TELESCOPIC KETTLE

A telescopic kettle contains a body; a fitting member secured on a bottom section of the body and includes at lease one hollow first tube and at lease one hollow second tube, both of which are axially connected together, and includes a first slot having a first folding segment; a smallest inner diameter of the first tube is larger than a largest outer diameter of the second tube; an outer connecting portion of the first tube and the second tube includes a second slot, and an inner connecting portion of the first tube and the second tube includes a second folding segment; the first tube includes a third slot formed on an inner wall thereof and a third folding segment disposed on an outer wall thereof; the base extending from a bottom end of the fitting member; a covering member including an opening, an outlet, and includes a push button.

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Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a water container, and more particularly to a telescopic kettle.

2. Description of the Prior Art

Conventional telescopic kettle disclosed in TW Pub. Nos. 128636, 327884, M242474, and M385536 is plastic ejection molded to generate a wrinkled folding surface, such that the telescopic kettle is capable of being folded to decrease a size. However, such a conventional telescopic kettle can not be cleaned completely.

The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the afore-described disadvantages.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a telescopic kettle that is capable of being folded to adjust a desired store size based on requirement.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a telescopic kettle that is capable of being retracted in a smallest size to be carried and stored conveniently.

The present invention is to provide a telescopic kettle contains a rigid body, a flexible fitting member, a base, and a covering member, wherein

the body is formed in a hollow tube to be held by a user;

the fitting member secured on a bottom section of the body and includes at lease one hollow first tube and at lease one hollow second tube, both of which are axially connected together, and includes a first slot formed around a top side of an outer wall thereof in response to a bottom side of an outer wall of the body, the first slot includes a first folding segment disposed on a top side of an inner wall of the fitting member so that the first tube is folded and moved toward the body; a smallest inner diameter of the first tube is larger than a largest outer diameter of the second tube; an outer connecting portion of the first tube and the second tube includes a second slot, and an inner connecting portion of the first tube and the second tube includes a second folding segment so that the first tube is folded and moved toward the second tube; the first tube includes a third slot formed on an inner wall thereof and a third folding segment disposed on an outer wall thereof in response to the third slot so that a lower side of the first tube is folded and moved toward an upper side of the first tube;

the base extends from a bottom end of the fitting member to support the fitting member;

the covering member includes an opening arranged on a bottom end thereof and an outlet fixed on a top end thereof and communicating with the fitting member, and includes a push button axially connecting with the outlet so as to control the outlet to be opened and closed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the exploded components of a telescopic kettle in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the assembly of the telescopic kettle in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view showing the assembly of the telescopic kettle in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the operation of the telescopic kettle in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is another plan view showing the operation of the telescopic kettle in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is also another plan view showing the operation of the telescopic kettle in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is another plan view showing the operation of the telescopic kettle in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the operation of the telescopic kettle in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a cross sectional view showing the operation of the telescopic kettle in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The present invention will be clearer from the following description when viewed together with the accompanying drawings, which show, for purpose of illustrations only, the preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 1-9, a telescopic kettle in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a rigid body 10, a flexible fitting member 20, a base 30, and a covering member 40, wherein

the body 10 is formed in a hollow tube to be held by a user and includes a top section 11 axially disposed on a top side thereof, the top section 11 includes outer threads 111 formed around an outer wall thereof, the body 10 also includes a bottom section 12 axially fixed on a bottom side thereof, and the bottom section 12 includes a fixing periphery 121 arranged around an outer wall thereof;

the fitting member 20, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, is made of silica gel material and secured on the fixing periphery 121 of the bottom section 12 of the body 10, and includes at lease one hollow first tube 21 and at lease one hollow second tube 22, both of which are axially connected together, and includes a first slot 23 formed around a top side of an outer wall thereof at 90-135 degrees in response to a bottom side of the outer wall of the body 10, the first slot 23 includes a first folding segment 231 disposed on a top side of an inner wall of the fitting member 20 so that the first tube 21 is folded and moved toward the body 10 (as illustrated in FIG. 7); wherein a first axial distance S of the first tube 21 is equal to a second axial distance R of the second tube 22, and a smallest inner diameter of the first tube 21 is larger than a largest outer diameter of the second tube 22; an outer connecting portion of the first tube 21 and the second tube 22 includes a second slot 24 at 90-135 degrees thereof to obtain a folding flexibility, and an inner connecting portion of the first tube 21 and the second tube 22 includes a second folding segment 241 so that the first tube 21 is folded and moved toward the second tube 22 (as shown in FIG. 5);

the first tube 21 includes a third slot 211 formed on 90-135 degrees of an inner wall thereof in response to a point of ½ of the first axial distance S to achieve a folding flexibility, and includes a third folding segment 212 disposed on an outer wall thereof in response to the third slot 211 so that a lower side of the first tube 21 is folded and moved toward an upper side of the first tube 21 (as illustrated in FIG. 6);

the second tube 22 includes a fourth slot 221 formed on 90-135 degrees of an inner wall thereof in response to a point of ½ of the second axial distance R to obtain a folding flexibility, and includes a fourth folding segment 222 fixed on an outer wall thereof in response to the fourth slot 221 so that a lower side of the second tube 22 is folded and moved toward an upper side of the second tube 22 (as shown in FIG. 4);

the base 30 is formed in an inner concave shape, extends from a bottom end of the fitting member 20 to support the fitting member 20, and includes a tab 31 axially fixed therein;

the covering member 40 is formed in a fitting cover as shown in FIGS. 1-3, includes an opening 41 arranged on a bottom end thereof and having inner threads 411 to screw with the outer threads 111 of the top section 11 of the body 10, and includes an outlet 42 fixed on a top end thereof and communicating with the fitting member 20, and includes a push button 43 axially connecting with the outlet 42 so as to control the outlet 42 to be opened to pour water outside and to be closed.

In assembly, as shown in FIG. 1-3, the body 10, the fitting member 20, and the base 30 are connected together so that the top section 11 of the body 10 is in an open state, and the body 10 is held by the user easily, wherein the body 10 is screwed with the covering member 40 so as to be connected with or removed from the covering member 40 freely; wherein the smallest inner diameter of the first tube 21 is larger than the largest outer diameter of the second tube 22 so that a brusher (not shown) is inserted into the telescopic kettle to clean the first slot 211 and the fourth slot 221 easily and completely.

Referring to FIGS. 4-7, the first, the second, the third, and the fourth slots 23, 24, 211, 221 are all fixed at 90-135 degrees angle of the fitting member 20 to fold and retract the first and the second tubes 21, 22 axially, thus decreasing a size of the fitting member 20. As illustrated in FIG. 4, the tab 31 of the base 30 is held and then the base 30 is pushed axially so that an inner diameter of the second tube 22 is expended by using the fourth slot 221 to fold and move the upper side of the second tube 22 toward an outer wall of the lower side of the second tube 22 by ways of the fourth folding segment 222. Thereafter, the second tube 22 is further axially pushed toward the first tube 21 as illustrated in FIG. 5 so that the lower side of the first tube 21 is expended by using the second slot 24, hence the folded second tube 22 is folded and moved into the lower side of the first tube 21 by means of the second folding segment 241. Referring further to FIG. 6, a folded second tube 22 is further pushed axially to become expandable by ways of the third slots 211 of the first tube 21 so that the lower side of the first tube 21 is folded and moved toward the upper side of the first tube 21 by using the third folding segment 212.

Finally, as illustrated in FIGS. 7-9, the folded first tube 21 is axially pushed to become expandable by means of the first slot 23 so that the folded first tube 21 and the folded second tube 22 are axially folded and stored in the body 10 by ways of the first folding segment 231 as shown in FIG. 9.

Thereby, the telescopic kettle of the present invention is capable of being folded to adjust a desired store size based on requirement. Likewise, the telescopic kettle is capable of being retracted in a smallest size as illustrated in FIG. 8 to be carried and stored conveniently.

While we have shown and described various embodiments in accordance with the present invention, it is clear to those skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A telescopic kettle comprising: a rigid body, a flexible fitting member, a base, and a covering member, wherein

the body is formed in a hollow tube to be held by a user;
the fitting member secured on a bottom section of the body and includes at lease one hollow first tube and at lease one hollow second tube, both of which are axially connected together, and includes a first slot formed around a top side of an outer wall thereof in response to a bottom side of an outer wall of the body, the first slot includes a first folding segment disposed on a top side of an inner wall of the fitting member so that the first tube is folded and moved toward the body; a smallest inner diameter of the first tube is larger than a largest outer diameter of the second tube; an outer connecting portion of the first tube and the second tube includes a second slot, and an inner connecting portion of the first tube and the second tube includes a second folding segment so that the first tube is folded and moved toward the second tube; the first tube includes a third slot formed on an inner wall thereof and a third folding segment disposed on an outer wall thereof in response to the third slot so that a lower side of the first tube is folded and moved toward an upper side of the first tube;
the base extends from a bottom end of the fitting member to support the fitting member;
the covering member includes an opening arranged on a bottom end thereof and an outlet fixed on a top end thereof and communicating with the fitting member, and includes a push button axially connecting with the outlet so as to control the outlet to be opened and closed.

2. The telescopic kettle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the third slot is formed on the inner wall of the first tube in response to a point of ½ of the first axial distance, the fourth slot is formed on the inner wall thereof in response to a point of ½ of the second axial distance.

3. The telescopic kettle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first axial distance of the first tube is equal to the second axial distance of the second tube.

4. The telescopic kettle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first, the second, the third, and the fourth slots are all fixed at 90-135 degrees angle of the fitting member.

5. The telescopic kettle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the base includes a tab axially fixed therein.

6. The telescopic kettle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the body includes a top section axially disposed on a top side thereof, the top section includes outer threads formed around an outer wall thereof, the body also includes a bottom section axially fixed on a bottom side thereof, and the bottom section includes a fixing periphery arranged around an outer wall thereof; the covering member is formed in a fitting cover and includes the opening arranged on the bottom end thereof and having inner threads to screw with the outer threads of the top section of the body.

7. The telescopic kettle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fitting member is made of silica gel material.

Patent History
Publication number: 20120217238
Type: Application
Filed: Feb 24, 2011
Publication Date: Aug 30, 2012
Inventor: TSUNG CHIH CHANG (Taichung City)
Application Number: 13/033,638
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Telescoping (220/8); Sidewalls Slide Vertically To Engage Each Other (220/4.31)
International Classification: B65D 6/16 (20060101);