Multifunctional kitchen utensil

Abstract

A multifunctional kitchen utensil includes an upper cup body, a lower cup body detachably connected with the upper cup body, an upper hoop part for hooping the upper cup body, a lower hoop part for hooping the lower cup body, an upper handle connected with the upper loop part, a lower handle connected with the lower loop part, a cavity formed by the interior of the upper and lower cup bodies and having a ball therein for processing an ingredient, and a hammer body formed by the exterior of the upper and lower cup bodies. The utensil is capable of easily and rapidly achieving the functions of peeling and making fruit paste.

Claims

1. A multifunctional kitchen utensil, comprising: an upper cup body; a lower cup body detachably connected with the upper cup body in a sealed way, wherein a cavity for processing an ingredient is formed by the interior of the upper cup body and the lower cup body, and a hammer body is formed by the exterior of the upper cup body and the lower cup body; an upper hoop part configured for sleeving an outer part of the upper cup body and hooping the upper cup body; a lower hoop part configured for sleeving an outer part of the lower cup body and hooping the lower cup body, wherein one end of the lower hoop part is hinged with one end of the upper hoop part; an upper handle connected with the other end of the upper hoop part; a lower handle connected with the other end of the lower hoop part, wherein the lower handle and the upper handle jointly form a handle; and a ball arranged in the cavity.

2. The multifunctional kitchen utensil of claim 1, wherein the upper cup body is made of a rigid material; the kitchen utensil further comprises a soft cushion and a mesh screen which are arranged between the upper cup body and the lower cup body, the cavity comprises an upper cavity arranged between the upper cup body and the soft cushion and configured for processing the ingredient, a transition cavity arranged between the soft cushion and the mesh screen and a lower cavity arranged between the mesh screen and the lower cup body and configured for storing juice of the ingredient filtered by the mesh screen; and the ball is located in the upper cavity.

3. The multifunctional kitchen utensil of claim 2, wherein the soft cushion is in a shape of an arch which is bulged towards the upper cup body, and an edge of the soft cushion is provided with a pull ring; and the mesh screen is in a shape of an arch which is bulged towards the lower cup body, and an edge of the mesh screen is provided with a pull ring.

4. The multifunctional kitchen utensil of claim 2, wherein the ball is one or a combination of a hollow metal ball, a golf-type ball or a spiky ball.

5. A multifunctional kitchen utensil assembly, comprising: a kitchen utensil, comprising: an upper cup body; a lower cup body detachably connected with the upper cup body in a sealed way, wherein a cavity for processing an ingredient is formed by the interior of the upper cup body and the lower cup body, and a hammer body is formed by the exterior of the upper cup body and the lower cup body; an upper hoop part configured for sleeving an outer part of the upper cup body and hooping the upper cup body; a lower hoop part configured for sleeving an outer part of the lower cup body and hooping the lower cup body, wherein one end of the lower hoop part is hinged with one end of the upper hoop part; an upper handle connected with the other end of the upper hoop part; a lower handle connected with the other end of the lower hoop pail, wherein the lower handle and the upper handle jointly form a handle; and a ball arranged in the cavity; and a divider, wherein the divider comprises a frame body configured for transferring a force, a force-bearing cushion located at a top of the frame body and adapted to be struck by the hammer body and dividing blades located at a bottom of the frame body, the dividing blades are grids which are connected with one another, and bottoms of the dividing blades are blunt.

6. The multifunctional kitchen utensil assembly of claim 5, wherein the frame body is further connected with a holding handle.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of the invention.

(2) FIG. 2 is an explosive view of FIG. 1.

(3) FIG. 3 is a structural schematic diagram of another embodiment of the invention.

(4) FIG. 4 is an explosive view of FIG. 3.

(5) FIG. 5 is a structural schematic diagram of still another embodiment of the invention.

(6) In the figures, 1first upper cup body, 2lower cup body, 3upper hoop part, 4lower hoop part, 5upper handle, 6lower handle, 7first ball, 8second upper cup body, 9soft cushion, 10mesh screen, 11second ball, 12frame body, 13dividing blades, 14force-bearing cushion, 15holding handle, 16rotating shaft.

DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

(7) The invention is further described in detail below in combination with the embodiments and the accompanying drawings.

Embodiment 1

(8) The invention provides a multifunctional kitchen utensil. Shown as FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the multifunctional kitchen utensil comprises a first upper cup body 1 and a lower cup body 2; the lower cup body 2 is detachably connected with the first upper cup body 1 in a sealed way; a cavity for processing an ingredient is formed by the interior of the first upper cup body 1 and the lower cup body 2; a hammer body is formed by the exterior of the first upper cup body 1 and the lower cup body 2; the multifunctional kitchen utensil further comprises an upper hoop part 3 used for sleeving the outer part of the first upper cup body 1 and hooping the first upper cup body 1 and a lower hoop part 4 used for sleeving the outer part of the lower cup body 2 and hooping the lower cup body 2, and one end of the lower hoop part 4 is hinged with one end of the upper hoop part 3; the other end of the upper hoop part 3 is connected with an upper handle 5, the other end of the lower hoop part 4 is connected with a lower handle 6, and the lower handle 6 and the upper handle 5 jointly form a handle; and a first ball 7 is arranged in the cavity.

(9) The upper handle 5, the upper hoop part 3, the lower hoop part 4 and the lower handle 6 are connected into a whole and rotate by virtue of a hinged point between the upper hoop part 3 and the lower hoop part 4, during use, the first upper cup body 1 is sleeved with the upper hoop part 3, the lower cup body 2 is sleeved with the lower hoop part 4, garlic to be peeled and the first ball 7 are placed into the lower cup body 2 together, the first upper cup body 1 is closed, the space between the first upper cup body 1 and the lower cup body 2 is sealed, the handle is held with a hand to shake or strike other objects by using the hammer body, and the garlic to be peeled and the first ball 7 are collided in the cavity, so that the effect of peeling the garlic is achieved.

(10) In the embodiment, the upper hoop part 3 is connected with the upper handle 5 by a rotating shaft 16, and the rotating shaft 16 is provided with a limit block, so that an included angle between the upper hook part 3 and the upper handle 5 is in two states, namely 180 degrees and 90 degrees. The connection way between the lower hoop part 4 and the lower handle 6 is same as that between the upper hoop part 3 and the upper handle 5. By using such a connection way, opening and closing are convenient and other parts can be conveniently replaced.

(11) In the embodiment, the first ball 7 is a hollow metal ball and is preferably a hollow stainless steel ball; both the first upper cup body 1 and the lower cup body are made of the same material, namely a food-grade plastic material. The shape of the first upper cup body 1 is same as that of the lower cup body 2, the edge of the first upper cup body 1 is provided with a circle of bulge, and the edge of the lower cup body 2 is provided with a circle of groove matched with the bulge.

Embodiment 2

(12) The invention provides a multifunctional kitchen utensil. Shown as FIG. 3 and FIG. 3, the multifunctional kitchen utensil comprises a second upper cup body 8, a soft cushion 9, a mesh screen 10 and a lower cup body 2; the lower cup body 2 is detachably connected with the second upper cup body 8 in a sealed way; a cavity for processing an ingredient is formed by the interior of the second upper cup body 8 and the lower cup body 2; the cavity comprises an upper cavity arranged between the second upper cup body 8 and the soft cushion 9 and used for processing the ingredient, a transition cavity arranged between the soft cushion 9 and the mesh screen 10 and a lower cavity arranged between the mesh screen 10 and the lower cup body 2 and used for storing juice of the ingredient filtered by the mesh screen 10; a hammer body is formed by the exterior of the second upper cup body 8 and the lower cup body 2; the multifunctional kitchen utensil further comprises an upper hoop part 3 used for sleeving the outer part of the second upper cup body 8 and hooping the second upper cup body 8 and a lower hoop part 4 used for sleeving the outer part of the lower cup body 2 and hooping the lower cup body 2, and one end of the lower hoop part 4 is hinged with one end of the upper hoop part 3; the other end of the upper hoop part 3 is connected with an upper handle 5, the other end of the lower hoop part 4 is connected with a lower handle 6, and the lower handle 6 and the upper handle 5 jointly form a handle; and a second ball 11 is arranged in the upper cavity.

(13) The soft cushion 9 is shaped like an arch which is bulged towards the second upper cup body 8, and the edge of the soft cushion 9 is provided with a pull ring; and the mesh screen 10 is shaped like an arch which is bulged towards the lower cup body 2, and the edge of the mesh screen 10 is provided with a pull ring. The pull rings extend out of the hammer body.

(14) The second ball 11 is a golf-type ball or a spiky ball, or both the golf-type ball and the spiky ball are used as parts, and one of the golf-type ball, the spiky ball, and the combination of the two is selected according to different demands.

(15) The upper handle 5, the upper hoop part 3, the lower hoop part 4 and the lower handle 6 are connected into a whole and rotate by virtue of a hinged point between the upper hoop part 3 and the lower hoop part 4, during use, the second upper cup body 8 is sleeved with the upper hoop part 3, the lower cup body 2 is sleeved with the lower hoop part 4, peeled garlic or fruits to be processed and the second ball 11 are placed into the second upper cup body 8 together, the soft cushion 9 is laid, the arch of the soft cushion 9 faces towards the second upper cup body 8, the mesh screen 10 is placed, the lower cup body 2 is closed, the arch of the mesh screen 10 faces towards the lower cup body 2, the space between the second upper cup body 8 and the lower cup body 2 is sealed, the pull ring of the soft cushion 9 and the pull ring of the mesh screen 10 are separately arranged at the two sides of the hammer body, the handle is held with a hand to shake or strike other objects by using the hammer body, and the peeled garlic or the fruits to be processed and the second ball 11 are collided in the upper cavity, so that the effect of mashing the mashed garlic or making the fruit paste is achieved. According to the types of the fruits and the shaking or striking time, the kitchen utensil can be further used for making fruit juice.

(16) In the embodiment, the second upper cup body 8 is made of a rigid material, preferably, a stainless steel material, the soft cushion is made of a food-grade silicone material, the mesh screen is made of a stainless steel material, and the lower cup body 2 is made of a food-grade plastic material. The second upper cup body 8 is arc-shaped and can be shaped like a semi-ellipsoid, half an egg, a parabola and the like. The lower cup body 2 is shaped like a flat-bottomed cup, and a chamfer is arranged between the bottom and the side of the lower cup body 2. The edge of the second upper cup body 8 is provided with a circle of bulge, and the edge of the lower cup body 2 is provided with a circle of groove matched with the bulge.

Embodiment 3

(17) The embodiment is a combination of the embodiment 1 and the embodiment 2, the first upper cup body 1 and the second upper cup body 8 are used as one of the parts, and the different upper cup bodies are selected when different functions are required; and the first ball 7 and the second ball 11 are used as one of the parts, and the different balls are selected when different functions are required.

Embodiment 4

(18) In the embodiment, the multifunctional kitchen utensil has all technical features provided in the embodiment 3 and further comprises a divider used as one of the parts. Shown as FIG. 5, the divider comprises a frame body 12 used for transferring a force, a force-bearing cushion 14 located at the top of the frame body 12 and struck by the hammer body and dividing blades 13 located at the bottom of the frame body 12, the dividing blades 13 are grids which are connected with one another, and the bottoms of the dividing blades are blunt.

(19) Preferably, the frame body 12 is further connected with a holding handle 15.

(20) When making mashed garlic, jam, fruit paste or fruit juice, a user holds the handle with one hand and strikes the force-bearing cushion 14 of the divider with the hammer body, so that vegetables and fruits such as apples, hami-melons and cauliflowers required to be divided are cut open by the dividing blades 13. Of course, the hollow hammer body also can be simply used as a hammer.

(21) The kitchen utensil not only is capable of easily achieving various functions such as functions of peeling and making the fruit paste, but also is safe and reliable and has a certain interestingness, and thus is suitable for children and even infants, and capable of making children find pleasure in the process of making the fruit juice and the fruit paste, enjoy eating by using the kitchen utensil, and further train the coordination skill of hands.

(22) The above embodiments are merely used for illustrating the design concept and features of the invention to make those skilled in the art know about and implement the content of the invention, and the protection scope of the invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Therefore, all equivalent variations or modifications made according to the principle and design ideas disclosed by the invention should fall into the protection scope of the invention.