CN105377089A

CN105377089A - A device for opening coconuts

Info

Publication number: CN105377089A
Application number: CN201380078244.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 大卫·L·古德曼
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2013-07-16
Filing date: 2013-08-20
Publication date: 2016-03-02
Anticipated expiration: 2033-08-20
Also published as: SG11201509293RA; EP3035829A4; HK1222102A1; CN105377089B; EP3035829A1

Abstract

The subject invention is a device for opening coconuts that includes a handle and a cutting cylinder attached to the handle, including a cutting edge at one end, and a cap that provides a striking surface. The cutting cylinder may have teeth and may have a gap. The cutting cylinder or the teeth may be beveled.

Description

For opening the device of coconut

Background technology

Term Thailand coconut or tender Thailand's coconut (youngThaicoconut) refer to just had plucked edible coconut before its full maturity.These coconuts are the specific shape of cropped one-tenth before delivery, and its top or bizet are sharp, and bottom is flat.Thailand's coconut is more and more welcome food, but, the process opening coconut not only danger but also difficult.

Popularly there are two kinds for opening the technology of tender Thailand's coconut at present.Two kinds of technology have very large defect.First method is: hold coconut on the other hand and be placed on the suitable position of desk or outdoor occasion, another hand uses the blade of tulwar or pocket knife to knock the bizet of (struckagainst) coconut point point repeatedly, rotate coconut, thus form coarse circular open.Shell is stone, just must exert oneself very much so knock, and the frequency of knocking is very fast, which increases the risk that hand be fixed on by coconut on correct position is injured.The hole formed thus is very uneven, unsightly, and knocks and result in sharp edge due to uneven.This whole process will spend 15-60 second, and even more, this depends on coconut.

The second technology than the first technical security, but is compared the first technology and will be spent more long time.Fibers encapsulation the sidewall (thecoconutislaidonitssideandfibrous) of coconut, uses sharp pocket knife to be reamed by white epidermis.This needs many thin blades, especially can cause coconut produces dirty and messy, also need to spend the time far more than 1 minute just can complete.Then, little chock or sharp knocking are thrust shell and form hole.This technology can cause revealing, and dirty and messy especially, also takes time.In addition, user switches to the risk of his/her hand in addition in cutting process.

Therefore, be badly in need of a kind of safe, easily and effectively for opening the device of tender Thailand's coconut and fruit, vegetables, nut or other food.

Summary of the invention

The invention provides a kind of effective, safe device for opening coconut, mainly Thailand's coconut, and other fruit be applicable to, vegetables and nut.In preferably embodiment, the present invention relates to opener, this opener (opener) comprises cutting cylinder (cuttingcylinder), and one end of this cutting cylinder has top or lid, and the other end has cutting edge.This cylinder has handle, in use procedure, the cutting edge of this cylinder is placed on the Guan Ding place of coconut by user, and with the top of hammer, mallet or other object hammering cylinders, bizet in turn to coconut is applied impulsive force by this, thus cutting edge is cut or isolates the bizet of coconut.Then, pry open opener, thus totally, safely open coconut, the inside of exposing coconut is edible.

This device can open coconut rapidly, and has cut out the consistent opening of more size, and to open the technology of tender Thailand's coconut with pocket knife or tulwar safer than traditional.This opening can make spoon stretch into coconut inside easily and dip coconut palm slurry.

In a particular embodiment, the cutting edge of cylinder be sharp or tool bevelled.Inclined-plane all can arrange inclined-plane on side or both sides wherein.In a particular embodiment, cutting edge comprises relatively little, sharp tooth.In other embodiments, cutting edge only comprises cylinder, does not have tooth.

In a particular embodiment, the cutting edge of the side of the cylinder be connected with handle has gap.But, in other examples, very close to each other.In a further embodiment, gap is positioned at along on other positions of the cutting edge of cylinder.

In a particular embodiment, the lid (cap) of cutting cylinder is disk.This disk can be annular, and that is it has the opening supplying the bizet of coconut to protrude into.In other embodiments, lid does not have opening.In a further embodiment, there is no lid, and impact thing directly knocks this cylinder.

Handle can be connected to the side of cylinder, or, also can be connected with the dome of cylinder (roof) itself.

In a particular embodiment, " flange " or other projections can extend from the side of lid or cylinder to the side away from cutter (cutter).Flange can extend internally, namely towards cylinder interior; Or, also can stretch out, namely extend towards the direction away from cylinder.Flange for device for opening being pried open from coconut when device for opening is stuck, or for the bizet of coconut being fixed in cutter when being pried open.

In a particular embodiment, long handle handle (extendedhandle) can comprise foam, rubber or other " hand grip portion ", thus light when holding, comfortable.Handle also can comprise a kind of device, and this device can knock in the process of cutter at pounder and slow down frequently (experienced) vibrations.

In a particular embodiment, handle can be connected with cylinder, so that it plays leverage (facilitatebetterleverage) better to pry open part to be removed in coconut, comprises the bizet of coconut.In a particular embodiment, the connection of handle and cylinder is approximately in 90 °, but embodiment herein also considers greater or lesser angle, as long as can play leverage better or make user comfortable.Such as, in a large amount of embodiments, this angle also can be approximately 75 ° to 105 °.

In a particular embodiment, the inside of cylinder be provided with projection in case lift coconut take off lid.These projections can be the cutting metals " tooth " of oblique extension, and these teeth are located at the inside of cylinder, pierce through shell and lift shell in the process of cutting.They can be large, flat or angularly metal bump, and in the process of cutting and lever up, these protruding helps firmly grasp lid.Projection also can extend from the outside of cutting cylinder, such as, creates a fulcrum and takes off lid to pry open.

In a particular embodiment, this technology relates to a kind of method cutting out opening in food (itemoffood), and the method comprises acquisition cutting cylinder, and one end of this cutting cylinder has cutting edge, and the other end has lid, and this lid provides the face of knocking; The outer surface of food is contacted with the cutting edge of cylinder; Firmly knocking device knock face, this power is enough to make cutting edge pierce through food, thus makes cutting edge cut out opening at the outer surface of food.

Accompanying drawing explanation

With reference to accompanying drawing, can more clearly understand and pay attention to the present invention from be described below in detail, wherein:

Fig. 1 illustrates user and uses the preferred embodiments of the present invention how to open coconut;

Fig. 2 A be the preferred embodiment of device for opening coconut from the schematic diagram viewed from bottom surface;

Fig. 2 B be the preferred embodiment of device for opening coconut from the schematic diagram viewed from end face;

Fig. 3 A-C discloses the different embodiment of the tooth of the cutting edge along the device for opening coconut;

Fig. 4 discloses an embodiment of the device for opening coconut, and the device of this embodiment comprises the bolster of the cap top being arranged on cutting cylinder;

Fig. 5 discloses an embodiment of the device for opening coconut, and the device of this embodiment comprises the flange (flange) be arranged on the lid of cutting cylinder;

Fig. 6 A-F shows side view or the outline line (profile) of the multiple interchangeable embodiment of the cutting edge of the device for opening coconut;

Fig. 7 discloses an embodiment of the device for opening coconut, and the device of this embodiment comprises the bevelled cutting edge of outside tool, and without cutting teeth, and cutting edge has gap.

Detailed description of the invention

Accompanying drawings, more thoroughly will understand the present invention by following description in detail.But, be understandable that specific embodiment of the present invention disclosed herein is only schematic, can also present in a variety of manners.Therefore, particular functionality details disclosed herein is not limit the present invention, but is only used as the basis and in fact of claim, as representative basis to instruct those skilled in the art with any suitable specific embodiment application the present invention.

As described herein, following term has following meanings:

Coconut---relate to dissimilar coconut, there is the coconut of different size, shape and maturity.But, it is envisaged that the present invention is especially worked to Thailand's coconut, also referred to as tender Thailand's coconut or abbreviation coconut palm green grass or young crops.The present invention also may be used for opening, isolate or break any coconut.In addition, the present invention is not limited only to open coconut, also may be used for opening other fruit, vegetables, nut or other objects.

Food---relate to any fruit, vegetables, nut, beans or other needs and open or obtain the kind of its inside as food consumption.Therefore, coconut is an example in food.

Fig. 1 illustrates user and uses the preferred embodiments of the present invention how to open coconut.In usual use, user one only holds handle 4, thus this device of holding with a firm grip is also referred to as opener 2.Opener 2 is placed on the top of coconut 20 by user, is after this called bizet, thus makes the bizet of coconut 20 be arranged in opening bottom the cutting cylinder 6 of opener 2.In a preferred embodiment, cutting cylinder 6 comprises ringwise (annular, orringshaped) lid 8, and this lid 8 has the opening 10 supplying the bizet of coconut to protrude into.

His/her another hand uses pounder (beater) 30 to knock lid 8 one or many.Not within the scope of the invention, it can be hammer, mallet, club, rod, rod, fragment of brick, stone or other suitable object or device to pounder 30.The result of knocking is exactly that opener 2 applies downward impulsive force to coconut 20, and these power can make the shell of coconut split, thus the Coconut Juice of acquisition coconut inside and coconut palm are starched edible.

It should be noted that coconut size and dimension can according to coconut before trade in the market or retail outlet be how to cut and change.Under many circumstances, the bizet of coconut can protrude in lid 8, and in other cases, the bizet of coconut can not protrude in lid 8.Under many circumstances, when only having the power when generation after opener 2 is knocked by pounder 30 is downward, bizet just can protrude in lid 8.

In other examples, lid 8 can be incomplete circle, or the artistic shape of tool or around centre hole formed pattern.In other examples, lid 8 can be convex or recessed, to provide various knocking angle.In a further embodiment, lid 8 and opening 10 can be there is no yet.

Fig. 2 A is the schematic diagram of the preferred embodiment of the bottom of device for opening coconut, is called opener 200.Opener 200 is embodiments of opener 2.Opener 200 is made up of handle 204 and cutting cylinder 206.Handle 204 is made up of metal, timber, hard rubber, plastics or other suitable materials.In a preferred embodiment, handle 204 can be made up of a kind of material, and is connected on cutting cylinder 206 by other connected modes in welding, riveted joint or other embodiments.Handle and cutting cylinder can be made up of a kind of material.In a particular embodiment, the length of handle 204 is approximately 9 feet.The length range of handle 204 is also acceptable between 4 to 14 feet.Handle 204 can be connected with the side of cylinder 206, or also can be connected with lid 208, lid 208 is embodiments of the lid 8 shown in Fig. 1.

In a particular embodiment, hand grip portion 202 sticks on handle 204.Hand grip portion 202 can be made up of plastics, cork, rubber or other suitable materials.One end of hand grip portion 202 is near the end of handle, and the tie point of this end and handle and cutting cylinder 206 is oppositely arranged.As shown in Figure 2, hand grip portion 202 can extend along the partial-length of handle 204; Alternately, hand grip portion 202 also can extend along the whole length of handle 204.

In a particular embodiment, cutting cylinder 206 is made up of stainless steel.In other embodiments, cutting cylinder 206 also can be made up of other rigid materials, as aluminium alloy or duroplasts.In a further embodiment, the diameter of cutting cylinder 206 is close to 25/8 ".

In general, the diameter range of the cylinder in these embodiments is 2 " to 5 ", but other diameter is also acceptable.In a particular embodiment, the height of cutting cylinder 206 is approximately 1 ³/ ₄foot.In general, preferably, the scope of height is 1 to 4 feet, but other are highly also receivable.In a particular embodiment, the wall thickness of cutting cylinder 206 is approximately 1/8 foot; In general embodiment, cutting cylinder thickness range is 1/32 to 3/8 foot.Other thickness is also acceptable, and this depends on the material of cutting cylinder 206, as long as cutting cylinder 206 enough resists the vibrations that pounder 30 knocks generation repeatedly.The outer wall of cutting cylinder 206 or inwall can be tilt, so that the bizet or suitable with the bizet of coconut of fixing coconut.Such as, the inwall of cutting cylinder 206 can tilt towards cutting edge.

Cutting cylinder 206 one end has cutting edge 210, and cutting edge 210 contacts with coconut 20.Lid 208 is positioned at the other end of cutting cylinder 206.In a particular embodiment, cutting edge 210 has tooth 212, and tooth 212 contributes to firmly grasping coconut and coconut being split.Be in example at other, with reference to the description of Fig. 7, there is no tooth.In other examples, cutting edge 210 can be tool bevelled and or sharp, in other examples, also can be provided with the combination of toothed portion or toothless part along cutting edge 210.

In one embodiment, there is gap (gap) 214 in cutting edge 210.Gap 214 is the gap regions of cutting edge 210 or the region of omission.Especially, the length range in gap 214 is 1/2 to 2 feet, but other sizes are also acceptable.When going when using cutting cylinder 206 cut coconut or coconut is split, coconut 20 can not be pierced through in gap 214.When use, the present invention opens or after the coconut that splits, a part for the bizet of coconut 20 is still connected with coconut.This part connected defines and takes off lid (lid), when user think to select late eat or drink coconut time, this takes off the top covered and can reseal coconut.

Fig. 2 B be the embodiment of device for opening coconut from the schematic diagram viewed from top, as shown in Figure 2 A, also referred to as opener 200.As shown in the figure, lid 208 has the surf zone knocking cutting cylinder 206 for pounder 30.In one embodiment, lid 208 is annular (annular, orringshaped), comprises circular open 214.If necessary, opening 214 allows the ogival of coconut to protrude into, so that after dicing, can form or pull out the bizet of coconut if desired.In one embodiment, opening 214 is circular holes, and its diameter is approximately 13/4 ", but other diameters are also acceptable.Gap can be any shape, in a particular embodiment, and the shape of gap roughly rectangular, square, circular and any straight flange or crimp.In existing embodiment, gap can be any shape, any size, as long as the part in the bizet of coconut 20 can also be made after opening to be still connected with coconut.

In one embodiment, lid 208 is independently, and it is connected with cutting cylinder 206 by welding, riveted joint or other type of attachment.Such as, lid 208 can be the metal washer welded together with cutting cylinder 206.In another embodiment, lid 208 can be processed into a part for cutting cylinder 206.In a particular embodiment, the thickness of lid 208 is 1/32 foot to 1/2 foot, and in other embodiments, lid 28 does not have opening 214, just simple disk.In other examples, cutting cylinder 206 does not arrange lid 208, and in this case, user directly knocks the top of cutting cylinder 206 with pounder 30.In other embodiments, opening 214 is not circular, and its shape can be the circle of semicircle, 3/4 circle or other parts, or, also can be Long Circle (ovular) or erose.

In another embodiment, inner side and/or the outside of cutting cylinder 206 and lid 208 contact position is connected to by silicon, rubber or other smooth, that material impervious to water is made rings, to prevent food particles from polluting the crack of junction.Ring can be the O type ring of silicon, by welding, gluingly to connect or before inner side that this ring to be connected to cutting cylinder 206 and lid 208 contact position by other techniques and/or outside, this ring can insert between lid 208 and cutting cylinder 206, thus covers the weld seam between two surfaces completely.This does not just need very strict welding requirements, but still can prevent outside food from destroying weld seam, and ensure that the food security in device.

Although cutting cylinder 206 is described as right circular cylinder, this cylinder height is everywhere identical, and in other examples, cutting cylinder also can be difform.Such as, if the cutting edge of cutting cylinder 206 cuts at a certain angle, its axis is not rectangular relatively, and so cutting edge 210 will be oval instead of circle.In general, cutting edge 210 can be regular shape, as circular, oval, parabola shaped, also can be erose.

Fig. 3 A-B discloses the different embodiments of the cutting teeth of the cutting edge along the device for opening coconut.Shown in Fig. 3 A-C is the embodiment of tooth 212 in essence.

Fig. 3 A describe in further detail the preferred embodiment of the tooth of the cutting edge along the device for opening coconut, and in this embodiment, the distance between tooth is less.Fig. 3 A is the detail view of cutting edge 210 and tooth 212.In the present embodiment, tooth 302 is intilted with the angle of about 30 °, has 27 teeth.In the present embodiment, form 30 ° between adjacent tooth 302, the edge length of each tooth 302 is 1 foot to 5 feet.The tip of each tooth 302 is tetragonal (squared), and the length at tetragonal tip is approximately .018 foot.

Fig. 3 B is the alternate embodiment of the cutting teeth of cutting edge along the device for opening coconut.In the present embodiment, tooth is cusp (point) 304, and this cusp 304 is made up of the circular arc of two of cutting edge 210 adjacent parts.In the present embodiment, there are 13 teeth.In other embodiments, the length of circular arc is longer, then the negligible amounts of tooth, few to 1 or 2.

Fig. 3 C describes the alternate embodiment of the cutting teeth of the cutting edge along the device for opening coconut shown in Fig. 3 A in detail.Tooth in Fig. 3 C is zigzag, and tool is not bevelled, and the spacing that the distance between two teeth compares two teeth in Fig. 3 A or 3B is less.

It should be noted that and more or less tooth 21 is set and without prejudice to spirit of the present invention, or do not exceed scope of the present invention.In addition, tooth 212 can be very sharp, also can not too sharp (sharp), and can have inclined-plane or dual-side all has inclined-plane and the angle tilted can be change by a side, tooth 212 has different length.In addition, tooth 12 can by being the type shown in Fig. 3 A, or the circular arc of the various changes shown in Fig. 3 B, or the sawtooth of the various changes shown in Fig. 3 C.Tooth 212 also can be other types.

Fig. 4 shows an embodiment of the device for opening coconut, and the device of this embodiment comprises the bolster at the top of the lid being arranged on cutting cylinder.Opener 400 is embodiments of opener 200, and opener 400 has added bolster 402 at the top of lid 208.In other respects, opener 400 is identical with opener 200.

In the present embodiment, by bolster 402 being covered on lid 208 thus protective cover 208.Bolster 402 is partly alleviated or is absorbed because pounder 30 knocks by lid 208 vibrations that cutting cylinder 206 produces.In a particular embodiment, bolster 402 can by the rubber washer being standard, or the section of rubber.In other embodiments, bolster 402 can by plastics, urethane (urethane), silicon or other durable material.Bolster 402 can be connected to lid 208 by gluing, or, contrary with it, be covered on lid 208.In other examples, lid 208 can be made up of rubber, and this can get rid of the demand to independent bolster 402.

Fig. 5 shows an embodiment of the device for opening coconut, and the device of this embodiment comprises and is arranged on flange on the lid of cutting cylinder or projection.In the present embodiment, be called opener 500, it has little projection, also referred to as flange (flange) 502, so that cutter is pried open from coconut by (shoulditbecomestuck) when cutter is stuck on the lid 504 that projection is connected to the top of cutting cylinder 206.In other respects, opener 500 is identical with opener 200.In the present embodiment, lid 504 is embodiments of lid 8 and lid 208.Once coconut splits, flange 502 also can be used for prying open coconut.Flange 502 can be any size of any shape.In other embodiments, flange 502 stretches out (emanate) from cutting cylinder 206, in other embodiments, also can stretch out from handle.

Fig. 6 A-F shows outline line or the side view of multiple alternate embodiment of the cutting edge of the device for opening coconut.These outline lines are used in an embodiment of the present invention, as comprised the opener 200 of tooth 212, and in other embodiments, and not toothed opener 700 as described later.Fig. 6 A describes the embodiment of the outline line of cutting teeth, and the outside of this cutting teeth has inclined-plane.Fig. 6 B describes the embodiment of the outline line of cutting teeth, and the inner side of this cutting teeth has inclined-plane.Fig. 6 C describes the embodiment of the outline line of cutting teeth, and this cutting teeth has the limit of square (square) or aclinal limit.Fig. 6 D describes the embodiment of the outline line of cutting teeth, and each side of this cutting teeth or cutting edge have inclined-plane.Fig. 6 E describes the embodiment of the outline line of cutting teeth, and each side of this cutting teeth has inclined-plane and top is square or blunt (blunted).This embodiment adds sharpness during cutting, but for kitchen use be safe, this is because cutting edge is blunt.Fig. 6 E shows the selection adding blunt cutting edge, and also referred to as land (land), in a particular embodiment, land is approximately .005 to .015 foot, but other sizes are also acceptables.Although two sides that Fig. 6 E shows land all have inclined-plane, this inclined-plane also can only wherein on a side.Fig. 6 F describes the embodiment of the side of cutting teeth, and this cutting teeth has circular sword.In general, cutting teeth or do not have the cutting edge in the embodiment of tooth itself all to have diversified inclined-plane and shape, this all can not run counter to spirit of the present invention, also can not exceed scope of the present invention.

Fig. 7 shows an embodiment of the device for opening coconut, and the device of this embodiment does not comprise cutting teeth.Opener 700 has cutting edge 702, and the outside of cutting edge 702 has inclined-plane, does not have cutting teeth, has gap 704 in cutting edge.As described above, in the present embodiment, inclined-plane can be positioned at inner side, outside or both sides to be had, and can be relatively sharp or blunt.Gap in cutting edge is positioned on the same side of handle.In other embodiments, very close to each other.In other embodiments, gap can be different sizes or shape, or is positioned on other positions of cutting edge.

Consult foregoing description, one skilled in the art will recognize that and also have a lot of significantly deformable body can be applied in the method and system of description.Especially, the embodiment of cutting edge can comprise the combination in various tooth, circular arc, inclined-plane and gap.

Claims

1. a device, is characterized in that, comprising:

Handle;

Be connected to the cutting cylinder of described handle, described cutting cylinder comprises: the lid of the cutting edge being positioned at described cutting cylinder one end and the other end being positioned at described cutting cylinder, and described lid is connected with described cutting cylinder and for providing the face of knocking.

2. device according to claim 1, is characterized in that, the length of described handle is 4 to 14 feet.

3. device according to claim 2, is characterized in that, also comprises the hand grip portion be connected with described handle.

4. device according to claim 1, is characterized in that, the diameter of cutting cylinder is 2 to 5 feet.

5. device according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described top is annular and the center at described top is provided with hole.

6. device according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described cutting cylinder has at least one flange, and described flange is the element protruded from described cutting cylinder.

7. device according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described cutting edge comprises one or more tooth.

8. device according to claim 7, is characterized in that, described cutting edge has gap.

9. device according to claim 7, is characterized in that, at least one side of each tooth has inclined-plane.

10. device according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described cutting edge does not have tooth.

11. devices according to claim 10, is characterized in that, the length of handle is between 4 feet to 14 feet.

12. devices according to claim 11, is characterized in that, also comprise the hand grip portion be connected with described handle.

13. devices according to claim 10, is characterized in that, the diameter of described cutting cylinder is between 2 feet to 5 feet.

14. devices according to claim 10, is characterized in that, described top is annular and described top center place is provided with hole.

15. devices according to claim 10, is characterized in that, described cutting cylinder has at least one flange, and described flange is the element protruded from described cutting cylinder.

16. devices according to claim 10, is characterized in that, described cutting edge has gap.

17. devices according to claim 10, is characterized in that, at least one side of described cutting edge has inclined-plane.

18. 1 kinds of devices, is characterized in that, comprising:

Cutting cylinder, one end of described cutting cylinder has cutting edge.

19. devices according to claim 18, is characterized in that, described cutting cylinder also comprises the other end being positioned at described cutting cylinder and the lid be connected with described cutting cylinder, and described lid provides the face of knocking.

20. devices according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described cutting edge comprises one or more tooth.

21. 1 kinds of methods cutting out opening on food, it is characterized in that, the method comprises:

A () obtains the device comprising cutting cylinder, one end of described cutting cylinder has cutting edge, and the other end has lid, and described lid provides the face of knocking;

B () makes the cutting edge of this device and the exterior surface of food;

C () knocks face described in firmly knocking, this power is enough to cutting edge is thrust in food, thus cuts out opening by described cutting edge at the outer surface of food.