JP3031371U - Western tableware - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Problem] To give chopsticks to Western dishes and make them in harmony with Japanese food. SOLUTION: The Western tableware according to the present invention is a Western tableware such as a spoon, a fork or a knife, which is provided with a tip portion 1 that comes into contact with food and a handle 2 serving as a handle. As the handle 2, a chopstick handle is provided. It has been done. By adopting such a structure, it was possible to get rid of the cold appearance of being entirely made of metal, and to provide Western tableware in harmony with Japanese food. In addition, the appearance of the chopsticks has been reduced, and the resistance to changing to chopsticks has been reduced.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the device belongs]

 The present invention relates to improvement of Western dishes such as spoons.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, Western dishes such as spoons, forks, and knives are made of silver as shown in FIG. 4 (FIG. 4A shows a spoon, FIG. 4B shows a fork, and FIG. 4C shows a knife). It was made of metal such as stainless steel. Looking at the spoon a shown in FIG. 4 (A), the tip portion 1 having the ball portion 10 for scooping food and the handle 2 serving as a handle are integrally formed using a metal such as silver or stainless steel. It This also applies to the fork b shown in FIG. 4 (B). That is, the tip portion 1 having the ball portion 10 for scooping food and the teeth 13 for thrusting food, and the handle 2 are integrally formed using a metal such as silver or stainless. Further, in the knife c shown in FIG. 4C, the tip portion 1 having a blade and the handle 2 are integrally formed of metal such as silver or stainless steel.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 For this reason, the whole had a metallic luster and had a cold, inorganic appearance. Especially, Japanese people who are familiar with wooden chopsticks felt that the above was more prominent. In addition, the number of Japanese and Western eclectic items increased in the menus for dinners, and there were many cases where Japanese food had to be eaten with Western tableware, which made me feel very uncomfortable.

On the other hand, even for Westerners, the recent spread of Japanese and Chinese cuisine has increased the chance of eating authentic Japanese food when visiting Japan. Those who stay in Japan for a long time may be able to use chopsticks fluently, but those who are new to Japan and are unfamiliar with how to use chopsticks may want to experience Japanese culture and eat Japanese food. However, I felt reluctant to use Western tableware that was out of place, and I ended up getting tired of it.

Further, even Japanese people often eat Western-style tableware such as a spoon during early childhood. Due to the growth of children, even though they wanted to promote the transition to chopsticks, it was difficult to get rid of the habit of using spoons, and many parents were discouraged.

The present invention is intended to solve the above problems.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The western tableware according to the first invention of the present application is a western tableware such as a spoon, a fork or a knife, which is provided with a tip portion 1 that comes into contact with food and a handle 2 that serves as a handle. As the handle 2, a chopstick handle is provided. It is a thing.

By adopting the above-mentioned constitution, it was possible to eliminate the cold appearance that the whole is made of metal, and to provide Western tableware in harmony with Japanese food. In addition, the appearance of the chopsticks has been made smaller, and the resistance to switching to chopsticks has been reduced.

The Western tableware according to a second aspect of the present invention is the Western tableware according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the handle 2 has a lacquer-like or lacquer-like gloss like the coated chopsticks. It is made of wood or plastic such as ABS resin. The cross section of the handle 2 is substantially square or substantially circular.

For this reason, it became extremely harmonized with Japanese food, and it became possible to fully enjoy the Japanese atmosphere without impairing the usability of Western tableware. Moreover, not only the appearance but also the feel similar to chopsticks can be obtained.

The Western tableware according to the third aspect of the present invention is the Western tableware according to the second aspect of the present invention, wherein the tip portion 1 is the tip portion of a spoon, a fork or a knife. The handle 2 is a quadrangular prism having a substantially square cross-sectional view formed by coating lacquer on the surface of wood or resin. The width direction L of the tip portion 1 is parallel to the one side surface 21.

By adopting such a configuration, when Western dishes are placed on a table or the like, they can be placed in a stable state without wobbling. For example, when the tip 1 is a spoon or a fork, it can be turned upward or downward, and the ball portion 10 is turned sideways so that the side edge of the tip 1 of the spoon comes into contact with the upper surface of the table. You can avoid wobble. That is, it can be placed in a stable state on a table or the like. When the tip 1 is a knife, the blade can be placed sideways on the table, and similarly, it can be prevented from wobbling on the table. In addition, an elegant luster due to lacquer is obtained.

The Western tableware according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the Western tableware according to the third aspect of the present invention, which includes the tip portion 1 and the handle 2, and a core 3 formed separately from the tip portion 1 and the handle 2. Is. The tip portion 1 has a food contact portion 10 that comes into direct contact with food, and an insertion protrusion 14 that extends further rearward than the rear portion of the food contact portion 10. The core 3 has a receiving opening 31 into which the insertion protrusion 14 can be inserted at the tip, and a fitting portion which can fit into the tip of the handle 3 at the rear end. 32, and the tip portion 1 is fixed to the handle 2 via the core 3.

In this way, the insertion protrusion 14 is inserted and held in the receiving port 31 of the core 3, and the fitting portion 32 is fitted to the handle 2, so that the tip 3 and the handle 2 are inserted in the core 3. And are fixed. That is, it was possible to provide a concrete means for fixing the tip portion 1 of the ordinary Western tableware to the handle 2 in which the handle of chopsticks is adopted.

[0015]

[Embodiment of device]

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 (A) shows an embodiment of a spoon a, FIG. 1 (B) shows an embodiment of a fork b, and FIG. 1 (C) shows an embodiment of a knife c. Show. 2 (A) shows a state in which the spoon a is disassembled, FIG. 2 (B) shows a vertical cross section of the spoon a, and FIG. 2 (C) shows a back surface of the spoon a. ing.

As shown in FIG. 1 (A), this spoon a is composed of a tip portion 1 that comes into contact with food such as dishes, a handle 2 that serves as a handle, and a core 3. Each part will be described below in order.

The tip portion 1 is made of silver, stainless steel, or other metal, and has a ball portion 10 whose upper surface serves as a surface for scooping food and an insertion protrusion portion 14 extending rearward from the rear portion of the ball portion 10. Have and. The ball portion 10 is a portion on which food is scooped and placed, that is, a portion which comes into direct contact with food.

The handle 2 is formed of the same as the handle portion of the chopsticks. That is, it is a long rectangular columnar body made of bamboo, other wood, ABS resin, or other plastic, and the cross section of the handle 2 has a width of about 5 to 15 mm on each side. It is a substantially square. Then, the surface of the handle 2 is lacquered like the coated chopsticks. Reference numeral 20 in FIG. 2 (B) represents a lacquer film. Other than this, it is also possible to apply a lacquer-like gloss finish without lacquering (without providing the film 20).

As shown in FIGS. 2 (A) and 2 (B), the core 3 is a metal fitting for fixing the tip 1 to the handle 2. As shown in the figure, the core 3 is a hollow housing and is fitted to the tip of the handle 3.

More specifically, the tip of the core 3 has a receiving port 31 into which the insertion protrusion 14 can be inserted. The rear end of the core 3 has a fitting opening 32 that can be fitted to the tip of the handle 3. The fitting port 32 and the receiving port 31 are internally connected. Then, the fitting opening 32 of the core 3 is fitted to the tip portion 22 of the handle 2. The tip portion 22 of the handle 32 is formed such that its cross section is slightly smaller than the other portions so that no step is formed between the surface of the core 3 and the other portion of the surface of the handle 2. On the other hand, the insertion protrusion 14 is inserted from the receiving port 31 of the core 3. At this time, an insertion hole 23 shown in FIG. 2 (A) is provided on the tip end surface of the handle 3 in order to hold the insertion protrusion 14 more reliably. By further inserting the insertion protrusion 14 into the insertion hole 23, the insertion protrusion 14 is inserted into the inside of the handle 2 and is securely fixed.

After mounting the above-mentioned respective parts, the core 3 is caulked to complete the fixing. In addition, it is also effective to reinforce the adhesion between the core 3 and other parts by using an adhesive.

Further, the receiving port 31 and the insertion hole 23 for accommodating the insertion projecting portion 14 have a width direction L of the tip portion 1 of the spoon a, that is, a direction connecting the left and right ends of the ball portion 10, and the handle 2. The insertion protrusion 14 is received so that the one side surface 21 (the side surface facing downward in FIGS. 2B and 2C) is parallel. By forming in this way, as shown in FIG. 2C, the spoon a can be stably placed on the table with the ball portion 10 of the spoon a facing upward. In addition, 11 of FIG. 2 (A) has shown the back surface of the ball part 10.

Regarding the fork b shown in FIG. 1B, the structure of the handle 2 and the core 3 is the same as that of the spoon a. This fork b has a front end portion 1, a front tooth 13, a central scooping portion 10, and a rear insertion protruding portion 14 (in a core 3 in a completed state shown in FIG. 1 (B), It does not appear outside.) And. The insertion protrusion 14 is the same as the spoon a shown in FIG. Further, in each of the above-mentioned embodiments, the cross section of the handle 2 is shown as a quadrangle (square), but it can be carried out with other polygonal shapes or circular shapes like chopsticks. .

With respect to the knife c shown in FIG. 1C, the structure of the handle 2 and the core 3 is the same as that of the spoon a or the fork b described above. This knife c has a blade 12 at the front and a protruding portion 14 at the rear (in the core 3 in the completed state shown in FIG. 1C, it does not appear outside). It is configured. The insertion protrusion 14 is similar to the spoon a in FIG. 1A and the fork b in FIG.

Further, the structure adopted in the above-mentioned spoon a in which the width direction L of the tip portion 1 (ball portion 10) and the one side surface 21 are formed parallel to each other is the fork b or the fork b in FIG. 1 (B). It can also be applied to the nif c, and thereby the same effect can be obtained. Referring to the fork b in FIG. 1B, the width direction L of the tip portion 1, that is, the direction in which the teeth 13 are aligned with each other, and the one side surface 21 (in FIG. 1B, the back surface is a back surface which is hidden and cannot be seen). By forming and so that they are parallel to each other, it is possible to avoid the situation in which the left and right ends hit the table and the whole wobbles. Further, when the residue of the food is on the tip of the fork 1, the scooping part 10 can be placed with the scooping part 10 facing up so that it does not fall on the table or table cloth. Referring to the knife c of FIG. 1 (C), the width direction L of the tip portion 1, that is, in this case, the direction connecting the cutting edge 12a and the back 12b of the blade 12 and the one side surface are parallel to each other. It is formed (in FIG. 1 (C), the one side surface 21 is located on the back side and is hidden and invisible). In the case of the knife c, the cutting edge 12a or the spine 12b can be placed without making contact with the table, and stable placement is possible.

Each Western tableware described above is used like a conventional Western tableware, such as a knife a in the right hand and a fork b in the left hand. However, since the pattern 2 is similar to the pattern of chopsticks, it is convenient in the following cases.

For example, when serving sliced ham or the like from a serving plate to a serving plate, poking at the tip of the fork may cause the ham to have a hole or lose its shape before eating. Conventionally, in order to avoid such a situation, for example, as shown in FIG. 3 (A), the handle 2 of the fork b is held with only one finger h side of the thumb f1 and the index finger f2 of one hand h, and the same. The handle 2 of the spoon a is held only by the side surface on the opposite side of the index finger f2 of the hand and the side surface of the fingertip of the middle finger f3, and the tip ends 1,1 of both Western dishes are opened and closed with the index finger f2 as a fulcrum. Then, the food r was picked up. However, in this case, the holding of the Western dishes is unstable, and as a result, the opening / closing width w of both tip portions 1, 1 is narrowed, making it difficult to pick up the dish. Therefore, in some cases (when trying to pick a thick one), both hands (fork b in one hand and spoon a or knife c in the other hand) are used for such picking. I had to wait.

On the other hand, the western tableware according to the present invention can be used in the same manner as chopsticks as shown in FIG. 3 (B). That is, the handle 2 of the spoon a is securely fixed by being sandwiched between the side surface of the ring finger f4 and the crotch of the thumb f1 and the index finger f23 (the base of the thumb f1 and the base of the index finger f2). On the contrary, the fork b is mainly held between the tip of the index finger f2 and the tip of the middle finger f3, and the finger tip of the thumb f1 is lightly attached so as not to fall off from here. Therefore, the fork b can be freely opened and closed with respect to the lower spoon a that is firmly fixed as described above, and a large opening and closing width w can be obtained as compared with the conventional Western tableware. Therefore, the above-mentioned picking up of food can be extremely easily performed with one hand.

Since the conventional Western tableware is integrally formed of metal as a whole, it is necessary to make the handle thin and flat in order to keep the weight low. With such a thin pattern, it was difficult to hold with the chopsticks as described above, and it was not possible to do as shown in FIG. 3 (B). On the other hand, the handle of chopsticks is not flat, but has a thickness that is almost uniform in each direction of the cross section, so the above-mentioned grip is possible. Also, since the handle is made of wood or resin like ordinary chopsticks, the weight does not increase and the operation is easy.

[0030]

[Effect of device]

 According to the first invention of the present application, a handle of chopsticks is provided as a handle, so that the inorganic coldness that is typical of western dishes is eliminated to make it familiar. Moreover, even people unfamiliar with chopsticks can use Western dishes for Japanese food without any discomfort. Further, even when an infant or the like shifts from using a spoon to using chopsticks, this can be done without any discomfort. In addition to the appearance, two Western dishes can be operated like chopsticks, such as when you want to pick up from the serving plate to the dish without losing the shape of the dish. Compared to the case of performing the above work, such work is made much easier.

The second invention of the present application obtains the effects of the first invention, and particularly provides Western tableware in harmony with Japanese food. In addition, the weight of the handle has been reduced, and you can get the same feeling of operation as chopsticks. In addition, we provided Western tableware that gives a better feeling when grasping chopsticks.

The third invention of the present application achieves the above second effect and enables stable arrangement of Western tableware on the table. Especially when placing Western dishes with a spoon or fork on the tip, when placing them directly on the table, it is possible to place them with such a part facing up even if the food is scooped and the residue is placed on the tip. , The table and table cloth are no longer dirty. Also, even if the tip is a knife, it is possible to place the blade of the blade sideways, and it is possible to eliminate the fear of damaging the table with this blade. In addition, an extremely refined luster due to lacquer can be obtained.

According to the fourth invention of the present application, it is possible to reliably provide Western tableware by obtaining the effect of the third invention.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1A is a plan view showing an embodiment of a spoon which is Western dishes according to the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a plan view showing an embodiment of a fork which is Western dishes according to the present invention. It is a figure and (C) is a plane which shows one embodiment of the knife which is Western tableware which concerns on this invention.

FIG. 2A is an exploded perspective view of the spoon,
(B) is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of the spoon, and (C) is a rear view of the spoon.

FIG. 3A is an explanatory view showing a usage example of a conventional Western tableware, and FIG. 3B is an explanatory view showing a usage example of Western tableware according to the present invention.

FIG. 4A is a plan view showing a conventional spoon,
(B) is a plan view showing a conventional fork, and (C) is a plan view showing a conventional knife.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Tip 2 Handle 3 Core

Claims (4)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A Western tableware such as a spoon, a fork or a knife is provided with a tip (1) that comes into contact with food and a handle (2) that serves as a handle, and a chopstick handle is provided as the handle (2). Western tableware characterized by being a dish. 2. The pattern (2) is made of a plastic such as wood or ABS resin, the surface of which has a lacquer-like or lacquer-like gloss like the coated chopsticks. The Western tableware according to claim 1, wherein the cross section of the is a substantially square shape or a substantially circular shape. 3. The tip (1) is the tip of a spoon, a fork or a knife, and the handle (2) is a quadrangular prism having a substantially square cross section as formed by coating the surface of wood or resin with lacquer. The western tableware according to claim 2, wherein the width direction (L) of the tip portion (1) is parallel to the one side surface (21). 4. A tip (1) and a handle (2), and a core (3) formed separately from the tip (1) and the handle (2), wherein the tip (1) directly comes into contact with food. Abutment (10)
And the insertion protrusion (14) that extends further rearward than the rear portion of the food contact portion (10), and the core (3) has the insertion protrusion (14) inserted at the tip. It has a receiving port (31) that can
It has a fitting part (32) that can be fitted to the tip of the handle, and the tip (1) is fixed to the handle (2) through the core (3). The western tableware according to claim 3, characterized in that.