JP2002095571A - Spoon for meal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a spoon for meal that can be used without necessitating difficult grip and motion by elderly and challenging persons. SOLUTION: This spoon for meal is composed of a gripping part rotational axis provided at one end of a handle grip part, and a support axis bent in nearly L shape is attached at the other end of the rotational axis, and at one end of a support axis a holding device side rotational axis is provided, and at the other end of the holding device side rotational axis, a spoon or a fork is attached.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dietary spoon, characterized in that a dietary spoon such as a spoon or a fork can be easily used even by the elderly or disabled.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When an elderly person or a disabled person eats a meal, a spoon is often used instead of chopsticks because the motor function of fingertips, wrists, and palms is impaired. As the shape of the spoon often used at this time, there are a spoon bent at a right angle to the grip portion, and a spoon shape in which a boundary portion of the grip portion can be freely rotated in a horizontal direction.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the problems of the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an elder or a handicapped person who does not need a grip or operation that is difficult. The aim is to provide a food spoon that can.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems To solve the above-mentioned problems, a technical means invented is that a grip portion side rotation shaft is provided at one end of a grip portion, and a grip portion side rotation shaft is provided at the other end portion of the grip portion side rotation shaft. About L
A support shaft bent in the shape of a letter, a holder-side rotation shaft provided at one end of the support shaft, and a spoon or fork attached to the other end of the holder-side rotation shaft. Spoons.

[0005] A handle having a plurality of grip portions, a front end portion and a rear end portion connected by a connecting member, a grip portion side rotation shaft provided at one end of the handle, and the other end of the grip portion side rotation shaft. A supporting shaft bent substantially in an L-shape, a holder-side rotating shaft provided at one end of the supporting shaft, and a spoon or fork attached to the other end of the holder-side rotating shaft. Food spoons.

3. An eating spoon according to claim 2, wherein an edible tool holder is provided in a direction of an outer peripheral axis of said holder-side rotating shaft, and a spoon or a fork is attached. Provided with a rotating axis, an arbitrary angle can be obtained, and an easy-to-eat and enjoyable table space.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

This eating spoon is made of synthetic resin or metal like a general spoon, and is mainly composed of grips 1 and 6, a spindle 3 and a spoon or fork 5.

In the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1, a grip portion-side rotating shaft 2 is provided at one end of a grip portion 1. To the other end of the grip portion-side rotary shaft 2, a support shaft 3 bent in a substantially L-shape is connected. A holder-side rotating shaft 4 is provided at one end of the support shaft 3, and the holder-side rotating shaft 4 is provided.
A spoon or fork 5 is attached to the other end of the.

FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment. A plurality of grip portions 6 are provided, and a grip portion-side rotation shaft 2 is provided at one end of a handle A which is connected by a connecting member having a front end portion 7 and a rear end portion 8. A support shaft 3 bent in a substantially L-shape is coupled to the other end of the grip portion side rotation shaft 2. A holder-side rotating shaft 4 is provided at one end of the support shaft 3, and a spoon or fork 5 is provided at the other end of the holder-side rotating shaft 4.
Is attached.

FIG. 3 shows a third embodiment. FIG. 3 is FIG.
An edible utensil holder 9 is attached in the outer peripheral axis direction of the holder side rotary shaft 4, and a spoon or fork 10 is inserted into the edible utensil holder 9 from the other end side of the holder side rotary shaft 4 for use. Is what you do.

The grip part-side rotary shaft 2 and the holder-side rotary shaft 4 are rotatable and adjustable.

FIG. 4 illustrates the grip part-side rotating shaft 2 in detail. One end of the grip portion 1 is screwed into the casing 2a with the flange 2b with the flange set screw 2c, and the casing 2a is fixed to the one end of the support shaft 3 with the casing spring 2d with the casing set screw 2e sandwiching the disc spring 2d. I do.

The holder-side rotating shaft 4 will be described in detail. The other end of the support shaft 3 is screwed with the flange 4b in the casing 4a with the flange set screw 4c, and the casing 4a is fixed to the tableware fitting 4f with the casing set screw 4e with the disc spring 4d interposed therebetween so that rotation is possible. I do.

FIG. 5 shows a state in which the edible utensil holder 9 is attached to the holder-side rotating shaft.

FIG. 6 shows details of the edible tool holder. An edible tool holding adjusting tool 9a is provided substantially at the center of the edible tool holding tool 9 in the axial direction, and the edible tool holding adjusting tool 9a is provided.
The edible tool holder fixing screw holes 9b of the holder-side rotary shaft 4 are provided at two places in parallel at arbitrary positions.

FIG. 7 shows a third embodiment. An elderly person or a handicapped grasps the grip of the handle A, and the grip-portion-side rotating shaft 2
In addition, the present invention provides an easy-to-eat table by utilizing the rotatable adjustment of the holder-side rotating shaft 4 and the adjustment of the sliding direction of the edible tool holding adjusting tool 9.

[0018]

According to the present invention, there is provided an edible appliance such as a spoon which can be easily used even by an elderly or disabled person who cannot handle it well. Since the angle of the wrist can be freely selected, it is possible to provide a meal spoon that can enjoy a meal that is easy to eat.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the grip part-side rotation shaft and the holder-side rotation shaft.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the edible utensil holding adjuster as viewed from below.

FIG. 6 is a detailed view of an adjusting device for holding edible utensils.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a use state of a third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A Handle 1 Handle portion 2 Handle portion side rotating shaft 2a Casing 2b Flange 2c Flange set screw 2d Disc spring 2e Casing set screw 3 Support shaft 4 Holder side rotary shaft 4a Casing 4b Flange 4c Flange set screw 4d Disc spring 4e Casing set screw 4f Tableware fitting 5 Spoon or fork 6 Grip portion 7 Tip connecting member 8 Rear end connecting member 9 Edible appliance holder 9a Edible appliance holding adjusting tool 9b Edible appliance holder fixing screw hole 10 Spoon or fork

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A grip portion-side rotation shaft is provided at one end of a grip portion, and a support shaft bent substantially in an L-shape is provided at the other end portion of the grip portion-side rotation shaft, and is held at one end portion of the support shaft. A spoon for eating, wherein a spoon or fork is attached to the other end of the holder-side rotating shaft. 2. A handle comprising a plurality of grip portions, a front end portion and a rear end portion connected by a connecting member, and a grip portion side rotation shaft provided at one end of the handle, wherein the grip portion side rotation shaft is provided. The other end is provided with a support shaft bent in a substantially L-shape, the support shaft is provided at one end of the support shaft, and a spoon or a fork is attached to the other end of the support shaft. Spoons for eating, characterized by the following. 3. The food spoons according to claim 2, wherein an edible tool holder is provided in a direction of an outer peripheral axis of said holder-side rotating shaft, and a spoon or a fork is attached to said edible tool holder.