JP2000093281A - Spoon for nursing - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To save time and labor of a care-taker in nursing and feeding a patient, an infant, etc., to satisfy a sense of eating of a person who requires nursing, and to eliminate uncomfortable feeling due to a leakage of food and beverage from a side of his mouth by providing a frame preventing the leakage in a side fringe part of a head part of a spoon for nursing. SOLUTION: A frame 2 is provided to a side fringe part on right side 5 of a spoon head part 1. This frame 2 is formed using the same material as that of the spoon head part 1 and a handle body and is molded integrally with the spoon head part 1. The frame 2 is gently inclined from the side fringe part 5 toward an inner side of the spoon head part 1 and is molded like circular arc having a small width along the side fringe part. A hollow storage part 4 is formed in a lower part of the frame 2 to prevent food and beverage 6 from spilling and dropping from the spoon by flowing a part of the food and beverage 6 into the storage part 4. Consequently, a person who requires nursing such as a patient, an infant, etc., can eat and drink quickly and safely without causing a leakage of the food and beverage 6 from a side.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a spoon for nursing care, which is used when a nursing care provider such as a sick person, the elderly, an infant or the like who cannot eat on their own is provided with nursing care. Yes, and more specifically, soft or fluid foods such as porridge, stew, and soup (hereinafter,
The present invention relates to a care spoon provided with a side leakage prevention function suitable for feeding liquid foods or the like).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been no spoon for nursing care provided with a function for preventing side leakage, so that even when feeding a care-requiring person, an ordinary spoon widely sold is used.

[0003]

As described above, since a normal spoon has been used even when feeding a care-requiring person, the mouth of the care-requiring person, especially when feeding a liquid food or the like, has been used. Food and beverages were easy to leak. For this reason, frequent wiping around the mouth of the care recipient or scooping liquid food etc. little by little on a spoon and feeding several times must be done, so in the caregiver the feeding work is complicated and time-consuming, In addition, there are various problems that the care recipient needs to feel unsatisfactory due to the small amount of meals and discomfort due to side leakage. Especially in facilities that take care of a large number of care recipients such as nursing homes and nursing homes, staff members such as caregivers must serve multiple nursing care recipients in a limited amount of time. Therefore, there has been a demand for the development of a nursing spoon that can be quickly and safely fed without side leakage.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and a spoon used for nursing care lunch is provided with a side-leakage prevention function, so that the care of the caregiver can be saved, and The purpose of the present invention is to provide a nursing spoon that satisfies the texture of the present invention and does not cause any discomfort due to side leakage.

[0005]

According to the present invention, a frame 2 is provided on a side edge 5 or a side edge 5A of a spoon head 1, and the frame 2 and a receiving portion A below the frame 2 allow the spoon head 1 to be fed horizontally. It is a care spoon configured to prevent leakage.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A food or drink 6 such as liquid food is scooped into a spoon head 1 in a substantially full shape, and the spoon head 1 is
Set the frame 2 side to be slightly downward,
A part of the food and drink 6 is held and fed so as to be in a state of flowing into the storage unit 4.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 to 3 show the structure of a care spoon according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 shows the use state of the spoon. Things.

[0008] In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a spoon head similar to a metal spoon widely used at present, and reference numeral 3 denotes a handle thereof. A frame 2 which is a main component of the present invention is provided at a right side edge portion 5 of the spoon head 1 in the drawing, and the frame 2 is composed of a spoon head 1 and a handle 3. It is formed using a similar material and is formed integrally with the spoon head 1. Further, the frame 2 is erected from the side edge portion 5 of the spoon head 1 toward the inside with a gentle inclination, and is provided along the side edge portion 5 in a narrow arc shape. . Since the lower part of the frame 2 is a hollow storage part 4, a part of the food 6 flows into the storage part 4, thereby preventing the food 6 from spilling from the spoon. They can be fed without leaking.

In this embodiment, an example is shown in which the frame 2 is provided on the right side edge 5 in the drawing. However, the frame 2 may be provided on the left side edge 5A. And a spoon having the frame 2 provided on the side edge 5 of the left side and a spoon having the frame 2 provided on the left side edge 5A.
It may be used as a set. This is often the case when providing food to a care-requiring person, while often providing the care-requiring person lying on a bed, or raising the care-requiring person's upper body, and inevitably providing care. This is because it is more suitable if the spoon of either the left or right frame 2 can be appropriately selected and used, since it is in a posture of feeding on the right or left side of the person. In addition, frame 2
May be provided on both the left and right sides of one spoon, instead of being provided on either the right side edge 5 or the left side edge 5A.

Also, as shown in the present embodiment, the shape of the frame 2 is not formed in an arc shape (for example, a crescent shape) according to the shape of the side edge of the spoon head 1, but is formed inside the frame 2. The end may be formed in a straight line (for example, an elongated half-moon shape), or may be formed in a shape other than the shape described above. Furthermore, only the frame 2 may be formed separately, and the frame 2 may be fixed to a conventionally provided spoon.

Next, a method of using the care spoon of the present invention will be described. FIG. 4A shows a state in which the food 6 is almost completely scooped into the spoon head 1,
When the food is fed while the spoon head 1 is held horizontally as described above, the food 6 easily falls off the left edge 5A (it is easy to leak sideways), as shown in FIG. 4 (b). By setting the right edge 5 side to be slightly inclined so as to be downward and feeding the food while maintaining that state, the food 6 does not fall out from the left edge 5A, Lunch can be done without side leakage. The food 6 described in the present embodiment mainly refers to soft or fluid food such as porridge, stew, soup, juice, and the like.

[0012]

The care spoon according to the present invention is provided with a function of preventing side leakage, so that the caregiver can feed food little by little so as not to leak sideways, or around the mouth or clothes dirty by side leakage. It is not necessary to wipe off the food, and it is possible to quickly and safely feed food, and for those in need of care, eat happily without feeling dissatisfied by being fed little by little or discomfort due to sideways leakage. In addition, in facilities such as nursing homes and geriatric hospitals, it is possible to reduce the troublesome work of caregivers who take care of multiple caregivers. There is an advantage that an efficient nursing care lunch can be provided. The nursing spoon of the present invention has a simple structure in which a frame is provided only at the side edge of the spoon head, and can be mass-produced at low cost. There is a feature that can be provided. Furthermore, since the frame is formed in a narrow shape, and cleaning after use can be performed in exactly the same manner as a conventional spoon, there is an advantage that the spoon can be hygienically managed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a care spoon of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially omitted enlarged side view of the care spoon of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view of the care spoon of the present invention.

FIGS. 4A and 4B are enlarged cross-sectional views showing a state in which food and drink are scooped and used on a spoon.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Spoon head 2 ... Frame 3 ... Pattern body 4 ... Housing part 5, 5A ... Side edge part 6 ... Food and drink

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A care spoon, wherein a frame for preventing sideways leakage of food and drink is provided on a side edge of the spoon head.