JP6639007B1 - Tableware tongs - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a tableware gripping tong which can efficiently hold a high-temperature tableware that cannot be directly touched by bare hands with a minimum force. A tableware grasping tongs (1) are connected to grasping members (21) and (22) for grasping tableware, and one end is connected to the grasping members (21) and (22). Handles 41 and 42, which can be opened and closed as axes, and elastic bodies provided near the connecting portion 5 for urging the handles 41 and 42 in the opening direction OP are provided. It has a hook-shaped projection 31 protruding from the surface formed by the trajectory and bent in the closing direction CL. The opening and closing trajectory 42 has a projection 32 projecting from a surface formed by the opening and closing trajectory, and having a shape that moves away from the surface. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

  The present invention relates to tableware gripping tongs for gripping tableware that has become hot after cooking.

  Conventional techniques for gripping hot tableware include, for example, a clamp device disclosed in Patent Document 1. This is a clamping device that uses the form of a crucible scissors, and holds the curved surface of the side of the tableware from the front and back.

  However, this clamping device has a vertical relationship between the gravity acting on the tableware and the clamping force acting on the tableware when holding the tableware, and the force required to hold the tableware is large, and the tableware may be damaged. There was a problem.

Microfilm of Japanese Utility Model Application No. 52-128780 (Japanese Utility Model Application No. 54-59957)

  A main object of the present invention is to provide a tableware tong that can be efficiently gripped with a minimum force when it is desired to grip a high-temperature tableware that cannot be directly touched with bare hands.

Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention

  A tableware grasping tong according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a pair of grasping members for grasping tableware, one end of which is connected to the grasping member, and which is connected to each other in the vicinity of the other end. A pair of handles that can be opened and closed with the shaft as an axis, and an elastic body provided near a connecting portion of the pair of handles and for urging the pair of handles in an opening direction. A first projection that can be hooked on the edge of the tableware by projecting from a surface formed by a locus of opening and closing of the handle of the handle and forming a hook shape bent toward the closing direction, and the other gripping member Has a shape protruding from two points arranged along the length direction of the handle connected to the gripping member with respect to a surface formed by the opening and closing trajectory of the pair of handles and moving away from each other as the distance from the surface increases. By doing so, the vicinity of the plateau It has a second projection that can be supported in the same direction as the first projection in a plan view, and the tableware can be gripped in a state where the opening and closing direction of the pair of handles is inclined at least 45 degrees from a horizontal plane. I have. With this configuration, when holding the tableware, the tableware can be supported from three separate contact points on the tableware surface, and stable holding can be realized. Further, since the tableware can be supported from the two lower points by the second projections, the tableware can be efficiently opposed to gravity acting on the tableware, and the tableware can be lifted with a smaller force. Further, since the force applied to the tableware is small, the tableware can be gripped without applying an extra load to the tableware, so that the tableware is not damaged.

  Further, in the tableware tongs according to the second aspect of the present invention, the gripping member includes a surface layer using rubber and a core using rigid material, and the core is connected to one end of the handle. Or is formed integrally with the handle, and the core of the one gripping member is continuous from the connection between the gripping member and the handle to near the tip of the first projection. The core of the other gripping member is continuous from the connection between the gripping member and the handle to the vicinity of each end of the second projection. According to the above configuration, it is possible to make the tableware less slippery when gripping the tableware, and it is possible to reduce the bending of the tongs due to the weight of the tableware and its contents when the tableware is gripped.

  Still further, in the dishwashing tongs according to the third aspect of the present invention, the gripping member has a high friction area on the surface. According to the configuration, the tableware can be efficiently gripped with a smaller force.

1 is an overall view of a tableware tongs to which the present invention is applied. It is explanatory drawing which showed the state at the time of using the tongs for tableware gripping to which this invention was applied when it looked horizontally from the connection part side. It is sectional drawing of the holding member 21. It is sectional drawing of the holding member 22.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments to which the present invention is applied will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
(Tableware tongs 1)

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the tableware gripping tongs 1 are connected to a pair of gripping members 21 and 22 for gripping tableware such as a bowl BL, and one ends are connected to the gripping members 21 and 22. A pair of handles 41, 42 that are connected to each other near the other end and that can be opened and closed about the connecting portion 5 are provided, and provided near the connecting portion 5 of the handles 41, 42, and the handles 41, 42 are attached in the opening direction OP. And a biasing elastic body (not shown).
(Gripping members 21, 22)

  The gripping members 21 and 22 are members simulating the shape of a hand when a person grasps an object, the gripping member 21 corresponds to the thumb and the ball of the thumb, and the gripping member 22 corresponds to the index finger to the little finger. .

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the grip members 21 and 22 include surface layers 211 and 221 using rubber and cores 212 and 222 using a rigid material. , Are fixed to one ends of the handles 41, 42, or are formed integrally with the handles 41, 42.

  The core 212 of the gripping member 21 is continuous from the connection between the gripping member 21 and the handle 41 to the vicinity of the tip of the projection 31 (corresponding to an example of “first projection” in the claims). The core 222 of the member 22 is continuous from the connection between the gripping member 22 and the handle 42 to the vicinity of each tip of the projection 32 (corresponding to an example of “second projection” in the claims).

  The material used for the surface layer portions 211 and 221 is preferably a material that can withstand high temperatures, such as silicon rubber, and is flexible and has a high frictional force. Further, as the rigid material used for the core portions 212 and 222, for example, a plastic such as polypropylene, which has high toughness and can withstand high temperatures, is suitable.

Further, the grip members 21 and 22 have a high friction area on the surface. The high friction region is a region having a higher friction coefficient than other surfaces, and can be formed, for example, by providing a plurality of fine grooves.
(Projection 31)

The protrusion 31 is a part of the gripping member 21, protrudes from a surface formed by the locus of opening and closing of the handles 41 and 42, and has a hook shape bent in the closing direction CL. This shape simulates the shape of a person hitting the thumb when holding the bowl BL, and as shown in FIG. 2, is hooked on the edge of the bowl BL. Further, in a state where the projection 31 is hooked on the bowl BL, it is desirable that a high friction area is provided around a portion where the gripping member 21 and the bowl BL are in contact with each other.
(Projection 32)

The projection 32 is a part of the gripping member 22, and projects from two points arranged along the length direction of the handle 42 connected to the gripping member 22 to a surface formed by the opening and closing trajectories of the handles 41 and 42. It is shaped to move away from each other as it goes away from the surface. This shape imitates the forefinger and the little finger, and can support the vicinity of the hill of the bowl BL in the same direction as the projection 31 in a plan view. As described above, the protrusion 32 has a shape that is away from each other, so that it can correspond to the bottom of a bowl having various shapes. It is desirable that the projection 32 bend inwardly to the side in contact with the bowl. Further, it is desirable that a high friction region is also provided in a portion where the projection 32 and the bowl BL are in contact.
(Patterns 41, 42)

  Each of the handles 41 and 42 is a long member that has been subjected to a molding process that is resistant to twisting and bending. The grip members 21 and 22 are connected to one ends of the handles 41 and 42, respectively, and are connected to each other in the connecting portion 5 near the other end in a state where the connecting portions 5 can be opened and closed.

  The handles 41 and 42 are preferably made of a metal that can withstand high temperature and high humidity, such as stainless steel, and are desirably pressed so as to have a square cross section.

The connecting portion 5 includes an elastic body such as a coil spring that urges each of the handles 41 and 42 in the opening direction OP. After the interval between the grip members 21 and 22 is reduced by an external force, the external force decreases. The distance between the gripping members 21 and 22 returns to the original. The connecting portion 5 may be formed by a leaf spring that connects the ends of the handles 41 and 42.
(How to use the tableware tongs 1)

First, the user holds the projection 31 with one hand vertically and hooks the edge of the bowl BL with the gripping member 21 side up. Then, the hook 32 is turned around the lower part of the bowl BL with the projection 32 at the lower part of the bowl BL around the hooked projection 31 so that the gripping member 22 is in close contact with the lower part of the bowl BL, and the diagonal side on which the projection 32 of the bowl BL is hooked is Rotate until it floats a little. Thereby, the bowl BL can be gripped in a state in which the side where the protrusions 31 and the protrusions 32 of the surfaces formed by the trajectories of the opening and closing of the handles 41 and 42 project upward . In addition to tableware having a shape like the bowl BL shown in FIG. 2, it is possible to hold tableware having various shapes regardless of the size of the diameter and the inclination of the side surface.

  It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to only the above-described embodiment, and it is needless to say that various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

  The tableware grasping tongs according to the present invention can be suitably used when taking out a bowl heated to a high temperature state together with contents in a microwave oven.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Tongs 21 for holding tableware 21 and 22 ... Holding members 211 and 221 ... Surface layers 212 and 222 ... Core parts 31 and 32 ... Protrusions 41 and 42 ... Pattern 5 ... Connecting part BL ... Bowls OP ... Opening direction CL ... Closing direction

Claims (3)

A pair of gripping members for gripping tableware, and a pair of handles each having one end connected to the gripping member and connected to each other via a connecting portion near the other end, and which can be opened and closed around the connecting portion as an axis. And an elastic body provided near the connecting portion of the pair of handles, for urging the pair of handles in the opening direction,
One of the gripping members protrudes from a surface formed by the locus of opening and closing of the pair of handles, and has a hook shape bent toward the closing direction, so that the first projection can be hooked on an edge of the tableware. Has,
The other gripping member protrudes from two points arranged along the length direction of the handle connected to the gripping member with respect to a surface formed by the opening / closing trajectory of the pair of handles, and mutually moves away from the surface. By forming a shape away from the table, having a second projection capable of supporting the tabletop near the hill in the same direction as the first projection in plan view,
A tableware gripping tong which can grip the tableware in a state in which a side on which the first protrusion and the second protrusion protrude from a surface formed by the opening and closing trajectories of the pair of handles is upward . It is a tableware grasping tong according to claim 1,
The gripping member includes a surface layer using rubber and a core using rigid material,
The core is fixed to one end of the handle, or is formed integrally with the handle,
The core of the one gripping member is continuous from the connection between the gripping member and the handle to near the tip of the first protrusion,
A tableware tong for a core of the other gripping member, which is continuous from a connection between the gripping member and the handle to a vicinity of each end of the second protrusion. It is a tableware tongs according to claim 1 or claim 2,
Tableware gripping tongs having a high friction region on the surface of the gripping member.

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