JPH071052Y2 - Strawberry crusher - Google Patents

Description

【考案の詳細な説明】[Detailed description of the device]

【０００１】[0001]

【産業上の利用分野】本考案は果物のイチゴ（苺）を潰
してミルクなどと混ぜて食べるために利用するイチゴク
ラッシャーに関する。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a strawberry crusher which is used to crush fruit strawberries (strawberry) and mix them with milk or the like.

【０００２】[0002]

【従来の技術】一般に、果物のイチゴは、ー個ずつその
まま手づかみで丸ごと食べるのが好きな人もいるが、深
皿等の容器内にイチゴとミルクと砂糖を入れ、その状態
でイチゴを適度に押し潰し、そのイチゴの果肉と果汁を
砂糖と共にミルクに混ぜてスプーンで食べるのが好きな
人もかなり多い。特に子供や女性には美味しい食べ方と
して好まれている。2. Description of the Related Art Generally, some people like to eat whole strawberry fruits by hand, but put strawberry, milk and sugar in a container such as a deep plate, and put the strawberry in that state. There are quite a lot of people who like to crush it and mix the strawberry pulp and juice with milk with sugar and eat it with a spoon. Especially for children and women, it is preferred as a delicious eating method.

【０００３】こうした食べ方をする場合、容器に入れた
複数個のイチゴをー個ずつ潰すために、既存のイチゴ潰
しスプーン（図示せず）を用いるの一般的である。この
イチゴ潰しスプーンは柄の先端の楕円形をなすボール
（丸い凹み）の裏底を平坦にした構造で、このスプーン
を片手で持ち、この先端のボールの平坦な裏底で容器内
のイチゴを捕らえて該容器の内面に強く押し当てるよう
にしながら潰す。In this way of eating, it is common to use an existing strawberry crushing spoon (not shown) to crush a plurality of strawberries in a container one by one. This strawberry crushing spoon has a structure in which the back of the ball (round dent) that has an elliptical shape at the tip of the handle is flat, hold this spoon with one hand, and use the flat back of the ball at this tip to hold the strawberry in the container. Crush while catching and pressing firmly against the inner surface of the container.

【０００４】[0004]

【考案が解決しようとする課題】ところで、前述した従
来のイチゴ潰しスプーンでは、ボールの平坦な裏底でイ
チゴを容器の内面に強く押し当てて潰すので、その際に
イチゴが滑って横にずれたり容器から飛び出たりする失
敗をする場合がしばしばある。これは容器内のミルク中
に浮遊しているイチゴの中心部をスプーンのボール裏底
でなかなか捕らえ難いのと、容器内面が滑り易いなどが
原因で、特に子供達やお年寄りには難しい作業である。
イチゴを押し潰そうとして失敗すると、イチゴと共に砂
糖の入ったミルクが飛び散って、食卓や衣類などを汚し
てしまい、その清掃が非常に大変である。[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, in the above-mentioned conventional strawberry mashing spoon, the strawberries are strongly pressed against the inner surface of the container to crush them with the flat bottom of the bowl, so that the strawberry slips and shifts sideways. It often makes a mistake, or jumps out of the container. This is because it is difficult to catch the center of strawberries floating in the milk in the container with the bottom of the bowl of the spoon, and the inner surface of the container is slippery.This is especially difficult for children and the elderly. is there.
If you try to crush the strawberries and make a mistake, milk containing sugar will scatter along with the strawberries, and the table and clothes will be soiled, which makes cleaning them very difficult.

【０００５】本考案は前記事情に鑑みなされ、その目的
とするところは、子供達でもイチゴを簡単かつ確実に挟
持して楽に潰すことができ、容器内からイチゴやミルク
等を飛び散らす失敗を無くせる非常に簡便で使い勝手が
良いイチゴクラッシャーを提供することにある。The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to make it possible for children to easily and surely sandwich strawberries and crush them easily, without causing a failure of scattering strawberries or milk from the container. The aim is to provide a strawberry crusher that is extremely simple and easy to use.

【０００６】[0006]

【課題を解決するための手段】本考案のイチゴクラッシ
ャーは、前記目的を達成するために、左右の柄部を互い
に片手で握って開閉操作可能に弾性ヒンジ部を介し連設
すると共に、この左右の柄部の先端にそれぞれ幅広な挟
圧部を互いにイチゴを挟み込めるように対向して設け、
且つこれら挟圧部の対向面に多数の小さな突起を設けて
構成したことを特徴とする。In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the strawberry crusher of the present invention has a structure in which the left and right handle portions are connected to each other via elastic hinge portions so that the handle portions can be opened and closed with one hand. A wide pinching part is provided at the tip of the handle of the so as to face each other so as to sandwich strawberries,
In addition, it is characterized in that a large number of small projections are provided on the facing surfaces of these pressing portions.

【０００７】[0007]

【作用】前記構成のイチゴクラッシャーを用いれば、左
右の柄部を片手で握って弾性ヒンジ部を介し閉じるよう
にしながら、その左右先端の挟圧部の対向面で容器内の
ミルク中に浮遊しているイチゴを挟み込み、そのまま締
め付けて該左右の挟圧部によりイチゴを適度に押し潰
す。この際、左右の挟圧部は幅広でかつ対向面に多数の
小さな突起を持つことから、イチゴを簡単かつ確実に挟
持して楽に潰すことができるようになり、イチゴが滑っ
てミルクなどと共に容器内から飛び散るような失敗がな
くなり、イチゴの果肉と果汁をミルク等と混ぜて美味し
く食べられるようになる。When the strawberry crusher with the above-mentioned structure is used, the left and right handle portions are grasped with one hand and are closed via the elastic hinge portions, while the handle portions are floated in the milk in the container on the opposite surfaces of the clamping portions at the left and right tips. Sandwich the strawberry, and tighten it as it is to squeeze the strawberry moderately with the left and right clamping parts. At this time, since the left and right clamping parts are wide and have a large number of small protrusions on the opposite surfaces, it becomes possible to easily and surely sandwich the strawberries and crush them easily. There are no mistakes scattered from within, and the strawberry pulp and juice can be mixed with milk and eaten deliciously.

【０００８】[0008]

【実施例】以下、本考案の一実施例を図面により説明す
る。まず図１はガラス製の深皿容器Ａ内にミルクＢや砂
糖などと共に入れられたイチゴＣをイチゴクラッシャー
１で潰す状態を示し、図２及び図３はそれぞれイチゴク
ラッシャー１の平面図及び断面図である。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, FIG. 1 shows a state in which a strawberry C put in a glass deep dish container A together with milk B, sugar and the like is crushed by the strawberry crusher 1, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are a plan view and a sectional view of the strawberry crusher 1, respectively. Is.

【０００９】このイチゴクラッシャー１は、弾性ヒンジ
部２を介し互いに一体に連設された左右一対の柄部３，
３と、これら左右の柄部３，３の先端に一体的に設けら
れた挟圧部４，４を主体となす全長160mm 程度のもので
ある。This strawberry crusher 1 has a pair of left and right handle portions 3 which are integrally connected to each other via an elastic hinge portion 2.
3 and a pinching portion 4, 4 integrally provided at the tips of the left and right handle portions 3, 3 and having a total length of about 160 mm.

【００１０】ここで、前記弾性ヒンジ部２と左右の柄部
３，３とは、厚さ1.2mm 程度の一枚の鋼板よりなる一体
物である。その弾性ヒンジ部２はＵ字状に折曲して焼入
れにより強化されている。左右の柄部３，３は一般のス
プーンの柄と略同様に漸次テーパー状に先細となる形態
とされている。この左右の柄部３，３を片手で握ること
で弾性ヒンジ部２を介し互いに開閉操作可能となってい
る。またこの左右の柄部３，３はそれぞれ先端から後端
寄りまでに長く亘りプレス成形等により外側に膨らんだ
補強リブ３ａ，３ａが形成されて、途中で容易に曲がら
ないようにされている。Here, the elastic hinge portion 2 and the left and right handle portions 3 and 3 are integrally made of a single steel plate having a thickness of about 1.2 mm. The elastic hinge portion 2 is bent in a U shape and is reinforced by quenching. The left and right handle portions 3 and 3 are tapered in a taper shape, similar to a handle of a general spoon. By gripping the left and right handle portions 3 and 3 with one hand, it is possible to open and close each other via the elastic hinge portion 2. Further, the left and right handle portions 3 and 3 are provided with reinforcing ribs 3a and 3a which are bulged outwardly by press molding or the like for a long period from the front end to the rear end so that they are not easily bent in the middle.

【００１１】前記左右の挟圧部４，４は前記左右の柄部
３，３の先端にＡＢＳ樹脂材等を用いて一体成形された
もので、外観的には一般のスプーンのボール部と略同様
の楕円形状をなすが、互いの対向面４ａ，４ａが一般の
スプーンのボール部の如く大きく凹んでおらず、図２に
破線で示す如く少し凹状ラウンドを持つ形態である。こ
れら対向面４ａ，４ａは長さ45mm程度で幅が30mm程度の
幅広で、イチゴを挟み込んで押し潰せるようになってい
る。またこの互いの対向面４ａ，４ａには多数の小さな
突起４ｂ…がそれぞれ一体成形されている。これらの突
起４ｂ…はそれぞれ幅方向に長尺な突条で、相互に平行
間隔を存して列設されている。なお、左右の挟持部４，
４の背面４ｃにはイチゴの表面を模倣した如く小さな凹
陥部４ｄが多数成形されていると共に、朱色などに着色
されている。The left and right pinching parts 4, 4 are integrally formed at the tips of the left and right handle parts 3, 3 using ABS resin material or the like, and are substantially similar in appearance to the ball part of a general spoon. It has a similar elliptical shape, but the facing surfaces 4a, 4a are not largely recessed like the ball portion of a general spoon, and have a slightly concave round shape as shown by the broken line in FIG. The facing surfaces 4a, 4a are wide with a length of about 45 mm and a width of about 30 mm so that strawberries can be sandwiched and crushed. A large number of small protrusions 4b ... Are integrally formed on the facing surfaces 4a, 4a. These protrusions 4b are elongated strips in the width direction and are arranged in parallel with each other with a parallel interval. The left and right holding parts 4,
A large number of small recesses 4d are formed on the back surface 4c of No. 4 so as to imitate the surface of a strawberry, and are colored in vermilion or the like.

【００１２】しかして、前述の構成のイチゴクラッシャ
ーを用いれば、左右の柄部３，３を図１に想像線で示す
如く片手で握って弾性ヒンジ部２を介し閉じるようにし
ながら、その左右先端の挟圧部４，４の対向面４ａ，４
ａで容器Ａ内のミルクＢ中に浮遊しているイチゴＣを一
個ずつ挟み込み、そのまま締め付けて該左右の挟圧部
４，４によりイチゴＣを適度に押し潰す。この際、左右
の挟圧部４，４は幅広でかつ対向面４ａ，４ａに多数の
小さな突起４ｂ…を持つことから、イチゴＣを簡単かつ
確実に挟持して楽に潰すことができるようになり、イチ
ゴＣが滑ってミルクＢなどと共に容器Ａ内から飛び散る
ような失敗がなくなり、その潰したイチゴＣの果肉と果
汁をミルク等と混ぜてスプーンにより美味しく食べられ
るようになる。However, if the strawberry crusher having the above-mentioned structure is used, the left and right ends of the left and right handle portions 3 and 3 are grasped with one hand as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. 1 and closed through the elastic hinge portion 2. Facing surfaces 4a, 4 of the pressing portions 4, 4 of
Strawberries C floating in the milk B in the container A are sandwiched one by one with a, and the strawberries C are appropriately crushed by the left and right sandwiching portions 4 and 4 while being clamped as they are. At this time, since the left and right pressing portions 4, 4 are wide and have a large number of small projections 4b on the facing surfaces 4a, 4a, the strawberry C can be easily and reliably held and crushed easily. The strawberry C does not slip and scatter from the container A together with the milk B and the flesh and juice of the crushed strawberry C are mixed with milk or the like and can be eaten deliciously with a spoon.

【００１３】また、前記左右の挟圧部４，４の対向面４
ａ，４ａが少しではあるが凹状にラウンドを持つので、
イチゴＣを一層失敗なく挟み込んで潰すことができ、且
つその凹状ラウンドや突起４ｂ…によりイチゴＣを完全
に潰さずに半潰し状態とすることが可能で、そのイチゴ
Ｃの果汁を含んだ果肉が適度な塊として残り、イチゴ本
来の味と歯ごたいも味わい得る。Further, the facing surface 4 of the left and right pressing portions 4, 4
Since a and 4a have a round shape with a slight concave,
Strawberry C can be sandwiched and crushed without further failure, and it is possible to make strawberry C half crushed without completely crushing it by its concave round or projection 4b, and the flesh containing the juice of strawberry C It remains as a moderate mass, and you can enjoy the original taste of strawberries and the crunchiness.

【００１４】更には、前記左右の挟圧部４，４の対向面
４ａ，４ａに形成した多数の突起４ｂ…がそれぞれ幅方
向に長尺な突条で、相互に平行間隔を存しているので、
清掃が楽でイチゴの潰しかすが残らず衛生面でも大変優
れている。更には、左右の柄３，３をＵ字状の弾性ヒン
ジ部２で一体に連設しているので、構造が非常にシンプ
ルで、ここでも清掃が楽で食器として衛生的である。Further, a large number of projections 4b formed on the facing surfaces 4a, 4a of the left and right clamping portions 4, 4 are elongated ridges in the width direction and are spaced parallel to each other. So
It is easy to clean, and there is no crushed strawberry residue. Further, since the left and right handles 3 and 3 are integrally connected by the U-shaped elastic hinge portion 2, the structure is very simple, and the cleaning is easy here and sanitary as tableware.

【００１５】なお、本考案のイチゴクラッシャーは前記
実施例のみに限定されることなく、例えば挟圧部４，４
の対向面４ａ，４ａの多数の突起４ｂ…は突条的な形状
以外のものでも可であり、その他、本考案の要旨を逸脱
しない範囲であれば種々変更しても良い。The strawberry crusher of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but may be, for example, the pressing portions 4, 4
The plurality of protrusions 4b of the facing surfaces 4a, 4a may have a shape other than the protruding shape, and may be variously changed within the scope not departing from the gist of the present invention.

【００１６】[0016]

【考案の効果】本考案のイチゴクラッシャーは、前述の
如く構成したので、子供達でもイチゴを簡単かつ確実に
挟持して楽に潰すことができ、容器内からイチゴやミル
ク等を飛び散らす失敗を無くせる非常に簡便で使い勝手
が良く、イチゴを潰して食べるのに便利なものとなる。[Effects of the Invention] The strawberry crusher of the present invention is configured as described above, so that even children can easily and surely crush strawberries and crush them easily, and there is no failure to scatter strawberry or milk from the container. Very easy to use and easy to use, it is convenient for crushing strawberries and eating them.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of drawings]

【図１】本考案のイチゴクラッシャーの一実施例を示す
使用状態図。FIG. 1 is a use state diagram showing an embodiment of a strawberry crusher of the present invention.

【図２】同上実施例のイチゴクラッシャーの平面図。FIG. 2 is a plan view of the strawberry crusher of the above embodiment.

【図３】図２のＸ−Ｘ線に沿う断面図。FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

１…イチゴクラッシャー、２…弾性ヒンジ部、３…柄
部、４…挟圧部、４ａ…対向面，４ｂ…突起、Ｃ…イチ
ゴ。1 ... Strawberry crusher, 2 ... Elastic hinge part, 3 ... Handle part, 4 ... Clamping part, 4a ... Opposing surface, 4b ... Protrusion, C ... Strawberry.

Claims (1)

【実用新案登録請求の範囲】[Scope of utility model registration request] 【請求項１】 左右の柄部を互いに片手で握って開閉操
作可能に弾性ヒンジ部を介し連設すると共に、この左右
の柄部の先端にそれぞれ幅広な挟圧部を互いにイチゴを
挟み込めるように対向して設け、且つこれら挟圧部の対
向面に多数の小さな突起を設けて構成したことを特徴と
するイチゴクラッシャー。1. The left and right handle parts are connected to each other through elastic hinges so that they can be opened and closed by holding them with one hand, and wide squeezing parts can be sandwiched between the left and right handle parts, respectively. The strawberry crusher is characterized in that the strawberry crusher is provided so as to face each other, and a large number of small protrusions are provided on the facing surfaces of these pressing portions.