JP3239241U - dining utensil set - Google Patents

Abstract

To keep the tip of a eating utensil clean and to prevent food sticking to the tip of the eating utensil after use from adhering to other utensils by a simple method without adding a special utensil. A set of eating utensils 1 consisting of eating utensils 2 to be gripped by a user to handle food and a base 3 provided with a flat surface 8 on which tableware including the eating utensils can be placed. In the vicinity of the rear end 5, there is provided a flat surface 6 which does not have a contact point near the tip even if it is extended. The attractive force brings the flat surfaces into close contact and the tip 4 of the eating utensil separates from the table. As a result, it is possible to prevent dirt, bacteria, etc. from adhering from the base to the tip, and conversely, food adhering to the tip from adhering to the base. [Selection drawing] Fig. 1

Description

The present invention is a utensil set consisting of eating utensils to be held by a user to handle food and a table provided with a flat surface on which tableware including the eating utensils can be placed, specifically chopsticks, spoons and forks. , a set of utensils for eating, consisting of utensils such as knives and a table on which a plurality of tableware including the utensils are placed, such as a tray, a tray, a dining table, a dining table, and a luncheon plate.

Eating utensils such as chopsticks and spoons that handle food when eating should be kept clean even when placed on the dining table from the aspect of hygiene and manners. It is necessary to prevent it from sticking to tools. The leading end is the side that primarily contacts the food, while the trailing end is the gripping side.

In the case of chopsticks, chopstick rests are often used to keep the tips away from the dining table. In the case of spoons and forks, tools like chopstick rests are sometimes used, but in some cases, multiple spoons and forks are prepared and lowered together with the vessel after use. However, when a chopstick rest or a chopstick rest-like tool is used, the number of tools to be used increases, and the trouble of cleaning and storing the tools increases. The same is true when preparing multiple spoons and forks.

In order to solve this problem, for example, as in Patent Documents 1 to 4, inventions and ideas have been made in which the shape of eating utensils is devised so that the tip is separated from the dining table without using a chopstick rest or a chopstick rest-like tool. In addition, as in Patent Document 5, a chopstick rest is used, but there is also an invention in which the tips of the eating utensils float in the air due to the repulsive force of magnets, preventing the chopstick rest from getting dirty.

JP 2019-092914 Patent 6025234 Jitsuzenhei 02-082969 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 07-194473 JP 2019-055075

The techniques in References 1 to 4, which devised the shape of eating utensils, are inconvenient to use because the shape is different from that of ordinary eating utensils, restrictions on the design of the external shape and weight balance, and manufacturing costs due to the increase in parts and processing processes. There is the issue of an increase in In addition, since gravity is used as a means of action, in the case of eating utensils with heavy tips, such as spoons and forks, there are more restrictions on the external shape and weight balance design for separating the tip from the dining table. There is

The technique of Reference 5, which uses the repulsive force between magnets as an action means, embeds the magnets in the utensils, so that there are few restrictions on the shape of the appearance and the usability is the same as that of conventional eating utensils. However, the arrangement of the magnets is difficult to design, and there is the problem of increased costs due to the use of a plurality of magnets. Moreover, the problem of increasing the number of tools to be used has not been resolved.

A set of eating utensils comprising eating utensils to be held by a user to handle food and a table provided with a flat surface on which a plurality of tableware including the eating utensils are placed,
A flat surface is provided near the rear end of the eating utensil that does not come into contact with the vicinity of the tip even when extended,
a first action means is provided in the plane of the eating utensil and a second action means is provided in at least a part of the plane of the base;
The attractive force of the first action means and the second action means brings the flat surface of the eating utensil into close contact with the flat surface of the table, and holds the edge of the eating utensil that mainly contacts the food apart from the flat surface of the table. is,
A set of eating utensils, characterized in that the first action means is a magnet and the second action means is a metal that sticks to the magnet.

Alternatively, the set of eating utensils is characterized in that the first action means and the second action means of the above solving means are metals and magnets that are attached to magnets, respectively.

In the present invention, when the flat surface provided with the first action means and the flat surface provided with the second action means are placed face to face with the eating utensils, the flat surfaces are brought into close contact with each other due to the attractive force of the two action means, and the tip of the eating utensil. can be away from the plane of the table.

As for the external shape, only a flat surface is provided in the vicinity of the rear end of the eating utensil, so there is no great change in usability. In addition, since the magnet and the attractive force of the metal attached to the magnet are used, the influence on the external shape of the eating utensil can be reduced compared to the conventional technology using gravity as the action means. Also, the table provided with the second action means is not a tool used only for problem solving, so the number of tools to be used does not increase.

1 is a side view showing an embodiment of the meal set of the present invention in which chopsticks are used as eating utensils; FIG. 1 is a side view of an embodiment of the meal set of the present invention in which the eating utensil is a spoon; FIG. 1 is a side view of the eating utensil of the present invention placed on a horizontal surface; FIG.

An embodiment of the invention is shown in FIGS. The present invention comprises eating utensils that a user holds to handle food, and a table provided with a flat surface on which a plurality of tableware including the eating utensils are placed. Specific examples of eating utensils include chopsticks, spoons, forks, and knives, and specific examples of tables include trays, folding tables, trays, chabudai, and luncheon plates. FIG. 1 shows chopsticks as eating utensils, and FIG. 2 shows spoons as eating utensils.

When ordinary eating utensils are placed on a dining table, the tip comes close to the dining table to such an extent that the food that touches or adheres to the tip touches. In the vicinity of the rear end of the eating utensil of the present invention, there is provided a flat surface that does not have a point of contact near the tip even if it is extended. Therefore, when the flat surface of the table and the flat surface provided in the vicinity of the rear end of the eating utensil are brought into close contact with each other by an action means to be described later, the tip of the eating utensil is separated from the table. As a result, it is possible to prevent dirt, bacteria, etc. from adhering from the base to the tip, and conversely, food adhering to the tip from adhering to the base.

The angle of the plane provided on the eating utensil may be any number of angles as long as it does not have a point of contact near the tip even if it is extended, but as shown in FIG. is preferably about 1 to 60°. If the angle is less than that, the distance between the tip of the eating utensil and the flat surface of the base cannot be secured sufficiently, and if it is more than that, the risk of the tip hitting the user increases. Furthermore, by setting the angle to 30° or less, the eating utensils can be placed in the same installation state as when using chopstick rests or chopstick rest-like utensils, and there is no sense of incongruity in usability.

A plurality of planes may be provided on the eating utensil. For example, in the case of spoons and forks, convenience is increased by providing two surfaces, one for placing the tip so that it is concave and the other for placing it so that the tip is convex. In the case of square chopsticks, by providing four sides, the effect can be exhibited regardless of which side is facing. Also, by making it one side, it is possible to unify the placement of spoons and forks. In the case of square chopsticks, you can encourage them to put the chopsticks together.

The first action means in the case of claim 1 may be any metal as long as it can be attached to a magnet, but iron, which is an inexpensive material, is most suitable. Specific examples of installation near a flat surface include embedding iron pieces, painting the flat surface with paint containing iron powder or iron sand, and making the entire material near the flat surface of iron. Figures 1 and 2 show an example of embedding iron pieces in the flat surface of eating utensils.

The second action means in the case of claim 1 may be anything as long as it is a magnet. A specific example of placement is to embed a piece of magnet where you want your dining utensils to be placed. A strong magnet can be used, increasing the degree of freedom in the shape of the eating utensil. In this case, it is desirable that the surface in which the magnet is embedded be marked or the like so that the user can recognize the place where the magnet is placed. Further, by laying the magnets on the sheet over the entire plane of the table, the effect of the invention can be exhibited without limiting the place where the magnets are placed. 1 and 2 show an example of embedding a magnet in a base.

The first action means in the case of claim 2 may be anything as long as it is a magnet. Specific examples of installation near a flat surface include embedding magnet pieces, stretching magnets on a sheet on a flat surface, and using the entire material near the flat surface as a magnet.

The second action means in the case of claim 2 may be any metal as long as it can be attached to a magnet, but iron, which is an inexpensive material, is most suitable. A specific example of installation is to embed iron pieces. In this case, it is desirable that a mark or the like is applied to the surface of the place where the iron piece is embedded so that the user can recognize the place where the iron piece is placed. In addition, by applying paint containing iron powder to the flat surface and making the entire flat material iron, it is possible to exert its effect without limiting the place where it can be placed.

1, 101 set of eating utensils 2, 102 eating utensils 3, base 4, 104 tips of eating utensils 5, 105 rear ends of eating utensils 6, 106 planes near the rear ends of eating utensils 7, 107 first action means 8, of the base Plane 9, second action means 10, horizontal plane 11 without action means, angle 12 between the plane provided on the eating utensil and the horizontal plane without action means, plane extended from the plane near the rear end of the eating utensil.

Claims (2)

A set of eating utensils comprising eating utensils to be held by a user to handle food and a table provided with a flat surface on which a plurality of tableware including the eating utensils are placed,
A flat surface is provided near the rear end of the eating utensil that does not come into contact with the vicinity of the tip even when extended,
first means of action are provided in the plane of said eating utensil and second means of action are provided in at least part of the plane of said base;
Attractive forces of the first action means and the second action means bring the flat surface of the eating utensil into close contact with the flat surface of the table, and hold the tip of the eating utensil apart from the flat surface of the table;
A set of eating utensils, characterized in that the first action means is a magnet-attachable metal and the second action means is a magnet. A set of eating utensils comprising eating utensils to be held by a user to handle food and a table provided with a flat surface on which a plurality of tableware including the eating utensils are placed,
A flat surface is provided near the rear end of the eating utensil that does not come into contact with the vicinity of the tip even when extended,
a first action means is provided in the plane of the eating utensil and a second action means is provided in at least a part of the plane of the base;
Attractive forces of the first action means and the second action means bring the flat surface of the eating utensil into close contact with the flat surface of the table, and hold the tip of the eating utensil apart from the flat surface of the table;
A set of eating utensils, characterized in that the first action means is a magnet and the second action means is a metal that sticks to the magnet.

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