JP2001321261A - Scoop - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a scoop as usable as an existing spoon or a ladle, capable of scooping the food from the tableware such as a plate or from a cooking container such as a pan and capable of gathering the food on the plate and scrubbing the remaining food off the bottom of the pan easily and sanitarily. SOLUTION: The spoon A is made of a hard material such as a metal, ceramics or a hard synthetic resin, except for a part in the periphery of the scoop part 2 from the tip facing the handle 1 to one side edge. The part in the periphery of the scoop part 2 from the tip facing the handle 1 to one side edge is made of a silicone rubber 4. The food, etc., left on a plate 5, etc., can be gathered clean with the silicone rubber part 4 of the part in the periphery of the scoop part 2 by pressing the silicone rubber part 4 against the plate, etc., elastically deforming the silicone rubber part 4, and scrubbing the surface of the plate, etc., with the silicone rubber part 4 closely abutting to the surface of the plate.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a scooping tool used for scooping food and the like as a food tool such as a spoon and a cooking tool such as a scoop.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A general scooping tool such as a spoon or a scoop is made of a hard material such as metal, ceramic or hard synthetic resin, and a dish-shaped or hemispherical scooping portion is connected to a tip of a handle. Has been established. However, the scooping portion is generally circular or elliptical, and its peripheral edge is formed in an arc shape, and since it is made of a hard material such as metal, the scooping portion and tableware such as a dish plate or a pan or the like are used. There are few parts that come into contact with the inner surface of the cooking vessel. For this reason, for example, curry, stew, or honey, ice cream, or other muddy foods in a container, or collecting muddy foods such as curry or stew remaining in the pot bottom It takes time and effort. In particular, in the case of an elderly person, a child, or a person who is handicapped due to illness or the like, it is difficult to collect or scoop up the food left in the dishes and containers. In addition, spoons and scoops rub the surface of dishes and containers in a dark manner to collect the food left in the dishes and containers, which can cause unpleasant sounds or damage the surfaces of the dishes and containers. Was.

In view of the above points, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open
No. -290190 discloses that the edge of a spoon (scooping portion) is cut off with a straight line portion to enlarge a contact point with a dish plate or the like so that food can be easily scooped from the dish plate, and at the same time, the cut-out straight line portion is cut off. A spoon is disclosed that makes it easier to gather food on a dish plate by contacting the surface of the dish plate. Further, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-79044 discloses that a spoon portion (scooping portion) is formed of a relatively low-hardness silicon resin on a handle portion formed of a relatively high-hardness silicone resin and having a thin connecting portion extended at the tip. A spoon is disclosed which has a function as a spatula by being integrally formed and elastically deformable so as to surely scrape cream products and jam products remaining at the bottom of the container. It is described that the spatula function can be ensured by forming a straight line in a method orthogonal to the axial direction of the handle. Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 3059544 discloses that an edge of a scooping portion is made of a rubber-like elastic material having a substantially elliptical or circular cross section and having elasticity and heat resistance such as fluororesin or elastomer. The edge of the scooping part is inserted into the groove formed at the end and fixed by baking, and the elastic edge is pressed against the pan to be elastically deformed and scraped, so that curry or stew at the bottom of the pan There is disclosed a scooping tool that can cleanly scoop up and the like.

[0004] However, with a spoon in which a part of the scooping portion is only cut out with a straight portion, the entire straight portion can contact the surface of the dish plate only when the spoon is brought into contact with the dish plate at a predetermined angle. When the angle of the spoon is slightly changed, a gap is formed between the dish plate and the straight portion, and the food cannot be properly scooped or gathered. Further, if the surface of the dish plate is rubbed with the straight portion, an unpleasant sound may be generated. Furthermore, a spoon having a straight portion as described above does not have a very good feeling when the food is carried to the mouth. In addition, if the spoon portion (scooping portion) is formed integrally with a relatively low-hardness silicone resin to be elastically deformable and has a spatula function, the entire spoon portion is soft and elastically deformable. Therefore, it is convenient to gather food, but when scooping food normally, the scooping part is weak and unreliable, especially when scooping or cutting while ice cream or sherbet is firm. Is not easy to use because the entire spoon is deformed. Further, if the tip of the spoon is straightened to ensure the spatula function, the feeling when carried to the mouth as described above becomes worse. Also, on the edge of the scooping part, an edge composed of a rubber-like elastic body having a substantially elliptical or circular cross-section and having elasticity such as fluororesin or elastomer having heat resistance, the scooping part is formed in a groove formed at the base end thereof. In the case of a scooping tool in which the edge is inserted and fixed by baking, a step is generated between the edge of the scooping portion and the edge body made of the elastic body, and the food is scooped from a cooking container such as a pan or scooped. When pouring the taken food into tableware or the like, the step becomes an obstacle, and it is necessary to provide a separate spout, etc.In addition, it is easy for food residues to accumulate in the step, and the step is also washed. Difficulty tends to be unsanitary.

[0005]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION In view of the above points, the present invention is as easy to use as conventional spoons and scoops and can easily scoop food from dishes such as dish plates and cooking vessels such as pots. Rather, it is intended to provide a sanitary scooping tool that can easily collect food on a dish plate and scrape off the food remaining at the bottom of the pan neatly.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a scooping tool according to the present invention is a scooping tool in which a scooping portion is continuously provided at the tip of a handle, and a peripheral edge of the handle and the scooping portion. Except for a part of the part, it is formed of a hard material such as metal, ceramics or hard synthetic resin, and a part of the peripheral part is formed of silicone rubber. According to the scooping device of the present invention as described above, a part of the peripheral portion of the scooping portion in a general scooping device made of a hard material is only formed of silicone rubber, The external shape is the same as that of the conventional scooping tool, and is formed in a continuous shape with almost no step at the boundary between the portion made of a hard material and the portion made of silicone rubber. Therefore, the usability is exactly the same as the conventional scooping tool, and even when using a spoon or the like, the feeling when it is carried to the mouth as in the case where a straight line portion is provided is not deteriorated, and the boundary is further improved. There is no unsanitary accumulation of food residue in the area. In addition, when collecting food left in a dish or a container, or when scooping curry or stew remaining at the bottom of a container such as a pan, it is formed on a part of the peripheral edge of the scooping portion. By pressing the portion of the silicone rubber that has been pressed against the dish plate or the bottom of the pot, etc., and elastically deforming the silicone rubber and rubbing it in a state in which the silicone rubber is in close contact with those surfaces, it is possible to cleanly collect foods and the like remaining on the dish plate. In addition, food left on the bottom of the pot can be easily scooped.

[0007] In the case of a spoon, for example, a handle such as metal, ceramics, or a hard synthetic resin is removed except for a handle and a part of a peripheral portion from a tip end of the scooping portion facing the handle to one side. It is formed of a material, and by forming the peripheral portion of the scooping portion from the front end portion facing the handle to one side portion with silicone rubber, the spoon can be slightly inclined to the surface of the dish plate or the like just by slightly tilting the spoon. The silicone rubber portion can be brought into close contact, and since the tip of the scooping portion is made of silicone rubber, it can be easily brought into close contact with the corner of the container. Furthermore, in the case of scooping while the ice cream, sherbet or the like is hard, it is possible to easily scoop or cut off by applying the peripheral edge of the scooping section other than the silicone rubber.

In the case of a scoop, for example, the scoop and the scooping portion are formed of a hard material such as metal, ceramics or hard synthetic resin except for a part of the periphery from the front end facing the handle to both sides thereof. By forming the peripheral portion of the scooping portion from the front end portion to the both sides facing the handle with silicone rubber, the portion of the silicone rubber is brought into close contact with the bottom of a cooking vessel such as a pot, and the curry or stew left on the bottom of the pot etc. Food can be easily scooped. Moreover, since the scooping part is formed of a hard material except for the above-mentioned part, it can be used in the same manner as a conventional scoop.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As a scooping tool in the present invention,
Typical examples include meals and cooking utensils such as spoons and scoops, but are not limited thereto, and include general scooping tools for scooping mud.
There is no particular limitation on the spoon,
In addition to what is generally called a spoon, spoons used in Chinese cuisine, for example, are also included in the spoon according to the present invention. Further, the scoop is not particularly limited, and is not limited to cooking scoops such as a ball scoop, a hole scoop, and a mesh scoop. Everything is covered.

The hard material for producing the scooping tool of the present invention is not particularly limited, and may be arbitrarily selected from known materials such as metal, ceramics, and hard synthetic resin which have been conventionally used generally. can do.

Further, the silicone rubber for producing the scooping tool of the present invention is not particularly limited, and various types can be used. However, the silicone rubber is bonded to a hard material such as the metal, ceramics and hard synthetic resin. It needs to be possible. There are various types of silicone rubber, such as a heat vulcanization type and a room temperature curing type, having different raw materials and reaction mechanisms at the time of curing, and any of them can be used in the present invention. The preferred silicone rubber used in the scoop of the present invention is a liquid rubber. One-pack and two-pack for liquid silicone rubber
There is a liquid type, but a one-liquid type is more preferable. A particularly preferred silicone rubber is a one-component low-temperature self-adhesive liquid silicone rubber. Examples of this type of silicone rubber include, for example, methyl vinyl polysiloxane as a main component, methyl hydrogen polysiloxane as a crosslinking agent, silicon dioxide as a filler, a platinum compound as a catalyst, and silanes having a silanol group or an amino group as an adhesion aid. And those using a tin-based compound as a reaction control agent. As such a silicone rubber, there is Shin-Etsu Silicone Rubber KE-1251 (Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.), and this silicone rubber can be cured and adhered in a short time by applying a temperature of 100 ° C. or more, and after curing. Is a rubber elastic body and is suitable as the silicone rubber used in the present invention.

The silicone rubber as described above has an appropriate degree of flexibility even after being cured, and forms a part of the peripheral portion of the scooping portion so that the silicone rubber is brought into close contact with the surface of a dish plate or the bottom of a pan. It is easy to collect food and scrape the remaining food cleanly.Since silicone rubber is harmless to the human body, it is hygienic without generating mold etc. It is also suitable as a material such as a spoon for meals and a scoop for cooking.

In order to manufacture the scooping tool of the present invention from the above-described hard material and silicone rubber, first, a scooping portion is continuously provided at the tip of the handle with a hard material such as metal, ceramics or hard synthetic resin. Form the main body. In forming the main body, a part of the peripheral portion of the scooping portion is cut out in advance and the scooping portion is formed in a shape in which the scooping portion is connected to the tip of the handle. Further, after the entire scooping tool is formed from the hard material, a part of the peripheral portion of the scooping portion may be cut out by cutting or the like by post-processing. Next, a part of the notched peripheral portion of the scooping portion in the scooping tool main body made of the hard material is supplemented with silicone rubber to form a complete shape of the scooping portion. The filling of the cutout portion with the silicone rubber is performed by forming the cutout portion with silicone rubber to form a complete scooping portion, and then preferably heating the silicone rubber to cure it. Then, silicone rubber is bonded and fixed to the scooping tool body made of a hard material. As described above, the scooping portion cut out by the silicone rubber is supplemented and formed, and the scooping tool to which the silicone rubber is cured and adhered has a step or a cut at the boundary between the silicone rubber and the scooping tool body made of a hard material. Since it is formed in a almost continuous shape, it has the same outer shape as the conventional scooping tool, there is no change in usability and feel from the conventional one, and food residue etc. There is no accumulation and unsanitary.

[0014]

EXAMPLES Next, the present invention will be specifically described with reference to examples, but these examples do not limit the present invention at all.

FIGS. 1 to 3 show a spoon which is an embodiment of the scooping tool according to the present invention. This spoon A
The overall shape has a general shape in which a substantially elliptical dish-shaped scooping portion 2 is continuously provided at the tip of the handle 1. In the spoon A, the spoon main body 3 having a shape in which a part of the periphery from the front end of the handle 1 and the scooping portion 2 facing the handle 1 to one side is cut off is made of metal, ceramics or hard. It is formed of a hard material such as a synthetic resin. The peripheral edge of the scooping portion 2 cut out from the front end portion facing the handle 1 to one side portion is formed of silicone rubber 4. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the spoon A presses the silicone rubber 4 portion formed on the peripheral portion of the scooping portion 2 slightly obliquely onto the surface of the dish 5 and the like. Is elastically deformed and adheres to the surface of the dish 5.
If the surface of the dish 5 is rubbed in this state, the food 6 and the like remaining on the dish 5 can be easily gathered or scraped clean. In addition, since the silicone rubber 4 is formed up to the tip of the scooping section 2, it can be easily brought into close contact with the bottom or the corner of an ice cream container, a jam container, a honey container, or the like, and remains in the container. It is easy to scrape the food clean. In addition, when scooping hardened ice cream or the like, by using the peripheral portion of the scooping portion 2 of the spoon body made of a hard material other than the silicone rubber 4, even if the food is hard, it is easy to use. Can be scooped or cut off. Further, since the boundary between the portion of the silicone rubber 4 and the scooping portion 2 formed of a hard material is formed in a continuous shape with almost no steps or cuts, the food is carried to the mouth. There is no problem that the feel of the food does not worsen, and there is no problem that food dregs and the like accumulate at the boundary portion, resulting in unsanitary conditions.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show a scoop which is another embodiment of the scooping tool of the present invention. The scoop B has a substantially hemispherical scooping portion 12 formed at the tip of a handle 11, and the handle 11 and the handle 11 in the scooping portion 12 are formed.
The scoop body 13 is formed of a hard material such as metal, ceramics or hard synthetic resin, and has a shape in which a part of a peripheral edge portion is cut off from the front end portion to both sides from the front end portion facing the handle 11 to both sides. The peripheral edge of the notched scooping portion 12 is formed of silicone rubber 14. The handle 11 is provided with a handle 15 made of synthetic resin, wood, or the like. According to the scoop B, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the silicone rubber 14 is brought into close contact with the bottom of a cooking vessel 16 such as a pot, so that the food 17 such as curry and stew remaining on the bottom of the pot can be easily scooped. Moreover, since the scooping part 12 is formed from a hard material except for the above-mentioned part, it can be used in exactly the same manner as a conventional scoop. In addition, since the boundary between the silicone rubber 14 and the scooping portion 12 formed of a hard material is formed in a continuous shape with almost no steps or cuts, food residue is formed at the boundary. There is no problem of accumulation of water and unsanitary conditions.

[0017]

As described above, the scooping tool of the present invention is formed by forming a part of the peripheral portion of the scooping portion with silicone rubber.
With almost the same usability and feel of conventional scooping tools,
The silicone rubber portion can be pressed against a dish plate or a pot bottom or the like to be elastically deformed and brought into close contact with the surface thereof, so that it is easy to collect food in the dish plate or scrape the food in the pot bottom cleanly. In addition, even if the surface of the tableware or the container is rubbed, no unpleasant sound is generated or the surface is not damaged.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a spoon showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing a state in which food on a dish plate is scooped by the spoon.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged conceptual diagram showing how food is scooped by the spoon.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a ladle showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram showing a state in which food at the bottom of the pot is scraped by the scoop.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: handle, 2: scoop portion, 3: spoon body, 4: silicone rubber, 5: dish plate, 6: food, 11: handle, 12: scoop portion, 13: scoop body, 14: silicone rubber, 15: handle Part, 16: pan, 17: food, A: spoon, B:
Scoop.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A scooping tool in which a scooping portion is continuously provided at a tip of a handle, and is formed of a hard material such as metal, ceramics, or hard synthetic resin except for a part of the handle and a peripheral portion of the scooping portion. A scooping tool, wherein a part of the peripheral portion is formed of silicone rubber. 2. A spoon in which a scooping portion is continuously provided at a tip of a handle, and a metal is formed except for a part of a peripheral portion from a tip of the handle and the handle in the scooping portion to one side. A spoon made of a hard material such as ceramics or a hard synthetic resin, and a peripheral portion of a scooping portion from a tip portion facing the handle to one side portion is formed of silicone rubber. 3. A scoop in which a scooping portion is continuously provided at a tip of a handle, and a metal, ceramics or A scoop made of a hard material such as a hard synthetic resin, and a peripheral portion of a scooping portion from the front end facing the handle to both sides made of silicone rubber.