EP1359830A1 - Baguettes a riz de type pinces - Google Patents
Baguettes a riz de type pincesInfo
- Publication number
- EP1359830A1 EP1359830A1 EP02729586A EP02729586A EP1359830A1 EP 1359830 A1 EP1359830 A1 EP 1359830A1 EP 02729586 A EP02729586 A EP 02729586A EP 02729586 A EP02729586 A EP 02729586A EP 1359830 A1 EP1359830 A1 EP 1359830A1
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- EP
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- Prior art keywords
- chopsticks
- support
- grip
- contact
- present
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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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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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
- A47G2400/00—Details not otherwise provided for in A47G19/00-A47G23/16
- A47G2400/02—Hygiene
- A47G2400/025—Avoiding contact with unclean surfaces
Definitions
- the present invention relates to chopsticks of pincers type, and more particularly, to chopsticks of pincers type, wherein the upper ends are connected with each other, and the grips are formed on the sides in protrusion, so that the chopsticks are closed by the pressure on the grips and are returned to their original position by restoring force.
- a pair of chopsticks consist of two individual sticks each of which is used to pick up food. But using the chopsticks proficiently requires some level of dexterity, and it is very difficult to use them for persons who are unfamiliar with the use of chopsticks, such as foreigners, the aged, those with physical handicaps, and especially such patients with tremulous hands.
- the chopsticks can be contaminated by contact with the surface of the table since the chopsticks are usually put down on the table when not in use, thus invoking the feeling of a bad appearance and poor sanitation.
- the Utility Model of the present applicant is characterized in that the chopsticks are made in a body; their upper ends being connected with each other by means of a support 120 in the shape of a ring bent downward and their bottom parts being formed in a body together with grips 140; the outer side of them embossed or knurled.
- the chopsticks in said utility model have the effect of possibly preventing their contacts (food-contacting parts) 130 from contacting the table top due to the grips 140 and the support 120, there is still a problem in that when the grips 140 are pressed to grasp food, the pressure is applied to the support 120, viz. the tension to its outer side and the compression to its inner side; whereupon, the support 120 can be weakened or, worse still, fractured. If the support 120 is reinforced to overcome these shortcomings, then, it invariably occurs that the support 120 gets too tough to bend with sufficient elasticity for easy grasp of food.
- the object of the present invention is to provide clean and sanitary chopsticks, in which the support will not fracture, nor the contacts intercross, while coming into no contact with the table surface.
- the present invention can be attained by bestowing an elastically deformable shape on the part between support and grip, and thus the present invention is characterized in that it comprises a support connecting the upper ends of chopsticks; grips enlarged to have a bigger surface area than the adjacent parts and positioned between support and contact; and an intermediate part, which, positioned between grip and support, is wider and thinner than the part between contact and grip.
- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the conventional pincers-type chopsticks ;
- Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the pincers-type chopsticks of the present invention;
- Fig. 3 is a plane view of the -type chopsticks of the present invention;
- Fig. 4 is a perspective view of another example of pincers-type chopsticks of the present invention.
- Fig. 5 is a perspective view of still another example of pincers-type chopsticks of the present invention
- Fig. 6 is a perspective view of yet another pincers-type example chopsticks of the present invention.
- Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the chopsticks of the present invention
- Fig. 3 is its plane view.
- the pincers-type chopsticks of the present invention comprise a support 20, which joins the upper ends of chopsticks in a body, and, bent downward, keeps contacts 30 of the chopsticks from coming into contact with the table top;
- grips 40 which are formed in a protuberance between the said support 20 and the said contacts 30, and, having their bottom parts in contact with the table top, do support, together with the said support 20, the chopsticks to keep the said contacts 30 from getting into contact with the table top;
- intermediate parts 50 which, positioned between the said grips 40 and the said support 20, are formed wide and long so as to bestow an elastic transformative property on the chopsticks.
- the said support 20 and grips 40 may not necessarily swell downward, but can rise upward or both fall downward and rise upward. And also, if the side face is formed with linear symmetry, the use of the chopsticks may be rendered more convenient, because there is no need to differentiate the upper and lower sides of chopsticks.
- the pincers-type chopsticks of the present invention When the pincers-type chopsticks of the present invention are used for grasping food, force is applied to the said grips 40, and the chopsticks are bent inward from the said support 20, and then the said intermediate parts 50 between the said grips 40 and the said support 20, shaped thinner than other parts, prove elastic and easier to bounce, wherefore, the chopsticks with thus improved elasticity modulus can recover their original position easily enough for re-use if the force applied to the said grips is abated a little.
- the chopsticks of the present invention are endowed with elasticity of their own to function, and in the present invention the said support only serve firmly to connect the two sticks and support the chopsticks but prevent the said contacts 30 from getting intercrossed and getting into contact with the table top.
- the said contacts 30 which get in touch with food can be given either the shape of a fork with prongs, or of a wide flat, or else, an uneven surface, all to help grasp food with greater ease.
- the present invention has effects of preventing the possible fracture of the support and helping grasp food with ease, since both contacts of the chopsticks can be brought together with small force, kept from intercrossing, while both the support and the grips, themselves in contact with the table top, can support the contacts and keep them from contact with the table top.
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Abstract
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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KR2001000563U | 2001-01-10 | ||
KR2020010000563U KR200235635Y1 (ko) | 2001-01-10 | 2001-01-10 | 집게형 젓가락 |
PCT/KR2002/000022 WO2002054921A1 (fr) | 2001-01-10 | 2002-01-07 | Baguettes a riz de type pinces |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP1359830A1 true EP1359830A1 (fr) | 2003-11-12 |
EP1359830A4 EP1359830A4 (fr) | 2004-06-02 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP02729586A Withdrawn EP1359830A4 (fr) | 2001-01-10 | 2002-01-07 | Baguettes a riz de type pinces |
Country Status (6)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US20040051327A1 (fr) |
EP (1) | EP1359830A4 (fr) |
JP (1) | JP2004520114A (fr) |
KR (1) | KR200235635Y1 (fr) |
CN (1) | CN100401956C (fr) |
WO (1) | WO2002054921A1 (fr) |
Cited By (1)
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US8278652B2 (en) | 2007-06-20 | 2012-10-02 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | Semiconductor material for an organic diode |
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DE558322C (de) * | 1932-09-06 | Ach Klein | Spargelgreifer | |
FR893203A (fr) * | 1942-12-18 | 1944-06-02 | Pince à moules | |
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2001
- 2001-01-10 KR KR2020010000563U patent/KR200235635Y1/ko not_active IP Right Cessation
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2002
- 2002-01-07 WO PCT/KR2002/000022 patent/WO2002054921A1/fr not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2002-01-07 CN CNB028035895A patent/CN100401956C/zh not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2002-01-07 US US10/250,751 patent/US20040051327A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2002-01-07 EP EP02729586A patent/EP1359830A4/fr not_active Withdrawn
- 2002-01-07 JP JP2002555664A patent/JP2004520114A/ja active Pending
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DE558322C (de) * | 1932-09-06 | Ach Klein | Spargelgreifer | |
CH124499A (de) * | 1927-03-11 | 1928-02-01 | Friedrich Wymann | Pinzette, insbesondere zum Fassen von zubereiteten Spargeln. |
CH133750A (de) * | 1928-11-15 | 1929-06-30 | Mettler Anny | Gerät zum Entfernen von Fischgräten. |
FR893203A (fr) * | 1942-12-18 | 1944-06-02 | Pince à moules | |
DE4021022A1 (de) * | 1990-07-02 | 1992-01-16 | Ortwein Manfred Dip Ing | Vorrichtung zum erfassen von gegenstaenden |
DE4335206A1 (de) * | 1993-10-15 | 1995-04-20 | Manfred Dipl Ing Ortwein | Essgerät zum Aufnehmen von Speisen |
JP2000308560A (ja) * | 1999-04-28 | 2000-11-07 | Yoshida Kinzoku Kogyo Kk | 挟持補助具 |
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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2000, no. 14, 5 March 2001 (2001-03-05) -& JP 2000 308560 A (YOSHIDA KINZOKU KOGYO KK), 7 November 2000 (2000-11-07) * |
See also references of WO02054921A1 * |
Cited By (1)
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US8278652B2 (en) | 2007-06-20 | 2012-10-02 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | Semiconductor material for an organic diode |
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US20040051327A1 (en) | 2004-03-18 |
EP1359830A4 (fr) | 2004-06-02 |
JP2004520114A (ja) | 2004-07-08 |
CN1484506A (zh) | 2004-03-24 |
WO2002054921A1 (fr) | 2002-07-18 |
KR200235635Y1 (ko) | 2001-09-25 |
CN100401956C (zh) | 2008-07-16 |
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