JP3216886U - Chopsticks storage box - Google Patents

Abstract

A chopstick storage box that allows a user to easily and hygienically remove unused chopsticks desired by a user from a plurality of unused chopsticks stored in a lying state in a storage section. To provide. SOLUTION: A box-shaped storage unit that can open a plurality of unused chopsticks in a recumbent state, a support column that stands up from the bottom of the storage unit, and an upper end portion of the support column that is provided in the storage unit. A support unit for supporting unused chopsticks that can be gripped by a user among a plurality of unused chopsticks accommodated, and a plurality of unused chopsticks S accommodated in the accommodation unit are placed and moved up and down along the support column. Possible lifter and lifter lifts the lifter to lift the unused chopsticks stored in the storage section, and the user uses the unused lifter chopsticks placed on the lifter And a guide part for moving the desired unused chopsticks to the support part in a lying state. [Selection] Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a chopsticks storage box, and in particular, in stores that provide food and drink, unused chopsticks that customers (users) sitting at a table, etc. want to use are taken out of multiple halves. The present invention relates to a chopstick storage box that stores rod-shaped chopsticks or unused split chopsticks in a laid state (a lying state).

  Conventionally, at a restaurant or other restaurant that provides food and drink, when serving ordered food, a portion of unused chopsticks or unused disposable chopsticks (hereinafter referred to as “unused chopsticks unless otherwise specified”). Is not placed on the table, and the user is made to take out unused chopsticks as appropriate from the chopstick storage box placed on the table.

  In such a chopstick storage box, when a user who has used it first picks up unused chopsticks, the user touches the leading end of the unused chopsticks, and a subsequent user uses the chopsticks. It is not preferable in terms of hygiene.

  From this point of view, a chopstick storage box has been already known in which a single unused chopstick can be easily and hygienically removed from the chopstick storage box (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  The chopsticks storage box disclosed in Patent Document 1 is provided with a box-shaped storage portion for storing a plurality of unused bar-shaped chopsticks, and an opening for taking out a portion from the plurality of unused bar-shaped chopsticks. A support portion for supporting a portion of unused bar-shaped chopsticks, and a spring for tilting the storage portion so that the head side of the plurality of stored unused bar-shaped chopsticks faces upward When the housing portion is pushed down to a flat state against the urging force of the spring, the head portion side of the unused bar-shaped chopsticks protrudes from the opening and can be pulled out.

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  In such a chopstick storage box disclosed in the prior art document, the spring is configured so that the storage portion is always inclined so that the head side of the unused bar-shaped chopsticks faces upward due to its bias. Has been.

  For this reason, when the user uses the chopsticks, the storage unit returns to its original tilted state when it is released after the storage unit is pressed down incompletely against the bias of the spring. As a result, a portion of unused chopsticks is returned to the inside of the container, and the unused chopsticks cannot be taken out.

  Therefore, in order to take out a portion of unused chopsticks from the storage box disclosed in Cited Document 1, the operation with one hand that completely pushes down the storage portion and the other hand that pulls out unused chopsticks are performed. The operation of taking out the chopsticks was complicated because the user had to perform both-hands work concurrently with the work.

  Moreover, in the invention described in the cited document 1, since only one head of unused chopsticks is exposed from the opening, it is necessary to pull the unused chopsticks diagonally.

  However, one hand is used in the pulling direction of one unused chopstick to push down the receiving part to a flat state against the bias of the spring. Unused chopsticks had to be pulled out and it was cumbersome to use both hands.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention allows one-handed operation to use an unused chopstick desired by the user from among a plurality of unused chopsticks stored in a lying state in the storage unit. An object of the present invention is to provide a chopstick storage box that can be easily and hygienically removed.

  In order to achieve the above object, a chopstick storage box according to the present invention has a box-shaped storage part that can open an upper part for storing a plurality of unused chopsticks in a lying state, and a column part that stands up from the bottom of the storage part. A support portion for supporting unused chopsticks that can be gripped by a user among a plurality of unused chopsticks provided at the upper end portion of the support column and accommodated in the accommodating portion; and a plurality of accommodating portions accommodated in the accommodating portion. A lifter that can be moved up and down along the support column, and a plurality of unused chopsticks accommodated in the accommodation unit are raised by raising the lifter. And a guide unit that moves the unused chopsticks desired for use by the user among the plurality of unused chopsticks placed on the lifter to the support unit in a lying state.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the chopstick storage box, the upper end portion of the support portion protrudes from the upper portion of the storage portion when the lifter is in a lowered state.

  The chopsticks storage box according to claim 3, wherein the support part has a length dimension and a width dimension that can support an unused chopstick moved from the guide part, and a pair of split support parts are provided along the width direction. And a pair of the guide portions are provided with the support portion interposed therebetween.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a chopstick storage box having a ridge portion between the divided support portions.

  The chopstick storage box according to claim 5 is characterized in that the guide portions are inclined downward with respect to the support column portions.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the chopstick storage box, the support part has a space part for picking up the unused chopsticks at least on the head side of the unused chopsticks moved from the guide part.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the chopstick storage box, the support portion includes a holding surface portion that holds the unused chopsticks so that the unused chopsticks moved from the guide portion do not fall off.

  The chopsticks storage box according to claim 8, wherein the holding surface portion includes a flat surface portion, an inclined surface portion, and a pair of concave surface portions according to a cross-sectional shape of a plurality of unused chopsticks stored in the storage portion. To do.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of unused chopsticks are accommodated in a lying state in a box-shaped accommodation portion whose upper part can be opened. The storage portion is provided with a support column that stands up from the bottom, and the support portion provided at the upper end of the support column can be gripped by a user among a plurality of unused chopsticks stored in the storage unit. Can support chopsticks used.

  On the other hand, the storage unit is provided with a lifter that can move up and down along the support column while placing a plurality of unused chopsticks stored in the storage unit. A guide unit is provided for moving unused chopsticks desired by the user to the support unit while lying down.

  Therefore, the user can move the unused chopsticks desired by the user to the support portion of the support column in the lying state only by the user's one-hand operation of raising and lowering the lifter. As a result, the unused chopsticks that the user desires to use can be easily and hygienically taken out from a plurality of unused chopsticks accommodated in a lying state in the accommodating portion.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the lifter is in the lowered state, the upper end portion of the support portion protrudes from the upper portion of the housing portion, so that the lifter is accommodated in the housing portion while the lifter is in the lowered state. It is possible to prevent the unused bridge from being unexpectedly moved to the support portion.

  In the invention according to claim 3, the support part has a length dimension and a width dimension that can support the unused chopsticks moved from the guide part, and has a pair of divided support parts along the width direction. Since the guide portions are provided in a pair with the strut portion interposed therebetween, for example, the two users facing each other can take out unused chopsticks desired for use at the same time.

  Further, in the invention according to claim 4, it is possible to prevent the unused chopsticks desired by the user from being mixed with each other by providing a protrusion between the divided support portions. Can do.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the guide portions are inclined downward with respect to the support column portions to prevent the unused chopsticks desired by the user from falling off. be able to.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the support portion has a space portion for picking up unused chopsticks on the head side of the unused chopsticks moved from the guide portion, so that the user can use the desired chopsticks. The chopsticks used can be made easier to take out.

  Further, in the invention according to claim 7, the support portion has a holding surface portion for holding the unused chopsticks so that the unused chopsticks moved from the guide portion do not fall off, resulting in the shape of the chopsticks, etc. It is possible to suppress falling off.

  Further, in the device according to claim 8, the holding surface portion has a flat surface portion, an inclined surface portion, and a pair of concave surface portions according to the cross-sectional shape of a plurality of unused chopsticks accommodated in the accommodating portion, A good holding state can be ensured regardless of the cross-sectional shape of the unused chopsticks.

The chopsticks storage box when the storage part and the lifter in the embodiment of the chopsticks storage box according to the present invention are configured separately is shown, (A) is a perspective view of the chopsticks storage box in the chopsticks storage state, (B) It is a perspective view of the chopsticks storage box in the raised state. The chopsticks storage box when the storage part and the lifter in the embodiment of the chopsticks storage box according to the present invention are configured separately is shown, (A) is a sectional view of the chopsticks storage state, (B) is the raised chopsticks A sectional view in a housed state, (C) is a sectional view in a state where chopsticks can be taken out. An example of the support part in one Embodiment of the chopstick storage box which concerns on this invention is shown, (A) is a side view of the support part of the example which supports the center part of a lying chopstick, (B) is a chopstick in a saddle state FIG. 4C is a side view of an example supporting unit that supports the entire portion except for the vicinity of the head, and FIG. 5C is a side view of the example supporting unit in which a space is provided near the head of a lying chopstick. An example of the holding surface part in one Embodiment of the chopsticks storage box which concerns on this invention is shown, (A) is a front view of the support part of the example which used the holding surface part as the inwardly inclined surface part, (B) is a concave surface part. It is a front view of the support part of the example made into a shape. The chopsticks storage box at the time of comprising integrally the storage part and the lifter in one embodiment of the chopsticks storage box according to the present invention, (A) is a perspective view of the chopsticks storage box in the chopsticks storage state, (B) is It is a perspective view of the chopsticks storage box in the raised state. The chopsticks storage box when the storage part and the lifter in one embodiment of the chopsticks storage box according to the present invention are integrally formed is shown, (A) is a cross-sectional view of the chopsticks storage state, (B) is the raised chopsticks A sectional view in a housed state, (C) is a sectional view in a state where chopsticks can be taken out.

  Next, an embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the chopsticks storage box 1 is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box-shaped storage portion 2 that is open at the top, and a support column 3 that stands from the bottom near the center of the storage portion 2. The support part 4 provided in the upper end part of the support | pillar part 3, the lifter 5 which can be raised-lowered along the support | pillar part 3, and the guide part 6 provided in the lifter 5 are provided.

  The accommodating portion 2 has a size capable of accommodating a large number of unused chopsticks S in a lying state, is made of wood or resin, and is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped box shape with an upper portion opened.

  The container 2 in the present embodiment preferably has a weight that ensures stability when the lifter 5 is raised together with a plurality of unused chopsticks S.

  It should be noted that the inside and outside of the four surfaces other than the bottom portion of the housing portion 2 may be given a high-class feeling by applying a wood-grain or lacquer-like coating.

  In addition, the upper portion of the housing portion 2 may be always open, or, for example, a rotating lid body (see FIG. 3) in which a transparent resin or glass is mounted inside a frame body having a certain thickness. (Not shown) may be openable and closable.

  Openings 7 and 7 for guides are respectively formed in the vicinity of the approximate center of both side portions of the accommodating portion 2 that are arranged opposite to each other in the longitudinal direction.

  The column part 3 is formed in an overall thin rectangular parallelepiped shape and is provided upright from the bottom part of the accommodating part 2, and as shown in FIG. 2A, the upper end part is the accommodating part 2 when the lifter 5 is in the lowered state. It has a height that protrudes from the top.

In the embodiment, the support column 3 is disposed at the center in the length direction inside the housing 2 and at the substantially center in the width direction of the housing 2, and extends in the length direction of the housing 2. And a predetermined width dimension, and a predetermined width dimension, and as shown in FIG. 2, a width that allows two unused chopsticks S, S to be placed side by side. Dimension is formed.

The support unit 4 is provided at the upper end of the support column 3 and is configured to support the unused chopsticks S that can be gripped by the user among the plurality of unused chopsticks S stored in the storage unit 2. Yes.
As shown in FIG. 2B, the support portion 4 according to the present embodiment has a length dimension and a width dimension that can support the unused chopsticks S moved from the guide section 6.

Here, the “length dimension and width dimension capable of supporting the unused chopsticks S” are a length dimension and a width dimension capable of supporting only at least one unused chopstick.

Moreover, the support part 4 has a pair of division | segmentation support parts 4a and 4b along the width direction. Accordingly, each of the divided support portions 4a and 4b has a width that is larger than the width that can support the unused chopsticks S for a portion, and each of the divided support portions 4a and 4b includes: The support column 3 is formed over the entire length direction.
A protruding portion 8 is provided between the pair of divided support portions 4 a and 4 b, and the protruding portion 8 is provided over the entire length of the support portion 4.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the unused chopsticks S moved from the guide portion 6 are not dropped on the pair of split support portions 4a and 4b over the entire length direction. Holding surface portions 9a and 9b to be held are provided. The holding surface portions 9a and 9b can be provided with any of a flat surface portion, an inclined surface portion, and a pair of concave surface portions so as to correspond to the cross-sectional shape of the plurality of unused chopsticks S accommodated in the accommodating portion 2.

  As a result, one unused chopstick S can be placed on each of the holding surface portions 9a and 9b.

  As shown in FIG. 3B, the support column 3 may have a length that does not allow a part of the head of the unused chopsticks S to be placed, and as shown in FIG. Further, it may be formed by notching a part of the column part 3 so that a part on the head side of the unused chopsticks S is supported in a floating state.

  In this case, in FIGS. 3A to 3C, the space 10 existing below the head of the unused chopsticks S is not used when the unused chopsticks S moved from the guide unit 6 are taken out. At least on the head side of the chopsticks S to be used, the user inserts a finger and holds it.

  In this case, when the user takes out the chopsticks, in the case shown in FIG. 3C, the user pushes the head of the unused chopsticks S from above with one hand to end the support 3. By using the part to lift the tip side, the other hand can pick up the chopsticks.

As shown in FIG. 2, the holding surface portions 9 a and 9 b may be simple flat portions. For example, as shown in FIG. 4A, the holding surface portions 9 a and 9 b gradually toward the ridge portion 8 in the width direction of the housing portion 2. It can also be set as the inclined surface part inclined so that it might become low.
When the holding surface portions 9a and 9b are inclined toward the ridge portion 8 as described above, the unused chopsticks S and S corresponding to one bowl are inclined to the holding surface portions 9a and 9b and the ridge portion 8 respectively. And is held by the side surface portion.

  Further, the planar shape of the holding surface portions 9a and 9b may be formed as a pair of semicircular groove portions as shown in FIG. 4B, for example. In the case of the holding surface portion having such a shape, the chopsticks having a circular cross section can be satisfactorily held.

As shown in FIG. 2, the lifter 5 is formed so that a plurality of unused chopsticks S accommodated in the accommodating portion 2 can be placed and moved up and down along the column portion 3.
In the present embodiment, the lifter 5 includes a pair of outer surface portions 11, 11 disposed on the inner side of the inner surface facing each other in the length direction of the housing portion 2, and a pair of abutment portions 3. The inner side surface parts 12 and 12 formed to have a lower height than the outer side surface parts 11 and 11, and the inclined guide part inclined downward from the upper end part of the outer side surface parts 11 and 11 to the upper end part of the inner side surface parts 12 and 12. 6.
Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the lifter 5 includes lid side surface portions 13, 13 disposed between the support column portion 3 and the pair of width direction side surface portions of the housing portion 2 in the length direction of the housing portion 2. And a pair of operating tongues 14 and 14 projecting outward from the outer surface portions 11 and 11 and projecting from a pair of openings 7 and 7 provided on the side surfaces in the longitudinal direction on both sides of the housing portion 2. doing.

Accordingly, the guide portions 6 and 6 are inclined downward with respect to the support column 3, respectively, and a pair of guides 6 and 6 are provided on the lifter 5 with the support column 3 interposed therebetween, and a large number of unsent chopsticks S are always placed thereon. Therefore, when the user lifts the lifter 5 with the operating tongues 14 and 14 during use, a number of unused chopsticks S housed in the housing portion 2 are lifted and placed on the lifter 5. Among the unused chopsticks S, the unused chopsticks S that the user desires to use can be moved to the divided support portions 4a and 4b of the support portion 4 while being lying down.
The inclination angle of the guide portion 6 can be arbitrarily set depending on the type of unused chopsticks S to be accommodated.

  That is, for example, when using an unused disposable chopstick or an unused bar-shaped chopstick whose cross-sectional shape is approximately square, set the tilt angle large, and when using an unused bar-shaped chopstick whose cross-sectional shape is a circle, ellipse, or polygon, set the tilt angle. It can also be set small.

  As described above, the chopsticks storage box 1 has a rectangular parallelepiped box-shaped storage part 2 that can open an upper part that stores a plurality of unused chopsticks S in a recumbent state, a column part 3 that stands up from the bottom of the storage part 2, A support unit 4 that supports the unused chopsticks S that can be gripped by the user among the plurality of unused chopsticks S that are provided at the upper end of the support column 3 and are accommodated in the accommodation unit 2, and is accommodated in the accommodation unit 2. A plurality of unused chopsticks S placed thereon and a lifter 5 that can be moved up and down along the support column 3, and a plurality of unused chopsticks S that are provided in the lifter 5 and are accommodated in the accommodation unit 2 by raising the lifter 5. A guide unit 6 is provided that raises the chopsticks S to be used and moves the unused chopsticks S that the user desires to use among the plurality of unused chopsticks S placed on the lifter 5 to the support unit 4 while lying down. ing.

  Accordingly, a plurality of unused chopsticks S are accommodated in a lying state in a box-shaped accommodation portion 2 that can be opened at the upper portion, and the accommodation portion 2 is provided with a column portion 3 that stands up so that the upper end protrudes from the upper portion. The unused chopsticks S of the plurality of unused chopsticks S can be supported by the protruding support portion 4 at the upper end.

  On the other hand, a plurality of unused chopsticks S that can be moved up and down along the support column 3 in conjunction with the operation of the one operating tongue piece 14 by the user and are placed on the storage unit 2 when lifted are stored in the storage unit 2. A lifter 5 is provided to raise continuously.

  As a result, for example, from the state shown in FIG. 2C, when the user lifts the lifter 5 by pushing up the operating tongue piece 14 with a finger as shown in FIG. Among a plurality of unused chopsticks S placed, a pair of unused chopsticks S move to the support portion 4 while lying down and are supported by the respective divided support portions 4a and 4b. In this case, each of the divided support portions 4a and 4b has a width dimension that is more than a width that can support one chopsticks of unused chopsticks S. Only the other chopsticks S are not placed.

  Moreover, since the upper end part of the support | pillar part 3 is formed in the height dimension which protrudes from the upper end part of the accommodating part 2, the user can take out the chopsticks S from upper direction easily.

  When the user confirms that the unused chopsticks S have moved to the holding surface portions 9a and 9b, as shown in FIG. 2C, the user operates the operation tongue piece 14 with his / her finger to lift the lifter. 5 is lowered.

Accordingly, by holding the lifter 5 up and down with a finger, the support portion 4 (the divided support portions 4 a and 4 b), which is the upper end portion of the support column portion 3, holds the unused chopsticks S in a recumbent state in a lying state. It can be moved to the surface portions 9a and 9b, and a portion of unused chopsticks S in a recumbent state can be easily taken out with one hand operation.
Also, as shown in FIG. 2, chopsticks S can be placed on each of the divided support portions 4a and 4b, and two chopsticks can be prepared as a whole. S can be easily grasped and taken out and used.

  As described above, the chopstick storage box 1 according to the present embodiment can reduce the number of parts without using mechanical elements such as a spring as in the prior art, and can be divided into parts by a user's one-handed operation. Unused chopsticks S can be taken out.

  In addition, since a portion of unused chopsticks S can be taken out in a lying state, it is possible to take out the chopsticks in their own direction without the need to pull them out in the axial direction of the chopsticks.

  Therefore, when the unused chopsticks S for taking out a portion are taken out, there is no need for the operation of touching the chopsticks storage box 1 as in the conventional case, so that the chopsticks can be taken out only by the operation of the finger of one hand. Therefore, chopsticks in a clean state can be taken out very easily and quickly.

  Moreover, the support part 4 has the protrusion part 8 between the division | segmentation support parts 4a and 4b adjacent to the direction orthogonal to the length direction of several unused chopsticks S, and the both sides of the protrusion part 8 respectively. Since the chopsticks S, S are arranged, for example, when the chopstick storage box 1 according to the present embodiment is placed between two users facing each other, both users simultaneously Appropriate unused chopsticks S can be taken out without being mixed with each other.

  Further, the support portion 4 is provided with a space portion 10 for picking up the unused chopsticks S corresponding to a portion of the unused chopsticks S, so that the unused chopsticks corresponding to a portion of the support portion 4 are provided. S can be more easily taken out.

  Further, the holding surface portions 9a and 9b are formed in a flat surface portion, an inclined surface portion, or a pair of concave surface portions according to the cross-sectional shape of a plurality of unused chopsticks S accommodated, thereby corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of the chopsticks. Thus, the dropout due to the shape of the unused chopsticks S can be effectively prevented.

  In addition, since the guide portion 6 is inclined downward with respect to the support column portion 3, it is possible to prevent a situation in which a unused portion of unused chopsticks S falls off.

  The specific configuration of the chopstick storage box 1 of the present embodiment is not limited to the above-described form, and various changes and the like are possible.

  For example, in the said embodiment, although the accommodating part 2 and the lifter 5 were comprised separately and the structure which raises / lowers only the lifter 5 was disclosed, it is not limited to the said embodiment.

  Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the storage unit 22 and the lifter 23 of the chopsticks storage box 21 may be integrated and the storage unit 22 may be moved up and down.

  In this case, the accommodating portion 22 has a front / rear / right / left four-surface configuration, and the bottom surface is a separate member. In other words, the bottom portion 24 may be provided with the column portion 3.

  5 and 6, the same reference numerals are given to the same configuration or the functionally same configuration in the above embodiment, and the detailed description thereof is omitted.

  As described above, the chopsticks storage boxes 1 and 21 according to the present invention are used to hold unused chopsticks that the user desires to use from among a plurality of unused chopsticks stored in a lying state in the storage unit. It has the effect that it can be easily and hygienically removed by operation, and in stores that provide food and drinks, multiple halves are used so that a user sitting on a table or the like can remove a portion of unused chopsticks. This is useful for general chopsticks storage boxes in which unused stick-shaped chopsticks or unused split chopsticks are stored in a laid state (a lying state).

  Since the chopstick storage box according to the present invention can be widely used for a box for storing chopsticks, it has industrial applicability.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Chopsticks accommodation box 2 Accommodation part 3 Support | pillar part 4 Support part 4a Division support part 4b Division support part 5 Lifter 6 Guide part 7 Opening 8 Projection part 9a Holding surface part 9b Holding surface part 10 Space part 11 Outer side surface part 12 Inner side surface part 13 Cover side surface 14 Operation tongue 21 Chopstick storage box 22 Storage section 23 Lifter 24 Bottom plate S Unused chopsticks

Claims (8)

A box-shaped container that can be opened at the top to accommodate a plurality of unused chopsticks in a recumbent state;
A support column that stands up from the bottom of the storage unit, and a support that supports an unused chopstick that is provided at the upper end of the support column and that can be gripped by a user among a plurality of unused chopsticks stored in the storage unit A lifter capable of moving up and down along the support column by placing a plurality of unused chopsticks accommodated in the accommodating portion,
A plurality of unused chopsticks, which are provided on the lifter, are lifted to raise the plurality of unused chopsticks housed in the housing portion, and can be used by a user among the plurality of unused chopsticks placed on the lifter. A guide unit for moving the desired unused chopsticks to the support unit in a lying state;
A chopsticks storage box characterized by comprising:   2. The chopsticks storage box according to claim 1, wherein the upper end portion of the support portion protrudes from an upper portion of the storage portion when the lifter is in a lowered state.   The support portion has a length size and a width size capable of supporting an unused chopstick moved from the guide portion, and has a pair of divided support portions along the width direction, and the guide portion sandwiches the support post portion. The chopsticks storage box according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a pair of chopsticks is provided.   The chopsticks storage box according to claim 3, further comprising a protrusion portion between the divided support portions.   The chopstick storage box according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the guide portion is inclined downward with respect to the support column portion.   The said support part has the space part for picking up the said unused chopsticks in the head side of the unused chopsticks which moved from the said guide part, The claim in any one of Claims 1-5 characterized by the above-mentioned. The chopsticks storage box described in 1.   The said support part has a holding surface part which hold | maintains the said unused chopsticks so that the unused chopsticks moved from the said guide part may not fall off, The claim of any one of Claim 1 to 6 characterized by the above-mentioned. The chopsticks storage box described in 1.   The chopsticks storage box according to claim 7, wherein the holding surface portion has a flat surface portion, an inclined surface portion, and a pair of concave surface portions according to a cross-sectional shape of a plurality of unused chopsticks stored in the storage portion.