JP3148899U - chopsticks - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a chopstick in consideration of the user's awareness of using chopsticks that eats without damaging the chopstick tip side much. A chopstick 1 includes a pair of chopstick pieces 1a and 1a. The chopsticks piece 1a represents a boundary 4 between a use area part 2 constituting a range used as a part touching food and drink on the chopstick tip side and a main body part 3 other than the use area part 2. Yes. The boundary 4 is expressed by the use area 2 and the main body 3 other than the use area 2 having different surface colors. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  This invention relates to chopsticks as a food and drink tool.

  When using chopsticks in a meal, drink from 1.5 to 3.0 cm (or 1.5 to 4.0 cm) from the tip of the chopsticks to food and drink so that it is said to be “five chopstick tips, long and one inch”. It is desirable to use it as a touch area. The use of chopsticks is based on aesthetics that it is good not to stain the chopstick tip side much.

  Conventionally, however, no chopsticks have been provided in consideration of such awareness of using chopsticks.

  This device has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to give the user a sense of consciousness about using chopsticks by eating without damaging the tip of the chopsticks. To provide chopsticks.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a chopstick that can be suitably used for learning how to use a desired chopstick.

The chopsticks according to the present invention have the following configuration in order to achieve the object. That is,
The chopsticks according to claim 1 are chopsticks comprising a pair of chopsticks, and the chopsticks piece includes a use area part that constitutes a range used as a part that touches food and drink on the chopstick tip side. And a boundary with the main body portion other than the use region portion. With this chopstick, the chopstick piece shows the boundary between the use area part and the body part other than the use area part, so that the user can visually observe the area where the chopstick piece touches the food and drink. it can. As a result, the user's awareness of using chopsticks that he / she eats without damaging the chopstick tip is increased. Moreover, this chopstick can be used suitably for acquisition of desirable chopsticks usage.

  Further, like the chopsticks according to the invention of claim 2, in the chopsticks of claim 1, the use area part and the main body part other than the use area part have a surface color, pattern and shape. The boundary may be represented by making at least one of them different from each other.

  Further, like the chopsticks according to the invention of claim 3, in the chopsticks according to claim 2, a paint having a color different from a color of a surface of the main body part other than the use area part in the use area part May be applied.

  Further, as in the chopsticks according to claim 4, the chopsticks according to claim 3, wherein the material of the chopstick pieces is wood or bamboo, and the main body other than the use area portion The material may be exposed at the portion.

  Further, like the chopsticks according to the invention of claim 5, in the chopsticks of claim 2, the chopstick tip side of the chopsticks piece is beyond the use area part and the use area part, And a second paint having a color different from the color of the first paint is applied to the use region portion so as to be overlaid on the first paint, and the first paint is applied. The first paint and the second paint may be lacquer paint or paint mainly composed of lacquer.

  Moreover, like the chopsticks according to the invention of claim 6, in the chopsticks according to claim 5, wood or bamboo is used as a material of the chopstick pieces, and the main body other than the use area portion The portion of the portion where the first paint is not applied may be exposed.

  Further, as in the chopsticks according to claim 7, in the chopsticks according to claim 1, a boundary line indicating the boundary is formed on a surface of the chopstick pieces along a circumferential direction of the chopstick pieces. May be.

  Further, as in the chopsticks according to the invention according to claim 8, in the chopsticks according to claim 7, wood or bamboo is used as a material of the chopstick pieces, and the use area portion and the use area The material may be exposed in the main body portion other than the portion.

  Further, as in the chopsticks according to the ninth aspect of the invention, in the chopsticks according to the fourth or eighth aspect, the chopsticks are composed of split chopsticks, and the pair of chopstick pieces are connected together on the chopstick head side to be integrated. May be formed.

  The chopsticks according to any one of claims 1 to 9, such as the chopsticks according to the invention according to claim 10, wherein the chopstick pieces are 1.5 to 4.0 cm from the tip of the chopstick tip. It is preferable that the above is the use area portion.

  According to the chopsticks according to this device, consideration is given to the user's awareness of using chopsticks by eating without damaging the chopstick tip. Moreover, it can be used suitably for acquisition of desirable chopsticks usage.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 1 in the figure denotes a chopstick, which includes a pair of chopstick pieces 1a and 1a.

  Here, the chopsticks piece 1a represents a boundary 4 between a use area part 2 constituting a range used as a part touching food and drink on the chopstick tip side and a main body part 3 other than the use area part 2. ing. Specifically, the use area 2 and the main body portion 3 other than the use area 2 differ from each other in at least one of the surface color, pattern, and shape (surface color in the illustrated embodiment). By doing so, the boundary 4 is represented.

  Specifically, for example, wood or bamboo is used as the material (base) of the chopstick piece 1a. The use area 2 is coated with a paint 5 having a color different from the color of the surface of the main body 3 other than the use area 2. Specifically, after the first paint 5a is applied to the entire chopstick piece 1a, the second paint as the paint 5 is further applied to the use area 2 so as to be overlaid on the first paint 5a. 5b (that is, the second paint 5b having a color different from the color of the first paint 5a) is applied. In the illustrated embodiment, the second paint 5b (paint 5) is, for example, lacquer paint such as raw lacquer, translucent lacquer, black lacquer, glue lacquer or crest lacquer, or a paint mainly composed of lacquer (for example, lacquer In addition, paints and the like mixed with components useful for the human body). And about the lacquer paint mentioned above or the paint mainly made of lacquer, you may adjust the hue of a paint by adjusting the density | concentration by increasing / decreasing the evaporation amount of the water | moisture content at the time of the refinement | purification of lacquer. Furthermore, after applying raw lacquer as the second paint 5b (paint 5) to the chopsticks piece 1a, dry lacquer powder or the like to which iron is added may be fixed.

  The first paint 5a may be composed of the aforementioned lacquer paint or a paint mainly composed of lacquer, and other paints such as natural paints such as astringent paint, beeswax paint, linseed oil paint or natural paints. A paint mainly composed of a paint may be used, or a synthetic resin paint may be used. Here, when the first paint 5a and the second paint 5b (paint 5) are both composed of the lacquer paint or the paint mainly composed of lacquer, the first paint 5a and the second paint 5a, for example, are used. The second paint 5b (paint 5) may have different colors so as to have different colors.

  In the illustrated embodiment, the second paint 5b (paint 5) is applied to a region of the chopstick piece 1a from the tip 1b of the chopstick tip to 4.0 cm. That is, the use area portion 2 is the chopstick piece 1a from the tip 1b of the chopstick tip to 4.0 cm. In this way, the chopsticks piece 1a has a boundary between the use area part 2 to which the second paint 5b (paint 5) is applied and the main body part 3 other than the use area part 2 to which the first paint 5a is applied. 4 is represented. The range of the use area portion 2 is preferably in the range of 1.5 to 4.0 cm from the tip 1b of the chopstick tip, more preferably in the range of 1.5 to 3.0 cm from the tip 1b of the chopstick tip. To do.

  Next, the function and effect of the chopstick 1 having the above configuration will be described. In the chopsticks 1, the use area portion 2 of the chopstick piece 1 a and the main body portion 3 other than the use area portion 2 have different surface colors, so that a boundary 4 is represented on the chopstick piece 1 a. Therefore, the user can visually check the range of the chopsticks piece 1a that touches the food or drink. As a result, the user's awareness of using chopsticks that he / she eats without damaging the chopstick tip is increased. Moreover, this chopstick 1 can be used suitably for acquisition of desirable chopsticks usage.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various other changes can be made. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 2, the boundary 4 may be represented by the use area 2 and the main body 3 other than the use area 2 having different surface patterns. In the illustrated embodiment, after the paint 6a (specifically, the paint 6a made of the lacquer paint or the paint mainly composed of lacquer described above) is applied to the entire chopstick piece 1a, the chopstick piece 1a is further applied to the use region portion 2. The paint 6b has a color different from the color of the paint 6a so as to be spaced along the longitudinal direction of the chopsticks piece 1a (in detail, it is made of the lacquer paint or the paint mainly composed of lacquer described above. Another paint 6b) is applied. Thereby, a pattern is not formed in the main body part 3 other than the use area part 2, and a stripe pattern by the paint 6a and the other paint 6b is formed in the use area part 2. A pattern different from the pattern formed in the use area 2 may be formed in the main body portion 3 other than the use area 2. Moreover, a pattern may be formed in the main body part 3 other than the use area part 2 without forming a pattern in the use area part 2. Moreover, the pattern formed in the main body part 3 other than the use area part 2 or / and the use area part 2 is not limited to a striped pattern, and various patterns may be formed.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 3, the boundary 4 may be represented by making the surface area of the use area part 2 and the main body part 3 other than the use area part 2 different from each other. In the illustrated embodiment, the chopsticks piece 1a is formed with irregularities on the entire surface of the use area portion 2. In detail, the peripheral surface of the use area part 2 is scraped off at a constant interval along the longitudinal direction of the chopstick pieces 1a, and the irregularities are formed so as to continue alternately along the longitudinal direction. Has been. In the illustrated embodiment, the entire chopstick piece 1a is coated with the paint 6a (specifically, the lacquer paint or the paint 6a mainly composed of lacquer described above), but the paint 6a is not necessarily used. May not be applied.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the material (base) of the chopsticks piece 1 a may be exposed in the main body portion 3 other than the use area portion 2. Here, in the chopsticks 1 shown in FIG. 4, the wood or bamboo as the material is exposed over the entire body portion 3 other than the use area portion 2. The chopsticks piece 1a shows a boundary 4 between the use area portion 2 where the paint 5 is applied and the main body portion 3 other than the use area portion 2 where the wood or bamboo as the material is exposed. Yes. In the chopsticks 1 shown in FIG. 5, the material (base) of the chopsticks piece 1 a is exposed in a part of the main body part 3 other than the use area part 2. In detail, on the chopstick tip side of the chopsticks piece 1a, beyond the use area part 2 and the use area part 2 (specifically, beyond the use area part 2, for example, about 1.0 to 3.0 cm) ), The first paint 5a (specifically, the first paint 5a made of the lacquer paint described above or a paint mainly composed of lacquer) is applied, and the first paint 5a is applied to the use area portion 2 thereof. The second paint 5b (paint 5) is applied so as to be repeatedly applied. As a result, the chopsticks piece 1a includes the use area part 2 to which the second paint 5b (paint 5) is applied and the main body part 3 other than the use area part 2 to which the first paint 5a is applied. Boundary 4 is represented. Then, in the portion X of the main body portion 3 other than the use region portion 2 where the first paint 5a is not applied, the wood or bamboo as the material is exposed.

  Moreover, the boundary 4 may be represented by making the main body part 3 other than the use area | region part 2 and the use area | region part 2 mutually differ in two or more of the color of a surface, a pattern, and a shape. Here, for example, in the chopsticks 1 shown in FIG. 3, paints having different colors may be applied to the use area portion 2 and the main body portion 3 other than the use area portion 2. Moreover, in the chopsticks 1 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the wood or bamboo as the material may be exposed in the main body portion 3 other than the use area portion 2.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a boundary line 7 indicating the boundary 4 may be formed on the surface of the chopstick piece 1a along the circumferential direction of the chopstick piece 1a. In the illustrated embodiment, a boundary line 7 is formed by applying paint so as to go around the peripheral surface of the chopstick piece 1a, and the main body part 3 other than the use area part 2 and the use area part 2 is The wood or bamboo as the material is exposed. Note that the boundary line 7 may not be formed by applying paint, and may be formed by, for example, making a cut on the surface of the chopstick piece 1a. Further, the boundary line 7 may not be formed so as to go around the peripheral surface of the chopstick piece 1a but may be formed partially along the circumferential direction.

  In addition, the use region portion 2 and the main body portion 3 other than the use region portion 2 do not have to expose the wood or bamboo as the material, and paint (for example, the above-described lacquer paint or paint mainly composed of lacquer, etc. ) May be applied. Here, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, on the chopstick tip side of the chopstick piece 1a, the paint 6a (specifically, the lacquer paint or lacquer described above is mainly used, beyond the use area 2 and the use area 2). In addition, a boundary line 7 indicating the boundary 4 is formed along the circumferential direction of the chopsticks piece 1a at the portion where the coating material 6a is applied, and thereby the use region The portion X of the main body portion 3 other than the portion 2 where the paint 6a is not applied may expose the wood or bamboo as the material. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the chopsticks 1 on which the boundary line 7 indicating the boundary 4 is formed are composed of disposable chopsticks, and the pair of chopstick pieces 1a and 1a are connected to each other at the chopstick head side and formed integrally. May be. Furthermore, even when the boundary line 7 indicating the boundary 4 is formed on the chopsticks piece 1a in this way, the use area portion 2 and the main body portion 3 other than the use area portion 2 have surface colors, patterns and shapes. At least one of them may be different from each other.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the boundary 4 is expressed by forming a step portion 8 on the use region portion 2 side of the main body portion 3 other than the use region portion 2 so as to scrape the peripheral surface thereof. Also good. In addition, this step part 8 may be formed in the main body part 3 side of the use area part 2 other than the use area part 2. In the illustrated embodiment, the entire chopstick piece 1a is coated with the paint 6a (specifically, the lacquer paint or the paint 6a mainly composed of lacquer described above), but the paint 6a is not necessarily used. May not be applied. Further, the paint 6a is applied to the chopstick tip side of the chopstick piece 1a on which the step portion 8 is formed, beyond the use region portion 2 and the use region portion 2, and the body portion 3 other than the use region portion 2 is also applied. The wood or bamboo as the material may be exposed at a portion where the paint 6a is not applied. Further, even when the step portion 8 is formed on the chopstick piece 1a as described above, the use region portion 2 and the main body portion 3 other than the use region portion 2 have at least one of the surface color, pattern and shape. One may be different from each other.

  In addition, the use area 2 and the main body 3 other than the use area 2 are formed separately from each other, and the use area 2 and the main body 3 other than the use area 2 can be attached and detached (for example, And the use area part 2 may be detachably attached to the main body part 3 other than the use area part 2. In this case, the boundary 4 is represented by the boundary between the use area 2 and the main body 3 other than the use area 2 formed when the use area 2 is attached. Even in the case where the use region portion 2 and the main body portion 3 other than the use region portion 2 are formed separately from each other, the use region portion 2 and the main body portion 3 other than the use region portion 2 are At least one of the colors, patterns, and shapes may be different from each other.

  Further, the second paint 5b (paint 5), the first paint 5a, the paint 6a, and the other paint 6b shown in FIG. 5 are not necessarily lacquer paint or paint mainly composed of lacquer. It may be a natural paint such as amber paint, beeswax paint, linseed oil paint, a paint mainly composed of natural paint, or a synthetic resin paint.

  Further, for example, characters, words, symbols, figures, and the like may be attached to the main body portion 3 other than the use area portion 2.

  By the way, in the chopsticks 1 shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 7, the length of the chopsticks piece 1 a is set so as to match the size of the user (purchaser) of the chopsticks 1, The chopsticks piece 1a can be given any design, and can be used as a chopsticks wood (chopstick fabric) for producing chopsticks of your choice. In the chopsticks 1 used as the chopstick wood (chopstick fabric), the length of the chopsticks piece 1a is slightly longer than the length of the chopsticks generally used. Further, as described above, the chopstick piece 1a represents the boundary 4 between the use area portion 2 and the main body portion 3 other than the use area portion 2. In the chopsticks 1 shown in FIG. 4, the first portion of the main body part 3 other than the use area part 2 is shown in the main body part 3 other than the use area part 2 and in the chopsticks 1 shown in FIGS. 5 and 7. The user (purchaser) can apply an arbitrary design to the portion X where the paint 5a (or paint 6a) is not applied by painting, patterning, cutting, engraving, or the like. Therefore, the chopsticks 1 are required by the user (purchaser) to cut off the base end portion (head portion) of the chopsticks piece 1a so as to fit the size of the user (purchaser) hand. Accordingly, the length of the chopstick piece 1a is adjusted by performing a cutting process such as rounding the chopstick head. Then, the user (purchaser) is applied to the main body portion 3 other than the use region portion 2 or the portion X of the main body portion 3 other than the use region portion 2 where the first paint 5a (or paint 6a) is not applied. Any design is given by. Thereafter, the chopsticks 1 are once returned to the manufacturer or seller of the chopsticks 1, and the manufacturer or seller performs a coating process such as application of a transparent paint on the part on which the design has been applied. Then, it is handed over to the user (purchaser) again. But the coating process of the part to which the said design was given may be performed not by the said manufacturer or a seller but the user (purchaser) itself. If necessary, the base paint 3 may be applied to the main body portion 3 other than the use region portion 2 or the portion X of the main body portion 3 other than the use region portion 2 where the first paint 5a (or paint 6a) is not applied. May be applied.

  In addition, wood or bamboo may not be used as the material (base) of the chopstick piece 1a, and materials other than wood or bamboo, for example, plastic materials may be used.

It is a front view of the chopsticks of 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the chopsticks of 2nd embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the chopsticks of 3rd embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the chopsticks of 4th embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of chopsticks of the fifth embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of a chopstick of the sixth embodiment of this device. It is a front view of chopsticks of the seventh embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the chopsticks of 8th Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the chopsticks of 9th embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Chopstick 1a Chopstick 2 Use area | region 3 Main-body part 4 Boundary 5 Paint 5a 1st paint 5b 2nd paint 7 Boundary line

Claims (10)

A chopstick consisting of a pair of chopsticks,
The chopsticks piece is a chopstick that represents a boundary between a use area part that constitutes a range used as a part that touches food and drink on the chopstick tip side and a main body part other than the use area part.   The boundary is represented by the use area part and the main body part other than the use area part being different from each other in at least one of a surface color, a pattern, and a shape. The chopsticks described in   The chopsticks according to claim 2, wherein a paint having a color different from a color of a surface of the main body portion other than the use area portion is applied to the use area portion. The material of the chopsticks piece is wood or bamboo, and
The chopsticks according to claim 3, wherein the material is exposed in the main body portion other than the use area portion. A first paint is applied to the chopstick tip side of the chopstick piece beyond the use area part and the use area part, and the first paint is applied to the use area part. A second paint having a color different from the color of the first paint is applied, and
The chopsticks according to claim 2, wherein the first paint and the second paint are lacquer paint or paint mainly composed of lacquer. The material of the chopsticks piece is wood or bamboo, and
6. The chopsticks according to claim 5, wherein the material is exposed in a portion of the main body portion other than the use region portion where the first paint is not applied.   The chopsticks according to claim 1, wherein a boundary line indicating the boundary is formed on a surface of the chopstick piece along a circumferential direction of the chopstick piece. The material of the chopsticks piece is wood or bamboo, and
The chopsticks according to claim 7, wherein the material is exposed in the use area part and the main body part other than the use area part.   The chopsticks according to claim 1, 4 or 8, wherein the chopsticks are composed of disposable chopsticks, and the pair of chopstick pieces are integrally formed by being connected at the chopstick head side.   The chopsticks according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the use area portion of the chopstick piece is 1.5 to 4.0 cm from a tip of the chopstick tip.

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