JP2015016281A - Chopstick rest - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a chopstick rest for solving the problems that: a pair of chopsticks is essential and important for meal, but a chopstick rest has sober and unnoticeable presence, compared to tableware for setting off Japanese cuisine, such as dishes, bowls, and rice bowls; a chopstick rest makes difficult to take chopsticks, and has a simple and small shape so as to be troublesome to handle and sometimes be lost; and chopsticks are placed in an unarranged manner during meal so as to make chopsticks roll and cause a lack of stability.SOLUTION: A chopstick rest is such that: recessed notches 2 or dents are provided on both tips positioned on the upper parts by bending a flat material in a curved or polygonal shape; a bottom is a circular arc surface 6 or a left-right inclined plane; the material is placed on the top surface of a base plate 3 and fastened; and a groove to place a toothpick on is provided on the top surface of the base plate 3 so as to give multifunctionality.

Description

Related to tools for placing chopsticks between food and objects.

Chopsticks are two thin sticks used to sandwich food and objects.
Tools for placing two chopsticks before and during a meal have long been made of various shapes and materials, ie wood, bamboo, metal, pottery, porcelain, plastic, etc.

Public use Showa 47-13291 Water after washing chopsticks accumulates in the storage container and becomes unsanitary. It is hygienic by placing the chopsticks in the recessed portions 4 and 5, and makes it easy to take the chopsticks during meal use. The chopsticks are not placed on the bottom of the space 7. Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. Hei 6-9569 The chopstick holder 2 capable of detachably holding a pair of chopsticks can be used as the chopstick rest 4.

Although it is an important chopstick that is essential for meals, tools such as a table on which to place chopsticks were quiet and inconspicuous compared to dishes such as dishes, bowls, and bowls that complement Japanese cuisine. In addition, it was difficult to take chopsticks.
Because of its simple shape and small size, it was cumbersome and sometimes lost.
In addition, chopsticks were placed in various places during meals, and the chopsticks rolled and lacked stability.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, in the present invention according to [Claim 1], a flat plate material is bent into a curved shape or a polygonal shape, whereby notches or concave depressions are formed at both ends located at the upper portion. The bottom portion is provided with an arc surface or left and right inclined surfaces.

Furthermore, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, in the present invention described in [Claim 2], the member of [Claim 1] is installed and fixed on the upper surface of the base plate.

Furthermore, in the present invention described in [Claim 3], a groove for placing a toothpick is provided on the upper surface of the base plate of [Claim 2].

As described above, according to the present invention, chopsticks can be placed in a notch before a meal, and it becomes like a table on which a Japanese sword is placed.
It becomes a conspicuous presence and it becomes easy to take chopsticks.
Moreover, it can be placed on an arc surface or an inclined surface during meals, and chopsticks can be naturally stabilized in the valley. When placed at a position off the valley, it can be stabilized in the valley.

Furthermore, by mounting and fixing on the base plate, the multi-functionality of stability and convenience is further increased, and a symbolic presence as Japanese cuisine can be given.
Applicable to foreigners. Furthermore, it can be applied to stores and inns.
It will also have a design that allows you to imagine a table on which you can place a Japanese sword.

Furthermore, since a groove for placing a toothpick is provided on the upper surface of the base plate, it has further multi-functionality.

  Sectional view and side view showing Embodiment 1   A perspective view showing the first embodiment   Sectional view and side view showing Embodiment 2   A perspective view showing a second embodiment   Sectional view and side view showing Embodiment 3   A perspective view showing Embodiment 3   Sectional view and side view showing Embodiment 4   A perspective view showing Embodiment 4   A perspective view showing Embodiment 5   A perspective view showing Embodiment 6

The invention described in [Claim 1] of the present invention is formed by bending a flat plate material into a curved shape or a polygonal shape, thereby providing concave notches or depressions at both ends located at the upper part. Further, the bottom portion is an arcuate surface or left and right inclined surfaces, and has multi-functionality and has an effect of improving the value of chopsticks.

The invention described in [Claim 2] of the present invention has an effect of improving the stability and convenience as a chopstick rest by placing the member of [Claim 1] on the upper surface of the base plate and fixing it. And enhance the symbolic presence as Japanese cuisine.

The invention described in [Claim 3] of the present invention is provided with a groove capable of placing a toothpick on the upper surface of the base plate of [Claim 2], and has multi-functionality.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

The first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1- (a) and 1- (b).
1- (a) is a cross-sectional view and a side view taken along the line AA.
FIG. 1- (b) is a perspective view in which a flat plate 1 is curved so that concave cutouts 2 or depressions 2 are provided at both ends located at the top so that chopsticks can be placed before eating. is there.
Further, even when the bottom 5 is provided with the arc surface 6 having the arc radius R, or when the chopsticks are placed at a position away from the bottom 5 during the meal, the bottom 5 of the arc surface can be stabilized.
The flat plate 1 is provided with legs 7.

The second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 2- (a) and 2- (b).
FIG. 2- (a) is a cross-sectional view and a side view taken along line AA.
FIG. 2B is a perspective view in which the flat plate 1 is bent into a polygonal shape to provide concave notches 2 or dents 2 at both ends located at the top.
You can put chopsticks in the notch 2 before eating. Further, since the left and right inclined surfaces 8 are provided on the bottom portion 5, even when chopsticks are placed at a position off the bottom portion during a meal, the bottom portion 5 of the inclined surface can be stabilized. The flat plate 1 is provided with legs 7.

The third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3- (a) and 3- (b).
FIG. 3- (a) is a cross-sectional view and a side view taken along the line AA.
FIG. 3B is a perspective view in which the member of the above (Example 1) is placed on the base plate 3 and fixed.
Further, a toothpick groove 4 was provided on the upper surface of the base plate 3.

The fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 4- (a) and FIG. 4- (b).
FIG. 4- (a) is a cross-sectional view and a side view taken along the line AA.
FIG. 4- (b) is a perspective view of the above-mentioned (Example 2) member placed on the base plate 3 and fixed.
Further, a toothpick groove 4 was provided on the upper surface of the base plate 3.

The fifth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
The flat plate 1 is bent or polygonal, and the front ends of both are further bent, and a concave notch 2 or depression 2 is provided at the front end of the bent upper portion.

The sixth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
The flat plate 1 is bent in the reverse direction into an arc 10 having an arc radius R to form a curved base plate 9.
All of these can be molded from a variety of materials.
Moreover, it is also possible to integrally mold these with plastic, glass, metal or the like instead of fixing them.

1: Flat plate (curved or polygonal)
2: Notch (concave depression)
3: Base plate 4: Groove of toothpick 5: Bottom 6: Arc surface (arc radius R)
7: Leg 8: Inclined surface 9: Curved base plate 10: Arc of curved base plate (arc radius R)

Claims (3)

A chopstick rest, characterized in that a flat plate is bent into a curved shape or a polygonal shape, so that notches or dents are provided at both ends located at the upper portion, and the bottom portion is an arc surface or left and right inclined surfaces. By bending the flat plate into a curved or polygonal shape, notches or recesses are provided at both ends of the top, and a member with a bottom arced surface or left and right inclined surfaces is placed on the top surface of the base plate and secured A chopstick rest. The chopstick rest according to claim 2, wherein a toothpick groove is provided on the upper surface of the base plate.

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