and make it impossible to put in or take out the items.

[0008] In such a case, with the storage container described in Patent Document 1, small container 57 must be removed from step 55 of container body 51, the items stored in container body 51 must be put in or taken out, and then the removed small container 57 must be re-engaged to step 55 of container body 51, which poses the problem that it is cumbersome to put in or take out the items stored in container body 51.

[0009] Therefore, the present invention is intended to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and has been made with the objective of providing a storage container that allows items stored in the container body to be inserted and removed without removing the small container stored in the container body, thereby making it easy to insert and remove items from the container body. [Means for solving the problem]

[0010] Therefore, the storage container of the present invention comprises a container body 1 having an open top, and a small container 2 which has a storage space S within the container body 1 and is stored in the upper part of the container body 1, and at one upper end of each of the opposing side surfaces 1c, 1d of the container body 1, there is provided an engaging recess 13 which fits loosely into an engaging protrusion 26 provided at one upper end of each of the opposing side surfaces of the small container body 22 of the small container 2, and when this engaging recess 13 and the engaging protrusion 26 are loosely engaged, the small container 2 can be rotated around this loose engaging portion.

[0011] Furthermore, in the storage container of the present invention, the mating recess 13 provided in the container body 1 has one side formed as a cylindrical hole 13a and the other side formed as a cylindrical hole 13b opening upward, and the mating protrusion 26 provided in the small container body 22 has one side formed as a cylindrical protrusion 26a that fits loosely into the cylindrical hole 13a of the container body 1 and the other side formed as a cylindrical protrusion 26b that enters from the upper opening of the cylindrical hole 13b of the container body 1 and fits loosely into this cylindrical hole 13b.

[0012] In addition, in the storage container of the present invention, a vertically elongated convex portion 16b is provided at the upper center of the inner end surface 16a of the cylindrical hole 13b of the container body 1, and a vertically elongated concave portion 27b is provided at the center of the outer end surface 27a of the cylindrical protrusion 26b of the small container body 22.

[0013] Furthermore, in the storage container of the present invention, the cylindrical hole 13b of the container body 1 forms inclined opposing faces 17 at the upper opening which are inclined inwardly toward each other, and the distance D between the lower ends of these inclined opposing faces 17 is narrower than the diameter R of the cylindrical protrusions 26b. Effect of the Invention

[0014] The storage container of the present invention is configured as described above, and items stored in and removed from the container body can be inserted or removed by simply rotating the small container upward over the container body without removing the small container from the container body.After inserting or removing the stored items, it is only necessary to rotate the small container that was rotated upward downward to return it to its original position, making it easy to insert or remove items from the container body.

[0015] Furthermore, in the storage container of the present invention, the small container stored in the container body can be removed as needed, making it easier to put items in and take them out of the container body. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0016] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a storage container of the present invention in an open state. [Diagram 2]1 is a central cross-sectional view of a storage container according to the present invention with a lid and a handle removed; [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a small container stored in the upper part of the storage container of the present invention is rotated. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the state in which a small container stored in the upper part of the storage container of the present invention has been removed. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an enlarged view of the part surrounded by an ellipse in FIG. 4. [Figure 6] 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a loose fit between a fitting recess of a container body of the storage container of the present invention and a fitting protrusion of a small container. FIG. [Figure 7] 2 is a cross-sectional explanatory view of a main part, showing a loose fit state of a fitting recess of a storage container and a fitting protrusion of a small container in the positional relationship of FIG. 1; FIG. [Figure 8] 4 is an explanatory cross-sectional view of a main part showing a loose fit state of a fitting recess of the storage container and a fitting protrusion of the small container in the positional relationship of FIG. 3. [Figure 9] 5 is a cross-sectional explanatory view of a main part, showing a state in which the fitting recess of the storage container and the fitting protrusion of the small container are removed, in the positional relationship of FIG. 4. [Figure 10] 1 is a perspective cutaway view of a main portion showing a loose fitting operation state of a small container to be stored in the upper part of the storage container of the present invention. FIG. [Figure 11] 10 is a perspective cutaway view of the essential parts of the small container shown in FIG. 9 in a loosely fitted state, seen from the opposite direction. [Figure 12] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional storage container in an open state. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0017] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of a storage container according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[0018] As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the storage container of the present invention comprises a container body 1 having an open top, a small container 2 which has a storage space S within the container body 1 and is stored in the upper part of the container body 1, and an inner plate 3 which has a storage space S within the container body 1 and is stored in the upper part of the container body 1 so as to be adjacent to the small container 2 as necessary.

[0019] The container body 1 is a box-like, roughly rectangular parallelepiped, with an upper opening closed by a lid 11, and a roughly gate-shaped handle 4 is pivotally attached to the opposing left and right side surfaces 1a, 1b with both lower ends pivotally supported. The storage space S of the container body 1 can store fishing tackle, camping equipment, disaster prevention supplies, food and drink, tools, and the like.

[0020] A step 12 is provided around the inner circumference at the upper portions of the left and right side surfaces 1a, 1b and the front and rear side surfaces 1c, 1d of the container body 1. An outer peripheral surface 12a is formed on this step 12, and outer flanges 25 provided on the upper edges of the opposing side surfaces of a small container 2 (described later) are engaged with the inside of this outer peripheral surface 12a, so that the small container 2 can be stored in the upper portion of the container body 1, as described above.

[0021] Furthermore, at one upper end of each of the opposing front and rear side surfaces 1c, 1d of the container body 1, there is provided an engagement recess 13 which fits loosely into an engagement protrusion 26 provided at one upper end of each of the opposing side surfaces of the small container body 22 of the small container 2 described later, and when this engagement recess 13 and the engagement protrusion 26 are loosely engaged, the small container 2 can be rotated around this loose engagement portion.

[0022] Furthermore, a support part 5 penetrating vertically is integrally provided on each of the opposing left and right side surfaces 1a, 1b of the container body 1. This support part 5 is used, for example, to fix a fishhook or fishing rod used in fishing, or to hang a hammer or a blade upright at a work site such as civil engineering or construction.

[0023] The lid 11 is a box-like, roughly rectangular parallelepiped that is shallower than the container body 1, and is connected to the container body 1 via a hinge 14 so that the top opening of the container body 1 can be rotated to open and close freely. A fastener 15 for locking the lid 11 to the container body 1 is attached to the opposite side of the hinge 14. The fastener 15 is axially attached to the front side surface 1c of the container body 1, has a roughly L-shaped vertical cross section, and locks the lid 11 to prevent it from opening.

[0024] The small container 2 comprises a small container body 22, which is a box-like, flat, roughly rectangular parallelepiped with an open top, and a small lid 21 which covers the top opening of the small container body 22. This small lid 21 can be rotated to open and close the top opening of the small container body 22 via a hinge 23 between it and the small container body 22, and a fastener 24 is attached to the opposite side of the hinge 23 to engage the small lid 21 with the small container body 22. Small items such as fishing hooks and lures for fishing equipment, small items such as pliers and screwdrivers for tools, and small items such as thread and sewing needles for sewing tools can be stored inside the small container body 22 of the small container 2.

[0025] An outer flange 25 is provided on the upper edge of each of the opposing side surfaces of the small container body 22 of the small container 2. The outer flanges 25 are engaged with steps 12 provided on the inner periphery of the upper part of the front and rear side surfaces 1c, 1d of the container body 1, so that the small container 2 is stored in the upper part of the container body 1.

[0026] Furthermore, at one upper end of each of the opposing side surfaces of the small container body 22 of the small container 2, there are provided mating protrusions 26 which loosely fit into mating recesses 13 provided at one upper end of each of the opposing front and rear side surfaces 1c, 1d of the container body 1.

[0027] As shown in FIG. 5, the fitting recess 13 provided in the container body 1 has a cylindrical hole 13a on one side and a cylindrical hole 13b that is open upward on the other side.

[0028] As shown in Figure 5, the fitting protrusion 26 provided on the small container body 22 has one side as a cylindrical protrusion 26a that fits loosely into the cylindrical hole 13a of the container body 1, and the other side as a cylindrical protrusion 26b that enters from an upper opening of the cylindrical hole 13b of the container body 1 and fits loosely into this cylindrical hole 13b.

[0029] Further, a vertically long convex portion 16b is provided at the upper center of the inner end surface 16a of the cylindrical hole 13b of the container body 1, and a vertically long concave portion 27b is provided at the center of the outer end surface 27a of the columnar projection 26b of the small container body 22. Therefore, as will be described later, when the columnar projection 26b is loosely fitted into the cylindrical hole 13b, the concave portion 27b passes through the convex portion 16b, so that the columnar projection 26b can be easily loosely fitted into the cylindrical hole 13b. Furthermore, as shown in Figure 3, when the small container 2 is rotated and raised up around the loose fitting portion between the mating recess 13 of the container body 1 and the mating protrusion 26 of the small container body 22, the concave portion 27b of the cylindrical projection 26b also rotates and faces sideways, so that, as shown in Figure 8, the concave portion 27b can no longer pass through the convex portion 16b, and the cylindrical projection 26b does not slip out from the upper opening of the cylindrical hole 13b.

[0030] 6, the cylindrical hole 13b of the container body 1 has opposing inclined faces 17 at the top of the opening that are inclined toward each other, and the distance D between the bottom ends of the opposing inclined faces 17 is narrower than the diameter R of the cylindrical projection 26b. Therefore, as will be described later, after the cylindrical projection 26b is loosely fitted into the cylindrical hole 13b, the cylindrical projection 26b will not slip out from the top of the opening of the cylindrical hole 13b.

[0031] In the storage container of the present invention, as shown in Figures 7 to 9, the width W1 from the inner end surface 16c of the cylindrical hole 13a of the container body 1 to the outer end surface 16d of the cylindrical hole 13b of the container body 1 is made narrower than the length L from the outer end surface 27b of the cylindrical protrusion 26a of the small container body 22 to the outer end surface 27a of the cylindrical protrusion 26b of the small container body 22, and the width W2 from the inner end surface 16c of the cylindrical hole 13a of the container body 1 to the inner end surface 16a of the cylindrical hole 13b of the container body 1 is made approximately the same as or slightly wider than the length L.

[0032] Therefore, in the storage container of the present invention, as shown in Figures 10 and 11, the small container 2 is held in the hand, the small container body 22 is tilted so that the cylindrical protrusion 26a, which is the mating protrusion 26 of the small container body 22, is facing downward, and this cylindrical protrusion 26a is inserted into the cylindrical hole 13a, which is the mating recess 13 of the container body 1, and then the small container body 22 is horizontally placed, and the cylindrical protrusion 26b, which is the mating protrusion 26 of the small container body 22, is passed through the upper opening of the cylindrical hole 13b, which is the mating recess 13 of the container body 1, and inserted into the cylindrical hole 13b from above, and the cylindrical protrusions 26a, 26b, which are the mating protrusions 26 of the small container body 22, can be easily loosely fitted into the cylindrical holes 13a, 13b, which are the mating recesses 13 of the container body 1.

[0033] The storage container of the present invention thus constructed can be used as described below.

[0034] First, in the storage container of the present invention, small items stored in the small container body 22 of the small container 2 can be taken out or put in by opening and closing the small lid body 21 of the small container 2 while keeping the outer flange 25 of the small container body 22 engaged with the step portion 12 of the container body 1, as shown in Figures 1 and 2.

[0035] Furthermore, in the storage container of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, by opening and closing the lid 11 of the container body 1, low-bulk items can be put in and taken out through the open portion of the opening of the container body 1, even when the outer flange 25 of the small container body 22 is still engaged with the step portion 12 of the container body 1.

[0036] Furthermore, in the storage container of the present invention, if the contents stored in container body 1 are too bulky to be removed through the open portion of the opening of container body 1, then, as shown in FIG. 3, small container 2 can be rotated and raised around the loose fitting portion between fitting recess 13 of container body 1 and fitting protrusion 26 of small container body 22, so that the outer surface of small lid body 21 of small container 2 comes into contact with outer peripheral surface 12a of step portion 12 of container body 1, thereby maintaining the raised state, and small container 2 does not get in the way, allowing even bulky contents to be taken in and out through the opening of container body 1.

[0037] Furthermore, in the storage container of the present invention, by performing the reverse operation of the operation for loosely fitting the fitting protrusion 26 of the small container body 22 into the fitting recess 13 of the container body 1 as shown in Figures 10 and 11, the small container 2 can be removed from the step 12 of the container body 1 in the same manner as in the conventional container, as shown in Figure 4. Therefore, with the small container 2 removed, an item can be put in or taken out of the container body 1, and then, by performing the operation shown in Figures 10 and 11 again to engage the removed small container 2 with the step 12 of the container body 1, bulky items can be put in or taken out from the opening of the container body 1 in the same manner as in the conventional container.

[0038] The storage container of the present invention is configured as described above, so that, as mentioned above, items stored in and removed from container body 1 can be inserted or removed by simply rotating small container 2 upward without having to remove small container 2 from container body 1.After inserting or removing the items, it is only necessary to rotate small container 2 upwardly and downwardly to return it to its original position, making it easy to insert or remove items from container body 1.

[0039] Furthermore, in the storage container of the present invention, the small container 2 stored in the container body 1 can be removed as needed, making it easier to put items in and take them out of the container body 1. [Explanation of symbols]

[0040] 1 Container body 1c Anterior side 1d posterior aspect 2 small containers 13 Fitting recess 13a Cylindrical hole 13b Cylindrical hole 16a Inner end surface 16b Convex part 17 Inclined Facing 22 Small container body 26 Fitting protrusion 26a Cylindrical protrusion 26b Cylindrical protrusion 27a Outer end surface 27b Concave part D Distance between bottom edges R diameter S Storage space

Claims

1. A storage container comprising a container body with an open top, and a small container having a storage space within the container body and stored in an upper portion of the container body, wherein an engagement recess is provided at one upper end of each of the opposing side surfaces of the container body for loosely engaging with an engagement protrusion provided at one upper end of each of the opposing side surfaces of the small container body of the small container, and when the engagement recess and the engagement protrusion are loosely engaged, the small container can be rotated around the loose engagement portion, The fitting recess provided on the container body has one end formed as a cylindrical hole and the other end formed as a cylindrical hole opening upward, and the fitting protrusion provided on the small container body has one end formed as a columnar protrusion that fits loosely into the cylindrical hole of the container body and the other end formed as a columnar protrusion that enters from an upper opening of the cylindrical hole opening upward on the container body and fits loosely into this cylindrical hole, A storage container characterized in that a vertically long convex portion is provided at the upper center of the inner end surface of the cylindrical hole that opens upward of the container body, and a vertically long concave portion is provided at the center of the outer end surface of the cylindrical protrusion of the small container body that fits loosely into this cylindrical hole.

2. A storage container as described in claim 1, characterized in that the cylindrical hole that opens upward toward the container body forms two inclined faces at the upper part of the opening that slope inward toward each other, and the distance between the lower ends of these inclined faces is narrower than the diameter of the cylindrical protrusion of the small container body that fits loosely into the cylindrical hole.

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