JP2002262981A - Right angled spoon and right angled fork - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a right angled spoon and a right angled fork which are prevented from hiding the mouth of a physically challenging person by a hand of a nursing person to cause spilling food when the nursing person helps the person challenging for his/her hands. SOLUTION: A shank is equipped at right angle with a spoon to enable a nursing person to easily watch around the mouth of a nursed person.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a right-angle spoon right-angle fork having a spoon or fork with a right-angle handle.

[Related Art] When a caregiver gives a meal to a handicapped person with a spoon, the caregiver's hand covers the mouth of the other person. This often leads to poor mouth and food spills. However, laying a spoon on its side is difficult to eat because of its wide width, and it also tends to cause spills. Sometimes it is difficult to pick up a spoon. Some have rounded handles, but they are not always easy to hold.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] When a caregiver gives a meal to a handicapped person, how can the caretaker's hand keep the mouth of the partner from hiding and reduce spills? The point is that the spoon that is placed will be easier to pick up.

[0004] Means for solving the problem is to provide a handle at a right angle to the spoon portion so that the mouth of the partner can be clearly seen by the caregiver. Also, make the spoon smaller and shallower for those who have difficulty opening the mouth. In addition, the tip of the handle must be sloped to make it easier to pick up the spoon.

[Embodiment of the Invention] A right-angle spoon according to the present invention, which explains an embodiment of the present invention with reference to the drawings, has a handle at a right angle to the spoon portion, and a tip end of the handle is inclined. Is attached. [Claim 3] of the present invention
Is divided into a spoon (FIG. 3) and a handle (FIG. 4).

[Embodiment] When a caregiver gives a meal to a handicapped person such as one hand, the mouth of the partner is not covered with the caregiver's hand. (Fig. 1 and Fig. 2) Even when eating with 21 people, they can hump their mouths as they are spooned. When 3 spoons are placed, the top of the handle is raised so it is easy to pick up. If you make one with the four spoons on the right and the other on the left, you can use it separately for caregivers and left-handed right-handed when you eat alone. The same applies to a fork if it is 5 or more. 6 [Claim 3] If the spoon portion and the handle portion are separately attached and detached, the storage space is small. In addition, if the spoon is bent to the left and right, it can be placed in a smaller place.

[Effect of the invention] When a caregiver gives a meal to a handicapped person or the like, the mouth of the partner is not covered with the caregiver's hand, so that spillage is reduced and it is easy to feed.
Even if you eat alone, you can hug your mouth without changing your hand direction, just by spooning. When the spoon is placed, the tip of the handle is slanted so that a finger can enter under the spoon and the spoon can be picked up easily. If it is divided into a spoon part and a handle part, it can be placed in a small place as a three-piece set of a spoon part, a fork part and a handle part. If the spoon part and the handle part are bent with a stopper, it can be placed as an ordinary spoon, so there is no problem with the storage space.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a spoon portion placed upward and viewed from directly above.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the spoon with its mouth facing away from the mouth,

FIG. 3 is a front view of the spoon portion of claim 3 as viewed from directly above;

FIG. 4 is a side view of the handle of claim 3 as viewed from the side.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 per mouth 2 spoon 3 handle 4 handle tip slope

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A right-angle spoon right-angle fork wherein a spoon portion, a fork portion, and a handle portion are at right angles. 2. The spoon part is made smaller and shallower than a normal curry spoon, and the tip of the handle is inclined to make it easier to pick up from a table or the like. 3. The spoon or fork portion and the handle are separated and detachable. 4. A part where the spoon or fork part and the handle part are separated is fastened with a stopper to form one original shape. Tilt the spoon to the right or left at a right angle so that it can be used in a convenient direction.