JP3143925U - Chopstick holder - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a holder for chopsticks in which disposable chopsticks can be attached and detached and can be reused.
An upper end of a one-touch joint 40 joins and fixes a bottom end portion of a rod-like grip body 30. The other end of the one-touch joint 40 forms an insertion hole 43, and the upper end of the short disposable chopsticks 20 is fitted and positioned. According to such a holder, since the length of the disposable chopsticks can be shortened, the amount of the disposable chopsticks used can be reduced, and the grip body can be reused.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a holder for chopsticks, and more particularly to a holder for chopsticks in which disposable chopsticks can be attached and detached and reused.

In general, chopsticks that sandwich food are mostly made of bamboo and wood. All have a certain length, which makes the operation with the fingers of the user convenient, and now the length is approximately 17 cm.
In order to produce bamboo and wooden chopsticks, it is necessary to cut a large amount of trees. Therefore, the forest area on the earth is decreasing at a rapid speed, which has a great influence on the global environment and climate. Therefore, spreading energy saving and emission reduction is one of the effective methods for protecting the global environment. It is not enough to leave the government and companies to make significant achievements in energy saving and emission reduction, but the greatest results can be achieved by carrying out energy saving and emission reduction from various small places in our daily lives. Obtainable. In other words, the concept that each individual does it himself and starts from a small place is necessary.

Taking disposable chopsticks as an example, disposable chopsticks are convenient and hygienic in use, but they are not suitable for environmental conservation because they are thrown away as soon as they are used, especially with the rapid increase in the number of people eating out. The amount of disposable chopsticks used increased significantly. As a result, logging of bamboo and trees has greatly increased, making it impossible to ignore the environmental impact.
As shown in FIG. 1, the disposable chopsticks 10 that are generally used at present are about 17 cm in total length L1, but the portion L2 that actually comes into contact with food is about 5 cm, and the grip portion is about 12 cm. . For this reason, a lot of waste is generated in an invisible place. At present, ecology chopsticks are used, but there is no convenient way to wash chopsticks after eating out. For this reason, it is common practice to wipe off a little bit and then wash it directly after returning home. However, sometimes it is forgotten when you go home, and because it was not washed immediately, a situation of bacterial growth could occur, which could be harmful to human health. Therefore, the conventional method still has inconveniences and needs to be improved.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a holder for chopsticks that can be connected to or detached from the disposable chopsticks and can be reused.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a holder for chopsticks that can be removed and attached with a single touch and can be reused.

In order to achieve the above object, the grip body of the holder for chopsticks of the present invention has a rod shape. The upper end of the one-touch joint is joined and fixed to the bottom end of the grip body, and the other corresponding end forms an insertion hole clamping portion, and the upper end of a short disposable chopstick is fitted into the positioning.
According to the present invention, the length of conventional disposable chopsticks can be halved, and the amount of disposable chopsticks used can be reduced by half, thereby producing an ecological effect of energy saving and emission reduction.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
(One embodiment)
2 to 4 show a chopstick holder 50 according to an embodiment of the present invention, which includes the following.
The grip body 30 is rod-shaped. The grip body 30 includes a circular shape, a square shape, a polygonal shape, and a geometric shape. In the present embodiment, the grip body 30 includes one made of either plastic or metal material, but is not limited thereto.

The upper end of the one-touch joint 40 connects and fixes the bottom end portion 31 of the grip body 30. The corresponding other end forms an insertion hole 43, which is used to fit the upper end 21 of the short disposable chopstick 20 and to determine its position.
The one-touch joint 40 of this embodiment has the following.
The joint body 41 connects and fixes the bottom end portion 31 of the grip body 30 in the concave groove 42 at the upper end thereof. The bottom of the joint body 41 forms an insertion hole 43 whose mouth faces downward.

The outer ring cover 45 is provided with a first spring 44 between the concave surface of the outer peripheral edge of the joint body 41.
At least one stopper element 47 is provided in the insertion hole 43. The stopper 48 is fitted into the outer peripheral wall of the insertion hole 43 and is used only at the lower end of the outer ring cover 45.
The bottom surface in the insertion hole 43 further has a second spring 49. The free end of the second spring 49 has a spring top 491.

  The stopper element 47 has a ball that is mounted in a mounting hole 46 on the wall surface of the joint body 41. The mounting hole 46 is wide outside and narrow inside. In the ball of the stopper element 47, a portion smaller than ½ of the sphere protrudes from the insertion hole 43. Further, the inner edge surface of the outer ring cover 45 has a convex surface 451 for pressing the ball of the stopper element 47 corresponding to the outer surface of the mounting hole 46, and the ball of the stopper element 47 is stopped by the disposable chopsticks 20 in the insertion hole 43. . The disposable chopstick 20 has a concave groove-shaped positioning portion 22 that corresponds to the position of the ball of the stopper element 47 in the insertion hole 43 and into which the ball enters. The disposable chopsticks 20 may have a short shape within 9 cm.

  FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 are partial cross-sectional views showing the use state of this embodiment. The one-touch joint 40 is inserted into the upper end 21 of the disposable chopstick 20 and the spring top 491 is raised. At this time, the ball 47 rolls inward, is further fixed by the positioning portion 22 of the disposable chopsticks 20, and positions and connects the disposable chopsticks 20 with one touch. At this time, the outer ring cover 45 moves downward under the force of the second spring 44, and the convex surface 451 holds down the ball of the stopper element 47 so that it is fixed and does not fall off.

  After being used for a meal, the outer ring cover 45 in the one-touch joint 40 is moved to the other end, and the convex surface 451 is separated from the ball 47. At this time, the ball of the stopper element 47 automatically rolls outward, and at the same time, the disposable chopsticks 20 are opened by receiving the reaction force of the second spring 44 and the spring top 491, and the disposable chopsticks 20 are separated by one touch. be able to. At this time, the spring top 491 returns to the position of the ball of the stopper element 47 and is convenient for inserting the disposable chopstick 20 the next time it is used.

Thus, the features of the present invention are as follows.
(1) The length of the disposable chopsticks is reduced to about half that of the conventional bamboo chopsticks, and the ecological effect of energy saving and emission reduction is obtained.
(2) It can be reused, and has the effect of connecting and releasing chopsticks with one touch fixed.

As described so far, the configuration posted by the present invention is unprecedented, reliably improves the effect, and has industrial applicability.
However, the figures and explanations pointed out above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and those that are generally familiar with this technology are modified or equivalent changes made within the spirit of the present invention. It should be included within the scope of the claims.

A perspective view of a conventional bamboo chopstick that does not require sanitary washing. The perspective view which shows the disposable chopsticks used for the holder for chopsticks by one Embodiment of this invention. The disassembled perspective view which shows the holder for chopsticks by one Embodiment of this invention. Sectional drawing which shows the holder for chopsticks by one Embodiment of this invention. The fragmentary sectional view which shows the use condition of the holder for chopsticks by one Embodiment of this invention. The fragmentary sectional view which shows the use condition of the holder for chopsticks by one Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

  20: disposable chopsticks, 21: upper end, 22: positioning part, 30: grip body, 31: bottom end part, 40: one-touch joint, 41: joint body, 42: recessed groove, 43: insertion hole, 44: first spring 45: outer ring cover, 451: convex surface, 46: mounting hole, 47: stopper element, 48: stopper, 49: second spring, 491: spring top, 50: holder for chopsticks

Claims (8)

A rod-shaped grip,
One-touch joint that fits and positions the upper end of the disposable chopsticks,
With
A holding tool for chopsticks, wherein the upper end of the one-touch joint connects and fixes the bottom end of the grip body, and the other end of the one-touch joint forms an insertion hole.   2. The holder for chopsticks according to claim 1, wherein the grip body is one of a circle, a rectangle, a polygon, and a geometric shape.   3. The holder for chopsticks according to claim 2, wherein the grip body is one of plastic and metal material. The one-touch joint is
A joint body that forms an insertion hole with a mouth facing downward at the bottom, and a concave groove that connects and fixes the bottom end of the grip body at the upper end;
An outer ring cover provided with a first spring between the concave surface of the outer peripheral edge of the joint body;
At least one stopper element provided in the insertion hole;
At least one stopper element fitted into the outer peripheral wall of the insertion hole and used at the lower end of the outer ring cover;
The holder for chopsticks of Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned.   The holder for chopsticks according to claim 4, wherein the bottom surface in the insertion hole further has a second spring, and the free end of the second spring has a spring top.   The stopper element has a ball, and the ball is mounted in a mounting hole on the wall surface of the joint body. The mounting hole is wide on the outside and narrow on the inside, and the ball is half of the sphere in the insertion hole. A small portion protrudes, the inner edge surface of the outer ring cover has a convex surface that presses the ball corresponding to the outer surface of the mounting hole, and the ball is fixed to the disposable chopsticks in the insertion hole. The chopstick holder according to claim 4.   The holder for chopsticks according to claim 6, further comprising a positioning portion corresponding to a position of the ball in the insertion hole.   The holder for chopsticks according to claim 1 or 7, wherein the disposable chopsticks are within 9 cm.

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