CN105377089B

CN105377089B - For opening the device of coconut

Info

Publication number: CN105377089B
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: 2017-12-12
Anticipated expiration: 2033-08-20
Also published as: SG11201509293RA; EP3035829A4; HK1222102A1; EP3035829A1; CN105377089A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a kind of device for being used to open coconut, the device includes handle and is connected to the cutting cylinder of the handle, and the cutting cylinder includes the cutting edge for being located at the cutting cylinder one end and the lid for providing percussion face.Cutting cylinder can be with teeth and gap.Cutting cylinder or tooth can have inclined-plane.

Description

For opening the device of coconut

Background technology

Term Thailand coconut or tender Thailand's coconut (young Thai coconut) refer to before its full maturity just Edible coconut is plucked.These coconuts are cut into specific shape before delivery, and its top or bizet are sharp, bottoms Portion is flat.Thailand's coconut is the food being becoming increasingly popular, and still, the process for opening coconut was not only dangerous but also difficult.

There are two kinds of technologies for being used to open tender Thailand's coconut currently a popularly.Two kinds of technologies have the defects of very big. First method is：Hold coconut on the other hand to be placed on the suitable position of desk or outdoor occasion, the other hand uses tulwar or small The blade of knife repeatedly taps the bizet of (struck against) coconut sharp, coconut is rotated, so as to form coarse circle Opening.Shell is stone, so tapping must just exert oneself very much, and the frequency tapped is very fast, and which increases fix coconut The risk of that hand injury on correct position.The hole being consequently formed is very uneven, unsightly, and because uneven strikes Hit and result in sharp edge.This whole process will spend the 15-60 seconds, even more more, and this depends on coconut.

Second of technology will take a long time more than the first technical security, but compared to the first technology.Fiber wraps up The side wall (the coconut is laid on its side and fibrous) of coconut, will be white using sharp pocket knife Color table skin reams.This needs many thin blades, can especially cause to produce on coconut dirty and messy, it is also necessary to which flower exceeds well over 1 minute Time could complete.Then, small chock or sharp percussion are pierced into shell and form hole.This technology can cause to reveal, And it is especially dirty and messy, also take time.In addition, user also has the risk for switching to his/her hand in cutting process.

Therefore, be badly in need of it is a kind of safety, easily and be effectively used for opening tender Thailand's coconut and water fruits and vegetables, nut Or the device of other food.

The content of the invention

Present invention offer is a kind of effectively, the device for being used to open coconut of safety, mainly Thailand's coconut, and other are suitable The water fruits and vegetables and nut of conjunction.In preferred embodiment, the present invention relates to opener, the opener (opener) includes cutting Cyclotomy cylinder (cutting cylinder), one end of the cutting cylinder have top or lid, and the other end has cutting edge.The circle Cylinder has handle, and during use, the cutting edge of the cylinder is placed at the crown of coconut by user, and with hammer, mallet Or the top of other objects hammering cylinder, this will apply impulsive force to the bizet of coconut in turn, so that cutting edge cuts or cut Split the bizet of coconut.Then, pry open opener, so as to it is clean, safely open coconut, the inside for exposing coconut is edible.

The device can rapidly open coconut, and cut out the consistent opening of more sizes, and than traditional The technology that tender Thailand's coconut is opened with pocket knife or tulwar is safer.This opening can be such that spoon easily stretches into coconut Portion simultaneously dips coconut palm slurry.

In a particular embodiment, the cutting edge of cylinder is sharp or tool is bevelled.Inclined-plane can be wherein on side Or both sides all set inclined-plane.In a particular embodiment, cutting edge includes relatively small, sharp tooth.In other embodiments, Cutting edge only includes cylinder, without tooth.

In a particular embodiment, there is gap on the cutting edge of the side for the cylinder being connected with handle.However, in others It is very close to each other in embodiment.In a further embodiment, gap is located at along in the other positions of the cutting edge of cylinder.

In a particular embodiment, the lid (cap) of cutting cylinder is disk.The disk can be annular, that is to say, that It has the opening that the bizet for coconut protrudes into.In other embodiments, lid does not have opening.In a further embodiment, do not have There is lid, and impact thing and directly tap the cylinder.

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

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

In a particular embodiment, long handle handle (extended handle) can include foam, rubber or others " hand Hold portion ", so as to light, comfortable when holding.Handle can also include a kind of device, and the device can tap in pounder Slow down frequently (experienced) vibrations during cutter.

In a particular embodiment, handle can be connected with cylinder, so that it preferably plays leverage (facilitate Better leverage) to pry open part to be removed in coconut, include the bizet of coconut.In a particular embodiment, handle with The connection of cylinder is in about 90 °, however, the embodiments herein is also contemplated for greater or lesser angle, as long as can preferably play Leverage makes user comfortable.For example, in substantial amounts of embodiment, the angle can also be about 75 ° to 105 °.

In a particular embodiment, the inside of cylinder is provided with raised so that lifts coconut takes off lid.These projections can be oblique To the cutting metal " tooth " of extension, these teeth are located at the inside of cylinder, and shell is pierced through during cutting and lifts shell.He Can be big, flat or angled metal bump, during cutting and levering up, these projection help promptly cover Son.Projection can also extend from the outside of cutting cylinder, for example, create a fulcrum takes off lid to pry open.

In a particular embodiment, this technology is related to a kind of method that opening is cut out in food (item of food), should Method includes obtaining cutting cylinder, and one end of the cutting cylinder has cutting edge, and the other end has lid, and the lid, which provides, to be struck Hit face；The outer surface of food is set to be contacted with the cutting edge of cylinder；The firmly percussion face of knocking device, the power are enough to pierce cutting edge Food is worn, so that cutting edge cuts out opening in the outer surface of food.

Brief description of the drawings

Referring to the drawings, it can be more clearly understood that from being described below in detail and pay attention to the present invention, wherein：

Fig. 1 illustrates how user opens coconut using the preferred embodiments of the present invention；

Fig. 2A be for open the preferred embodiment of the device of coconut from the schematic diagram in terms of bottom surface；

Fig. 2 B be for open the preferred embodiment of the device of coconut from the schematic diagram in terms of top surface；

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

Fig. 4 discloses one embodiment of the device for opening coconut, and the device of the embodiment includes being arranged on cutting The bolster of the cap top of cylinder；

Fig. 5 discloses one embodiment of the device for opening coconut, and the device of the embodiment includes being arranged on cutting Flange (flange) on the lid of cylinder；

Fig. 6 A-F show multiple alternate embodiments of the cutting edge of the device for opening coconut side view or Contour line (profile)；

Fig. 7 discloses one embodiment of the device for opening coconut, and the device of the embodiment, which includes outside, to be had tiltedly The cutting edge in face, no cutting tooth, and cutting edge has gap.

Embodiment

Refering to accompanying drawing, the present invention will be better understood by detailed description below.It is understood, however, that herein Disclosed specific embodiment of the invention is only illustrative, moreover it is possible to presents in a variety of manners.Therefore, it is disclosed herein specific Functional details are not to limit the present invention, but are used only as the basis of claim and in fact, are used as representative basis To instruct those skilled in the art with any suitable specific embodiment application present invention.

As described herein, following term has following meanings：

Coconut --- it is related to different types of coconut, the coconut with different sizes, shape and maturity.However, can So that it is contemplated that the present invention especially works to Thailand's coconut, also referred to as tender Thailand's coconut or abbreviation coconut palm are blue or green.The present invention also may be used For opening, isolating or breaking any coconut.In addition, the present invention is not limited only to open coconut, can be used for opening other Water fruits and vegetables, nut or other objects.

Food --- it is related to any water fruits and vegetables, nut, beans or other needs are opened or obtained it and internal are used as food Edible species.Therefore, coconut is an example in food.

Fig. 1 illustrates how user opens coconut using the preferred embodiments of the present invention.In, one hand of user Handle 4 is held, this device is also referred to as opener 2 so as to hold with a firm grip.Opener 2 is placed on the top of coconut 20 by user, hereinafter referred to as Make bizet, so that the bizet of coconut 20 is located in the opening of the bottom of cutting cylinder 6 of opener 2.In a preferred embodiment, cut Cyclotomy cylinder 6 includes (annular, or ring shaped) lid 8 in a ring, and there is the lid 8 bizet for coconut to protrude into Opening 10.

His/her another hand is one or many using the percussion lid 8 of pounder (beater) 30.Pounder 30 is not at this In the range of invention, it can be hammer, mallet, club, rod, rod, fragment of brick, stone or other suitable objects or device.Strike The result hit is exactly that opener 2 applies downward impulsive force to coconut 20, and these power can make the shell of coconut split, so as to obtain Take coconut juice inside coconut and coconut palm slurry edible.

It is worth noting that, the size and dimension of coconut can be how to cut according to coconut before trade in the market or retail outlet And change.Under many circumstances, the bizet of coconut can be protruded into lid 8, and in other cases, the bizet of coconut will not stab Enter in lid 8.Under many circumstances, when downward power is only produced after opener 2 is tapped by pounder 30, bizet is It can protrude into 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 percussion angles.Another In outer embodiment, can also there is no lid 8 and opening 10.

Fig. 2A is the schematic diagram for opening the preferred embodiment of the bottom of the device of coconut, referred to as opener 200.Opening Device 200 is the embodiment of opener 2.Opener 200 is made up of handle 204 and cutting cylinder 206.Handle 204 is by metal, wood Material, hard rubber, plastics or other suitable materials are made.In a preferred embodiment, handle 204 can be made up of a kind of material, And by weld, rivet or other embodiment in other connected modes be connected on cutting cylinder 206.Handle and cutting cylinder It can be made up of a kind of material.In a particular embodiment, the length of handle 204 is about 9 feet.The length range of handle 204 It is between 4 to 14 feet and acceptable.Handle 204 can be connected with the side of cylinder 206, or, can also be with lid 208 connections, lid 208 is the embodiment of the lid 8 shown in Fig. 1.

In a particular embodiment, hand grip portion 202 is adhered on handle 204.Hand grip portion 202 can be by plastics, cork, rubber Or other suitable materials are made.One end of hand grip portion 202 is close to the end of handle, the end and handle and cutting cylinder 206 Tie point be oppositely arranged.As shown in Figure 2 A, hand grip portion 202 can extend along the partial-length of handle 204；Alternately, Hand grip portion 202 can also extend along the whole length of handle 204.

In a particular embodiment, cutting cylinder 206 is made of stainless steel.In other embodiments, cutting cylinder 206 also may be used To be made up of other rigid materials, such as aluminium alloy or duroplasts.In a further embodiment, the diameter of cutting cylinder 206 approaches 25/8"。

In general, the diameter range of the cylinder in these embodiments is 2 " to 5 ", but other diameters be also can be with Receive.In a particular embodiment, the height of cutting cylinder 206 is about 1³/₄Foot.In general, it is preferred to ground, the model of height Enclose for 1 to 4 feet, but other height are also receivable.In a particular embodiment, the wall thickness of cutting cylinder 206 is about 1/8 Foot；In general embodiments, cutting cylinder thickness range is 1/32 to 3/8 foot.Other thickness are also acceptable, and this takes Certainly in the material of cutting cylinder 206, as long as the resistance pounder 30 enough of cutting cylinder 206 taps caused vibrations repeatedly. The outer wall or inwall of cutting cylinder 206 can be inclined, to fix the bizet of coconut or to be adapted with the bizet of coconut. For example, the inwall of cutting cylinder 206 can tilt towards cutting edge.

The one end of cutting cylinder 206 has cutting edge 210, and cutting edge 210 contacts with coconut 20.Lid 208 is justified positioned at cutting The other end of cylinder 206.In a particular embodiment, cutting edge 210 has tooth 212, and tooth 212 contributes to promptly coconut and splits coconut Open.In other are example, the description of reference picture 7, without tooth.In other examples, cutting edge 210 can be had tiltedly It is face and/or sharp, in other examples, toothed portion or the group of toothless part can also be set along cutting edge 210 Close.

In one embodiment, there is gap (gap) 214 in cutting edge 210.Gap 214 is the relief area of cutting edge 210 Domain 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 When going to cut coconut or make the coconut split using cutting cylinder 206, gap 214 will not pierce through coconut 20.When this hair of use After bright opening or the coconut that splits, a part for the bizet of coconut 20 is still connected with coconut.The part of this connection forms Lid (lid) is taken off, when user, which thinks to select late, to be eaten or drink coconut, this, which takes off lid, can reseal the top of coconut.

Fig. 2 B are the schematic diagrames from the top for opening the embodiment of the device of coconut, as shown in Figure 2 A, also referred to as Opener 200.As illustrated, lid 208 has the surface region that cutting cylinder 206 is tapped for pounder 30.In an embodiment In, lid 208 is annular (annular, or ring shaped), including circular open 214.If it is necessary, opening 214 permits Perhaps the ogival of coconut protrudes into, so as to after dicing, it may be necessary to forms or pull out the bizet of coconut.In one embodiment, Opening 214 is circular hole, and its diameter is about 13/4 ", but other diameters are also acceptable.Gap can be any shape , in a particular embodiment, gap is generally rectangular shaped, the shape of square, circular and any straight flange or crimp.In existing reality Apply in example, gap can be any shape, any size, as long as can also make the part in the bizet of coconut 20 after opening Still it is connected with coconut.

In one embodiment, lid 208 is independent, and it is by welding, riveting or other types of attachment are justified with cutting Cylinder 206 connects.For example, lid 208 can be the metal washer welded together with cutting cylinder 206.In another embodiment In, lid 208 can be processed into a part for cutting cylinder 206.In a particular embodiment, the thickness of lid 208 is 1/32 English Chi is to 1/2 foot, and in other embodiments, lid 28 does not have opening 214, simply simple disk.In other examples, Cutting cylinder 206 is not provided with lid 208, and in this case, user directly taps the top of cutting cylinder 206 with pounder 30 Portion.In other embodiments, opening 214 is not circular that its shape can be the circle of semicircle, 3/4 circle or other parts, Or or Long Circle (ovular) or irregular shape.

In another embodiment, the ring made of silicon, rubber or other smooth, materials impervious to water is connected to cutting circle Cylinder 206 and the inner side and/or outside of the contact position of lid 208, to prevent the crack of food particles pollution junction.Ring can be The o-ring of silicon, the ring is connected in cutting cylinder 206 and the contact position of lid 208 by welding, glue sticking or other techniques Before side and/or outside, the ring may be inserted between lid 208 and cutting cylinder 206, so that between covering two surfaces completely Weld seam.This avoids the need for very strict welding requirements, but still can prevent the food of outside from destroying weld seam, and ensure that dress Food security in putting.

Although cutting cylinder 206 has been described as right circular cylinder, the height of the cylinder everywhere is identical, implements in others In example, cutting cylinder can also be of different shapes.For example, if the cutting edge of cutting cylinder 206 were cut at a certain angle, phase It is not rectangular to its axis, then cutting edge 210 will be oval rather than circular.In general, cutting edge 210 can To be regular shape, as circular, oval, parabola shaped or irregular shape.

Fig. 3 A-B disclose the different embodiments of the cutting tooth of the cutting edge along the device for opening coconut.Fig. 3 A-C What is shown is substantially the embodiment of tooth 212.

The preferred embodiment of the tooth of the cutting edge along the device for opening coconut is described in further detail in Fig. 3 A, at this In embodiment, the distance between tooth is smaller.Fig. 3 A are the detail views of cutting edge 210 and tooth 212.In the present embodiment, tooth 302 is It is intilted with about 30 ° of angle, share 27 teeth.In the present embodiment, 30 ° are formed between adjacent tooth 302, often The edge length of individual tooth 302 is 1 foot to 5 feet.The tip of each tooth 302 is square (squared), the point of square The length at end is about .018 feet.

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

The replacement of the cutting tooth of the cutting edge along the device for opening coconut shown in Fig. 3 A is described in detail in Fig. 3 C Property embodiment.Tooth in Fig. 3 C is zigzag, without inclined-plane, the distance between two teeth compare two teeth in Fig. 3 A or 3B it Between distance it is smaller.

It is worth noting that, spirit of more or less teeth 21 without departing from the present invention is set, or without departing from this hair Bright scope.In addition, tooth 212 can be very sharp, can also less sharp (sharp), can have inclined-plane or both sides with a side Side all has inclined-plane and inclined angle can be change, and tooth 212 has different length.In addition, tooth 12 can be by being figure Type shown in 3A, or the circular arc of the various change shown in Fig. 3 B, or the sawtooth of the various change shown in Fig. 3 C.Tooth 212 can also be other types.

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

In the present embodiment, by the way that bolster 402 is covered on lid 208 so as to protective cover 208.Bolster 402 Partly alleviate or absorb and shaken because pounder 30 is tapped by lid 208 caused by cutting cylinder 206.In particular implementation In example, bolster 402 can by be standard rubber washer, or the section of rubber.In other embodiments, bolster 402 can be by plastics, urethane (urethane), silicon or other durable materials.Bolster 402 can be connected to by gluing Lid 208, or, it is opposite to that, it is covered on lid 208.In other examples, lid 208 can be by rubber system Into this can exclude the demand to single bolster 402.

Fig. 5 shows an embodiment of the device for opening coconut, and the device of the embodiment includes being arranged on cutting circle Flange or projection on the lid of cylinder.In the present embodiment, referred to as opener 500, it has small projection, also referred to as flanged (flange) 502, projection be connected to cutting cylinder 206 top lid 504 on so as to (the should when cutter is stuck It become stuck) cutter is pried open from coconut.In other respects, opener 500 is identical with opener 200.At this In embodiment, lid 504 is the embodiment of lid 8 and lid 208.Once coconut splits, flange 502 can also be used for prying open coconut palm Son.Flange 502 can be any shape any size.In other embodiments, flange 502 stretches out from cutting cylinder 206 (emanate), in other embodiments, can also be stretched out from handle.

Fig. 6 A-F show contour line or the side of multiple alternate embodiments of the cutting edge of the device for opening coconut View.These contour lines such as include the opener 200 of tooth 212 with an embodiment of the present invention, and in other embodiment In, not toothed opener 700 as described later.Fig. 6 A describe the embodiment of the contour line of cutting tooth, the cutting tooth Outside has inclined-plane.Fig. 6 B describe the embodiment of the contour line of cutting tooth, and the inner side of the cutting tooth has inclined-plane.Fig. 6 C are described The embodiment of the contour line of cutting tooth, the cutting tooth have square (square) while or non-inclined while.Fig. 6 D are described The embodiment of the contour line of cutting tooth, each side of the cutting tooth or cutting edge have inclined-plane.Fig. 6 E describe cutting tooth The embodiment of contour line, each side of the cutting tooth has inclined-plane and top is square or blunt (blunted).This Embodiment adds sharpness during cutting, but it is for kitchen use be safe because cutting edge is blunt.Fig. 6 E are shown The selection of the blunt cutting edge of addition, also referred to as land (land), in a particular embodiment, land is about .005 to .015 English Chi, but other sizes are also acceptable.Although Fig. 6 E show that two sides of land all have inclined-plane, this inclined-plane Can also be only wherein on a side.Fig. 6 F describe the embodiment of the side of cutting tooth, and the cutting tooth has circular sword. In general, cutting tooth or all there is diversified inclined-plane and shape in itself without the cutting edge in the embodiment of tooth, this is all The spirit of the present invention will not be run counter to, also without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Fig. 7 shows an embodiment of the device for opening coconut, and the device of the embodiment does not include cutting tooth.Opening Device 700 has cutting edge 702, and the outside of cutting edge 702 has inclined-plane, without cutting tooth, there is gap 704 in cutting edge.Such as it Described in preceding, in the present embodiment, inclined-plane, which can be located at inner side, outside or both sides, have, and can be relatively sharp or blunt. Gap in cutting edge is located on the same side of handle.In other embodiments, it is very close to each other.In other embodiments, gap Can be different sizes or shape, or in the other positions of cutting edge.

Refering to foregoing description, one skilled in the art will recognize that there is many obvious deformable bodys to can apply to describe Method and system in.Especially, the embodiment of cutting edge can include various teeth, circular arc, inclined-plane and the combination in gap.

Claims

A kind of 1. device for being used to open coconut, it is characterised in that including：

Handle；

Be connected to the cutting cylinder of the handle, one end of the cutting cylinder has a cutting edge, the cutting cylinder it is another End is provided with lid, and the cutting edge includes gap, and the gap described in cutting process will not pierce through the coconut；The lid It is sub to be connected with the cutting cylinder and be used to provide percussion face；What the lid was also formed with protruding into for the bizet of the coconut opens Mouthful.
2. device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the length of the handle is 4 to 14 feet.
3. device according to claim 2, it is characterised in that also include the hand grip portion being connected with the handle.
4. device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that a diameter of 2 to 5 feet of cutting cylinder.
5. device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the lid is set at the center of annular and the lid There is hole.
6. device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the cutting cylinder has at least one flange, described convex Edge is the element from cutting cylinder protrusion.
7. device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the cutting edge includes one or more teeth.
8. device according to claim 7, it is characterised in that an at least side for each tooth has inclined-plane.
9. device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the cutting edge does not have tooth.
10. device according to claim 9, it is characterised in that the length of handle is between 4 feet to 14 feet.
11. device according to claim 10, it is characterised in that also include the hand grip portion being connected with the handle.
12. device according to claim 9, it is characterised in that the diameter of the cutting cylinder 2 feet to 5 feet it Between.
13. device according to claim 9, it is characterised in that the lid is set at annular and the lid center There is hole.
14. device according to claim 9, it is characterised in that the cutting cylinder has at least one flange, described convex Edge is the element from cutting cylinder protrusion.
15. device according to claim 9, it is characterised in that the cutting edge has gap.
16. device according to claim 9, it is characterised in that an at least side for the cutting edge has inclined-plane.
A kind of 17. device for being used to open coconut, it is characterised in that including：

Cutting cylinder, one end of the cutting cylinder have cutting edge, and the other end of the cutting cylinder is provided with for providing The lid in percussion face, and the lid is connected with the cutting cylinder；The cutting edge includes gap, and the institute in cutting process The coconut will not be pierced through by stating gap；The lid is also formed with the opening protruded into for the bizet of the coconut.
18. device according to claim 17, it is characterised in that the cutting edge includes one or more teeth.
19. a kind of open or obtain the method that opening is cut out on the food inside it as food consumption in needs, its feature exists In this method includes：

(a) obtaining includes the device of cutting cylinder, and one end of the cutting cylinder has cutting edge, and the other end has lid, institute State lid and percussion face is provided；The cutting edge includes gap, and the gap described in cutting process will not pierce through the food；Institute State the opening that lid is also formed with protruding into for the bizet of food；

(b) cutting edge of the device is made to be contacted with the outer surface of food；

(c) the percussion face firmly is tapped, the power is enough to make cutting edge be pierced into food, so that by the cutting edge in food Outer surface cut out opening；The crown member formation sealing food of the food takes off lid.