JP2006141923A - Spoon used for strawberry - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a spoon for strawberry, which helps even a family looking forward to strawberry milk, especially a powerless child or elderly person surely make the strawberry milk without fail and worry. <P>SOLUTION: The spoon is composed of a head 10 having a bottom 12 and a side 14 and a handle 18 leading to the head 10. Three or more holes with a diameter of 4 to 8 mm, for making strawberry pieces are formed at the bottom 12. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an improvement in a strawberry spoon that enables anyone to make strawberry milk or the like without failure.

Strawberry milk has long been loved by many families for snacks after meals. Sprinkling with milk and milk on strawberries in a container with a family and eating them while crushed with a spoon has become a well-represented landscape.
As a spoon used for this, a normal spoon and a so-called strawberry spoon in which a protrusion 1c having an anti-slip function is formed on the bottom 1a as shown in FIGS. 5 (A) and 5 (B) are known.
However, if you try to crush the strawberry with such a spoon, the strawberry will not crush with a small force, and if you apply too much force, the spoon and the strawberry will slide, and the strawberry will fly out of the container, There were many cases that turned over. In particular, there was a need for a spoon that was suitable for helping the elderly and young children to make strawberry milk and enjoy it.

As an attempt to improve this state, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-876 can be cited.
This proposal was made based on the idea of forming a blade on one side of a spoon and making it easier to cut strawberries into smaller pieces.

  However, in the above configuration, it is possible to make the strawberry smaller, but since there is no concept of crushing, the most enjoyable action of strawberry milk by mixing the sweet juice of strawberry with milk or milk by crushing Because there is no, it is not popular.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-876

  An object of the present invention is to provide a spoon for strawberry that can be used to make strawberry milk with peace of mind without failing even in a family who is looking forward to strawberry milk, especially children who are weak and elderly. .

(1) The present invention is a spoon used to make strawberry milk or the like, and in a spoon composed of a head part having a bottom part and a side part and a handle part connected to the head part, the bottom part has a hole diameter of 4 mm to It is characterized in that three or more 8 mm strawberry piece working holes are formed.
(2) The present invention is characterized in that the bottom is formed in a shape that rises gently in a dome shape toward the center.
(3) The present invention is characterized by the spoon shape described in (1) and (2), wherein a protrusion protruding below the bottom is formed along the shape of the strawberry piece working hole. Yes.
(4) The present invention is characterized in that unevenness is formed over the entire bottom of the spoon for strawberries described in (1), (2), or (3).

(1) According to the present invention, the bottom portion is made of strawberry piece working holes and has three or more holes with a hole diameter of 4 mm to 8 mm. The juice can be divided into small pieces of strawberry by simply pressing the strawberry piece action hole against the strawberry. Even infants and the elderly can make and enjoy strawberry milk without failure.
(2) According to the present invention, the bottom portion is formed into a gently dome-shaped shape toward the center portion, and can be pressed so as to hold the strawberry from above, so that the strawberry or the like can be removed from the container. (3) According to the present invention, since the protruding portion protruding below the bottom is formed along the strawberry piece working hole shape, it should be crushed by the protruding portion. Since the strawberry can be fixed so as not to move with the strawberry spoon, the strawberry can be divided while being crushed without jumping out of the container.
(4) According to the present invention, since the irregularities are formed on the entire surface of the bottom of the spoon, the necessary minimum friction can be obtained between the strawberry and the spoon, so that the strawberry can be broken into pieces without fail. Can be processed.

  Embodiments according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments, and modifications and additions can be made within the scope of the present invention. Note that the same reference numerals are used for the same elements throughout the drawings, and description thereof may be omitted as appropriate.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the spoon for strawberries of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 is a plan view of a spoon of Example 1, FIG. 2 is an AA cross-sectional view of the plan view, FIG. 3 is Example 2 of the present invention, and FIG. 4 (A) is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion H in FIG. FIG. 4B is an enlarged cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the H portion. FIG. 5A is a plan view of a conventional strawberry spoon, and FIG. 5B is an enlarged sectional view of the bottom surface 1a.

1 and 2 show a strawberry spoon according to the first embodiment, which includes a vertically long head 10 and a handle 18 connected thereto. The head portion 10 includes a substantially flat bottom portion 12 and a side portion 14 that rises while tilting outward from the edge of the bottom portion 12. The bottom portion 12 has three or more (7 in FIG. 1) or more strawberry piece manufacturing holes 16 having a diameter of 4 mm to 8 mm from the center of the bottom portion. This is because if the hole is offset in one direction, the balance is poor and the bottom 12 cannot be stably pressed against the strawberry. The strawberry piece production hole 16 can easily produce a strawberry piece having the same diameter as the hole by pressing the bottom 12 from above the strawberry to be processed.
The surface of the bottom 12 where the strawberry piece production hole 16 is not formed can produce strawberry juice by crushing the strawberry.

Because of this spoon shape, no special skill or skill is required, and anyone can enjoy strawberry milk just by placing the spoon on the strawberry.
According to the inventor's experiment, when the hole diameter is 4 mm or less, resistance is large for making a strawberry piece, and when the hole diameter is 8 mm or more. When the strawberry piece becomes too large, the amount of crushing the strawberry is small, and it becomes unsatisfactory for producing the juice, so 4 mm to 8 mm is desirable.
More desirably, it is 4.5 mm to 6 mm. Since the number of holes is less than 3 and the efficiency is poor, it is at least 3 or more, preferably 5 to 8. Further, the shape of the strawberry piece manufacturing hole 16 is not limited to the circular shape shown in the embodiment, and any shape of a hole such as a square, a triangle, and an ellipse may be included in the present invention as long as a strawberry piece can be manufactured. In this case, the hole size is defined by using the distance between opposite sides as the hole diameter.

  Even if such a structure achieves the purpose sufficiently, it is more desirable to provide the protrusions 16 more reliably on the strawberry by providing the protrusions 16 toward the outside of the bottom part 12 around the hole formed in the bottom part 12. Since 16 bites into the strawberry, if the strawberry is pressed by the bottom portion 12, the strawberry is not accidentally blown out of the container even if force is applied. The protrusion 16 may have a plurality of shapes around the strawberry piece manufacturing hole 16 as shown in FIG. 4A, or the shape of the strawberry piece manufacturing hole 16 as shown in FIG. The protrusion 16 may be provided around the entire periphery. These protrusions 16 are formed by burring or the like around the strawberry piece manufacturing hole 16. The projecting dimension from the bottom 12 is preferably about 0.5 mm to 2 mm.

  FIG. 3 shows the second embodiment, which is different from the first embodiment in that the shape of the bottom portion 12 is formed into a shape in which the bottom portion rises gently into a dome shape toward the center portion. For this reason, since it can be pressed by holding a strawberry from the top, it can be made into a small piece without flying the strawberry or the like out of the container. In order to more securely fix the strawberry, as shown in the first embodiment, the protrusion 16 or the unevenness 1c that has been conventionally used may be formed.

  In addition, in both Example 1 and Example 2, the material of the spoon is not particularly limited, but it is desirable to be metallic in view of its operability and workability, and more preferably excellent in aesthetic appearance without the occurrence of rust. Made of stainless steel. Spoons are produced by pressing these materials.

  By adopting the configuration of the above-described embodiment, it is possible to provide a strawberry spoon that can make strawberry milk with peace of mind without fail even at home, especially children and elderly people who are looking forward to strawberry milk. . Of course, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various designs can be made without changing the gist.

  1 is a plan view showing a strawberry spoon of Example 1. FIG.   It is sectional drawing of the AA part of FIG.   It is sectional drawing which shows the spoon for strawberries of Example 2. FIG.   It is a fragmentary sectional view which shows the Example of the processus | protrusion formed in the periphery of the strawberry piece production hole of Example 1 and Example 2. FIG.   (A) Plan view of conventional strawberry spoon, (B) Partial sectional view of head.

Explanation of symbols

10 head 12 bottom 14 side 16 strawberry piece working hole 16h protrusion 18 handle

Claims (4)

  In a spoon composed of a bottom part, a head part having side parts, and a handle part connected to the head part, the bottom part is characterized in that three or more strawberry piece working holes having a hole diameter of 4 mm to 8 mm are formed. Spoon for strawberry to do.   The spoon for strawberries according to claim 1, wherein the bottom part is formed in a shape that rises gently in a dome shape toward the center part.   A spoon-shaped working hole poon for strawberry, characterized in that it has a spoon shape according to claim 1 or 2, and a protrusion protruding downward from the bottom is formed along the shape.   The spoon for strawberries according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein unevenness is formed over the entire bottom.

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