EP0906046B1 - Haltevorrichtung für speisestäbchen - Google Patents

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EP0906046B1
EP0906046B1 EP97918305A EP97918305A EP0906046B1 EP 0906046 B1 EP0906046 B1 EP 0906046B1 EP 97918305 A EP97918305 A EP 97918305A EP 97918305 A EP97918305 A EP 97918305A EP 0906046 B1 EP0906046 B1 EP 0906046B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G21/00—Table-ware
    • A47G21/10—Sugar tongs; Asparagus tongs; Other food tongs
    • A47G21/103—Chop-sticks

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  • the present invention relates to a holding device for food sticks in order to facilitate its use. Chopsticks, commonly used for gripping Asian dishes, are relatively difficult to use for the uninitiated.
  • US-A-4,576,408 describes a device making it possible to maintain two sticks to facilitate use. These measures consists of an open circular ring, in material elastic, with two slots arranged on each side on its periphery so as to receive and maintain the chopsticks. The user by exerting pressure on the rods compresses the spring formed by the ring and brings the end of the sticks. Releasing the pressure the sticks open again.
  • This device presents several disadvantages: first of all it offers no lateral guidance to ensure that the end of the two rods come into contact if one does not exercise the pressure exactly in the plane formed by the two rods in the rest position; on the other hand, the slots practiced in the periphery of the ring do not allow not the use of all types of food sticks, in particular the cylindrical rods.
  • the object of the present invention is to obviate the drawbacks mentioned above by offering a device holder for disposable food sticks and whose manufacture is extremely simple and economic. This goal, as well as others that will be made mention in the description, is reached by a device having the features set out in claim 1.
  • the holding device consists of a rectangular plate 1 made of a material with elasticity characteristics, like polycarbonate for example.
  • Four holes 2,3,4,5 of square section and preferably of the same dimension are provided in plate 1.
  • the openings 2,3,4,5 intended to receive the rods 6,7 are dimensioned so that the device can adapt to all food sticks available on the market.
  • the dimensions The following are given by way of example.
  • the brochure 1 has a length of about 150 millimeters for a width of 13 millimeters and a thickness of about 1 millimeter.
  • the holes 2,3,4,5 are centered relative to to the width of the plate 1 and have sides measuring from 6 to 8 millimeters, preferably 7 millimeters.
  • the end ports 2.5 are located about 10 millimeters from the edge of the plate 1.
  • the opening 3 is between 16 and 24 mm preferably 20 millimeters from port 2 and port 4 approximately 50 millimeters from orifice 2. Generally, the distance between two consecutive holes increase or decrease from end to end the other of the plate depending on whether one starts from the orifice 2 or orifice 5.
  • Figure 2 illustrates the device once installed on two food sticks 6.7.
  • To install the device just put the rod 6 through the holes 2 and 5 by folding the plate 1, then introduce the second rod 6,7 through the openings 3 and 4. The once in place, the device is ready for use. Note that in the rest position the part upper of the rods 6,7 is in contact while their lower parts, which are used to grip the dishes, have a spacing of about 4 centimeters. The upper parts of the rods 6,7 are housed in the holes 2,3 which are closest to one of the other.
  • Figure 3 schematically illustrates how to use the rods fitted with the device.
  • the device allows rest position to be placed on a flat surface without the rods do not come into contact with this surface.
  • the width of the plate 1 is sufficient to that the device can rest on the edges of the ends 8.9 of wafer 1, thereby avoiding that the chopsticks 6,7 do not touch the table and do not dirty it example.
  • this device is of a small footprint and by its flat shape it can easily be contained in the packaging in which baguettes.
  • the surfaces of the plate 1 located between the holes 2,3,4,5 offer a space that can be used to customize the device or as an advertising medium. The device holding also facilitates the gripping of the sticks.
  • Figure 4 illustrates a second embodiment of the holding device which has slots 10, arranged in the extension of the orifices 2,3,4,5, in the longitudinal direction. These slots 10 have dimensions of approximately 5 to 6mm in length for about 1mm of large. These slots 10 are preferably located on the right of the openings 2,3,4,5, as shown in the figure 4.
  • the upper side of the rod 7 is in contact with the slot contiguous to orifice 4 and the opposite face of said rod is in contact with the slot in port 3. From even, the upper face of the rod 6 is in contact with the slot 10 adjacent to the orifice 5 and its underside is in contact with the slot 10 located nearby orifice 2.
  • These slots 10 allow a slight play of operation when using chopsticks, which promotes alignment of the end of the rods. Of made of this light game, we also avoid breaking the plate due to shear forces.
  • the manufacturing process for this device is extremely simple and inexpensive. It is enough to leave of the chosen material which can be presented in strip or in plate, drill the holes 2,3,4,5,10 and cut out the plates 1 with the correct dimensions, by stamping by example.
  • Inserts 1 can also be manufactured by injection of a material in powder or granular form in a mold.

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  1. Vorrichtung zum Halten von zwei Speisestäbchen (6, 7) zur Erleichterung deren Benutzung für das Ergreifen von Nahrungsmitteln, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie aus einem flachen Plättchen (1) besteht, welches in einer Ebene senkrecht zu seiner Oberfläche und parallel zu seiner longitudinalen Symmetrieachse elastisch deformierbar ist, wobei dieses Plättchen mit vier Öffnungen (2, 3, 4, 5) versehen ist, welche es erlauben, die Stäbchen (6, 7) aufzunehmen, wobei die Distanz zwischen zwei benachbarten Öffnungen von einem Ende zum anderen Ende des Plättchens (1) gehend anwächst.
  2. Vorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Plättchen (1) eine rechteckige Form besitzt, und daß seine Dimensionen zwischen 12 und 18 Zentimetern in der Länge, zwischen 1 und 2 Zentimetern in der Breite und ungefähr 1 Millimeter in der Dicke betragen.
  3. Vorrichtung gemäß einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß Schlitze (10) in der longitudinalen Achse in Verlängerung der Öffnungen (2, 3, 4, 5) ausgebildet sind.
  4. Vorrichtung gemäß einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie aus Polycarbonat gefertigt ist.
  5. Verwendung einer Vorrichtung gemäß einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche in Verbindung mit Stäbchen, die an ihren Enden, die in Kontakt mit den Nahrungsmitteln sind, an dem einen Ende eine Spitze und an dem anderen Ende einen abgeflachten Teil aufweisen.
EP97918305A 1996-05-22 1997-05-15 Haltevorrichtung für speisestäbchen Expired - Lifetime EP0906046B1 (de)

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CH128796 1996-05-22
CH01287/96A CH690981A5 (fr) 1996-05-22 1996-05-22 Dispositif de maintien pour baguettes alimentaires.
CH1287/96 1996-05-22
PCT/IB1997/000556 WO1997043934A1 (fr) 1996-05-22 1997-05-15 Dispositif de maintien pour baguettes alimentaires

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GB2406036B (en) * 2003-09-19 2006-08-30 Brian Craik-Smith Chopstick connector
FR2862361A1 (fr) * 2003-11-13 2005-05-20 Distrib I Ressort destine au maintien et a l'articulation de branches d'une pince
CN101212920B (zh) * 2005-06-30 2012-06-06 筷子制品国际股份公司 筷子支架
FR2901461A1 (fr) * 2006-05-24 2007-11-30 Brm Sarl Dispositif pour l'agitation de boisson a l'aide d'un tube d'aspiration fragile
ES2398043B1 (es) * 2011-06-02 2014-01-20 Rosa ROJAS RIENDA Conjunto de varillas para aplicado en patchwork.

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FR2641592A1 (fr) * 1989-01-12 1990-07-13 Ferrero Alexandre Nouveau type de ressort

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