EP1003407A1 - Spoon - Google Patents

Spoon

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EP1003407A1
EP1003407A1 EP98945008A EP98945008A EP1003407A1 EP 1003407 A1 EP1003407 A1 EP 1003407A1 EP 98945008 A EP98945008 A EP 98945008A EP 98945008 A EP98945008 A EP 98945008A EP 1003407 A1 EP1003407 A1 EP 1003407A1
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spoon
mouthpiece
mouth part
tablespoon
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Bernd Böhm-Van Diggelen
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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
    • A47G21/04—Spoons; Pastry servers

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  • the invention relates to a tablespoon for taking mushy or liquid food with a handle and an adjoining mouth part made of soft and flexible material.
  • a child's spoon with an extended handle which carries at one end a scoop made of soft and flexible material, part of which is used to hold and hold viscous and similar foods, the scoop in the axial direction has an elongated and flattened shape and the portion of the scoop used to hold and hold food has a curved surface.
  • this known children's spoon it should be achieved that this is better accepted by the children because of the soft material because they are accustomed to contact with soft objects. In addition, it should be achieved that this known children's spoon is better adapted to the conformation and the movements of the child's mouth and that injuries from the shovel, for example by bumping your teeth or lips.
  • This known spoon is a 5 flat blade shape, which has an elongated, flat shape in the axial direction.
  • facial muscles mainly of the orbicula ⁇ s o ⁇ s (ring muscle around the mouth opening)
  • the spoon can be pulled out of the mouth, with the food remaining in the mouth. The swallowing process then follows.
  • This group of people includes, for example:
  • the invention has for its object to change a spoon of the type mentioned in such a way that food intake for the aforementioned group of people is made considerably easier or is only designed practically.
  • the mouth part is trough-shaped, concave and has an upper boundary edge which lies in one plane, the material thickness of the mouth part in the front and in the lateral area being such that its concave shape when Swallowing process can be turned into a convex shape by the pressure of the tongue and the mouth part can be adapted to the arch shape of the hard palate in the sagittal and transverse directions.
  • the mouthpiece is made in one piece with the handle.
  • the mouth part consists of a material, for example elastomer, with a Shore hardness in the range of preferably 60 to 80.
  • FIG. 3 shows a cross section of a tablespoon according to FIG. 2 along the line A
  • Fig. 4 shows a longitudinal section of a functional
  • FIG. 5 is a plan view of such a pattern according to FIG. 4 with dimensions
  • Fig. 7 shows a cross section of a tablespoon according to Fig. 5 along the line A and
  • FIG. 8 shows a cross section of a tablespoon according to FIG. 5 along the line B.
  • Fig. 1 shows a tablespoon inserted into an oral cavity, the concave part of the mouth carries the food. Furthermore, the palate G and the tongue Z are shown, which initially only touches the mouth part.
  • Fig. 2 shows the position of the tongue Z during the swallowing process, the tongue pressing the mouth part of the spoon located in the oral cavity flat against the palate G, whereby the food is pressed laterally away from the spoon.
  • the mouth part is turned inside out by the tongue Z into a convex shape.
  • the swallowing reflex can be triggered.
  • the involvement of facial muscles, especially the orbicularis oris (ring muscle around the mouth opening), to retain the food lying on the spoon in the mouth is not necessary.
  • the spoon is only removed from the mouth after the swallowing reflex has taken place and there is no more food on the spoon.
  • FIG 3 shows in a cross section how the tongue Z presses the spoon against the palate G and how the mouth part adjusts congruently to the curvature of the palate G in the sagittal and transverse directions.
  • the tongue Z reaches the palate G up to a distance of the material thickness of the spoon, so that a swallowing reflex can be triggered.
  • FIGS 4 to 8 show the tablespoon according to the invention with exact dimensions, as has already been produced in large quantities and is used with great success.

Abstract

The invention relates to a spoon for receiving soft or liquid food. Said spoon has a handle with an attached mouthpiece constructed of soft and flexible material. The aim of the invention is to significantly simplify the manner in which food is received by small children and people with facial paralysis. The spoon has a practical shape in that the mouthpiece is trough-shaped and concave and has a level defining upper edge, whereby the thickness of the mouthpiece in the front and on the lateral side is proportional so that its concave shape can be inverted by the pressure of the tongue (Z) during swallowing and the mouthpiece can adapt to the arched shape of the hard palate (G) in a sagital and transversal direction.

Description

B E S C H R E I B U N G DESCRIPTION
ESSLÖFFELTABLESPOON
Die Erfindung betrifft einen Eßlöffel zur Aufnahme breiiger oder flüssiger Nahrung mit einem Griff und einem sich daran anschließenden Mundteil aus weichem und flexiblen Material .The invention relates to a tablespoon for taking mushy or liquid food with a handle and an adjoining mouth part made of soft and flexible material.
Aus der DE 29 05 831 A 1 ist ein Kinderlöffel mit einem verlängerten Griff bekannt, der an einem Ende eine Schaufel aus weichem und flexiblen Material trägt, deren einer Teil zum Aufnehmen und Halten von dickflüssigen und ähnlichen Speisen dient, wobei die Schaufel in axialer Richtung eine verlängerte und abgeflachte Form aufweist und der zum Aufnehmen und Halten von Speisen dienende Teil der Schaufel eine gebogene Oberfläche hat.From DE 29 05 831 A 1 a child's spoon with an extended handle is known, which carries at one end a scoop made of soft and flexible material, part of which is used to hold and hold viscous and similar foods, the scoop in the axial direction has an elongated and flattened shape and the portion of the scoop used to hold and hold food has a curved surface.
Mit diesem bekannten Kinderlöffel soll erreicht werden, daß dieser aufgrund des weichen Materials von den Kindern besser angenommen wird, weil sie an den Kontakt mit weichen Gegenständen gewöhnt sind. Außerdem soll erreicht werden, daß dieser bekannte Kinderlöffel der Konformation und den Bewegungen des Kindermundes besser angepaßt wird und daß Verletzungen durch die Schaufel, zum Beispiel durch Stoße auf die Zahne oder die Lippen, verhindert werden .With this known children's spoon it should be achieved that this is better accepted by the children because of the soft material because they are accustomed to contact with soft objects. In addition, it should be achieved that this known children's spoon is better adapted to the conformation and the movements of the child's mouth and that injuries from the shovel, for example by bumping your teeth or lips.
Bei diesem bekannten Löffel handelt es sich um eine 5 flache Schaufelform, die in axialer Richtung e ne verlängerte, platte Form aufweist. Ein derartiges in transversaler Richtung flaches Mundteil , bei dem der in sagittaler Richtung gaumennahe Krümmungsradius deutlich kleiner ist als der zungennahe untere Radius, istThis known spoon is a 5 flat blade shape, which has an elongated, flat shape in the axial direction. Such a flat mouthpiece in the transverse direction, in which the radius of curvature near the palate in the sagittal direction is significantly smaller than the lower radius near the tongue
H) konstruktiv nur geeignet, den vorderen Loffelrand mit der Zunge nach oben zu verbiegen. Dadurch wird d e Nahrung jedoch nicht vom Löffel weggepreßt. Die Zunge gelangt dadurch auch nicht nahe genug an den vorderen harten Gaumen, um den Schluckreflex auszulosen, so daß dieserH) constructively only suitable to bend the front spoon edge with the tongue upwards. However, this does not push the food away from the spoon. As a result, the tongue does not get close enough to the front hard palate to trigger the swallowing reflex, so that this
15 Löffel vor dem Herunterschlucken der Nahrung wieder aus dem Mund herausgezogen werden muß, so wie alle Löffel aus hartem Material .15 spoons must be pulled out of the mouth before swallowing the food, just like all spoons made of hard material.
Um die Nahrung, die sich auf dem Löffel befindet, in der 2t) Mundhohle zurückzuhalten, ist die Wirkung mimischer Muskulatur (Facialis-Muskulatur) , hauptsächlich des Musculus orbiculaπs oπs (Ringmuskel um die Mundoffnung) , notwendig. Damit wird der Mundteil des Löffels am Übergang zum Handgriff abgedichtet. 25 Gleichzeitig kann der Löffel aus der Mundhohle gezogen werden, wobei die Nahrung in der Mundhohle verbleibt. Der Schluckvorgang folgt anschließend.In order to retain the food that is on the spoon in the 2t) mouth cavity, the action of facial muscles (facial muscles), mainly of the orbiculaπs oπs (ring muscle around the mouth opening), is necessary. This seals the mouth part of the spoon at the transition to the handle. 25 At the same time, the spoon can be pulled out of the mouth, with the food remaining in the mouth. The swallowing process then follows.
Für Personen, deren Facialis-Muskulatur nicht oder nur 30 eingeschränkt funktionsfähig ist, ebenso für solche Personen, die den motorischen Ablauf der Facialis- Muskulatur für die oben beschriebene Nahrungsaufnahme noch nicht erlernt haben bzw. dazu nicht imstande sind, wird die Nahrungsaufnahme mit den bisher bekannten Löffeln unmöglich oder schwierig und langwierig, selbst bei Hilfestellung durch eine weitere Person.For people whose facial muscles are not or only partially functional, as well as for those who If you have not yet learned the muscles for the above-described food intake or are unable to do so, the food intake with the spoons known to date is impossible or difficult and lengthy, even with the help of another person.
Zu diesem Personenkreis zählen beispielsweise:This group of people includes, for example:
• Säuglinge, die ihre Nahrung bislang nur durch Saugen an der Mutterbrust oder an der Flasche aufgenommen haben, • Personen mit Facialis-Lähmung nach einem Unfall oder Schlaganfall ,• Infants who have previously only ingested their food by sucking on the mother's breast or on the bottle, • People with facial paralysis after an accident or stroke,
• Personen mit sonstiger, zum Beispiel durch Krankheit bedingter Facialis-Lährruing oder Einschränkung der Facialis-Funktion .• People with other facial nerve loops due to illness or impairment of facial function.
Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, einen Löffel der eingangs erwähnten Art so zu verändern, daß die Nahrungsaufnahme für den zuvor genannten Personenkreis wesentlich erleichtert bzw. erst praktikabel gestaltet wird.The invention has for its object to change a spoon of the type mentioned in such a way that food intake for the aforementioned group of people is made considerably easier or is only designed practically.
Diese Aufgabe wird gemäß dem Anspruch 1 dadurch gelöst, daß das Mundteil wannenförmig, konkav ausgebildet ist und einen oberen Begrenzungsrand aufweist, der in einer Ebene liegt, wobei die Materialstärke des Mundteils im vorderen und im seitlichen Bereich so bemessen ist, daß seine konkave Form beim Schluckvorgang durch den Druck der Zunge in eine konvexe Form umstülpbar ist und das Mundteil der Bogenform des harten Gaumens in sagittaler und transversaler Richtung anpaßbar ist. Um eine einfache und kostengünstige Herstellung des Eßlöffels zu ermöglichen, ist nach einer Weiterbildung der Erfindung vorgesehen, daß das Mundteil zusammen mit dem Griff einstückig hergestellt ist.This object is achieved according to claim 1 in that the mouth part is trough-shaped, concave and has an upper boundary edge which lies in one plane, the material thickness of the mouth part in the front and in the lateral area being such that its concave shape when Swallowing process can be turned into a convex shape by the pressure of the tongue and the mouth part can be adapted to the arch shape of the hard palate in the sagittal and transverse directions. In order to enable simple and inexpensive production of the tablespoon, it is provided according to a development of the invention that the mouthpiece is made in one piece with the handle.
Für eine einwandfreie Funktion des Löffels ist nach einer weiteren Ausgestaltung der Erfindung vorgesehen, daß das Mundteil aus einem Material, zum Beispiel Elastomer, mit einer Shore-Härte im Bereich von vorzugsweise 60 bis 80 besteht.To ensure that the spoon functions properly, according to a further embodiment of the invention it is provided that the mouth part consists of a material, for example elastomer, with a Shore hardness in the range of preferably 60 to 80.
Die mit der Erfindung erzielten Vorteile bestehen insbesondere darin, daß die Nahrungsaufnahme für den zuvor genannten Personenkreis wesentlich erleichtert bzw. erst praktikabel gestaltet wird, indem der Schluckvorgang durchgeführt werden kann, während der Eßlöffel im Mund verbleibt. Einen weiteren Vorteil ergibt die Weiterbildung der Erfindung nach den Unteransprüchen 2 und 3. Durch die Verwendung von Material mit der Shore- Härte im Bereich von 60 bis 80 wird einerseits dieThe advantages achieved with the invention consist in particular in that the food intake for the aforementioned group of people is made considerably easier or is only designed practically by the swallowing process being able to be carried out while the tablespoon remains in the mouth. Another development of the invention according to subclaims 2 and 3 results in a further advantage. On the one hand, the use of material with the Shore hardness in the range from 60 to 80 results in the
Gestaltung einer funktionsförderlichen Materialstärke und Mindeststeifigkeit im Mundteil des Löffels erreicht und andererseits eine hinreichende Stabilität für die Gestaltung des Griffs ermöglicht, um somit allen auftretenden physiologischen und physikalischen KräftenDesign of a material thickness that promotes functionality and minimum rigidity in the mouth part of the spoon is achieved and, on the other hand, sufficient stability for the design of the handle enables all physiological and physical forces to occur
Rechnung zu tragen. Dadurch wird es auch ermöglichst, den gesamten Löffel einstückig herzustellen.To take into account. This also makes it possible to manufacture the entire spoon in one piece.
Ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung ist in der Zeichnung dargestellt und wird im folgenden näher beschrieben . Es zeigen:An embodiment of the invention is shown in the drawing and will be described in more detail below. Show it:
Fig. 1 einen Längsschnitt eines erfindungsgemäßen Eßlöffels im unbelasteten Zustand,1 is a longitudinal section of a tablespoon according to the invention in the unloaded state,
Fig. 2 einen Längsschnitt eines solchen Eßlöffels während des Schluckvorganges ,2 shows a longitudinal section of such a tablespoon during the swallowing process,
Fig. 3 einen Querschnitt eines Eßlöffels nach Fig. 2 entlang der Linie A,3 shows a cross section of a tablespoon according to FIG. 2 along the line A,
Fig. 4 einen Längsschnitt eines funktionstüchtigenFig. 4 shows a longitudinal section of a functional
Musters eines erfindungsgemäßen Eßlöffels mit Vermaßung ,Sample of a tablespoon according to the invention with dimensions,
Fig. 5 eine Draufsicht eines solchen Musters nach Fig. 4 mit Vermaßung,5 is a plan view of such a pattern according to FIG. 4 with dimensions,
Fig. 6 einen weiteren Längsschnitt eines solchen Musters mit weiterer Vermaßung,6 shows a further longitudinal section of such a pattern with further dimensions,
Fig. 7 einen Querschnitt eines Eßlöffels nach Fig. 5 entlang der Linie A undFig. 7 shows a cross section of a tablespoon according to Fig. 5 along the line A and
Fig. 8 einen Querschnitt eines Eßlöffels nach Fig. 5 entlang der Linie B.8 shows a cross section of a tablespoon according to FIG. 5 along the line B.
Die Fig. 1 zeigt einen in eine Mundhöhle eingeführten Eßlöffel, dessen konkaves Mundteil die Nahrung trägt. Ferner sind der Gaumen G und die Zunge Z dargestellt, die das Mundteil zunächst nur berührt. Die Fig. 2 zeigt die Stellung der Zunge Z während des Schluckvorganges , wobei die Zunge das Mundteil des in der Mundhöhle befindlichen Löffels flach an den Gaumen G drückt, wodurch die Nahrung seitlich von dem Löffel weggepreßt wird. Das wannenförmig, konkav geformteFig. 1 shows a tablespoon inserted into an oral cavity, the concave part of the mouth carries the food. Furthermore, the palate G and the tongue Z are shown, which initially only touches the mouth part. Fig. 2 shows the position of the tongue Z during the swallowing process, the tongue pressing the mouth part of the spoon located in the oral cavity flat against the palate G, whereby the food is pressed laterally away from the spoon. The trough-shaped, concave shape
Mundteil wird hierbei durch die Zunge Z in eine konvexe Form umgestülpt. In dieser Stellung, bei der die Zunge Z nahe an den vorderen harten Gaumen G gelangt, kann der Schluckreflex ausgelöst werden. Eine Mitwirkung mimischer Muskulatur, insbesondere des Muskulus orbicularis oris (Ringmuskel um die Mundöffnung) , zur Zurückhaltung der auf dem Löffel liegenden Nahrung im Mund ist dabei nicht erforderlich. Erst nachdem der Schluckreflex erfolgt ist und keine Nahrung mehr auf dem Löffel sich befindet, wird der Löffel aus dem Mund entfernt.The mouth part is turned inside out by the tongue Z into a convex shape. In this position, in which the tongue Z comes close to the front hard palate G, the swallowing reflex can be triggered. The involvement of facial muscles, especially the orbicularis oris (ring muscle around the mouth opening), to retain the food lying on the spoon in the mouth is not necessary. The spoon is only removed from the mouth after the swallowing reflex has taken place and there is no more food on the spoon.
In der Fig. 3 ist in einem Querschnitt dargestellt, wie die Zunge Z den Löffel gegen den Gaumen G drückt und wie sich dabei das Mundteil in sagittaler und transversaler Richtung der Krümmung des Gaumens G kongruent anpaßt. In diesem Zustand gelangt die Zunge Z bis auf einen Abstand der Materialstärke des Löffels an den Gaumen G, so daß ein Schluckreflex ausgelöst werden kann.3 shows in a cross section how the tongue Z presses the spoon against the palate G and how the mouth part adjusts congruently to the curvature of the palate G in the sagittal and transverse directions. In this state, the tongue Z reaches the palate G up to a distance of the material thickness of the spoon, so that a swallowing reflex can be triggered.
Die Figuren 4 bis 8 zeigen den erfindungsgemäßen Eßlöffel mit genauer Vermaßung, so wie er bereits in großen Stückzahlen hergestellt worden ist und mit großem Erfolg verwendet wird. Figures 4 to 8 show the tablespoon according to the invention with exact dimensions, as has already been produced in large quantities and is used with great success.

Claims

P A T E N T A N S P R Ü C H E PATENT CLAIMS
1. Eßlöffel zur Aufnahme breiiger oder flüssiger Nahrung mit einem Griff und einem sich daran anschließenden Mundteil aus weichem und flexiblen Material, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Mundteil wannenförmig, konkav ausgebildet ist und einen oberen Begrenzungsrand aufweist, der in einer Ebene liegt, wobei die Materialstärke des Mundteils im vorderen und im seitlichen Bereich so bemessen ist, daß seine konkave Form beim Schluckvorgang durch den Druck der Zunge (Z) in eine konvexe Form umstülpbar ist und das Mundteil der Bogenform des harten Gaumens (G) in sagittaler und transversaler Richtung anpaßbar ist.1. tablespoon for taking mushy or liquid food with a handle and an adjoining mouth part made of soft and flexible material, characterized in that the mouth part is trough-shaped, concave and has an upper boundary which lies in one plane, the material thickness of the mouth part in the front and in the lateral area is dimensioned such that its concave shape can be turned into a convex shape when swallowing by the pressure of the tongue (Z) and the mouth part can be adapted to the arch shape of the hard palate (G) in the sagittal and transverse directions .
2. Eßlöffel nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Mundteil zusammen mit dem Griff einstückig hergestellt ist.2. tablespoon according to claim 1, characterized in that the mouthpiece is made in one piece with the handle.
3. Eßlöffel nach einem der Ansprüche 1 oder 2 , dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Mundteil aus einem Material, zum Beispiel Elastomer, mit einer Shore-Härte im Bereich von vorzugsweise 60 bis 80 besteht. 3. tablespoon according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the mouth part consists of a material, for example elastomer, with a Shore hardness in the range of preferably 60 to 80.
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