JP3122734U - Eating and drinking utensils - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a food and beverage utensil that is easy to carry to the mouth even for infants and is easy to use.
A spoon 1 comprises a tip 2 for holding food and a handle 3 connected to the tip 2. The handle 3 can be bent to direct the tip 2 in any direction. And it has the flexibility which can hold | maintain the said bending state.
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Description

  The present invention relates to food and beverage utensils such as spoons and forks.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, a food and drink tool such as a spoon is generally known that includes a concave tip portion that holds food and a linear handle portion that is connected to the tip portion.

  However, in the conventional eating and drinking tool, since the handle portion is linear, there is a problem that when the infant uses it, the handle portion of the handle portion is not always correct, and depending on how the handle is held, there is a problem that it is difficult to carry to the mouth. In addition, there is a similar problem when used as a feeding spoon.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and is intended to provide a food and beverage utensil that is easy to carry to the mouth even for infants and is easy to use.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is an eating and drinking tool comprising a tip portion for holding food and a handle portion provided continuously to the tip portion, wherein the handle The part is characterized in that it can be bent so that the tip part is directed in an arbitrary direction and has a flexibility capable of maintaining the bent state.
In addition to the object of claim 1, the invention described in claim 2 is provided with an elastic member around a flexible core material so that the handle is easier to grip and use. It is characterized by being formed.
The invention described in claim 3 is characterized in that, in addition to the object of claim 2, in order to obtain a core material having good flexibility, the core material is made of titanium.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the object of the second or third aspect, the tip portion and the core material are connected to the tip portion in order to improve the unity of the tip portion with the core material and the elastic member. The core material is connected by being inserted into a connecting portion having irregularities on the outer surface, and the elastic member is also sheathed on the outer periphery of the connecting portion and integrated with the tip portion.
In addition to the object of any one of the first to fourth aspects, the device according to claim 5 is provided with a hand from the handle on the end of the handle opposite to the tip. A stopper portion for preventing slipping is provided.

According to the present invention, since the handle portion can be bent, the tip of the eating and drinking utensil can be adjusted to an angle that can be easily carried to the mouth, and even an infant can be easily carried to the mouth, thereby being easy to use. And when using it as a feeding sponge, it can be adjusted to an angle that is easy to carry to the mouth. There is no need to worry about the dominant hand.
According to the invention of claim 2, in addition to the effect of claim 1, it is moderately thick by covering the outer periphery of the handle portion with an elastic member, so that it is easy to grip and not slippery. Moreover, even if the core material is bent by repeatedly bending the handle, it is safe because the broken core material is not exposed because it is covered with the elastic member.
According to the third aspect of the invention, in addition to the effect of the second aspect, the core material is made of titanium, so that it has good flexibility. Moreover, it has high toughness and is difficult to break even if it is repeatedly bent.
According to the invention of claim 4, in addition to the effect of claim 2 or 3, the integrity of the tip portion, the core material and the elastic member becomes good, and it is difficult to come off even if the bending is repeated.
According to the fifth aspect of the invention, in addition to the effect of any one of the first to fourth aspects, the stopper portion tends to remain on the hand and is difficult to fall off, thereby improving usability.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective explanatory view showing an appearance of a spoon 1 which is an example of a food and drink tool, and FIG. 2 is a perspective explanatory view showing a state where an elastic member of the spoon 1 is removed.
The spoon 1 is composed of a tip portion 2 that holds food and a handle portion 3 that is connected to the tip portion.

First, the tip 2 has a well-known shape whose upper surface is concave, and on the handle 3 side, a connecting portion 2a is formed which is formed with irregularities on the outer surface by grooves recessed on the outer surface. .
Next, the handle portion 3 is formed of a core material 4, a terminal portion 5 located on the opposite side of the tip portion 2, and an elastic member 6 that is sheathed around the core material 4. A connecting portion 5a is also provided on the distal end portion 2 side of the end portion 5 so as to be formed with irregularities on the outer surface by grooves recessed on the outer surface. Further, a spherical end stopper 5b having a larger diameter than the handle portion 3 is integrally formed as a stopper portion on the opposite side of the terminal portion 5 from the connecting portion 5a.

  The core material 4 is a flexible titanium rod that can be bent arbitrarily and can hold the bent state, and the connecting portion 2a of the tip portion 2 and the connecting portion 5a of the end portion 5 are mutually connected. By inserting both ends into insertion holes formed in the opposing surfaces, the front end portion 2 and the end portion 5 are connected. The elastic member 6 is made of an elastomer, and is continuously covered with the distal end portion 2 and the terminal end portion 5 from the entire periphery of the core material 4 to the outer periphery of the connection portion 2a and the connection portion 5a. 2 and the terminal end 5 are connected.

  The spoon 1 configured as described above has a state in which the distal end portion 2 is directed in an arbitrary direction by bending the handle portion 3 in the left-right direction or the like due to the flexibility of the core material 4 as shown in FIG. Can be held. Therefore, even an infant who is poor in gripping can smoothly carry the tip 2 to the mouth. Further, even when an adult feeds an infant from the side or a caregiver feeds a cared person such as an elderly person from the side, the tip 2 can be easily carried to the mouth.

Thus, according to the spoon 1 of the said form, the handle | pattern part 3 can be bend | folded which orient | assigns the front-end | tip part 2 to arbitrary directions, and has a flexibility which can hold | maintain the said bending state, A front-end | tip part 2 can be adjusted to an angle that is easy to carry to the mouth, making it easy for infants to carry to the mouth, making it easy to use. And when using it as a feeding sponge, it can be adjusted to an angle that is easy to carry to the mouth. There is no need to worry about the dominant hand.
In particular, here, the handle 3 is formed by surrounding an elastic member 6 around the flexible core material 4, so that the handle 3 is moderately thick, easy to grip, and difficult to slip. . Moreover, even if the core material 4 is broken by the bending of the handle 3, the broken core material 4 is not exposed because it is covered with the elastic member 6, and it is safe.

Further, since the core material 4 is made of titanium, the core material 4 has good flexibility and high toughness, and is difficult to break even if it is repeatedly bent.
Further, the distal end portion 2 and the core material 4 are connected by inserting the core material 4 into a connecting portion 2a that is connected to the distal end portion 2 and has an uneven surface, and the elastic member 6 is also connected to the outer periphery of the connecting portion 2a. Since it is packaged and integrated with the distal end portion 2, the integrity of the distal end portion 2 with the core material 4 and the elastic member 6 is improved, and it is difficult to come off even after repeated bending.
In addition, by providing the end stopper 5b at the end portion 5 to prevent the hand from slipping from the handle portion 3, the end stopper 5b tends to remain on the hand and is less likely to fall, thereby improving usability.

  In addition, the structure which concerns on the food / beverage utensil of this invention is not limited to the aspect of the said embodiment at all, and does not deviate from the meaning of this invention about the structure which concerns on the shape, material, magnitude | size, number, etc. of each member. The range can be appropriately changed as necessary.

For example, in the said embodiment, although the spoon is illustrated as a food-drink tool, even if it is the fork 7 whose front-end | tip part 2 becomes a fork shape like FIG. 4, the effect similar to the said spoon 1 is acquired.
In addition, the core material is not limited to titanium but may be changed to another material as long as it has flexibility, and the cross-sectional shape and thickness may be arbitrarily changed. Alternatively, the end portion may be omitted and the handle portion may be formed only from the core material and the elastic member, or the handle portion may be formed only from a flexible material such as titanium without the elastic member.

In addition, the design of the connecting portion may be changed to a rod body having no irregularities, and a form in which the core material is directly inserted into the distal end portion and the terminal end portion without the connecting portion may be employed.
Furthermore, the stopper portion is not limited to an end stopper that is thicker than the handle portion, and may be changed to another shape such as a protrusion protruding from the end portion of the handle portion as long as it is a shape that is caught by the hand. There is no problem.

It is perspective explanatory drawing which showed the external appearance of the spoon. It is perspective explanatory drawing which showed the inside of the handle part of a spoon. It is explanatory drawing of the state which bent the spoon left and right. It is perspective explanatory drawing which showed the external appearance of the fork which is a modification.

Explanation of symbols

1 ... Spoon 2 ... Tip part 2a ... Connection part 3 ... Handle part 4 ... Core material 5 ... Termination part 5a ... Connection part 5b ... End stopper 6 ... Elasticity Member, 7 fork.

Claims (5)

  A food and drink tool comprising a tip portion for holding food and a handle portion provided continuously to the tip portion, wherein the handle portion can be bent with the tip portion directed in an arbitrary direction, and the bent state. It has the flexibility which can hold | maintain, The eating / drinking tool characterized by the above-mentioned.   The eating / drinking device according to claim 1, wherein the handle is formed by covering an elastic member around a flexible core material.   The eating and drinking tool according to claim 2, wherein the core material is made of titanium.   The distal end portion and the core material are connected by inserting the core material into a connecting portion that is connected to the distal end portion and has irregularities on the outer surface, and an elastic member is also externally attached to the outer periphery of the connecting portion. The eating and drinking utensil according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the eating and drinking tool is integrated. The eating / drinking tool according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a stopper portion that prevents slipping of a hand from the handle portion is provided at an end portion of the handle portion opposite to the tip portion.

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