JP3984267B2 - Meal aids - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a meal assisting tool that can be enjoyed and sanitary by a person who is physically disabled and difficult to eat by themselves, such as infants and the elderly.

Conventionally, when a person who is physically disabled and difficult to eat by himself, such as infants and the elderly, is not able to hold a spoon or fork with their own hands due to immature or inconvenient feeling of the fingertips, Caregivers often have a spoon and fork to eat, and the spoon and fork used at that time often have a character or other shape printed on the handle.
When infants eat, chopstick rests are rarely used for spoons and are often placed on dishes.
In addition, there are places where infants have no spoons or forks on the go.

In addition, the following patent document 1, patent document 2, patent document 3, patent document 4, and patent document 5 can be mentioned as a well-known technique regarding this invention.
JP-A-61-158269 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 15-144291 JP-A-55-20962 JP 56-69084 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-196995

  However, with conventional spoons and forks, the shape and printing of characters and the like are not visible when a meal is brought into the mouth. In addition, if you put a spoon or fork on the bowl, it will be unsanitary to place it on the table, so you have to choose a place. However, there is a disadvantage that the direction and the space for placing the chopstick rest are useless. In addition, it is difficult to give meals because there are no infant spoons and forks on the go, and it is unsanitary when carrying spoons and forks. In addition, when giving food to infants with a spoon or fork for adults, they refuse to open their mouths because they feel intimidating when they are carried to their mouths.

  In view of the above-described conventional drawbacks, the present invention gives an impression that an infant gives a meal without feeling intimidating the hand when it is carried to the mouth. It is an object of the present invention to provide a dietary aid that is hygienic and can be eaten on the go as well, even when placed in a situation where a spoon or fork must be placed.

  In order to achieve the above object, the food aids such as spoons and forks according to the first invention of the present application change the shape and printing of characters and the like on the handle portion of the spoon and fork to dolls and make holes in parts near the doll's torso arms. It is characterized by having a spoon and fork inserted and integrated with the doll, and having an infant or an elderly person who cannot use their fingertips grab the doll.

  Further, the second invention of the present application is characterized in that the handle portion of the spoon or fork to be inserted into the doll is thick so that it does not enter into the doll's torso.

  Further, the third invention of the present application is characterized in that the inserted spoon or fork is not easily removed by attaching a tubular object connected from the doll body to the tip of the handle of the inserted spoon or fork. And

  The fourth invention of the present application is characterized in that the neck portion and the body of the doll can be divided and removed, and a spoon or fork can be stored in the body of the doll and can be carried out.

  According to the first invention, a chopstick rest can be placed upright by placing a hole in a part near the doll's torso arm and inserting a spoon or fork in a situation where the spoon or fork must be placed on the bag. You can put it anywhere without using.

  According to the second and third inventions, when inserted into the doll's torso, it is not inserted into the doll's torso, and a tubular object connected from the doll body is attached to the tip of the inserted spoon or fork handle. The inserted spoon or fork is a stopper that prevents the infant from easily coming out of the doll when it is put in the mouth. Moreover, loss is prevented by connecting a tubular thing from the doll body.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the doll's neck and body can be separated and removed, and a spoon or fork can be stored in the body of the doll and can be easily carried and used outside.

  Furthermore, in the first invention, various dolls can be formed by changing the shape of the dolls in design, and a product preferred by infants can be provided. In addition, the doll feels like eating, so you can get interested in the meal and provide a fun dining place.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  Since the meal assisting spoon may be made of a synthetic resin like a conventional spoon, it is lightweight and can be easily made in shape.

  A hole similar in shape to the 8 cross section in FIG. 2 is drilled in a portion near the doll torso arm in FIG. 1, and a hole similar in shape to the 6 cross section in FIG. 2 is drilled in 2 portions in the vicinity of the doll torso arm in FIG. 2 is slightly larger than the cross section 8 in FIG. 2 and 6 in FIG. 2. Even when the spoon or fork is placed in the bowl by inserting the spoon or fork, the 5 dolls in FIG. It can be placed anywhere regardless of the stability of the foot.

  This doll includes not only human shapes but also animals, imaginary creatures, and even anime characters.

  The portion 6 of the spoon or fork to be inserted into the doll of FIG. 2 is thick, and when inserted into the 1 and 2 portions near the doll torso arm of FIG. 1, the portion 7 of FIG. It is thicker than the hole so that it can't get into the back.

  1 is connected to the doll main body at the end of the four strings shown in FIG. 1, and the inner cross-sectional area of the tubular object is smaller than the eight cross-sectional area of FIG. 2, and the outer cross-sectional area of the tubular object is FIG. Since it is larger than 1, the thin part of the handle of the inserted spoon or fork is attached to 8 in FIG. 2 so that the inserted spoon or fork cannot be easily removed. However, nylon 4 is preferred because the string 4 in FIG. 1 is hard to break, and the tubular article 3 in FIG. 1 may be somewhat stretchable, such as plastic or rubber. Most preferred.

  Since the neck and the body of the 9 dolls shown in FIG. 3 can be separated and removed, a spoon, fork and portable sprinkler can be stored inside the doll.

  The present invention can be preferably applied to a person who cannot have a spoon or a fork due to immature or weak fingertip functions such as an infant or an elderly person in a weaning period.

1 is a perspective view according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is spoons removed from the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is the head of the doll removed from the 1st Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1, insertion small hole portion 2, insertion large hole portion 3, tubular object 4, string connecting tubular object 5, doll's foot 6, handle thick portion 7, detent 8, handle thin portion 9, doll neck

Claims (3)

It is a food aid that pierces a part near the doll's torso arm and inserts a spoon or fork . The doll's neck and torso can be divided and removed, and the spoon or fork is stored in the doll's torso. A meal aid that can be easily used on the go . Dietary aid of claim 1, wherein the spoon or handle portion of the fork is prevented from entering deeply when plugged into fuselage has become thicker doll. A tubular object connected to the doll body is attached to the tip of the handle of the spoon or fork inserted into the doll body so that the inserted spoon or fork cannot be easily removed. dietary aid to claim 2.

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