JP3100608U - Tableware - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve inconvenience in conventional tableware and, when eating with a spoon or the like, food such as rice put inside can be easily and reliably scooped with a spoon or the like. It is an object to provide tableware in which food does not spill outside.
SOLUTION: This is a bowl-shaped bowl, bowl bowl, and other container-shaped tableware which is open at the top and is used for putting rice and other foodstuffs for a meal, wherein at least a part of the upper opening edge 11 of the tableware is bent inward. The edge 11a. Further, it is a container-shaped tableware, and a scooping edge 11a in which at least a part of the upper opening edge 11 of the tableware is curved inward, and another part of the upper opening edge 11 of the tableware is bent outward. The mouth edge 11b is formed.
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Description

  The present invention relates to tableware, and more particularly, when eating food such as rice in tableware using a spoon or the like in an elderly person, an infant or a disabled person, is suitable for scooping the food in the tableware with a spoon or the like. About tableware.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, various nursing care products have been spreading along with the aging wave. Various types of tableware for nursing care are being provided, such as containers for nursing care such as spoons, forks, chopsticks, and dishes.

  However, for those in need of nursing care, even if they use a spoon to scoop and eat food such as rice in a container, the conventional ordinary tableware will not use the rice and other ingredients in the dish. It was not always easy to scoop up the food. In other words, conventional dishes such as bowls and bowls generally have a wide mouth and open shape as going upward, so even if the spoon is scooped from below along the inner side wall of the container, food for disabled people is food. In many cases, the spoon cannot be completely put on the spoon, and there is a problem that the spoon eventually reaches the upper end of the opening of the container and the food spills out of the container.

  Therefore, the present invention eliminates the disadvantages of the conventional tableware, and when eating with a spoon or the like, food such as rice put inside can be easily and reliably scooped with a spoon or the like, and It is an object to provide tableware in which food does not spill outside.

In order to achieve the above object, the tableware of the present invention is a bowl-shaped bowl, bowl bowl, or other container-shaped tableware that is open at the top and is used for eating rice and side dishes and serving at meals, and at least one of the upper opening edges of the tableware. The first feature is that the portion is configured as a scooping edge formed by curving inward.
In addition, the tableware of the present invention is a bowl-shaped bowl, bowl bowl, and other container-shaped tableware that is open at the top and contains rice and side dishes for use in meals, and at least a part of the upper opening edge of the tableware is bent inward. The second feature is that the scooping edge is formed as a scooping edge, and another portion of the upper opening edge of the tableware is formed as a mouth opening edge curved outward.
The third feature of the tableware of the present invention is that in addition to the first or second feature, the tableware is a bowl, bowl, lunch box, deep dish, or other wide-mouthed tableware.

According to the tableware according to the first aspect, the scooping edge is configured such that the upper opening edge of the tableware is curved inward, so that the inner surface of the scooping edge is obliquely downward or downward.
Therefore, in order to scoop up the food in the tableware with a spoon etc. held in the hand, by scooping up the spoon along the tableware inner surface, at least at the point where the spoon reaches the scooping edge, the food is removed from the tableware inner surface. It can be reliably scooped on the spoon side.
In addition, since the scooping edge is configured such that the upper opening edge of the tableware is curved inward, there is no inconvenience that food is spilled from the scooping edge to the outside by the spoon operation.
Furthermore, since the scooping edge is configured as the upper end opening edge of the tableware to the last, the scooping edge does not have a shape that is greatly extended inward. It does not have a shape that is greatly narrowed, so that the inside of the tableware can be operated all over with a spoon, and the food becomes hidden inside the tableware and it is difficult to wash a part of the tableware when washing the tableware Nor.
The scooping edge can be formed on a part or all of the upper opening edge of the tableware as needed.

According to the tableware according to claim 2, at least a part of the upper opening edge of the tableware is configured as a scooping edge curved inward, so that the same effect as the function and effect according to the first feature is obtained. Play.
In addition, since the mouth opening edge is formed by curving the other part of the upper opening edge of the dish outward, the juice in the dish can be removed as needed by applying a mouth to the mouth opening edge. It can be easily sucked, and the food in the tableware can be easily moved to the mouth edge by a spoon or the like and carried to the mouth.

  According to the tableware according to the third aspect, in addition to the above-described effects of the configuration according to the first or second aspect, by using the tableware as a bowl, a bowl that is easy to use for a disabled person or the like can be provided. Further, by using tableware as a bowl, a bowl that is easy to use can be provided to a disabled person or the like. In addition, by using the tableware as a lunch box, a handy lunch box can be provided to a disabled person or the like. In addition, by using the dish as a deep dish, it is possible to provide an easy-to-use deep dish for a disabled person or the like. In addition, even wide-mouthed tableware in which food is difficult to scoop with a spoon or the like can be conveniently provided to a disabled person.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the following drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of tableware showing a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of tableware showing a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG.

First, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
The tableware shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is a bowl or a bowl, and this will be described as a tableware bowl 1 including a bowl. The tableware bowl 1 can be made of ceramic, porcelain, plastic, metal or the like.
The tableware bowl 1 includes a container section 10 and a placing section 20. The inner space of the container part 10 is configured so as to generally become wider as going upward from the bottom part, a part of the upper opening edge 11 of the container part 10 is configured as a scooping edge 11a, A part is constituted as the mouth edge 11b.

The scooping edge 11a is configured by curving the upper opening edge 11 inward.
The degree of curvature is such that the inner surface near the tip of the scooping edge 11a is obliquely downward or downward. The degree of bending is such that the spoon P can move smoothly on the inner surface of the scooping edge 11a. It is not preferable to make an extreme angle such that a bent line is formed on the inner surface.
The inwardly protruding dimension of the inwardly curved scooping edge 11a is, for example, less than about 10 mm, and is formed only as an edge, and the existence of the scooping edge 11a is greatly extended inward beyond the edge area. By doing so, the shape of the upper end opening diameter is not greatly reduced.
The width of the upper opening edge 11 of the scooping edge 11a in the circumferential direction is preferably at least as large as the width of a normally used spoon. The scooping edge 11a may be provided on the entire periphery of the upper opening edge 11, but may be provided on a part thereof.

  By configuring the scooping edge 11a as described above, the spoon P serving as the scooping means is used to move the scooping edge 11a from the inner bottom of the tableware bowl 1 along the inner side wall of the tableware bowl 1 in the direction of the scooping edge 11a. By scooping up, the food in the bowl 1 can be reliably transferred to the spoon P at the scooping edge 11a and scooped.

Further, another upper part of the upper opening edge 11 of the container portion 10 forms the mouth opening edge 11b by curving the upper opening edge 11 outward. The mouth opening edge 11b has a part of the circumference of the upper opening edge 11 advanced slightly outward, and the upper end opening of the container portion 10 has a shape slightly widened toward the mouth opening edge 11b side as a whole. . The degree of curvature is such that the inside juice or the like is easily sucked when the mouth is put on the mouth edge 11b, and does not fall down from the side of the mouth.
By constituting the mouth opening edge 11b, it is possible to easily suck the juice in the tableware by putting the mouth there. In addition, foods having a lot of succulentness can be moved to the mouth opening edge 11b while using the spoon P along the inner wall of the tableware bowl 1, and can be easily put into the mouth.

  Although the tableware bowl 1 including a bowl is illustrated in the first embodiment, a deep dish such as a curry dish, a baking dish, or a soup dish is also included in the container-shaped dish of the present invention. Of course, the shape of the container includes a round shape and an elongated shape.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
The tableware shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is a tableware made up of a lunch box such as a so-called inner lunch box of a curtain and other box-shaped containers. This will be described as a box-shaped tableware box 3.
The tableware box 3 can be used, for example, as a container for a disposable lunch box, and in that case, the material is preferably made of plastic or aluminum. The tableware box 3 used repeatedly is preferably made of ceramics or stainless steel.
In the case of the dish box 3 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the entire periphery of the upper opening edge 31 of the container 30 constituting the dish box 3 is configured as a scooping edge 31a. Of course, the scooping edge 31a may be formed on four sides or a part of the entire circumference.
The configuration of the scooping edge 31a is the same as that of the scooping edge 11a shown in FIGS.
By configuring the scooping edge 31a in the dish box 3, food in the dish box 3 can be reliably scooped at the nearest scooping edge 31a using a spoon or the like.
The tableware box 3 may be a combination of a lid for covering the container 30.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the tableware according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a longitudinal section of tableware showing a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of tableware showing a second embodiment of the present invention. It is a longitudinal section of tableware which shows a 2nd embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of reference numerals

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Tableware bowl 3 Tableware box 10 Container part 11 Upper opening edge 11a Scooping edge 11b Suction edge 20 Placement part 30 Container 31 Upper opening edge 31a Scooping edge P Spoon

Claims (3)

  A bowl-shaped bowl, bowl bowl, and other container-shaped tableware that is open at the top and contains rice and side dishes for serving meals, and at least a part of the upper opening edge of the tableware is bent inward to a scooping edge. Tableware characterized by being constituted.   A bowl-shaped bowl, bowl bowl, and other container-shaped tableware that is open at the top and contains rice and side dishes for serving meals, and at least a part of the upper opening edge of the tableware is bent inward to a scooping edge. A tableware, wherein the tableware is configured as a mouth opening edge formed by curving the other part of the upper opening edge of the tableware outward.   The tableware according to claim 1, wherein the tableware is a bowl, a bowl, a lunch box, a deep dish, or other wide-mouthed tableware.

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