CN111150216A

CN111150216A - Multipurpose Sink Tool

Info

Publication number: CN111150216A
Application number: CN201911083199.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: A·S·布施
Original assignee: Babel Products Ltd
Current assignee: Babel Products Ltd
Priority date: 2018-11-07
Filing date: 2019-11-07
Publication date: 2020-05-15
Also published as: US20200138182A1

Abstract

A multi-function sink tool is described herein. More particularly, a combination brush for removing food waste from dishware, located at one end of the handle member, and a plug, pusher, or stuffer located distally of the brush for moving food waste into a food waste disposal outlet, such as a drain, and downwardly. The tool also relates to a plunger, pusher or stuffer for use in conjunction with a food waste disposal unit connected to a food waste disposal outlet.

Description

Multifunctional washing tank tool

Technical Field

Background

In most modern kitchens, the standard component of a kitchen sink is a food waste disposal outlet, such as a drain pipe housing a waste disposal unit or food waste disposer. It is expected that some consumers will have normal anxiety about placing their hands near the food waste disposal unit and therefore may utilize the product for pushing food waste into the food waste disposal unit.

For example, Mr Scappy MST-10 is a multi-function tool that is used as a plug and swage plug to push garbage into a food waste disposer. The tool includes a scraper for scraping food waste from a dish and a plunger for allowing food waste to fall through an opening in the food waste disposer, thereby eliminating the need for manual or use of eating utensils. The dish guard serves as a guard to prevent dishes or other objects from accidentally falling into the food waste disposer, and the tool can also serve as a stop when the sink needs to be filled with water.

Danco (Danco) manufactured a "Genie" garbage disposal filter. The garbage disposal strainer is not configured as a stop, but sits in the disposer and allows small food particles and water to freely flow into the food garbage disposer while preventing silverware and other items from sliding into the drain. With the puck in place, can be freely handled. The strainer includes a rubber scraper to push the food away from the dish and down into the drain.

The "Super filler" manufactured by nopro (Norpro) pushes the garbage and kitchen waste into the food waste disposer, and it can be stored in the sink drain to prevent tableware and smaller objects from falling into the food waste disposal unit.

Australian patent application No. au 68637/94 describes a swage plug or scraper for use in moving waste material-primarily food-into a food waste disposal outlet and moving it downwardly. The outlet may be of the kind connectable to a food waste disposal unit. The swage plug may also be used to sit in a drain pipe when the unit is in use, so that water flows through the swage plug, or it may be used as a plug. The swage plug includes a handle, two or more scraping blades, and two collars with a groove in the lower portion thereof. Each collar is fitted with a replaceable gasket for sealing the swage plug in the drain pipe.

However, the above-described tools have the disadvantage that it is difficult to clean and remove food waste from the dish by means of scrapers ("not present in the" super-filler "), because these tools are configured to engage directly with the disposal outlet, and are limited in their movement when trying to push the food waste into the food waste disposer.

Lebran and Sigao^TM(Libman and Scotch-Brite^TM) A kitchen brush with a circular brush head was manufactured. In addition to cleaning dishes and tableware, the circular brush head may also be used as a swage plug to push garbage into a food waste disposer. However, when used as a plunger, pusher or packer, the bristles may be damaged when contacting the disposer lugs.

Ouguio (Ouguio)^TMStainless steel (Oxo)^TMSteel) made a long handle cutlery brush with a soft button that could double as a seal. Opening the seal allows the user to fill the body with soap. Pressing the button reseals the opening and dispenses soap. The bristles on the brush can wipe away baked goods and the like. However, a disadvantage of this brush is that it cannot be used as an efficient plunger, as the bristles may be damaged when they contact the disposer's lugs (as in the case of the aforementioned lebermann and sikken brushes)^TM(Libman and Scotch-Brite^TM) A brush).

U.S. patent No.5,377,362 discloses a combined sink strainer and scrub brush unit with or without a sink stop tray that is placed in the food waste disposer inlet so as to hang from the bottom of the sink. The horizontal filter base has a series of drain holes therein and a series of spaced apart brush elements either molded with or attached to the base so as to be suspended therefrom. Attached to the base is a handle for manually removing the unit from the food waste disposer inlet and for manually manipulating the unit to scrape/wipe food and other debris from the surfaces of the dish, cooking pot, and sink into the sink and the disposer inlet. A rubber stopper disc is mounted on top of the base for rotational and sliding movement on the base. In the drain "open" position, the radial drain holes in the stop disk may be aligned with the base drain holes, while in the drain "closed" sealing position, the radial drain holes in the stop disk are offset from the base drain holes.

However, the above-described combined sink filter and scrub brush unit has a disadvantage in that it is engaged with the food waste disposer inlet and thus cannot be used as a plunger to push food waste into the food waste disposer.

Other aspects and advantages of the multifunction sink tool will become apparent from the ensuing description which is given by way of example only.

Disclosure of Invention

A multi-function sink tool is described herein. More particularly, a combination cutlery brush for removing food waste from cutlery, located at one end of the handle member, and a plunger, pusher or stuffer (ram) located distally of the cutlery brush for moving food waste into a food waste disposal outlet, such as a drain, and downwardly. The tool also relates to a plunger, pusher or stuffer for use in conjunction with a food waste disposal unit connected to a food waste disposal outlet.

In a first aspect, there is provided a multi-function sink tool comprising:

at least one cutlery brush located at one end of a handle member, the handle member having a gripping means; and

at least one plunger, pusher or stuffer located at the second end of the handle member, distal to the dish brush, for safely moving material into and down the food waste disposal unit;

wherein the plunger, pusher or stuffer comprises a curved lip for increasing engagement and range of movement when moving food waste into and down the food waste disposal unit.

In a second aspect, there is provided a multi-function sink tool comprising:

wherein the handle member includes a marking portion thereon, thereby indicating a safe moving range when moving the food-trash into the food-trash processing unit and moving it downward.

The advantage of the above aspect is that the inclusion of an ergonomically thick handle makes it easy to grip the device and wherein the device is moulded from a single piece of material that can be placed into the dishwasher. The swage plug includes a corrugated rubberized end to help grip the food waste and a curved lip for increasing engagement and range of movement when moving the food waste into and down the food waste disposal unit. The device uses durable nylon bristles, which makes it easy to wipe off baked goods and the like. The handle member includes a marking portion thereon, thereby indicating a safe moving range when the food-trash is moved into and down the food-trash processing unit. For example, a color change is provided at the end of the plunger, pusher or stuffer member to indicate the distance the plunger, pusher or stuffer is pushed into the rubber baffle of the food waste disposer. Thus, the device also addresses consumer concerns about placing their hands and fingers in proximity to the food waste disposer. A cutlery brush in combination with a plunger, pusher or packer provides a multi-functional sink implement. The multi-function sink tool overcomes the problem of having several kitchen utensils crowded onto the sink deck. Finally, the device can also be balanced by having an end face which enables the device to stand outside the washing tank with its end after use.

Drawings

Further aspects of the device and its application will become apparent from the following description, given by way of example only, and with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 illustrates a front perspective view of a multi-function sink tool embodiment;

FIG. 2 illustrates a front view of a multi-function sink tool embodiment;

FIG. 3 shows a right side view of a multi-function sink tool embodiment;

FIG. 4 shows a left side view of a multi-function sink tool embodiment;

FIG. 5 illustrates a rear perspective view of a multi-function sink tool embodiment;

FIG. 6 illustrates a perspective view of a multi-function sink tool embodiment showing a series of color options;

FIG. 7 illustrates a front perspective view of a multi-function sink tool embodiment, standing with its ends when not in use;

FIG. 8 illustrates a top view of a multi-function sink tool embodiment; and

figure 9 illustrates a bottom view of a multi-function sink tool embodiment.

Detailed Description

As mentioned above, a multi-function sink tool is described herein. More particularly, a combined brush for cleaning food waste from dishware, located at one end of the handle member, and a plug, pusher or stuffer located distally of the brush for moving food waste into a food waste disposal outlet, such as a drain, and downwardly. The tool also relates to a plunger, pusher or stuffer for use in conjunction with a food waste disposal unit connected to a disposal outlet.

For the purposes of this specification, the term "about" or "approximately" and grammatical variations thereof means that the quantity, level, degree, value, number, frequency, percentage, size, amount, weight, or length varies by 30%, 25%, 20%, 15%, 10%, 9%, 8%, 7%, 6%, 5%, 4%, 3%, 2%, or 1% from the reference quantity, level, degree, value, number, frequency, percentage, size, amount, weight, or length.

The term "substantially" or grammatical variations thereof means at least about 50%, e.g., 75%, 85%, 95%, or 98%.

The terms "comprises" and "comprising," as well as grammatical variations thereof, are intended to have an inclusive meaning-i.e., that it is taken to mean an inclusion of not only the listed components it directly references, but also other non-specified components or elements.

The term "multi-purpose sink tool" or grammatical variations thereof refers to a tool or appliance for use in a kitchen and having at least two functions. Such as brushes and plunger, brushes and soap dispensers, and the like.

The term "plug of material" and grammatical variations thereof should be understood to mean a tool used to push or move material, such as waste food material, into a food waste disposal unit and move it downwardly. The term may be used interchangeably with the term "stuffer or pusher".

The term "food waste disposer" is to be understood as an electrically operated device for comminuting food waste, fitting to a drain of a kitchen sink, and is used interchangeably with the terms "waste disposer" and/or "food waste disposer".

The term "cutlery" or grammatical variations thereof refers to items used for eating and/or cooking food, such as knives, forks, dishes, pots, and pans, and the like.

In a first aspect, there is provided a multi-function sink tool comprising:

at least one cutlery brush, the cutlery brush being located at one end of a handle member, the handle member having a gripping means; and

at least one plunger, pusher or stuffer located at the second end of the handle member, distal to the dish brush, for safely moving the substance into and down the food waste disposal unit;

The tableware brush may use durable nylon bristles. Thus, the baked food and the like can be easily erased. Preferably, the dish brush may include 7,500mm by 0.4mm nylon bristles to improve cleaning quality.

The handle member may be an ergonomically designed handle sized to be easily grasped to enable the device to be held by anyone. In a preferred embodiment, the handle member may have a diameter or thickness that is large enough to assist a person who may have difficulty gripping an article, such as an elderly person.

In addition to the above, in a preferred embodiment, the handle member may have a matte finish handle for easier gripping when the surface is wet.

The swage plug may include a rubberized end. In this way, the swage plug can assist in gripping the food waste as it is pushed into the food waste disposer.

In another embodiment, the plunger, pusher, or stuffer may include a corrugated rubberized end to help grip the food waste to push it into the food waste disposer as above.

The plunger, pusher or stuffer may include a curved lip for increasing engagement and range of movement when moving food waste into and down the food waste disposal unit. This configuration allows the tool to contact the inlet of the food waste disposer at various angles to assist in the movement of food waste that may have caught at the periphery of the food waste disposer inlet. This configuration thus overcomes the problems of prior art tools that are configured to directly engage the food waste disposer outlet, thereby limiting the movement of the tool when attempting to push waste into the food waste disposer inlet.

A cutlery brush in combination with a plunger, pusher or packer provides a multi-functional sink implement. Such a multi-function sink tool overcomes the problem of having several kitchen utensils crowded on the sink deck, and the appliance can be balanced by having an end face that enables the appliance to stand with its end outside the sink after use. Furthermore, since the brush head is used to remove food waste and the like from the dish prior to the dish entering the dishwasher and the end of the plunger, pusher or stuffer pushes the food waste into the food waste disposer, all with one tool, the tool can allow for more rapid cleaning.

It should be understood by those skilled in the art that a cutlery brush in combination with a plunger should not be considered as limiting to the embodiments of the tool contemplated by the present invention. It is contemplated that other combinations of tools may be used with the present invention. Non-limiting examples may include soap dispensers, scrapers, plugs, (yogurt) makers, foam pads, and the like. It is also contemplated that the tool embodiments may be interchangeable and may be removably attached/detached to/from the handle member.

As mentioned above, the handle member may be hollow to accommodate a container for a soap dispenser or the like.

The device may be molded from a unitary piece of material that can be placed into a dishwasher. For example, in manufacturing the device, the manufacturing technique may use an overmolded rubber technique.

In a second aspect, there is provided a multi-function sink tool comprising:

wherein the handle member includes a marking portion thereon, thereby indicating a safe moving range when the food-trash is moved into and down the food-trash disposal unit.

As described above, the handle member may include a marking portion thereon, thereby indicating a safe moving range when the food-trash is moved into and down the food-trash disposal unit.

In one embodiment, the marker may comprise a color change at an end of the plunger member relative to the handle member to indicate a distance to push the plunger into the rubber skirt of the food waste disposer; the device also addresses the concerns of consumers to place their hands and fingers in the vicinity of the food waste disposer. However, this should not be seen as a limitation on the embodiments contemplated by the present invention, as the indicia may include a scored or solid collar or obstruction to limit and/or indicate the distance the plunger is pushed into the rubber barrier of the food waste disposer.

The color of the marker portion may be selected from any one of the following colors: ISE blue-BNPISEBLue 01, green-BNPGreen 02, light blue-BNPLightblue 03, orange-BNPOrange 04, and gray-BNPGrey 05.

The advantages of the above aspects include:

an ergonomically thick handle makes it easy to grip the device and the device is moulded from a single piece of material that can be placed into the dishwasher;

the plunger, pusher or stuffer includes a rubberized end to assist in gripping the food waste to push it into the food waste disposer;

the plunger, pusher or stuffer comprises a curved lip for increasing the engagement and range of movement when moving food waste into and down the food waste disposal unit;

the plunger, pusher or stuffer comprises a corrugated end to help grip the food waste to push it into the food waste disposer;

use of durable nylon bristles so that baked foods and the like can be easily wiped off;

the handle member includes a marking portion thereon, thereby indicating a safe movement range when moving the food waste into the food waste disposal unit and moving it downward. For example, a color change is provided at the end of the plunger member to indicate the distance to push the plunger, pusher or stuffer into the rubber baffle of the food waste disposer; thus, the device also addresses consumer concerns about placing their hands and fingers in proximity to the food waste disposer; and

a dish brush in combination with a plunger provides a multi-function sink tool. The multi-function sink tool overcomes the problem of having several kitchen utensils crowded on the sink deck, and the appliance can also be balanced by having an end face that enables the appliance to stand with its end outside the sink after use.

The embodiments described above may also be said broadly to consist in the parts, elements and features referred to or indicated in the specification of the application, individually or collectively, and any or all combinations of any two or more of said parts, elements or features.

Furthermore, where specific integers are mentioned herein and have known equivalents in the art to which the embodiments pertain, such known equivalents are deemed to be incorporated herein as if individually set forth.

Working examples

The above-described apparatus and its use will now be described by reference to specific examples.

Examples of the invention

Referring to fig. 1 to 9, a multi-functional sink tool 1 is shown to include a dish brush 2 for removing baked goods and the like from dishes and dishes (not shown), the dish brush 2 having durable nylon bristles and being located at one end of a handle member 3, the handle member 3 having a gripping means.

The handle member 3 is ergonomically designed and dimensioned with a length of 310mm in order to facilitate gripping the tool 1, thereby enabling anyone to hold the tool 1. The handle member 3 has a diameter or thickness large enough to assist a person, such as an elderly person, who may have difficulty gripping an article. The handle member 3 is a matte finish to the handle member 3 for easier gripping when the surface is wet.

A swage plug or stuffer 4 having an outer width of 54mm has a corrugated rubberized end 5 at a location remote from the cutlery brush 2 so as to assist in gripping the food waste to push it into a food waste disposer (not shown) as described above.

The plunger or stuffer 5 includes a curved lip 6 for increasing engagement and range of movement when moving food waste into and down the food waste disposal unit. This configuration allows the tool 1 to contact the inlet of the food waste disposer at various angles to assist in the movement of food waste that may have become stuck at the periphery of the food waste disposer inlet.

The tool 1 is balanced by having an end face 7, the end face 7 enabling the tool 1 to be placed upright with its end outside the sink after use (best shown in fig. 7). The tool 1 is moulded from a single piece of material that can be placed into a dishwasher and, when the tool 1 is manufactured, overmoulded rubber technology is used.

The marking 8 is a color change at the end of the plunger member 4 relative to the handle member 3 to indicate the distance to push the plunger 4 into a rubber baffle (not shown) of the food waste disposer. This configuration addresses the consumer's concern of placing their hands and fingers in proximity to the food waste disposer. Fig. 6 shows a series of color options for the tool 1. Further, bristles 2

(best shown in fig. 6 and 7) may have a marking at the periphery of the bristles 2, thereby indicating wear of the bristles 2 and the time of replacement of the bristles 2.

In use, the tool 1 allows for more rapid cleaning as the brush head 2 serves to remove food waste or the like from the dish prior to the dish entering the dishwasher (not shown) and the end of the plunger 4 pushes the food waste into the food waste disposer.

Aspects of the present invention have been described by way of example only and it should be appreciated that modifications and additions may be made thereto without departing from the scope of the claims herein.

Claims

1. A multifunctional sink tool comprising:

at least one cutlery brush located at one end of a handle member having a gripping device; and

at least one press plug, pusher or obturator located at the second end of the handle member, distal to the cutlery brush, for safely removing substances Move into the food waste disposal unit and move it down;

Wherein the press plug, pusher or obturator includes a curved lip for increasing engagement and range of movement when moving food waste into and downwardly of the food waste disposal unit.

2. The multifunction sink tool of claim 1, wherein the dish brush comprises nylon bristles.

3. The multifunctional sink tool of claim 2, wherein the nylon bristles are 7,500mm x 0.4mm nylon bristles.

4. A multifunctional sink tool according to any preceding claim, wherein the handle member is ergonomically designed and dimensioned for easy grip.

5. The multifunction sink tool of claim 4, wherein the handle member includes a matte finish handle for easier gripping when the surface is wet.

6. The multi-purpose sink tool of any preceding claim, wherein the push plug includes a rubberized end to aid in grasping when pushing food waste into the food waste disposer Handle food waste.

7. The multi-purpose sink tool of claim 6, wherein the press plug, pusher or obturator includes a corrugated rubberized end for pushing food waste into the food Assists in grasping food waste when disposing.

8. The multi-purpose sink tool of any preceding claim, wherein the curved lip enables the tool to contact the inlet of the food waste disposal unit at various angles to assist with possible jamming Movement of food waste at the perimeter of the food waste disposer inlet.

9. A multifunctional sink tool as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the tool is balanced by having an end face which enables the tool to stand with its end after use Outside the sink.

10. The multifunctional sink tool of any preceding claim, wherein other combinations of tool embodiments are selected from any of the following tools: soap dispenser, scraper, plug, (yogurt) maker and/or sponge pad.

11. The multi-function sink tool of claim 10, wherein the tool embodiments are interchangeable and removably attachable/detachable to/from the handle member.

12. A multifunctional sink tool according to any preceding claim, wherein the handle member is hollow to accommodate a container for a soap dispenser.

13. The multi-purpose sink tool of any preceding claim, wherein the sink tool is moulded from a single piece of material which can be placed in a dishwasher.

14. The multifunction sink tool of any preceding claim, wherein the handle member includes a marking thereon, thereby indicating when food waste is being moved into the food waste disposal unit and is The safe movement range when it moves down.

15. The multifunction sink tool of claim 14, wherein the indicia includes a color change relative to the handle member at the end of the plug member to indicate that the The distance the push plug pushes into the rubber baffle of the food waste disposer.

16. A multi-purpose sink tool according to claim 14 or 15, wherein the marking is a scribed line or a solid collar or barrier to limit and/or indicate pushing of the press plug into any position. the distance of the rubber baffle of the food waste disposer.

17. The multifunction sink tool of claim 2, wherein the bristles include indicia, thereby indicating wear of the bristles and replacement time of the bristles.

18. The multifunctional sink tool according to any one of claims 14 to 17, wherein the color of the marking portion is selected from any one of the following colors: ISE blue-BNPISEBlue01, green-BNPGreen02, light Blue - BNPLightBlue03, Orange - BNPOrange04 and Grey - BNPGrey05.