JP5078292B2 - Stable self-help tableware - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a stable self-help tableware for making it easy to eat stored cooked food, and to a tableware suitable for use by a care recipient or the like.

In recent years, the opportunity to accommodate cooked foods in tableware has been increasing. Such opportunities include elderly care delivery, hospital food delivery, school meals, home delivery and others.
When a person in need of nursing care has a meal, while holding the tableware by hand, the food in the tableware is often scooped up with a spoon and carried to the mouth. May not be able to eat well due to sliding, tableware tilting, and sometimes tableware falling down.
Especially for people who feel handicapped, traditionally shaped tableware has been difficult to handle. Tableware has been proposed in which it is easy for care recipients to pick up food with a spoon or the like (for example, Patent Document 1), but it is necessary to adjust the tableware position by hand or grasp the tableware by hand. However, it was still difficult to handle for those who had difficulty in holding dishes.

  Under such circumstances, there has been a demand for the development of a stable self-help tableware that is easy to eat stored food and that is suitable for use by care recipients.

JP 2002-282112 A

  The present invention provides a tableware suitable for self-help tableware for use by care recipients, etc., which is a stable tableware for making it easy to eat stored foods by eliminating the disadvantages of the conventional tableware as described above. Is.

The present invention is a container part for containing food, and has a container part having a thread-bottom-like downward projection on the bottom part and a bottom part flush with the bottom surface of the container part, and extends outward from the container part. There is provided a tableware having a stable portion and an upper protrusion in the vicinity of the outer edge of the stable portion.

  The above-mentioned tableware in which the space from the vessel portion to the upper projection is at least sufficient to place the palm vertically is a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

  The above-mentioned tableware in which the upper protrusion is provided in the substantially vertical direction upward at the outer edge of the stabilizing portion is a preferred aspect of the present invention.

  The above-mentioned tableware in which the upper protrusion is provided at an outer edge of the stabilizing portion with an angle with the vertical direction is a preferred aspect of the present invention.

  The above-described tableware in which the upper protrusion is provided with a plurality of recesses or projections on at least the surface facing the bowl is a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

  The above-mentioned tableware in which the bottom of the vessel part is formed deeper than the other end toward the side where the stabilizing part is provided is a preferred aspect of the present invention.

  The tableware described above, which is designed so that the upper edge portion of the portion facing the stable portion side portion of the vessel portion is lower than the upper edge portion thereof, is a preferred aspect of the present invention.

According to the present invention, a stable self-help tableware in which stored food is easy to eat is provided.
According to the present invention, a stable self-help tableware suitable for use by a care recipient is provided.

  The present invention includes a container part for containing food, a bottom part that is flush with the bottom surface of the container part, a stable part extending outward from the container part, and an upper protrusion at the outer edge of the stable part Provide tableware with.

  The container part of the present invention has a bowl-shaped or dish-shaped tableware shape and has the ability to store cooked food. The shape is not limited to a bowl shape or a dish shape, and is not particularly limited as long as it is a shape capable of storing cooked food, but a bowl shape and a dish shape are preferable shapes.

In the tableware of this invention, it has a stable part extended outward from a bowl part. The stabilizing part is usually plate-shaped and connected to the container part, and has a bottom part that is substantially flush with the bottom surface of the container part . The upper surface of the stable portion is preferably a flat surface, but may have a curved surface shape that is arcuate in cross section. By providing a stabilizer in the vessel , you can place your hand on it to support the vessel . Thereby to stably support the vessel portion makes it possible to eating the food in the vessel portion.

The width of the stable portion of the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it stabilizes the tableware and does not give the user a sense of incongruity, and can be appropriately selected. Further, the thickness of the stable portion is not particularly limited as long as the thickness can maintain a sufficient strength in use, washing and storage of tableware.
There is no particular limitation on the distance from the outside of the vessel part to the upper projection in the stable part of the present invention, but it is necessary to be at least enough to allow the palm to be placed vertically to attach a hand to the vessel part. It is.

The stable portion of the present invention has a bottom surface that is flush with the bottom surface of the vessel portion. The bottom of the bowl is the surface where the bowl is in contact with the table. When the bowl portion has a thread butt-like lower projection as provided in normal tableware, it means the surface where the thread butt-like projection contacts the table.
The bottom surface of the stable part does not need to be in contact with the table, and a part thereof, for example, a side edge portion may be in contact with the table, and the surface in contact with the table is referred to as the bottom surface. Since the stable part of the present invention has a bottom surface that is flush with the bottom surface of the vessel part, the tableware can be kept stable even when a hand is placed on the stable part.

  In the tableware of the present invention, the upper projection is provided on the outer edge of the stabilizing portion. The upper projection can prevent the hand attached to the tableware from slipping out. The upper projection also serves as a handle for supporting and lifting the tableware by grasping it.

  The upper protrusion of the present invention is provided with a protrusion having a size and shape suitable for gripping with a hand above the outer edge of the stabilizing portion. The upper protrusion may be provided vertically in the upper direction, or may be provided at an angle with respect to the vertical direction. When providing with an angle with respect to the vertical direction, it is preferable to provide with an angle outward. The upper protrusion may have a shape that draws a curve that swells outward in cross-sectional view.

  The upper protrusion of the present invention can be provided with a plurality of recesses or protrusions so that it can be easily grasped by hand. The number, shape, and position of the recesses or protrusions can be selected as appropriate.

  As described above, the shape of the bowl portion of the present invention is preferably a bowl shape or a dish shape, but the shape of the food storage portion of the bowl portion can be appropriately selected according to the convenience of use. The shape in which the depth of the food container gradually becomes deeper from the portion far from the stable portion toward the near portion is one of the preferred embodiments of the bowl portion in the tableware of the present invention. If it has such a shape, it will be easy to scramble food when placing a hand on the stable part to support the tableware and eating with a spoon.

  There is no restriction | limiting in particular as a material which comprises the tableware of this invention, The material normally used for tableware can be employ | adopted. Among these, it is preferable that the resin is suitable for producing a tableware having a complicated shape. As the resin, melamine resin, polypropylene, thermoplastic elastomer and the like can be mentioned as preferable ones, but the resin is not limited to this, and other resins can also be adopted.

Hereinafter, the tableware of the present invention will be described more specifically with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an example of the tableware of the present invention. A front view of the same tableware is shown in FIG. 2, a left side view and a right side view are shown in FIG. 3, and a bottom view is shown in FIG. The tableware shown in FIG. 1 is composed of a vessel portion 1, a stabilizing portion 2, and an upper protrusion 3.

  As can be seen from FIG. 2, the tableware portion of the tableware shown in FIG. 1 is bowl-shaped and has a thread tail-like downward projection. The bottom end projection 4 and the bottom surface 5 of the stabilizing portion 2 are on the same plane. The upper protrusion 3 provided on the outer edge of the stable portion is provided with a plurality of recesses 6 on the surface facing the vessel portion 1.

3A is a left side view of the tableware of the present invention, and FIG. 3B is a right side view thereof.
The open part 9 visible in the lower part of the upper projection in the left side view (A) is a space forming part that forms a space when the tableware provided on the bottom of the stabilizing part 2 is placed. It leads to the opening 10 visible at the bottom of the right side view (B). This space forming portion is provided so that water flows out when washing dishes, and is provided with the same idea as the notch provided in the thread bottom of normal tableware.

  Although it is not essential to provide the space forming part in the tableware of the present invention, since the cleaning water can be prevented from accumulating by providing the space forming part, the cleaning and drying process can be performed efficiently, This is a preferred embodiment.

  FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the tableware of the present invention. In FIG. 4, it can be seen that the bottom surface 4 of the yarn bottom-like lower protrusion provided in the vessel portion 1 and the bottom surface 5 of the stabilizing portion 2 are connected to be in the same plane. The bottom connection is interrupted at the open portions 9 and 10.

  FIG. 5 is a front view showing the tableware of the present invention in which the vessel portion 1 has a dish shape. The inner bottom surface 11 of the vessel part 1 in FIG. 5 has a shape that increases in depth from the side far from the stable part 2 toward the stable part. This shape is a preferable shape of the vessel portion 1 because it is easy to squeeze food when placing a hand on the stabilizing portion 2 to support tableware and eating using a spoon.

  FIG. 6 is a left side view of the tableware of the present invention shown in FIG. 5 as viewed from the upper protrusion 3 side. The upper protrusion 3 in FIG. 6 is also provided with a recess 7 on the side surface.

  FIG. 7 is a front view showing the tableware of the present invention in which the vessel part 1 has a bowl shape. The inner bottom surface 11 of the vessel part 1 in FIG. 7 has a shape that increases in depth from the side far from the stable part 2 toward the stable part. The upper protrusion 3 in FIG. 7 has a shape in which the upper protrusion is easily grasped by a hand by providing a plurality of convex portions 8.

  FIG. 8 is a left side view of the tableware of FIG. 7 as viewed from the upper protrusion 3 side. The upper protrusion 3 in FIG. 8 has a narrower width as it goes upward, and the top has a curved shape. From FIG. 8, it can be seen that the protrusions provided on the upper protrusion 3 have unevenness on the entire protrusion.

  In the tableware of the present invention, in the tableware designed such that the upper edge of the portion opposite to the upper edge of the stable portion side portion of the bowl is lower, the table is supported by placing a hand on the stable portion, This is one of the preferred shapes of the bowl because it makes it easier to crawl foods when eating with a spoon. In FIG. 9, the example of the tableware designed so that the upper edge part of the part which opposes it was lower than the upper edge part of the stable part side part of such a bowl part was shown. In the tableware of the present invention, the upper edge of the bowl portion may be linear when viewed from the front, but may draw an arbitrary curve. FIG. 10 is a front view showing an example of tableware in which the upper edge of the vessel portion has a front view curve. In the case of tableware in which the upper edge of the part facing the stable part of the bowl is lower than the upper edge of the part on the stable part of the bowl, As shown in FIG. 9, when the edge is connected with a straight line, an appropriate depression angle α should be formed toward the upper edge of the stable portion side portion and the upper edge of the opposite portion. .

  In the plan view of the tableware, when the center line of the vessel portion passing through the center portion of the stable portion is drawn, the vessel portion stable portion side upper edge a intersecting with the center line, and the upper edge portion b of the vessel portion opposite thereto Then, the depression angle α formed by the straight line connecting a and b is usually 15 degrees or less, preferably about 2 to 10 degrees, more preferably about 3 to 8 degrees.

According to the present invention, a stable self-help tableware in which stored food is easy to eat is provided.
According to the present invention, a stable self-help tableware suitable for use by a care recipient is provided.
According to the present invention, there is provided a self-help tableware that is a stable self-help tableware for making it easy to eat stored foods and that is suitable for use by a care recipient or the like.

It is a top view which shows an example of the tableware of this invention. It is a front view of the tableware shown in FIG. It is the left view and right view of the tableware shown in FIG. It is a bottom view of the tableware shown in FIG. It is a top view which shows another example of the tableware of this invention. It is a front view of the tableware shown in FIG. It is a top view which shows another example of the tableware of this invention. It is a front view of the tableware shown in FIG. It is a front view of the tableware designed so that the upper edge part of the part facing it may become lower than the upper edge part of the stable part side part of a bowl part. In the tableware of FIG. 9, it is a front view of the tableware whose vessel part is a curve. It is the figure which pulled the center line in the top view of the tableware shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1. Instrument part 2. 2. Stable part 3. Upper protrusion 4. 4. Bottom of vessel 5. Stable portion bottom surface Recess 7 Recess 8 Convex part 9. Opening part 10. Open part 11. Inner bottom surface a. Upper edge b. Upper edge of the vessel opposite to a

Claims (6)

A container part for containing food, having a container part having a thread bottom-like lower projection on the bottom part, and a bottom part substantially flush with the bottom surface of the container part , extending outward from the container part, A stable part that can support the vessel part by placing a hand, and an upper protrusion near the outer edge of the stable part, and the interval from the outer side of the vessel part to the upper protrusion is placed with at least the palm vertically Tableware that is adequately spaced.   The tableware according to claim 1, wherein the upper protrusion is provided in a substantially vertical direction at an outer edge of the stabilizing portion. 2. The tableware according to claim 1, wherein the upper protruding portion is provided at an outer edge portion of the stabilizing portion with an angle with a vertical direction outward. 3.   The tableware according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the upper protruding portion is provided with a plurality of concave portions or convex portions on a surface facing at least the vessel portion.   The tableware according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a bottom of the vessel portion is formed so as to be deeper than the other end toward the side where the stabilizing portion is provided.   The tableware according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the table is designed such that an upper edge portion of a portion facing the stable portion side portion of the vessel portion is lower than an upper edge portion thereof.

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