JP3177218U - Cooking tongs - Google Patents

Abstract

A tong having both a gripping function and a scolding function is provided.
The tip comprises a tongue part 1 having a pair of chopstick-like materials 1a and 1a capable of self-elastic restoring opening and a spoon part 2 provided on a base part 1b of the tongue part.
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Description

  The present invention relates to cooking tongs used as chopsticks and tongs in various cooking such as confectionery making, soup and boiled food.

  Conventionally, this type of cooking tong is made of metal and has a structure having a pair of chopstick-like materials that have a built-in restoration spring at the base and whose tip can be elastically opened by the restoration spring. Yes.

JP2008-188090

  However, in the case of this conventional structure, it is a dedicated product that has a gripping function as so-called chopsticks and tongs. Tongs and spoons are used in combination, and there is an inconvenience that the convenience and comfort of use may be reduced.

  The present invention aims to solve such inconveniences. Among the present inventions, the invention according to claim 1 includes a tong portion having a pair of chopstick-shaped members whose tips can be self-elastically restored and opened. A cooking tongue comprising a spoon provided at the base of the tongue.

  The invention described in claim 2 is characterized in that a lock mechanism capable of locking the pair of chopstick-like materials in a closed state is provided, and the device described in claim 3 is characterized in that the lock As a mechanism, the pair of chopstick-like members are formed with a pair of opposing engagement / disengagement portions that are detachable from each other, and the device according to claim 4 is characterized in that When the chopstick-shaped material is placed on the placing surface, the chopstick-shaped material is provided with a placing ridge portion that prevents the tip portion of the chopstick-like material and the spoon from contacting the placing surface. In addition, the invention described in claim 5 is characterized in that the tongue portion and the spoon portion are integrally molded products of synthetic resin.

  As described above, according to the present invention, in the case of making the confectionery or various cooking, if the gripping function is required, the base side of the pair of chopstick-shaped materials of the tongs is fingered. Hold the chopsticks with your fingers and close the tip to grip the food, etc.If you loosen the fingers, the tips of the pair of chopsticks will self-recover and open. If you can use it as a chopsticks or tongs, and you need a function to scoop up the ingredients, hold the tip of the chopsticks with your fingers and use the spoon to make cooking liquids such as soup, soup, and sauce. Therefore, the tongs for cooking have both a gripping function and a scooping function, and there are two cooking tools having a scooping function such as tongs and chopsticks and a cooking tool having a scooping function such as a spoon. There is no need to prepare one Can exhibit both functions by simply reversing the grayed, it is possible to improve the convenience and comfort of use.

  Further, in the invention according to claim 2, since the lock mechanism capable of locking the pair of chopstick-like materials in the closed state is provided, when the scooping portion of the cooking tongue is used or when not in use In the storage state, the pair of chopstick-like materials can be locked in the closed state, the pair of chopstick-like materials can be easily held with fingers, and the scooping function by the spoon part can be exhibited well and stored In the invention according to claim 3, a pair of opposing engagement / disengagement portions which are detachable from each other are formed on the pair of chopsticks as the locking mechanism. Therefore, by slightly shifting the pair of chopstick-shaped materials in the lateral direction perpendicular to the opening / closing direction of the chopstick-shaped materials, the pair of chopstick-shaped materials can be easily engaged and disengaged and the structure is simplified. In the device according to claim 4, When the pair of chopstick-like materials is placed on the placement surface, a placement ridge is provided to prevent the tip portion of the chopstick-like material and the spoon portion from contacting the placement surface. And the tip part of the chopstick-like material and the spoon part can be prevented and used cleanly. In the device according to claim 5, the tongue part and the spoon part are integrally molded of synthetic resin. Since it is a product, it can be easily manufactured by mass production of resin molding, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

It is a perspective view of the example of an embodiment of the invention. It is a top view of the example of an embodiment of the invention. It is a center side sectional view of an example of an embodiment of the invention. It is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention. It is a cross-sectional view of the use state of the embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the use condition of the embodiment of this invention. It is a cross-sectional view of the use state of the embodiment of this invention.

  1 to 7 show an embodiment of the present invention, W is a cooking tongue, and as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the tip has a pair of chopstick-like materials 1a and 1a whose self-elastic restoring opening is possible. The tongue portion 1 and the spoon portion 2 provided on the base portion 1b of the tongue portion 1 are provided. In this case, the cooking tong W composed of the tongue portion 1 and the spoon portion 2 has a chopstick-like material on the base portion 1b as shown in FIG. It is an integrally molded product of synthetic resin having a self-elastic restoring opening function at the tips of 1a and 1a, and is formed on the inner surfaces of the tip portions of a pair of chopstick-like materials 1a and 1a to form uneven portions 1c and 1c. Yes.

  In this case, a lock mechanism 3 capable of locking the pair of chopstick-like materials 1a and 1a in a closed state is provided, and the pair of chopstick-like materials 1a and 1a can be engaged with and detached from each other as the lock mechanism 3. A pair of opposing hook-shaped engaging / disengaging portions 3a, 3a are formed, and when used as a gripping function as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the opposing pair of hook-shaped engaging / disengaging portions 3a, 3a are mutually connected. When used as a scooping function as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the pair of opposing hook-shaped engaging / disengaging portions 3a and 3a are opened and closed in the direction of opening and closing the pair of chopstick-shaped materials 1a and 1a. The pair of chopstick-like materials 1a and 1a are locked in a closed state by being slightly shifted in a lateral direction orthogonal to the pair.

  Further, in this case, as shown in FIG. 3, when the pair of chopstick-like materials 1a and 1a are placed on a mounting surface G such as a cutting board or a cooking table, the tip portion of the chopstick-like materials 1a and 1a and the spoon portion 2 Are provided on the bottom surface of the chopstick-shaped materials 1a and 1a.

  Since this embodiment is configured as described above, when a gripping function is required for making sweets and various kinds of cooking, hold the base 1b side of the pair of chopsticks 1a and 1a with the fingers. You can grab food by applying a pinch force to the chopsticks 1a and 1a and closing the tip, and if you loosen the pinch of your fingers, the tips of the pair of chopsticks 1a and 1a If it has a self-resilient opening, can be used as chopsticks or tongs, and needs a function for scooping food, etc., hold the tip of the chopsticks 1a, 1a with your fingers and use the spoon 2 to Can be used for cooking liquids such as soups and sauces and solids.

  Therefore, the cooking tongue W has both a gripping function and a scooping function, and it is not necessary to prepare two cooking tools having a gripping function such as tongs and chopsticks and a scooping function such as a spoon. Both functions can be exhibited simply by reversing the cooking tongs W, and the convenience and comfort of use can be improved.

  In this case, since the lock mechanism 3 capable of locking the pair of chopstick-like materials 1a and 1a in the closed state is provided, when the scooping function is used by the spoon portion 2 of the cooking tong W, or in a storage state when not in use. The pair of chopstick-like materials 1a and 1a can be locked in the closed state, the pair of chopstick-like materials 1a and 1a can be easily held by fingers, and the scooping function by the spoon portion 2 can be exhibited well. In this case, the lock mechanism 3 is formed with a pair of opposing engagement / disengagement portions 3a, 3a that can be engaged / disengaged with each other. Therefore, the pair of chopstick-shaped materials 1a and 1a is slightly shifted in the lateral direction perpendicular to the opening and closing direction of the chopstick-shaped materials 1a and 1a, so that the pair of chopstick-shaped materials 1a and 1a can be easily engaged and disengaged. Can be done and simplify the structure In this case, when the pair of chopstick-shaped materials 1a and 1a is placed on a mounting surface G such as a cutting board or a cooking table, the tip portions of the chopstick-shaped materials 1a and 1a and the spoon portion 2 Since the mounting ridges 1d and 1d for preventing contact with the mounting surface G are provided on the bottom surface of the chopstick-shaped materials 1a and 1a, the mounting surface G and the tip portions of the chopstick-shaped materials 1a and 1a and the spoon 2 In this case, since the tongue part 1 and the spoon part 2 are integrally molded products of synthetic resin, they can be easily manufactured by mass production of resin molding. Manufacturing costs can be reduced.

  In addition, this invention is not restricted to said form example, The structure, form, etc. of the tongue part 1, the spoon part 2, and the lock mechanism 3 are changed suitably, and can be designed.

  As described above, the intended purpose can be sufficiently achieved.

W Cooking tongs G Placement surface 1 Tongue part 1a Chopstick-like material 1b Base 1d Placement raised part 2 Spoon part 3 Lock mechanism 3a Engaging / disengaging part

Claims (5)

  A tong for cooking comprising a tong portion having a pair of chopstick-like materials whose front ends can be opened by self-elastic recovery, and a spoon portion provided at the base of the tong portion.   2. The tongs for cooking according to claim 1, further comprising a lock mechanism capable of locking the pair of chopstick-like materials in a closed state.   3. The tongs for cooking according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a pair of opposing engaging / disengaging portions which are detachable from each other are formed on the pair of chopstick-like materials as the locking mechanism.   When the pair of chopstick-like materials are placed on the placement surface, the tip portion of the chopstick-like material and a placement ridge that prevents the spoon portion from contacting the placement surface are provided on the chopstick-like material. The tongs for cooking according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein:   The tongs for cooking according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the tongue part and the spoon part are integrally molded products of synthetic resin.